Let’s Glow SF, the nation’s largest FREE holiday projection arts festival, is making a triumphant return to downtown San Francisco for its fifth and grandest year yet.

This all-ages, family-friendly event runs for 10 nights from December 5-14, 2025. Experience breathtaking animated projections illuminating eight iconic buildings across the city’s core, transforming them into colossal, colorful canvases featuring work by 19 artists from around the globe.

Show times:

• December 5: “Countdown to Glow” Opening Night Celebration | 6p – 7p
• December 5: 7p – 10p (post Countdown)
• December 6-14: 5:30p – 10p

Let’s Glow SF is hosted by The Downtown SF Partnership, the community benefit district that oversees 43 blocks across San Francisco’s Financial District and Jackson Square Historic District and presented by Amazon. This signature event is part of citywide efforts to activate downtown’s public realm and increase programming as a form of placemaking across the city and is partially funded through an economic recovery grant from the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development and Office of Mayor Daniel Lurie.

Additional sponsors include JPMorganChase, Gap Inc., Panasonic, Zoox, and the San Francisco Downtown Development Corporation.

2025 Let’s Glow SF Festival Dates:

• “Countdown to Glow” Opening Night Celebration: December 5, 2025 | 6p – 7p
• December 5: 7p – 10p (post Countdown)
• December 6-14: 5:30p – 10p

2025 Show Locations

• Ferry Building (1 Ferry Building) – Best viewed from Harry Bridges Plaza
• East Cut Electric (424 Folsom St) – Best viewed from 420 Folsom St
• 101 California St – Best viewed from 101 California Plaza
• Mechanics Monument Plaza (488 Market St)
• Yerba Buena Lane at Market St.
• Hobart Building (828 Market St) – Best viewed from 1 Post St
• Transamerica Pyramid Center (600 Montgomery St) – Best viewed from within the Transamerica Redwood Park
• Saleforce Tower (415 Mission St) – Anywhere in Downtown SF

LGSF Business Specials

Local participating restaurants, bars, and businesses will offer Let’s Glow SF specials.

For more information, please visit the following link

https://sf.funcheap.com/lets-glow-sf-2025-sfs-huge-holiday-projection-arts-fest-opening-night-celebration/

San Francisco Botanical Garden will transform into a glowing after-dark wonderland this winter with Lightscape, an immersive holiday light and music trail that has wowed crowds in London, Chicago, Melbourne, and New York.

From November 21, 2025 through January 4, 2026, visitors can wander a one-mile path with more than one million twinkling lights, tunnels of color, lantern trees, glowing sculptures, and water features. The trail is custom-designed for San Francisco and will also feature festive food and drinks, including hot chocolate to enjoy along the walk.

This one-of-a-kind experience highlights the Botanical Garden’s 55-acre winter landscape through a kaleidoscope of color, light, and sound. Visitors can gather with family and friends and take in dazzling displays like the Cathedral of Light, the Singing Tree, and the Meadow of Light.

Lightscape
San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, 1199 9th Ave
November 21, 2025 to January 4, 2026, 5:00 to 8:15 pm (timed entry every 15 minutes; closed Nov 24, 25, 27; Dec 1-3, 8-10, 15, 16, 24)

Lightscape Tickets:

• Adults: $32-$42
• Kids (5–17): $20-$24
• Ages 4 & under: Free
• Members: 20% off
• $5 extra for same-day purchase
• Flex Tickets: $60 adults / $40 kids
• $10 “Museums for All” tickets on select dates: November 21, 23, December 4, 7, 11, 17, 18, and January 4. Admission for up to four people may be redeemed through Museums for All by presenting a valid photo ID and EBT card at entry.

Adult tickets are:

• $42 – Peak
• $38 – Standard
• $32 – Off-Peak

Youth (5-17) tickets are:

• $24 – Peak
• $22 – Standard
• $20 – Off-Peak

For more information, please visit the following link

https://sf.funcheap.com/lightscape-immersive-holiday-light-trail-in-golden-gate-park/

The 2025 holiday photo season has officially arrived. Visit Ghirardelli Square on this festive Christmas night with your loved ones to capture cherished memories with Santa. From 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. sing along to the annual holiday performance by the SF Boys Chorus. Warm up with a cup of peppermint hot cocoa, from Ghirardelli Chocolate, as you experience the magical lighting of the Square and the iconic Ghirardelli sign.

 Stop by Barrio to get a free queso with purchase of entree. Santa’s elf will also be handing out gift cards to Ghirardelli Square restaurants at random – you might be one of the lucky recipients.

For more information, please visit the following link

https://sf.funcheap.com/ghirardelli-squares-holiday-lighting-ceremony/