Celebrations
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee passed away early Tuesday morning of an apparent heart attack. Supervisor London Breed has taken over as acting Mayor. Our thoughts go out to his family and we wish the mayor bon voyage. Events to celebrate the life and legacy of the 43rd Mayor of the City and more...
The historic Pier 70 building has served as a stage for the strange, the glowing, the contorted, and the true artist. Therefore it is their duty to give it a proper renegade farewell. Lights Out Pier 70: One Last Renegade Farewell Saturday, December 16, 2017 | 9pm Pier 70, SF FREE, but an RSVP more...
SF Rec & Park will kick-off the 2017 holiday season with the annual free winter family event, the 88th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting. The celebration is a fun mini Winter Carnival with many free activities including a snow play area, carnival rides, arts and crafts for kids, a cookie factory, a visit from more...
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 8th annual Bay Area favorite, Drag Queens On Ice. Drag Queens on Ice Thursday, December 7, 2017 | 8-9:30 pm Union Square Park, SF FREE to watch The event is rain or shine. If more...
Union Street kicks off its annual Fantasy of Lights holiday celebration, where young and old alike can enjoy festivities to begin the holiday season. Thousands of holiday lights set off the Victorians, transforming Union Street into a magical backdrop for Santa and a team of elves to celebrate along with jugglers, live 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...
Macy’s Great Tree in Union Square, San Francisco’s most recognized Christmas tree standing 83-feet tall, decorated with more than 43,000 twinkling energy-efficient LED lights and 700 shining ornaments, will be officially lit on Friday, November 24, 2017. 28th Annual Macy’s Great Tree Lighting Friday, November 24, 2017 | 5:30 pm Union Square Park | Geary and more...
The International Indian Treaty Council presents Indigenous Peoples’ Annual Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island, part of the San Francisco Ohlone Territory, on Thursday, November 23, 2017. Thanksgiving Sunrise Celebration Thursday, November 23, 2017 | 4 to 6 am Alcatraz Island, San Francisco FREE but you’ll need a boat ticket to get to Alcatraz Tickets to Alcatraz are $14 more...
The 10th Annual Market Street Snowflake Lighting ceremony will feature live performances as city officials will count down to the illumination of over 290 5×5 LED illuminated snowflakes on Market Street’s signature “Path of Gold” light poles in front of the cable car turn-around at Powell and Market streets. 2017 Snowflakes on Market Lighting Ceremony Monday, November 20, 2017 more...
Amoeba SF turns 20 this November. To celebrate this Platinum Anniversary, they’re throwing a two-day party complete with live musical performances, DJs, flash sales, prizes, arts and crafts, a photo booth, Amoeba’s Platinum Drag Show, and more on Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18. Amoeba SF’s 20th Anniversary Celebration November 17-18, more...
Kickstart the holiday season with awesome winter fireworks and enjoy a special free Disney on Ice performance on the outdoor ice rink in Justin Herman Plaza. After the performance, be sure to stick around for Embarcadero Center’s 31st Annual Building Lighting Ceremony when more than 17,000 lights illuminate the San Francisco skyline on four more...
TEL HI’s Thanksgiving dinner has been a cherished tradition for over 25 years. This fantastic, free event typically brings together more than 500 neighbors and community members alike for a feast is being generously sponsored and prepared by Pier 2620 Hotel Fisherman’s Wharf and Boudin Bakery on Thursday, November 16, 2017. Free more...
Illuminate is the San Francisco arts nonprofit behind The Bay Lights and the illumination of the Conservatory of Flowers for the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love as well as Harvey’s Halo and “Hope will Never be Silent” in the Castro to honor Harvey Milk. At 6 pm on November more...
To commemorate ten years of outdoor skating at Union Square, you’re invited to a free all-day birthday celebration featuring complimentary ice skating and skate rentals, free ice cream scoops from Humphry Slocombe (featuring a custom flavor from 1-8 pm), a live art installation by local artist fnnch (noon ’til dark), and more...
Fiesta on the Hill will celebrate its 29th year with live bands, dancing in the street, street artists, pumpkin carving, petting zoos, a wide variety of food and more. This year we will join the San Francisco citywide celebration of the 50th Anniversary of “Summer of Love”. 2017 Fiesta on the Hill Sunday, more...
