In the spirit of fun, start the year right |
 Blooming Flowers: Classical Music by Women |  The Edwardian Ball |
 Run For Hot Chocolate |  sfindiefest, 22 |
- Food Truck Brunch: January 1, 2020, Truck Your Resolution: New Year’s Day Brunch has brunch specials from 11 local food trucks, bar specials, and DJ music. Free admission (website date to be updated).
- New Year's Day Run: January 1, 2020, Napa Valley Resolution Run 5K/10K is a run through beautiful Yountville.
- San Francisco Attractions: multiple locations. These discount prices include all taxes and fees.
- Aquarium + cruise + cable car pass + museumsCityPass gives you 5 attractions for $95.
- Bicycle tour of S.F. (2 to 3 hours)Ticket deal 2 for $57 (reserve a day prior)
- Ripley’s Believe it or Not - Fisherman’s Wharf Ticket deal $20 (child $15)
- ZooLights in Oakland: January 1-5, 2020, ZooLights has colorful light displays, laser light shows, gondola rides, Christmas trees, and Santa some nights at the Oakland Zoo. Free parking.
- Art Walks, Bay Area: January 2-3, 2020,
- Visit art galleries that stay open late on the first Thursday or Friday of each month. Free.
- San Francisco - First Thursday Art Walks
- North Beach - First Fridays
- Oakland - Oakland Art Murmur (Friday)
- San Jose - South First Fridays
- Free Art Museum: January 5, 2020, Visit the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco on a First Free Sunday of the month to see its 18,000 objects that represent 6,000 years of Asian art and culture.
- Harry Potter Live: January 8-May 28, 2020, Based on a new story by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child features the grown up versions of Harry, Ron, and Hermione who must “grapple with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs” with illusions and magic at the Curran Theater for age 10+.
- Auto Show in San Jose: January 9-20, 2020, Manufacturers display electric cars, concept vehicles, luxury models, and event celebrities’ cars at the Silicon Valley Auto Show in the San Jose convention center, with test drives available.
- Comedy Festival, SF Comedy Clubs: SF Sketchfest mixes national headliners, local favorites and up-and-coming groups for a variety of sketch, improv, stand-up and alternative comedy.
- International Art Fair: January 17-19, 2020, Untitled is an “international curated art fair” with 60 exhibitors from 10 countries at Pier 35.
- Women's March: January 18, 2020, 11 am-3 pm, Women’s March San Francisco: March and Rally begins with a rally and talks by speakers in Civic Center Plaza, followed by a march. In 2019, the march went down Market Street to Embarcadero Plaza. Free.
- Midnight Bicycle Ride: January 18, 2020, Check for location on website, Meet at a local bar the third Saturday of every month for the San Francisco Midnight Mystery Ride, which is five miles long and ends with potluck snacks. Details are posted on their website on the event day. Free.
- Chinese Flower Fair: January 18-19, 2020, Shop for fresh flowers for Chinese New Year from 120 vendors, and watch traditional Chinese magicians, acrobats, and folk dancers at the Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair in Chinatown. Free.
- Black Comics Festival: January 18-20, 2020, Celebrate African American creativity in the comic arts and popular visual culture at Black & Brown Comix Arts Festival, which includes an expo, kids’ activities, panel discussions, films, and cosplay events at two locations (San Francisco Public Library & City View at Metreon). Free. This is one of several MLK celebratory events happening around the Bay Area.
- MLK Park Day: January 20, 2020, US National Parks, Entry is free at Muir Woods National Monument and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park on Free Entrance Days in the National Parks. Expect more people and less parking than usual.
- S.F Restaurant Week: January 22-31, 2020, San Francisco restaurants
Get a special deal on a fixed-price lunch or dinner meal at 130 restaurants during SF Restaurant Week.
- Victorian/Steampunk Ball: January 24-25, 2020, Crowds of costumed partygoers attend The Edwardian Ball “an elegant and whimsical celebration of art, music, theater, fashion, technology, circus” on Saturday, plus a similar event The Edwardian World’s Fair on Friday at The Regency Ballroom. Video (30 seconds)
- Classical Music by Women: January 25, 2020, (7:30 pm), Ensemble for These Times performs works by nine women during its concert Blooming Flowers at the Center for New Music.
- Dog Show: January 25-26, 2020, Meet dogs of different breeds and their owners at the Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show, which has prize competitions both days, a dog fashion show Saturday, and vendor booths in the Cow Palace. No pets.
- Wine Tasting: January 26, 2020, (12-4 pm), aste 200 wines and champagnes at Uncorked: SF Wine Festival, which also features gourmet food trucks and a live DJ in the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason for age 21+.
- Film Festival - Indie Films: January 30-February 14, 2020, SF Independent Film Festival (SF IndieFest) celebrates maverick filmmakers by screening films made by independent producers at theaters in the Mission District.
FREE stuff in San Francisco, December 24, 25 and 26, celebrate the season. Happy everything!
12/23/2019
Celebrate the season with Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa events and so much more!
Think of it as FREE, fun activities and events.
Looking for something to do to switch up the holidays and refresh, admire, connect and enjoy the City and all it offers -- and at no cost?
Here are some ideas, but there's even more.
Here are some ideas, but there's even more.
 Free Peet's Coffee Day, Christmas Eve 2019  San Francisco Botanical Garden, Free Admission on Christmas Day -- All Day |  SF City Hall Lights Up for Christmas Eve 2019, FREE  First Day of Kwanzaa 2019: San Francisco City Hall Ceremony & Evening Celebration -- All Day |
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
- Free Peet's Coffee Day, all day. The annual Peet’s Holiday Donation Program is entering its 34th year, supporting No Kid Hungry, a national nonprofit that works to end child hunger in America. To celebrate the program’s success and thank donors to the charities, Peet’s is treating Peetnicks to a free small drip coffee or tea; donations appreciated.
- FREE Guided Walking Tours in SF: San Francisco City Guides offer free guided walking tours of many different neighborhoods in the city and will be offering a full slate of free tours on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Have friends and relatives in town with nothing to do? Gather up the family & friends and show them the city you love with one of the many tours around Christmas.
- Pier 39's Christmas Eve Nightly Tree Lighting Show, FREE: PIER 39 is spreading holiday cheer on San Francisco’s waterfront. Pier 39 is unwrapping their nightly tree lighting show for the holiday season. Synchronized to holiday music, the tree transforms into a kaleidoscope of swirling colors every half hour from 5 pm-10 pm, through January 5, 2020.
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
- San Francisco Botanical Garden, FREE Admission: The San Francisco Botanical Garden is one of the most diverse gardens in the world. A unique urban oasis, the garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 acres of both landscaped gardens and open spaces, and showcasing over 8,500 different kinds of plants from around the world. Always free admission for SF residents, but Christmas Day is free for visitors/out-of-towners.
- Contemporary Jewish Museum FREE Day, SoMa: Think everything’s closed on Christmas Day? The CJM’s Community Day is a free, fun-filled day of art that has become an annual tradition for Bay Area families. Enjoy the day exploring the galleries with your family and friends or nosh on latkes at Wise Sons.
Thursday, December 26, 2019
- First Day of Kwanzaa 2019; SF City Hall Ceremony & Evening Celebration: The Village Project presents San Francisco’s 14th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration, with seven days of community events striving to unite and strengthen the family, community, and nation, by highlighting each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa (the Nguzo Saba).
- Bank of America's Bonus FREE Museum Days, Dec 26-31: This holiday season Bank of America is inviting their cardholders to enjoy an additional six days of free admission through Museums on Us, from 12/26/19 through 12/31/19.Participating Bay Area museums include the Contemporary Jewish Museum, Legion of Honor, de Young Museum, Oakland Museum of California, Computer History Museum and San Jose Museum of Art.
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