Friday, December 5
“Light Up Your Holiday” + 2025 Tree Lighting (Napa Valley Museum of Art & Culture)
Friday, December 5 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The MAC
The MAC is pleased to announce its upcoming Light Up Your Holiday at The MAC (The Napa Valley Museum of Art & Culture)
celebration, taking place December 5th, featuring a special Christmas Tree Lighting event on Friday, December 5 from 4PM to 7PM. The Christmas tree ...
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 ...
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 ...
Saturday, December 6
Oakland’s “Rockridge Holidaze” Holiday Stroll & Celebration (2025)
You are invited to sip, sample, and shop your way through a joyous evening in Oakland’s Rockridge district.
Check people off your holiday list by taking advantage of special offers, pop-up vendors, kids’ activities, and a community craft fair. Bring the whole family to experience music ...
“First Saturday” Wellness Fest: Free Massages & Herbal Tea Workshops (SF)
Saturday, December 6 – 9:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | rafiki coalition
Join us for our First Saturday Health Party! We’re giving you a day of wellness, fun, activity, excitement, and community bonding, where ALL SERVICES ARE FREE! We’re offering massage & acupuncture services (limited spots available), a cardio class, a dance class, herbal tea and aromatherapy ...
Free “Skytown” Community Playdate for Ages 5 & Under (Richmond)
Saturday, December 6 – 10:30 am - Ends at 12:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Skytown Preschool Inc.
Bring your little ones (ages 5 and under) for a fun, free morning of play, connection, and community on Saturday, December 6, from 10:30 AM–12:30 PM. Families will have the chance to explore Skytown’s joyful, play-based environment, meet current co-op families, and experience what makes ...
Ocean Avenue Winter Wonderland 2025 (SF)
Saturday, December 6 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ingleside United Presbyterian Church
OMI Cultural Participation Project, in partnership with Avenue Greenlight, warmly invites the community to Ocean Avenue Winter Wonderland on Saturday, December 6th, 2025 from Noon-3PM!
Y’all, Ocean Avenue is turning into a whole vibe this season: the kind of warm, soulful, community-rooted celebration that feels like a big ...
Black Santa at Queen Hippie Gypsy + Live Carols w/ Oracle Lilly (Oakland)
Celebrate the season with a warm, soulful holiday experience in downtown Oakland. Meet Black Santa, enjoy live Christmas carols sung by Oracle Lilly, and soak in community cheer at Queen Hippie Gypsy.
Igniting Healing & Hope: A Celebration of Pho, Art & Giving (SF)
SF Asian Women’s Shelter and Persimmon Acupuncture are teaming up for a cozy, joy-filled Holiday IGNITE Pho-ndraiser — an afternoon of phở, art, and heartwarming community connection.
We hope you’ll join us for this beautiful celebration of nourishment, connection, and community care. Your presence helps sustain the ...
Cypress Lawn’s 2025 Holiday Lighting Event (Colma)
Celebrate the holiday season with us as we light up our Lakeside Columbarium with beautiful holiday lights. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the festive atmosphere. We will even have a visit from Santa Claus. Don’t miss this special event filled with joy and ...
Sunday, December 7
“Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)
Tired? Sunday Funday. Wired? Sunday done-day. Make our neighborhood better, brunch with cool people (sorry not sorry, we’re biased), get deals to some fave local spots, and wrap it up before the Sunday Scaries hit with an easy hour of picking up trash around our ...Every Sunday
Holiday Arts and Crafts for Kids at SF’s Church of Scientology
Meet and great Santa Claus and celebrate Human Rights at the Church of Scientology.
Family experience open for all:
A free instant photo with Santa
Holiday Arts and Crafts for kids
Free Xmas Open House w/ Santa + Dance Demos (San Mateo)
Celebrate the season with holiday magic and the joy of dance at CY Danceworks! Families are invited to:
Hop into free demo dance classes
Enjoy holiday treats & drinks
Get creative with festive arts & crafts
Capture memories with photos with Santa
Have fun with face painting
Enter raffles & giveaways ...
Wednesday, December 10
“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)
With a name like “Rye,” this bar is obviously whiskey-centric… but on Wednesday nights the bar leans towards tequila is also awesomely hot dog centric! Come to Rye Bar every Wednesday for free hot dogs with every Hornitos cocktail purchase. Mo and Kat are you ...Every Wednesday
Friday, December 12
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 ...
Sunday, December 14
“Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)
Tired? Sunday Funday. Wired? Sunday done-day. Make our neighborhood better, brunch with cool people (sorry not sorry, we’re biased), get deals to some fave local spots, and wrap it up before the Sunday Scaries hit with an easy hour of picking up trash around our ...Every Sunday
Wednesday, December 17
“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)
With a name like “Rye,” this bar is obviously whiskey-centric… but on Wednesday nights the bar leans towards tequila is also awesomely hot dog centric! Come to Rye Bar every Wednesday for free hot dogs with every Hornitos cocktail purchase. Mo and Kat are you ...Every Wednesday
Saturday, December 20
“Love the City” Winter Wonderland Food & Toy Giveaway
Saturday, December 20 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 4705 3rd Street
Ruth Williams Opera House and Mobilize Love invite you to join us for an afternoon of FREE food, toys, and festive fun for the whole family!
NOTE: Every child and adult must have a ticket registered under their own name. You cannot register for multiple tickets ...
4th Annual Caroling Fun Sing Along + Hot Cocoa (Novato)
Join in the Holiday Cheer for all to hear on December 20, 2025, Saturday from 3-5 pm. Watch then promenade as Comfort & Joy Carolers sing for us at Hamilton historic stopping points. Join in as we promenade singing our holiday favorite jingles in between ...
Sunday, December 21
“Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)
Tired? Sunday Funday. Wired? Sunday done-day. Make our neighborhood better, brunch with cool people (sorry not sorry, we’re biased), get deals to some fave local spots, and wrap it up before the Sunday Scaries hit with an easy hour of picking up trash around our ...Every Sunday
Neighborhood Movie Screening of “Christmas Vacation” (SF)
Sunday, December 21 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | St Francis Lutheran Church
Doors opn 3:00 pm/ Movie starts at 3:30 pm
All are welcome.
Free event.
Refreshments
& a Raffle
Wednesday, December 24
“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)
With a name like “Rye,” this bar is obviously whiskey-centric… but on Wednesday nights the bar leans towards tequila is also awesomely hot dog centric! Come to Rye Bar every Wednesday for free hot dogs with every Hornitos cocktail purchase. Mo and Kat are you ...Every Wednesday
Thursday, December 25
SF’s Xmas Day “Queersada” Free Queer Holiday Gathering (The Castro)
A free queer posada with food, chosen family, and a place to kick it, all in the heart of the Castro. It’s all for love of community.
Let’s kick it, family!
Happening on December 25th from 2-5pm at Beaux in the Castro, a FREE Queer Posada — The ...
Coit Comedy: Stand Up Comedy & Free Golden Boy Pizza | SF
Coit Comedy is a stand-up comedy show every last Thursday of every month in the basement of historic bar Columbus Cafe in North Beach featuring the best comedians in the bay and free Golden Boy Pizza. Many of the comics you can expect to see ...Monthly
26th Annual “Black XMass” Unholy Christmas/Solstice Variety Show (SF)
Karla LaVey’s First Satanic Church presents the 26th annual BLACK X MASS, an unholy Christmas/Solstice variety show. The acts will include FROM HELL, SUICIDE QUEEN, SIMON FEROCIOUS, VERTACYN ARC MATERIALIZER and THEREMIN WIZARD BARNEY. DJ/ VJ by K-ROB. KARLA LA VEY will be the hostess/emcee. ...
Sunday, December 28
“Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)
Tired? Sunday Funday. Wired? Sunday done-day. Make our neighborhood better, brunch with cool people (sorry not sorry, we’re biased), get deals to some fave local spots, and wrap it up before the Sunday Scaries hit with an easy hour of picking up trash around our ...Every Sunday
Wednesday, December 31
“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)
With a name like “Rye,” this bar is obviously whiskey-centric… but on Wednesday nights the bar leans towards tequila is also awesomely hot dog centric! Come to Rye Bar every Wednesday for free hot dogs with every Hornitos cocktail purchase. Mo and Kat are you ...Every Wednesday
Sunday, January 4
“Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)
Tired? Sunday Funday. Wired? Sunday done-day. Make our neighborhood better, brunch with cool people (sorry not sorry, we’re biased), get deals to some fave local spots, and wrap it up before the Sunday Scaries hit with an easy hour of picking up trash around our ...Every Sunday
Wednesday, January 7
“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)
With a name like “Rye,” this bar is obviously whiskey-centric… but on Wednesday nights the bar leans towards tequila is also awesomely hot dog centric! Come to Rye Bar every Wednesday for free hot dogs with every Hornitos cocktail purchase. Mo and Kat are you ...Every Wednesday
Sunday, January 11
“Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)
Tired? Sunday Funday. Wired? Sunday done-day. Make our neighborhood better, brunch with cool people (sorry not sorry, we’re biased), get deals to some fave local spots, and wrap it up before the Sunday Scaries hit with an easy hour of picking up trash around our ...Every Sunday
