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“Pay What You Can” Wednesday at SF’s Museum of Craft and Design
There’s no better time to visit the Museum of Craft and Design than on their Free First Thursdays. Committed to making art, craft, and design accessible to everyone the Museum of Craft and Design is Free on the First Thursday of every month. . Museum of Craft and ...Monthly
“Las Posadas” Christmas in the Fields: Farmworker Caravan (2022)
Wednesday, December 21 11:00 am - Ends at 1:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | La Piazza Courtyard
Join us for a traditional but unique Las Posadas in Half Moon Bay where we will caravan together to visit different farms to deliver tamales, gifts and Christmas cheer!
FARMWORKER CARAVAN – LAS POSADAS EN EL CAMPO
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
11:00 – 1:00pm
FREE ADMISSION
SAN JOSE MEET-UP:
9:00am
Saint John ...
Free 2022 Winter Solstice Hike at Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve (Redwood City)
Join Friends of Edgewood for a free hike celebrating the winter solstice at Edgewood. Reservations required for all participants.
Join Friends of Edgewood docents for a free hike starting from the Bill and Jean Lane Education Center at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve. Celebrate the winter solstice ...
Santa’s 2022 Cable Car Ride + Free Photos (Dec. 18-21)
Wednesday, December 21 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Beach Street & Hyde Street
While Santa was on a test run to prepare for his journey on Christmas Eve, one of the parts on his sleigh needed repair. The only mechanic that could create a custom fitted piece, other than the elves at the North Pole, work for the ...
2022 Winter Solstice Celebration, Fire Arts & Hot Cocoa (Lafayette)
Wednesday, December 21 4:30 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Outdoor Courtyard (Lafayette)
Designed for the whole family: here is what we have in store
Fire infused – performing artist
Poetic reflections
Original music by local singer songwriter Laura Zucker
The peter pan foundation singers
Winter hors d’ovoures
Spike your cider bar for adults
Hot cocoa for kids
Charcoal cave art project for kids and adults
Reflections by Soul Forum ...
SF’s 2022 Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah: Night Four (Union Square)
Wednesday, December 21 4:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Lighting it up since 1975! This is our 49th Year! The First Giant Public Menorah outside of Israel has inspired thousands of Menorahs around the world! Chanukah In Union Square Dec 25, 2024 – Jan 2, 2025 The 1st Lighting: Wednesday, Dec 25th Bill Graham ...
14 Hours of The Bay Lights (Longest Night of the Year 2022)
Wednesday, December 21 4:54 pm - Ends at 7:21 am |
Cost: FREE | Embarcadero
Many people view the winter solstice grimly as the shortest day of the year, but The Bay Lights, the world’s largest LED light sculpture, offers us a brighter outlook.
We can now relish winter solstice as the longest night of the year because The Bay Lights will ...
2022 Winter Solstice Inner Sunset Art Walk (2022)
Wednesday, December 21 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Inner Sunset (1108 Irving)
Join your neighbors and friends on an art journey celebrating the season, local art, and the Inner Sunset community! Participating galleries and businesses will offer something to sip on while you shop, along with holiday specials perfect for last-minute shopping.
SF’s 3rd Annual Fire Station Xmas Lights Contest (2022)
Wednesday, December 21 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Participating San Francisco Fire Stations
San Francisco Fire announces the 3rd annual Fire Station Community Holiday Decorations Competition for 2022.
During the 1940s, stations would compete for the best decorations and best-decorated stations for the Holiday seasons. This tradition was lost in the 1950s, and last year we brought it back. ...
30th Annual “Bethlehem A.D.” USA’s Largest Living Nativity Scene (Dec. 21-23)
Wednesday, December 21 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Bethlehem A.D.
Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that one of the USA’s largest living nativity scenes is hosting its final Bethlehem A.D.. a Bay Area tradition for the past 30 years. Sadly, the “Disneyland of Nativity scenes” is hosting its last event in 2022 ...
Winter Night Lights Solstice Ride 2022 (Richmond)
Come celebrate life and the transition of the season as we ride closer to the new year.
Roll with us through the official start of the Winter season and the longest night with music, magic, and joy-filled light.
We’re riding into the end of the year on ...
Pacifica’s Winter Solstice Ceremony and Drum Circle (2022)
Wednesday, December 21 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Secret Location (Pacifica)
Our Women’s Community Drum Circle and the Pacifica Shamanic Drum Circle are coming together to offer a Solstice Ceremony for Unity and Harmony followed by a Community Drum Circle.
No experience needed! All genders welcome. Dont have a drum? Bring any percussion instrument you want. It ...
Winter Solstice Religious Gathering w/ Poetry, Music & Reflection (SF)
Wednesday, December 21 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | 1271 Bosworth St., SF
Hosted by Jonathan & Kristen Gundlach
Wednesday, December 21 7p-8:30p
1271 Bosworth St., SF
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
– Albert Camus
And when we come to search for God,
Let us first be robed in night,
Put on the mind ...
Winter Solstice and Blue Christmas for Comfort & Support (SF)
Wednesday, December 21 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | St Francis Lutheran Church San Francisco
Not everyone feels cheery during Christmas holidays. Dealing with the death of a loved one, facing life after a break-up or divorce, coping with the loss of a job, living with cancer or some other disease that puts a question mark over the future, and ...
SF’s “Snow Day” + Fire Dept. Community Snow Block Party (2022)
Wednesday, December 21 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Fire Department Bureau of Equipment
According to a press release issued on Tuesday, San Francisco Fire, San Francisco local 798 Firefighters, teamed up with the Teamsters Union to bring in 15 cubic yards of snow from the Sierras for some Holiday Cheer on the morning of December 21st, 2022, at ...
SF Symphony’s Elf—In Concert (Dec.21-22)
Wednesday, December 21 7:30 pm |
Cost: $30 | Davies Symphony Hall
Get ready to experience Holiday season like never before—the San Francisco Symphony’s much-loved Christmas series is back! Let the SF Symphony brighten your family’s holiday season as they fill Davies Symphony Hall with a festive mix of classical and popular concerts throughout the holidays. San ...
“Elf” Christmas Movie Night w/ SF Symphony Live Score (Dec. 21-22)
Wednesday, December 21 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: $60 | Davies Symphony Hall
Get ready to experience the movies like never before—the San Francisco Symphony’s much-loved Film Series is back! Watch epic blockbusters and family classics on the big screen and feel the thrilling power of the film score performed LIVE by the SF Symphony. It’s an experience ...
Every Wednesday
Free Bad-Ass Morning Outdoor Workout: Alta Vista Park | SF
Every Wednesday 6:30 am |
Cost: FREE | Alta Plaza Park
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
Every Wednesday All Day |
Cost: FREE | 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
Every Wednesday All Day |
Cost: FREE | Autodesk Gallery
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
Every Wednesday 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
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
Every Wednesday 7:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am |
Cost: FREE | The Edge
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
Every Wednesday 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Cigar Bar & Grill
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
Every Wednesday 8:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | La Rocca's Corner
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 ...