Calendar for Dec. 24

THURSDAY

Homemade Holiday Gifts

Families are invited to make chocolate peppermint bark, homemade marshmallows, toffee popcorn balls and hot chocolate mix from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sur La Table, Corona del Mar Plaza, 832 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Admission is $45 per person. For more information, call (800) 243-0852 or visit surlatable.com.

‘The Nutcracker’

Festival Ballet Theatre wraps up its production of Peter Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” at 11 a.m. at Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. Tickets are $40 to $45. For more information, call (949) 854-4646 or visit thebarclay.org.

TILL SUNDAY

‘A Christmas Carol’

South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, will present performances of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” noon and at 4 p.m. Thursday and Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Ticket prices vary. For more information, call (714) 708-5555 or visit scr.org.

TILL JAN. 3

Winter Fest

Enjoy winter in Orange County with ice skating, holiday film viewings, ice tubing, nightly snowfall and more festive entertainment at OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Festival hours are from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is $25 to $50. For more information, call (714) 550-9700 or visit winterfestoc.com.