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12 Corporate Holiday Party Ideas in San Francisco (2026)

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Updated October 2026. Twelve holiday party ideas for San Francisco teams of 10 to 150 in our studios or larger at your own venue, with real prices, group sizes and who each suits. Five are hosted craft parties at our SoMa and Financial District studios or at your office; seven are the venues and activities Bay Area companies book alongside them.

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December Thursdays and Fridays at both studios are usually gone by mid-November. If you have a date in mind, send it now and we will tell you the same day whether it is open.

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The 12 holiday party ideas, with prices

Updated October 2026. Our five formats are priced exactly; the other seven are public rates as of this autumn.

Five hosted formats first, then seven more San Francisco favourites. Every entry has where, price, group size and who it suits, so you can put three options in front of your office manager in one email.

Rug tufting party
KraftStories
Everyone gets a tufting gun and a design and leaves with a rug. It is the loudest, most photographed holiday format we run, and the one teams repeat the following year. Add a round of trivia while the glue dries.
Where
SoMa · 360 Ritch St (to 45) or Financial District · 405 Sansome St (to 150)
Price
$89 per person, all materials
Group / time
10–150 · 2.5 hours
Best for
Teams that want an event, not a dinner; December Thursdays go first.
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Candle making with a mulled-cider bar
KraftStories
Each guest blends a winter scent from 40+ oils and hand-pours a soy candle. One hour of making inside a two-hour party, with time to mingle before and after. We bring Turkish tea, coffee and baklava; you bring the playlist.
Where
SoMa · 360 Ritch St, or your office anywhere in the Bay Area
Price
$59 per person, all materials
Group / time
10–100 · 2 hours with social time
Best for
Big mixed groups and offices that want the party at their own desks.
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Perfume blending holiday party
KraftStories
A guided blend of top, heart and base notes into a bottle each guest takes home as their own gift. Elegant, conversational and quieter than tufting; the Financial District loft dresses up well for it.
Where
Financial District · 405 Sansome St, two minutes from Embarcadero BART
Price
$79 per person, all materials
Group / time
10–150 · 1.5 hours plus social time
Best for
Client events, leadership dinners, and teams who want polished rather than messy.
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Turkish mosaic lamp workshop
KraftStories
Glass tiles and beads set onto a lamp globe, grouted and fitted onto a base, with the room going quiet around the halfway mark. The lamp is the holiday gift; nobody has to buy one.
Where
SoMa · 360 Ritch St; Financial District for larger groups
Price
$79 per person, all materials
Group / time
10–60 · 2.5 hours
Best for
Smaller teams and year-end retreats; the keepsake format.
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Mobile holiday workshop at your office
KraftStories
We bring the candle, perfume, terrarium or mosaic kits and the hosts to your floor, run the making for an hour, and clear up. Your caterer and bar stay in place; the workshop becomes the activity between dinner and the speeches.
Where
Your office or venue, anywhere from Marin to San Jose
Price
From $59 per person depending on format
Group / time
20–200 · 1–1.5 hours inside your event
Best for
Companies with a venue already booked who need the party to have a centre.
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Private dinner at the Ferry Building
Several Ferry Building restaurants take full buyouts and private rooms in December, and the Embarcadero location means nobody is driving. Book in October; the good rooms go early.
Where
Embarcadero · Ferry Building, 1 Ferry Building
Price
$90–180 per person with drinks
Group / time
20–120 · 3 hours
Best for
The classic dinner format; pair with a one-hour workshop beforehand so it is not only a dinner.
Holiday Ice Rink at Union Square
The seasonal rink in Union Square runs from early November into January and takes group bookings and private sessions. Skating is twenty minutes of fun for most adults, so plan it as the first stop, not the whole night.
Where
Union Square · 333 Post St
Price
About $20–25 per person including skates
Group / time
10–100 · 1 hour
Best for
Teams with visiting family-style energy; book a nearby bar for afterwards.
Escape rooms at Palace Games
Large, mechanical rooms inside the Palace of Fine Arts, booked out in parallel so a team of 30 can race in three groups. Palace Games runs a dedicated corporate programme with a debrief space.
Where
Marina · Palace of Fine Arts, 3601 Lyon St
Price
About $50–65 per person
Group / time
6–40 · 90 minutes plus
Best for
Competitive teams who would rather solve something than make something.
Warriors game at Chase Center
Group tickets or a suite for a December home game, with Mission Bay's restaurants and the Embarcadero on either side for before and after. The season runs October to April, so December dates are plentiful.
Where
Mission Bay · Chase Center, 1 Warriors Way
Price
From about $60 per person; suites far more
Group / time
10–300 · 3 hours
Best for
Big budgets and big groups; zero planning once the tickets are bought.
Private holiday sail on the Bay
A chartered catamaran under the Golden Gate Bridge with the city lit up behind you. December is cold on the water, so this is a daytime charter with hot drinks, not an evening one.
Where
Fisherman's Wharf · Pier 39 and the Marina
Price
Private charters from about $2,000; about $60–80 per person on public sails
Group / time
Up to about 45 per boat · 1.5–2 hours
Best for
Leadership offsites and teams with colleagues flying in.
Holiday cooking or baking class
A chef-led cook-and-eat session at 18 Reasons in the Mission or with a hired chef at your office, built around a holiday menu. The meal is the deliverable, so it replaces the dinner line on the budget.
Where
Mission · 18 Reasons, 3674 18th St, or your office
Price
About $95–150 per person including food
Group / time
10–30 · 2.5–3 hours
Best for
Food-driven teams of under 30; does not scale well beyond that.
Volunteer shift and lunch
A two-hour sorting shift at the SF-Marin Food Bank's Potrero Hill warehouse, booked as a group, followed by lunch together. December shifts fill months ahead because every company has the same idea; book in September next year.
Where
Potrero Hill · 900 Pennsylvania Ave
Price
Free; lunch extra
Group / time
10–50 · 2 hours plus lunch
Best for
Teams that want the holiday event to mean something; the morning half of a day.

No alcohol or outside catering at the Bay Area studios; Turkish tea, coffee and baklava are provided on request. Mobile events at your venue follow your venue's rules.

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Festive without chaos

Holiday parties get complicated fast. We keep it clean: a structured experience, calm hosting, and optional hospitality—so you don't feel like you're producing a show.

Premium keepsake

Guests leave with something beautiful, not a disposable activity.

Predictable flow

A clear beginning, middle, and end so the night doesn't drift.

Hosted and polished

Warm facilitation and smooth pacing that works for mixed groups.

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Holiday workshops that feel festive and premium

360 Ritch St, Suite 205, San Francisco, CA 94107

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop in San Francisco (SoMa)

5.0 (14)

Runs regularly

SoMa, SF

2 Hours

20% off $79.00 $99.00

Rug Tufting Class in San Francisco (SoMa)

5.0 (36)

Runs regularly

SoMa, SF

2.5 Hour

10% off $89.00 $99.00

The Signature Terrarium Workshop

Runs regularly

SoMa, SF

1.5 Hour

Starts from $59.00

Candle Making Class in San Francisco (SoMa)

5.0 (12)

Runs regularly

SoMa, SF

1 Hour

$59.00

Chunky Blanket Workshop

Runs regularly

SoMa, SF

1.5 Hour

24% off $49.00 $65.00

Zen Moss Wall Art

5.0 (3)

Runs regularly

SoMa, SF

1.5 Hour

40% off $59.00 $99.00

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405 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94111

Kintsugi Class in San Francisco (Financial District)

Runs regularly

Financial District, SF

1.5 Hour

$89.00

Runs regularly

Financial District, SF

1.5 Hour

$79.00

Air-Dry Clay Workshop

5.0 (3)

Runs regularly

Financial District, SF

1.5 Hour

11% off $79.00 $89.00

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255 N Market St, Suite 270, San Jose, CA 95110

Moon Lamp Making Workshop in San Jose

Runs regularly

San Jose

1.5 Hour

$99.00

Runs regularly

San Jose

1 Hour

20% off $79.00 $99.00

Make Turkish Mosaic Lamp

5.0 (25)

Runs regularly

San Jose

2 Hours

20% off $79.00 $99.00