Thursday, December 8, 2022 Holiday Market Extravaganza Time: December 8 – 11, 4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Location: Downtown Riverside, Mission Inn Ave & Lemon StCost: Entry is free; $5 games and rides, or $25 unlimited all day wristband As we welcome back the Festival of Lights for their 30th anniversar
Time: December 8 – 11, 4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Location: Downtown Riverside, Mission Inn Ave & Lemon St Cost: Entry is free; $5 games and rides, or $25 unlimited all day wristband
As we welcome back the Festival of Lights for their 30th anniversary we are bringing back the fun and holiday spirit to Riverside with a Century Wheel, Carousel and other activities.
Join an in-person painting class and create your own version of A Snoopy Christmas with The Paint Sesh. The Paint Sesh instructor/entertainer will guide you through approx. 1.5 – 2 hours of lively creativity and laughs, with no experience needed to have a good time. Ages 13+.
Friday, December 9, 2022
Caroling in the Park
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Location: White Park, 3936 Chestnut Ave. Cost: Free
Come out and sing Christmas Carols together at White Park!
Riverside Community Players: A Christmas Carol
Time: December 9, 7:00 p.m.; December 10, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.; December 11, 2:00 p.m. Location: 4026 Fourteenth St Cost: $12
Marley’s face! It can’t be. His partner, Jacob Marley, had been dead these last seven years. In fact, he died seven years ago this very night – Christmas Eve. Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge has grave doubts at first about believing his own eyes. Very soon, however, he will learn much from the ghosts who would become his companions this night — this night that will bring about his total transformation.
Join us for a special ASL Performance Saturday December 10th at 2:00 PM. For our ASL families and friends, purchase tickets in Section “C.”
Ramona High School presents the Riverside Philharmonic for a holiday concert with choir students joining the orchestra for songs from holiday movies like Home Alone 2 and other holiday favorites. Other seasonal music to be performed include A Chanukah Overture by Robert Wendel, Ukrainian Christmas Overture by music director Tomasz Golka and A Christmas Festival by Leroy Anderson.
Holiday Carillon Recital
Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: UC Riverside Bell Tower, 900 University Ave. Cost: Free Website:events.ucr.edu
Traditional and popular music for the holiday season will be performed on the carillon during a one hour recital. Enjoy the holiday music from the Bell Tower in the park-like atmosphere of the UCR campus!
Come see the Heritage House in all its holiday finery. The house will be decorated with Victorian Christmas décor, including festive greens, handmade decorations, and mistletoe.
43rd Annual Riverside Messiah Sing-In
Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Church of Jesus Christ , 4375 Jackson Street Cost: Free
Open to the Community, An opportunity to hear and sing along on selections from G. F. Handel’s famous Oratorio, Messiah, accompanied by a chamber orchestra conducted by Ken Rasner, and, including Dr. Clay Christiansen playing the 56 rank Henry Pilcher and sons pipe organ.
Matt Richey has written previously for the Let’s Go! Podcast Network. He is a Riverside native, Matt studied music at California Baptist University, where he met his wife.
Riverside’s Alternative Gift Fair showcases handmade treasures that support local and global causes, blending creativity with compassion this holiday season.
