holidays

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Holiday festivities begin at Balboa Park Dec. 6 and 7. The weekend at the park will feature the reopening of the Botanical Building and gardens, live performances, holiday shopping, food vendors and more.

San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl discusses how to defend against theft while shopping this holiday season as well as how to make your home less of a target.

With a bit of strategizing, you can minimize the hassle of the holidays and maximize the fun.

Drop off a new unwrapped toy at Walmart on Dec. 6 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to help improve the holidays for a child. 

USPS, UPS and FedEx say to mail your holiday gifts, cards and packages by these dates to ensure they arrive in time.

The 2024 White House holiday decorations include 83 Christmas trees and more than 28,000 ornaments.

Even though e-commerce is now part and parcel of many people’s regular routines and the holiday shopping season, Cyber Monday — a term coined in 2005 by the National Retail Federation — has become the biggest online shopping day of the year, thanks to the deals and the hype the industry has created to fuel it.

San Diego’s largest annual event, December Nights, returns to Balboa Park next weekend and is likely to draw hundreds of thousands for the holiday celebration.

As families begin to decorate their homes for the holidays, many are left wondering whether Christmas trees will be more expensive this year. NBC 7’s Adonis Albright went to a local tree lot, and he ended up finding more than he bargained for.

While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the catalogs arriving in their mailboxes are smaller. Many of the millions of catalogs getting sent to U.S. homes were scaled down to save on postage and paper. Some gift purveyors are sending out postcards. In a sign of the times, the American Catalog Mailers Association rebranded...

The week-long holiday was created by activist and author Maulana Ron Karenga in 1966.

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens will glow over several nights; nearby, the Pacific lends epic atmosphere.

Millions of shoppers got their wallets out for Black Friday, packing San Diego malls, NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer reports. 

A new holiday pop-up bar opened its doors in Hillcrest called “Sleigh Bar,” which offers a new menu featuring holiday cocktails and mocktails.

The historical hotel always pays homage to a Christmas classic and its ties to the elegant desert property.

Consumers are hardwired to think more of short-term gratification than long-term goals.

Find the cheer in Cherry Valley at this annual outdoor offering, which features tons of twinkle.

If you’re planning to take a family photo for this year’s holiday card, deciding which service to use is stressful enough. Sergio Flores from NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 is here to help you decide.

Consumer Reports ordered cards from 10 brands and evaluated features like photo and paper quality, ease of ordering, customization options, and pricing.

California Live correspondent Vicki Johnson visits “Sparkle, Shimmer & Shine” for decor ideas inside this year’s holiday-themed boutique at world famous Roger’s Gardens in Newport Beach.