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Jasmine Alves
December 20, 2025

📆Issue No. 47 - December 20-21, 2025

We're in the final stretch before the holidays, one more weekend to soak up all the festive magic before everything shifts into family mode.

Last chance: Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets closes this weekend at Fort Mason! If you've been meaning to take the littles to this 50-minute, kid-perfect version, Saturday and Sunday are your final shots.

Opening this weekend: People's Circus Theatre Reindeer Games opened this week at the Children’s Creativity Museum! If circus + holidays is your vibe, catch it through December 28.

Sold out but not out of luck: The SFJAZZ Family Matinee with SF Girls Chorus is sold out for Saturday, but you can still watch virtually. Pajamas and hot cocoa encouraged.

This is the weekend for SF Ballet's Nutcracker Dance-Alongs on Sunday. Multiple sessions for different ages, including sensory friendly options. If you've been waiting to give your kid the Clara experience without committing to a full performance, this is it.

Let's get into the weekend.

⚡ TLDR: Weekend Gameplan

Holiday Highlights

Saturday:

Sunday:

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🎄Holiday Highlights🎄 

Your comprehensive guide to every festive event happening this weekend and beyond!

THIS WEEKEND (Dec 20-21)

WINTER BREAK (DEC 22-JAN 4)

ONGOING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS

Saturday Highlights

Oogubi does it again. Their sensory play wonderlands have become a thing for SF families, and this holiday edition brings Santa AND Grinch energy. Expect immersive play, themed activities, and the kind of joyful chaos that kids love.

Worth Knowing:

  • Saturday, December 20, 10:30am-1:30pm

  • The Spark Social, 601 Mission Bay Boulevard North

  • Tickets start at $45.49

A free holiday party at one of SF's most underrated waterfront parks. Santa's Workshop brings arts and crafts, a holiday market, free toys, food, live comedy, and music from Afterthought and The Top Chefs. This is the kind of low-key, community-centered event that makes SF parenting great. No tickets needed, just show up and enjoy. India Basin is beautiful. Stick around after for a waterfront walk if the weather cooperates.

Worth Knowing:

  • Saturday, December 20 at 12:00-3:00pm

  • India Basin Waterfront Park, 900 Innes Ave

  • Free

Sunday Highlights

This is the one. Step into Clara's magical winter wonderland, toy soldiers, twirling snowflakes, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the whole thing. But instead of sitting and watching, your kids are DOING. They'll move to the choreography, discover the music, learn about costumes and pointe shoes, and make crafts.

Worth Knowing:

  • Sunday, December 21, multiple times

  • SF Ballet, 455 Franklin Street

  • $25

✨Full List of What’s Good This Weekend✨

Ongoing:

Saturday, 12/20: 

Sunday, 12/21:

🔭 On Our Radar

Cartoon all week with your kiddos at the Holiday Family Cartooning Workshops (December 26, 27, 28 and 29).

Found a spot that works for both you and the kiddos? Tell us – we read everything.

Until next week,

Jasmine @Local Kiddo — Because good taste doesn’t end at parenthood.

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