No estaba muerto, estaba de parranda - December 16 - 22
Holiday bazaars, Dark Elephant gift giving, doggy happy hour, Christmas films, gothic fiesta, disco-pop dance party, drag spectacular and more.
Events marked with a 🎄 are holiday related. For the full list of holidays events around the Bay visit the the link here
12/16
🎄 GAMH's 7th Annual Holiday Bazaar
Come join us for our annual Holiday bazaar, featuring arts, crafts, and music from our super talented staff & local vendors
Free | 4pm | Link
🎄 Jackie Beat: Big Dickens Energy!
Scrooge looks like a lady! It’s the most wonderful time of the year and everyone’s favorite drag superstar, JACKIE BEAT, is serving up a heapin’ helpin’ of holiday hi-jinx that yule just love!
From $28.14 | 21+ | 7pm | Link
🎄 Kumbia Dark Christmas Party!
A Karaoke and Dark Elephant gift giving party upstairs from Emperor Norton’s with free food from our neighbors at OuttaSight Pizza!
Free | 8pm | Link
12/17
🎄 INTERZONE’S Annual GlitterBall
Dress up for our dystopian winter formal with our in-house DJs because this will be our last soirée in the main room for 2024!
Free | 21+ | 9pm | Link
🎄 Radio Valencia Dj Night at The Knockout
Support local radio and join us for some holiday cheer, all on vinyl!
Free | 9pm | Link
12/18
🎄 Doggy Happy Hour
Join us to raise money for Beyond Rescue. Santa will be at the bar for pictures with dogs and their humans
5pm | Link
🎄 A Why Not Christmas Carol
A joyous and puckishly funny adaptation of Charles Dickens’s beloved classic
From $91 | 6:30pm | Link
🎄 Noir City Xmas: Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)
To darken your yuletide spirit, the Film Noir Foundation is presenting Who Killed Santa Claus? (L'Assassinat du père Noël), a 1941 French mystery
$17.51 | All ages | 6:30pm | Link
🎄 Big Gay Holiday Ball
Come dressed to the nines for a night of music, cocktails, bites, and tarot readings. bring your friends, lover(s) and/or ex’s to dance dance dance plus special happy hour
Free | 21+ | 8pm | Link
Hyperspace Communications presents… A night of Neo New Wave Industrial electronica
Featuring Microwave Buddha, Nervous Gender Reloaded and Pink Stiletto
$15 | 21+ | 8pm | Link
🎄 Strut SF and F8 Holiday Party
Join us as we celebrate everything festive at f8 for the Holiday Party featuring superstar locals Sean Majors, Starfari, and Femmelectric
Free w/ RSVP | 9pm | Link
🎄 Play-X-Land: Bootie Mashup XXX-MashUp Night!
XXX-MashUp Night! DJs Dada + Airsun. Go Gos: Aly + Nana. Bootblack by Izzy
$10 (in Fetishwear) / ($20 in Street Clothes) | 21+| 9pm | Link
12/19
🎄 Film With Live Orchestra: Elf - In Concert
Experience your favorite Christmas film transformed with the music of a live symphony orchestra
From $37.50 | 7:30pm | Link
🎄 DNA Lounge & Cyberdelia present Nightmare Before Christmas: Movie Sing-Along + Dance Party
Join us for a holiday spooktacular as we watch Henry Selick's 1993 classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas! Following the film, we will segue into a spooky holiday dance party
$35 | 18+ | 7:30pm | Link
🎄 Holidays w/ The Vesuvians, The Boars and more!
Holidays Party with The Vesuvians, The Boars, Selecter DJ Kirk and DJ Dion plus loads of special guests and surprises!!!
$23.69 | 21+ | 8pm | Link
🎄 The El Vez & The Centuries Christmas Especial
One part parody, one part tribute, and one part commentary about the Mexican-American experience
$25 | All ages | 8pm | Link
🎄 After Dark ‘A Winter Session’
A cold nite of dark noise & electronics DJing vinyl: Li Saiman, Angela Ruins, Dyatron Industries!!! presented by @hotgothgfradio
$5 | Age | 9pm | Link
12/20
🎄 4th Annual Harry Potter Christmas Market (San Carlos, CA)
Join us for our Annual Harry Potter Christmas Market! Shop local artisan booths for all your witchcraft and wizarding needs
Free | 4pm | Link
🎄 Feline Festive Happy Hour
We’re kicking off your pre-holiday weekend playing all your festive faves, throwbacks and disco dancing, booty shaking anthems
Free | 5pm | Link
🎄 The Chapel Winter Coat Drive
The Chapel's Winter Coat Drive featuring Cindy + Chime School + Violent Change + Black Thumb + Tony Jay + visuals by Zack Rodell
$20.77 | All ages | 7pm | Link
🎄 Super 80s NES XMAS Dance Party
Come out to our amazing Nintendo 80s throwback party! Enjoy two 80s cover bands plus 80s tunes
$14.95 | All ages | 8pm | Link
🎄 Glampus Krampus Party
Featuring: Grooblen, Surplus 1980, Mommy Mommy andJas Stade. PLEASEEEE take the opportunity to show off your bestest silliest XXX-MAS FITS
$14.60 | 8:30pm | Link
🎄 Kat Robichaud and The Darling Misfits
Join Kat Robichaud (Misfit Cabaret, The Voice) and The Darling Misfits for a cozy night of carols, new holiday classics, and cheer
$38.66 | 21+ | 8:30pm | Link
Mod80s
All vinyl sessions at The Rumpus Room. A Mod80s cult meets Latinx goth experience
Free | 21+ | 9pm | Link
🎄 Colette | Monarch Gives Back: Community, Music, & Charity
Join us for a night of community and music with Colette! Proceeds from this event will be donated to the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
From $13.63 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
🎄 Winter Wonderland Warehouse presented by Public Works
Mark your advent calendars and prep the nog....we're letting loose. This is a night to celebrate and everyone's invited. Dress to impress!
From $8.81 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
🎄 A Darling Misfit Christmas Ft. Shadow Circus Creature Theatre
Join Kat Robichaud (Misfit Cabaret, The Voice) and The Darling Misfits for a cozy night of carols, new holiday classics, and cheer. Dress festive
$35 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
🎄 Living Room Dance Club
Back for a special holiday edition Living Room brings your favorite DJs out to play Dance Classics, Electro, House, Disco + more. (some rap is cool too)
Free | 9pm | Link
🎄 Vatos & Vampires Presents: Kumbia Dark Last Gothic Fiesta of the Year
“The Last Gothic Fiesta” del 2024. Come out and have a drink with us to celebrate the holidays FELIZ NAVI-DARK AND HAPPY NEW FEAR
$5 - $10 (Donation) | 9pm | Link
🎄 White Drugs Christmas
Come celebrate the holidays in sleazy style with The Bronx and Mariachi el Bronx! Bring a toy to be donated to local shelter
$34.99 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
Aliens Disco Dance Party
With Dj Supreme La Rock (Seattle) Spinning Crates Of Super Rare Disco & Boogie Gems On Vinyl For Your Dancing Delight, Blowing Your Mind!
$5 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
🎄 Dancing Ghost Black Celebration: All Depeche Mode, All Night
This holiday season have a BLACK CELEBRATION with the return of the extreme DEPECHE MODE tribute! One room dedicated exclusively to Depeche Mode
$10 | 21+ | 9:30pm | Link
12/21
🎄 Tuba Christmas With Live Tuba Band!
Come out and join our El Rio Happy Holiday Ho-Down with the Tuba Christmas Ensemble! Live Tubas and other festive instruments to set us up for the holidays
Free | 5pm | Link
🎄 The Night Parade
Lanterns, Costumes, Puppets and Music!
Free | All ages | 5pm | Link
🎄 Nob Hill Holiday Crawl
SF's #1 Bar & Nightclub Crawl
From $22.31 | 21+ | 8pm | Link
🎄 Soundwaves - 107.7 The Bone presents The Happys
Through powerful music and guerrilla marketing The Happys have won multiple Bay Area competitions including: 2022 Best Punk Rock band of the North Bay Area by The Bohemian and Pacific Sun
$13.61 | 21+ | 8pm | Link
Noche de Hechiceras: Vinyl & Tarot
Come dance with us or just sip n chill with special guest DJ Jardín
9pm | Link
🎄 Brujería Bash At El Rio
This year we celebrate the winter solstice with a brujería bash, a celebration of all queer magics and magical queers with a multi-genre multi-gender showcase that’ll be sure to bring you to a higher plane
$15 | 9pm | Link
🎄 Kilowatt Holiday Formal
A fancy party for all you fancy people (formal attire encouraged!). White Elephant Gift Exchange! ($50 Limit!)
Free | 21+ | 9pm | Link
🎄 5th Annual Love Supreme Friends & Family. Holiday Party
You’re all invited to the 5th annual LOVE SUPREME Friends and Family Holiday Party w/ our good friends @sazonlibre and @cuffinsf
$17.85 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
HJU Presents Mandidextrous
Mandidextrous - Amen4tekno, Speedbass Recordings, Ram Records
From $31.67 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
🎄 Princess MARIAH: A HOLIGAY SPECTACULAR + Queer Market!
A Disco-Pop Dance Party, Drag Spectacular + Tribute To All Your Fave Mariah Carey Holiday Hits & More!
$16.89 | 21+ | 10pm | Link
12/22
🎄 Underground SF: Holiday Afternoon Extravaganza
Come see us and celebrate what has been a great year!
3pm | Link
🎄 3rd Annual Saturnalia Ball
Featuring Cult Strange, Vinsantos, Agness Twin and Miz Margo
$15 | 21+ | 8pm | Link
🎄 Higher Ground Presents Seldon the Band
Get festive with Seldon the Band, Los Jefes, 287 Vinyl + Vendors & Vinyl Djs
$26.96 | All ages | 8pm | Link
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As always, please make sure to check with the organizer of the event directly for the most updated information (ticket pages, social media posts etc), as details can change at the last minute!
San Francisco Guides:
Matchboxes of San Francisco: List of restaurants/places in San Francisco with matchboxes as a souvenir. See here
🎄 Holidays 2024 San Francisco: List of holiday events happening in the Bay Area. See here ✨