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Free Parking Meters + Christmas 2025 Parking Rules in SF (How Not to Get a Ticket)

Thursday, December 25, 2025 - 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

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On Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2025 and New Year’s Day, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, 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.

New for 2025! Safety violations (no stopping, no parking, red and blue zones) will not 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
  • Safety Violations (No Stopping, No Parking, Red Zones, Blue Zones)

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

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