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Friday, December 5

Winter Festival Marketplace (Palo Alto)
Friday, December 5 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: $10*
*$10 per person, free admission for children ages 12 and under
| Gamble Garden
Winter Festival Marketplace (Palo Alto)
Get ready for the holidays at the Winter Festival Marketplace! Enjoy free coffee and one-stop shopping for holiday gifts, greenery, and décor in the festive Gamble Garden atmosphere. Featuring: A Festive Marketplace with artists and vendors in the Gamble house and outdoors under a canopy of twinkling ...

Saturday, December 6

Palo Alto’s $4 Lego Holiday Show “The Great American Road Trip” (Dec. 6 – Jan. 10)
Saturday, December 6 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: $4 | Museum of American Heritage
Palo Alto's $4 Lego Holiday Show "The Great American Road Trip" (Dec. 6 - Jan. 10)
Join us for this year’s BayLUG LEGO® Holiday Show! This year’s theme is The Great American Road Trip. Explore LEGO® displays of iconic American road trip views Saturdays and Sundays between December 6, 2025 and January 10, 2026 from 11 am to 3 pm. Admission is $4/person ...

Free King Tides Walk + Science Talk (Palo Alto)
Saturday, December 6 – 11:30 am - Ends at 1:30 am | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP or Waitlist
| Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter
Free King Tides Walk + Science Talk (Palo Alto)
Join the EV in a fun (free!), interactive learning experience which will teach you about what King Tides are and why they are exciting! The event will include a brief hands-on science talk about the tides, and then a gentle walk through the Baylands. Highest ...

Sunday, December 7

Journey to 18th-Century Venice: Vivaldi’s Gloria and Holiday Cheer with Philharmonia Baroque (Stanford)
Sunday, December 7 – 2:30 pm | Cost: $59.40*
*Ticket starts at $59.40
| Bing Concert Hall
Journey to 18th-Century Venice: Vivaldi’s Gloria and Holiday Cheer with Philharmonia Baroque (Stanford)

Tickets just $20 for Under-30s in San Francisco and Berkeley Looking for something festive that isn’t the same old holiday soundtrack? Vivaldi’s Gloria delivers pure choral joy, Corelli brings cozy winter calm, and brand-new works by Roderick Williams and Caroline Shaw tap into themes of ...