“Experience the Julehygge” November 28th-January 4th

It’s time for Solvang’s annual Julefest celebration extraordinaire! Held in one of the “Most Magical Christmas Towns and Villages Across the World“, Solvang Julefest is a month+ of lights, celebratory events, and holiday cheer, which runs November 28, 2025 – January 4, 2026. Join us for lots of family fun, seasonal music, holiday shopping, culinary delights, wine & beer, and more. Skål!

Click on Julefest website for more information:https://solvangusa.com/things-to-do/solvang-julefest/

“Experience the Julehygge” November 28th-January 4th

It’s time for Solvang’s annual Julefest celebration extraordinaire! Held in one of the “Most Magical Christmas Towns and Villages Across the World“, Solvang Julefest is a month+ of lights, celebratory events, and holiday cheer, which runs November 28, 2025 – January 4, 2026. Join us for lots of family fun, seasonal music, holiday shopping, culinary delights, wine & beer, and more. Skål!

Click on Julefest website for more information:https://solvangusa.com/things-to-do/solvang-julefest/

The fourth annual SYV Holiday Lights Festival, hosted by the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden, will take place over the course of 3 weekends in December! Dates this year are December 5th – 6th; 12th – 14th and 19th – 21st.

Guests can purchase tickets on select dates and times between 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the Enchanted Garden opens at 5:30 p.m. All guests are welcome to join us from 5 – 9 p.m. regardless of your scheduled ticket.

This Country Styled Celebration includes visits and photos with Santa; Holiday Market Place; play in the falling snow; delicious food trucks and snacks; roasted marshmallows; and entertainment! There are also small mechanical rides for children, including the mini Polar Express (tickets for rides are purchased separately).

For guests over 21, we have mulled wine, cocktails, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. beer and local wine for purchase.

This will be a one-of-a-kind lighted display, an immersive experience in our half-acre illuminated Garden to get everyone into the Holiday Spirit! The Santa Ynez Botanic Garden is located at the West end of River View Park.

This all-ages event will not only allow guests to stroll the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden through a maze of lights, it will also feature pictures with Santa, Falling Snow, Christmas Carolers, Merchant and Food Vendors, and Beer and Wine for adults.

Visitors are encouraged to wear warm clothes, Santa hats and Ugly Christmas Sweaters!

Use the following link to purchase tickets:https://tickets.enfuegoevents.com/e/syv-holiday-lights-festival-2025

Holiday Market at Peake Ranch Winery 

Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Peake Ranch Winery, 7290 Santa Rosa Road, Buellton, CA

Free Admission

Info: moonlight-market.com/tickets

Moonlight Market — a women-owned nonprofit based out of WA — brings its beloved market experience to Southern California for the first time.

Holiday Market at Peake Ranch will feature a mix of curated artisan vendors, craft bites by A la Carte and Mahjong Dumplings, and the regions best wines. Sam Blasucci of Mapache will be spinning vinyl.

Sip and shop for unique gifts in an open air European inspired market.

Reserve your free tickets today! Add round trip shuttle service from Santa Barbara for only $25.

 moonlight-market.com/tickets

Buellton Winter Fest

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Buellton Rec Center and River View Park

This one-of-a-kind experience is fun for the whole family and a perfect way to kick off the winter holidays!

Start the day at Breakfast with Santa in the Buellton Rec Center. There are 2 sittings for this special ticketed event, and reservations are required. First seating is from 9-10am and the second seating is from 10:30-11:30am. Tickets are available through the button .https://buelltonwinterfest.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200504497

The afternoon brings the Holiday Village at River View Park, 151 Sycamore Drive. This is a FREE event! Come enjoy 20 Tons of Snow, vendors, music, beer & wine, and the lighting of the Christmas Tree at 5:30pm.

The Santa Ynez Valley Holiday Lights Festival will be taking place at River View Park the same evening, as a separate ticketed event benefiting the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden. You may purchase tickets to enter the garden at the event, or in advance at: syvholidaylights.com.

Join CalNAM and Block Print Artist Angelina LaPointe of
Sidecar Press for a printmaking workshop on Sunday, December 14th, 2025, from
12:30PM-4:30 PM. She will guide you through planning, carving, and
hand-printing a linoleum block print card, while sharing tips and tricks from
her 15 years of printmaking experience. This is an entry-level class, but
experienced artists are welcome. Leave with a small batch of holiday cards to
add a personal touch to your winter holiday celebrations.

About Block Printing:

Block printing is a relief printing method in which a design
is carved into a solid block, inked on the raised surface, and transferred onto
paper or fabric. LaPointe’s process drafts a comprehensive drawing; transfers
the image to a linoleum block, and hand carves lines and shapes into the block.
Finally, she locks it into her 1896 Chandler and Price letterpress, and prints
in editions ranging from 5 to 200.

About the Instructor:

Angelina LaPointe is a Lompoc, California-based
multidisciplinary artist who specializes in block and letterpress printing.

The founder of Sidecar Press, her vibrant prints range from
portraiture to her native Central Coast’s flora and fauna. She interweaves
inspirations from art nouveau to the Russian avant-garde — as well as
traditional tattooing, punk posters, and midcentury Time-Life science books.

The class fee for this workshop is $65 for CalNAM Members
and $75 for CalNAM Non-Members, per participant, all supplies included. Advance
registration is required, 15 attendees max. This class is best suited for ages
16yrs .

Questions? Email Assistant Director Rachel Metz at
rachel@calnatureartmuseum.org.

“Experience the Julehygge” November 28th-January 4th

It’s time for Solvang’s annual Julefest celebration extraordinaire! Held in one of the “Most Magical Christmas Towns and Villages Across the World“, Solvang Julefest is a month+ of lights, celebratory events, and holiday cheer, which runs November 28, 2025 – January 4, 2026. Join us for lots of family fun, seasonal music, holiday shopping, culinary delights, wine & beer, and more. Skål!

Click on Julefest website for more information:https://solvangusa.com/things-to-do/solvang-julefest/

Join the California Nature Art Museum and Artisan Perfumer Susan Farber for an immersive, hands-on natural perfume-making workshop on Sunday, February 8th from 1PM-4PM in celebration of Valentine’s Day. You’ll explore the rose—the flower of love—and create your own custom fragrance with rose at its heart.

During this creative experience, you’ll craft your own natural perfume with a curated selection of exquisite essential oils and absolutes—each chosen to complement the rose and enrich your fragrance design. You’ll learn the essentials of perfume structure and formulation, and receive personalized guidance to bring out the type of rose you wish to express—whether fresh, fruity, musky, spicy, sweet—so your fragrance becomes uniquely your own.
About the Instructor:

Susan is the founder and creator of Sol Aromatics, a collection of perfume and aromatherapy products and services to inspire positive mind, body, and feeling states supporting the spiral of life (SOL). She is a certified aromatherapist and licensed psychotherapist. To learn more about Susan and her work, visit www.solaromatics.com.

Tickets can be purchased at https://www.calnatureartmuseum.org/news/perfume-making-2026

Questions? Contact Assistant Director Rachel Metz at rachel@calnatureartmuseum.org.