Christmas and Holiday Season in Southern California 2022 Master List
Wondering what awesome events, light displays and festivals to attend during Christmas and the Holiday Season in Southern California 2022? We (Rubí and Scott) created a YouTube vlog to give you a place to start that gives you a quick rundown of all the events that got us excited and which we hope to attend!
But there are so many that even a 15-minute video doesn’t give you all the info you might want, or tell you too much about them. So we created a series of Blogs to give you as much info as we could in one place so that you can start working out what you want and your family might want to see and enjoy this Holiday Season.
We created four categories, and in this Master List we’ll name them all with dates and point you to the blog articles that we created for each category where you can all the info you might need: Dates and times, website details, what you can expect, costs, parking and more!
We hope you find it helpful! If there is something more you’d like to see (different information, or other events that we didn’t list that you are curious about) please let us know in the comments below, and if it’s available we’ll get that info for you!
There are a lots of Festive Christmas Events for the Holiday Season in Southern California to chose from in 2022, but these are the ones that we are most excited to got to!
Sawdust Art & Craft Festival 32nd Annual Winter Fantasy
When: Nov 11th 2022 – Dec 18th 2022:(Select Dates)
Where: Laguna Beach, CA
The Indio International Tamale Festival
When: Dec 1st – Dec 4th 2022:
Where: Indio, CA
The Holiday Market at Petco Park
When: Dec1st – 23rd, 2022 (Select Dates)
Where: San Diego, CA
Balboa Park December Nights
When: Dec 2nd – 3rd 2022
Where: San Diego, CA
Snow N Glow in Del Mar
When: Dec 8th 2022 – Jan 1st 2023
Where: Del Mar, CA
Holiday Light Displays have become a mainstay of the Holiday Season in Southern California, and for many (Rubí included) it wouldn’t even be the Holiday Season without them! Below is the list of the Holiday Light Displays that we think are the most exciting and interesting and which we want to go to in 2022.
Enchanted Garden of Light at Descanso Gardens
When: Nov 20th 2022 – Jan 8th 2023
Where: La Cañada Flintridge, CA
Wild Lights at the Living Desert Zoo
When: Nov 23rd – Dec 30th 2022
Where: Palm Desert, CA
30th Annual Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn
When: Nov 25th 2022 – Jan 6th 2023
Where: Riverside, CA
Santa’s Speedway at Irwindale Speedway
When: Dec 1st – 31st 2022
Where: Irwindale, CA
114th Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade
When: Dec 14th – Dec 18th 2022
Where: Newport Beach, CA
Christmas Tree Lane in Altadena
When: Dec 10th 2022 – Early January 2023
Where: Altadena, CA
When it comes to the theme parks and amusement parks, the Christmas and Holiday decorations and events can be some of the best anywhere, with the added bonus of fan favorite attractions. There is something special about seeing your favorite character in their holiday finest!
Holidays at Legoland California Resort
When: Nov 19th 2022 – Jan 8th 2023
Where: Carlsbad, CA
Sesame Place a very furry Christmas Celebration
When: Nov 12th 2022 – Jan 8th 2023
Where: Chula Vista, CA
Disneyland and California Adventure
When: Nov 11th 2022 – Jan 1st 2023
Where: Anaheim, CA
Holidays at Universal Studios Hollywood
When: Nov 25th 2022 – Jan 1st 2023
Where: Universal City, CA
SeaWorld San Diego Christmas Celebration
When: Nov 14th , 2022 to Jan 8th 2023
Where: San Diego, CA
Winter Wonder at Belmont Park
When: November 11th 2022 – January 1st 2023
Where: San Diego, CA
Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Magic Mountain
When: Nov 24th 2022 – Jan 1st 2023
Where: San Clarita, CA
Knott’s Merry Farm at Knott’s Berry Farm
When: November 18th 2022 – January 8th 2023
Where: Buena Park, CA
Frosted by the Sea at the Hotel del Coronado
When: Nov 17th 2022 to January 1st 2023
Where: Coronado, CA
Santa’s Village (Skypark at Santa’s Village)
When: Nov 17th 2022 – Jan 1st 2023
Where: Skyforest, CA
Jungle Bells (Featuring the Aurora Light Show) at the San Diego Zoo
When: Dec 9th 2022 – Jan 1st 2023
Where: San Diego, CA
Pirates take Christmas at the Pirates Dinner Show Adventure
When: Nov 29th 2022 – Jan 1st 2023
Where: Buena Park, CA
A Cabazon Dinosaurs Christmas
When: Nov 5th 2022 – Jan 1st 2023
Where: Cabazon, CA
Want more information about the Holiday Season in Southern California?
This was just a summary, but if you want the details open one of the category pages below and check out what’s on offer!
- Festive Christmas Events in Southern California in 2022
- Christmas at the SoCal Theme Parks in 2022
- Holiday Light Displays in SoCal in 2022
- Bonus Holiday and Christmas Activities in Southern California in 2022
Or watch our Youtube video here where we present the highlights of our list… and don’t forget to like and subscribe!
If you’ve been to any of the Christmas and Holiday events above, let us know in the comments below what you thought of them, or what you enjoyed the most. If there is an event that you’ve been to (and loved!) that we missed, please share about it with us here so we can go and check it out as well!
