Monday 1

FREE LBC Northern Lights. A winter lights art walk including tunnels of twinkle lights. Dusk to 9:30 p.m. Thru Jan. 19th. Luther Burbank Center Sculpture Garden. 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa. lutherburbankcenter.org/northernlights. 

Thursday 4

FREE Sebastopol Holiday Tree Lighting. Music, Santa, snacks, kids arts & crafts, Sebastopol Ballet, Peacetown Children's Choir, tree lighting, & more. 5–8 p.m. Sebastopol Town Plaza. 6908 Weeks Way, Sebastopol. sebastopol.org/christmas-tree-lighting. 

Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Grove & Tree Lighting. More than 200 decorated trees. Food, drinks, and shop local artisan crafts. 5–8 p.m. Tree Lighting: 7 p.m. Tree Grove open daily thru Dec. 31.  Windsor Town Green. 701 McLelland Dr., Windsor. tinyurl.com/bdtf8bbh. 

Friday 5

FREE Cotati Holiday Tree Lightening. Music, free coffee, hot cocoa, & more. Crafts for children, storytime, special guests. Food and craft vendors. 4–8 p.m. LaPlaza Park, W. Sierra & Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. tinyurl.com/jens2ky8. 

FREE Santa on the Sonoma Plaza. Santa will light the tree, be available for pictures, & listen to children’s wishes. 4:30–6:30 p.m. Sonoma Plaza. W. Spain St., Sonoma. tinyurl.com/y2nvswte. 

Gardens Aglow. A twilight wonderland of lights, music, and holiday cheer. $12–$30. Ages 4 and under: FREE. Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays. Thru Dec. 21. Register for 1 of 2 time slots: 5 or 6:30 p.m. (Arrive  30 mins. early.) Sonoma Botanical Garden. 12841 Hwy. 12, Glen Ellen. Advanced tickets required: sonomabg.org/gardens-aglow.

FREE Petaluma Hospice Light-Up A Life Tree  Lighting. Annual event where families come together in remembrance & celebration of those they have lost. 6–7 p.m. Walnut Park. Petaluma Blvd. South & "D" St., Petaluma. tinyurl.com/5x6nkkec.

FREE Merry Healdsburg: Tree Lighting Celebration. Photos with Santa Claus, live musical performance, FREE carriage rides, snow flurry, kids' crafts. Food and craft items sold. 5–9 p.m. Healdsburg Plaza. North & Vine Streets, Healdsburg. tinyurl.com/546uv8f6. 

FREE Tree Lighting and Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade. A holiday tradition that lights up the streets with live music and festive activities. Tree Lighting: Dec. 5, 7 p.m. Brannan Center Parade: Dec. 6, 7–8 p.m. Downtown Calistoga. visitcalistoga.com/lighted-tractor-parade.

Saturday 6

FREE Holiday Light Celebration & Rec the Halls. Cookie decorating, free refreshments, holiday games, photos w/Santa, & more. 5-7:30 p.m. Tree Lighting: 7 p.m. Rohnert Park Callinan Sports & Fitness Center. 5401 Snyder Lm., Rohnert Park. tinyurl.com/mrhz4fwf. 

FREE Santa Rosa Hospice Light-Up A Life Tree  Lighting. Annual event where families come together in remembrance & celebration of those they have lost. 6–7 p.m. Railroad Square. Santa Rosa. tinyurl.com/5x6nkkec. 

FREE Parade of Lights in Wonderland. This year's theme is "Peanuts," celebrating its 75th anniversary. 7 p.m. Main St., Guernville. tinyurl.com/3j5nvk6f.

Saturday 13

FREE Cazadero Christmas Parade and Gathering. Christmas stroll & tri-tip, hot dogs & chili BBQ for sale. Santa arrives at the end of parade. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Parade starts at 11:30 a.m. Cazadero General Store. 6125 Cazadero Hwy., Cazadero. tinyurl.com/y7yzh6s3.

FREE Cloverdale Winter Festival & Tree Lighting. Live music, cookie decorating, photos with Santa Claus. Food, drinks, and shop local artisan crafts. 5–8 p.m. Tree Lighting: 6 p.m. Downtown Plaza. 126 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale. tinyurl.com/yc7rn9az. Dec. 5th?

Sunday 14

FREE Penngrove Holiday Lights Parade. See glammed-up tractor trailers & farm vehicles covered in lights. 6–7 p.m. Penngrove Park 11800 Main St., Penngrove. tinyurl.com/9htk437s.