SF City Guides
SF’s largest and most internationally-renowned nightclub, 1015 Folsom presents its epic annual free holiday party with five hours and five rooms of music including Attlas, ARMNHMR, Tasha The Amazon (Live), local hero Slaptop and more. 1015 Folsom Holiday Party Presented by 1015 Folsom, Funcheap & NoisePop Friday, November 2, 2016 | 9pm to more...
SF Rec & Park will kick-off the 2016 Holiday Season with the annual free winter family event, the 87th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting. In a sense it’s a fun mini Winter Carnival with many free activities including carnival rides, a cookie factory, arts and crafts for kids, a visit from Santa, more...
Explore the historic Civil War-era Fort Point by candlelight and stars on this evening tour with a park ranger as your guide. Candlelight tours are available Saturday evenings (6:30 pm) during the months of November to February. Along the way, you’ll be transported to the momentous era of the 1800s, experiencing first-hand the tales more...
Secession Art & Design invites you on Saturday, December 3, 2016, 2-6 pm for live painting with Joshua Coffy. On display at the gallery and online are several of his original animal paintings. Plus there will be free art hidden around Mission Bernal. Joshua has a way of capturing the soul more...
On World AIDS Day, come to The National AIDS Memorial Grove, a gorgeous spot tucked away in Golden Gate Park, for an afternoon of recognition, remembrance and music honoring those who have been lost and those continuing the fight. World AIDS Day 2016: Hearts Rising Thursday, December 1, 2016 | 11:30 am more...
The 555 California Street Tree Lighting is one of San Francisco’s premier events for the holidays with a tree typically over 80 feet tall, one of SF’s tallest. Celebrating the 10th Anniversary in 2016, they are kicking off the holiday season with a special performance by the legendary Doobie Brothers along with more...
Come witness the annual illumination of SFO on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, which has been a holiday tradition for over 10 years. Everyone is invited to celebrate with airport employees, their families, and SFO’s own team of holiday carolers who turn out to see one of the largest public displays in more...
Come along on a special Memorial March to honor the memories of supervisor Harvey Milk and mayor George Moscone at the 38th Annual Vigil & Night of Remembrance. 2016 Harvey Milk & George Moscone Vigil & Night of Remembrance November 27, 2016 | 6:30 pm Harvey Milk Plaza, Castro & Market Streets, SF FREE Meet at 6:30 pm at Harvey Milk Plaza more...
Come out to shop and support over 200 local artisans and small batch food vendors as the local San Francisco Etsy team showcases their work at Pier 70 in the Dogpatch neighborhood in San Francisco. Expect tons of shopping space and a wide variety of makers, artisans and local Etsy more...
The Fairmont San Francisco’s annual Gingerbread Holiday Open House kicks off with an official opening of the giant gingerbread house with complimentary holiday refreshments and holiday music. Due to popular demand, the gingerbread house’s railroad track has been extended, which will surely delight the many train-loving children who happily gaze upon this favorite feature. more...
Put a “spin” on a classic holiday tradition this winter as the Children’s Creativity Museum lights up the Bay Area’s oldest and most beloved carousel in Yerba Buena Gardens. This historic carousel was constructed in 1906 and lived at Playland-at-the-Beach from 1913 to 1972 and moved to Yerba Buena Gardens in more...
Virgin America has put together a pretty stellar sale for nonstop fares from SFO to Las Vegas, Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Palm Springs and LAX for $49 each way along with decent deals to other cities. Normally they only offer $49 fares to a few cities but for the 2016 deal there are more...
Macy’s Great Tree in Union Square, probably San Francisco’s most recognized Christmas tree standing 83-feet tall and decorated with more than 33,000 twinkling energy-efficient LED lights and 1,100 shining ornaments will be officially lit on Friday, November 25, 2016. 27th Annual Macy’s Great Tree Lighting Friday, November 25, 2016 | 6 to 7 more...
This Black Friday, instead of enmeshing yourself in the worst of human behavior, why not come celebrate the best of it? A local group of artists who call themselves the Museum of Joy will be celebrating the 4th Annual Festival of Light & Gratitude by building a temporary candlelit labyrinth on the northern more...
Are you game for waking up at 4 am to crowd yourself into a big box store on Black Friday just to max out your credit card while saving $10 on an HDTV? After family arguments and trying to determine what to do with all of that leftover turkey, the annual more...
