Christmas
This Epic “World Hope Tree” in SF Has 17,000 Origami Cranes
Bay Area Favorites, Christmas, Only in San Francisco See the world’s most unique holiday tree at Grace Cathedral. The Rainbow World Fund (RWF) World Tree of Hope is the largest origami holiday tree in the world, standing over 23 feet tall and decorated with over 17,000 origami cranes and stars, each hand folded and inscribed with wishes for the more...
2021 Tree Lightings & Holiday Lights (San Francisco + Bay Area)
Christmas, Fairs & Festivals, Holidays
SF + Bay Area Christmas Markets & Holiday Fairs (2021)
Artsy Fartsy, Christmas, Fairs & Festivals, Holidays, San Francisco 
19 Bay Area Festive Concerts & Performances for the Holidays 2021
Celebrations, Christmas, Get Out: Events By Sue Gilmore, Bay City News Foundation It’s shaping up to be a happy hybrid holiday this year, given that quite a few of the celebratory events in the music, dance and theater worlds that were strictly digital in 2020 now will be offering both in-person and online options. And the lineup more...
See Golden Gate Park’s Dazzling Lights all December 2021
Bay Area Favorites, Christmas, Holiday Lights, Holidays, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Starting in December, visitors to Golden Gate Park will journey through an immersive wonderland of light, nature and art as illuminated paths, interactive exhibits, and live performances brighten nearly a mile of car-free JFK Drive and the park’s Music Concourse, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and the San more...
SF’s 22-Foot Tall Gingerbread House is Back for 2021 (Fairmont)
Bay Area Favorites, Christmas, Holidays, Reopening, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open, Wow What is 22 feet high, 23 feet wide and full of thousands of bricks, a ton of royal icing and candy décor? It’s the Fairmont’s famed and much beloved two-story-high Victorian Gingerbread House which will be back this year in our lobby. Debuting Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 11:00 am at more...
Union Square’s Christmas Tree Lighting in SF Held a Week Early
Christmas, Holidays, Reopening, San Francisco Thanks to KTVU for letting us know that Macy’s “Great Tree” lighting in San Francisco’s Union Square was lit up a week early than normal, on November 19, 2021. KTVU reports that the lighting was held early in order “to promote sales in the slumping retail corridor.” You can view the tree more...
