Good morning, Chico.

Activist Claire Fong will host her Winter Solstice Clothing Swap at Chico Women’s Club on Sunday, Dec.

21 at 10:30 a.m. The event donates clothing for Safe Space Winter Shelter and boosts sustainability and community connections (Fong has organized similar events for over 20 years).

Chico residents have a weekend full of local events from provocative cabaret at Mulberry Music Station Brewpub and a live ballet of The Nutcracker at Shasta College Theater to festive music at The Barn Presents Mistletones + a fundraiser show on Main and a community swap at the local marketplace.

Doug and Olivia Kelly lit up their home on Windham Way with festive holiday displays + shared a video showing their dazzling decorations in Chico on Dec.

18.

HGTV revived Castle Impossible on Dec.

18 with Grass Valley couple Daphne and Ian Fig as they renovated a 500-year-old French chateau inherited from Daphne’s grandfather. The series spotlights innovative design on a historic property.

Drivers at the Feather Falls Casino gas station in Oroville saw gas priced at $2.89 per gallon this week (due to tribal exemptions) while a nearby Chico station sold fuel at $3.49; AAA and the U.S. Energy Information Administration expect prices to remain low into early 2026.

A new cell tower is planned on Keefer Road in North Chico after the county Board approved a deal with Verizon to improve coverage near the future fire station.

Verizon will rent a 6-acre county lot for $18,000 per year (with a 3% annual increase) while construction details remain pending.

Celebration Market

11 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Lassen Cidery — Free entry — Shop local artisans and enjoy festive fun for the whole family at this holiday market.

Candlelight Christmas Carols Concert

6:30-7:30 p.m. — Chico Women’s Club — Tickets required — Experience the magic of Christmas carols performed by a string quartet in a candlelit setting.

New Year's Eve with Slide Tackle

6-9 p.m. — The Commons Social Empourium — Free entry — Enjoy live music from Chico's ultimate party band to welcome the new year!