Each city festival features walk-in gingerbread lanes, live acoustic stages, local food purveyors, and scheduled pet holiday portraits.
Both Locations
San Francisco Bay
San DiegoCoast
Holiday Market
Embrace harbor-side light pavilions featuring 125 designer firs, heated spiced cider lounges, oversized wreaths, and weekend choral performances along the waterfront promenade.
Stroll sun-warmed winter gardens illuminated by tens of thousands of amber fairy lights, walk-in Santa village cabins, jumbo stockings, and artisan craft stalls.
Enjoy the Holiday Markets featuring over 100 vendor booths from local and surrounding businesses on the weekend to shop & support. Taking place on December 4–6 & 11–13
Winter season, Art, Food, and Community
Whether you’re visiting for a weekend getaway or making holiday traditions of your own, you’ll quickly discover the Magic of the season
About Bells Fest
Stroll through the street square illuminated by thousands of twinkling lights, browse seasonal markets filled with handcrafted gifts, meet face to face the businesses who have built their magical display, taste the flavor of the seasons, enjoy live holiday performances, visit with Santa and his favourite winter characters, enjoy the Adult lounge, stop by kids craft corners and experience the warmth of a community that truly embraces the spirit of Christmas.
Cast your vote for 250 business & philanthropist-sponsored designer trees, wreaths, jumbo stockings, gingerbread houses and snow globes.
Every tree is decorated by California artists and sponsored by local businesses. Festival visitors vote on-site to award charitable grant funding to regional non-profits.
Three simple steps
Choose festival city
Reserve photo times
Cast community ballots
Select San Francisco or San Diego open daily from December 4 -13 with extended hours on the weekend. Walk-Ins are welcomed! Get your tickets in advance for dates to secure festival gate admission and designated parking passes in advance.
Book dedicated arrival slots for Santa visits, family portraits inside the giant snow globes, or specialized pet photo sessions, group/family art experiences and VIP Tasting Lounges
Scan digital tags along the 250 designer display trails to vote for your favorite neighborhood installation, local charity and particpating businesses from across the states.
Reach our regional event producers for corporate tree sponsorships, artisan vendor booth availability, or school group reservations.