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10 Awesome Ways to Kick off 2016 in SF

Start New Year’s Day off right with hikes, walking tours, polar bear plunges, dance parties and brunches
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Wednesday, January 1

Free Admission Day at SF Botanical Garden for New Year’s Day 2025
Wednesday, January 1 – 7:30 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and daily from 7:30-9 am
| San Francisco Botanical Garden
Free Admission Day at SF Botanical Garden for New Year's Day 2025

The San Francisco Botanical Garden is one of the most diverse gardens in the world. A unique urban oasis, the garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 acres of both landscaped gardens and open spaces, and showcasing over 9,000 different kinds ...Monthly

SF’s Holiday Ice Skating Session at Union Square (New Year’s Day)
Wednesday, January 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*Tickets are $20 with skate rental included in the cost of admission
| Union Square Park
SF's Holiday Ice Skating Session at Union Square (New Year's Day)

One of San Francisco’s favorite holiday traditions returns for the 2024-25 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. First (100) guests skate for free during the ...

New Year’s (& Final) Day 2025 at San Jose’s “Christmas in the Park”
Wednesday, January 1 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
| Plaza de Cesar Chavez
New Year's (& Final) Day 2025 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 45 years, this whimsical walk-thru event has brought people from all over the Bay Area together during the ...

New Year’s Day Collaborative Huge Art at SF’s Ocean Beach (2024)
Wednesday, January 1 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*donations welcome, not required
| Ocean Beach (Balboa)
New Year's Day Collaborative Huge Art at SF's Ocean Beach (2024)
Join me in creating a massive artwork on the beach. Let’s set the tone for the New Year by creative beauty together.  Check out the kind of artwork I make and what you can be a part of making as well.
SF’s New Year’s Day 2025 Polar Bear Ice Skate (Union Square)
Wednesday, January 1 – 2:30 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch; $25 to skate (Includes Skate Rental)
| Union Square Park
SF's New Year's Day 2025 Polar Bear Ice Skate (Union Square)
POLAR BEAR SKATE Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | 2:30–3:30 p.m. $25pp The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square presented by Kaiser Permanente welcomes skaters of all ages to start the New Year off in your swimsuit…on the ice…in the middle of Union Square! As a nod ...