Holiday Guide

AAlthough social distancing, masking, and the weird haze of COVID-19 are still around, the holiday season of parades, tree lightings, and Santa pictures is back! Find out what will make the Central Coast holiday season a little brighter in our annual Holiday Guide, which starts with Solvang’s marketing arm talking about how Yulefest is celebrating […]

It’s going to be a strange holiday season, with limited, socially distanced, outside gathering recommended for normally boisterously big family get-togethers. But don’t let COVID-19 get you down. There are plenty of ways to celebrate the season, and we’ve got a handful ready for you in this year’s annual Holiday Guide.

Can you believe it’s Thanksgiving already? Yeah, and then Christmas, and then New Year’s, and then it will be 2020! Lucky for you, we’re on top of tracking those holiday events for you. You can check out what’s happening in Northern Santa Barbara County and beyond as part of our annual Holiday Guide issue.

If you’re one to put off the holiday shopping, you should be prepared to either act fast or get creative. For the procrastinator who doesn’t mind rolling up their sleeves, the Sun’s annual Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide focuses on gifts you can make yourself, including makerspace opportunities at the Santa Maria library [12], candle crafting […]

Unwrap what to make, see and do this season with the Sun’s annual Holiday Guide!

Christmas obsession: When it comes to filling a house with holiday cheer, it’s all about excess and magic!

Your seasonal guide to arts and entertainment on the Central Coast.

Away in the basement, Narrated by The Shredder   Merry Christmas, you’re dead, Narrated by Maeva Considine   Why we eat turkey and ham for the holidays, Narrated Ana Korgan   The holy joke, Narrated by Ann Weltner   An evening with Elvira, Narrated by Chris White-Sanborn   Flotsam, Narrated by Ryan Miller   The […]