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Sunday, December 14

$5 Off Tix: Timeless Musical “Into the Woods” Live in SF (Nov. 20-Jan. 17)
Sunday, December 14 – 2:00 pm | Cost: $47*
*Normally $52. $5 off Tickets w/ secret code FUNCHEAP; fees included
| San Francisco Playhouse
$5 Off Tix: Timeless Musical "Into the Woods" Live in SF (Nov. 20-Jan. 17)

James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim explore the darker side of happily ever after in the timeless and ever-relevant Into the Woods. Beloved storybook characters collide as this timeless tale weaves together the stories of a childless Baker and his wife, Cinderella’s quest for love, and ...

Breakout Comedy Star “Jessica Michelle Singleton” Live in SF (Cobb’s)
Sunday, December 14 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $32.05*
*Starts at $32.05 General Admission – 18+ 2 drink min valid ID
| Cobb's Comedy Club
Breakout Comedy Star "Jessica Michelle Singleton" Live in SF (Cobb's)
Jessica Michelle Singleton is a powerhouse of comedy in a teeny tiny package, known for her high energy, overly honest, always silly, and often dark & dirty performances. A Comedy Store Paid Regular, she is the breakout star of Iliza’S Locals (Hulu), a comedy special series ...

Final Free Holiday Sing Along of 2025 w/ All-Women Choir + “Super Super” Big Band (SF’s Ferry Building)
Sunday, December 14 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | The Ferry Building
Final Free Holiday Sing Along of 2025 w/ All-Women Choir + "Super Super" Big Band (SF's Ferry Building)

Celebrate the season with live holiday music at the Marketplace! From December 3rd to December 14th, the Ferry Building Marketplace will be hosting various musicians, choirs, and bands. Come enjoy the festive atmosphere and sing along to your favorite holiday tunes! The Performance Schedule is ...

“Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, December 14 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Weather permitting (rain cancels)
| JFK Drive Lindy Hop Spot
"Lindy in the Park" Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)

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

Rockin’ Jalapeño Tribute Concert w/ 25+ Musicians (SF)
Sunday, December 14 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: $50 | Brava Theater Center
Rockin' Jalapeño Tribute Concert w/ 25+ Musicians (SF)
Brava! for Women in the Arts and Greg Landau is honored to present A Rockin’ Jalapeño Tribute Concert, celebrating the extraordinary life and music of Jose Cuellar, better known as Dr. Loco, on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM at Brava Theater Center (2781 24th Street, Mission District, ...
San Francisco Boys Chorus Holiday Program (Morgan Hill)
Sunday, December 14 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: $35 | Cura Contemporary
San Francisco Boys Chorus Holiday Program (Morgan Hill)
Join us for a joyous evening of carols and holiday classics, featuring selections from Bach to Broadway performed by the San Francisco Boys Chorus. The concert will feature their treble ensemble and will be approximately 1 hour. The internationally acclaimed and Grammy Award-winning San Francisco Boys ...
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

Monday Night Marsh: Storytelling + Q&A (The Marsh)
Monday, December 15 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $10*
*Sliding scale with $10 base price in-person, free online livestreaming
| The Marsh (San Francisco)
Monday Night Marsh: Storytelling + Q&A (The Marsh)

The program prides itself in sharing personal stories and unique experiences of all types, with a goal of amplifying the voices of our community. It is crucial, now more than ever, to share your story. Local celebrities like Josh Kornbluth, Marga Gomez, Irma Herrera, Diane ...Every Monday

Tuesday, December 16

Free “Dispensary” Trivia Nights: Win Prizes Every Tue + Thu (Barbary Coast SF)
Tuesday, December 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Barbary Coast
Free "Dispensary" Trivia Nights: Win Prizes Every Tue + Thu (Barbary Coast SF)

Trivia every Tuesday and Thursday @BarbaryCoastSFC from 7-9! Don’t miss out! Prizes for top teams and best team name at Barbary Coast Dispensary, 952 Mission Street (Near 5th Street).Every Tuesday

Wednesday, December 17

“Holiday Gaiety” Adult Holiday Show w/ SF Symphony
Wednesday, December 17 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $39*
*Starts at $39 (while supplies last) 
| Davies Symphony Hall
"Holiday Gaiety" Adult Holiday Show w/ SF Symphony
Tis the season to be merry and gay! Naughty fun is guaranteed in this adult-themed holiday variety show filled with iconic guests like Peaches Christ, comedian Evan Mills, Adore Delano from RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Sasha Allen from The Voice. Holiday Gaiety Monday, December 17, 2025 | 7:30p Davies ...
Reindeer Games: People’s Circus Theatre
Wednesday, December 17 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 pm | Cost: $23 | Children's Creativity Museum
Reindeer Games: People's Circus Theatre
Come check out People’s Circus Theatre’s third run of Reindeer Games at the Children’s Creativity Museum!  Santa’s Reindeer are back! Santa’s Reindeer anxiously await Christmas Eve when they get to fly Santa’s sleigh. How will they pass the time? Playing Reindeer Games, of course! People’s Circus Theatre’s unique ...

Thursday, December 18

$5 Off: “San Francisco Tonight” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Thursday, December 18 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*FUNCHEAP discount code for $5 off. Normally 17.12.
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: “San Francisco Tonight” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)

Want to have fun this Thursday night? You’re invited to the city’s most current improv comedy show. Each show, SF Tonight creates new, original comedy out of audience selected headlines and tabloids! You’ll be greeted with newspapers, magazines, and scissors. Cut out any headline you’d ...Every Thursday

16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)
Thursday, December 18 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Absolutely free for all!
| 16th & Mission BART (southwest streetcorner)
16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)

Time: 9pm to 12am, Celebrating 20 years in May 2023 (currently 19 years strong). Instagram: @16thmission. For 18 years, this outdoor “open mic-without-a-mic” has welcomed poets, musicians, emcees, comedy, and everything in between. In the best of San Francisco tradition, everyone is welcome, ...Every Thursday

Friday, December 19

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Friday, December 19 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: "The Confessional" SF's Wild "Sins & Secrets" Improv Comedy Show

From the mild to the wild, all of us have guilty pleasures, moments of being bad, and the down right awful. Audiences submit written sins and secrets, and we weave a fully improvised comedy show. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. No one will know about the ...

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Friday, December 19 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: "Your Fucked Up Relationship" Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)

Since 2011, San Francisco’s hottest improv show remains “Your Fucked Up Relationship.” — Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook ...

$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Friday, December 19 – 10:15 pm - Ends at 11:15 pm | Cost: $12.16*
*FUNCHEAP discount code for $5 off
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)

Once a week, in the late hours of what used to be “not considered late,” a group of degenerates and misfits gather to perform a seance unlike anything seen before. So comically evil that you may get sick to your stomach. The Ritual will be ...Every Friday

Special Taping: Viral Hit ‘The Writing on the Stall’ (SF)
Friday, December 19 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $30 | The Lost Church
Special Taping: Viral Hit 'The Writing on the Stall' (SF)
You may know it from these viral videos, but this New York Times Critic’s Pick is a confessional, immersive, and uproariously funny exploration of bathroom graffiti, vulnerability, and our shared humanity. It’s sold out two Off-Broadway runs, the Edinburgh Fringe, and several national tours. This is a show for musical theater ...
Bad Art: Creative Misery Loves Comedy
Friday, December 19 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $15*
*$15 online; $20 at the door
| All Out Comedy Theater
Bad Art: Creative Misery Loves Comedy
Bad Art is an exploration of creativity and failure through the lens of improvised comedy. Come see local artists share stories of their botched and ill-conceived projects and where it all went wrong! The twist: our house improv comedians are forced to find what is essentially ...

Saturday, December 20

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Saturday, December 20 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: "The Confessional" SF's Wild "Sins & Secrets" Improv Comedy Show

From the mild to the wild, all of us have guilty pleasures, moments of being bad, and the down right awful. Audiences submit written sins and secrets, and we weave a fully improvised comedy show. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. No one will know about the ...

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Saturday, December 20 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: "Your Fucked Up Relationship" Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)

Since 2011, San Francisco’s hottest improv show remains “Your Fucked Up Relationship.” — Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook ...

“Drunk Theatre” SF’s Wildest Comedy Show (Dec. 20)
Saturday, December 20 – 10:00 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm | Cost: $23.18*
*$23.18 adv / $25 door
| Eclectic Box
“Drunk Theatre” SF's Wildest Comedy Show (Dec. 20)

A comedian takes five shots of whiskey in a row and tries to perform an improvised play with five sober comedians. What could go wrong?! Drunk Theatre is the entirely improvised, unpredictable, and crazy comedy show that’ll kick your weekend into overdrive. See what the SF Chronicle, CBS, LA ...

Saturday Karaoke Night w/ Waterfront Views at Brooklyn Basin (Oakland)
Saturday, December 20 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*ALL AGES - FREE
| The Lumpia Company
Saturday Karaoke Night w/ Waterfront Views at Brooklyn Basin (Oakland)

Grab the mic and bring the hype! Join us every Saturday night at Lumpia Company in Brooklyn Basin for Karaoke Night — where your shower voice becomes the main event. Whether you’re a powerhouse belter, a boy band throwback queen, or just vibing with your friends, we’ve got the ...Every Saturday

Solstice Celebration (San Rafael)
Saturday, December 20 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*$20 suggested donation
| Studio Fourth Street
Solstice Celebration (San Rafael)
Join us for a celebration of the Winter Solstice! featuring singers, actors and musicians, traditional foods such as rum cake and mulled cider, singalongs, dancing and more. The program includes multi-genre works from Beethoven to Bob Dylan and stories from around the world.

Sunday, December 21

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” Live with the SF Symphony
Sunday, December 21 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $50*
*Ticket starts at $50 (while supplies last); Kids’ Tickets Half Off!
| Davies Symphony Hall
"A Charlie Brown Christmas" Live with the SF Symphony

Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the entire Peanuts gang are back at Davies Symphony Hall to bring this television classic to life! With live actors, an animated backdrop, and Vince Guaraldi’s timeless music performed live by the SF Symphony, this is a beloved holiday performance you ...

“Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, December 21 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Weather permitting (rain cancels)
| JFK Drive Lindy Hop Spot
"Lindy in the Park" Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)

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

Solstice Art Market for Palestine (SF)
Sunday, December 21 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Suggested Donation $5-20
| San Francisco Mime Troupe
Solstice Art Market for Palestine (SF)
All proceed benefit Palestinian families in Gaza. Join Artists Unite for Palestine for the Second Annual Solstice Art Market! Featuring art for sale by 20+ artists, pop-up performances every half hour, art activities, food, and drink! Visits sfa4p.weebly.com or IG @artistsunitepalestine to learn more about featured artists ...
Celebrate Terry Riley’s 90th w/ Free Piano Concert (SF Main Library)
Sunday, December 21 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
Celebrate Terry Riley’s 90th w/ Free Piano Concert (SF Main Library)
To celebrate the 90th birthday year of composer Terry Riley, pianist Sarah Cahill performs several of his remarkable compositions along with music composed in his honor by Sam Adams, Aya Nishina, Danny Clay and others.  Sarah Cahill is a pianist and radio host (on KALW) who ...
Winter Wonderland Concert (Oakland)
Sunday, December 21 – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission; Donations Accepted
| Rawley T. Farnsworth Theater, Skyline High School
Winter Wonderland Concert (Oakland)
The Young Musicians Choral Orchestra™ presents: 2025 Winter Wonderland Concert! Celebrate the magic of the season at YMCO’s 2025 Winter Wonderland Concert featuring an extraordinary lineup of ensembles, including the YMCO Choral Orchestra, Junior Choral Orchestra, Jazz Big Band, R&B Combo, and additional ensemble performances. Guests will be treated to a dazzling program ...

Monday, December 22

$5 Off Tix: Timeless Musical “Into the Woods” Live in SF (Nov. 20-Jan. 17)
Monday, December 22 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $47*
*Normally $52. $5 off Tickets w/ secret code FUNCHEAP; fees included
| San Francisco Playhouse
$5 Off Tix: Timeless Musical "Into the Woods" Live in SF (Nov. 20-Jan. 17)

James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim explore the darker side of happily ever after in the timeless and ever-relevant Into the Woods. Beloved storybook characters collide as this timeless tale weaves together the stories of a childless Baker and his wife, Cinderella’s quest for love, and ...

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” Live with the SF Symphony
Monday, December 22 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $50*
*Ticket starts at $50 (while supplies last); Kids’ Tickets Half Off!
| Davies Symphony Hall
"A Charlie Brown Christmas" Live with the SF Symphony

Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the entire Peanuts gang are back at Davies Symphony Hall to bring this television classic to life! With live actors, an animated backdrop, and Vince Guaraldi’s timeless music performed live by the SF Symphony, this is a beloved holiday performance you ...