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Sunday, December 14

Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile
Sunday, December 14 – 9:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset)
Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile

Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday

“Let’s Glow SF” 2025: SF’s Huge Holiday Projection Arts Festival (Final Day)
Sunday, December 14 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco's Financial District
"Let's Glow SF" 2025: SF's Huge Holiday Projection Arts Festival (Final Day)

Let’s Glow SF, the nation’s largest FREE holiday projection arts festival, is making a triumphant return to downtown San Francisco for its fifth and grandest year yet. This all-ages, family-friendly event runs for 10 nights from December 5-14, 2025. Experience breathtaking animated projections illuminating eight ...

Union Square’s Festive “Winter Walk” 2025 (Dec. 13-24)
Sunday, December 14 – 10:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lower Stockton Street
Union Square's Festive "Winter Walk" 2025 (Dec. 13-24)

Winter Walk Presented by JPMorganChase, San Francisco’s signature holiday event, returns to Union Square December 13-24, 2025 for a 12-day celebration that transforms two blocks of Stockton Street into a festive holiday destination. This annual event will once again feature a holiday marketplace, food trucks, ...

2025 Oakland Coffee Holiday Market
Sunday, December 14 – 10:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Rotunda Building
2025 Oakland Coffee Holiday Market
Find coffee gifts for yourself or the coffee lovers on your list! The 2025 Oakland Coffee Holiday Market will take place on Sunday, December 14th from 10am to 3pm inside the historic Rotunda Building. The event is a celebration of Oakland’s world-class coffee community – ...
4th Annual Winter Wonderland Craft and Makers Faire
Sunday, December 14 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: $1*
*100% of Ticket Sales Go to California Pitbull Rescue! Please RSVP on Eventbrite!
| Great Notion Brewing - Berkeley
4th Annual Winter Wonderland Craft and Makers Faire
100% of Ticket Sales Go to California Pitbull Rescue! Free Entry for Kids, Adults are $1 or $3 for our Holiday Tote! Photos w/Santa Claus, Snowball Target Practice, & Food Vendors! RSVP on Eventbrite today! Live Music! Special Happy Hour from Great Notion All Day! Support Small Businesses this Holiday ...
6th Annual Bernal Heights “Holidays on the Hill” Art + Gift Faire (2025)
Sunday, December 14 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Bernal Heights Branch Library
6th Annual Bernal Heights "Holidays on the Hill" Art + Gift Faire (2025)
The Bernal Heights 6th annual neighborhood “Holidays on the Hill” event is BACK. It’s Sunday, December 14th from 11am to 4pm. Neighbors started this during the pandemic for people to get to know their neighbors and support local artists, craftspeople and small businesses. Now we are ...
Christmas Pop-Up & Food Drive (Colma)
Sunday, December 14 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Paul's Flowers
Christmas Pop-Up & Food Drive (Colma)
Christmas Pop-Up & Food Drive at Paul’s Flowers! Colma, CA Join us for a festive community pop-up at Paul’s Flowers in Colma—the perfect place to shop, snack, and give back this holiday season! ✨ What to Expect: • Local vendors with unique, handcrafted gifts • Hot food for sale & ...
Holly Daze: The Box Shop’s December Open House + Makers Market
Sunday, December 14 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Box Shop
Holly Daze: The Box Shop’s December Open House + Makers Market
Get into the holiday spirit The Box Shop way! Join us for Holly Daze, The Box Shop’s December Open House + Makers Market: an afternoon of art, local makers, hands-on creativity, and community. Wander through San Francisco’s largest industrial art space, explore our outdoor sculpture yard ...
Union Square’s 2025 Chanukah Festival: Bill Graham Menorah Day
Sunday, December 14 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Union Square's 2025 Chanukah Festival: Bill Graham Menorah Day

Lighting it up since 1975, San Francisco celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first giant public menorah outside Israel, a landmark Bill Graham project that went on to inspire thousands of menorahs around the world. This year’s eight-night festival brings music, community gatherings, and nightly ceremonies ...

The 1st Annual Rhino Xmas Gay-la (The Castro)
Sunday, December 14 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $22*
*Use code FUNCHEAP22 for $22 tickets (regular price $59).
| Eureka Valley Recreation Center
The 1st Annual Rhino Xmas Gay-la (The Castro)
An end-of-year & holiday celebration and fundraiser at Eureka Valley Recreation Center, 100 Collingwood St, SF (right around the corner from Theatre Rhinoceros). Co-hosted by Bobby Friday, Grand Duchess 48 of SF & Miss California Gold 2020, and John Fisher, Executive Artistic Director of Theatre ...

Monday, December 15

Union Square’s Festive “Winter Walk” 2025 (Dec. 13-24)
Monday, December 15 – 10:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lower Stockton Street
Union Square's Festive "Winter Walk" 2025 (Dec. 13-24)

Winter Walk Presented by JPMorganChase, San Francisco’s signature holiday event, returns to Union Square December 13-24, 2025 for a 12-day celebration that transforms two blocks of Stockton Street into a festive holiday destination. This annual event will once again feature a holiday marketplace, food trucks, ...

Union Square’s 2025 Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah (2nd Night)
Monday, December 15 – 4:45 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Union Square's 2025 Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah (2nd Night)

Lighting it up since 1975, San Francisco celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first giant public menorah outside Israel, a landmark Bill Graham project that went on to inspire thousands of menorahs around the world. This year’s eight-night festival brings music, community gatherings, and nightly ceremonies ...

Tuesday, December 16

Union Square’s Festive “Winter Walk” 2025 (Dec. 13-24)
Tuesday, December 16 – 10:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lower Stockton Street
Union Square's Festive "Winter Walk" 2025 (Dec. 13-24)

Winter Walk Presented by JPMorganChase, San Francisco’s signature holiday event, returns to Union Square December 13-24, 2025 for a 12-day celebration that transforms two blocks of Stockton Street into a festive holiday destination. This annual event will once again feature a holiday marketplace, food trucks, ...

Union Square’s 2025 Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah (3rd Night)
Tuesday, December 16 – 4:45 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Union Square's 2025 Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah (3rd Night)

Lighting it up since 1975, San Francisco celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first giant public menorah outside Israel, a landmark Bill Graham project that went on to inspire thousands of menorahs around the world. This year’s eight-night festival brings music, community gatherings, and nightly ceremonies ...

2025 Chanukah Party: Giveaways, DJ & Holiday Food
Tuesday, December 16 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | NEMA - SF Luxury Apartments
2025 Chanukah Party: Giveaways, DJ & Holiday Food

Lighting it up since 1975, San Francisco celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first giant public menorah outside Israel, a landmark Bill Graham project that went on to inspire thousands of menorahs around the world. This year’s eight-night festival brings music, community gatherings, and nightly ceremonies ...

Wednesday, December 17

Union Square’s Festive “Winter Walk” 2025 (Dec. 13-24)
Wednesday, December 17 – 10:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lower Stockton Street
Union Square's Festive "Winter Walk" 2025 (Dec. 13-24)

Winter Walk Presented by JPMorganChase, San Francisco’s signature holiday event, returns to Union Square December 13-24, 2025 for a 12-day celebration that transforms two blocks of Stockton Street into a festive holiday destination. This annual event will once again feature a holiday marketplace, food trucks, ...

2025 Union Square’s Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah: 4th Night
Wednesday, December 17 – 4:45 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Plaza
2025 Union Square's Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah: 4th Night

Lighting it up since 1975, San Francisco celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first giant public menorah outside Israel, a landmark Bill Graham project that went on to inspire thousands of menorahs around the world. This year’s eight-night festival brings music, community gatherings, and nightly ceremonies ...

Thursday, December 18

SF’s Holiday “Castro Wine Walk” (2025)
Thursday, December 18 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $40*
*$40 for one or $70 for 2 (Better Together!)
| The Academy
SF’s Holiday "Castro Wine Walk" (2025)
Join us for the Castro Wine Walk! Sip seasonal pours, sip and stroll through 11 local businesses, and celebrate fall in the gayborhood. Raise a glass—it’s the holiday season in the Castro! On Thursday, December 18, the Castro Merchants Association is uncorking the Castro Wine Walk, ...
Union Square’s Festive “Winter Walk” 2025 (Dec. 13-24)
Thursday, December 18 – 10:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lower Stockton Street
Union Square's Festive "Winter Walk" 2025 (Dec. 13-24)

Winter Walk Presented by JPMorganChase, San Francisco’s signature holiday event, returns to Union Square December 13-24, 2025 for a 12-day celebration that transforms two blocks of Stockton Street into a festive holiday destination. This annual event will once again feature a holiday marketplace, food trucks, ...

2025 Winter Wonderland Hanukkah Celebration at Thrive City
Thursday, December 18 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thrive City Plaza (at Chase Center)
2025 Winter Wonderland Hanukkah Celebration at Thrive City
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with us at Thrive City’s Winter Wonderland Hanukkah Celebration! Join us for a memorable evening as we light the menorah followed by live entertainment including music from Jerry’s Kosher Deli All Star Band, festive treats, and arts & crafts. Ice ...
2025 Union Square’s Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah: 5th Night
Thursday, December 18 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
2025 Union Square's Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah: 5th Night

Lighting it up since 1975, San Francisco celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first giant public menorah outside Israel, a landmark Bill Graham project that went on to inspire thousands of menorahs around the world. This year’s eight-night festival brings music, community gatherings, and nightly ceremonies ...

Friday, December 19

Union Square’s Festive “Winter Walk” 2025 (Dec. 13-24)
Friday, December 19 – 10:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lower Stockton Street
Union Square's Festive "Winter Walk" 2025 (Dec. 13-24)

Winter Walk Presented by JPMorganChase, San Francisco’s signature holiday event, returns to Union Square December 13-24, 2025 for a 12-day celebration that transforms two blocks of Stockton Street into a festive holiday destination. This annual event will once again feature a holiday marketplace, food trucks, ...

2025 Union Square’s Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah: 6th Night
Friday, December 19 – 2:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
2025 Union Square's Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah: 6th Night

Lighting it up since 1975, San Francisco celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first giant public menorah outside Israel, a landmark Bill Graham project that went on to inspire thousands of menorahs around the world. This year’s eight-night festival brings music, community gatherings, and nightly ceremonies ...

“Off the Grid” Fort Mason: Holiday Night Market w/ 110+ Vendors (December 2025)
Friday, December 19 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but food/drink for purchase
| Fort Mason Center
"Off the Grid" Fort Mason: Holiday Night Market w/ 110+ Vendors (December 2025)
Celebrate the holidays and close out the 2025 season with the Night Market 2025 at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (FMCAC). Following the success of an inaugural night market that drew more than 10,000 attendees in December 2024, FMCAC and its partners, West Coast ...
Holiday Night Market w/ CASE (SF)
Friday, December 19 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fillmore & O'Farrell
Holiday Night Market w/ CASE (SF)
Join us for a festive Holiday Night Market featuring live music by R&B Star CASE, a variety of vendors, a magical Kids Wonderland and more. The free, family attractions seem infinite, beginning with the magic and joy at Kids Wonderland as Gene Suttle Plaza is transformed ...

Saturday, December 20

“Winter Jam” 2025: NorCal’s Biggest Drift Event at Sonoma Raceway (Dec 20-21)
Saturday, December 20 – 9:00 am | Cost: $56*
*Single day and Weekend tickets available
| Sonoma Raceway
"Winter Jam" 2025: NorCal's Biggest Drift Event at Sonoma Raceway (Dec 20-21)
Winter Jam, Northern California’s biggest drifting event, returns on December 20-21, 2025! This thrilling event will take over various locations around Sonoma Raceway, including courses in the main paddock, Turns 2-4, Turn 7, the Esses at Turn 8, and the hairpin at Turn 11 of ...
Union Square’s Festive “Winter Walk” 2025 (Dec. 13-24)
Saturday, December 20 – 10:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lower Stockton Street
Union Square's Festive "Winter Walk" 2025 (Dec. 13-24)

Winter Walk Presented by JPMorganChase, San Francisco’s signature holiday event, returns to Union Square December 13-24, 2025 for a 12-day celebration that transforms two blocks of Stockton Street into a festive holiday destination. This annual event will once again feature a holiday marketplace, food trucks, ...

The Wardrobe Project Flea (Rockridge BART Plaza)
Saturday, December 20 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free for all ages!
| Rockridge BART
The Wardrobe Project Flea (Rockridge BART Plaza)
A monthly vintage & makers market hosted by Oakland vintage shop The Wardrobe Project (located 1.5 blocks down college ave). Explore an incredible array of vintage clothing, accessories, furniture, home decor, jewelry, records and more as well as creations & handmade goods from local makers. ...
WinterFest 2025: Cosmic Fun + Science Talks (Chabot Space & Science Center)
Saturday, December 20 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: $24*
*$19 youth, Chabot Members get in FREE
| Chabot Space & Science Center
WinterFest 2025: Cosmic Fun + Science Talks (Chabot Space & Science Center)
Kick off the Winter season at Chabot with WinterFest FREE for Members, $24 Adults, $19 Children (2-12) and Seniors (65+)   Join us for a two-day celebration that marks the launch of Winter at Chabot! The Center comes alive with festive energy. Enjoy live music, face painting, and special activities that ...
SFMade’s 1st Ever “Holiday Pop-Up Store” (Final Day)
Saturday, December 20 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 2 Embarcadero Center
SFMade's 1st Ever "Holiday Pop-Up Store" (Final Day)

This holiday season, SFMade is hosting their first-ever Holiday Pop-Up Store: a 3-week retail destination at Two Embarcadero Center showcasing the incredible products made by our members right here in San Francisco! December 2nd to 20th, we’ll be transforming a storefront into a curated shopping ...