SF City Guides
San Francisco December Festivals & Street Fairs 2026
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Winter is coming! Here’s a round-up of San Francisco’s December holiday festivals, Christmas tree lightings, winter markets and festive events for 2026. We’ll be updating this list frequently as we get more date confirmations. 42nd Annual Great Dickens Christmas Fair 2026 – Nov. 21 – Dec. 20, 2026 The Ritz-Carlton SF’s Annual Tree more...
Free Museum Days in San Francisco + Bay Area (2026)
Get Out: Events, Museums / Cultural Institutions Whether the economy is strong or sour, most of the museums in San Francisco and the Bay Area throw their doors open once a month to allow free admission to all comers. Generally on the first Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of each month, these free days are often crowded, but if more...
San Francisco November Festivals & Street Fairs (2026)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Here’s a list of what to look forward to in November 2026! We’ll be updating this list frequently as we get more date confirmations. 2026 Día de los Muertos in the Sunset – Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 SF’s 2026 Día de los Muertos Festival of Altars – Monday, Nov. 2, 2026 2026 “Día more...
Diwali 2026: Festival of Lights Celebrations Around the Bay Area
Celebrations, Fairs & Festivals, Holidays Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the biggest celebrations of the year for millions of people around the world. The five-day festival celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil, with traditions that include lighting diyas (small oil lamps), creating colorful rangoli more...
SF’s Holiday Ice Skating Rink at Union Square is Back (2026-27)
Bay Area Favorites, Outdoorsy, San Francisco One of San Francisco’s favorite holiday traditions returns for its 19th season. The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square opens November 4, 2026, bringing outdoor ice skating to the heart of downtown San Francisco through January 18, 2027. Skate beneath the holiday lights in Union Square, with themed nights throughout more...
2026 Dia de los Muertos Celebrations, Fairs & Festival (San Francisco Bay Area)
Celebrations, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events November 1 and 2, 2026, marks Día de los Muertos (“Day of the Dead”), a colorful celebration honoring loved ones who have passed. Expect to see elaborate community altars, skeletal face paint, marigold flowers, traditional music and dancing at celebrations across the Bay Area. Highlights include Oakland’s 31st annual Día de more...
All 37 San Francisco Official Ballot Drop-Off Stations
Causes, Election, Have Your Voice Heard, San Francisco San Francisco voters have several options for returning their completed mail-in ballots ahead of the November 3, 2026, General Election. The city has 37 official ballot drop boxes available 24/7, plus City Hall and 501 polling places open to registered San Francisco voters for in-person voting and ballot drop-off. Find your more...
SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back for 2026 ($10 Off Tix)
Bay Area Favorites, Deals, Get Out: Events, Halloween, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Sponsored San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2026 with “SLASHED: Return to Hellville” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2026: Thirty-seven years after the infamous Hellville massacre, a terrifying new evil has awakened. Step inside Terror Vault’s most more...
Bay Area Fall Guide 2026: Pumpkin Patches, Fall Colors & Corn Mazes
Bay Area Favorites, Halloween, Outdoorsy We’re very lucky here in the Bay Area for our beautiful autumn weather. We have our gorgeous “Indian Summer” to thank for that which extends a bit of warmth and brings us plenty of dry days to get outdoors. Despite the warm temps, you can still get into the fall spirit more...
Bay Area’s Best Pumpkin Patches for 2026
Bay Area Favorites, Fun & Games, Halloween Get into the fall spirit by picking out your favorite pumpkin at a local pumpkin patch. Best of all, nearly all of the pumpkin patches listed below offer free admission for all. Some fun fall activities like their corn mazes or hayrides may require a fee though. Here’s a list of more...
Bay Area’s Halloween Party Guide 2027
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Halloween Halloween 2027 is on the way. We’re already looking ahead to another spooky season in the Bay Area, and we’ll start adding Halloween events and parties and more as details are announced. In the meantime, take a look at our 2026 Halloween Guide below for a look at last year’s festivities more...
San Francisco October Festivals & Street Fairs 2027
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous October festivals, street fairs, and events including Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco Fleet Week, Castro Street Fair, and much more you can look forward to this October 2027. Please note, here’s a roundup from 2026; we’ll be updating this guide for 2027 soon. > We’ll more...
SF’s One-Night Market Street Arts & Theater Festival: 50+ Experiences (Oct. 17)
Block Party, Downtown San Francisco, Fairs & Festivals A one-night-only live arts and theater experience that celebrates the deep history of entertainment culture on Market Street. 104 partners, 50+ experiences, 35+ locations, 6 blocks, 3 public plazas, 1 Night Only! Market Street transforms into a walkable arts spectacle. Free public performances, ticketed shows at iconic venues, and tons of more...
$1.50 Admission for SF’s Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’s Final Day (Dec. 1)
Goodbye, Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is closing its San Francisco Odditorium at Fisherman’s Wharf on Dec. 1, 2026, ending nearly 60 years of strange sights at 175 Jefferson St. The attraction first opened on Feb. 2, 1967, and it’s sending things off with a suitably weird farewell. On its final day, more...
13 Awesome Bay Area Haunted Houses for 2026
Get Out: Events, Halloween Get into the Halloween spirit with some spooks and frights at a Haunted House. Whether it’s a big production full of elaborate props and character actors or a more local DIY Halloween attraction, you’ll be sure to find a fun way to celebrate this October. Here’s a list of fantastic, frightful Bay more...
