Photos with Santa

Tue., Dec. 13; Sat., Dec. 17; Wed., Dec. 21; & Fri., Dec. 23; 5–8 p.m. Carillion, Ghirardelli Square Bring your camera and snap a selfie with the big guy in red. Free, 415-77... Read More

Sports & Health

Winter Wellness Hike

Sunday, Dec. 11, 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Land’s End Work on your physical, mental, and emotional health in a forest bathing and mindfulness hike session, where you will learn techniq... Read More

Galas & Benefits

Guardsmen Tree Lot Party

Saturday, Dec. 17, 8 p.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center Celebrate the season with a magical night of dancing and beverages in an indoor winter wonderland. $120 & up, 415... Read More

Family Fun

Kwanzaa Family Game Day

Monday, Dec. 26, 2–5 p.m. S.F. Public Library Main Branch To celebrate the first day of Kwanzaa, Brother Clint and Brother Malik will perform the Kwanzaa ritual, pour libations, ... Read More

Holiday Happenings

Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square

Daily through Jan. 16, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Union Square Ring in the holiday season at this outdoor rink with 60-minute sessions starting every 90 minutes. Visit website for special e... Read More

Nightlife

A Very Liberace & Liza Holiday Concert

Wed.–Thu., Dec. 28–29, 8 p.m. Feinstein’s at the Nikko (222 Mason St.) Smile and clap along to this joyful holiday cabaret extravaganza with upbeat tunes, Christmas carol sin... Read More

Music

A Merri-achi Christmas

Friday, Dec. 23, 7:30 p.m. Davies Symphony Hall Experience a truly international celebration in this musical tribute to Mexico’s Christmas traditions, with the ensemble singing a... Read More

Holiday Happenings

ACT | A Christmas Carol

Most days through Dec. 24 Toni Rembe Theater (415 Geary St.) A Bay Area favorite holiday tradition returns in this production that stays true to Dickens’s timeless story of redem... Read More

Holiday Happenings

Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square

Daily, Nov. 2–Jan. 16, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Union Square Ring in the holiday season at this outdoor rink with 60-minute sessions starting every 90 minutes. Visit website for special... Read More

Holiday Happenings

Holiday Artisan Fair

Friday, Nov. 11, 9: 30 a.m.–5 p.m. Wilsey Court, de Young Museum Shop a diverse and broad range of unique gifts, artisanal jewelry, and home décor from these noted local small b... Read More

Holiday Happenings

36th Annual Embarcadero Center Lighting Ceremony & Carnival

Friday, Nov. 18, 4 p.m. Embarcadero Center Celebrate the official start of the holiday season with the illumination of the Embarcadero Center buildings with 17,000 lights. The carn... Read More

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Major Events

Illuminate SF Festival of Light 10th Anniversary

Daily, Nov. 9–Jan. 31 Starts: 5M (415 Natoma St. between Mission & Howard) This self-guided walking tour of dozens of site-specific artworks by acclaimed creators worldwide w... Read More

Major Events

S.F. Opera | La Traviata

Select days, Nov. 11–Dec. 3 War Memorial Opera House, Oracle Park (Nov. 11), & livestream There was no place for love in Violetta Valéry’s life as a popular Paris courtes... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Contemporary Jewish Museum | Gillian Laub: Family Matters

Thu.–Sun., 11 a.m.–5 p.m. through–April 9, 2023 736 Mission St. This extensive photography exhibition tells the story of one American family over the course of nearly two dec... Read More

Theater

S.F. Playhouse | As You Like It

Wed.–Sun., Nov. 17–Jan. 14, 2023 450 Post St. (in the Kensington Park Hotel) This rollicking and poignant musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s play is a dreamlike tale of fait... Read More

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