Build the best memories at the Bay Area's top family holiday event, Holiday Bricktacular! From November 29th, 2024 - January 1st, 2025, families can enjoy a wonderland of activities, festive decorations and more at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Bay Area. New for 2024: Fill your holiday hearts with the Build To Give experience! Families can create joy in the biggest ever donation of LEGO® sets to children in need by building a LEGO heart at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Columbus.

Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the holiday season with wonder from the 65’ Christmas tree, beautiful light displays, enchanting larger than life toys, the magical Christmas tree forest, and snow falling from the sky. Get into the spirit of the season with delightful holiday presentations where our special animal ambassadors are the stars. Plus, special visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Explore the fascinating history, diverse cultural customs, and ancient rituals associated with the Winter Solstice. You’ll learn about the shortest day of the year, the various types and stages of night and twilight and how different cultures around the world celebrate this celestial event, from lighting candles and bonfires to creating handmade decorations and sharing stories. Guests will receive complimentary hot cider, hot chocolate, and cookies. Led by our knowledgeable staff and Chabot’s high school Galaxy Explorers, this interactive workshop will ignite curiosity and wonder in young astronomers. End the evening with free public telescope viewing at 7:30 PM at the Observatory, where families can gaze at the stars in real time (weather permitting). Complimentary hot chocolate and snacks will be provided to add a cozy, festive touch to this stellar experience.

Uncover the mysteries of the stars in this exciting and educational workshop, perfect for families with children ages 6 and up! Explore the enchanting world of stars through an engaging combination of a short talk and hands-on activities that bring the cosmos to life. Learn about the star lifecycle, star formation, the chemical composition of stars, and our very own star, the sun. Led by our knowledgeable staff and Chabot’s high school Galaxy Explorers, this interactive workshop will ignite curiosity and wonder in young astronomers. End the evening with free public telescope viewing at 7:30 PM at the Observatory, where families can gaze at the stars in real time (weather permitting). Complimentary hot chocolate and snacks will be provided to add a cozy, festive touch to this stellar experience.

Ring in the New Year without staying up all night! Celebrate strokes of midnight around the world at 11am, 12pm, 3pm and 4pm California time! Kids will count down and celebrate with hundreds of colorful balloons dropping from above. This popular annual event regularly sells out, so be sure to get tickets early! Get early access as a Chabot member! Member tickets go on sale two weeks before the general public.

Spend an exciting evening with music, activities and fun exploring light from Earth and Space. Human perception of visible light is our most important sense, but we are not capable of seeing certain types of light on the electromagnetic spectrum. Listen to scientist explain how they use telescopes and other instruments to see these invisible rays and what we can learn from what we see. Make nebula art and engage with hands-on activities that demonstrate UV rays and see how some animals view the world through ultraviolet or infrared light.