City-Wide Kwanzaa Celebration Kick-Off

Wednesday, Dec. 26, noon–4 p.m. City Hall (1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Way) Museum of African Diaspora (685 Mission St.) African American Arts & Culture Complex (762 Fulton St.) ... Read More

Holiday Happenings

Bill Graham Menorah Lighting

Daily, Dec. 2–9 Union Square Activities on Bill Graham Memorial Day (Sunday, Dec. 2) include kids’ activities (2 p.m.), music, and the lighting (4:30 p.m.) Grand Finale (Sunday... Read More

Holiday Happenings

Home for the Holidays at Carolwood

Wed.–Mon. through Jan. 7, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Walt Disney Family Museum (104 Montgomery St., the Presidio) View the intricate scale model of Disney’s Holmby Hills home and miniat... Read More

Holiday Happenings

Winter Lights in Golden Gate Park

Thursday, Dec. 6, 4–6 p.m. McLaren Lodge, Golden Gate Park (501 Stanyan St.) Don’t miss the 89th annual Golden Gate park holiday tree lighting, including carnival rides, a sn... Read More

Holiday Happenings

Presidio Holiday Lights & Forest Walk

Friday, Dec. 7, 5:30–7 p.m. Lincoln Blvd. (at Funston Ave.) Join this decades-old Presidio tradition featuring the Golden Gate Carolers. Light refreshments and kids’ activities... Read More

Holiday Happenings

32nd Annual Macy’s Holiday Windows

Daily through Jan. 1 (except Dec. 25) Macy’s Union Square The SF/SPCA’s magical Holiday Windows adoption outreach program returns to find homes for kittens, cats, puppies, and ... Read More

Holiday Happenings

Parol Lantern Festival & Parade

Saturday, Dec. 8, 5–9 p.m. Yerba Buena Gardens, Jessie Square, & St. Patrick’s Church The Bay Area’s Filipino community gathers for a festive celebration of holiday spiri... Read More

Child's Play

Beyond the Land of Sweets

Sunday, Dec. 2, 3 p.m. Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Ave.) Performed by the Presidio Dance Theatre, in this lively spinoff of the Nutcracker, Clara travels around the globe, celebra... Read More

Child's Play

Opera Parallèle: The Little Prince

Friday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m. Marines’ Memorial Theatre (609 Sutter St.) In collaboration with the S.F. Girls Chorus, Academy Award-winning English composer Rachel Portman’s magical ... Read More

Child's Play

ODC: The Velveteen Rabbit

Sat.–Sun.., Dec. 1–2 Thu.–Sun.., Dec. 6–9 YBCA Theater (700 Howard St.) Celebrate this Bay Area holiday tradition though music, dance, and a powerful narrative, in a sto... Read More

Child's Play

Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets

Sat.–Sun., Dec. 8–23 Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center This unique magical, zany, and fun 50-minute production of the classic holiday ballet is designed for families with young... Read More

Child's Play

S.F. Symphony Youth Orchestra: Peter and the Wolf

Sunday, December 9, 2 p.m. Davies Symphony Hall Hear Prokofiev’s timeless musical fable of a boy and his animal friends narrated by Richard Dreyfuss and accompanied by the sympho... Read More

Child's Play

Mittens & Mistletoe: A Winter Circus Cabaret

Daily, Dec. 26–30 Dance Mission Theater (3316 24th St.) This charming, light-hearted, all-ages variety program features innovative clowning, spectacular circus feats, and inter... Read More

Just for Fun

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party

Sat.–Sun. through Dec. 23, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Cow Palace Take an enchanting journey through a merrier era — the streets of Victorian London circa Christmas 1860. Visitors will ex... Read More

Holiday Happenings

28th Annual Union Street Fantasy of Lights

Saturday, Dec. 1, 3–7 p.m. Union Street (btw. Van Ness & Steiner) Fillmore Street (btw. Union & Lombard) Thousands of holiday lights set off the Victorian buildings, tran... Read More

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