What's Happening This Weekend (December 18-20)
EVENT LISTINGS ARE CHECKED AT THE TIME OF POSTING BUT SCHEDULES MAY CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. LINKS ARE AVAILABLE BELOW TO ALL VENUES FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. PLEASE CONFIRM INFORMATION WITH THE WEBSITE.
Friday, December 18
Dickens Christmas Fair, 10am-7pm, Cow Palace, San Francisco.
Sing and Dance with Miss Kitty, 10:30am, ages 8 and under, space is limited, free tickets on first come basis, San Rafael Library.
A Christmas Carol, 7:30pm, Drake Little Theater, 1327 Sir Francis Drake, San Anselmo
Lightsaber Battle SF, 8-11pm, join a massive battle of Jedi vs. Sith, pick a side of the force and use that venerable, ancient, glowing tool: the lightsaber, in the ultimate nocturnal showdown, Embarcadero, San Francisco.
Mittens and Mistletoe: A Winter Circus Cabaret, 8pm, Mittens' is back with more comedy, music, spectacular circus feats, and holiday high jinks, Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco.
A Christmas Carol, ACT, San Francisco
A Christmas Carol, 6th Street Playhouse, Santa Rosa
Cinderella, Young Performers Theater, Fort Mason San Francisco
Cinderella, Buriel Clay Memorial Theatre, San Francisco
Little Women, Spreckles Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park
A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Live Family Concert with the San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco.
Panto, Novato Theater Company.
San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker
Fairy Winterland Children's Fairyland.
Saturday, December 19
A Woodland Winter, 9:30am-12pm, Look for salmon, mushroom displays, winter wildflowers, waterfalls, and more! For information and reservations, call (415) 388-2596, Muir Woods
Dream Circle Holiday Performance, 10:30am & 11:45am, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito.
World Crafts Faire, Bolinas Community Center.
Dickens Christmas Fair, 10am-7pm, Cow Palace, San Francisco.
Christmas at Point Bonita, 10:30am, Marin Headlands.
Little Prince, 11:00, 1:00 and 3:30, Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley
Creative Family Fun, 11am-4pm, Paper Lanterns, Presidio Officers Club, San Francisco.
Nutcracker Sweets, 11am, 1pm & 4pm, Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason, San Francisco.
Marin Dance Theatre: Sophie and the Enchanted Toyshop, 1pm, 3pm, 5:30pm, Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium San Rafael.
Teen Holiday Tea Party, 1-4pm, crafts, card making and tea, Novato Library.
Holiday Gift Making, 1-4pm, Make a variety of hand-made holiday gifts including fleece scarves, snowball soap, and several special ornaments, Schultz Museum, Santa Rosa.
Dance with Sherry Studio’s Tapcracker, 2pm & 5:30pm, Showcase Theater, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael
Panto, 2pm & 7pm, Novato Theater Company.
Alameda Nutcracker, 2pm, Kofman Auditorium, 2200 Central Ave., Alameda.
Decorate Your Own Snoopy, 2-5pm, Schultz Museum, Santa Rosa.
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker, 3pm, Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa.
Singers Marin Presents 'Tis the Season....Cheers! 4pm, Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael.
Tim Cain's Family Christmas Sing Along, 4-5pm, Rancho Nicasio.
Presidio Bike Parade: Light Up Your Bike, 4-6pm, Free, SF Amateur Astronomers will be showcasing the night sky with their telescopes, Presidio Main Parade Ground.
Marin Country Mart and Farmers' Market, 5-8pm, holiday treats, music, glass-blowing demos, and more, Larkspur.
San Rafael Lighted Boat Parade, 5:30pm, along the San Rafael Canal.
Wooden Nickel Circus, 6pm, Winter Cabaret, showcasing acrobatics, juggling, dance, contortion, and theatre, Marin Country Mart, Larkspur.
A Christmas Carol, Drake Little Theater, 1327 Sir Francis Drake, San Anselmo
A Christmas Carol, ACT, San Francisco
A Christmas Carol, 6th Street Playhouse, Santa Rosa
Cinderella, Young Performers Theater, Fort Mason San Francisco
Cinderella, Buriel Clay Memorial Theatre, San Francisco
Little Women, Spreckles Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park
Oakland Ballet Nutcracker, Paramount Theatre of the Arts, Oakland
Mittens and Mistletoe: A Winter Circus Cabaret, 8pm, Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco.
San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker
A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Live Family Concert with the San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco.
Fairy Winterland Children's Fairyland.
Sunday, December 20
Dickens Christmas Fair, 10am-7pm, Cow Palace, San Francisco.
Children's Story Time, 10:30am, Animal House, San Francisco Botanical Society.
Little Prince, 11:00 and 1:00, Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley
Classics on The Big Screen, 11am, An American Tail, Lark Theatre, Larkspur.
Nutcracker Sweets, 11am, 1pm & 4pm, Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason, San Francisco.
The Nutcracker, Bolshoi Ballet, 1pm, Lark Theatre, Larkspur.
Berkeley City Ballet, 1pm & 5pm, Smith Center Ohlone College, Fremont
Panto, 2pm, Novato Theater Company.
Alameda Nutcracker, 2pm, Kofman Auditorium, 2200 Central Ave., Alameda
Mittens and Mistletoe: A Winter Circus Cabaret, 2pm & 4pm, Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco.
A Christmas Carol, Drake Little Theater, 1327 Sir Francis Drake, San Anselmo
A Christmas Carol, ACT, San Francisco
A Christmas Carol, 6th Street Playhouse, Santa Rosa
Cinderella, Young Performers Theater, Fort Mason San Francisco
Cinderella, Buriel Clay Memorial Theatre, San Francisco
Little Women, Spreckles Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park
World Crafts Faire, Bolinas Community Center.
Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District Non-Marching Band, 7pm, Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael.
A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Live Family Concert with the San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco.
San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker
Fairy Winterland Children's Fairyland.