Thursday, December 4
Walnut Creek on Ice (‘Til Jan. 19, 2026)
Celebrate 20 years of winter magic at Walnut Creek on Ice! Our beloved holiday tradition returns to Civic Park for another season of skating, laughter, and frosty fun in the heart of Downtown Walnut Creek. Glide beneath the lights, cozy up by the firepits, and ...
2025 Pier 39’s 60′ Tree Lighting Celebration: Santa, Music & More
Thursday, December 4 – 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 PIER 39 60-Foot Christmas Tree Lighting (2025)
Pier For The Tree Lighting!
Kick off the holiday season with us and witness PIER 39’s 60-foot live Christmas Tree “come to life” with it’s first performance of the year at 6 PM!
PIER 39 Christmas Tree Lighting
Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 5p – 9p
The Embarcadero & ...
SF’s Free DFT Block Party: “Downtown First Thursdays” (December 2025)
Thursday, December 4 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 2nd St & Howard St
DFT (Downtown First Thursdays) is a free, all-ages monthly street party hosted in Downtown San Francisco, taking place on every first Thursday of the month from 5pm to 10pm. Get ready for disco in the streets, DJs, live music, drag, fashion, street performances, and more. ...Monthly
2025 Holidays on Fourth Street: Girls Night Out | Berkeley
Thursday, December 4 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Fourth Street (Berkeley)
Dazzling Holiday Lights Each Night On each night starting at dusk, Fourth Street street sparkles with cheer every night at about 5PM. Holiday lights embroider every tree and glowing balls of light dangle from the branches. Enjoy the three blocks of beauty with friends and ...
SF’s Drag Queens on Ice 2025 (Union Square)
Thursday, December 4 – All Day |
Cost: $35 | Union Square Park
One of San Francisco’s favorite holiday traditions returns for the 2025-26 holiday season. Since 2008, The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square has delighted children and adults with its holiday-themed ice park located in Union Square. Gather your family and friends for a beloved ...
Friday, December 5
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 ...
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 ...
History Museum: Free First Fridays (Redwood City)
Friday, December 5 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | San Mateo County History Museum
Enjoy free admission from 10 am to 4 pm, every first Friday of the month, at the San Mateo History Museum. Explore the museum housed in the 1910 County Courthouse; listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it features a stained glass dome and mosaic tile floor. The History Museum is ...Monthly
Free Admission Day at Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Friday, December 5 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Connect with nature at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, a place for learning, explorationand building community located in a beautiful building right on the beach in Santa Cruz. Permanent exhibits include wildlife and habitat displays, artifacts and cultural exhibits of the Ohlone, a ...Monthly
Free Holiday Choir Sing Along at SF’s Ferry Building
Friday, December 5 – 1:30 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Ferry Building
Celebrate the season with live holiday music at the Marketplace! From December 3rd to December 14th, the Ferry Building Marketplace will be hosting various musicians, choirs, and bands. Come enjoy the festive atmosphere and sing along to your favorite holiday tunes! The Performance Schedule is ...
Ghirardelli’s Free Peppermint Bark Day (2025)
Friday, December 5 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
| Ghirardelli Square
Meet Santa for photos and pick up a Peppermint Bark square, create custom holiday crafts, take a holiday photo and so much more. All Peppermint Bark-themed, and all FREE.
Enjoy festive holiday-themed experiences:
Santa Photos: Santas back to spread holiday cheer, bring your family for a photo ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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, ...
Oakland Critical Mass | First Friday
Friday, December 5 – 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland Critical Mass is a monthly group bike ride that takes place every first Friday of the month, which starts at 8 pm at the BikeLink bike lockers at 14th and Broadway, and ends at 23rd and Telegraph where Oakland Art Murmur is underway. Critical Mass is argued ...Monthly
Saturday, December 6
Holiday Shopping & Creativity at the Museum of Craft and Design (SF)
The Dogpatch Holiday Market is back! Stroll through Dogpatch and explore over 40 local businesses, artists, and vendors offering unique handmade goods, artisanal foods, and more!
During the Dogpatch Holiday Market, enjoy $2 off admission (kids 12 and under are always free!) and 10% off all ...
SF’s Sunset Holiday Mercantile 2025
Saturday, December 6 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco County Fair Building
Come Eat, Drink, Shop, Play, Connect, and Be Local at the 10th Annual Sunset Holiday Mercantile at the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park! Sunset Holiday Mercantile in 2025 which features TWO DAYS (December 6-8, 11a-5p) of artisan makers and vendors, plus live music, ...
Laurel Burch Studios 2025 Holiday Warehouse Sale in Oakland (Dec. 6-7)
Saturday, December 6 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Laurel Burch Studios (Oakland)
Reconnect with Us & Laurel’s Art! We’re excited to invite you to our first pop-up since closing our Berkeley store–our Holiday Warehouse Sale is the perfect chance to find unique gifts, reconnect, and see what new Laurel Burch treasures we’ve been creating. Laurel Burch Studios ...
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 ...
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 ...
SF’s 41st Annual Great Dickens Christmas Fair (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is a one-of-a-kind immersive adventure into Victorian London ~ an elaborate holiday party with hundreds of costumed players performing and interacting with patrons in over 140,000 square feet of theatrically-lit music halls, pubs, dance floors, and festive shops. The Great ...
“Toys for Tots & Trains” w/ 500′ Model Railroad at USS Hornet (Alameda)
Toys for Tots and Trains!
December 06, 2025
10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
at USS Hornet Museum
All aboard for a fantastic holiday weekend on the historic USS Hornet Museum! Experience over 500 feet of model railroad track in all scales spread across the massive ...
Sloat Garden Center Pleasant Hill Winter Gift Market (2025)
Celebrate the season and shop locally at our Winter Gift Market!
Discover unique, handcrafted treasures from local artisans, enjoy live holiday jazz, kid’s ornament crafts, and succulent wreath workshops. Cozy up with warm drinks as you soak in the festive atmosphere. While you’re there, pick out ...
Holiday Artisan Craft Fair at Mission Community Woodshop (SF)
Saturday, December 6 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Mission Community Woodshop
Come join us at the Mission Community Woodshop from 10am to 4pm. We have your gift list covered, from ceramics and jewelry to cards and original paintings. And of course, a huge selection of handmade wooden home goods: cutting boards, frames, rolling pins, dough scrapers, ...
San Leandro Historical Railway Society: Free Model Train Show + Porch Sale (Dec. 6-7)
Fun for All Ages! Come and enjoy our Open House and Model Train Show. We will have porch sale and varied prize raffle. We have two great operational layouts inside and outside (weather permitted). FREE ADMISSION. Event Days and Times: Saturday, December 6th – 10 ...
Westborough Middle School’s Holiday Bazaar 2025 (South San Francisco)
Come do some holiday shopping at Westborough Middle School’s Holiday Bazaar! There will be 19 vendors selling various arts and crafts, food, holiday items, zero waste reusable & bulk refill items and more!
