Holiday Lights
Check Out 20+ SF Fire Stations Decked Out for the Holidays
Holiday Lights, San Francisco San Francisco Fire announces the 2nd annual Fire Station Community Holiday Decorations Competition. During the 1940s, stations would compete for the best decorations and best-decorated stations for the Holiday seasons. This tradition was lost in the 1950s, and last year we brought it back. Firefighters and their respective stations are encouraged 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...
Caltrain’s World’s Largest Toy Train Returns for 2021 (Dec. 4-5)
Bay Area Favorites, Holiday Lights After cancelling the festive Holiday Train in 2020, Caltrain has announced its bringing back its World’s Largest Toy Train on December 4-5, 2021. Decorated with 70,000 glittering lights, the dazzling Caltrain Holiday Train will fire up its engine this December to delight Bay Area families with holiday giving. Station entertainment and onboard entertainment will more...
2020 Winter Lights Around The Bay
Holiday Lights, Outdoorsy, Things to Do, Uplifting Winter is coming. The holidays are just around the corner and we all could use a little extra holiday cheer to lift our spirits and start looking forward to the new year (and the end of 2020). While big tree lighting events and holiday festivals are mostly cancelled for this year more...
SF’s 1886 Victorian Lights Up for the Holidays (Dec. 22-23)
Brand New, Holiday Lights San Francisco Heritage’s home at the landmark 1886 Victorian Haas-Lilienthal House will be illuminated with a vibrant holiday-themed light display. Tribal Existance will create a unique light art installation on the house’s exterior, including fun moving and still imagery of candy canes and gingerbread men. This festive event is being generously more...
14 Hours of The Bay Lights (Longest Night of 2020)
City Discoveries, Holiday Lights Many people view the winter solstice grimly as the shortest day of the year, but The Bay Lights, the world’s largest LED light sculpture, offers us a brighter outlook. We can now relish winter solstice as the longest night of the year because The Bay Lights will shimmer for more than 14 more...
SF’s Over-The-Top Xmas House w/ 65 Ft Tree Returns
Holiday Lights, Only in San Francisco Tom and Jerry’s Christmas Tree has delighted San Franciscans for over 30 years. The massive 65 foot tall Norfolk Island Pine is a live Christmas tree that was originally purchased by Tom Taylor and Jerome Goldstein in 1973 as a house plant. The tree stands proudly outside of their home at 3650 more...
Illuminate SF: Festival of Light: 45+ Light Sculptures
Artsy Fartsy, Holiday Lights, Only in San Francisco, Things to Do, Wow Illuminate SF: Festival of Light is making The City a little brighter, Thanksgiving 2020 through January 23, 2021 and shines a light on San Francisco’s ever-expanding light art scene. Get your glow on during this two-month celebration during the longest nights of the year. In past years, the city has hosted nighttime neighborhood walks, more...
Magical Holiday Lights at Filoli Gardens
Holiday Lights, Things to Do The holidays are magical time to visit Filoli when its beautiful gardens are beautifully lit up and the house is decked with festive decorations. Follow the one-way route to stroll and enjoy the beauty of the winter garden adorned with lights and colorful decor. Cozy up to a fire pit under twinkling more...
The Bay Bridge is Dressed Up for the Holidays
Holiday Lights The Bay Bridge is feeling festive this year. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s tunnel is once again jolly with its annual holiday wreath. The tradition began 80 years ago, and despite it disappearing for a few decades during that time, 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t take the bridge’s wreath away. Check out more...
More Dazzling Winter Holiday Light Displays
Holiday Lights, Outdoorsy, Things to Do With the rising Covid-19 cases and current stay-at-home orders, we all could use a little extra holiday cheer to lift our spirits. Thankfully, the lights are still shining. We’ve rounded up even more holiday lighting displays for you to check out. Read our full list of Winter Holiday Lights Around The Bay. 5 More Bay more...
Sausalito’s Lighted Boat Parade is Cancelled for 2020
Holiday Lights, Things to Do The official Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade has been CANCELLED on December 12th due to the new Stay In Place Order issued by Governor Newsom related to the Covid-19 Pandemic which goes in to effect on Tuesday, December 8 in Marin County. Watch dozens of brightly lit and beautifully decorated boats parade more...
SF City Hall Lights Up for Thanksgiving
Holiday Lights, Only in San Francisco, Thanksgiving San Francisco City Hall lights up in a harvest colors in celebration of Thanksgiving from Thursday, November 26 through Sunday, November 29, 2020. The schedule is always tentative for the holiday lighting and subject to change when there are special events and the building is lit in honor of those.
