Sausalito competition gets boozy spinoff  Dec. 23, Jeff Burkhart, Marin IJ

This year is the Sausalito Chamber of Commerce’s 19th annual Sausalito Gingerbread House Tour and Competition. Local businesses create gingerbread houses, place them in their windows and invite visitors to come take a look through December. There’s a judges’ vote and a popular vote for the winners.

“It started off as this fun seasonal thing that’s turned into this wonderful annual tradition that really brings our community together, and in such a magnificent way,” said Daryl Niemerow, president and CEO of the Sausalito Chamber of Commerce. “Now, it draws in visitors and gets them excited and in that holiday spirit.”  Read more>>

Sausalito restaurants take part in holiday cocktail competition 
Colleen Bidwill | December 3, 2025 Marin Independent Journal

Who can make the best holiday cocktail? Come sip your way through Sausalito and find out at Sausalito’s Holiday Cocktail Competition. Stop by participating locations throughout Sausalito this month and vote for your favorite drink by scanning the QR code. Read more>>

Sausalito Gingerbread House Tour

December 8–31

Photo: Sausalito Chamber of Commerce.

While strolling the streets and window-shopping in downtown Sausalito, look out for feats of gingerbread structural engineering during the 18th annual Sausalito Gingerbread House Tour. Businesses of all kinds build their own cookie creations, and visitors are invited to explore the streets and vote for their favorite. Might as well do some holiday shopping while you’re there, before stopping by a local restaurant for seasonal specials.

­Winterfest Sausalito

December 13 & 14

Photo: Kimber Communications

A favorite Marin holiday highlight, Winterfest starts with its annual Lighted Boat Parade featuring brightly decorated boats cruising the Sausalito harbor, followed by a fireworks show. The following day, the Jingle Bell 5K and brunch at the Spinnaker are both a fun run and fundraiser for the Dipsea Kids.

Ring in the Holidays with Sausalito's Gingerbread House Tour – PJ Bremier, Marin IJ 12/7/24

It’s not visions of sugarplums that are dancing in the heads of more than 25 talented local bakers this month.

Instead, it’s gingerbread, and all the enchanting images of classic fairy-tale characters, Sausalito’s maritime and waterfront history, holiday traditions from around the globe or undersea marine life that they will soon whip up in a gingerbread format.

Those are the four themes that visitors will get to see in the 29 decorated houses that will be on display during Sausalito’s 18th annual Gingerbread House Tour and Competition from Dec. 8 through 31.

And, of course, for each baker, there’s always the tantalizing hope that one of them will take home the desirable People’s Choice Award. Read more>>

Craving an escape from the holiday hoopla — the hustle, the bustle, the endless to-do lists? Just over the Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito may just be the most charming village on San Francisco Bay, and the perfect destination for a holiday day trip, winter weekend jaunt or destination for out-of-town guests. Continue reading>>

Judge's Choice Winners

Salty Sausalito

1st: Suzette Bistro & Café
2nd: Meili Original Art Gallery
3rd: Moxi Hair Salon

Sea Life Adventures
1st: LoveMariin
2nd: Salito’s Crab House & Prime Rib
3rd: MGF - A-Lab Gym

Storybook Tales
1st: Heath Ceramics
2nd:  Franko & Co.
3rd: Dynamic Energy Crystals

Cultural Celebration
1st:  Sausalito Woman’s Club
2nd:  Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa
3rd:  Sausalito Police Department

Professional
1. Soxalito
2. Sausalito Optometry
3. Lodge at Cavallo Point

People's Choice and Holiday Cocktail winner will be announced in January, voting continues through December 31,

Questions? Contact us!