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Events for December 18, 2025

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Thursday, December 18

SF’s Alcatraz Night Tour: Alcatraz Island + World-Renowned Cellhouse
Thursday, December 18 – 8:40 am - Ends at 3:50 pm | Cost: $47.95 | Alcatraz Landing

Enter to win a pair of tickets to the epic Alcatraz Night Tour – with tickets good for up to 1 year! The Alcatraz Night Tour is a unique program limited to just a few hundred visitors per evening that includes special programs, tours and activities not offered ...

Union Square’s Festive “Winter Walk” 2025 (Dec. 13-24)
Thursday, December 18 – 10:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lower Stockton Street

San Francisco’s signature holiday event, Winter Walk, returns to Union Square from December 13–24, 2025 for a 12-day celebration that transforms two blocks of Stockton Street into a festive holiday destination. This year’s Winter Walk will feature a holiday marketplace, interactive vendors, food trucks, family-friendly stage ...

2025 Winter Wonderland Hanukkah Celebration at Thrive City
Thursday, December 18 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thrive City Plaza (at Chase Center)
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with us at Thrive City’s Winter Wonderland Hanukkah Celebration! Join us for a memorable evening as we light the menorah followed by live entertainment including music from Jerry’s Kosher Deli All Star Band, festive treats, and arts & crafts. Ice ...
Thrive City’s “Winter Wonderland” 2025 Hanukkah Celebration (SF)
Thursday, December 18 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thrive City
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with us at Thrive City’s Winter Wonderland Hanukkah Celebration! Join us for a memorable evening as we light the menorah followed by live entertainment including music from Jerry’s Kosher Deli All Star Band, festive treats, and arts & crafts. Ice ...
SF’s Massive Free EDM Block Party w/ Wooli (Third Thursdays)
Thursday, December 18 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 63 Ellis Street

On Ellis is San Francisco’s newest (and totally free) monthly electronic music block party taking place every third Thursday. It’s funded by the Civic Joy Fund and produced by John’s Grill, 620 Jones, The Midway, and NPU Live Presents. It’s going to be huge! According ...Monthly

Free “Loteria” Game Night (Mexican Bingo) in The Mission
Thursday, December 18 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with food or drink purchase
| Tacolicious

Game Night at Tacolicious: Valencia Join us every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month for an evening of fun, food, and community at Tacolicious on Valencia Street! We’re bringing Mission Lotería to the table—a San Francisco twist on the classic Mexican game. Play for ...

SF’s Holiday “Castro Wine Walk” (2025)
Thursday, December 18 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $40*
*$40 for one or $70 for 2 (Better Together!)
| The Academy
Join us for the Castro Wine Walk! Sip seasonal pours, sip and stroll through 11 local businesses, and celebrate fall in the gayborhood. Raise a glass—it’s the holiday season in the Castro! On Thursday, December 18, the Castro Merchants Association is uncorking the Castro Wine Walk, ...
Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at “House of Air” Trampoline Park (SF)
Thursday, December 18 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*Pricing is Per Hour, House of Air Grip Socks are required to jump.
| House of Air

Take full advantage of our 70+ trampolines — without the worry of running into (or launching) a 9 year old! Flight Club is House of Air’s exclusive 18+ takeover where the only thing flying through the air is you. Flight Club: Adult Flight NightThursdays: 6p ...Every Thursday

Casamigos Tequila Mixology Class at Underdogs Cantina (SF)
Thursday, December 18 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $22.99*
*$22.99 (fees included) - Grab a friend and get 2 tickets for $39.49 only (fees included)
| Underdogs Cantina
Christmas Tequila Cocktails – Casamigos Mixology Class! Looking for a spirited way to celebrate the season? Join us for a hands-on Christmas Mixology Class featuring Casamigos Tequila at Underdogs Cantina, where shaking, stirring, and a little holiday mischief are strongly encouraged. San Francisco Booze School Monthly at 6pm Underdogs ...
6:30 pmSF’s Weekly Jeopardy Bar League: Trivia + Prizes (Woodbury)  FREE*
*Free all night
Free “HellaSecret” Comedy Night @ Secret Bar (Oakland)

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 ...

Hecklers Welcome: SF’s First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling
Thursday, December 18 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| The Function

Welcome to Hecklers Welcome!, San Francisco’s only stand-up show where you get to talk back. This is not your average comedy night—this is a full-blown verbal brawl, where comics come ready to spar and the audience gets a license to heckle. Got jokes? Bring ’em. Got beef? Air ...Every Thursday

Yo-Ho-Ho, Not Ho-Ho-Ho: Sea Shanties Lead a Full Holiday Carol Mutiny (Oakland)
Thursday, December 18 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free - but we pass the hat before we PASS OUT!
| Slainte Pub
The World’s Only “Shantyoke” Takes Over Sláinte Pub – Dec. 18 (Free) Looking for a holiday event that isn’t another round of Mariah Carey and lukewarm cheer? Shipwrecked Shanty is closing out the year with the world’s only officially titled “Shantyoke” — yes, karaoke, but make ...
8:00 pmFree Comedy Dating Game Show + Afterparty (The Faight Collective)  FREE*
*For free tickets - Just sign up at knowndating.com/onboarding to complete the call, and then add yourself for the waitlist for the ticket option for "Known Members"!
2025 Union Square’s Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah: 5th Night
Thursday, December 18 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park

Lighting it up since 1975, San Francisco celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first giant public menorah outside Israel, a landmark Bill Graham project that went on to inspire thousands of menorahs around the world. This year’s eight-night festival brings music, community gatherings, and nightly ceremonies ...

8:15 pmJane Frank’s First Release in 7 Years: Live Show (SF)  $20
9:00 pm16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)  FREE*
*Absolutely free for all!
9:00 pmEvery Thursday: “Inner Circle” Dance Party at White Rabbit (SF)  FREE*
*Inner Circle is always Free with RSVP
9:00 pmFree Drum & Bass Party: Kinetik + Shadow Spirit (SF)  FREE*
*FREE ALL NIGHT!
$5 Off: “San Francisco Tonight” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Thursday, December 18 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*FUNCHEAP discount code for $5 off. Normally 17.12.
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)

Want to have fun this Thursday night? You’re invited to the city’s most current improv comedy show. Each show, SF Tonight creates new, original comedy out of audience selected headlines and tabloids! You’ll be greeted with newspapers, magazines, and scissors. Cut out any headline you’d ...Every Thursday

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“Level Up Thursdays”: Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | Raven Bar
"Level Up Thursdays": Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday night, Raven Bar & Lounge hosts a free dance party with DJ Mark Andrus who will play your favorite throwback jams. Drink Specials All Night $10 Mixed Cocktails $6 Beer $6 Seltzer Video DJ Mark Andrus Level Up Thursday: Every Thursday at 9 pm Raven Bar & Lounge, 1151 Folsom St., SF FREE Updated ...
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