Let's Glow SF 2025 | Countdown to Glow

Be Front and Center for the Launch of Let's Glow SF at Countdown to Glow!

Join us for the joyous launch of Let's Glow SF, the nation's largest FREE holiday projection arts festival located in downtown San Francisco! This is your opportunity to be part of the official event kick-off.

• When: Friday, December 5, 2025 from 6-7PM
• Where: Harry Bridges Plaza, in front of the Ferry Building (San Francisco)
• What: Enjoy pre-show festivities, including a special chorus performance by the Glide Ensemble presented by Gap Inc (from 6PM - 6:25PM), and free hot chocolate by Sunset Roasters and Marley's Treats (while supplies last).
• The Moment: Grab your prime viewing spot before City officials ceremonially "flip the switch" at 7PM to launch Let's Glow SF!

About Let's Glow SF: The Main Event

Let's Glow SF is an all-ages and family-friendly event running for 10 nights, from December 5–14, 2025, in downtown San Francisco.

Breathtaking animated projections will illuminate eight iconic buildings across the city's core, transforming them into colossal, colorful canvases featuring work by 19 artists from around the globe.

Show times:
December 5th: 7PM - 10PM (post Countdown to Glow)
December 6th-14th: 5:30PM - 10PM

Please Note: This Eventbrite is for the Countdown to Glow launch event 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 Night Going at After Glow

Keep the glow going at After Glow, a free, one-night celebration at the Ferry Building South Plaza on December 5, from 5:00PM - 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 Downtown SF Partnership, the community benefit district that oversees 43 blocks across San Francisco’s Financial District and Jackson Square Historic District, and presented by Amazon.

This 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 San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development and Office of Mayor Daniel Lurie.

Thank you to our additional sponsors JPMorganChase, Gap Inc., Panasonic, Zoox, and the San Francisco Downtown Development Corporation for supporting Let's Glow SF!