Presidio Holiday Lights & Lantern Forest Walk

Friday, Dec. 6, 5–7 p.m. Lincoln Blvd. (at Funston Ave.) Enjoy holiday music by the S.F. Girls Chorus at this decades-old Presidio tree-lighting tradition (6 p.m.). Join a guided... Read More

Holiday Lighting

90th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 4–8 p.m. McLaren Lodge, Golden Gate Park (501 Stanyan St.) This lighting event includes toboggan rides, a snow play area, carnival rides, live entertainment, coo... Read More

Holiday Lighting

33rd Annual Macy’s Holiday Windows

Daily through Jan. 1 (except Dec. 25), 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Macy’s Union Square The SF/SPCA’s magical Holiday Windows adoption outreach program returns to find homes for kittens, p... Read More

Health & Wellness

Avoid the festive 15

By Thalia Farshchian

The holidays can be a tempting time in terms of eating and drinking. All too often, we pay for our choices in the new year when we step on the scale or find a favorite outfit a bit... Read More

Film & Lectures

2019 S.F. Dance Film Festival: After Dark

Friday, Nov. 8 Brava Theater Center (2781 24th St.) From the masterfully eerie to the just plain bizarre, this playful program of short films was created for the late-night crowd. ... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Annabeth Rosen: Fired, Broken, Gathered, Heaped

Thu.–Tue. through Jan. 19 Contemporary Jewish Museum (736 Mission St.) The exhibition features more than 120 of Rosen’s most influential and dynamic works, including early and ... Read More

Science & Environment

Celebrating 20 Years with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory

Monday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. California Academy of Sciences Planetarium Observatory director Dr. Belinda Wilkes will review some of the major discoveries and highlights, including whe... Read More

Major Events

62nd Annual International Auto Show

Thu.–Mon., Nov. 28–Dec. 2, 10 a.m. Moscone Center See 2020 model cars, trucks, SUVs, and vans from the world’s major manufacturers in Northern California’s largest auto... Read More

Galas & Benefits

Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Saturday, Nov. 9, 9:30 a.m. Start/Finish: Pier 27 Choose from a three- or one-mile route. All funds raised further the care, support, and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s... Read More

Galas & Benefits

Simply the Best Dinner & Gala

Saturday, Nov. 9, 5:30 p.m.–midnight Fairmont Hotel (950 Mason St.) This event raises awareness and funding for early detection and lung cancer research, honors survivors, and to... Read More

Theater

ACT: Stomp

Tue.–Sun., Nov. 5–10 Geary Theater (405 Geary Blvd.) The award-winning international eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments — matchboxes,... Read More

Music

Perla Batalla: In The House of Cohen

Thursday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m. Presidio Theatre (99 Moraga Ave., the Presidio) Grammy-nominated Batalla, longtime touring band member with the legendary songwriter Leonard Cohen, perform... Read More

Theater

Champions of Magic

Wednesday, Nov. 27 & Fri.–Sun., Nov. 29–Dec. 1 Golden Gate Theatre (1 Taylor St.) Five world-class illusionists comprise this mind-bending theatrical production that includ... Read More

Just for Fun

Renegade Craft Fair

Sat.–Sun., Nov. 16–17, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center This curated indie-craft marketplace showcases the brightest talents in contemporary craft and desi... Read More

Just for Fun

West Coast Craft

Sat.–Sun., Nov. 23–24, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center This craft fair features items inspired by the cultural and natural histories of the West Coast thr... Read More

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