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Sunday, January 1

New Year’s Day 2023 Buddhist Altar & Rooftop Ceremony at the Zen Center (SF)
Sunday, January 1 – 8:00 am - Ends at 9:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Admission is free, but donations accepted and consider becoming a member.
| San Francisco Zen Center
New Year’s Day Procession, 8 am – 9 am: Starting in the Buddha Hall, the procession will visit the various altars of the City Center temple building. The procession ends on the roof, weather permitting, or in the dining room with toasts to the New Year. The ...
Concord Comfort Food Month 2023 (Jan 1-31)
Sunday, January 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Receive deals at participating restaurants
| Concord Visitor Center
We’re taking Comfort Food Week to a whole new level! All month long, indulge in Concord’s most delicious, decadent eats and treats. Find special deals at participating restaurants, weekly themes highlighting everything from takeout to dessert, a grand prize giveaway and more. Come see what’s ...

9:00 amOuter Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile  FREE
Rotary New Year’s Day 2023 Ocean Beach Clean-Up (SF)
Sunday, January 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*To sign up, email info@refuserefusesf.org with event name
| Ocean Beach (Stairwell 17)
Help the District 5150 Rotary Clubs (SF / San Mateo / Marin) clean up Ocean Beach to ring in the new year! Meet near Stairwell 17 at the parking lot across from Beach Chalet (1000 Great Hwy). All supplies provided. To sign up, email info@refuserefusesf.org with event ...
$5 New Year’s Day 2023 Pancake Party & Block Party for Charity (SF) Pancake Party! Join us this Sunday January 1st, 2023 for a Pancake Party on the the patio at Dolores Deluxe! We’ll be cooking up silver dollar pancakes in three flavors, with 100% of the proceeds benefitting the SF Food Bank! The festivities begin at 10AM until ...
SF’s 2022 Kwanzaa Celebration (Final Day) w/ Free Blues Concert
Sunday, January 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | All Over San Francisco

The Village Project and our community partners will present our 18th annual Kwanzaa celebrations at various venues throughout San Francisco, with seven days of community events, starting on Dec. 26, 2023 through January 1, 2024. Striving to unite and strengthen our family, community and nation, ...

“Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Margaritas & Free Burritos (SF)
Sunday, January 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Sign up on this TogetherSF Mobilize page: https://www.mobilize.us/togethersf/event/444979/
| Manny’s

Tired? Sunday Funday. Wired? Sunday done-day. Make our neighborhood better, brunch with cool people (sorry not sorry, we’re biased), get deals to some fave local spots, and wrap it up before the Sunday Scaries hit with an easy hour of picking up trash around our ...Every Sunday

11:00 amNew Year’s Day Japanese Shrine Visit “Hatsumode” (SF)  FREE
“Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, January 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Weather permitting (rain cancels)
| JFK Drive Lindy Hop Spot

Get ready to swing in Golden Gate Park every sunny Sunday at “Lindy in the Park,” a weekly free event near the de Young Museum, when the streets of Golden Gate Park are closed to traffic and the dancers take over. This in person event resumed ...Every Sunday

$5 Day: Oakland’s New “Nature Playspace” for Kids at OMCA (New Year’s Day)

Calling all kiddos and future scientists! The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) invites you to experience its new interactive OMCA Kids: Nature Playspace for kids ages 2 to 5, their families, and caregivers. Explore the natural world from a kids’ eye view and learn about ...

New Year’s Day 2023 at San Jose’s “Christmas in the Park”
Sunday, January 1 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
| Plaza de Cesar Chavez

Christmas in the Park is an annual holiday tradition that takes place in the heart of Downtown San José at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez. For over 44 years, this whimsical walk-thru event has brought people from all over the Bay Area together during the ...

Final Day: Macy’s 36th Annual “Holiday Windows” w/ SF SPCA (Nov. 18 – Jan. 1)
Sunday, January 1 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Macy's (Union Square)

The San Francisco SPCA and Macy’s Union Square welcome the return of live rescue animals to its 36th annual Holiday Windows, available for viewing from November 18 through January 1, 2023. For the first time since 2019, adorable cats and dogs–all available for adoption through ...

New Year’s Day “World Dragon & Lion Dance Day” 2023 (SF)
Sunday, January 1 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free for drop in
| 700 Block of Grant Ave. (Btwn Sacramento & Commercial)
Dragon & Lion Dance Groups from around the world will celebrate and perform for the 5th Annual World Dragon & Lion Dance Extravaganza! Here in United States, this event will take place on January 1, 2023 in the heart of San Francisco Chinatown (Located on Grant Ave and Commercial ...
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)
Sunday, January 1 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Skatin' Place

There is a place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that is heaven for Bay Area inline skaters and roller skaters who like to boogie to the funky beat on wheels. The Godfather of Skate brings his mobile DJ unit and plays groovy tunes for ...Every Sunday

1:30 pmSunday Jazz at Union Station Cannabis Lounge (Mission Dist.)  FREE*
*This is a free event though TIPS are greatly appreciated!
FREE: Oakland’s First 2023 “HellaSecret” Comedy Show (New Year’s Day)

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...

“Crazy Funny Asians” Comedy Showcase (SF)

Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs. Don’t miss our Special LATE 9PM SHOW on Saturday, October ...Every Saturday

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