Sunday, December 1
“Rock the Boat” Free Rowing Day at India Basin Waterfront Park (SF)
Sunday, December 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | India Basin Waterfront Park
Join Rocking the Boat for its open boat shop session and rowing on Sunday, November 3 from noon to 4 p.m. Hit the water in one of their recreational rowboats or learn carpentry skills at the open shop session and restore a traditional wooden rowboat in the ...
“Castro Art Mart” Mini Block Party on Noe St. (Every First Sunday)
Sunday, December 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Market & Noe
The Castro Art Mart Features LGBTQ Artists, Live Music, and Drag Performances every 1st Sunday of the month on Noe St and Market St (Next to the Lookout Bar), 11-5pm. Come enjoy this Free, Family & Friendly event hosted by Castro Merchants, while supporting local artists, ...Monthly
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)
Sunday, December 1 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Skatin' Place
There is a place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that is heaven for Bay Area inline skaters and roller skaters who like to boogie to the funky beat on wheels. The Godfather of Skate brings his mobile DJ unit and plays groovy tunes for ...Every Sunday
SF’s Free “Sundays at the Beach” Chair Yoga Day (Great Highway)
Sunday, December 1 – 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Great Highway
Welcome to Sundays at the Beach! With help from @avenuegreenlight and our friends across the neighborhood, we’re excited to bring free community events to Great Highway Park every weekend for the next year. 1st Sunday: Chair Yoga, 2pm @ Irving 2nd Sunday: Live Music, 1-3 ...Monthly
Monday, December 2
Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Monday
2024 Nob Hill Tree Lighting Ceremony (SF)
Monday, December 2 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Huntington Park
The Nob Hill Association will host its annual Nob Hill Tree Lighting Ceremony on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 5:30 – 7:30 pm. This year’s event will include:
Live seasonal music from the popular French American Jazz Quartet
Cookies and hot beverages courtesy of the InterContinental Mark ...
Wednesday, December 4
SF’s Civic Center Plaza Holiday Tree Lighting (2024)
Wednesday, December 4 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Civic Center Plaza
The annual Civic Center Plaza Holiday Tree Lighting event returns December 4, 4-7pm! Add this fun, free, family-friendly event to your holiday calendar; featuring festive performances led by Boxcar Theatre’s Artistic Director Nick A. Olivero, with the night’s lineup including music, performances, and appearances by ...
Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Wednesday
Thursday, December 5
SF’s New Monthly Block Party: “Downtown First Thursdays”
Thursday, December 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Second Street (South of Market)
Get ready, San Francisco, for the return of this brand new free monthly party coming back to Downtown SF. A new, free, all-ages street party comes to Downtown SF every first Thursday of the month, from 5-10pm. Free kids activities, disco, two outdoor bars, live ...Monthly
Pop Icon “Rebecca Black” Free DJ Set in SF (Downtown First Thursdays)
Thursday, December 5 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Howard & 2nd Street
Enjoy a free DJ Set by pop icon Rebecca Black, presented by Another Planet Entertainment at SF’s Downtown First Thursdays on Thursday, December 5th!
Rebecca Black’s journey from viral sensation to acclaimed pop icon showcases her evolution as a multifaceted artist and advocate. Rising to fame ...
SF’s Drag Queens on Ice 2024 (Union Square)
Don’t miss out on the City’s most popular event of the holiday season—Drag Queens on Ice. Be a part of the fun, frivolity, and fabulousness on the ice! If you dare, skate with the Queens as they mingle and warm-up for their entertainment performances, or ...
Friday, December 6
SF’s Morning Coffee Cleanup w/ Free Coffee for Volunteers (Inner Richmond)
Meet at Tastebuds (600 5th Ave) to grab our supplies, then cleaning will occur from 8 am to 9 am around the neighborhood. Stay afterwards for a free coffee and to meet fellow volunteers. Sign up on this TogetherSF Mobilize page or email info@refuserefusesf.org with event name. Start ...Monthly
Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Friday
Hayes Valley’s 34th Annual Holiday Stroll (2024)
Friday, December 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Hayes Valley
The 34th Annual Hayes Valley Holiday Stroll
Join Us for an Evening of Holiday Merriment
Music! Shopping! Performers! Kids activities! And more!
Friday, December 6, from 5 until 9 p.m.
Kick off the holidays with the Hayes Valley Holiday Stroll, a neighborhood tradition for 34 years! Stroll around the ...
“Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival
Friday, December 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 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 pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue from West Grand to 27th Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs ...Monthly
North Beach Holiday Night Market (SF)
Join Us for the North Beach Holiday Night Market!
Step into the holiday magic of North Beach as we light up the neighborhood with cheer! Stroll down the iconic Grant Avenue and enjoy:
Live Music & EntertainmentLocal Artists, Shops & MakersDelicious Food from Neighborhood FavoritesHoliday Activities for ...
Saturday, December 7
Oakland Vintage Market (First Saturday of the Month)
Saturday, December 7 – 10:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Narrative
Oakland Vintage Market hosted by Narrative is a curated selection of vendors selling clothing, records, furniture, home decor and more. First Saturday of the month 10:00-3:00 222 Jefferson St, Oakland, CAMonthly
Holiday Artisan Market by Creative Communal (Berkley)
Saturday, December 7 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Makers Row
❄️Join us at the Holiday Artisan Market presented by Creative Communal at Makers Row! Discover a vibrant showcase of local makers featuring unique handmade gifts, delicious treats, and one-of-a-kind treasures. Enjoy live music that fills the air with festive cheer, while kids can engage in ...
Alameda Oakland Lighted Yacht Parade (2024)
Saturday, December 7 – 5:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Alameda Oakland Estuary
Encinal & Oakland Yacht Clubs are excited to announce the 48th annual Lighted Yacht Parade, Dec. 7th starting just after sundown (around 5:30PM), rain or shine. Boats and watercraft of all kinds are decorated to the nines to spread holiday cheer and raise funds in ...
Petaluma Lighted Boat Parade (2024)
Saturday, December 7 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Petaluma River and Turning Basin
Petaluma Lighted Boat ParadePlease register your boat, dinghy, kayak, yacht at:https://forms.gle/iV1b5j5yEfA7VhEi7
Kick off the holiday season by joiningPetaluma Yacht Club’s flotilla! Several thousand citizens line the shore to take in the spectacle. We need vessels of all sizes- power, sail, and man-powered to join us. The ...
Sunday, December 8
Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile
Sunday, December 8 – 9:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset)
Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday
Lower Nob Hill Cleanup w/ Free Lunch for Volunteers (SF)
Sunday, December 8 – 9:45 am - Ends at 11:00 am |
Cost: FREE | Another Cafe (right outside)
Meet us every Sunday @ 9:45 AM to gear up outside of Another Cafe (1191 Pine Street, SF). We have one hour to clean up Lower Nob Hill from 10-11 AM. We have supplies for you. Free yummy lunch and beverage after. We have limited ...Every Sunday
“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
2024 5th Annual Bernal Heights “Holidays on the Hill” Faire (SF)
Sunday, December 8 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Bernal Heights
The Bernal Heights annual neighborhood “Holidays on the Hill” event is BACK. It’s Sunday, December 8th from 11am to 4pm.
Neighbors started this during the pandemic for people to get to know their neighbors and support local artists, craftspeople and small businesses. Now we are celebrating ...
SF’s “Sundays at the Beach” Free Concert Day on The Great Highway (Ocean Beach)
Sunday, December 8 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Great Highway
Welcome to Sundays at the Beach! With help from @avenuegreenlight and our friends across the neighborhood, we’re excited to bring free community events to Great Highway Park every weekend for the next year. 1st Sunday: Chair Yoga, 2pm @ Irving 2nd Sunday: Live Music, 1-3 ...Monthly
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)
Sunday, December 8 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Skatin' Place
There is a place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that is heaven for Bay Area inline skaters and roller skaters who like to boogie to the funky beat on wheels. The Godfather of Skate brings his mobile DJ unit and plays groovy tunes for ...Every Sunday
Monday, December 9
Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Monday
Tuesday, December 10
San Francisco Botanical Garden’s Free Day (2nd Tuesdays)
The San Francisco Botanical Garden is one of the most diverse gardens in the world. A unique urban oasis, the garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 acres of both landscaped gardens and open spaces, and showcasing over 9,000 different kinds ...Monthly
Wednesday, December 11
Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Wednesday
Thursday, December 12
22nd Annual Montclair Village Holiday Stroll (Oakland)
Thursday, December 12 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Montclair Village
Create lasting memories with loved ones and enjoy the festive community cheer that connects us all and feels good! Kids can get their professional winter wonderland photos taken with Santa ($35), visit crafting stations, get their faces painted, and climb on the OFD Parade Rig.
Adults ...
