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Toys for Tots Distribution

See Event Description / 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Help make wishes come true. Distribute toys and make sure there are gifts under the tree.

nancydean@suddenlink.net / Web site

Toys for Tots

See Event Description / 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

This is a great opportunity to join with family, friends, neighbors for a few hours to have fun and help the community. Click here to sign up!

nancydean@suddenlink.net / Web site

Dell'Arte's Holiday Yard Sale

Dell'Arte's Carlo Theatre / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. / Free

Get great deals on costumes, hardware, furniture, props galore and more! Food, drinks and music will also be available in the big top tent!

668-5663 / info@dellarte.com / Web site

Shop Sacred Holiday Artisan Market

See Event Description / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. / Free

Jewelry, ancestral crafts, clothing, paintings, ceramics, musical tools, housewares, beadwork, silks, silversmith, herbal medicine, tarot readings, beverages, dessert and more.

shopsacredmovement@gmail.com /

Branches Church Gathering

Arcata Vets Hall / 10-11:15 a.m. / Free

"The dress is casual, and we serve complimentary coffee and often offer donuts, bagels, and other treats!"

633-8332 / info@brancheshumboldt.org / Web site

Fire Arts Staff Show

Fire Arts Center / 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Artists include Alder Gustafson, David Jordan, Elaine Y. Shore, Elizabeth P. Johnson, Jessica Swan, Natalia Meléndez Rosa, and Sophie Holderman.

826-1445 / director@fireartsarcata.com / Web site

Fire Arts Holiday Sale

Fire Arts Center / 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Our members and students, younger and older, come to us from all different backgrounds, but have arrived here with the desire to learn to make beautiful, functional or sculptural objects from clay and glass.

826-1445 / director@fireartsarcata.com / Web site

Season of Wonder & Light

Arcata Plaza / 11 a.m.-5 p.m. / Free

Arcata Main Street invites you to celebrate a Season of Wonder and Light on the Arcata Plaza.

822-4500 / arcatamainstreet@gmail.com / Web site

Holiday Pop-Up Shop

See Event Description / 11 a.m.-4 p.m. / Free

273-3195 / Web site

Twinkle: A Merry Maker’s Market

Synapsis / 11 a.m.-4 p.m. / Free

A festive winter themed market with local artisans, live music, treats, drinks, and much merriment!

616-3104 / muppet33@gmail.com / Web site

Cal Poly Humboldt Annual Christmas Tree Sale

Wildberries / noon-6 a.m. / $20 Dorm Trees / $5 Ornaments / $5 Per Foot Doug Fir

Humboldt Forestry Club and Logging Sports Conclave is hosting another annual Christmas tree sale at Wildberries this year!

822-0095 / forestry@humboldt.edu / Web site

Renaissance Cardio w/ Mo HD

Body High Studio / 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. / Free

Full body “zumba” style workout to Beyonce’s Renaissance Album. A fast paced full body workout and stretch routine. Dances will incorporate Hip Hop, R&B, Ballroom and more, so come get your whole alien superstar life!

633-3137 / Admin@MoHDCreates.com / Web site

Krampus Christmas Faire

Six Rivers Brewery / 1-6 p.m. / Free

"This ain't your regular holiday gift faire ... We've got a great collection of creepy, cool, one-of-a-kind vendors on hand to make sure your gifts really stand out this year."

839-7580 / theoutlawjamieb@gmail.com / Web site

Holiday Artisan Fair at The Bigfoot Taproom

Bigfoot Taproom / 1-6 p.m. / Free / 21+

Last year’s event was so popular, and we have so many amazing vendors, that we decided to have two Holiday Artisan Fairs this year.

630-4057 / thebigfoottaproom@gmail.com / Web site

Nightlight: A Winter Solstice Story

Dell'Arte / 1:30-4:30 p.m. / $15

The Dell’Arte Company's 42nd annual Holiday Show Tour. NightLight will be Dell’Arte’s return, once again bringing in-person live theatre to rural communities in Humboldt, Trinity and Mendocino counties after 2 years of Covid hibernation.

668-5663 / albert@dellarte.com / Web site

The Ballad of Flint Westward and the Five Who Made Their Way

Arcata Playhouse / 2 p.m. / $8 kids / $10 Playhouse Members / $12 general admission

Arcata Playhouse presents its 16th annual holiday show production. A holiday event for the whole family, this original musical production is set in the Wild West.

822-1575 / info@arcataplayhouse.org / Web site

Candy Cane Lane!

Eureka High School Auditorium / 2-4 p.m. / Free 2 and under / $20 ages 3-11 & 65+ / $23 ages 12 and up

No Limits Dance Academy's original holiday dance production with tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop & contemporary! Join our friends Jack Frost, Missy Marshmallow and Bella Bakes-A-Lot as they journey down Candy Cane Lane in hopes to find Santa!

825-0922 / amethyst.nlda@gmail.com / Web site

Seussical, The Musical

Ferndale Repertory Theatre / 2-4 p.m. / $18 / $16 Student / $16 Seniors

Seussical is a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, based on the many children's stories of Dr. Seuss, with most of its plot being based on Horton Hears a Who!, Gertrude McFuzz, and Horton Hatches the Egg.

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Flint Westward and the 5 Who Made Their Way

Arcata Playhouse / 2 p.m. / $12 / $8 children / $10 Members

822-1575 / Web site

Elf (2003)

Arcata Theatre Lounge / 5-8 p.m. / $8 / $12 Admission + Poster

613-3030 / info@arcatatheatre.com / Web site

Jazz Jam

Blondies Food and Drink / 6-8:30 p.m. / Free

Epic jam of the jazz varietal. Open to new joiners and also combined of people who have jammed for years. Come hear some of the legends of Humboldt.

822-3453 / Web site

Ferndale Christmas Lighted Tractor Parade

Ferndale / 6-5 p.m.

Local farmers and ranchers parade fancifully decorated tractors and tractor-drawn wagons depicting holiday scenes down the Victorian Village's historic Main Street for a sparkling country Christmas celebration!

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Smash Bros Sunday!

Savage Henry Comedy Club / 6-9 p.m. / Free

Every Sunday Smash Master Zeke Herrera oversees a Smash Bros Tournament for prizes like award-winning Savage Henry merch or tickets to headline shows. And now with a ranking system to show off for your friends!

845-8864 / info@savagehenrycomedy.com / Web site

Sonic Dream Yoga Nidra

Om Shala Yoga / 7-9 p.m. / $35 / 18+

832-9379 / om@yogijeffrey.info / Web site

GOAT Karaoke

The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern / 8:30 p.m. / Free / 21+

Voted best Karaoke night in Humboldt- get your Goat on every Thursday and Sunday!

630-5000 / Web site

Comedy Open Mic

Savage Henry Comedy Club / 9 p.m.

Are you funny? Weekly comedy open mic. No cover.

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MOVIES

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