Friday, December 12
Excelsior’s “From the E” Christmas Night Market (Dec. 2025)
Friday, December 12 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Norton and Harrington Streets
Come join us at the Excelsior Night Market for a night of food, fun, and community vibes! This is the place to be for unique crafts, entertainment and live music. Explore the diverse offerings from local vendors and connect with your neighbors in a fun ...
“ARTasting” Holiday Artist Maker Fair + Lively Indoor Night Market (Downtown SF)
Experience ARTasting! A Holiday Artist Maker Fair in the heart of the city! An immersive art, craft, and food fair that marks the next chapter for Hunt & Gather, and a gathering for the community!
ARTasting returns for a special Holiday Edition! A lively indoor night ...
“Let’s Glow SF” 2025: SF’s Huge Holiday Projection Arts Festival (Dec. 5-14)
Friday, December 12 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco's Financial District
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 ...
Free “Rush Hour Comedy Night” Friday Night (San Francisco)
Welcome to ‘Rush Hour Comedy Night’ where laughter knows no bounds and cultural collisions are the name of the game. Join our dynamic duo of black and Asian comedians as they embark on a whirlwind adventure through the streets of humor, weaving together their diverse backgrounds and ...Every Friday
SF’s Christmas Bar + Holiday Comedy Pop-Up (2025)
Join us for delicious holiday dranks and winter comedy nights as The Function in Downtown SF Hosts a festive Xmas pop-up This December, step into Frosty’s Boozy Wonderland, a magical Christmas and holiday bar experience returning to The Function, San Francisco’s first Black-owned comedy club We’re ...
FREE: Oakland’s HellaSecret Comedy & Cocktail Night 2024 (7p + 9p Shows)
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 ...
SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)
Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs at a secret location – a two-floor comedy club near ...Every Friday
Stand-Up Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons Live at SF Punch Line (Dec. 11–13)
Greg’s new stand-up special, Greg Fitzsimmons: You Know Me, was recorded on November 18, 2023 at The Comedy Mothership in Austin, TX. After 35 years performing stand-up, You Know Me, finds Greg hilariously reflecting on 34 years of sobriety, sex with a 57-year-old woman, convincing your children that ...
“Mortified Live” Embarrassing Teen Diary Storytelling (Bay Area)
As heard on The Mortified Podcast, & seen on Netflix’s Mortified Nation, check out Mortified – the national comedy/storytelling sensation live! Hear adults share their actual, embarrassing, & hilarious teen diaries live in front of total strangers. Check out the hilarious comedy/storytelling phenomenon that’s been ...
“The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF)
You know what makes stand-up comedy funnier? Smoking while watching it live! Come to San Francisco’s premiere cannabis club Moe Greens every Friday night for a night of laughter and, well, getting stoned. HellaFunny is taking over the cannabis lounge at Moe Greens for the ...Every Friday
$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
From the mild to the wild, all of us have guilty pleasures, moments of being bad, and the down right awful. Audiences submit written sins and secrets, and we weave a fully improvised comedy show. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. No one will know about the ...
$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Since 2011, San Francisco’s hottest improv show remains “Your Fucked Up Relationship.” — Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook ...
$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Once a week, in the late hours of what used to be “not considered late,” a group of degenerates and misfits gather to perform a seance unlike anything seen before. So comically evil that you may get sick to your stomach. The Ritual will be ...Every Friday
“Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day at SF’s Tato (Every Friday)
While many restaurants are struggling, San Francisco Mexican restaurant TATO wants to give back. They’re bringing back their “Taco Love” special which features a two taco plate with sides, and pay-what-you-can pricing. Pay-What-You-Can Taco Day Tato 4608 3rd St. (@ McKinnon) San Francisco (Bayview) Every ...Every Friday
Santa’s “No Bot Shop” Holiday Pop-up (Dec. 12-13)
Friday, December 12 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | World Space San Francisco
Event: Santa’s No Bot Shop
Dates: December 12 and 13, 2025
Dec 12 2pm – 8pm
Dec 13 10am – 7pm
Location: World Space San Francisco; 281 Geary Street
Description:
World is the real human network, ensuring real humans – not bots – get access to the things they love online. ...
“Off the Grid” Fort Mason: Holidays Night Market w/ 110+ Vendors (December 2025)
🎉 Off the Grid Returns to Fort Mason for 2025 – With a Massive Monthly Night Market + 110+ Vendors! After taking most of 2024 off, Off the Grid is making a huge comeback in 2025 — The beloved Friday night tradition at Fort Mason ...
Free Holiday Organ by Candlelight at Jacuzzi Vineyards (Sonoma)
Join us for a magical holiday evening at Jacuzzi Family Vineyards as Organist John Partridge performs festive and inspiring music on our beautifully restored 1897 Bergstrom pipe organ, now housed in our stunning Barrel Room. Surrounded by the glow of candlelight and the warmth of ...
$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
Fridays are now a little bit more awesome. Did someone say $1 drinks? Monroe in North Beach hosts “Battle of the Decades” DJ party and happy hour every Friday with a DJ spinning progressive tunes. Every hour is a different decade – with drink prices ...Every Friday
Outer Sunset’s 3-Block Holiday Night Bazaar (SF)
Friday, December 12 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Irving & 22nd
A Bustling Holiday Night Bazaar for all ages in the heart of The Outer Sunset amongst three blocks of merchants corridor! Experience the neighborhood come alive with holiday festivities, crafts, vendors, delicious foods, games and more!
The Holiday Night Bazaar, the second and final night market ...
Noisebridge Hackerspace Sweet 16 Celebration(SF)
Hello! It’s Noisebridge’s 16th Birthday and we’re CELEBRATING. Come visit this Mission community icon & one of the first North American hackerspaces.
This event is FREE (donations recommended if able) and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Come and go as you please. Feel free to pop in ...
SF City Hall’s Brand New Animated Light Show (Thru Dec. 30)
Friday, December 12 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco City Hall
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 ...
“Black Film as Protest” Free Community Screening (SF)
Black Film as Protest: Anyabwile Love
*We had to move the Maria Judice screening to 2026 to accommodate filmmaker schedules.
Screening: Speakn’ Trane
AAACC (African American Art & Culture Complex)
Friday, Dec 12, 2025
6P (Doors open)
Free Community Screening
Filmmaker in person. Filmmakers in person. Both writer and director will be in ...
Magical 21+ Night Market w/ December Disco at “Fairy Winterland” (Oakland)
Oakland’s most magical holiday night market returns! Twas the Night is Fairyland’s final Adults-only (21+) event of the year!
-Holiday party
-Night market
-December disco
-Twinkling landscape
-R&B concert
-Open air dance floor
-Jolly Trolly rides
-Crafty cocktails
-Savory eats
-Vendor village
-Artisan gifts
-Boutique brands
-Art activations
Don’t miss the park transformed into a dazzling playscape for grownups ...
Behind the Scenes of “In The Name of Love” MLK Tribute (SF)
KALW hosts an uplifting preview of In The Name of Love, a tribute to Martin Luther King featuring Sly & The Family Stone’s music.
Go inside the making of an iconic musical showcase that reimagines the music of Sly & the Family Stone with a variety ...
Saturday, December 13
SF’s $10 Chinatown Walking Tour (Free Egg Tart + Hong Kong Tea Tastings)
Join us for one of our most popular events — the Chinatown Walking Tour! This informative and fun-filled tour will take you through key attractions like the Guan Foundation Temple, Portsmouth Square, Ross Alley, Waverley Place, and more. 2025 Chinatown Walking Tour is this Saturday ...
Berkeley’s “Joy Village Bazaar” Free Holiday Craft & Community Fair (2025)
A day of crafting, sipping, shopping, and snacking to celebrate the season in our amazing neighborhood. Start your holiday adventure at the former Books, Inc. building for community crafts and holiday fun. Then sip and stroll your way though world-class holiday shopping, dining, healing, and ...
Root Division’s 1st Annual Holiday Artist Fair + Free Drink Tickets (SF)
Discover 20+ emerging artists at Root Division’s 1st Annual Artist Fair – free art, performances, workshops & local food in San Francisco.
Come early and enjoy $5 off off Señor Sisig, and $1 off coffee at Excelsior Coffee from 12–1 pm!
Join us for Root Division’s 1st Annual ...
SF’s SantaCon-Style 2025 Pub Crawl: 10-Hours, 9 Bars (The Mission + Downtown)
San Francisco’s SantaCon is always a blast, but the classic version can also feel like one big, unstructured holiday free-for-all.
If you’d prefer something a little more coordinated – with guaranteed bar access, wristband entry, and a clear crawl route –this ticketed SantaCon-style pub crawl is ...
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 ...
2025 “Holidays on Taraval” (SF)
Saturday, December 13 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Taraval Street
WE INVITE ONE AND ALL TO COME AND ENJOY HOLIDAYS ON TARAVAL, A FESTIVE CELEBRATION OF TARAVAL ST FEATURING POP’S ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING, SHOPPING, MUSIC AND COMMUNITY FUN!
Join the People of Parkside Sunset, the Sunset Chinese Cultural District and Sunset Mercantile on Saturday, December 13, from 4 ...
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, San Francisco, Support the Bay
Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Holiday Lights
Good News, Support the Bay, Transportation
Goodbye, Local Icons, Museums / Cultural Institutions
Holiday Lights, San Francisco
