Thursday, December 4, 2025
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Celebrate 20 years of winter magic at Walnut Creek on Ice! Our beloved holiday tradition returns to Civic Park for another season of skating, laughter, and frosty fun in the heart more...
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| 7:00 pm | Free “HellaSecret” Comedy Night @ Secret Bar (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 11:00 am | Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum |
FREE*
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| 5:00 pm | 2025 Holidays on Fourth Street: Girls Night Out | Berkeley |
FREE |
Friday, December 5, 2025
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Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get more...
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| 3:00 pm | SF’s “St. Nicholas” 2025 Xmas Bazaar at Star of the Sea Church (Dec. 5-7) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | Downtown Concord’s Holiday Sip N’ Stroll |
$20*
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| 5:00 pm | Final “Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival of 2025 |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | Volunteer: Join Community Diaper Drive for Families in Need (Orinda) |
FREE*
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| 6:00 pm | “Oakland Art Murmur” 2024 (First Fridays Art Walk) |
FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Fascist Bingo Par-tay (Berkeley) |
$10*
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| 7:00 pm | “The Empathizer” Vietnam Documentary Screening & Discussion (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | Gamelan Sekar Jaya Live at Berkeley’s Ashkenaz |
$20*
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| 7:00 pm | “Alameda Tap Dancing Xmas Trees” Free Documentary Screening + Q&A |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | Bandaloop’s Free “Estuary” Vertical Dance Show (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | How The Grouch Stole Christmas Tour: Hip-Hop Night (Berkeley) |
$43 |
| 8:00 pm | Oakland Critical Mass | First Friday |
FREE |
| 8:00 pm | Alameda’s Angels: “Christmas is a Drag” at Faction Brewing |
$10 |
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Saturday, December 6, 2025
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Tickets just $20 for Under-30s in San Francisco and Berkeley
Looking for something festive that isn’t the same old holiday soundtrack? Vivaldi’s Gloria delivers pure choral joy, Corelli brings cozy winter calm, more...
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| 4:00 pm | Oakland’s “Rockridge Holidaze” Holiday Stroll & Celebration (2025) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows) |
FREE*
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| 9:00 am | Free Berkeley Vaccination & Microchip Clinic (Dec. 6-7) |
FREE*
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| All Day | Bank of America’s “Museums On Us” Free Museum Weekend (2025) |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | “Healthy Parks Healthy People”: Monthly Nature Walks | Bay Area |
FREE |
| 10:00 am | San Leandro Historical Railway Society: Free Model Train Show + Porch Sale (Dec. 6-7) |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | Handcrafted Holiday Sale (Walnut Creek) |
FREE*
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| 10:30 am | Free “Skytown” Community Playdate for Ages 5 & Under (Richmond) |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | Gifty 2025: The Crucible’s Free Annual Craft Fair w/ 50+ Artisans (Dec. 6-7) |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | “Fiesta Saturdays” w/ Elote, Street Tacos + Homemade Spiked Horchata (Oakland) |
FREE |
| 11:30 am | “Fiesta Saturday” w/ Tamales, Sopes & Spiked Horchata (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 5:00 pm | Holiday Delites Parade (Antioch) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | Downtown Pleasant Hill Annual Holiday Celebration (2025) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | Twilight Holiday Party & Tree Lighting (Pittsburg) |
FREE |
| 5:30 pm | Nicolas Bearde |
$30*
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| 7:00 pm | “Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir” 40th Annual Holiday Concert (Paramount Theater) |
$24*
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| 7:00 pm | Azesu: Blending Jazz & Latin Rhythms |
$32*
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| 7:00 pm | The Floozies + Dirtwire: Neon Sundown Tour (Berkeley) |
$32.50 |
| 7:00 pm | Bandaloop’s Free “Estuary” Vertical Dance Show (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 7:30 pm | Lead With Love, Holiday Concert |
$39*
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Sunday, December 7, 2025
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Holiday Music, Carols, Crafts, And Candy!
Santa and his merry minstrels will be visiting The Laurel on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 1pm – 4pm! Free for all families, this is a chance more...
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| 6:00 pm | FREE: Oakland “HellaSecret” Comedy Show (Sunday) |
FREE*
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| 9:00 am | “Caring Santa” for Special Needs Kids (Stoneridge Shopping Center) |
FREE |
| All Day | Bank of America’s “Museums On Us” Free Museum Weekend (2025) |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | Richmond Art Center’s Holiday Arts Festival 2025 |
FREE |
| 10:00 am | Alameda Holiday Fest: 40+ Vendors (2025) |
FREE*
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| 11:00 am | Oakland Museum of California’s Free First Sundays (OMCA) |
FREE*
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| 11:00 am | San Leandro Historical Railway Society: Free Model Train Show + Porch Sale (Dec. 6-7) |
FREE*
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| 12:00 pm | Gifty 2025: The Crucible’s Free Annual Craft Fair w/ 50+ Artisans (West Oakland) |
FREE |
| 3:00 pm | Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley |
FREE*
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| 3:00 pm | 2025 Mt. Diablo Beacon Lighting Ceremony for Pearl Harbor Remembrance |
FREE |
| 3:30 pm | Improv(e) Your Dating Life |
$35 |
| 5:00 pm | Larry Vuckovich |
$25 |
| 5:00 pm | 2025 Mt. Diablo Beacon Lighting Ceremony for Pearl Harbor Remembrance |
FREE |
Monday, December 8, 2025
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Get ready for TownBiz Comedy Night in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood—a celebration of Oakland comedy and culture with a series of pop-up live shows across the Bay by HellaFunny.
This HellaFunny comedy night takes place at more...
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| 7:00 pm | Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | Berkeley |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | US Air Force Band of the Golden West: “Home for the Holidays” (Oakland) |
FREE*
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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Get ready for the return of HellaFunny comedy night to Temescal with a series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay.
This HellaFunny comedy show takes place at the just-opened Mesa more...
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| 8:30 pm | $6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose |
$6*
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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| 5:00 pm | Free Mushroom Talk: Psilocybe in California at Sports Basement (Berkeley) | FREE*
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Thursday, December 11, 2025
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Thursday, December 11 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Montclair Village
Ring in the season at the 23rd Annual Montclair Village “Holiday Stroll” – a free community celebration featuring photos with Santa, live music and caroling, craft beverages, a family zone, holiday more...
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| 7:00 pm | Free “HellaSecret” Comedy Night @ Secret Bar (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | The Bouncing Souls |
$41 |
Friday, December 12, 2025
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Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get more...
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| 5:00 pm | Pasko Night Market (Alameda) |
FREE*
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| 6:00 pm | Magical 21+ Night Market w/ December Disco at “Fairy Winterland” (Oakland) |
$40*
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| 6:00 pm | 2nd Friday Art Walk | Oakland & Alameda |
FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Mini Masterpieces Holiday Gifts Show (Alameda) |
FREE*
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| 6:30 pm | Blind Guardian Somewhere Far Beyond Tour |
$51 |
| 7:00 pm | We Are Oakland Holiday Benefit Concert |
FREE*
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| 7:30 pm | East Bay Bike Party (Every Second Friday) |
FREE |
Saturday, December 13, 2025
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Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get more...
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| 1:00 pm | BART SweaterFest 2025: Free Holiday Fun + BARTmobile Rides (Rockridge) |
FREE |
| 1:00 pm | 2025 Holidays on Fourth Street: Winter Holiday Fest & Craft Party | Berkeley |
FREE |
| 1:00 pm | The Nutcracker Bird (Oakland) |
$45 |
| 1:30 pm | Free Gifts: 2025 Holiday Market of All Vegan + Eco-Friendly Goods (Berkeley) |
FREE |
| 9:00 pm | “FirstClass: Departure” DJ Saturday Nights | Oakland |
FREE |
| 10:00 pm | Geminids Meteor Shower 2025 (How to Watch in San Francisco) |
FREE |
Sunday, December 14, 2025
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Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get more...
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| 1:00 pm | A Very Merry Brooklyn Basin Small Dog Meetup (Oakland) |
FREE*
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Monday, December 15, 2025
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Get ready for TownBiz Comedy Night in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood—a celebration of Oakland comedy and culture with a series of pop-up live shows across the Bay by HellaFunny.
This HellaFunny comedy night takes place at more...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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Get ready for the return of HellaFunny comedy night to Temescal with a series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay.
This HellaFunny comedy show takes place at the just-opened Mesa more...
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| 8:30 pm | $6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose |
$6*
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Thursday, December 18, 2025
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Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get more...
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Friday, December 19, 2025
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Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get more...
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| 8:00 pm | Bad Art: Creative Misery Loves Comedy |
$15*
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Saturday, December 20, 2025
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Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get more...
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| 10:00 am | WinterFest 2025: Cosmic Fun + Science Talks (Chabot Space & Science Center) |
$24*
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| 10:00 am | Chabot Space & Science Center’s Winter Fest |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | The Wardrobe Project Flea (Rockridge BART Plaza) |
FREE*
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| 11:00 am | “Science@Cal”: Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley |
FREE |
| 1:00 pm | 2025 Holidays on Fourth Street: SF Chorus Carolers | Berkeley |
FREE |
| 1:00 pm | Faction Winter Market w/ 35+ Vendors + Craft Beer (Alameda) |
FREE |
Sunday, December 21, 2025
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Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get more...
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| 10:00 am | Chabot Space & Science Center’s Winter Fest |
FREE*
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| 1:00 pm | 2025 Holidays on Fourth Street: Fratello Marionette’s Holiday Shows | Berkeley |
FREE |
| 4:00 pm | Free Winter Solstice Celebration at Cesar Chavez State Park (Berkeley) |
FREE |
Monday, December 22, 2025
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Get ready for TownBiz Comedy Night in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood—a celebration of Oakland comedy and culture with a series of pop-up live shows across the Bay by HellaFunny.
This HellaFunny comedy night takes place at more...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
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Get ready for the return of HellaFunny comedy night to Temescal with a series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay.
This HellaFunny comedy show takes place at the just-opened Mesa more...
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| 8:30 pm | $6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose |
$6*
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Friday, December 26, 2025
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Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get more...
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