Friday, December 5
PIER 39’s Dazzling 60′ Tree Lighting Show (Dec. 5 – Jan 11, 2026)
Friday, December 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Pier 39
The Holidays are HapPIER at PIER 39! Get into the spirit of the Season at PIER 39 while shopping, dining and strolling The PIER. An awe-inspiring Christmas tree has welcomed millions of visitors at the Entrance Plaza of PIER 39 every holiday season since 1983 ...
SF’s 2025 “Winterfest” at Salesforce Park (Dec. 5-7)
The most wonderful time of the year is nearly here! The 6th annual Winterfest returns to TJPA’s Salesforce Park, December 5-7, 2025! The holiday festivities begin on the night of December 5th with live music from the band Magic Nostalgia, dancing, and a countdown to ...
“Let’s Glow SF” 2025: SF’s Huge Holiday Projection Arts Fest (Opening Night Celebration)
Friday, December 5 – 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 ...
“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 ...
Downtown Concord’s Holiday Sip N’ Stroll
Join us for a festive evening of strolling through the town, sipping on delightful drinks, and embracing the holiday spirit! Sip N’ Stroll through Downtown Concord restaurants and establishments with treats and drinks! Enjoy the City of Concord’s annual Singing Santa and his reindeer, horse ...
“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 ...
“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 ...
Saturday, December 6
SF’s 2025 “Winterfest” at Salesforce Park (Dec. 5-7)
The most wonderful time of the year is nearly here! The 6th annual Winterfest returns to TJPA’s Salesforce Park, December 5-7, 2025! The holiday festivities begin on the night of December 5th with live music from the band Magic Nostalgia, dancing, and a countdown to ...
“Let’s Glow SF” 2025: SF’s Huge Holiday Projection Arts Festival (Dec. 5-14)
Saturday, December 6 – 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 ...
3rd Annual Burlingame Winter Market
Join us for the 3rd annual Winter Market! Shop unique, local and handmade gifts for all your holiday needs. The weekend will include some family friendly activities, holiday music and of course some tasty treats! We are proud to announce the Burlingame Youth Advisory Committee ...
Sunnyvale Holiday Market + 26th Annual Tree Lighting (2025)
Holiday Market with Sip Shop Eat & 26th Annual Tree Lighting
Step into the holiday spirit at Cityline! ✨ Join us for a festive day filled with local shopping, live entertainment, and community cheer — all leading up to Downtown Sunnyvale’s beloved 26th Annual Tree Lighting.
Here’s ...
2025 Winter Lighting Ceremony & Free Carousel Rides (Yerba Buena Gardens)
Saturday, December 6 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Children's Creativity Museum
Put a “spin” on a classic holiday tradition this winter as the Children’s Creativity Museum lights up the Bay Area’s oldest and most beloved carousel in Yerba Buena Gardens.
This historic carousel was constructed in 1906 and lived at Playland-at-the-Beach from 1913 to 1972 and moved ...
Santa Paws 2025: Pup Pics + Brews (Pier 70)
Kickit365 SantaPaws 2025
Holiday Party & Pup Photos with Santa
Standard Deviant Brewing @ Pier 70
Saturday, December 6th | 4:00–7:00 PM
Get ready to sleigh the season with Kickit365’s SantaPaws 2025 — a holiday bash where teammates, friends, and furry pals come together for some festive fun!
Bring your four-legged bestie for a holiday ...
2nd Annual Holiday Tree Lighting w/ Roller Skating + Free Carousel Rides (Yerba Buena Gardens)
Free outdoor roller skating, carousel rides, hot cocoa, vouchers for pizza, story time, and the ONLY living coniferous holiday tree in the Bay Area!
We’re lighting a giant Coastal Redwood again! Come enjoy with cocoa, activities, and prizes
Come out to Yerba Buena Gardens for a festive evening filled ...
2025 Holiday Tree Lighting at Yerba Buena Gardens: Roller Skating & Free Carousel Rides
We’re lighting a giant Coastal Redwood again! Come enjoy with cocoa, activities, and prizes.
Come out to Yerba Buena Gardens for a festive evening filled with holiday cheer. Watch as the magnificent holiday tree, a living coastal redwood on our Great Lawn, lights up the night sky, bringing ...
Twilight Holiday Party & Tree Lighting (Pittsburg)
Saturday, December 6 – 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Old Town Pittsburg
For the first time ever, the Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony come together on one magical night!
Saturday, December 6th, 2025
Parade begins at 5 PM
Tree Lighting at 7 PM
This year’s theme is Twilight — a celebration of light, wonder, and holiday spirit. Imagine Pittsburg’s streets ...
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 ...
Inner Sunset Holiday Light Stroll (2025)
Saturday, December 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Inner Sunset
Let the magic of the holiday season continue into the evening at the 4th Annual Inner Sunset Holiday Lights Stroll!
Connect and explore the unique small businesses of our vibrant Inner Sunset neighborhood. Featuring festively decorated and lit storefronts, living windows, live music, and in-shop events ...
Holiday Delites Parade (Antioch)
Saturday, December 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Waldie Plaza
Join Antioch for the annual Holiday Delites Celebration in Rivertown on December 6th! Enjoy the Holiday Sip & Shop Artisan Fair brought to you by the Celebrate Antioch Foundation before lining the street to see the lighted parade go by.
Sign your group up to light ...
Renegade Orchestra at the Winchester Mystery House (San Jose)
The Renegade Orchestra and Winchester Mystery House will be joining forces for the first time to present a rockin’ holiday concert out on the grand lawn.
This show will be very family-friendly and accessible to fans of many different genres.
Admission includes not only the Renegade Orchestra ...
30th Annual Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade (2025)
Saturday, December 6 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Downtown Calistoga
Join us for the 30th annual Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade on December 6th at 7pm, a dazzling holiday tradition that lights up the streets of Calistoga! This magical evening brings over 20,000 spectators from near and far to admire beautifully decorated tractors, trucks, floats and ...
Sunday, December 7
SF’s 2025 “Winterfest” at Salesforce Park (Dec. 5-7)
The most wonderful time of the year is nearly here! The 6th annual Winterfest returns to TJPA’s Salesforce Park, December 5-7, 2025! The holiday festivities begin on the night of December 5th with live music from the band Magic Nostalgia, dancing, and a countdown to ...
“Let’s Glow SF” 2025: SF’s Huge Holiday Projection Arts Festival (Dec. 5-14)
Sunday, December 7 – 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 ...
1st Annual “Splash Holiday Market” at Thrive City (SF)
Splash is proud to announce the launch of its First Annual Splash Holiday Market, a community driven celebration bringing together local makers, festive programming, and family friendly holiday fun – all in support of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. The event will showcase a curated lineup ...
SF’s Rare “Victorian Holiday Home Tours” (See 5 Alamo Square Gems)
Tour the Blue Painted Lady! The Victorian Alliance of San Francisco is once again inviting the public to tour five fantastic Alamo Square homes, full of Victorian splendor and decorated for the holidays.
Attendees will have the opportunity on the tour to see the principal rooms ...
2025 Mt. Diablo Beacon Lighting Ceremony for Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Sunday, December 7 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Cal State East Bay - Concord Campus
The Eye of Diablo
Commemorating Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Please join us on December 7 at the California State University East Bay Concord Campus, 4700 Ygnacio Valley Road, Concord, for the annual Beacon lighting ceremony. Parking is free.
3 PM: USS Arizona Reception and Exhibit
3:45 PM: Ceremony Begins ...
2025 Mt. Diablo Beacon Lighting Ceremony for Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Sunday, December 7 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 am |
Cost: FREE | Mount Diablo State Park
The Eye of Diablo
Commemorating Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Please join us on December 7, 2025 at the California State University East Bay Concord Campus, 4700 Ygnacio Valley Road, Concord, for the annual Beacon lighting ceremony. Parking is free.
3 PM: USS Arizona Reception and Exhibit
3:45 PM: Ceremony ...
Monday, December 8
“Let’s Glow SF” 2025: SF’s Huge Holiday Projection Arts Festival (Dec. 5-14)
Monday, December 8 – 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 ...
2025 World’s Largest Origami Tree “Tree of Hope” Lighting Ceremony (Grace Cathedral)
Monday, December 8 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral is partnering with Rainbow World Fund again this year to decorate the most unique holiday tree in the world (how you can help). The Rainbow World Fund (RWF) World Tree of Hope® is the largest origami-decorated holiday tree in the world, traditionally standing ...
