Let's Glow SF 2025 | Countdown to Glow

Join us for the joyous launch of , the nation's largest FREE holiday projection arts festival! This is your opportunity to be part of the official event kick-off.

• When: Friday, December 5, 2025
• Where: Harry Bridges Plaza, in front of the Ferry Building (San Francisco)
• Kick-Off Time: Join us starting at 6:00 PM to grab your prime viewing spot!
• The Moment: City officials will ceremonially "flip the switch" at 7:00 PM to officially launch Let's Glow SF!

Don't miss the chance to witness the spectacular moment the city lights up!

Let's Glow SF, the largest holiday projection event in the U.S., returns to Downtown San Francisco for its fifth and grandest year yet!

This all-ages and family-friendly event runs for 10 nights, from December 5–14, 2025.

Breathtaking animated projections will illuminate eight landmark buildings across the city's core nightly from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM. The buildings will be transformed into colossal, colorful canvases featuring work by 19 artists from around the globe.

Please Note: This Eventbrite is for the Countdown to Glow opening ceremony on December 5th. For details on the full 10-night festival, including participating artists, artwork, and building locations, please visit: https://downtownsf.org/things-to-do/lets-glow-sf

Keep the glow going at , a free, one-night celebration at the Ferry Building South Plaza on December 5, from 4:00pm - 8:00pm. Enjoy festive holiday music, complimentary hot beverages from local merchants, and a silent disco. It's the perfect pre- or post-countdown celebration, before wandering out to explore all eight illuminated landmarks across downtown.

Let’s Glow SF is hosted by , the community benefit district that oversees 43 blocks across San Francisco’s Financial District and Jackson Square Historic District. The 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 and

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor , Crystal Ice Sponsor , , Projection Sponsor , Snowflake Sponsor , and Downtown Champion Sponsors , the , and the for supporting Let's Glow SF!

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