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Saturday, December 5
Drawing From Film—Night of the Hunter
We’ll be pausing Laughton’s Southern Gothic thriller, Night of the Hunter, to draw striking frames. We’ll be focusing on the art deco design, dramatic shadows and poses in the film.
Basic materials (pencils, paper, erasers) will be provided. You may bring your own materials, but please ...
District 10 Bayview Family Summit
This is Your City. This is Your Voice. This is Your Future. Share your story about growing up and raising your family in San Francisco.
Every family has a story. Every voice matters. Please share yours.
Join us for the District 10 Bayview Family Summit! The This Is ...
Kinky Holiday Market 2026: “Gear” Swap + Naughty Santa (SF)
Kinky Holiday Market returns to SOMArts Cultural Center with local kinky and queer vendors, entertainment, a gear swap, Naughty Santa photos with Kinky Elves, and Mozzeria’s deaf-owned and operated pizza truck. This indoor, adults-only leather and kink community market invites attendees to browse distinctive gifts ...
1890 Bryant Street Studios Holiday Market
Saturday, December 5 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 1890 Bryant Street
Discover a wide range of original fine arts and crafts gifts that caters to every taste and budget at 1890 Bryant Studios’ Holiday Market!
Gifts, Jewelry, Stationery, Sculpture, Fine Art, Baked Goods, Ceramics, Wearable Art …and more!
1890 Bryant Studios
Once a mayonnaise factory at the industrial edge ...
World’s Only Terpnami ‘Seed Rave’ Returns to SF: Live DJs, Breeders + Art (Dec 5-6)
Saturday, December 5 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | RSVP for details
The highest-level genetics conversation in the world returns to the Bay Area this December to help growers worldwide garden harder, better, faster, and stronger.
Over 1,000 growers big and small from around the world interact with 30 of the world’s top breeders over two days December ...
Madrone Art Bar 2026 Holiday Market (SF)
Saturday, December 5 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Madrone Art Bar
Madrone Art Bar is seeking local artists, makers, and creatives for its Holiday Market on December 5, 2026. The event aims to feature a curated mix of handmade, independently designed, and vintage goods. Vendor applications are open until September 28. The market will be held ...
Nike Missile Site Open House & Storytelling | Marin Headlands
Saturday, December 5 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Nike Missile Site
Get an upclose look at a restored Cold War anti-aircraft missile site and hear intriguing stories from Nike veterans, park rangers, and volunteers from 12:30-3:30 pm, every first Saturday of the month. This valuable historical resource is the only restored Nike missile site in the entire country. It’s a ...Monthly
City of San Rafael’s Winter Wonderland: 45th Anniversary
A beloved San Rafael holiday tradition returns with a new date this year for the 45th anniversary of Winter Wonderland on Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm in Downtown San Rafael.
This free, family-friendly celebration will feature winter-themed activities, entertainment, and holiday ...
La Femme au Couteau (The Woman with the Knife)
Watch this daring drama that tells the story of a man on the Ivory Coast seeking old and new worlds as he is haunted by visions of a woman who alternately threatens and beseeches him.
Enjoy the film and free snacks, hand-picked by the series curator. ...
“Let’s Glow SF” 2026: SF’s Huge Holiday Projection Arts Festival (Dec. 4-13)
Saturday, December 5 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco's Financial District
Let’s Glow SF, the nation’s largest free holiday projection arts festival, is lighting up downtown San Francisco once again for its sixth and brightest year yet. This all-ages, family-friendly festival runs for 10 dazzling nights from December 4-13, 2026. Experience breathtaking animated projections illuminating iconic buildings ...
“MAPP” SF’s Free Art, Poetry & Concert Crawl in The Mission (December 2026)
Saturday, December 5 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Mission District
The Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP) sprawls across more than a dozen venues as well as public spaces, secret gardens, street corners, BART stations, cafes, bars, taquerias, and homes all over La Mission typically starting in the afternoon and going until late. The event features ...
Free “Last Supper” Party: Poetry + Music at Cocina Mayah (SF)
An Evening of Poetry and Music with Avotcja, Andreína Maldonado and Esperanza Cabrales curated by Kimi Sugioka and presented in collaboration with Cocina Mayah.
We invite our audience to share ideas and bread and find inspiration in the thoughts and words of artists and writers whose ...
2026 Puppet Wars: Silent Night Broken Strings (Alameda)
🪆 PUPPET WARS PRESENTS: SILENT NIGHT, BROKEN STRINGS 🪆
PART OF NOELMANIA FROM ALMANAC!
This December, the strings are tightening, the rivalries are heating up, and Puppet Wars is bringing the madness to Alameda!
This is SILENT NIGHT, BROKEN STRINGS — a night of professional wrestling, unforgettable personalities, ...
Union Square’s 2026 Chanukah Festival: 25-Foot-Tall Menorah (2nd Night)
Saturday, December 5 – 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Lighting it up since 1975, San Francisco celebrates the 51st anniversary of the first giant public menorah outside Israel, a landmark Bill Graham project that inspired thousands of menorahs around the world. This year’s eight-night celebration brings music, community gatherings, and nightly ceremonies honoring leaders ...
SF’s Prince vs. Michael Jackson DJ Party (NoPa)
Saturday, December 5 – 9:00 pm |
Cost: $10 | Madrone Art Bar
Pay tribute to both the King of Pop and the Purple One every first Saturday of the month at the Madrone Art Bar’s “The Prince and Michael Experience,” which celebrates their work with a healthy dose of competition as fans go head-to-head on the dance ...Monthly
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