🎄 December 2025: Best Bay Area Events You Don’t Want to Miss

December brings a special kind of magic to the San Francisco Bay Area. From dazzling light spectacles and festive markets to world-class performances and holiday parades, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this season. Here’s your curated guide to the top events happening across the Bay Area this December:

🎆 Let’s Glow SF

📅 December 5–14, 2025
📍 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco
San Francisco’s largest holiday projection-mapping festival transforms downtown buildings into living canvases with stunning, immersive light art.
🔗 https://downtownsf.org/things-to-do/lets-glow-sf

🎩 Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party

📅 Weekends, December 6 – December 21, 2025
📍 Historic Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, 2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City
Step into the world of Charles Dickens and Victorian London with festive food, costumed performers, handcrafted goods, pubs, and music.
🔗 https://dickensfair.com

🩰 San Francisco Ballet – Nutcracker

📅 December 5–28, 2025
📍 War Memorial Opera House, SF
A San Francisco holiday tradition since 1944, the Nutcracker enchants audiences with its orchestra, choreography, costumes, and magic.
🔗 https://www.sfballet.org/productions/nutcracker/

🎬 SF Symphony — Home Alone In Concert

📅 December 19–20, 2025
📍 Davies Symphony Hall, SF
Enjoy the holiday classic Home Alone with the movie projected on the big screen while the SF Symphony performs John Williams’ iconic score live.
🔗 https://sf.funcheap.com/home-film-live-orchestra-sf-symphony/

🎶 Chanticleer Christmas Concert Series

📅 December 13–23, 2025
📍 Multiple Bay Area Venues
This Grammy-winning vocal ensemble brings breathtaking harmonies and seasonal choral masterpieces to cities across the Bay Area.
🔗 https://www.chanticleer.org/bay-area-season-2526

🎙 FLASHBACK FRIDAYS presented by Classic Hits 103.7

📅 December 26, 2025
📍 Union Square, 
San Francisco
A retro holiday celebration featuring beloved hits from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. Perfect for music lovers looking to end the year on a festive, nostalgic note.

🚤 Sausalito Winterfest Lighted Boat Parade

📅 December 13th, 2025
📍 Sausalito Waterfront – Gabrielson Park, San Francisco
One of our favorite holiday traditions, now in its 38th year is the spectacular Sausalito Winterfest Lighted Boat Parade and Fireworks show.
🔗 https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ASP/main_enroll.asp

✨ Final Thoughts

December brings the best of holiday magic to the Bay Area — from concerts and glowing lantern trails to Victorian markets and dazzling waterfront lights. Whether you’re celebrating with family, exploring with friends, or enjoying the season solo, there’s no shortage of festive fun.

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