11 holiday pop-up bars to visit in Southern California this season

Like Spirit Halloween stores, Christmas-themed pop-up bars are a ubiquitous part of the holiday season, except instead of getting spooked by animatronic ghouls and 12-foot-tall skeletons, you get to cozy up next to real (and fake) fireplaces, sit at tables covered with faux snow and sip cocktails garnished with candy canes. This year, choose among pop-up bars that revel in cheesy, vintage Christmas decor and replicate the enchanting magic of Santa’s North Pole, or opt for a darker, more sinister holiday atmosphere. From the Grinch to Krampus and the occasional menorah, here are 11 festive pop-up bars across Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange counties, but act fast, because these spots will be open for only so long.

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