Holidays & Nights: Family-friendly events to celebrate the season

Welcome Elves and Sugar Plum Fairies!

I’m Kelli Skye Fadroski, digital features editor here at the Southern California News Group and just like I took over the Halloween Boos!Letter during the haunting season, I’m back to curate the Holidays & Nights newsletter for this most festive time of year. Subscribe to our Holiday Events newsletter here.

Slipping into my temporary elf persona, I will be bringing you the best of our holiday-related content. You’ll receive this newsletter in you inbox every Friday starting Nov. 24 through the end of 2023.

The Holidays & Nights newsletter will be filled with places to go and things to do, tips on getting photos with Santa, spots to score holiday-themed cocktails, exclusive newsletter-only content and more seasonal fun.

Let’s dive right in, shall we?

 What to do with all of those Thanksgiving leftovers 

After all of that hard work in a hot kitchen are you going to let those Thanksgiving leftovers go to waste? Heck no!

If you used all of your dinner rolls to soak up the gravy, reporter Brock Keeling whipped up the best spots to buy bread in Orange County for Thanksgiving leftover sandwiches. From house-made sandwich bread and brioche to sourdough and sliced croissant bread, here’s a list of places to pick up bread to take your post-Turkey Day meals to the next level.

Speaking of bread, reporter Fielding Buck has the goods on where to visit Seattle bakery Piroshky Piroshky’s pop-up bakeries in Southern California. Here’s where to order the sweet and savory treats.

It’s time to get your ho-ho-ho on!

Looking to get out of the house this holiday season and make some new memories? Whether it’s finding the perfect spot for the Christmas card photo, keeping the kids occupied with sledding and snowball fights or taking in stunning tree lighting events and immersive light displays, there’s plenty to do in Southern California.

Check out reporter Richard Guzman‘s list of 20 holiday events here.

I’ll be back next week with more holiday events and news!