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2012 Chanukah Festival & 25-Foot-Tall Menorah: 1st Candle Lighting w/ Matisyahu | Union Square

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Saturday, December 8, 2012 - 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Union Square Park | Geary and Powell, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco 2012 Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah | Union Square
Celebrate Chanukah 2012 with the 38th annual lighting of the 25 foot tall mahogany Bill Graham Menorah in Union Square.

Lighting ceremonies take place from December 8-15, 2012 at approximately 5pm on most days (Fridays are at 3pm and Saturdays at 7pm). This San Francisco tradition was the brainchild of rock and roll concert promoter Bill Graham begun in 1975.

Saturday, December 8, 2012
Day 1 | San Francisco 2012 Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah | Union Square

American reggae and alternative rock musician, Matisyahu will light the first light.