Make the most of San Francisco’s Christmas season with our guide to festive events, holiday markets, light displays, and winter activities.
On the first Friday of every month, North Beach hosts a neighborhood celebration featuring art, music, and the numerous local businesses that call the neighborhood home. First Fridays regularly draw large crowds who wan...
Sunset Mercantile regularly hosts community events throughout the Sunset District, including vintage markets, farmers’ markets, lively night markets, and more. One of their popular annual events is returning this...
Every holiday season, the Civic Center Plaza hosts a massive tree-lighting celebration to usher in the season. The large Christmas tree is decorated with numerous lights directly in front of San Francisco City Hall. You...
Grass Valley’s 57th annual Cornish Christmas celebration has returned for the 2025 holiday season! The charming street festival celebrates the town’s Cornish mining heritage with holiday lights, food, perfor...
Not far from San Francisco, vintage steam trains take visitors on regular journeys through the iconic redwoods. The vintage trains, some dating back to the 1890s, are part of Roaring Camp Railroads, located in Felton, C...
Stopping at a museum store after browsing the numerous galleries is a must; the stores often sell creative souvenirs inspired by your favorite artists and exhibitions, making them perfect keepsakes or gifts for art and...
Last year, San Francisco’s Muni released a holiday sweater , and it was a major success as San Franciscans scrambled to buy the classic sweater, which featured cable cars, landmark buildings, including Coit Tower,...
The San Francisco Symphony regularly hosts popular film screenings, playing the movie’s score live. The screenings are always popular at the symphony, and they often feature seasonal offerings. This winter, the sy...
It’s as easy as jumping in your car and steering into the festive feelings at this year’s Winter Glow Experience. This drive-thru adventure is over a mile long with hundreds of magical holiday…...
Woodside’s Filoli Estate & Gardens always delivers during the holidays, but they might have outdone themselves with the introduction of Thistlewyck, an adorable new open-air holiday village opening this weeken...
