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Ghirardelli Chocolate’s Annual Warehouse Sale
By - posted 12/8/2018
Deals

The Annual Ghirardelli Warehouse Sale will be taking place on December 8th and 9th, at both their San Leandro and Lathrop factory stores. The sales floor will be expanded to offer additional discounted gifts just in time for the Holidays. Plus, complimentary hot cocoa for all guests Ghirardelli Chocolate’s Annual Warehouse Sale December more...

Funcheap Is Now on Instagram
By - posted 12/5/2018
City Insight

Join Funcheap on Instagram for a collection of awesome photos of the city, along with special event announcements, and exclusive contests and bonus entries. Plus share your photos with us using #funcheap and you could win epic prizes each month. We’ll feature our favorite shared photos on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram     View more...

Salesforce Tower Showing Rare 1906 Film of SF
By - posted 12/4/2018
City Discoveries

One of the most historic films of 1906 San Francisco ever made will get a world premiere free public performance on the giant screen atop the Salesforce Tower on Wednesday night thanks to the Prelinger Library and the Long Now Foundation. “A Trip Down Market Street” (1906) Screening Wednesday, December 5, 2018 more...

Walt Disney Museum’s Annual Free Day
By - posted 12/2/2018
Freebies

Celebrate Walt Disney’s birthday and get free admission to The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio for their only free day of the year. In celebration of Walt Disney’s Birthday, they are offering free admission to our main galleries and special exhibitions Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men: Masters of Animation, Fresh Starts, and Home for the Holidays at more...

Drag Queens on Ice
By - posted 12/2/2018
Only in San Francisco

The Bay Area’s most colorful drag personalities will be returning to the ice for an evening of laughs, lip syncing and lipstick during the 9th annual Bay Area favorite, Drag Queens On Ice. Drag Queens on Ice Thursday, December 6, 2018 | 8 pm  to 9:30 pm Union Square Park, SF FREE to watch The event is more...

SF Etsy’s Winter 2018 Pop-Up Shop
By - posted 12/1/2018
Artsy Fartsy

Get ready for three whole weekends of crafty shopping awesomeness.  Come get all your holiday shopping done at this winter pop-up shop featuring goods from the SF Etsy Team and tenants of Makers Workspace. They’ll have over 50 vendors selling jewelry, home goods, art prints, teeshirts, candles, bath and body, and so. more...

Caltrain “Holiday Train” Arrives for 2018
By - posted 12/1/2018
Holidays

Decorated with 70,000 glittering lights, the dazzling Caltrain Holiday Train will fire up its engine for the seventh year this December to delight Bay Area families with holiday giving. This festive tradition brings holiday treats, entertainment and characters including Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph and Santa’s elves to nine stations between San Francisco and more...

Hanukkah 2018: 25-Foot Tall Menorah Lighting
By - posted 12/1/2018
Holidays

Celebrate Chanukah 2018 with the 44th annual lighting of the 25-foot tall mahogany Bill Graham Menorah in Union Square. This San Francisco tradition, the brainchild of rock and roll concert promoter Bill Graham, begun in 1975. Lighting ceremonies take place from December 2-9, at approximately 5 pm on most days (Friday is at 3 pm more...

SF’s 13th Annual “World Tree of Hope”
By - posted 12/1/2018
Celebrations

Rainbow World Fund invites you to the 13th Annual RWF, World Tree of Hope Official Tree Lighting Celebration. 13th Annual World Tree of Hope Celebration Monday, December 3, 2018 | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St, San Francisco FREE The World Tree of Hope is a holiday tree decorated with thousands more...

SF’s “Winter Park” Ice Rink & Lighted Tree Forest
By - posted 11/29/2018
City Discoveries

The Winter Park at Civic Center will open with a special ceremony on Friday, November 30, 2018, to celebrate the inaugural season of skating and holiday festivities. Modeled after the internationally-famed Wiener Eistraum ice-skating rink in Vienna, Austria, The Winter Park is San Francisco’s first holiday ice rink and track—and the more...

SF’s Amazing Month-Long Light Festival “Illuminate”
By - posted 11/28/2018
Artsy Fartsy

Illuminate SF Festival of Light happens Thanksgiving 2018 through New Year’s Day 2019 and shines a light on San Francisco’s ever-expanding light art scene. Get your glow on during this two-month celebration during the longest nights of the year, featuring free light art tours, nighttime neighborhood walks, artist talks and participatory experiences.

SFO Lights up for the Holidays
By - posted 11/26/2018
Holidays

Come witness the annual illumination of SFO on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, which has been a holiday tradition for over 10 years. Everyone is invited to celebrate to see one of the largest public displays in the entire Bay Area burst into light. A ceremony, open to media and the public, will more...

Holiday Artisan Market
By - posted 11/26/2018
Holidays

Get all of your holiday shopping done early at the Asian Art Museum’s 2nd Annual Holiday Artisan Market –  a free event featuring one-of-a-kind handmade goods by 30+ local makers. > Visit the market for a chance to win a $100 museum store gift certificate. Holiday Artisan Market Wednesday, November 28, 2018 | more...

The Castro Tree Lighting
By - posted 11/25/2018
Holidays

The 2018 Castro Tree Lighting will take place in front of Bank of America at Castro and 18th Streets with a 28-foot tree. 2018 Castro Tree Lighting Monday, November 26, 2018 | 6 pm Castro Merchants | 501 Castro St. corner 18th St., SF FREE The 28-foot lighted, decorated community Holiday Tree lighting will be emcee’d by more...

The Fairmont’s 25-Foot Tall Gingerbread House Party
By - posted 11/23/2018
Holidays

For more than a century, The Fairmont San Francisco has enchanted guests with its joyful holiday festivities and exuberant ambiance. Once again, The Fairmont elves are working overtime this season to create the iconic hotel’s unparalleled interior and exterior holiday décor. The Fairmont San Francisco’s famous annual gigantic gingerbread house opens more...