Experience San Francisco as a shining gallery of light during the fifth annual Illuminate SF Festival of Light, from Thanksgiving 2017 through New Year’s Day 2018. This year’s annual event celebrates 36 dramatic, eco-friendly light art installations – including new iconic works in the Castro and Yerba Buena neighborhoods. Visitors may experience free neighborhood light art tours, artist studio visits and neon walking tours, a stargazing party at the Presidio and more interactive experiences. The 2022 edition took place from 9 November 2022 to end January 2023 with 60+ Installations from over 40 artists, dispersed across 17 neighborhoods.

Dates of the previous/upcoming edition: 2025 TBA