Holiday Lightings

Embarcadero Center Lighting and holiday market November 21 from 4-6 pm. shop local artisans and retailers, groove to live music, sip on delightful drinks, and savor tasty lite bites. Plus, discover the mystique of tarot readings to add a dash of intrigue to your night! As the night draws to a close, be captivated by the breathtaking sight of Embarcadero Center lighting up the sky with 17,000 dazzling lights outlining the building. https://embarcaderocenter.com/holiday-market-at-embarcadero-center/

Pier 39 tree lighting, Tuesday November 26

Yerba Buena lighting events November 30 at 4pm, join us for a festive evening in Yerba Buena Gardens as the historic LeRoy King Carousel is illuminated in all its holiday splendor, and stick around to enjoy free carousel rides beginning at 5pm. Then walk to the Great Lawn in front of Target for the Holiday Tree Lighting at 6pm. Free

Civic center tree lighting December 4 from 4-7. Add this fun, free, family-friendly event to your holiday calendar; featuring festive performances, a toy giveaway, and appearances by Christmas VIPs and the man-of-the-hour: Santa! Also expect “snow” flurries. https://sfciviccenter.org/event/civic-center-plaza-holiday-tree-lighting-2024/

LET’S GLOW SF! The country’s largest holiday projection event, will return to downtown San Francisco for the 2024 holiday season. From December 6th through 15th, this FREE outdoor holiday event will use high-tech projectors and lasers to showcase large-scale pieces of animated art across the facade of seven SF buildings from 5:30-10 PM nightly. This year’s festival will kick off with the Countdown to Glow and press conference, which is free and open to the public on December 6 from 7-10 at the ferry building. https://downtownsf.org/things-to-do/lets-glow-sf

Mill Valley Winterfest 2024 Dec. 8th. Celebration of Downtown Mill Valley! Tree Lighting, Performances, a Kid-Centric Train Ride https://enjoymillvalley.com/winterfest/

 Grace Cathedral Tree Lighting Celebration on Monday, December 9 from 630-8. The World Tree of Hope is the largest origami holiday tree in the world, decorated with over 17,000 origami cranes and stars, each hand-folded and inscribed with wishes, hopes, and dreams for the future of the world.