Returning for 2025, the San Francisco Symphony's annual holiday extravaganza has more than enough festive fun to banish even the biggest Scrooge! Featuring a program of holiday favorites new and old and a delightful cast including musicians, dancers, and special guests, Deck The Hall is one unmissable San Francisco holiday tradition!

Celebrate the holidays with one of music's most beloved traditions, with Jonathan Cohen conducting the San Francisco Symphony in a performance of Handel's Messiah. A cherished holiday custom since its premiere in 1742, this splendid oratorio features some of the most popular refrains in Western music; from "Comfort ye, my people" to the famous "Hallelujah" chorus.

What was that? Lorde is back! The Grammy Award-winning pop sensation from New Zealand returns with her highly anticipated Ultrasound World Tour, following the release of 2025's critically acclaimed Virgin, which marked the queen of alternative pop's return to her electro roots - with her most personal effort yet. Let's hear it for the star of the year: Lorde!

Most people first heard Sam Smith's unmistakable vocals on the iconic James Bond theme song, Writing's On The Wall. The electronic earworm, which rocketed to the top of the UK Singles chart and cracked the Billboard Hot 100 Top 20. Join Smith as they launch their first residency, To Be Free - set to reopen the iconic Castro Theater in February 2026!

The holidays are on the way and what's more Christmassy than the carols? If you're in the mood for a festive sing-a-long, our friends at fever have you covered with this wonderful yuletide concert, featuring all your favorite carols played by a talented string quartet in an evocative candlelit venue. So Come All Ye Faithful and enjoy a not-so-Silent Night of Joy To The World!

Come together this holiday season as the legendary Beatles tribute RAIN presents A Beatles Christmas Tribute! Together longer than The Beatles themselves, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary group, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that's as infectious as it is transporting. Includes the early hits to later classics that The Beatles never got the chance to play live - including the most complex and challenging songs.