San Francisco HolidayEvents

By Lateisha Howe lhowe5@mail.ccsf.edu

With the Holidays on the way, there is a little something for everyone. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanza or don't celebrate anything, here are some holiday events that even the Grinch would participate in.

Holiday markets:

Nothing says the holidays are here more than a good holiday market to stroll through. Pick up last minute presents, sip on some hot cocoa or mulled wine and take in the festivities.

12/8: The annual Clementine Holiday Stroll 5- 9 pm over on Clement Street in the Inner Richmond. 12/8: Bernal heights Holiday Stroll 5-9 pm

12/9: In the black marketplace, Fillmore 10-6 pm:

12/9: Booker T. Washington Community Service Center Winter Fest 4-8 pm.

12/10: Holiday Makers Market (Ortega and Pacheco) 10 am -3 pm : 12/10: Lakeside Landing Holiday Fair 12/10: West Coast Craft Fair

12/10: La Cocina Holiday Market, Tenderloin 12/10-12/11: Holiday Cultural Crafts Fair, Japantown 12/11: Harvey Milk Center Holiday Craft Fair 12/16: Holiday Night Market and Block Party, Fillmore 12/17: The UICC Holiday Boutique & Artisan Fair 2022

12/18: Miracle on Mission St., SOMA

12/18: Ferry Building Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop 2022, Embarcadero

Lights, Celebrations, and Block Parties:

12/2-12/11 Let’s Glow SF: 10 nights of light, animation, and music with bay area and worldwide artists. At the following locations: One Bush Plaza, The Hobart Building at 582 Market Street, The Pacific Stock Exchange at 301 Pine Street, and Station J at 222 Leidesdorff st.

12/9: Holiday light celebration Salesforce Park 5-7pm at 425 Mission street.

12/10: Parol Lantern Festival 3pm- 8 pm at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

12/10: Halo-Halo Holidays: A festive, outdoors Filipino Holiday Crawl in SOMA pilipinas. 11am-4pm.

12/11: Santa Lucia Celebration at St. Francis' Episcopal Church 10am-12 noon.

12/11: EastCut Winter Fest 3-6pm at The Crossing 250 main street

12/15: Bayview Winter Wonderland 5-8pm at Bayview opera house 4705 3rd street.

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12/16: Fillmore Free Holiday Block Party w/Kids Wonderland & Live Music! 5:30-9pm at Gene Suttle Plaza San Francisco 1508 Fillmore Street

12/18-12/25: Union Square Menorah Lighting: 2-6 pm first lighting ceremony on the 18th. 20th to 22nd 5pm. On the 23rd, 2:30 pm (shabbat). 24th 8 pm. 25th at 5:00 pm. Please arrive before for music and gathering.

12/18: Castro Winter Wonderland Block Party & Contests 11am-5pm at Noe street at Market street

12/31: the Asian Art Museum’s 36th annual New Year Bell Ringing Ceremony. This year’s program will be held virtually for a second year as holiday gatherings continue to be reinvented and renewed. (bell will be struck 108 times)

For The Pups:

There are more puppies than children in SF, so treat your furbaby to something special this holiday season with a howliday party.

12/17: Howliday Party (for the dogs) with Jeffrey's Natural Pet food 12-2 pm at North Beach Store. (1841 Powell Street).

12/18: Bring your dog to Palm House's Second Annual Doggy Christmas Party. 2-6pm at 2032 Union Street.