Continue the tradition, and join us for our annual Holiday Train aboard the Wildcat Railroad through the enchanting Fantasy of Lights set up in Vasona Park.
2023 Holiday Train Schedule
The 2023 Holiday Train will run Thursdays through Sundays from December 7th to the 30th (6:00 to 9:00 pm). (Excluding December 24th and 25th) All hours are weather permitting.
Holiday Train Tickets
Train: $5 Carousel: $3. Children under age 3, free with paid adult.
Express Ticket: $7. Includes 1 train ride & 1 carousel ride.
Parking
Parking is available in Oak Meadow Park parking lot. A parking fee may be administered by the Town of Los Gatos. If no attendant is present, then there is no charge for parking. Overflow parking is available along University Avenue.
Parking is usually $6.
Please double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed after they are added to CelebrateFamily.us. Let us know about any changes at events@celebrate-family.com
Image credit/image courtesy of Billy Jones Railroad
December 7, 2023
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6:00 pm
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9:00 pm
Continue the tradition, and join us for our annual Holiday Train aboard the Wildcat Railroad through the enchanting Fantasy of Lights set up in Vasona Park.
Holiday Train | Billy Jones Railroad at Oak Meadow Park Schedule:
The Holiday Train will run Thursdays through Sundays from December 7th to the 30th (6:00 to 9:00 pm). (Excluding December 24th and 25th) All hours are weather permitting.
Holiday Train Tickets:
Train: $5 Carousel: $3. Children under age 3, free with paid adult.
Express Ticket: $7. Includes 1 train ride & 1 carousel ride.
Please double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed after they are added to CelebrateFamily.us. Let us know about any changes at events@celebrate-family.com
Image credit/image courtesy of Billy Jones Railroad
$3 – $7
December 26, 2023
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1:00 pm
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3:30 pm
In this 4 day cooking camp for kids, your little chef will enjoy a fun, hands-on baking experience—from mixing batter and kneading bread dough to decorating cookies and much more.
Each session explores essential baking techniques, basic food prep skills, and best practices for kitchen safety. Plus, every student will go home with a printed menu and graduation certificate.
Register Now!
Baking Adventure Cooking Camp Menu
Perfect Pastries
- Cream Puff Swans
- Cream Puff Snowpeople
- Pastry Cream
Cookie Creations
- Stacked Star Cookie Trees
- Edible Cookie Wreaths
- Hot Chocolate
Bread Baking
- Pull-Apart Pesto Tree with Marinara Dipping Sauce
- Cheesy Monkey Bread
Chocolate Extravaganza
- Hot Chocolate Melting “Cupcakes”
- Skillet Triple Chocolate Cookie
Plus, every student will go home with a printed menu and graduation certificate.
Designed for ages 7-11, our all-new summer series will help your child become a more creative and confident cook! Register Now!
Please double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed after they are added to CelebrateFamily.us. Let us know about any changes at events@celebrate-family.com
$199
Image credit/image courtesy of Sur la Table
December 3, 2023
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1:00 pm
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3:30 pm
Today at participating Sur La Table locations: Family Fun: Holiday Cookie Decorating
Consider this a parent/child cooking class because a paying adult must accompany kids/teens ages 17 and under.
Cooking Class Description: In this festive, all-ages class, you’ll master the surprisingly simple decorating techniques for using royal icing to transform gingerbread and sugar cookies into edible holiday fun.
You will get hands-on experience incorporating colors into the icing and using the flooding method to create bakery-quality designs. Laugh and learn alongside classmates as you practice piping skills and make beautifully decorated treats that you’ll be proud to gift and thrilled to eat.
Most cookies will already be baked and ready to decorate—you will get the recipe to take home should you want to try it out yourself!
Register Now!
Menu
- Gingerbread Cookie Decorating
- Sugar Cookies
- Royal Icing Décor
Please double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed after they are added to CelebrateFamily.us. Let us know about any changes at events@celebrate-family.com
$69
Per Seat (Paying adult must accompany ages 17 under.)
Image credit/image courtesy of Sur la Table
December 27, 2023
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5:00 pm
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9:00 pm
Oakland Zoo’s Glowfari Festival features hundreds of larger-than-life glowing animal lanterns throughout the Zoo. Family fun for all ages. 5 pm – 9 pm on select days.
Glowfari features hundreds of larger-than-life glowing animal lanterns throughout the Zoo.
This year’s experience features new themes including the forests of North America with iconic native wildlife like mountain lions and wolves, our frosty friends of the Arctic with puffins and polar bears, the Deep Ocean featuring rarely seen sea creatures, and a stroll through the swamp as you encounter alligators and other animals of the Bayou!
Finish your experience with a ride on the train through the great red island of Madagascar, a wondrous world full of lemurs, chameleons, and other unique flora and fauna!
Ticket Prices
Glowfari is a separate ticket (from regular admission to Oakland Zoo).
Adults: $26 adults | Children & Seniors (2-14 & 65-75): $22
Children under 2 and adults over 76: Free
Oakland Zoo Members: 10% discount
Parking: Free
Adopt an Animal at Oakland Zoo
Sharing a shout-out for one of my favorite programs for kids and adults alike at the Oakland Zoo, adopting an animal. Donate at the Hero level or greater and receive an animal plush of your adopted animal (or an Elephant if a stuffed plush is not available).
To Adopt an Animal at the Oakland Zoo
♦ Click this link
♦ Select the Donation Level
♦ Once in the cart, click on Enter Adoption Information
♦ Enter the remaining information and check out.
$22 – $26
