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15+ Fun Things to Do This Weekend (December 1-3) in San Francisco + Bay Area

See the country’s largest holiday lighting projection for Let’s Glow SF, Caltrain’s world’s largest toy train, get festive at Hayes Valley’s Holiday Stroll & more!
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15+ Fun Things to Do in the SF Bay Area

This Weekend: December 1-3, 2023

Your Weekend Plans: Don’t miss the country’s largest holiday projection event Let’s Glow SF, feel festive at Hayes Valley’s Holiday Stroll, get ready to jingle all the way with Redwood City’s “Hometown Holidays” Festival, Carnival & Parade, find holiday gifts in Oakland’s “Gifty” Craft Show & Open House, see free performances from 100 Drag Queens & Kings, spread the holiday cheer in SF’s Inner Sunset Holiday Lights Stroll, and be dazzled by the world’s largest toy train when Caltrain decks out their annual holiday train.

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Friday, December 6

SF’s 55-Foot Presidio Holiday Tree Lights Up (Dec. 6-31)
Friday, December 6 – 5:40 pm | Cost: FREE | Main Post (Presidio)
SF's 55-Foot Presidio Holiday Tree Lights Up (Dec. 6-31)
Please note, most likely there is no event or lighting ceremony for 2024. In 2024, the tree will be lit at some point around dusk (time tbd), but there is no “celebration” like in past years. Enjoy the Presidio’s historic holiday tree for the season! Since ...