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It’s A New Day + Breakfast Of Champions Block Party 2024 (SF)
SF’s longest-running New Year’s Day celebration is back and bigger than ever to ring in 2024 the best way we know how. Join us as we take over the block with our favorite crews and plenty of new surprises for the Bay Area’s most notorious ...
New Year’s Day 2024 Parking Rules in SF (How Not to Get a Ticket)
Celebrate the kick off of 2024 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 ...
11th Annual First Day Hike at Jack London State Historic Park (2024)
Are You Ready?
Discover how great you will feel when you start the new year off on the right foot on the 2024 First Day Hike. Our 11th Annual Hike to the Summit of the Park can be either a personal challenge to see if you ...
Holidays at Filoli Gardens (New Year’s Day)
The holidays are magical time to visit Filoli when its beautiful gardens are beautifully lit up and the house is decked with festive decorations. ‘Tis the season to make special memories, bask in the vibrant landscape, and spend time together. Step into the magic of ...
SF’s Holiday Ice Skating Session at Union Square (New Year’s Day)
One of San Francisco’s favorite holiday traditions returns for the 2023-24 holiday season. Since 2008, The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square has delighted children and adults with its holiday-themed ice park located in Union Square. Enjoy ice skating in San Francisco’s iconic plaza ...
New Year’s Day 2024 World Naked Bike Ride + Polar Plunge (SF)
Monday, January 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ocean Beach (Taraval St)
9th Annual New Years Day Polar Plunge and World Naked Bike Ride-San Francisco Ride, Plunge & Beach Party
Since 2011, the Riptide Bar on Taraval sponsored Polar Plunge that has drawn 400 or more people every year. It stands to reason several hundred will show up ...
New Year’s Day “Hatsumode” Japanese Shrine Visit (2024)
Monday, January 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Konko Church of San Francisco
Come on by the Konko Church of San Francisco to experience your traditional Japanese New Year’s Day Shrine Visit, Hatsumode!
Come start the year off right and ring the traditional shrine bell for prosperity.
Write your wishes and prayers on a Shide (Sacred zigzag paper) and hang it on ...
9th Annual New Year’s Day Polar Plunge & World Naked Bike Ride + Beach Party
Monday, January 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ocean Beach (Taraval St)
9th Annual New Years Day Polar Plunge and World Naked Bike Ride-San Francisco Ride, Plunge & Beach Party
Since 2011, the Riptide Bar on Taraval sponsored Polar Plunge that has drawn 400 or more people every year. It stands to reason several hundred will show up ...
New Year’s (& Final) Day 2024 at San Jose’s “Christmas in the Park”
Christmas in the Park is an annual holiday tradition that takes place in the heart of Downtown San José at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez. For over 44 years, this whimsical walk-thru event has brought people from all over the Bay Area together during the ...
SF’s New Year’s Day 2024 Polar Bear Ice Skate (Union Square)
Start the New Year off in your swimsuit…on the ice…in the middle of Union Square! As a nod to the popular Canadian tradition, this version of “taking the plunge” invites skaters to wear their wildest and most inventive beach attire, in hopes of walking away ...
SF Chamber Orchestra New Year’s Day Concert
Monday, January 1 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
Our New Year’s Day concert is a 70 year tradition! We begin with the thrilling world premeire of Sumi Tonooka’s “Sketch at Seven,” a collaboration with the SF Conservatory’s Emerging Black Composer’s Project. And you won’t want to miss our exciting Debut Artist, Palo Alto’s ...
2023 Drive-Thru Holiday Light Show in San Jose (New Year’s Day)
Enjoy a fantastic light show programmed to music! Our 2023 drive-through experience is guaranteed to create memories for all. Details are sparse for 2023, but we’d imagine it’s similar to past years. Fill the car with family and friends, and take a musical journey through ...
New Year’s Day Ice Skating at San Jose’s “Downtown Ice”
Located at 120 S. Market St., the downtown San Jose rink opens on Friday, November 17, and operates daily through January 15, 2024. It’s easy to find. Just go to the San Jose Museum of Art and turn around. The annual festive San Jose ice ...
New Year’s Day “Glowfari” Lights Festival 2023 at Oakland Zoo
Glowfari returns in November 2023! This wildly popular, family-friendly experience is back with hundreds of ALL new, larger-than-life animal lanterns throughout the Zoo. Each lantern tells the story of the ongoing journey of wildlife, the importance of every species on our planet, and Oakland Zoo’s ...
SF City Hall Lights Up Gold for New Year’s Day (2024)
Monday, January 1 – 5:01 pm - Ends at 7:00 am |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco City Hall
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 Monday, January 1, 2024 – gold – Happy New Year!! 😊 The schedule is always tentative for the ...
SF’s 2023-2024 Kwanzaa Celebration (Final Night) w/ Free NYD Blues Concert
Monday, January 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church
The Village Project and our community partners will present our 18th annual Kwanzaa celebrations at various venues throughout San Francisco, with seven days of community events, starting on Dec. 26, 2023 through January 1, 2024. Striving to unite and strengthen our family, community and nation, ...
Golden Gate Park’s “Entwined” LED Forest Lights up on New Year’s Day (2024)
Monday, January 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park (Peacock Meadow)
San Francisco’s popular “Entwined” Lighted Forest in Golden Gate is back from December 7, 2023 – April 28, 2024. Entwined’s forest of illuminated color has lit up Peacock Meadow in Golden Gate Park every winter since 2020, immersing park visitors in a realm of art, ...
SF’s “Wurst Drag Trivia” (Every Monday)
Monday, January 1 – 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Willkommen
Don’t miss the best drag trivia in SF, hosted by BeBe Sweetbriar! Grab a beer and some sausages and try your best (or your wurst) to beat the competition while Bebe keeps the questions hard and the ambiance light. SF’s Wurst Drag Trivia ...Every Monday
FREE TIX: SF’s Dirty Joke Night at a Legendary Strip Club (North Beach)
The legendary Condor in North Beach turns into a pop-up comedy club on Monday nights. Instead of topless dancers, you’ll hear real dirty jokes by real dirty comedians and some of SF’s top local comics every weekend with credits like Cobbs, Punchline, SF Sketchfest, Comedy Central Clusterfest, ...
