Events

Chico Wednesday Farmers' Market. North Valley Plaza Mall Parking Lot. Pillsbury Road adjacent to Trader Joe’s. YEAR ROUND, RAIN or SHINE. 7:30am – 12pm Read More

Featuring over 1 million lights, 10 acres of illumination, holiday music and gifts, food trucks and beverages, fire pits and s'mores, Santa's reindeer. Kids ages 0-4 are free. Read More

It’s Christmas Eve at the Willow Inn. The hosts' Jenny and Tom are having Art – Jenny’s recently widowed father - to visit for the first time. There’s a snowstorm raging outside and three passing travelers are forced to seek refuge at the inn. One of these cheerful but mysterious strangers is Mr. Smith who claims to run a “delivery business”. Only the Inn’s handyperson Andy sees Mr. Smith for who he really is. Can the joy of Christmas along with the company he finds at the Inn bring Art out of the dark place he’s been in since his wife passed? Read More

Featuring over 1 million lights, 10 acres of illumination, holiday music and gifts, food trucks and beverages, fire pits and s'mores, Santa's reindeer. Kids ages 0-4 are free. Read More

It’s Christmas Eve at the Willow Inn. The hosts' Jenny and Tom are having Art – Jenny’s recently widowed father - to visit for the first time. There’s a snowstorm raging outside and three passing travelers are forced to seek refuge at the inn. One of these cheerful but mysterious strangers is Mr. Smith who claims to run a “delivery business”. Only the Inn’s handyperson Andy sees Mr. Smith for who he really is. Can the joy of Christmas along with the company he finds at the Inn bring Art out of the dark place he’s been in since his wife passed? Read More

A child scribbles, artists splatter paint, and others create amazing sculptures, but did you know that animals can be artists too? Come see our animal ambassadors as they create their own works of art in this 15-minute demonstration. Free for Turtle Bay members. Included with paid Park admission. Read More

Holiday Pops Concert - Conductor Scott Seaton Guest Soloist: Daun Weiss, soprano. Choirs: Shasta College Chorus | Elizabeth Waterbury, Director. Butte College Choir | Christine Buckstead, Director. In this spectacular year-end concert, the full complement of the North State Symphony will fill our halls with joyous music and a festive atmosphere to put you in the holiday spirit. We will feature soprano Daun Weiss, an audience favorite who will join us for ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and other holiday favorites. From Nutcracker selections to A Charlie Brown Christmas, this is a fun family-friendly concert not to be missed! And, of course, no holiday concert would be complete without our annual sing-a-long. Read More

Featuring over 1 million lights, 10 acres of illumination, holiday music and gifts, food trucks and beverages, fire pits and s'mores, Santa's reindeer. Kids ages 0-4 are free. Read More

See a fairy tale on stage in Yreka: The Siskiyou Performing Arts Center presents a musical version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Snow Queen." This family-friendly production is from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, 10, 16 and 17; 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 at the center at 315 Yreka St. The show stars SPAC regular Connie Croad and is directed by J.J. Lewis-Nichols. Characters include trolls, snowflakes, talking flowers and singing birds, a reindeer and a gigantic crow. Read More

It’s Christmas Eve at the Willow Inn. The hosts' Jenny and Tom are having Art – Jenny’s recently widowed father - to visit for the first time. There’s a snowstorm raging outside and three passing travelers are forced to seek refuge at the inn. One of these cheerful but mysterious strangers is Mr. Smith who claims to run a “delivery business”. Only the Inn’s handyperson Andy sees Mr. Smith for who he really is. Can the joy of Christmas along with the company he finds at the Inn bring Art out of the dark place he’s been in since his wife passed? Read More