Events Dec 1–Jan 1.
📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Memorial Church
Enjoy lunchtime organ music in the glowing acoustic of Memorial Church. University Organist Robert Huw Morgan will perform brief recitals, followed by light refreshments in the Round Room! These free events are open to the public. 12:15 - 12:45 pm | Concert 12:45 - 1:15 pm | Tea & cookies
Details Official page ↗📍 Stanford · San Jose & South Bay · Braun Music Center
Join us for our Noon Concert Series, where student musicians from a variety of instrumental and vocal studios take the stage. Each performance offers a vibrant showcase of emerging talent, celebrating music in a relaxed midday setting. Admission Information Free admissionParking permits are required for weekday campus parking. We recommend downloading the ParkMobile app before arriving.
Details Official page ↗📍 San Francisco · Civic Center Plaza
Annual free Civic Center Plaza tree lighting on Dec. 2, 2026, 4–7 p.m., with performances, Santa, faux snow, makers activities, and an SF Public Library book giveaway. The 50-foot noble fir lighting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.; rain or shine.
Details Official page ↗📍 San Jose · San Jose & South Bay · Presentation High School Courtyard
Presentation High School free Community Holiday Market & Tree Lighting on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2026, 5:30–8:00 p.m. in the school courtyard, with local vendors and annual tree lighting.
Details Official page ↗📍 Stanford · San Jose & South Bay · Braun Music Center
The Stanford New Ensemble, under the direction of Joo-Mee Lee, presents an evening concert in Campbell Recital Hall showcasing 20th-century works for woodwinds, performed by talented student soloists. Admission Information Free Admission
Details Official page ↗📍 San Francisco
Improve listening and presentation skills while developing leadership. We are an open enrollment club, which means we have both UCSF and non-UCSF members. All are welcome to visit and see if we are a good fit for your needs.
Details Official page ↗📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Cantor Arts Center
Doors at 6pm. Performances start at 6:30pm. Cantor Arts Center presents Forms & Frequencies, a Thursday night music series featuring musicians and sound artists from the Bay Area and beyond. Join us on Thursday, December 3 for a night of pounding electronics and unruly physicality with Xina Xurner and Tzotzona, with visuals by artist Christopher Richmond. Xina Xurner is a Los Angeles-based sadi
Details Official page ↗📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Bishop Auditorium
Join us for a film screening of Latvia's submission for the Academy Awards and commentary from Dr. Karla Oeler, Director of the Center for Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies and Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies in the Department of Art & Art History. Ulya (2026) is a true story about Uljana Semjonova, who is a very tall girl living on a remote farm in Soviet Latvia in 19
Details Official page ↗📍 Stanford · San Jose & South Bay · Braun Music Center
Join us for our Noon Concert Series, where student musicians from a variety of instrumental and vocal studios take the stage. Each performance offers a vibrant showcase of emerging talent, celebrating music in a relaxed midday setting. Admission Information Free admissionParking permits are required for weekday campus parking. We recommend downloading the ParkMobile app before arriving.
Details Official page ↗📍 Stanford · Peninsula · McMurtry Building
Explore the McMurtry Building during Fall Open Studios, an afternoon event offering a rare opportunity to step inside the Department of Art & Art History’s normally closed studios and see work by undergraduate students in Art Practice. Take a self-guided tour through the building and experience student work in the spaces where it was created. Featuring work from Fall 2026 Art Practice courses inc
Details Official page ↗📍 San Jose · San Jose & South Bay · Lincoln Glen Church
Free family-friendly community tree lighting at Lincoln Glen Church in South Willow Glen. Official page states festivities start at 5 p.m. and the tree lighting at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4, 2026, with Christmas music, bounce houses, treats, petting zoo, and face painting. (Page header also shows a 7–8 p.m. window; use on-site confirmation.)
Details Official page ↗📍 Concord · Tri-Valley & Contra Costa · Todos Santos Plaza
City of Concord’s Annual Tree Lighting & Mayor’s Sing-Along on Friday, Dec. 4, 2026, 5:30–8:00 p.m. at Todos Santos Plaza.
Details Official page ↗📍 Palo Alto · Silicon Valley North · Lytton Plaza
City of Palo Alto holiday tree lighting on Friday, Dec. 4, 2026, 5:30–7:00 p.m. at Lytton Plaza (University Ave. & Emerson St.), with live music including School of Rock, Boost Class Merry Holiday Dancers, and Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra.
Details Official page ↗📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Ensemble OH? presents an evening concert in Dinkelspiel Auditorium featuring musical selections by Maurice Ravel, George Gershwin, Phillip Glass, and more. Admission Information Free admission.
Details Official page ↗📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Memorial Church
Join the Stanford Chamber Chorale and the Stanford Memorial Church Choir for the annual Festival of Lessons and Carols based on the service as originally devised at Truro Cathedral, Cornwall, in 1880 and subsequently made famous by the services presented at King’s College, Cambridge. Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission Information Free admission
Details Official page ↗📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Memorial Church
Join us for an afternoon of beautiful music sure to fill you with holiday spirit and cheer, featuring performances by Stanford Philharmonia and the Stanford Early Music Singers. Admission Information General – $32 | Seniors (65+) and Non-Stanford Students – $27 Price shown reflects total cost including $4 online/phone per-ticket fee.FREE admission for Stanford University students. One ticket per
Details Official page ↗📍 Novato · Marin & North Bay · Old Town Downtown Novato
Downtown Novato Business Association Community Tree Lighting Festival on Dec. 5, 2026, 4:00–7:30 p.m. Old Town streets become pedestrian-only with live performances, artisan vendors, food and drink, kids’ crafts, tree lighting, and Santa arriving by firetruck.
Details Official page ↗📍 Pleasanton · Tri-Valley & Contra Costa · Downtown Pleasanton / Museum on Main
City of Pleasanton Hometown Holiday Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026. Parade on Main Street at 5:00 p.m. (~1 mile, about one hour), then tree lighting in front of Museum on Main with live music, Mayor and City Council, and Santa. Rain or shine.
Details Official page ↗📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Memorial Church
All are welcome to this service of Advent and Christmas readings and music, based on the famous Lessons and Carols Service held annually at King's College, Cambridge. Festive music will be sung by the Memorial Church Choir and the Stanford Chamber Chorale. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Details Official page ↗📍 Stanford · San Jose & South Bay · Braun Music Center
The Annual Azure Family Holiday Concert is a free, friendly and engaging performance for families with children and young adults on the Autism spectrum. These concerts, established by Stephen Prutsman who has gone on to create Azure concert series all over the world, are approximately one hour in length and family members and caregivers of all ages are welcome to attend. Admission Information Fr
Details Official page ↗📍 Stanford · San Jose & South Bay · Braun Music Center
The Stanford Flute Ensemble, under the direction of Karen Van Dyke, performs their 2026 Fall concert program. Admission Information Free admission
Details Official page ↗📍 San Francisco
Featuring artwork and performances from Creative Minds artists YOU’RE INVITED DEC. 9–12 OPENING RECEPTION WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9 | 4:30 P.M. SOMArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan St. San Francisco CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF CREATIVE MINDS Explore a community arts exhibition of projects created across San Francisco neighborhoods. QUESTIONS? Araseli Garcia Araseli.GarciaBaltodano@ucsf.edu | 415-353-74
Details Official page ↗📍 San Francisco
Featuring artwork and performances from Creative Minds artists YOU’RE INVITED DEC. 9–12 OPENING RECEPTION WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9 | 4:30 P.M. SOMArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan St. San Francisco CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF CREATIVE MINDS Explore a community arts exhibition of projects created across San Francisco neighborhoods. QUESTIONS? Araseli Garcia Araseli.GarciaBaltodano@ucsf.edu | 415-353-74
Details Official page ↗📍 San Francisco
Featuring artwork and performances from Creative Minds artists YOU’RE INVITED DEC. 9–12 OPENING RECEPTION WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9 | 4:30 P.M. SOMArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan St. San Francisco CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF CREATIVE MINDS Explore a community arts exhibition of projects created across San Francisco neighborhoods. QUESTIONS? Araseli Garcia Araseli.GarciaBaltodano@ucsf.edu | 415-353-74
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