Carnaval 2013
Fairs & Festivals
Carnaval 2013
The two-day street fair & grand parade returns this weekend.
Harvey Milk Day 2013
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Harvey Milk Day 2013
Celebrate and honor the life of a San Francisco icon | Wednesday
Treasure Island Flea
Fairs & Festivals
Treasure Island Flea
2nd anniversary of massive fun flea market this weekend. RSVP for $5 free shopping credit.

Wednesday, May 22

Harvey Milk Day 2013: GLBT History Museum Free Day | SF
Wednesday, May 22 – All Day | Cost: FREE | GLBT History Museum
Harvey Milk Day 2013: GLBT History Museum Free Day | SF

Since 2009, the State of California has honored the memory of Harvey Milk by celebrating May 22, the anniversary of his birth, as a statewide “day of special significance.”
The GLBT History Museum in San Francisco will celebrate Harvey Milk Day 2013 by offering free admission on May 22, 2013 and providing special …

Free Andean Music Concert | Union Square Live
Wednesday, May 22 – 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Free Andean Music Concert | Union Square Live

Oscar Reynolds is an accomplished composer, internationally-acclaimed Andean flute master, guitarist, flute-maker, recording engineer, and lawyer from the Andes Mountains of La Paz, perhaps best recognized for playing the Bolivian pan flutes and guitar simultaneously.

Color Me Badd Wednesdays: Cheap Drinks, Free Snacks & Coloring Books | Union Sq.
Wednesday, May 22 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No cover, bring chase for drinks and tips
| The Cellar
Color Me Badd Wednesdays: Cheap Drinks, Free Snacks & Coloring Books | Union Sq. That local deadbeat-of-love, Broke Ass Stuart, is throwing his own ’90s slow jam happy hour at The Cellar on Wednesdays from 5-9 pm. Broke Ass Stuart will be the guest bartender who will sling you $3 beers, $4 wells and smuggle you some free bar snacks. ...
Swing In The Square: Free Concert & Dance Lessons | Union Square
Wednesday, May 22 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Swing In The Square: Free Concert & Dance Lessons | Union Square

The B-Stars are a San Francisco-based combo that serves up a hearty stew of honky tonk and hillbilly hits for your listening and dancing pleasure.
With nods to the country and western stars of the late 1940s and 1950s, these sharp-suited jukebox honky tonkers will be …

Ecology and Science in San Francisco: City History Lectures | SF
Wednesday, May 22 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Eric Quezada Center
Ecology and Science in San Francisco: City History Lectures | SF

Join a challenging conversation some have dubbed “environmental communications in the Anthropocene” to discuss the problems with presenting complex ecological information publicly.
Rose Aguilar from KALW’s Your Call radio, Brent Plater of the Wild Equity Institute, and environmental scientist and climate change activist Azibuike Akaba will …

Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl | SF
Wednesday, May 22 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with a drink special purchase.
| Northstar Cafe
Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl | SF Try your hand (literally) at the Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl starting in North Beach. Get lubricated on $3.50 drink specials, win prizes (like best athletic wear… ’cause you need great threads to show your RPS moves) and the tournament champ wins a $50 bar tab ...
Win Tix: El Vez: Frenetic Punk Rock Revue | The New Parish
Wednesday, May 22 – 9:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets: Regular price, $15/adv, $18/door
| The New Parish
El Vez: Frenetic Punk Rock Revue | The New Parish

El Vez is known for his high-production value, frenetic stage show, which features two backup singers/dancers (the Elvettes), numerous on- and off-stage costume changes, and between-song monologues mixing humor and political activism as he covers Elvis, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, T. Rex, Queen and …

Thursday, May 23

Old South Park: Rare Neighborhood Walking Tour | SF City Guides
Thursday, May 23 – 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted. Some tours may be limited in size.
| 3rd St and S. Park St.
Old South Park: Rare Neighborhood Walking Tour | SF City Guides

Join a short tour of San Francisco’s first planned community — its ups and downs, fortune, romance, and the infamous ’2nd Street Cut.’
2013 May Tour

Thursday, May 23 at 1:30 pm

This tour is offered in May and October only.
Location:
Meet at the Shell station on 3rd St. …

Win Tix: Asian Art Museum: $10 Thursday Nights | SF
Thursday, May 23 – 5:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*$10 for admission after 5pm - includes admission to special galleries
| Asian Art Museum
Asian Art Museum: $10 Thursday Nights | SF

Want to see the Terracotta Warriors exhibit at the Asian Art Museum without the weekend crowds and for about half the price?
Try Thursday nights – The Asian Art Museum is open late on Thursday nights (5-9p) and tickets are just $10 (normally they’re $20 on …

Thursday Night Fever NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, May 23 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $12*
*$12 general, $10 for museum members - 21+
| California Academy of Sciences
Thursday Night Fever NightLife | California Academy of Sciences

On May 23, 2013, NightLife is bringing the groovy back with some of San Francisco’s hottest disco fiends.
Join the DJ crew from Go BANG for a Silent Disco in African Hall, and shake your funky best alongside zebras, lions, and live African penguins. In the …

Win Tix: SF Beer History Night: Unlimited Craft Beer Tastings | The Old Mint
Thursday, May 23 – 6:30 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular price, $30 each.
| The Old Mint
SF Beer History Night: Unlimited Craft Beer Tastings | The Old Mint

Explore 150 years of San Francisco’s beer & brewing culture at the San Francisco Mint (built in 1874) with unlimited craft beer tasting from 10 different breweries, plus historical talks brewer presentations, and rarely-seen historic brewing memorabilia.
Tastings include 21st Amendment, Speakeasy, Anchor, Triple Voodoo and more.

Free Concert, Beer & Snacks: Roem Baur’s Folk Blues | SF
Thursday, May 23 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Optical Underground
Free Concert, Beer & Snacks: Roem Baur's Folk Blues | SF

Roem Baur‘s song work draws inspiration from ‘60s folk music, his early operatic training and touring internationally in choirs.
Baur has begun to distinguish himself in the San Francisco scene with his unconventional takes on blues, soul and folk music, coupled with the wit and energy …

Pay-What-You-Can Theater Night: “Birds of a Feather” | SF
Thursday, May 23 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $1*
*Pay what you can.
| New Conservatory Theatre Center
Pay-What-You-Can Theater Night: “Birds of a Feather” | SF

See the play “Birds of a Feather” for pay-what-you-can admission on Thursday, May 23, 2013.
Birds of a Feather is a heart-warming, smart comedy about two bird families: Roy and Silo, a pair of male penguins that adopt and raise a chick at the Central Park Zoo and Pale Male …

Free “Comedy Bodega” Showcase | Mission Dist. Free “Comedy Bodega” is a weekly free stand-up comedy showcase hosted by Marga Gomez in the Mission district at “Esta Noche,” San Francisco’s only Latino gay bar. Every Thursday, straight and gay comedians tell jokes on a stage that was built for drag queens. All shows are ...
UNIQLO Designer Party: Open Bar & Motown DJs | SF
Thursday, May 23 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| UNIQLO
UNIQLO Designer Party: Open Bar & Motown DJs | SF

Celebrate the launch of UNIQLO’s Designers Invitation Project (DIP) with collaborative designs by Michael Bastian, SUNO NY, Leur Logette, Plumpynuts and Double Standard Clothing.
Free, but an RSVP is required.
There will be free libations and live Motown on Mondays (MOM) DJs at this lively event hosted by Annabel …

Friday, May 24

2013 Golden Gate Bonspiel: Curling Competition | Fremont
Friday, May 24 – 8:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch.
| Sharks Ice
2013 Golden Gate Bonspiel: Curling Competition | Fremont Come watch curlers from around the country as they compete on Memorial Day weekend in the annual Golden Gate Bonspiel at Sharks Ice in Fremont from May 24-26, 2013. The 2013 event marks the San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club’s 55th anniversary. It has become an ...
Free “Here Now Dance” Performance & DJ | Annie Alley
Friday, May 24 – 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Annie Alley
Free

Local performance company Here Now Dance Collective has brought their art to audiences in urban settings all over the United States.
For their latest piece, This Is Dedicated…, the collective is working with a live DJ and visual designer for the first time. Together they will …

“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, May 24 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but bring some cash for food from food trucks.
| Fort Mason Center
Over 32 food trucks and street food carts in a huge circle with a full bar and bands in the middle? Now that’s a party. Off the Grid is a weekly outdoor food truck bonanza staged every Friday from 5-10pm at the historic waterfront campus of Fort Mason Center. ...
Friday Nights at the de Young | Golden Gate Park Friday Nights at the de Young | Golden Gate Park       Friday Nights at the de Young is a free weekly after-hours art “happening” in the museum’s public spaces. The event has a new theme every week, but typically includes an eclectic mix of live music, dance performances, film screenings, panel discussions, lectures, artist demos, hands-on art activities ...
Bites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland
Friday, May 24 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food.
| 45th St. and Lawton Ave., Oakland, CA
Bites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland Bites Off Broadway Neighborhood Block Party & Picnic returns Friday nights from May 10-Oct 11, 2013. Neighbors in The Temescal meet and greet on blankets and folks from adjoining cities come to sample  bites from Oakland’s first recurring food pod. Stroll down 45th St. to enjoy ...
Under the Influence: Performance Series | North Beach Under the Influence: Performance Series | North Beach The Emerald Tablet in North Beach hosts a homegrown performance series, Under the Influence, co-created and hosted with Quiet Lightning‘s Evan Karp. Four artists perform work by some of their major influences, followed by original work created for the show that channels that influence. Artists ...
SF Beer Olympics: Drinking Games & $2 Beers | North Beach
Friday, May 24 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP on Facebook and your first shot is $1.
| Horizon
SF Beer Olympics: Drinking Games & $2 Beers | North Beach Meet and compete against locals, travelers, couch surfers, au pairs and hostelers. Games are free to play (including flip cup, beer pong and relays). $10 for 5 beers. Every week, there’s a different themed event. RSVP on Facebook (and like their page) and get a ...
Freaky-Deaky Friday: A Costume Box Dance Party | SF
Friday, May 24 – 10:00 pm | Cost: $5 | The Showdown
Freaky-Deaky Friday: A Costume Box Dance Party | SF Are your Burning Man or Halloween costumes gathering dust? The Costume Box Dance Party is where you get to put on the weirdest sh*t you can find in your costume box and come dance your ass off every fourth Friday of the month.  Freaky-Deaky Fridays Fourth Friday ...

Saturday, May 25

2013 Golden Gate Bonspiel: Curling Competition | Fremont
Saturday, May 25 – 8:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch.
| Sharks Ice
2013 Golden Gate Bonspiel: Curling Competition | Fremont Come watch curlers from around the country as they compete on Memorial Day weekend in the annual Golden Gate Bonspiel at Sharks Ice in Fremont from May 24-26, 2013. The 2013 event marks the San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club’s 55th anniversary. It has become an ...
2013 Bay Area Classic Yo-Yo Contest | Golden Gate Park
Saturday, May 25 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music
2013 Bay Area Classic Yo-Yo Contest | Golden Gate Park

2013 Bay Area Classic Contest Schedule

9-10 am – Arrival
10 am to noon – 1A Prelims (Offstage), 2A, 3A Finals (Onstage), Sports Ladder (Offstage)
Noon to 12:30 pm – Lunch
12:30-4 pm – 1A Prelims continue (Offstage), 4A, 5A, 1A Finals (Onstage)
4 pm – Awards Ceremony