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Free Parking Meters + Christmas 2024 Parking Rules in SF (How Not to Get a Ticket)

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 - All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Park at your own risk of course: If you're not sure or want more clarification, contact SF parking enforcement

All Over San Francisco | San Francisco, CA

Event Details

On Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 and New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, the following parking regulations will not be enforced anywhere in the city:

Parking meters (all meters including color-capped and Pay or Permit), white zones, nightly street sweeping (street cleaning 12am-6am) will not be enforced.

Safety violations (no stopping, no parking, red and blue zones) will be enforced.

NOT ENFORCED

  • Parking Meters (all meters including color-capped and Pay or Permit)
  • White Zones
  • Nightly Street Sweeping
  • Time-limited Residential Parking Permits (RPP) Zones
  • General Parking Time Limits
  • Weekday Daytime Street Sweeping (Street Cleaning 6am-2pm)
  • Commuter Shuttle Towaway Zones
  • Unmetered Yellow and Green Zones

STILL ENFORCED
Safety Violations (No Stopping, No Parking, Red Zones, Blue Zones) will still be enforced.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE*
*Park at your own risk of course: If you're not sure or want more clarification, contact SF parking enforcement
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Christmas, Holidays, In Person, San Francisco
Address: San Francisco, CA

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

7:30 am   Free Admission Day for Christmas at San Francisco Botanical Garden (2024)  FREE*
*Free on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and daily from 7:30-9 am
9:00 am   Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)  FREE*
*Free from 9-10am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; otherwise non-resident admission is $12 - $16 depending on the season. San Francisco residents are always free with valid ID
10:00 am   SF’s Holiday Ice Skating Session at Union Square (Christmas Day)  $20*
*Tickets are $20 with skate rental included in the cost of admission
10:00 am   Christmas Pary & Casual Eatery (SoMa)  FREE*
*Free always
11:00 am   December 25th Visits & Holiday Gift Deliveries to SF Older Adults  FREE
11:00 am   Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)  FREE
12:00 pm   Christmas Day Community Potluck (SF)  FREE*
*Free event. All are welcome! Bring a dish to share for the potluck!
12:00 pm   Christmas Day Community Potluck at St Francis Lutheran Church (SF)  FREE*
*Free event. All are welcome! Please bring a dish to share w/ others for the potluck. Food, drinks, music and prizes.
12:00 pm   Christmas Day at San Jose’s 2024 “Christmas in the Park”  FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
1:00 pm   6 Days Free Holiday Movies “Fiddler On The Roof” (Orinda)  FREE
2:00 pm   2024 Christmas Day Ice Skating at San Jose’s “Downtown Ice”  $21*
*$21 includes skate rentals
3:00 pm   Christmas Concert + Free Int’l Vegetarian Dinner (San Leandro)  FREE
4:30 pm   “Enchant” 2024: World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze in San Jose (Christmas Day)  $27*
*Tickets start at $27 + fees. Prices may fluctuate with demand. Ice Skating for additional $15.
5:00 pm   Chanukah Kosher Chinese Dinner + Game Night (Petaluma)  $25
5:00 pm   2024 Pier 39 Christmas Tree Lighting Show  FREE
5:00 pm   SF’s Epic “Photosynthesis” Light Show (Conservatory of Flowers)  FREE*
*Free to watch from outside the building.
5:30 pm   SF City Hall Lights Up for First Night of Hanukkah 2024  FREE
6:00 pm   “Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)  FREE*
*Every Wednesday, Free Hot Dogs with every Hornitos Cocktail purchase
7:00 pm   FREE Oakland “HellaSecret” Comedy Show (Wednesday Nights)  FREE*
*Limited free tickets with code FUNCHEAP (donations appreciated). Otherwise use code FUNCHEAP5 for $5 off early bird and general admission tickets
7:00 pm   “Comedians with Criminal Records” Live in SF (7p + 8:45p)  FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 50 people. Donations appreciatied
7:00 pm   Black Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)  FREE
7:30 pm   “Wolfman Jeff Trivia” Night at SF’s Willkommen Beer Garden (Every Wednesday)  FREE
8:00 pm   $2 Taco Night + Happy Hour Comedy at Skylark (SF)  FREE*
*RSVP Required. 2 drink minimum. 21+
9:00 pm   Karla LaVey’s 25th Annual “Black X Mass” (SF)  $13*
*pay at door, includes free snacks and giveaways
3:30 am   Union Square’s 2024 Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah (Dec. 25-Jan 2)  FREE
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