LYON: La Fête des Lumières

Fête des Lumières 2011 | Du 8 au 11 décembre 2011 à Lyon

HOLIDAY 2010: Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade

W H A T :    Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade
W H E N :    Nov. 28, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
W H E R E : Downtown Los Altos

V&A: Diwali Celebrations

Diwali Celebrations – Victoria and Albert Museum

M O R E : Festivals of light
NG VIDEO: Diwali: Festival of Lights

6. BERLIN FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

W H A T :    The 6th Festival of Lights Berlin
W H E N :    13.-24. OKTOBER 2010
W H E R E : BERLIN | festival map

M O R E : VIDEO | CEWE COLOR Photo Competition

HOLIDAY ITINERARY: LYON: Fête des lumières

W H A T : Annual Festival of Lights, Lyon, France
W H E N : Dec 5 – 8
W H E R E : Lyon, France

M O R E :

• The Garden of Flowering Lights
• The fireworks
• 44- Standing Men

VIDEO TLM

HOLIDAY ITINERARY : Thanksgiving in Napa – Festivals of Lights in Sonoma

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• H O F F M A N   F A R M

2125 Silverado Trail, Napa CA 94558, (707) 226-8938

• A reminder of when orchards ruled the valley
• The Last Walnut Orchard in Napa Valley

U-pick persimmons, walnuts and apples or buy already picked, including delicious Pineapple Guava. We’ll return next year at a better time, end of September – beginning of November!

• S A T T U I   P I C N I C

1111 White Ln, St Helena, CA 94574-1599, (707) 963-7774
Open on Thanksgiving day, classic picnic spot with yummy food.

• Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park

Stays on our wish list, we’ve got there late this time.
Mill grounds open daily, milling demonstrations offered on weekends.

• M O U N T A I N   H O M E   R A N C H

3400 Mountain Home Ranch Rd, Calistoga, CA 94515, (707) 942-6616
Missed their Thanksgiving dinner at 3PM, but fed the animals carrots and bamboo leaves, went fishing, hiked and picked mushrooms. Masleata mushroom that is, translation, pls

• S O N O M A   T R A I N   T O W N

20264 Broadway, Sonoma, CA 95476, (707) 938-3912
I don’t know how I didn’t know about this spot after searching so many times for kid-friendly places in this area. Nice stop for kids!

• C O R N E R S T O N E   G A R D E N S

23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, CA 95476-9211, (707) 933-3010
Found this children playgarden by chance some Thanksgivings ago, closed on Thanksgiving day. Happy to find them again on the Annual Lighting of the Snowmen day. A beautiful place!

HOLIDAY ITINERARY: FANTASY OF LIGHTS

W H A T : 11th Annual Fantasy of Lights

W H E N : November 27 – December 31st, 6pm – 10pm nightly
W H E R E : Vasona Lake County Park, 333 Blossom Hill Dr., Los Gatos
M O R E : Fantasy of Lights Video

Fantasy of Lights is the most spectacular family holiday tradition in the South Bay. Beginning Nov. 27, Vasona Lake County Park is transformed into a magical wonderland of thousands of twinkling lights and exciting animated displays, all set to your favorite holiday music and viewed from the warmth of your own car.

HOLIDAY 2009 : Festival of Lights Parade

W H A T :    Festival of Lights Parade
W H E N :    November 29, 2009, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
W H E R E : Downtown Los Altos

M O R E EVENTS:

• December 4: Tree Lighting Ceremony
• December 5: Breakfast with Santa
• December 15: Hanukkah Celebration
• December 11-27: Holiday Carriage Rides

HOLIDAY ITINERARIES: FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

W H A T : Yountville’s 21st Annual Festival of Lights
W H E N : November 27th from 2 p.m. to 6 . Santa arrives at 2:00 p.m.
W H E R E : Yountville

M O R E :
Carolers, elves, horse-drawn carriage rides, ice carving and a visit from the big guy in red. Admission is free; Tasting tickets for food and wine are $1 each. Local wineries and the region’s top tables (Bouchon Bakery, étoile, Redd, Brix, Bistro Jeanty, Hurley’s Restaurant & Bar, Bouchon, Pacific Blues, Mustards and Napa Valley Grille) serve up tastes along Washington Street while galleries, boutiques and restaurants open their doors for late night shopping and dining.

T H A N K S G I V I N G   M E N U :

• Napa Valley Wine Train Thanksgiving Dinner
• Thanksgiving on the Sonoma Serengeti
• Thanksgiving Dinner at Bardessono
• Thanksgiving Menu: Brix
• Thanksgiving Tasting Menu

E V E N   M O R E :
November 25: Turkey Trot Day for Kids at the Stables
November 25: Napa Downtown Tree Lighting Ceremony
November 28: Napa Downtown Christmas Parade

CornerstoneGardens:
November 28:
Lighting of the Snowmen