2nd Annual 12 Days of Midtown Midtown Sacramento is all dressed up for the holiday season with events and specials that are sure to fill visitors and residents with holiday cheer. Festivities will occur December 1st - December 12th with a variety of activities for all ages. The 2nd Annual event will feature various local businesses throughout the Midtown district. The 12 Days of Midtown kicks off with the Winter Wine & Jazz Mixer featuring the Sacramento Philharmonic on Thursday, December 1st. The full calendar of merry activities includes a Hot Toddy contests at  Santa’s Tavern (The Golden Bear), a gingerbread cookie workshop at artBEAST, Santa’s Workshop at the MARRS Building, multiple

Drivers and passersby heading down I Street Saturday afternoon got a quick glimpse of Christmas frivolity as about 30 adult men and women dressed in Santa Claus attire met up outside the Sacramento County Jail to kick off the city’s sixth annual SantaCon. SantaCon, an event that originated in 1994 in San Francisco as a big holiday prank, has now become an international tradition, taking place in many of the world’s major cities, including New York, London and Tokyo. Adults come together dressed in beards, wigs, long stockings and, of course, the classic red Santa suit, and hit the streets and the bars to revel in each other’s shenanigans and company. “In the literal sense, it’s a pub cra

A festive celebration for animals will be taking place over this holiday season. The Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary will continue to host a Wild Nights and Holiday Lights commemoration this week and next. This is a unique after dark opportunity to see the zoo’s sanctuary animals along with experiencing some holiday festivities. This event started last weekend and continues on Saturday  December 11 and then on the 16th to the 23rd. General weekend admission fees will apply during this period. The whole zoo sanctuary has been decorated with tens of thousands of holiday lights. Many local donations of money and time have come through and have livened up the sanctuary. This event is special for

A young boy sits on Santa's lap today at the Arden Fair Mall under the big Christmas tree. Our jolly pal from the North Pole is available for photos through Dec. 24. The mall has added new stores, including Brighton Collectibles, Calendar Club, Clear, Hickory Farms, Sleep Number by Select Comfort, T-Mobile, Totally Toys and Extreme Energy. Here's his busy schedule and the photo info link: http://http://www.ardenfair.com/events.asp?id=71979&start=11/6/2010 SacPress Photo | Kati Garner

                                                                                 Old fashioned Christmas The Elk Grove Historical Museum's fourth annual Old fashioned Christmas features rooms lavishly decorated with period displays by local designers.                   Museum Hours: through December 20th on Fridays and Saturdays from 1:00 – 8:00pm Sundays from 1:00 to 5:00pm Santa will be at the Museum: Fridays,Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00 – 5:00pm. Take-home photographs with Santa • $10.00 The museum's address is 9941 East Stockton Blvd., adjacent to the west entrance of Elk Grove Regional Park. From Highway 99 south, take the Elk Grove Blvd. exit