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Sunday, December 21

Union Square’s Festive “Winter Walk” 2025 (Dec. 13-24)
Sunday, December 21 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Stockton Street (O'Farrell to Post Street)
Union Square's Festive "Winter Walk" 2025 (Dec. 13-24)
SF’s Festive Larger-Than-Life Ornament Trail 2025 (Dec. 6-24)
Sunday, December 21 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE
SF's Festive Larger-Than-Life Ornament Trail 2025 (Dec. 6-24)
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)
Sunday, December 21 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)
2025 Union Square’s Chanukah Festival: Grand Finale
Sunday, December 21 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE
2025 Union Square's Chanukah Festival: Grand Finale
SF’s Menorah Car Parade 2025
Sunday, December 21 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE
SF's Menorah Car Parade 2025
“Ursid” Last Meteor Shower of 2025: Peaks on Winter Solstice
Sunday, December 21 – 9:59 pm | Cost: FREE
"Ursid" Last Meteor Shower of 2025: Peaks on Winter Solstice

The annual Ursid meteor shower always peaks near the time of the December winter solstice.
The low-key Ursid meteor shower is expected to be active around December 17 to 26, 2025. It typically peaks around the December solstice. In 2025, expect peak viewing to be in …

Monday, December 22

Union Square’s Festive “Winter Walk” 2025 (Dec. 13-24)
Monday, December 22 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Stockton Street (O'Farrell to Post Street)
Union Square's Festive "Winter Walk" 2025 (Dec. 13-24)

Tuesday, December 23

Union Square’s Festive “Winter Walk” 2025 (Dec. 13-24)
Tuesday, December 23 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Stockton Street (O'Farrell to Post Street)
Union Square's Festive "Winter Walk" 2025 (Dec. 13-24)

Wednesday, December 24

20th Anniv. of SF’s 12 ft. Tall “Sugar Castle” at The Westin St. Francis
Wednesday, December 24 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | The Westin St. Francis
20th Anniv. of SF's 12 ft. Tall “Sugar Castle" at The Westin St. Francis
Union Square’s Xmas Eve “Winter Walk” 2025 (Final Day)
Wednesday, December 24 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Stockton Street (O'Farrell to Post Street)
Union Square's Xmas Eve "Winter Walk" 2025 (Final Day)
SF’s Festive Larger-Than-Life Ornament Trail 2025 (Final Day)
Wednesday, December 24 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE
SF's Festive Larger-Than-Life Ornament Trail 2025 (Final Day)
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Wednesday, December 24 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Christmas Eve at San Jose’s “Christmas in the Park”
Wednesday, December 24 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
| Plaza de Cesar Chavez
Christmas Eve at San Jose's "Christmas in the Park"
2025 Macy’s Holiday Windows: SF’s Cutest Puppies & Kittens | Nov. 21 – Dec. 31
Wednesday, December 24 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Macy's Union Square
2025 Macy's Holiday Windows: SF's Cutest Puppies & Kittens | Nov. 21 - Dec. 31
SF’s 2025 Macy’s Union Square Great Christmas Tree Dazzles
Wednesday, December 24 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square
SF's 2025 Macy's Union Square Great Christmas Tree Dazzles
PIER 39’s Dazzling 60′ Tree Xmas Eve Lighting Show
Wednesday, December 24 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE
PIER 39's Dazzling 60' Tree Xmas Eve Lighting Show
SF City Hall’s Brand New Animated Light Show (Christmas Eve)
Wednesday, December 24 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE
SF City Hall's Brand New Animated Light Show (Christmas Eve)

Thursday, December 25

Free Parking Meters + Christmas 2025 Parking Rules in SF (How Not to Get a Ticket) Free Parking Meters + Christmas 2025 Parking Rules in SF (How Not to Get a Ticket)

On Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2025 and New Year’s Day, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, the following parking regulations will not be enforced anywhere in the city:
Parking meters (all meters, including color-capped and Pay or Permit), white zones, nightly street sweeping (street cleaning 12am-6am) will not be …