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Saturday, December 6
SF’s Free “Holiday Gift Swap-Shop” w/ Wrapping Station (2025)
Let’s buy less this holiday! Gift giving can be a beautiful way to show our love and care, but it can also be stressful. And expensive. And wasteful! We’re offering an alternative. All of us have possessions lying around and collecting dust, but that may ...
Holiday Sip & Shop Artisan Fair (Antioch)
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 ...
SF’s Latino Artisan Holiday Bazaar + Santa’s Low-Rider Visit (Mission)
Calle 24 Latino Cultural District presents
EsquinaLatina-SF
Artisan Holiday Bazaar
Join us for Tapas, Cultural Drinks, Live Performances, Silent Auction and vendors selling locally made arts and crafts representing the Mission District and indigenous cultures. Santa will be visiting with his low-rider.
Join us Saturday, December 06, 2025 from ...
Downtown Alameda’s Winter Market
Celebrate the season with sparkle & fun! The Downtown Alameda Winter Market will welcome local vendors, entertainment, festive sips and delicious bites.
The event will be on Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 1-7pm and will take place on Central Ave (between Park and Oak), in Parking ...
Christmas on the Waterfront: Lighted Boat Parade (Suisun)
Join us on Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Harbor Plaza and Sheldon Plaza for a festive evening filled with holiday cheer, family fun, and community spirit.
Enjoy:
• Live music by Steady Eddy and the Shakers
• Christmas caroling and holiday performances
• ...
SF’s Clement Street Small Business Stroll w/ Exclusive Discounts (Winter 2025)
Enjoy an afternoon of community, connection and commerce at the Clement Street Small Business Stroll. This guided walk will spotlight 6 locally owned businesses, each offering a unique look into their story, products and services.
At each stop, enjoy a short interview with the business owner ...
Free “Aurora Mandolin Orchestra” Holiday Show at SF’s Main Library (2025)
Listen to the Aurora Mandolin Orchestra as they return for another lively performance of European melodies, folk songs, popular “oldies”, contemporary pieces, and selections from musicals, movie soundtracks and opera. The orchestra members who come from all over the Bay Area, play plucked instruments (mandolin, ...
Talk: How to Drink Less During the Holidays, While Still Having Fun (SF)
Join Dr. Kim Makoi (D.C., Ph.D.) at Books Inc. Opera Plaza for a lively, practical, and surprisingly fun holiday wellness talk: “How to Get Your Liver Through the Holidays — While Still Having Fun!”
In this mini-class, Dr. Kim shares simple, doable tips for staying balanced ...
Epic Break Dance Battle w/ $500 Prize + House Party at IKEA (Downtown SF)
Oakland-based TURFinc. brings its lively dance battle events to San Francisco, taking over the L4 space at 945 Market for an afternoon into evening event featuring workshops, dance battles and a house party. $500 for first prize, $250 for second prize. For the full schedule ...
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)
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 ...
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 ...
“Carol of Lights” Winter Festival (Campbell)
Join us in Downtown Campbell for our annual winter festival! The Carol of Lights is a free and family oriented holiday season kick off celebration that’s fun for all.
The event features Santa visits, a petting zoo, donkey rides, bounce houses, craft tables, face painting, carolers ...
“Seasons of Love” Free Drag Show at The Stud (Downtown SF)
Seasons of Love: An open drag show benefitting the Castro Country Club and the Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center.
4-7pm, Saturday, Dec. 6th at The Stud, 1123 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Featuring a drag show, Jello shots, raffle prizes and free entry.
More info at: https://www.facebook.com/events/868095092461076
Presented ...
“Rockridge Holidaze” BART Plaza Festival + Market (Oakland)
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Holiday Delites Parade (Antioch)
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 ...
“Santa Mateo” Secret-Society-Style Santa Bar/Restaurant Crawl (2025)
Step aside, SantaCon — there’s a refreshed holiday tradition in the Bay Area.
Santa Mateo is a 21+ secret-society-style holiday game crawl bringing hundreds of festive, costumed Santas to Downtown San Mateo for an evening of playful challenges, food and drink specials, and charitable mischief — ...
Alameda’s Hot Cocoa Stroll
Saturday, December 6, 5-7PM
Enjoy the Hot Cocoa Stroll with family and friends in Downtown Alameda. A variety of businesses will offer a warm welcome and a delectable assortment of sips & nibbles while supplies last. This fun, free, family-friendly tradition is sure to warm your heart!
Participating businesses:
Alameda Theatre (2317 Central ...
Cupertino’s Festive “Holiday On Main” 2025
Let’s enjoy our community, family and friends with a celebration of joy and cheer, music and entertainment, and fun festive activities. Join at the evening close with a YULETIDE COMMUNITY SINGALONG.
-Photos with Santa-Hot Chocolate Bar-Arts & Crafts-Cookie Decorating
Twilight Holiday Party & Tree Lighting (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 ...
Downtown Pleasant Hill Annual Holiday Celebration (2025)
As the holidays are fast approaching, Downtown Pleasant Hill is ushering in the season with FREE festivities that bring the community and families together to celebrate.
Taking place on Saturday, December 6 from 5:00-7:00 pm, at the Plaza in front of Jack’s Restaurant & Bar, Downtown ...
Inner Sunset Holiday Light Stroll (2025)
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 ...
“La Posada Navideña” w/ Traditional Latin American Dances (Oakland)
La Posada Navideña will be an event celebrating the birth of “El niño Jesus” as Joseph and Mary seek room in the inn(s) of our homes. The program will feature traditional dances and music from Latin America, showcasing the rich folklore and love for “ ...
“Puppet Wars” Holiday Puppet Wrestling Chaos (Alameda)
PUPPET WARS presents: “Silent Night, Broken Strings”
LIVE at Almanac Adventureland – Alameda | Saturday, December 6th | 6:30 PM
The puppets return for one final battle of the year… and this time, it’s holiday havoc!
Join us for Puppet Wars: Silent Night, Broken Strings — our very ...
“Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir” 40th Annual Holiday Concert (Paramount Theater)
This year’s Season theme “Hope in Harmony,” embodies OIGC’s mission to inspire joy and unity among all people through Black gospel and spiritual music traditions. This year’s celebration honors resilience, togetherness, and the timeless power of collective song to carry us into peace and ...
30th Annual Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade (2025)
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 ...
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 ...
“A Very Hitchcock Christmas” Free Twisted Holiday Plays in SF (Dec. 6-7)
PlayGround presents its fourth annual “twisted” holiday show:
A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS,
BACK FOR THE FOURTH TWISTED YEAR!
Featuring five cinnamon-spiced, deliciously dark short plays inspired by
Psycho, Dial M for Murder, Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train, and The Birds
Dec 6-7 at 7:00 ...
