Kid-Friendly Events
(reasonably) close to Mountain View
- Nov 23 - Jan 1: San Jose Christmas in the Park
- Nov 23 - Dec 31: Vasona Fantasy of Lights, 6 - 10pm Fantasy of Lights, 333 Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos, $12 nightly
- Nov 23 - Dec 31: Gilroy Gardens Holiday Lights
- Saturday, Dec 1 Los Gatos Children's Holiday Parade
- Dec 1-5 Christmas Creche exhibit at LDS church: 3865 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
- Sunday, Dec 2 6pm Cupertino community sing-a-long and tree-lighting with Santa Claus arriving in a fire truck and candy canes for everyone. Bring canned goods to donate. Quinlan Community Center, 10185 N. Stelling Rd.
- Sunday, Dec 2 San Jose Holiday Parade
- Sunday, Dec 2 2-4pm Holiday Family Day: art activities for ages 5 and up at the Palo Alto Art Center
- Sunday, Dec 2 Peninsula School Craft Fair, free craft activities for kids
- Monday Dec 3 Mountain View Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration.
- Tuesday, Dec 4 Open house at Rengstorff House, 7-9pm
- Dec 6 - 10 Live Nativity 30-minute performances in Santa Clara
- Dec 6 - 30 Fantasy of Lights train in Los Gatos; every 30 minutes 6pm - 9pm
- Dec 7-16: A Christmas Carol, the gift
- Dec 7-8 & 14-16: Christmas Revels in Oakland
- Dec 8: 45-minute Sleeping Beauty participation play for kids 4-6 & families: 10:30am and 2:30pm, Dormouse Black Box Theater, Palo Alto, 463-4930
- Dec 8 and 9: Caltrain Holiday Train
- Dec 8: Hark the Herald Angels 12K and 24K run
- Sunday, Dec 9, 6-8pm Christmas Soiree at Rengstorff House, tix $18
- Dec 9, 15, and 16 'Twas the Night Before Christmas at Woodside Performing Arts Center (199 Churchill Ave, 94062)
- Dec 13, 20
- Dec 14 - 22: The Wizard of Oz at Palo Alto Children's Theater, 463-4930
- Dec 14 and 15 Amahl and the Night Visitors preschool performance at Christ Episcopal Church, Los Altos
- Saturday, Dec 15 Peter and the Wolf at California Theatre in San Jose
- Sunday, Dec 16, 1 and 4pm The Sippy Cups at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
- Dec 31, noon ball drop at Hiller Aviation Museum
- Sunday, Jan 13: 2 and 4pm, Akatombo Ensemble, Japanese Music & Dance at CSMA
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