Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, the winter holiday season is ready for us! Here in Orange County, you can find a plethora of festive holiday events and activities to keep you busy from now until New Year’s Eve. As your Orange County real estate team, we’d like to fill you in on some of the best in the area, so that you can enjoy all the merriment you can handle in the OC area.
Here’s a list to get you started:
1. Gather the family for Santa’s Village by the Sea on Dec. 3 in San Clemente! There are actually numerous events in one. Enjoy photos with Santa, holiday entertainment, crafts, hot cocoa and cookies, snow hill sledding, holiday games, tree lighting at 8 p.m., live holiday music, outdoor movie, train rides and more!
2. Dec. 3 is also the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony from 4:15 to 9 p.m. in San Juan Capistrano. Enjoy listening to singing from local groups, a holiday stage production and the official tree lighting at 5:30 p.m. Then enjoy activities throughout the downtown area, such as photos with Santa, a puppet show, a Christmas train ride, crafts and much more.
3. Dec. 3 is also the Winter Festival and Tree Lighting in Dana Point! You can enjoy activities all day, from 12 to 7:30 p.m. It’ll include visits and photos with Santa, ice skating, a petting zoo, crafts, food, live entertainment, carnival games, cookie decorating and more, with the tree lighting at 5:15 p.m.
4. Need to relax after holiday shopping? Enjoy a family-friendly holiday play at Camino Real Playhouse in San Juan Capistrano! Miracle on 34th Street will tell the beloved tale of Kris Kringle, the Santa Claus hired by Macy’s that ends up in court because he says he’s the real Santa. It runs through Dec. 18!
5. The Annual Boat Parade of Lights at Dana Point Harbor will take place on Dec. 9, 10, 16 and 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. each night. Watch as OC boaters cruise through the harbor with holiday lights lighting up their boats! You can watch from the shore, from a local restaurant, or from a boat!
6. Choose a date between Dec. 14 and 18 to head to Newport Beach for the Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade! This is free to the public. Grab a spot along the harbor and watch as boats cruise through the water, all lit up for the holidays. It begins at 6:30 p.m. each night and lasts over three hours!
7. Cruise of Lights will take place through the waterways of Huntington Harbour. Hop on a cruise and enjoy viewing holiday lights on Orange County homes from the water! These special holiday cruises will take place Dec. 16-19 and 22-23.
This is just a selection of all the fun, festive events and activities you can enjoy in the coming month in Orange County. Enjoy your holiday season, and when ready to buy an OC home, sell your OC home, or both, we are your Orange County real estate team, here and ready to help you out!
