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SF City Hall Lights Up for First Night of Hanukkah 2024

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 - 5:30 pm to 7:00 am | Cost: FREE
San Francisco City Hall | 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Pl., San Francisco, CA
San Francisco

Event Details

SF City Hall Lights Up for Christmas 2024

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Every evening at sunset, over 220 state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures illuminate City Hall’s exterior. Normally, a soft white glow shows off the play of light and shadow on the full façade and dome. Frequently, special plaza façade lighting schemes honor or celebrate events, seasons, and holidays.

City Hall will be lit up in green and red most nights in the lead up to Christmas and afterward.

City Hall Holiday Lighting Schedule
Subject to change

  • Sunday, December 1, 2024 – red – in recognition of World AIDS Day
  • Tuesday, December 3, 2024 – purple – in recognition of International Day of People with Disabilities
  • Wednesday, December 4, 2024 – red/green – in recognition of the Civic Center Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Saturday, December 7 through Monday, December 9, 2024 – red/green – in recognition of the Holiday Season
  • Tuesday, December 10 through Thursday, December 12, 2025 – red/gold – The SF 49ers will play the LA Rams at Levis Stadium on Thursday, December 12, 2024.
  • NBC Thursday Night Football will be shooting B-roll of San Francisco Tuesday, December 10 through Thursday, December 12, 2024; the B-roll will be used during the Thursday Night Football Broadcast.
  • Friday, December 13, 2024 – white/red – in recognition of the National Day of Malta
  • Saturday December 14 – blue/orange – in recognition of Balboa High School playing for the State Championship.
  • Sunday, December 15 through Tuesday, December 24, 2024 – red/green – in recognition of the Holiday Season
  • Wednesday, December 25, 2024 – blue – in recognition of the First Night of Hanukkah
  • Thursday, December 26, 2024 – red/green/black – in recognition of the First Night of Kwanzaa
  • Friday, December 27 through Tuesday, December 31, 2024 – red/green – in recognition of the Holiday Season
  • Wednesday, January 1, 2025 – gold – Happy New Year! 😊

The schedule is always tentative for the holiday lights and subject to change when there are special events and the building is lit in honor of those. 

Upcoming SF City Hall Lights Up for Christmas 2024 Events

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Christmas, In Person, Tree + Holiday Lightings
Address: 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Pl., San Francisco, CA

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