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Events for December 18, 2024

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Wednesday, December 18

Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)

The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Wednesday

10:00 am“Pay What You Can” Wednesday at SF’s Museum of Craft and Design  FREE*
*Pay What You Can. Visitors are welcome to pay what they can every Wednesday
11:00 amFree Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)  FREE
SF’s 2024 “Winter Walk” at Union Square (Dec. 14-22)
Wednesday, December 18 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square

Come experience a Holiday Mercantile at Union Square’s Winter Walk! Union Square is the perfect destination for holiday shopping, and this season from December 14th-22nd, Sunset Mercantile is partnering with Union Square Alliance to feature a holiday marketplace at Winter Walk 2024. Our tented outdoor ...

$5 Off Tix: Hit Broadway Musical “Waitress” by Sara Bareilles at SF Playhouse (Nov. 21-Jan. 18)

In the musical comedy Waitress, Jenna is a waitress and expert pie maker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop…until a baking contest ...

2:00 pmFree Art Workshop: Holiday Cards (SF)  FREE
Festive Hanukkah Celebration w/ Annual Latke Cook-Off (SF)
Wednesday, December 18 – 2:30 pm - Ends at 4:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Frank Residences at The San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living
Join us for a Festive Hanukkah Celebration at our Annual Latke Cook-Off! This exciting showdown features local celebrity chefs, including James Beard Award-winning Chef Craig Stoll from Delina, alongside our own Campus professionals. Watch as they go head-to-head, showcasing their signature latke recipes.  A panel of judges will cast their ...
3:00 pmBeach Volleyball Pick Up (Alameda)  FREE
Holiday Maker Faire (Oakland)
Wednesday, December 18 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Oakland Rotunda Building
Looking for some unique gifts for Christmas? Or perhaps just some free live music! Come to downtown Oakland this Wednesday, Dec 18th @ 4-7pm, to the Oakland School for the Arts (OSA) Holiday Maker Faire. Come see the 40+ student vendors accompanied by live student ...
White Claw + $1 Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina (SoMa)
Wednesday, December 18 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No admission charge. Wings are $1 each.
| Underdogs Cantina

Join us for Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina with $1 Wings from 4:30pm – Close! $1 Wing Wednesdays | 4:30pm to Close Underdogs Cantina, 128 King St. (Across from ballpark), SF FREE (No Cover) $1 WINGS from 4:30pm – Close Happy Hour from ...Every Wednesday

5:30 pmGlow Night at the Ice Rink (Bishop Ranch)  $26*
*Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink ticket required.
6:00 pm50¢ Wing Wednesdays at Westwood (SF)  FREE*
*50 cent wings! Minimum of 6 wings (range of flavors) with a drink purchase.
6:00 pmChess Lecture at the Bernal Library  FREE
6:00 pm“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)  FREE*
*Every Wednesday, Free Hot Dogs with every Hornitos Cocktail purchase
6:00 pmProfs & Pints Alameda: Ghosts, Christmas, and Dickens  $13.50*
*Advance: $13.50. Door: $17, or $15 w/ student ID
Crosscurrents Live: A Joyful Holiday Celebration of Bay Area Culture (SF)
Wednesday, December 18 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| KALW - 220 Montgomery
Join the Crosscurrents family for a live joyful evening featuring Bay Area voices. Hana Baba hosts a night of storytelling, poetry, dance and music to uplift and inspire. Experience your favorite Crosscurrents features, live and in person, including Sights & Sounds with Jenee Darden and poet ...
7:00 pmBlack Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)  FREE
“Comedians with Criminal Records” Live in SF (7p + 8:45p)
Wednesday, December 18 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 50 people. Donations appreciatied
| The Function

Crime and comedy collide in San Francisco’s most daring and unique event: Comedy’s Most Wanted: Comedians with Criminal Records, brought to you by HellaFunny. Prepare for a night of laughter and lawlessness as we unveil the Bay Area’s top professional comics who’ve had run-ins with the ...Every Wednesday

FREE Oakland “HellaSecret” Comedy Show (Wednesday Nights)

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...

7:30 pm“Wolfman Jeff Trivia” Night at SF’s Willkommen Beer Garden (Every Wednesday)  FREE
Holidays with Boyz II Men and the SF Symphony (Dec. 17-18)
Wednesday, December 18 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $75 | Davies Symphony Hall

Experience the incredible harmonies and soulful sound of this Grammy Award–winning trio as they take the stage with the San Francisco Symphony in a concert featuring orchestrated versions of original hits like “End of the Road,” I’ll Make Love to You,” “On Bended Knee,” and ...

$2 Taco Night + Happy Hour Comedy at Skylark (SF)
Wednesday, December 18 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required. 2 drink minimum. 21+
| Skylark Bar

Join us for a night of laughter featuring Bay Area’s top rising comics! We showcase comedians that have been on Netflix, Comedy Central, Amazon, HBO… so come through and you may see the next big thing! HaHaHappy Hour Comedy at Skylark $5 beer, $2 tacos ...Every Wednesday

Sea Shanties at a Tiki Room (Forget “Ho Ho Ho”, Try “Yo-Ho-Ho!)
Wednesday, December 18 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*We'll "pass the hat" and then we'll pass out!
| BooLoo Lounge
**T’was the Shanty Before Xmas!**  Ever been to a SEA SHANTY before?! Well, if you haven’t, you might wanna start—they are a BLAST, and we ain’t getting any younger! Imagine…SHANTAOKE! But instead of cheesy holiday tunes, we’ll get you singing about saucy mermaids, salty sailors, and probably ...
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