Let’s Celebrate Hanukkah
/ Ronnie SharpeThis year, Hanukkah will begin in the evening on Thursday, December 7, 2023 and the last candle the evening of Thursday, December 14, 2023.
Our friends at PJ Library Bay Area | Jewish Community Federation have everything you need to get ready for the Festival of Lights including recipes, book lists, gift ideas, activities, child-friendly versions of the Hanukkah story and much more:
How to Hanukkah
Hanukkah Events
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Latke & Burger Bar, Gelt, and more!
Get into the Chanukah spirit with this fun, hands-on Menorah building workshop for kids!
Shop for unique handmade crafts, artisanal foods, and one-of-a-kind gifts from local artists, makers and chefs. Celebrate the season, support local businesses, and get creative with hands-on Hanukkah crafts.
Join the Osher Marin JCC and our community partners for the ultimate Hanukkah celebration! This free event offers something for everyone!
Join us for some pre-Chanukah fun with crafts! Dreidels! Gelt! & More!
Get ready to have some family fun in the kitchen!
This festive family event features a holiday themed scavenger hunt and crafts, a rousing game of dreidel, menorah making, live music and fun for the entire family.
Experience the magic of Hanukkah at Ghirardelli Square with crafts, vibrant music, delicious hot donuts, and the menorah lighting. Bring your loved ones for a joyful night of tradition.
Get ready to light up your holiday season with a celebration like no other!
Join us for a festive and creative Hanukkah Craft Party, perfect for all ages.
Brandeis Concert and Pre-Hanukkah Celebration with latkes from Loveski & from Johnny Donuts.
Bring the whole family to this popular Hanukkah celebration!
Come join us to build and decorate your own Mosaic Menorah and a wooden Dreidel to celebrate Chanukah!
Menorah lighting, Crafts, Latkes, Doughnuts, Gelt & More!
Bring the whole family to celebrate Chanukah as a community.
Put on your skates and join us for a Grand Menorah Lighting on the Ice, Jewish Music and a Kosher Food Concession.
The Town of Fairfax is thrilled to welcome you to the annual Fairfax Chanukah Festival!
Live Music by Achi Ben Shalom, Balloon Twister, Latkes and Donuts!
Menorah Lighting, Shabbos Candle Lighting and Dinner!
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with us at Thrive City's Winter Wonderland Hanukkah Celebration!
The San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce and the Town of San Anselmo are excited to welcome you to a festive community-wide Chanukah Celebration!
The festival of Chanukah is all about the power of LIGHT over darkness!
Music, dancing, Giant Menorah lighting, hot chocolate, chocolate gelt drop, and so much more!
Join together as we light up the night with a Chanukah Celebration & FIRE TRUCK GELT DROP
Latkes! Music! Hot Cocoa! Dreidels! Crafts! & More!
Celebrate Chanukah at The Village at Village Court with the local Chabad Jewish Center featuring live music, grand menorah lighting, latkes & doughnuts, crafts and prizes.
Join us at Bon Air as we, with Mollie Stone’s, host a Hannukah celebration!
Local Nosh for Hanukkah
Hanukkah Book Guide
Wishing you and your family a Hanukkah season filled with love and light.
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