Mittens & Mistletoe: A Winter Circus Cabaret

Daily (except Dec. 25), Dec. 22–28 Dance Mission Theater (3316 24th St.) This charming, light-hearted, all-ages variety program features innovative clowning, spectacular circus... Read More

Child's Play

SFS Youth Orchestra: Peter and The Wolf

Sunday, December 10, 2 p.m. Davies Symphony Hall Hear Prokofiev’s timeless musical fable of a boy and his animal friends narrated by actor Zachary Quinto. The SFSYO accompanies ... Read More

Child's Play

Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets

Sat.–Sun., Dec. 9–10 & Dec. 16–17 Fri.–Sat.., Dec. 22–23 Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center This unique magical, zany, and fun 50-minute production of the classic holi... Read More

Child's Play

ODC: The Velveteen Rabbit

Thu.–Sun. Dec. 7–10 YBCA Theater (701 Mission St.) Celebrate this Bay Area holiday tradition though music, dance, and a powerful narrative, in a story that celebrates the uniq... Read More

Sports & Health

Miracle Mile/5K Holiday Classic

Sunday, Dec. 17, 8:15 & 9 a.m. Starts: Peacock Meadow, Golden Gate Park Run in either race or both to benefit the UCSF Diabetes Center. $40 (Miracle Mile), $40 (5K), $60 (both)... Read More

Sports & Health

Santa Skivvies Run

Sunday, Dec. 10, 11 a.m. Check in: The LookOut (3600 16th St.) Don your favorite festive costume, or strip down to your undies to raise awareness and fight HIV/AIDS and benefit the... Read More

Sports & Health

Great Santa Run 5K

Sunday, Dec. 10, 8:30 a.m. Starts/Ends: Crissy Field (across from Sports Basement) This 3.09-mile figure-eight course around Crissy Field is flat, fast, and scenic; the Rudolph one... Read More

Potables & Edibles

2nd Annual North Beach Holiday Wine Walk

Thursday, Dec. 14, 4–8 p.m. Grant & Columbus Aves. & Vallejo & Green Sts. The tasting event will include merchants offering wine samples and special treats inside the... Read More

Potables & Edibles

Annual Crab Feed

Thursday, Dec. 7, 6–11 p.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center This event held among the Christmas trees sells out every year. Start with cocktails, then enjoy a fresh crab and... Read More

Potables & Edibles

Cookie Decorating Workshop

Wednesday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, 9 a.m. Sat.–Sun., Dec. 23–24, 10 a.m. Sur La Table (2224 Union St.) In this fun, hands-on class, you’ll master the simple techniq... Read More

Dance

Russian Grand Ballet: The Nutcracker

Thursday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. Palace of Fine Arts Theatre This full-length classical production features Russia’s brightest ballet stars and the choreography of Marius Petipa. $2... Read More

Dance

Smuin Ballet: The Christmas Ballet

Thu.–Sun., Dec. 14–17 Wed.–Sat., Dec. 20–24 YBCA Theater (700 Howard St.) This enormously popular holiday celebration returns with equal parts sugar and spice, and somethi... Read More

Dance

S.F. Ballet: The Nutcracker

Wed.–Sun., Dec. 13–17 Tue.–Sun., Dec. 19–26 (except Dec. 25) War Memorial Opera House A tradition since 1944, this annual production is set in early 20th-century San Franci... Read More

Dance

32nd Annual Dance-Along Nutcracker

Sat.–Sun., Dec. 9–10 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts This year’s show, Nutcrackers of the Caribbean, is a high seas adventure blended with Tchaikovsky’s classic fairytale. ... Read More

Music

Brian Setzer Orchestra: Christmas Rocks

Sunday, Dec. 24, 8 p.m. The Warfield Theatre Expect a wild evening from one of music’s great guitarists and vocalists and three-time Grammy Award winner, in this annual extr... Read More

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