"SantaCon": SF's City-Wide Santa Pub Crawl is Back for 2025
Bars, Bay Area Favorites, Celebrations, Fun & Games, San Francisco
"SantaCon": SF's City-Wide Santa Pub Crawl is Back for 2025
Brace yourself for the citywide takeover of rowdy Santas parading around The City
BART Fares & Parking Are Going Up January 1, 2026
Transportation
BART Fares & Parking Are Going Up January 1, 2026
Average fares rise 6.2% and parking rates adjust at high- and low-demand stations
After 50 Years, Budweiser Brewery Closes Its Doors in Fairfield
Goodbye
After 50 Years, Budweiser Brewery Closes Its Doors in Fairfield
The plant will officially close by February 22, 2026, leaving L.A. as CA’s last Budweiser site
Yank Sing’s Legendary Chili Sauce Goes on Sale for 1 Day Only (Dec. 13)
Downtown San Francisco, Eat & Drink, Worth the Splurge
Yank Sing’s Legendary Chili Sauce Goes on Sale for 1 Day Only (Dec. 13)
Only 100 jars of the cult-favorite sauce will be sold at Yank Sing’s holiday market pop-up at Rincon Center
Help Decorate SF’s First Rose Parade Float in Nearly 50 Years
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, San Francisco, Support the Bay
Help Decorate SF’s First Rose Parade Float in Nearly 50 Years
Grab some flowers and help bring SF’s 55-foot float to life at Union Square’s Winter Walk, December 19-21.

Saturday, December 13, 2025

10:00 am   Union Square’s “Winter Walk” 2025 Opening Day (Dec. 13-24)   FREE
11:00 am   Authentic “German Holiday Market” at Mountain View City Hall Plaza (2025)   FREE
11:00 am   Santacon 2025: DJs, Drinks + Festive Fun (Rick & Roxy’s)   FREE*
*Free w/ RSVP
12:00 pm   San Francisco SantaCon: City-Wide Santa Pub Crawl (2025)   FREE
12:00 pm   “Lost Lands” Indigenous-Inspired Art+Music Night (SF)   FREE
12:00 pm   SF’s SantaCon-Style 2025 Pub Crawl: 10-Hours, 9 Bars (The Mission + Downtown)   $17.85*
*Tier 2 tickets are $5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP ($17.85, normally $23.18) - 21+
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.
5:00 pm   “Festive As F*ck” Holiday Bash w/ Drag + DJs (SOMArts)   $10*
*If you are a volunteer, staff person, board member, or donor to a local LGBTQ+ organization, you get 1/2 off general admission! If you volunteered for the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural, District, San Francisco Street Fair Coalition or SFSFC member organizations (SF Pride, Folsom Street Fair, Castro Street Fair, or TurnOut), you get in for free! Submit your info for a 1/2 off or free ticket HERE.

Pick Date

Saturday, December 13

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

Winter Walk Presented by JPMorganChase, San Francisco’s signature holiday event, returns to Union Square December 13-24, 2025 for a 12-day celebration that transforms two blocks of Stockton Street into a festive holiday destination. This annual event will once again feature a holiday marketplace, food trucks, ...

SF’s SantaCon-Style 2025 Pub Crawl: 10-Hours, 9 Bars (The Mission + Downtown)
Saturday, December 13 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $17.85*
*Tier 2 tickets are $5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP ($17.85, normally $23.18) - 21+
| Soundtrack
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 ...
“Let’s Glow SF” 2025: SF’s Huge Holiday Projection Arts Festival (Dec. 5-14)
Saturday, December 13 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco's Financial District
"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 ...

FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows)
FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (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 SantaCon Comedy Crawl: Elves Gone Wild (2025)
Saturday, December 13 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP, or with SantaCon Crawl wristband
| The Function
SF's SantaCon Comedy Crawl: Elves Gone Wild (2025)
Sleigh the night, San Francisco! SantaCon takes over The Function with Santa, elves and festival Holiday cocktails. Two comedy shows 7p + 9p Ho Ho Hilarious! Join us for SF’s SantaCon Comedy Crawl: Elves Gone Wild! at The Function- the only SantaCon stop where Santa grabs the mic and ...
“Crazy Funny Asians” Free Comedy Showcase (SF)
"Crazy Funny Asians" Free Comedy Showcase (SF)

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 SF’s brand new comedy club on Market St – ...Every Saturday

Stand-Up Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons Live at SF Punch Line (Dec. 11–13)
Saturday, December 13 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $32.05*
*Tickets starts at $32.05  General Admission – 18+ 2 drink min valid ID
| Punch Line Comedy Club
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)
Saturday, December 13 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $19.98*
*Normally $25.31 in advance, use promo code for $5 off tickets
| The Continental Club
"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 ...

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Saturday, December 13 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$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 ...

“Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens)
"Puff Puff Laugh" SF's Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens)

Puff Puff Laugh is Back! And now we’re on Saturdays! HellaFunny is taking over one of SF’s premier cannabis lounges, Moe Greens, for a night of “Puff Puff Laugh.” That’s right… it’s the only comedy show in San Francisco where you can (legally in California) get high ...Every Saturday

Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p)
Saturday, December 13 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $25 at door without RSVP
| Secret Location (SF)
Free Tix: HellaSecret "Desi Comedy Night" Live in SF (7p + 9p)

It’s the return of San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night with HellaFunny and Funcheap at a HellaSecret comedy venue with easy access to BART. See a showcase of some of the Bay Area’s top comedians of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Afghan, and South Asian descent ...Every Saturday

“Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)
Saturday, December 13 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| The Function
"Rush Hour Comedy Night" w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)

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

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Saturday, December 13 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$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 ...

SF’s Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland)
Saturday, December 13 – 10:00 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| The Function
SF's Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland)

Welcome to The HellaFunny Olympics where the best San Francisco comedians go head-to-head against the best Oakland comedians in a classic Battle of the Bay. Who will win? You decide! Teams of comedians representing their city will engage in an epic joke off, trading jokes back and forth until ...Every Saturday

Authentic “German Holiday Market” at Mountain View City Hall Plaza (2025)
Saturday, December 13 – 11:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mountain View City Hall Plaza
Authentic "German Holiday Market" at Mountain View City Hall Plaza (2025)
– Weihnachtsmarkt – The German International School of Silicon Valley invites you to the German Holiday Market in Mountain View.   Join us! Admission is free! The German Holiday Market recreates the jovial atmosphere of a traditional open-air, European winter market on Mountain View’s City Hall Plaza. Shop for ...
San Francisco SantaCon: City-Wide Santa Pub Crawl (2025)
Saturday, December 13 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
San Francisco SantaCon: City-Wide Santa Pub Crawl (2025)
“SantaCon” is San Francisco’s annual city-wide Santas-only pub crawl happening on Saturday, December 13, 2025. SantaCon Comedy Show! Funcheap is hosting our first ever SantaCon Comedy Crawl at The Function 1414 Market St. @ Polk opening at 6p with special holiday cocktails, and a Santa + Elves ...
“Lost Lands” Indigenous-Inspired Art+Music Night (SF)
Saturday, December 13 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yucci Outlet
"Lost Lands" Indigenous-Inspired Art+Music Night (SF)
It’s a night of art, fashion, and music all centered on one question: If you could speak to the Indigenous peoples of the bay area — or to your own ancestors — but you couldn’t use words, only your art… what would you say? The night will ...
“Festive As F*ck” Holiday Bash w/ Drag + DJs (SOMArts)
"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 ...
SF City Hall’s Brand New Animated Light Show (Thru Dec. 30)
Saturday, December 13 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco City Hall
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 ...

23rd Annual “Unsilent Night” SF’s Boombox Xmas Parade in The Mission (2025)
Saturday, December 13 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Dolores Park
23rd Annual "Unsilent Night" SF's Boombox Xmas Parade in The Mission (2025)
Unsilent Night is a participatory sound artwork by composer Phil Kline, an ethereal, electronic soundscape played by the audience on boomboxes carried through city streets. Each participant gets one of four tracks of music in the form of a MP3 or through the app. All four ...
Geminids Meteor Shower 2025 (How to Watch in San Francisco)
Saturday, December 13 – 10:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 am | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Bay Area
Geminids Meteor Shower 2025 (How to Watch in San Francisco)

The cosmos’ annual gift to sky watchers, the Geminids Meteor shower, which is visible from November 19 to December 24, will peak on December 13-14, 2025. In 2025, the moonlight won’t interfere with the meteor shower viewing. During peak activity and perfect weather conditions, which ...

Sunday, December 14

Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile
Sunday, December 14 – 9:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset)
Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile

Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday

“Bodacious” Back-to-the-90’s Winter Day Party (Union City)
Sunday, December 14 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free - RSVP
| Birdhaus Beer Garden
“Bodacious” Back-to-the-90’s Winter Day Party (Union City)
A 90’s day party with EDM remixes, SNES on a big screen, and a raffle with 90’s themed prizes. Come in your dopest fits and dance! A winter trip back in time to the rad decade of the 1990’s, in a covered and heated beer garden, ...
SF Symphony’s “Peter And The Wolf” Live in Concert
Sunday, December 14 – 2:00 pm | Cost: $24.50*
*Kids' tickets are half off
| Davies Symphony Hall
SF Symphony's "Peter And The Wolf" Live in Concert
Sergei Prokofiev’s timeless tale of a boy and his animal friends’ bravery is brought to life with Joshua Dela Cruz Blue’s Clues & You, as a guest narrator and the SF Symphony Youth Orchestra, conducted by Radu Paponiu. Peter And The Wolf Sunday, December 14, 2025 | ...
$5 Off Tix: Timeless Musical “Into the Woods” Live in SF (Nov. 20-Jan. 17)
Sunday, December 14 – 2:00 pm | Cost: $47*
*Normally $52. $5 off Tickets w/ secret code FUNCHEAP; fees included
| San Francisco Playhouse
$5 Off Tix: Timeless Musical "Into the Woods" Live in SF (Nov. 20-Jan. 17)

James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim explore the darker side of happily ever after in the timeless and ever-relevant Into the Woods. Beloved storybook characters collide as this timeless tale weaves together the stories of a childless Baker and his wife, Cinderella’s quest for love, and ...

SF’s “Civic Strings” Free Concerts (2025/26)
Sunday, December 14 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP - donations are accepted
| First Baptist Church
SF’s “Civic Strings” Free Concerts (2025/26)

The San Francisco Civic Music Association presents “Civic Strings” free concerts from Dec. 14, 2025 – May 17, 2026 at First Baptist Church! “Civic Strings” concerts – a smaller, string-focused ensemble, especially tailored for players getting reintroduced into classical music. This group is a string ...

“Let’s Glow SF” 2025: SF’s Huge Holiday Projection Arts Festival (Final Day)
Sunday, December 14 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco's Financial District
"Let's Glow SF" 2025: SF's Huge Holiday Projection Arts Festival (Final Day)

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: Oakland “HellaSecret” Comedy Show (Sunday)
FREE: Oakland "HellaSecret" Comedy Show (Sunday)

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 ...

Breakout Comedy Star “Jessica Michelle Singleton” Live in SF (Cobb’s)
Sunday, December 14 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $32.05*
*Starts at $32.05 General Admission – 18+ 2 drink min valid ID
| Cobb's Comedy Club
Breakout Comedy Star "Jessica Michelle Singleton" Live in SF (Cobb's)
Jessica Michelle Singleton is a powerhouse of comedy in a teeny tiny package, known for her high energy, overly honest, always silly, and often dark & dirty performances. A Comedy Store Paid Regular, she is the breakout star of Iliza’S Locals (Hulu), a comedy special series ...
Sunday “Hayes Valley Comedy Night” at SF’s Black-Owned Comedy Club (The Function)
Sunday "Hayes Valley Comedy Night" at SF's Black-Owned Comedy Club (The Function)

Welcome to the heart of laughter right on the edge of SF’s vibrant Hayes Valley district! Step into a world of hilarity and at the newest addition to the city’s comedy scene – a chic, upscale comedy club boasting avant-garde decor, an upstairs lounge and a roster of top-notch comedians. ...