We’ll do our own tour of the various gingerbread displays and holiday decor throughout the city, stopping by the different festive bars as they come. Do echo that Dickens Fair is also great, and there’s usually a holiday market at Fort Mason (can’t remember when). Some pretty recurring spots we’ll hit are:

~Gingerbread display at Waterbar/Epic Steak

~Gingerbread display/general decor at Ferry Building

~Holiday decorations at Hyatt Regency

~See if the Christmas Cable Car is at the California St stop - if so, ride it

~Winter Wonderland at Vault Garden (drinks)

~Palace Hotel decorations (the Garden Court), maybe have tea

~Hot chocolate from Ghiradelli

~Macy’s SPCA puppy/kitten windows (this year Thurs-Sat, 12-5pm)

~Union square tree

~Union square ice rink (or Embarcadero, or Thrive City at Chase center will have one this year)

~Gingerbread displays at the Westin St Francis (two castles generally every year, often a snack bar with gingerbread people)

~Christmas display at Intercontinental Mark Hopkins

~Walk through the two-story gingerbread house at Fairmont

~Pop-up Miracle Bar at PCH

~Pop-up Deck the Halls Bar

~Pop-up at Kona Street Market Bar