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Source: Alexa Trevi\u00f1o for SF StandardDate and timeThursday, Nov. 27, 6 to 8 a.m.<\/p>\nA meaningful gathering on Alcatraz Island commemorates the 1969 occupation by Native activists and honors Indigenous resilience, culture, and community on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n
Source: Alexa Trevi\u00f1o for SF StandardDate and timeThursday, Nov. 27, 6 to 8 a.m.<\/p>\n
Make room for Thanksgiving dinner with a morning run\/walk through Golden Gate Park. Registration is closed, but spectators are welcome. Find more Turkey Trot locations around the Bay here (opens in new tab)<\/a>.<\/p>\n After dinner, trade your beets for beats as a roster of DJs get this dance party bumping.<\/p>\n Date and timeThursday, Nov. 27, 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.<\/p>\n Santa Claus is paying a visit to Ghirardelli Square. Grab a hot chocolate, catch a performance by the SF Boys Chorus, and watch the Ghirardelli sign light up the square.<\/p>\n Date and timeFriday, Nov. 28, 4:30 to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n Get ready to groove, as electronic producer and beatboxer Flamingosis brings his funky, disco-inspired sounds to NoPa.<\/p>\n Date and timeFriday, Nov. 28, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n The day after Thanksgiving officially marks the start of Christmas. (Look, we don\u2019t make the rules.) Get first pick of the tree crop from an organization that\u2019s been benefitting at-risk youth in the Bay Area since 1947.<\/p>\n The high priestess of hard techno takes over the Palace of Fine Arts for two nights of high-BPM tracks that will shake off any food coma.<\/p>\n Date and timeFriday, Nov. 28, and Saturday, Nov. 29, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n In need of a good laugh after talking politics over Thanksgiving dinner? Catch one of the \u201cSNL\u201d veteran\u2019s shows.<\/p>\n Date and timeFriday, Nov. 28, and Saturday, Nov. 29, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve ever wanted to hear Charli XCX\u2019s \u201cSpeed Drive\u201d performed by an orchestra, look no farther: Watch a screening of \u201cBarbie\u201d while the SF Symphony brings the soundtrack to life.<\/p>\n Nerd out with three days of cosplay, gaming, photo ops, and meetups. Celebrity guests include Rainn Wilson, Christina Ricci, and Christopher Lloyd.<\/p>\n \u2019Tis the season for holiday markets. At this one, the Fairmont rooftop transforms into an open-air bazaar inspired by European holiday villages.<\/p>\n Date and timeFriday, Nov. 28, to Sunday, Nov. 30, 12 to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n Entertain the family (and yourself) over the long weekend with a 45-minute, 360-degree show of light, music, and projections that highlight the history and architecture of Grace Cathedral.<\/p>\n Date and timeSaturday, Nov. 29, and Sunday, Nov. 30, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n Now in its fifth year, this San Franciscan twist on holiday pantomimes has become a staple. Catch the previews before the show opens Dec. 6.<\/p>\n Date and timeSaturday, Nov. 29, and Sunday, Nov. 30, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n Mariachi Sol de M\u00e9xico returns to the symphony for a musical tribute to Mexico\u2019s Christmas traditions.<\/p>\n Date and timeSunday, Nov. 30, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Thrive City is ringing in the holiday season with live music, sweet treats, and appearances by a Warriors legend, Valkyries mascot Violet, and more.<\/p>\n Date and timeSunday, Nov. 30, 4 to 6 p.m. Tickets may not be available, but these great events are happening too. Congrats to all who are going, and happy ticket hunting!<\/p>\n Sarah McLachlan (opens in new tab)<\/a>: Nov. 28 at The MasonicA John Waters Christmas (opens in new tab)<\/a>: Nov. 29 at Great American Music Hall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A meaningful gathering on Alcatraz Island commemorates the 1969 occupation by Native activists and honors Indigenous resilience, culture,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[36210,584,413,6720,2646,330,101,103,102,31162,104,106,105,15398],"class_list":{"0":"post-71368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco","8":"tag-cool-factory","9":"tag-events","10":"tag-food","11":"tag-holiday-shopping","12":"tag-holidays","13":"tag-music","14":"tag-san-francisco","15":"tag-san-francisco-headlines","16":"tag-san-francisco-news","17":"tag-san-francisco-symphony","18":"tag-sf","19":"tag-sf-headlines","20":"tag-sf-news","21":"tag-thanksgiving"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Two](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/-S3840x2636-FPNG.png\"\/)
Source: Courtesy Oakland Turkey TrotDate and timeThursday, Nov. 27, 8 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764199513_745_-S3840x2560-FPNG.png\"\/)
Source: Juliana Yamada for The StandardDate and timeOpens Friday, Nov. 28, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.Date and timeOpens Friday, Nov. 28, 9 a.m.<\/p>\n![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/-S3840x2732-FPNG.png\"\/)
Source: Stefan CohenDate and timeFriday, Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 29, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764199515_795_-S3840x2560-FPNG.png\"\/)
Source: Michaela Vatcheva for The StandardDate and timeFriday, Nov. 28, to Sunday, Nov. 30<\/p>\n![\"Three](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764171914_489_-S3840x2560-FPNG.png\"\/)
Source: Carolyn Fong for The StandardSold-out events<\/p>\n