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

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

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

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

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

Nightlife

The Thursday Edition

Thursdays, 9 p.m.–2 a.m. Barbarossa (714 Montgomery St.) The week’s almost over, so celebrate with guest D.J.s, specials, and dancing. Free with reservation, 415-434-4204, barb... Read More

Community Corner

Fort Mason Wind Row Tree Community Walk & Talk

Friday, Nov. 15, 10:15–10:45 a.m. Meet: Great Meadow, top of stairs to Lower Fort Mason Walk the site with NPS and Presidio Trust experts and project managers, see the state of t... Read More

Community Corner

Small Business Saturday

Saturday, Nov. 30 Nationwide Shop the city’s small local businesses on this day between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Shopping locally sustains our neighborhoods and keeps tax d... Read More

Child's Play

Meet the Animals

Saturday, Nov. 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2 p.m. Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way Venture into the museum’s new live animal exhibit, Wild in California, and learn how and where the muse... Read More

Sports & Health

Run in the Dark

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 8 p.m. Start/finish: HiDive Bar (Pier 28–30) This 5k/10k occurs simultaneously in 50 cities in support of research to find a cure for paralysis. $30, runinthe... Read More

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