Events for December 13, 2025
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Saturday, December 13
| 1:00 pm | Bay Area Then Artist and Curator Panel | $10* *Discounts for Studen, senior and Youth. Gallery admission included
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Saturday at The Avenue
Join us on Alameda Avenue for a vendor market, live music, games and festive fun.
Saturday, December 13 & 20, 1-5PM
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BART SweaterFest 2025: Free Holiday Fun + BARTmobile Rides (Rockridge)
For the third year in a row, BART is bringing holiday magic with a transit twist to Rockridge BART Station Plaza!
Join us to celebrate the season, show off your Bay Area pride, and rock the iconic BART holiday sweater. The free, family-friendly event will be held from ...
| 1:00 pm | Santa Beer Crawl 2025 | $45 |
| 1:00 pm | Dollie + Me Holiday Tea at The Westin St. Francis | $125* *$125 per person, excluding tax and fees
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| 1:00 pm | Peninsula Women’s Chorus: Voices that Guide Us | 10-50* *$10-50; pay-what-you-wish until 10/31 online
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| 1:00 pm | The Nutcracker Bird (Oakland) | $45 |
Free Gifts: 2025 Holiday Market of All Vegan + Eco-Friendly Goods (Berkeley)
Share in holiday cheer together as we reject consumerism and reduce waste by sharing our resources with community. Bring clean, intact, and working items you no longer need, including holiday decor. This is a great place to find cozy accents for the holiday season and ...
Merry Mercado Holiday Market at 826 Valencia (SF)
We’re delighted to announce the return of our holiday craft fair, Merry Mercado, this festive season at the Pirate Supply Store!
Please come peruse, enjoy, and check holiday gifts off your list! We will be purveying goods from local vendors, and a portion of proceeds ...
| 2:00 pm | “Sketchboard”: Figure Drawing Art Class & Live Music | SF | $5* *Donation-based admission: $5-15
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Disney’s “Frozen” in Concert with the SF Symphony
When her kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, the fearless princess Anna sets out with an unlikely band of friends to find her sister, Queen Elsa, and break her icy spell.
Experience this family favorite on the big screen as the San Francisco Symphony performs the ...
| 2:30 pm | Psychedelic Puppet Show: Twisting the Rabbit Hole | $25* *$0-25 presale tickets, $35 at the door. The film festival is free to attend. Visit the event link for more information.
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SF’s 11th Annual Krampus Pub Crawl (2025)
It’s time once again to bring the Xmas weird back to Union Square with the Eleventh Annual Krampusnacht celebration!
Join us (the ORIGINAL SF Krampus!) as we channel our own personal versions of the traditional Christmas demon, Krampus – pal of St. Nick and scourge of ...
2025 Filipino “Parol Lantern” Festival (SF)
SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District in partnership with Filipino American Development Foundation presents their 23rd Annual Parol Lantern Festival on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) from 3-8pm. This free, family-friendly festival continues the tradition of the ...
| 5:00 pm | Photo Show at Studio Valencia (SF) | FREE |
SF Neo-Futurists: Best of The Infinite Wrench 2025
The 30 best plays of the year by SF’s premiere performance art troupe!
The SF Neo-Futurists are back for their annual performance of the year’s best plays in The Infinite Wrench: Best of 2025! Named “SF’s premiere performance art troupe” (48 Hills) & one of “22 ...
“Festive As F*ck” Holiday Bash w/ Drag + DJs (SOMArts)
Close out the year feeling Festive As F*ck with the first-ever, full-throttle celebration of the brand-new SF Street Fair Coalition!
5PM – Shop til you drop at the LCD holiday market
8PM – Choose a drag champion as they lip sync for all our lives
10PM – Dance ...
Blue Christmas Service: Candlelight + Reflection (Brisbane)
This year, join Lyrical Assembly for the first ever Blue Christmas Service. During the holiday season we often hear of peace, joy, and hope. What about those who are grieving, far from home, suffering from illness or estrangement?
We are offering up a dedicated space to ...
SF City Hall’s Brand New Animated Light Show (Thru Dec. 30)
San Francisco City Hall has debuted a brand new holiday installation: City Hall Winter Lights, a free projection mapping show that turns both the Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue sides of the building into a giant animated storybook. The month-long display runs nightly through ...
“Let’s Glow SF” 2025: SF’s Huge Holiday Projection Arts Festival (Dec. 5-14)
Let’s Glow SF, the nation’s largest FREE holiday projection arts festival, is making a triumphant return to downtown San Francisco for its fifth and grandest year yet. This all-ages, family-friendly event runs for 10 nights from December 5-14, 2025. Experience breathtaking animated projections illuminating eight ...
Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade + Fireworks (2025)
Enjoy brightly decorated boats and a breathtaking fireworks show over the Bay.
Lighted Boat Parade and Fireworks
December 13, 2025 | 6 – 7:15 pm
Sausalito Waterfront – Gabrielson Park
5:00 pm Reserved Seating Opens
6:00 pm Lighted-Boat Parade begins
7:15 pm Fireworks (approximate time)
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2025 Lighted Boat Parade on Petaluma River
Holiday Fun on the Petaluma River!
Join us at the Petaluma Basin and enjoy the Lighted Boat parade hosted by the Petaluma Yacht Club.
Watch the beautiful boats go down the Petaluma River, ushering in the holiday season!
Vessels of all sizes ~ power, sail, and people-powered are ...
2025 Poetry Awards: Art + Beat Generation Tribute (SF)
Celebrate the Beat legacy at the 2025 ruth weiss Poetry Awards , a night of art, film, and fearless poetic expression.
Join us for the 2025 ruth weiss Poetry Awards & Ceremony, celebrating the fearless spirit of poet, performer, and Beat Generation icon ruth weiss (1928–2020).
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