Santa and his helpers are looking forward to visiting with your family! Choose your date & time and enter the number of children. Maximum 5 children per appointment. Your $20 Deposit will be applied towards your photo and/or digital download purchase at the time of your appointment.

Join the City of Pleasanton and TV30 for the debut of the pre-recorded broadcast of Pleasanton’s Virtual Hometown Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 7pm. Join us for special holiday activities all week: December 1: Favorite Holiday Cookie Recipe. Post a photo and recipe of your favorite holiday cookie recipe, and tag the City's Facebook page at @pleasantonca December 2: Holiday Sweater Contest. Post a photo of you in your best holiday sweater (cute, ugly, festive)…

Mini art mart in front of the Bankhead Theater. Hand made and original fine art, gifts and fine hand crafts. Stop by and support our local artists; shop beautiful, unique art.

The final concert of the series features many of LVO’s most beloved singers, including Eugene Brancoveanu. The singers will dazzle you with Carmen’s rousing Toreador Song, the amazing Queen of the Night aria from the Magic Flute and many more! The truly bold Merlot from Cuda Ridge Winery will make the perfect pairing for this concert. Mention “Livermore Valley Opera” when purchasing from Cuda Ridge for special pricing on the Merlot until the end of 2020!

Encore Players presents “It’s a Wonderful Life”, a live radio play by Joe Landry Directed by Martie Muldoon, featuring the talents of Tim Ackerman, Maya Allwardt, Donna Blevins, Lea Blevins, Lesleyann Coker, Bob Cowgill, Grare Davis, Judy Fenton, Yana Ghannam, Pat Goard, Marsha Howard, Bruce Kaplan, Victorian King-Bowman, Bill Leach, Joyce Rocha, Meredith Sarboraria, Ray Spooner. Join us for this heartwarming holiday classic! Performed live (via zoom) with live music and sound effects! Dec. 15 and 19 at 7 pm.

Republic Square at Livermore offers Bay and Tri-Valley artists an opportunity to display at contactless, COVID safe art walk. Offering some much-needed cheer this holiday season, Republic Urban Properties, the real estate development company behind Livermore’s newest retail destination, Republic Square at Livermore, is giving local artists an opportunity to showcase their work at an outdoor, COVID-safe art walk. Beginning Thursday, December 17, thirty-eight professional artists will display their creations inside the storefront windows at the shopping center which is…

Celebrate the holiday season at City Center Bishop Ranch as the lifestyle center lights up with festive community activities and sparkling decorations. Guests will be welcomed to the center by a snow queen and king on socially distanced stilts. Strolling carolers will fill the center with the holiday music and cheer, as guests sip cider while shopping.

Livermore Shakespeare Festival artists will lift your holiday spirits with a reading of this Charles Dickens Holiday classic for this Virtual event. Settle in with your Livermore Valley wine and a pre-ordered meal from Swirl on the Square in downtown Livermore and enjoy the sounds of the holidays. Join family near and far – there will be some holiday mingling in break-out rooms after the reading. Performances are Fri, Dec 18 @ 7pm, Sat, Dec 19 @ 2pm & 7pm,…

The Museum of the San Ramon Valley in Danville can’t let this year go by without having model trains! This holiday season they will be combined with our ever popular Christmas Memories exhibit. The 2020 holiday exhibit will bring several favorites back to the Museum. Model trains, including the Polar Express and Christmas trains, will appear. Models of local historical buildings will be set up, including the Tassajara School, Danville Hotel, San Ramon General Store and SP Railroad Depot.  New…

Delight in the joys of this beloved holiday tradition … a stage filled with one magical nutcracker, a swirl of lovely snowflakes, adorable mice, dancing soldiers and a glittering sugar plum fairy. Valley Dance Theater brings your holiday dreams to life in this enchanting event for the whole family virtually.    

Watch a new classic movie on the Fairgrounds from your car on select nights. Pay to park and watch a FREE classic movie under the stars! Here is the updated series of movies for 2021: January 8 - Frozen January 9 - Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle January 15 - The Karate Kid January 16 - Frozen 2    

The Alameda County Fairgrounds will be hosting a Drive-In live stream of UFC 257 which will feature Poirier vs McGregor. The event will take place live on Saturday, January 23 at 7pm. More information and tickets can be purchased here.

Livermore Reads Together is a community reading program featuring the powerful graphic novel series MARCH, co-written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, and illustrated by Nate Powell. The community of Livermore is invited to read all three volumes of MARCH and join their neighbors by participating in programs and virtual events related to the books.   Click here for more information and Zoom link to join.

About this time last year we were all getting ready for the 3rd annual Downtown Livermore Brew Crawl and the release of the All-Livermore brewery collaboration Livermoron IPA.  While the crawl is cancelled this year, the Livermoron release is NOT CANCELLED. Once again all our beloved Livermore breweries have collaborated on this special brew, with the proceeds going to the Alameda County Community Food Bank as always!  The official date this year is Friday, February 12.  This is gonna be…

Love is in the air as Museum on Main prepares for the 14th Annual Wines & Valentines fundraiser on February 12 at 7:00 p.m. Because of the pandemic, this year’s event will be held virtually instead of the traditional in-person event at Castlewood Country Club. The Museum on Main is partnering with PayBee and Charity Works this year to produce this virtual event, and Republic Urban Properties is the virtual event’s Sweetheart Sponsor.   There are two ticket prices available…

Join us for a very romantic concert on the most romantic of days. LVO favorites: soprano Sarah Cambidge and tenor Kyle van Schoonhoven, former members of both the Merola Opera Program and Adler Fellows, will perform gorgeous duets from Puccini’s TOSCA and Wagner’s DIE WALKÜRE, plus works by Tchaikovsky and Joseph Marx. LVO’s Music Director Alexander Katsman accompanies the artists. The beautiful music and texts are perfect for Valentine’s Day. Listen to this concert with someone you love and allow…

Join winemaker Steven K. Mirassou and Chef Katrina Stocker of @thehomesteadtraveler for two virtual Italian cooking classes on Zoom! Friday, February 26 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM Ragu Bolognese with Tagliatelle - Paired with Mia Nipote Sparkling Barbera and the new 2019 Sangiovese! Sign up here.

Join winemaker Steven K. Mirassou and Chef Katrina Stocker of @thehomesteadtraveler for two virtual Italian cooking classes on Zoom! Saturday, February 27 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM Spinach Ricotta Ravioli with Marinara - Paired with Mia Nipote Sparkling Barbera and the new 2019 Sangiovese!   Sign up here.

Those who may be craving a tasty treat from the Alameda County Fair don’t have to wait until Fair to get it. The Fair has rolled out a brand-new Grab-n-Stay Fair Food Feast, happening March 11-14 and March 18-21 from 11am-8pm at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Vendors will be offering up some of the classic Fair favorites, including corn dogs, churros, funnel cakes and more. Guests can stay and enjoy their food on the grounds or pre-order ahead for a…

Dublin's St. Patrick's Day celebration will still be taking place March 13-20 after canceling it last year. The celebration is full of activities including virtual cooking classes, Irish dance lessons and a drive-in concert plus much more! Click here for more information plus a breakdown of all events and activities.  

Run or walk the designated course between March 13 and 20. Participants may complete the course any day or time. The Start/Finish Area, including a Finish line arch and self- serve photo area will be available Saturday, March 13, through Saturday, March 20, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Participants in the Competitive Division must download the free RaceJoy app, load the course route, and turn on the app during their run to be eligible for prizes. Route download information will be included…

Get ready to enjoy a magical journey with arias from Puccini’s Tosca and other beloved arias, and songs sung by four of the principal artists who were to perform in LVO’s March production: Soprano Ann Toomey, tenor Alex Boyer, baritone Morgan Smith and tenor Joseph Frank. English subtitles provided.   Click here to watch on Saturday, March 13 at 6pm.

The smart and savvy Don Friesen is headlining this virtual event. Don has a one-hour special on Showtime, along with being featured on Comedy Central and Lewis Black's Christmas Special.  The Seattle Post-Intelligencer described him as "Offbeat, Satirical, self-deprecating and slightly out of control." Also featured is Comedian and Host Liz Grant, who won the Brian Regan Impression Contest and opened for Dana Carvey and Robin Williams. Tickets can be purchased here and the Zoom link will be emailed one…

Shops and Restaurants will be open to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in a new, fun format that is also COVID -19 compliant. It’s all about the GREEN! Wear it, sip it and enjoy traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage at some locations OR go for your Non-Irish favorites with a green twist! Dinner reservations must be booked through Livermore Downtown Inc. ticket site. We have partnered with our restaurants to launch this LDI, much-appreciated fundraiser.

LVO celebrates life and love with a concert of opera favorites: Light-hearted duets from Lehar’s Merry Widow, Donizetti’s Elixir of Love, and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, plus solo arias from Massenet’s Werther, Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, Verdi’s La Traviata, Beethoven’s Fidelio, Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, and Lara’s rousing Granada!   This virtual concert can be seen here for free.

While we await the opportunity to open the theater, Livermore Arts is continuing their series of  VINEYARD VIBES & MORE, an opportunity to share more excellent entertainment from local musicians and comedians. These concerts are FREE, although registration is required for online access. Your virtual ticket allows access for a 24-hour period beginning each Sunday at 6pm.  A Virtual “Tip Jar” for performers is available online during the performance and, to support the series, you can add a donation when…