ANAHEIM
❄️ Downtown Disney Snowfall
Nightly holiday snowfall returns, along with Chip & Dale’s Ornament Trail, live music, and festive seasonal treats.
Through Jan 7 | Evening | Downtown Disney Anaheim

COSTA MESA

❄️ Winter Fest OC Returns
Experience ice tubing, holiday light shows, festive treats, and nightly snowfalls at the OC Fair & Event Center.
Opens Nov 28 - Jan 4 | Costa Mesa🎶

🎭 A Christmas Carol
Festive music, dancing, and Scrooge’s life-changing night in this beloved holiday classic.
Nov 29–Dec 28 | South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa

Lil’ Dickens Carolers
Strolling quartets fill Rogers Gardens and Farmhouse with classic and jazzy holiday carols.
Nov 28–Dec 23 | Various times | Rogers Gardens, Corona del Mar

DANA POINT

Happy Harbor Days
Twinkling lights & themed displays transform Dana Point Harbor into a seaside wonderland.
Nightly | Dana Point

IRVINE


✨ Hikari: Festival of Lights
A magical holiday light walk-through with wagon rides, a barnyard petting zoo, and more than a million glittering lights to wander through.
Nov 28–Dec 28 | Evening (Wed–Sun) |Tanaka Farms, Irvine

🩰 The Nutcracker by Festival Ballet Theatre
Experience a magical journey with dazzling costumes, enchanting sets, and Tchaikovsky’s beloved holiday tradition.
Opens Sat, Dec 6–24 | Irvine Barclay Theatre, Irvine

🌟 Dream Glow Festival
A three-world holiday light experience featuring Christmas Wonderland, Realm of the Dragon, and Under the Sea — plus free parking.
Through Dec 31 | Wild Rivers Irvine

✨ Holidayz at the Park Light Walk
A glowing walk-through wonderland at Great Park with sparkling displays, photo ops, and playful surprises.
Through Jan 4 | Dusk–9pm | Great Park, Irvine

NEWPORT BEACH

🔥 Fire & Lights Festival
Opening night brings Santa, fire dancers live music, and the 35th Lighting of the Bay at Newport Dunes. Free entry.
Nov 28–Jan 4 | Evening | Newport Beach

LADERA RANCH

:🎄 Ladera Ranch Light Show on Bainbridge
Thousands of lights, glowing reindeer, and a full music-synced display make this Ladera home feel like a real-life Christmas movie moment. Roll up, tune in, and soak up the sparkle.
Nightly through Dec | 5–10pm | 15 Bainbridge Ave, Ladera Ranch

🍬 Ladera’s Candy Cane Tree
A giant “growing” candy cane tree with more than 16,000 candy canes to pick from, a sweet, family-friendly stop for holiday wanderers. Drop by any evening, weather permitting.
Nightly through Dec | 6–9pm | 4 Saybrooke Ln, Ladera Ranch


LAGUNA BEACH

🎄 Sawdust Winter Fantasy
Laguna’s holiday art fest with 180+ artists, live music, falling snow, and Santa. Save $2.00 with code WINTER2025 (deal ends 11/20).
Fri–Sun, through Dec 21 | 11am–7pm | Laguna Beach


🎭 A Snow White Christmas
A high-energy holiday panto packed with pop hits, big laughs, audience shout-backs, dazzling dancing, and puppetry that brings the dwarfs to life.
Last Night! Through Dec 28 | Times vary | Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Beach