101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Inland Empire - 2022
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Santa Sightings
| Multiple dates starting Nov 14, 2022 | Pictures with Santa at Victoria Gardens - Victoria Gardens |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022 | Inland Center - Santa Photos |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Santa's Village Activities - Santa's Village |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Photos with Santa / Spark of Love Toy Drive |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Christmas Tree Lighting + Santa & Mrs. Claus |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 26, 2022 | Photos with Santa at The Village at Orange |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Gingerbread Spice and Everything Nice |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Donuts with Santa! |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Breakfast with Santa & Christmas Festival |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Christmas at the Beach |
| Dec 10, 2022 | BREAKFAST WITH SANTA TOY DRIVE |
Old-Time Christmas
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2022 | Christmas in the Colonies - Riley's Farm : Riley's Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2022 | Christmas Village - Riley's Farm : Riley's Farm |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Water of Life Community Church - A Night in Bethlehem |
| Dec 10, 2022 | RivCoParks Gilman Chrsitmas |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Heritage House Victorian Christmas Open House |
Light Displays
| Nov 18, 2022 | HOLIDAY MAGIC: TREE LIGHTING WITH SANTA CLAUS |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Holiday Event and Tree Lighting Ceremony |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2022 | WildLights - The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | California Christmas Lights & Displays |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Festival of Lights - Mission Inn Hotel & Spa |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Holiday Traditions at Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano |
| Dec 3, 2022 | "Get Your Lights on, Calimesa!" Christmas Light Parade Tickets |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Kaleidoscope Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 2022 - Town of Apple Valley |
Holiday Festivals and Parades
| Nov 22, 2022 | Holiday Event and Tree Lighting Ceremony |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Norwalk Town Square Holiday |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Anaheim Town Square Holiday Carnival |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Santa's Electric Light Parade - Temecula CA |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Holiday on Main Street |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Belmont Shore Christmas Parade |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Anaheim Tree Lighting Festival & Holiday Village |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Fellowship Christmas Festival |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Calimesa Christmas Fair |
| Dec 5-8, 2022 | HoHo Parade |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Holiday Light Parade - Beaumont, CA |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Exchange Club of Fontana Christmas Parade |
| Dec 10, 2022 | 2022 Pomona Christmas Parade |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Festival of Winter - Fontana, CA |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Christmas Festival & Parade of Lights - City of Norco, CA |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Winter Wonderland SB Community Christmas |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Posada Festival |
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022 | A Christmas Carol - The Broadway Musical |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022 | Theatre Arts Presents: A Charlie Brown Christmas |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022 | Every Christmas Story Every Told and then Some! |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022 | Inland Pacific Ballet’s The Nutcracker |
| Dec 8, 2022 | “A Christmas Carol” |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 9, 2022 | American Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker |
| Dec 9, 2022 | A Christian Christmas Carol |
| Dec 10-11 and 17-18, 2022 | David Allan’s The Nutcracker |
| Dec 17, 2022 | TIBBIES' "Holiday Follies" |
Holiday Concerts
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2022 | Live Music at Citrus Plaza and Mountain Grove Food Courts |
| Dec 2, 2022 | THE SOUND OF CHRISTMAS |
| Dec 2, 2022 | The Wonder of Christmas |
| Dec 10, 2022 | A Barbershop Harmony Holiday Concert - Inland Empire Chorus |
| Dec 10, 2022 | A Crescendo Christmas 2022 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | 2022 Philharmonic Holiday Concert |
| Dec 10 & 11, 2022 | Christmas Bells Tickets |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Shane & Shane Christmas Concert |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Handel's Messiah |
| Dec 13, 2022 | A Boy Band Christmas |
| Dec 16, 2022 | La Gran Posada |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Christmas in America Golden West Pops Holiday Concert |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Dickens Christmas Carol Singalong |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Multiple dates staring Nov, 2022 | Christmas Trees - Bennett's Best Christmas Trees |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 12, 2022 | Christmas Conifers Christmas Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Chistmas Tree Farm Inland Empire |
| Nov 25 & 26, 2022 | Festival of Trees Holiday Fair |
Ice Skating
| All year around | Take Ice Skating Lessons near Riverside, CA |
| All year around | Home - Icetown Riverside |
| Dec 19-21 & Dec 26-28, 2022 | Christmas Hockey Camps - Icetown Riverside |
Hanukkah
| Dec 19, 2022 | Chanukah Festival - JewishRiverside.com |
| Dec 19, 21, 22, 2022 | Chanukah Festivals - Chabad of The Inland Empire |
| Dec 22. 2022 | Chanukah Family Festival 2022 at Janss Marketplace |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Dec 2 & 3, 2022 | Sip and Shop Holiday Market |
| Dec 2-4, 2022 | 2022 Pomona Harvest Festival® |
| Nov 5-6, 2022 | Holiday Craft Fair 2022 - Town of Apple Valley |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Holiday Gift Show - Inland Empire |
| Dec 2 & 3, 2022 | Patches & Pins Expo Christmas Market |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Women's Christmas Celebration & Boutique |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Mickey’s Christmas Party |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Soffel's 3rd Annual Holiday Market |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Winter Wonderland Holiday |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Holiday Market & Shopping, Photos with Santa |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Christmas Holiday Market & Toy Drive Event |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Rancho Cucamonga Holiday Marketplace |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 29- Jan 1, 2023 | Winter Wonderland Weekend 4: New Year's Eve Weekend - Temecula / Vail Lake KOA Resort Campground |
| Dec 31. 2022 | New Year’s Eve at Noon - Temecula Children’s Museum |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Temecula New Year’s Eve Grape Drop |
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