December 2025

Christmas Tree Lighting (Monday, December 8th)
Celebrate the start of the holiday season with lights, laughter, and community cheer. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors for an evening filled with festive music, crafts, sweet treats, and the much-anticipated lighting of our community tree.From 5:30 – 8 :30 pm
https://www.mountainview.gov/our-city/departments/community-services/special-events/community-tree-lighting-celebration

Best Free Santa Photos: Pro Bass Shop
The Santa at the Pro Bass Shop is amazing and free. Book a spot ahead of time and visit the man in red!
https://www.basspro.com/b/santas-wonderland

Thistlewyck Holiday Village at Filoli
New this year is a whimsical elf village at Filoli, complete with little trains! And a brand new troll!
https://filoli.org/thistlewyck/

CalTrain Holiday Train (Dec 13th)
This year there is an onboard CalTrain celebration! Buy tickets before they disappear!
https://www.caltrain.com/holidaytrain

Mountain View Library Programing
There are SO many great events coming up at the library!
Shadow Puppetry (Dec 13) https://mountainview.libcal.com/event/15272308
Winter Dance Party (Dec 16) https://mountainview.libcal.com/event/15078561
Winter Crafts (Dec 6) https://mountainview.libcal.com/event/15691972
and More

Light Shows
The holidays are here, and that means so are holiday lights! Check out these fantastic displays:
Filoli 
Blinky Drive Thru (Christmas in the Park)
Vasona Park (Tickets Available Starting Nov 7th)
Glowfari at Oakland Zoo
Enchant in San Jose
WinterFest at Great America

Discount Holiday Movies at Cinemark
Cinemark theater on Shoreline is showing some classic holiday flicks for $5 per ticket. Protip: Get the XL refillable popcorn for about $10 and bring extra paper bags to redistribute — you get enough popcorn for your entire family (and everyone else you know too).
https://www.cinemark.com/hmc

Holiday Boutique (Dec 17th)
Come shop for unique and handmade gifts at Stevenson Elementary School in the Multipurpose Room (MUR) on Dec 18th 3-5:30 pm. I’ll be there selling hand-painted bags in support of Heifer International (and collecting canned goods for the Cub Scouts’ food drive)
Parenting Book Club
If you are interested in discussing, just shoot me an email and we’ll figure out a time!

December: The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn’t, What Shouldn’t Make You Happy, but Does by Sonja Lyubomirsky