Friday, December 5
Baukunst First Fridays: Art, Music + Food (Bernal Heights)
Friday, December 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Baukunst
Join us for Baukunst First Fridays, our brand-new monthly celebration blending art, music, and food! Every month, experience a vibrant evening of creativity, delicious bites, and fantastic tunes. Mark your calendars and bring your friends — let’s make every first Friday unforgettable! Baukunst First Fridays ...Monthly
Hayes Valley’s 35th Annual Holiday Stroll (2025)
Friday, December 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Hayes Valley
Join your neighbors for the Hayes Valley Holiday Stroll! Hosted by the Hayes Valley Merchants Council and the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association, the event takes place Friday, December 5, 2025, from 5–9pm.
This free community celebration is made possible by sponsorships from The Chris Larsen Fund, ...
Gap’s 2nd Annual Holiday Market w/ SF’s Creative Talents (Dec. 5-6)
Nest and Gap Inc. are thrilled to announce the return and expansion of the Gap Inc. x Nest Holiday Makers Market, taking place on December 5-6, 2025, at 2 Folsom St. in San Francisco, CA. This year’s market will be open to the public for ...
Mare Island Light Night 2025: Tree Lighting, Free Hot Cocoa & Live Music
Friday, December 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 1024 Nimitz Avenue
Join us for a festive evening as we light the tree. Enjoy free hot chocolate and cookies. This year, we are thrilled to have the Voena Children’s Choir will perform for us.
Plus, the dance floor returns. Get ready for some holiday fun! (Check out last ...
$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
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)
Friday, December 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | North Beach
On the first Friday of every month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl with special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. First Fridays Art Crawl ...Monthly
Final “Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival of 2025
Friday, December 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th
Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9:30pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue between 27th Street & 22nd Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs to life ...Monthly
Mission Bay Holiday Market (Spark Social SF)
Mission Bay Holiday Market
Celebrate the holiday season with your Mission Bay neighbors at the Mission Bay Holiday Market! Jingle and mingle with a cozy, family-friendly evening filled with festive cheer, holiday activities, and joyous fun. Bring your loved ones – kids, pets, friends – and ...
Volunteer: Join Community Diaper Drive for Families in Need (Orinda)
As the year comes to a close, Mindful Littles invites you to join us in spreading kindness and care to local families in need. Bring your family for a joyful, hands-on service experience on December 5 at Orinda Community Center before Winterfest! Together, we will:
Bundle ...
“Christmas in the Redwoods” Holiday Lights Drive in Sonoma County (Dec. 5-21)
On the Bohemian Corridor of beautiful Sonoma County, you’ll find the place where the majesty of the Redwoods meets the magic of the holidays, producing memories that will last your family a lifetime. The cottages, cabins, and coastal Redwoods of our property will be transformed ...
Holiday Art-Making in The Mission: Craft Festive Gifts + BYOB (SF)
These holiday editions of our monthly event provides the space, materials and inspiration to gather, create, and connect through art. This month, The Drawing Room is hosting a few special holiday-themed Communal Table events. Join us for monster giftcards, scrappy ornaments, and collaged love notes ...Every Friday
Fascist Bingo Par-tay (Berkeley)
Let’s face it, the world is crazy, layoffs are everywhere, and eggs are the new Birken bags. So come party to help us fight the good fight!
The event: part DJ dance party, part Bingo with the special theme of these unprecedented times- fascism. Wacky prizes for ...
Petaluma Tree Lighting Celebration (2025)
Friday, December 5 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Theatre District - Square Plaza
Ring in the Holidays at Theatre Square Plaza!
Join Santa & Mrs. Claus as they Light Up The Square with their giant sparkling Christmas Tree in the middle of Theatre Square! The festivities will start with Santa’s Arrival, live music, laser show, and other festive performances. ...
Movies at Mechanics’ Presents “Meet Me in St. Louis” (1944)
Wrap up the year with a film screening & discussion of Meet Me in St. Louis with special co-host Tony Bravo of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Join us to end this year of Movies’ at Mechanics with a film screening of Meet Me in St. Louis ...
“Oakland Art Murmur” 2024 (First Fridays Art Walk)
Friday, December 5 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph
Over 30 Oakland Art Murmur affiliate venues have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month. Oakland Art Murmur presents a free monthly evening art walk, known as the ‘Art Murmur.” Every first Friday of the month, affiliate venues are open to the public from 6-9 ...Monthly
Black Health + World AIDS Day 2025: Free Dinner w/ Healing Talks (SF)
Friday, December 5 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Umoja HAP
Shared dinner, spoken word performances, and a guided fireside-style conversation centering on love, health, and healing in the era of HIV.
A Seat at the Red Table is a World AIDS Day community dinner and conversation hosted by the Black Health Access Point in partnership with ...
The Nouvou x Axiom Hotel Presents: The Winter Edit
The Winter Edit – Luxe Holiday Styling ExperienceThursday, December 5 | 6:30–9:30 PM | Axiom Hotel, SF
Step into San Francisco’s most stylish holiday pop-up! The Winter Edit brings together authenticated vintage designer handbags (Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci & more), custom charm chain accessories, a Flower ...
22nd “Another Hole in the Head Film Fest” Sci-Fi + Horror in SF (Dec. 5-18)
Now in its 22nd year, the Another Hole in the Head Film Festival continues its mission to bring bold, boundary-pushing cinema to adventurous audiences. This year’s festival dives deep into the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and beyond, offering a global showcase of fearless ...
Choose Your Own Comedy Adventure Night (SF)
Choose Your Own Comedy is the improvised comedy show where you decide what happens next! Join our plucky heroes on an epic quest through a fantasy kingdom — or, if you’d prefer, in space! Will they save the day? Find true love? Or fail miserably ...
Gamelan Sekar Jaya Live at Berkeley’s Ashkenaz
Gamelan Sekar Jaya brings the vibrant traditions of Bali to the stage at the Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center.
This year we are doing two shows in one night! Join us on December 5th at 7pm for a performance with our Gong Kebyar ensemble, ...
DIY Holiday Friday: $10 Wreath Class or Free Mistletoe Arrangements (SF)
Workshop SF First Fridays: Make a Holiday Wreath and Mistletoe Arrangements
Every first Friday, WorkshopSF hosts an open house / party with DIY, art, fun and community. It’s a chance to preview classes, see the space, and just hang out with neighborhood peeps! We welcome all, ...
How The Grouch Stole Christmas Tour: Hip-Hop Night (Berkeley)
Friday, December 5 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: $43 | The UC Theatre
Living Legends is an American independent hip hop supergroup from California consisting of Murs, Luckyiam, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch, Eligh, Scarub, Aesop The Black Wolf and Bicaso. Originating in the mid 1990s, the crew garnered a strong grassroots following by selling their home recorded cassettes ...
“The Empathizer” Vietnam Documentary Screening & Discussion (Oakland)
Stand-up comedian Fred Le hears the stories of a diverse range of young overseas-born Vietnamese who made their way back to the land that their parents left following the end of the Vietnam War. Le, who himself spent three years in Vietnam, conducts a series ...
“Alameda Tap Dancing Xmas Trees” Free Documentary Screening + Q&A
Alameda Tap Dancing Christmas Trees Documentary Screening
They’ve strutted down Broadway in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — now see their story right here in Alameda.
Join us Friday, December 5 at 7pm for a special screening of The Alameda Tap Dancing Christmas Trees documentary, celebrating the ...
Experimental Drag Concert “The Last 7 Days” (Oakland)
The Last 7 Days of OBSIDIENNE OBSURD is an experimental concert that combines live contemporary chamber music with multimedia Drag performance. This showcase features drag artist and violist OBSIDIENNE OBSURD with original compositions by Paul Wiancko of The Kronos Quartet.
This performance was developed as part ...
Bandaloop’s Free “Estuary” Vertical Dance Show (Oakland)
Join us for an evening of vertical dance featuring established and emerging Bay Area artists. Celebrating collaborations rooted in artistic research, ESTUARY features works by Ciarra D’Onofrio, Faith Elder, Suzanne Gallo, Megan Lowe, Rachel Maxwell, Kriss Rulifson, Olivia Sander, Roel Seeber, and Jessica Swanson.
Free, but optional ...
Alameda’s Angels: “Christmas is a Drag” at Faction Brewing
Friday, December 5 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:45 pm |
Cost: $10 | Faction Brewing
Alameda’s Angels: Christmas is a DragFRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH
7PM-10PM
ALAMEDA’S ANGELS: CHRISTMAS IS A DRAG
Join Alameda’s Angels as we celebrate the Holidays! A night filled with fierce performances, cold drinks and a good time!
Alameda’s Angels Drag Show!
Join us for an unforgettable evening at Faction ...
Georgian Band “Mgzavrebi” (DNA Lounge)
San Francisco – Dec 5th, 2025
The legendary Georgian band MGZAVREBI is bringing their magic across the ocean. 🇬🇪
Their songs “Waltz”, “Ananke”, “Mjera”, “O, Moda Moda”, “Sakartveloa” and many more have already won thousands of hearts worldwide — and now you can feel them live.
MGZAVREBI are ...
San Francisco Bike Party (First Fridays)
Friday, December 5 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Secret Location (SF)
San Francisco Bike Party (not to be confused with Critical Mass) is a monthly celebration of biking for riders of different ages, types, and skill levels to enjoy. Every month is a different theme and you’re encouraged to dress up. San Francisco Bike Party is held on ...Monthly
$10 Holiday Clown Cabaret at SF’s “Church of Clown”
Friday, December 5 – 8:00 pm |
Cost: $10 | Church of Clown
It’s the most wonderful time of year for Church of Clown’s merry cast of glittery grinches, disheveled elves, chaotic snowflakes, kooky krampuses and sugar plum disasters to show you the fa-la-la-foolishness of the season! Grab your tickets for this 2 night only Cabaret full of ...
