Blow away your loved ones by lighting up the walls of San Francisco with your xmas wishes, rather than sending a boring and impersonal traditional greeting card. GIF the Halls is a creative spin on the greeting cards of the future. WP Engine commissioned 7 digital artists from the Bay Area more...

Black Market SF: Ugly Christmas is a holiday-inspired night market assembling the Bay Area’s best up and coming brands, artisans, and food purveyors on Friday, December 19, 2014. Black Market “Ugly Christmas” Night Market Friday, December 19, 2014 – 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm Folsom Street Foundry | 1425 Folsom St, San Francisco, more...

On the final day of their annual toy drive, the SF Fire Department are hosting an event at Rogue Ales Public House in San Francisco when they will reward all toy donors with a free pint of beer. Fire Department Toy Drive & Free Beer Tuesday, December 16, 2014 – All Day Rogue more...

Celebrate Hanukkah 2014 with the 40th annual lighting of the 25 foot tall mahogany Bill Graham Menorah in Union Square. Lighting ceremonies take place from Tuesday, December 16-23, 2014, at approximately 5 pm on most days (Friday is at 3 pm and Saturday is at 7 pm). This San Francisco tradition, the brainchild of more...

“Unsilent Night” is artist Phil Kline’s free outdoor participatory sound sculpture played through a roving swarm of hundreds of boomboxes carried through the Mission District creating a 44-minute ambient roving electronic Christmas carol of chimes and bells. Hundreds of people bring their own boomboxes and drift peacefully through a cloud of more...

Glowing with 70,000 lights, the spectacularly decorated Caltrain Holiday Train is the world’s largest toy train and will make its whistle-stop tour of the San Francisco, Peninsula and the South Bay. The Caltrain Holiday Train brings a free 20-minute musical show to each of the stations it visits and collects toy donations for more...

Head to Jack London Square (or the Wind River Park in Alameda) and nab a perfect viewing spot for the 38th Annual Oakland/Alameda Estuary Lighted Yacht Parade, starting just after sunset at 5:30 pm on Saturday, December 6, 2014. This Bay Area tradition features dozens of festively decorated boats as they cruise more...

Union Street kicks off its annual Fantasy of Lights holiday celebration. Thousands of holiday lights set off the Victorian houses along the street, transforming Union Street into a magical backdrop for Santa and a team of elves to celebrate along with jugglers, live ponies dressed as reindeer, face painters, balloon artists, costumed characters, more...

Old school Indie Mart is out of retirement for one night. Kelly Malone, the creative maven behind this long-time indie craft fair, went into a semi-retirement, but decided the neighborhood needed a rad design show since its the holidays and it just felt fun, simple and they miss it. So join more...

Celebrate the season with American Idol winner Phillip Phillips and San Francisco 49er Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott as they light one of the tallest trees in the region during the annual holiday festival at 555 California. 555 California Tree Lighting Tuesday, December 2, 2014 | 5 pm; lighting at about 6:30 pm California btwn. Montgomery more...

The 2014 Castro Tree Lighting will take place in front of the 24-foot brightly decorated and lit Tree at Castro and 18th Streets at 6 pm on Monday, December 1, 2014. 2014 Castro Tree Lighting & Gay Men’s Chorus Performance Monday, December 1, 2014 – 6:00 pm Bank of America Castro Branch | 501 Castro more...

Macy’s Great Tree in Union Square, probably San Francisco’s most recognized Christmas tree standing 83-feet tall and decorated with more than 33,000 lights and 1,100 shining ornaments, will be officially lit on Friday, November 28, 2014. The ceremony is expected to begin at 6 pm and the tree is scheduled to be more...

Take care of your last minute shopping right before the big day. In addition to the regular Saturday and Tuesday Ferry Plaza Farmers Markets, there will be a special market on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Visit all the usual Thursday vendors, with special appearances by some of your Tuesday and Saturday favorites. 2014 Pre-Thanksgiving more...

Take a moment and give back to the community this Thanksgiving. Read on below for organizations across San Francisco and the Bay Area in need of volunteers to help spread food and warmth to those less fortunate. >> Know of another volunteering opportunity for Thanksgiving 2014? Let us know! Little Brothers: Friends more...