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Events for December 16, 2023

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Saturday, December 16

12:00 pmDollie + Me Holiday Tea at The Westin St. Francis (SF)  $95*
*General Admission: USD 95.00
End of Year Clothing Swap at SF’s Tenderloin Museum (2023)
Saturday, December 16 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Tenderloin Museum
Calling all no-buy baddies and sustainable city gurls! If you’re ready to clean out your closet for the new year or looking to keep your gift giving costs low, join us at our End of Year Clothing Swap at the Tenderloin Museum (398 Eddy). To make ...
SF’s “Only Loud” Small Business Xmas Shopping Fair (India Basin)
Saturday, December 16 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | India Basin Shoreline Park
Join the Only Loud Squad and community partners for its small business market this Saturday, December 16 from 1 to 6 p.m. at India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street). Get ahead on your holiday shopping by buying goods from local small ...

$35 Tix: Holiday Musical “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas” Live in SF (Dec. 16-17)
Saturday, December 16 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $35*
*Use promo code FUNCHEAP for $35 tickets
| Curran

This weekend, indulge in the perfect holiday show – the heartwarming musical, “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas,” at SF’s historic Curran Theater. Inspired by the true story of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley’s December 1956 homecoming at Sun Records, this holiday musical will have ...

1:00 pm10% Off Art: Annual Live Jazz Holiday Party at Hayes Valley Art Works (SF)  FREE*
*Free, with donations of $10 encouraged please rsvp on eventbrite
120 years: SFMTA Photo Archive 1903-2023” Exhibit Opens
Saturday, December 16 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Harvey Milk Photo Center
On Saturday, Dec. 16, a new exhibit featuring photographs from the SFMTA Photo Archive is opening at the Harvey Milk Photo Center with a reception from 2 – 5 p.m. The show,“120 years: SFMTA Photo Archive 1903-2023” taps into twelve decades of image making by photographers working ...
$24 Tix: “Ruthless!” Cult-Hit Musical Live in SF (Dec. 1-Jan. 7)

A wickedly sharp satire wrapped in a hard candy shell, this cult-hit musical is a deliciously diabolical look at fame, ambition, and the perils of musical theatre through the eyes of a talented 8-year old with a tiny homicidal streak. RUTHLESS! runs Dec. 1 – Jan. ...

3:00 pmChristmas Dance Competition & Showcase (Oakland)  $20*
*$10 youth/Senior
Free Tix: “Schick Machine” Wild & Unique Mechanical Musical Instruments (Dec. 15-17)

Schick Machine features percussionist Steven Schick exploring a visually compelling world of mechanical devices, invented instruments, and seemingly infinite sonic possibilities. Want free tickets? Just enter FandC code to reserve your seat(s) when purchasing tickets – limited to first 60 people. At the end of ...

Bayview Opera House “Winter Wonderland” w/ $1 Ice Sculpting (SF)
Saturday, December 16 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Bayview Opera House
Winter Wonderland at the Ruth Williams Opera House is coming soon! Community, we are so excited to bring back our free annual event, Winter Wonderland. Date: Saturday, December 16th, 2023 Time: 4:00pm – 8:00pm Location: Ruth Williams Opera House and Joe Lee Rec Center Activities: Ice Sculpting, Snowman Building, Video ...
Sweatercon “Ugly Sweater” Pub Crawl 2023 (SF) No matter how you celebrate the holidays, throwing back beers & holiday drinks and cruising from bar to bar is something that can be enjoyed by all. The best Ugly Sweater Party in San Francisco! After partying with friends on Halloween, gathering with family on Thanksgiving ...
SF’s “Clean up The City” West SoMa Cleanup (w/ Free Drink for Volunteers)
Saturday, December 16 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Driftwood

Who’s ready for a clean up! Join the Civic Joy Fund, RefuseRefuseSF, Shine On, SF Public Works, and TogetherSF for a friendly neighborhood cleanup! Volunteers will meet at Driftwood (1225 Folsom St), clean for a bit, then enjoy a free drink after the 1 hour ...Every Saturday

SF’s Anti-Capitalist Holiday Market (Dec. 15-16)
Saturday, December 16 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Birdcase

Anti-Capitalist Holiday Market Shop local! Support bay area makers and artists, hang out, and grab a drink at this two day holiday market pop-up at THE BIRDCAGE. THE BIRDCAGE is a new up and coming cafe, event space, art gallery, and gift shop in Lower ...

$8 Flat Rate Parking in SF after 5pm (Chinatown/North Beach)
Saturday, December 16 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: $8*
*$8 flat rate parking after 5pm (7 days a week). Otherwise parking is $4/hour. Validation gets $5 off parking rates
| Portsmouth Square Garage

Where can you get $8 flat rate parking in SF?  How about while shopping, eating and drinking in Chinatown or North Beach! There’s no better place to park than Portsmouth Square Garage. Rates normally $4 per hour, but evening parking (after 5pm) is just $8, ...Every Saturday

2023 Holidays on Fourth Street: Fantasy Parade | Berkeley
Saturday, December 16 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Fourth Street (Berkeley)

Dazzling Holiday Lights ~ On Each Night On each night starting at dusk, Fourth Street street sparkles with cheer every night at about 5PM. Holiday lights embroider every tree and glowing balls of light dangle from the branches. Enjoy the three blocks of beauty with ...

Mission “Lovers Lane” Xmas Art Show & Fundraiser (SF)
Saturday, December 16 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
A WALK DOWN LOVERS LANE Dance/Art Show/Fundraiser Saturday 6-9pm December 16th at Mission Cultural Center @mcclasf Check out amazing artwork displayed by @ireneshiori @cialuart @nietos_photo @paintergeorge415 @streetscripture_tattoos @sarahannnime & @onceinvblumoon Get your Xmas presents from local vendors @sugarygarbage @mag.dre @mission.native @divinecurlz @itsagcreation Bring your loved ones, we’ll have ...
6:30 pmHoliday Bingo w/ The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SF)  $25
“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

21st Annual “Unsilent Night” SF’s Boombox Christmas Parade (2023)
Saturday, December 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Dolores Park
Unsilent Night is a participatory sound artwork by composer Phil Kline, an ethereal, electronic soundscape played by the audience on boomboxes carried through city streets. Each participant gets one of four tracks of music in the form of a MP3 or through the app. All four ...
Laugh GPT: SF’s First AI-Powered Stand-up Comedy Show (2023)
Saturday, December 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Use secret code HUMAN for comp tickets, otherwise, $10 off with secret code FUNCHEAP
| Mayes Oyster House

The robot revolution is upon us, and they’ve infiltrated the world of comedy! Join us for “Laugh GPT,” the AI-powered comedy show that might just be humanity’s last stand-up hurrah. Laugh GPT was recently featured in the Washington Post! As artificial intelligence advances, who knows how ...Every Saturday

SF’s HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Saturday)
Saturday, December 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $10 advanced tickets or $15 at door without RSVP
| Neck of The Woods

It’s San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night at a great new comedy club at Neck of the Woods with HellaFunny and Funcheap. *Special Sept. 30, 2023 Special Location SAVOY TIVOLI in North Beach! Come hang at North Beach staple, Savoy Tivoli – a 117-year-old ...Every Saturday

Win Tix: “The Eric Andre Show Live” at the Fox Theater (Oakland)
Saturday, December 16 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*WIN
| Fox Theater
Enter to win a pair of tickets to see legendary comedian/actor/creator Eric Andre live on stage at Oakland’s historic Fox Theater. Oakland is the final stop on Andre’s 20-date tour which follows the sixth season of Adult Swim’s hit series, “The Eric Andre Show.” Don’t miss Eric, ...
20th Anniversary “Love Actually” Film w/ Live Orchestra from San Francisco Symphony
Saturday, December 16 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $139*
*Tickets start at $139
| Davies Symphony Hall
See this holiday classic with the film score played live by the San Francisco Symphony. Funny, irresistible, and heart-warming, Love Actually is set in contemporary London in the weeks before Christmas and tells one story that weaves together a spectacular amount of love stories—sometimes romantic, sometimes ...
10% Off Tix to San Francisco Playhouse’s “Guys and Dolls” Musical (Nov. 16-Jan. 13)

The nine-time Tony Award winning musical comedy Guys and Dolls makes a triumphant return to San Francisco! It’s the ’50s in New York City and nightclub performer Miss Adelaide must find a way to convince Nathan Detroit, her gambling fiancé of fourteen years, to finally ...

“Drunk Theatre” SF’s Wildest Comedy Show (Final Show of 2023)
Saturday, December 16 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $20*
*$20 adv / $25 door
| The Lost Church

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 ...

No Scrubs: ’90s Hip Hop and R&B Night (SF)
Saturday, December 16 – 10:30 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: $5*
*Get $5 off Tickets - Early Bird tickets $5 adv w/ code FUNCHEAP (otherwise $10-15). Two drink minimum
| Neck of The Woods

From TLC, to the Fresh Prince, to Kid ‘N Play to Usher We’re taking over San Francisco’s Neck of the Woods, an awesome nightclub on Clement Street that was recently completely remodeled in 2021 with a killer new sound system, new lighting and new dance ...Every Saturday

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