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SF’s Menorah Car Parade 2025

Sunday, December 21, 2025 - 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Union Square Park | Geary and Powell, San Francisco, CA
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Union Square’s 2025 Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah (Dec. 14-22)

Bill Graham Menorah

Lighting it up since 1975, San Francisco celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first giant public menorah outside Israel, a landmark Bill Graham project that went on to inspire thousands of menorahs around the world. This year’s eight-night festival brings music, community gatherings, and nightly ceremonies honoring leaders and traditions across the Jewish community.

Union Square Menorah Lighting Schedule 2025

December 14-22, 2025

Sunday, December 14

“Bill Graham Menorah Day“

  • 2:00-6:30 pm – 1st Lighting Ceremony
  • 2:30-4:30 pm – Dreidel House Children’s Crafts
  • 2:00 pm – Children’s Chanukah Show by Isaac Zones
  • 3:15 pm – Shamati Live
  • 4:30-6:30 pm – Bill Graham All Stars featuring Jordan Feinstein (keys/vocals, Jordan and the Ritual), Byron Rynes (guitar, Grateful for the Blues), Aaron Kaplan (guitar), Ben Bernstein (bass), Michael Bogart (trumpet, formerly Tower of Power), and Greg Errico (drums, original Sly and the Family Stone)
  • 5:00 pm – Menorah Lighting Ceremony honoring SF Mayor Daniel Lurie, Rabbi Brian Lurie, State Senator Scott Wiener, Felix Vulis and Family, David Graham, Danny Scher, Friends of Bill, dignitaries and special guests

Monday, December 15

  • 5:00 pm – 2nd Lighting Ceremony

Tuesday, December 16

  • 5:00 pm – 3rd Lighting Ceremony honoring the Klaber and Krug Family
  • 6:30-8:00 pm – Chanukah Party at NEMA, 8 10th Street
    email to RSVP. Chanukah giveaways, festive holiday food, and DJ Malki.

Wednesday, December 17

  • 5:00 pm – 4th Lighting Ceremony honoring the SFPD and the Dryan/Bernstein Family
  • 8:00 pm – YJP Chanukah LUX @ Madarae (Tickets)

Thursday, December 18

  • 4:00-7:00 pm – Thrive City event (RSVP and more details)
  • 8:00 pm – 5th Lighting Ceremony in Union Square

Friday, December 19

  • 2:30 pm – 6th Lighting Ceremony

Saturday, December 20

  • 8:00 pm – 7th Lighting Ceremony
    Includes a Musical Havdalah Ceremony with Rabbi Shmulik Friedman, honoring the YJP Community.

Sunday, December 21

  • 4:00 pm – Live Music
  • 5:00 pm – 8th Lighting Ceremony (Grand Finale) honoring the Russian Jewish Speaking Community and the wider Jewish Community
    Co Sponsor: Shalom Bayit
  • 6:30 pm – SF Menorah Car Parade
    Email to RSVP, launch site info, and to get a menorah for your car or ride aboard the Mitzvah Cable Car straight from Union Square!

Upcoming Union Square’s 2025 Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah (Dec. 14-22) Events

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Fairs & Festivals, Hanukkah, In Person, San Francisco, Tree + Holiday Lightings
Address: Geary and Powell, San Francisco, CA

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Sunday, December 21, 2025

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10:00 am   SF’s Free “Sundays at the Beach” Tai Chi Day (Great Highway)  FREE
10:00 am   SF’s 41st Annual Great Dickens Christmas Fair (Final Day)  $45*
*General Admission is $45; special discounts available
10:00 am   Union Square’s Festive “Winter Walk” 2025 (Dec. 13-24)  FREE
10:00 am   Chabot Space & Science Center’s Winter Fest  FREE*
*FREE for Members, $24 Adults, $19 Children (2-12) and Seniors (65+)
10:00 am   “Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)  FREE*
*Sign up on this TogetherSF Mobilize page: https://www.mobilize.us/togethersf/event/444979/
11:00 am   Bayview Beautification Day + Volunteering (Bayview Playground @ MLK Pool)  FREE
11:00 am   Help Decorate SF’s First Rose Parade Float in Nearly 50 Years (Dec. 19-21)  FREE
11:00 am   “Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)  FREE*
*Weather permitting (rain cancels)
12:00 pm   Solstice Art Market for Palestine (SF)  FREE*
*Suggested Donation $5-20
12:00 pm   SF’s New “Fairmont Holiday Rooftop Faire” w/ Epic City Views (Dec. 19-21)  FREE
1:00 pm   Free Workshop: Break Relationship Patterns w/ Science (Uptown Oakland)  FREE*
*RSVP required
1:00 pm   2025 Holidays on Fourth Street: Fratello Marionette’s Holiday Shows | Berkeley  FREE
1:00 pm   Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)  FREE
2:00 pm   Winter Solstice “Make Music” Parade & Stroll (Oakland)  
2:00 pm   Celebrate Terry Riley’s 90th w/ Free Piano Concert (SF Main Library)  FREE
3:00 pm   Neighborhood Movie Screening of “Christmas Vacation” (SF)  FREE
3:00 pm   Winter Wonderland Concert (Oakland)  FREE*
*Free Admission; Donations Accepted
3:30 pm   Neighborhood Movie Screening: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation  FREE*
*All are welcome!
4:00 pm   Free Winter Solstice Celebration at Cesar Chavez State Park (Berkeley)  FREE
4:00 pm   Chanukah on Ice: Menorah Lighting + Skating (Petaluma Fairgrounds)  FREE*
*Free to watch, $20 for adults to skate
4:00 pm   Mezcal Legendario Domingo Oaxaca & Durango Tasting (SF’s Ferry Bldg)  FREE
4:00 pm   2025 Union Square’s Chanukah Festival: Grand Finale  FREE
6:00 pm   FREE: Oakland “HellaSecret” Comedy Show (Sunday)  FREE*
*Limited free tickets with code FUNCHEAP (donations appreciated). Otherwise use code FUNCHEAP5 for $5 off early bird and general admission tickets
7:00 pm   Sunday “Hayes Valley Comedy Night” at SF’s Black-Owned Comedy Club (The Function)  FREE*
*Exclusive free tickets with Eventbrite RSVP. Otherwise $20-25 at door. Please note like most comedy clubs, there is a two drink minimum per person
7:30 pm   “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Live with the SF Symphony  $50*
*Ticket starts at $50 (while supplies last); Kids’ Tickets Half Off!
9:59 pm   “Ursid” Last Meteor Shower of 2025: Peaks on Winter Solstice  FREE
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