Events for January 1, 2020
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New Year’s Day Party: “Fresh Start ” | The Midway
This New Year’s Day Fresh Start returns to The Midway for its second year running with a fresh crop of talent and the same promise to kick off your 2020 with a bang.
Featuring, headliner Claptone, Elax (Boys Noize), Eli & Fur, J.Phlip, Jeremy Olander, & ...
It’s A New Day: Breakfast of Champions New Year’s Day 2020 Block Party | SF
On New Years Day 2020 The Great Northern and Space Cowboys are back with SF’s biggest block party. It’s A New Day & Breakfast of Champions.
Featuring over 70 Dj’s from across the world, 7+ full stages, amazing food vendors, clothing vendors, interactive art and lots ...
New Year’s Day 2020 Hikes & Walks | Bay Area
Start the new year off right with a hike or a walk to begin 2019 with fresh air and your blood pumping. All hikes below are free, but some required an RSVP
2020 New Year’s Day Hikes/Walks
SF City Guides Walking Tours– six tours on NYD – ...
Free Meters: New Year’s Day Parking Rules in SF | How Not to Get a Ticket
Celebrate the kick off of 2020 with a day of free parking throughout the city of San Francisco.
Although parking hazardously is always ticketable and towable – as is parking in a red or blue zone – much of the rest of the city is yours ...
New Year’s Day Shrine Visit | Japantown
Come ring in the new year with prayers for peace, prosperity, and health.
Everyone is welcome to the Hatsumode. Traditional first shrine visit of the new year. Ozoni (Japanese New Year’s Mochi Soup) will be served on the first day, January 1, 2020. New Year’s Day ...
Oakland’s Free Parking Days for the Holidays | 2020
Leave your quarters at home (but bring your watch) and go shopping in Oakland during the holiday season, from New Year’s Day to Christmas Day. The city of Oakland will offer free off-street parking at city-owned garages and lots to encourage holiday shoppers to check out local merchants. ...
New Year’s Day 2020 Ocean Plunge & After Party | Ocean Beach
Take the plunge and dive fearlessly into 2020 for a quick dip into the water at Ocean Beach on January 1, 2020 (assuming the waves aren’t insane and dangerous).
Start off the new year freezing and right with The Riptide. Meet down at the end of Taraval at the beach ...
World Naked Bike Ride to New Year’s Day Freezing Plunge | Ocean Beach
On Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at 10:30 am, strip down and join the World Naked Bike Ride as they take a leisurely nude bicycle ride to Riptide’s Annual Pacific Ocean Plunge on New Year’s Day and jump in all nudey like.
Join up for the bike ...
New Year’s Day 2020 Food Truck & Bottomless Boozy Brunch | SPARK Social SF
New Year’s Eve gets all the hype, but New Year’s Day is where the real fun is.
This New Year’s Day, strut (or stumble) your way to SPARK Social SF and kick-off the decade with a roaring good time. Feed your belly and your ‘gram with ...
Skylawn Memorial Park’s Free Kite-Flying on New Year’s Day | San Mateo
Skylawn Funeral Home in San Mateo invites families to fly a kite in memory of loved ones on Skylawn’s vast and breezy grounds on Wednesday, Jan. 1 beginning at 11 am.
As your kite soars up to the heavens, you’ll begin the new year with a ...
| 11:00 am | Win Tix: New Year’s Day Bottomless Mimosa & Sangria Brunch | SF | WIN* *Free Admission; $30 Pre-sale Bottomless Mimosas & Sangrias (11AM-3PM). Food available for purchase
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Sierra Club Singles New Year’s Day Hike | Briones Regional Park
Come celebrate the New Year on this moderately paced hike to see the wide-open green hills and vistas of Briones Regional Park.
The weather and trail conditions will determine the route to take, but come be prepared for a seven to nine miles hike with about ...
CANCELED SF’s Massive Sand Art Party on New Year’s Day | Ocean Beach
Join and celebrate the New Year with a large community artwork on the beach. Offering an informal, drop in style, artwork to be created by the community.
Last year’s creation was a beautiful success and they are excited to be offering the art tools and guidance ...
2020 New Year’s Recovery at The Lookout: Dancing & Jello Injectors | Castro
The best way to recover from New Year’s Eve. Legendary Superstar DJ Phil B bring the beats starting at 3 pm to kick off 2020.
Of course, no Recovery party is complete without hostess Pollo Del Mar. The Glamazon will be on hand with her own ...
Brass Tax “Supper of Survivors” New Year’s Day 2020 Dance Party | Public Works
Just because midnight came and went, doesn’t mean you have to stop partying. Brass Tax is throwing their Annual New Year’s Day dance party, Supper of Survivors, kicking off at 3 pm at Public Works on January 1, 2020.
And the first 100 people through the door ...
“The Magnificent Mr. Mozart” Free Main Stage Concert | SF
Ring in the New Year with a program dedicated to the classical master, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Featuring our stellar Debut Artist, 11-year old Amaryn Olmeda performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in D Major, our concert will begin with his youthful first symphony and close ...
Final Day: 14th Annual Holiday Circle of Lights at the Cemetery | Oakland
Enjoy a month-long holiday light exhibition featuring scenes from Santa’s workshop and other holiday-inspired themes starting December 1st until New Year’s Day, January 1, 2020. A giant Nutcracker soldier awaits your arrival, then the magical storyland of lights will continue to delight you. The whimsical ...
SF City Hall Lights Up Gold for New Year’s Day
San Francisco’s City Hall and its 220+ state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures get into the New Year’s spirit by illuminating in gold for New Year’s Day. City Hall Holiday Lighting Schedule Wednesday, January 1, 2025 – gold – Happy New Year!! 😊 The schedule is always tentative for ...
Pier 39’s New Year’s Tree Lighting Show | SF
An awe-inspiring Christmas tree has welcomed millions of visitors at the Entrance Plaza of PIER 39 every holiday season since 1983 (except 2020), becoming a not-to-be-missed San Francisco holiday tradition. Synchronized and choreographed to festive Holiday music, the tree “performs” every half hour from 5-10pm, ...
| All Day | “Karma Cinema”: NYD Pay-What-You-Wish Movie Night | The New Parkway | $1* *Pay-What-You-Want for your movie tickets every Wednesday night and 20% will be donated to a local nonprofit.
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| 6:30 pm | Drink & Draw Art Event & Raffle | The Knockout | FREE |
CANCELED? “South Side Beer Ride” Free Monthly Brewery Shuttle | SF
We don’t see the South Side Beer Ride listed on Facebook for 2020. So please be aware this event may not be taking place anymore. Monthly
Every Wednesday
Free Bad-Ass Morning Outdoor Workout: Alta Vista Park | SF
Every Wednesday morning at 6:30 am, gather at Alta Plaza Park for a free badass workout and a chance to meet fellow fitness enthusiasts in your city.
The half hour workouts are different each week, but consist of boot camp style workouts like running hills, core work, ...
“Heart of the City” Wednesday Farmers Market | UN Plaza
Heart of the City Farmers Market is a uniquely independent, farmer-operated, nonprofit farmers market located year round on Sundays and Wednesdays in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza, rain or shine. Nearly 30 local farmers and artisan food vendors provide a wide selection of fresh local produce, ...
CANCELED – Autodesk Design Gallery & Free Guided Tour | Embarcadero
This event series is canceled.
The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco celebrates the design process that takes a great idea and turns it into a reality.
With more than 20 different exhibits regularly on display that showcase the innovative work of Autodesk customers, the ...
SF Public Library’s $1 Book Sale | Civic Center
Starting in April, the San Francisco Public Library hosts weekly Wednesday Steps Sales, located at the Larkin Street entrance to the Main Library.
All books and media are just $1 or less each and all proceeds from Steps Sales benefit the San Francisco Public Library.
SF Public ...
Stitch In: Come By, Meet People & Stitch | SF
These free events give you the opportunity to stitch in an inspiring environment with fellow enthusiasts. Bring along your projects, embroidery, knitting or even darning, and enjoy the company of others and their vast needlework library at your leisure.
Free Stitch Ins meet every Wednesday from ...
“Karma Cinema”: Pay-What-You-Wish Movie Night | The New Parkway
Time to get generous; The New Parkway Theater is letting you pay-what-you-wish for a movie ticket every Wednesday night.
Theater doors open at 6 pm every Wednesday and every movie (albeit a few exceptions like private events) will be offered on a sliding scale of a penny (if ...
Dandelion Chocolate: Factory Tour & Guided Tasting | SF
Mmmm… chocolate! Four days a week, Dandelion Chocolates offer $15 factory tours (with tastings.)
These tours can book up months in advance (especially for the Saturday tours), so we recommend trying to book as early as possible and aim for a Wednesday or Thursday.
On the tour, ...
“Musical Wednesdays” Sing-Along At The Edge | Castro
Start your week singing with Musical Mondays or get over the hump with Musical Wednesdays at The Edge in the Castro, where they play all of your favorite musicals to sing and drink along with a different theme each week from 7 pm to 2 am every ...
Liquid Wednesdays Latin Jam Nights | Peninsula
The Historic 7 Mile House will be hosts a weekly Wednesday Latin night and will feature the Bay Area’s best Latin bands on a rotating schedule.
Liquid Wednesdays Latin Jam Nights
Every Wednesday at 7 pm
7 Mile Sports Bar & Grill, 2800 Bayshore Blvd, Brisbane, CA
FREE (No Cover. Reservations ...
Free Live Jazz & Latin Jazz Nights | Cigar Bar
Join the Cigar Bar & Grill every Wednesday & Thursday evening for a free Jazz show (both traditional jazz and latin jazz) by local Bay Area musicians.
Shows start at 8pm. Enjoy great food, drinks & Jazz. For complete line-up and more information please visit their website.
Live ...
Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl | SF
Try your hand (literally) at the Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl starting in North Beach.
Get lubricated on $3 – $3.50 drink specials, and compete in Rock Paper Scissors tournament qualifying rounds while moving from bar to bar. The tournament champ wins a bar tab. Meet new people while earning points to ...
F Bomb’s “Laugh w/ Dignity” Free Comedy Show | SF
Come see real, live, up close, and uncaged comedians in an intimate environment at one of North Beach’s favorite watering holes, La Rocca’s corner. 21+ only.
The show is free, the drinks are cheap with Happy Hour pricing all night, and the laughs are plenty. Hang with ...
“Housepitality” DJ Party & Free Champagne | SoMa
Housepitality SF gives you a reason to come out dancing every Wednesday night with world-class artists and free champagne.
Enjoy free champagne from 9-10 pm and $5 Jameson (with mention of Housepitality discount). The RSVP list closes at 6 pm on the day of the show.
Housepitality DJ Night
Every Wednesday ...
