Old First Concerts

Most weekends, Dec. 9–23 1751 Sacramento St. & livestream Holiday programs include the Young Women’s Chorus: Carols by Candlelight (Dec. 9); Musae performing carols and hym... 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

Holiday Happenings

36th Annual Macy’s Holiday Windows

Thu.–Sun., noon–5 p.m. through Jan. 1 (except Dec. 25) Macy’s Union Square The SFSPCA’s magical Holiday Windows adoption outreach program returns to find forever homes for ... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

Dance

Tachíria Flamenco

Saturdays, ongoing, 4:30 p.m. Peña Pachamama Cultural Center (1630 Powel St.) The world-renowned flamenco dancer and percussionist performs with her company of dancers, musicians,... Read More

Theater

42nd Street Moon | Gypsy: A Musical Fable in Concert

Thu.–Fri., Nov. 3–4, 7:30 p.m. Alcatraz Theatre (650 Geary St.) Suggested by the memoirs of legendary burlesque artist Gypsy Rose Lee with lyrics by Sondheim and regarded by ma... 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

Museums & Galleries

SFMOMA | Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors

Mon.–Tue., 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thursday, 1–8 p.m.; Fri.–Sun., 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Nov. 5 (closed Nov. 23–24) through Jan. 2, 2024 151 Third St. In this mesmerizing hour-long vi... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Asian Art Museum | Into View: Bernice Bing

Tue.–Sun., 10 a.m.–5 p.m. & Thursday, 1–8 p.m. through June 26, 2023 200 Larkin St. This exhibition reveals the evolution of S.F.-born Bing’s remarkable practice, from ... Read More

Events