PARK(ing) Day is an annual, worldwide event that inspires city dwellers everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good. These sometimes legal mini-parks are created all over the city for your enjoyment by creating mini public parks …

To help promote their “Curve ID” brand of jeans for women, Levi’s is giving away 1,000 pairs of jeans in Union Square at a big event on Friday. Just bring anything that doesn’t fit your life anymore (which will go to Goodwill) and at the …

First celebrated in San Francisco in 2005, PARK(ing) Day has since become a global phenomenon. The annual event celebrates public space and street life by temporarily transforming metered parking spaces into public parks (or performance spaces, reading lounges—whatever you like!). Drop by the San Francisco …

ZER01 is inviting independent artists, designers, architects, engineers, programmers, and corporate and academic research programs to publicly work in San Jose’s 80,000 square foot South Hall to create projects for exhibition, performance, provocation, and interaction for an event called “Out of the Garage Into …

Discover hidden parks, rooftop gardens, and other delights while experiencing some of the colorful history and distinctive architecture of San Francisco’s financial district.
Meet at the Native Sons Monument, Montgomery at Market. Public transportation: MUNI/BART Montgomery Station; all Market Street buses & streetcars.
Offered All Year
Schedule:
All Fridays …

In celebration of the Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico, the de Young Museum proudly presents an evening in honor of Mexico’s artistic creativity. This event is the culmination point of a year-round celebration program organized by the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco.
The …

Get surrounded by 25+ food carts and trucks and go crazy! Off the Grid (OtG) is roaming mobile food extravaganza that travels to different locations daily to serve delicious food for purchase, with a free side of amazing music, craft and soul.
September 17th has 26 …

AbsoluteZER0 is a vibrant street festival where the public can engage with art, music, science, and technology in new and compelling ways outside on city streets. AbsoluteZER0 celebrates the creativity and technological virtuosity that are the hallmarks of Silicon Valley and will offer an …

Voted the 2010 Best Punk Band In The East Bay by the East Bay Express, Everything Must Go have been purveyors of exceptional mayhem and agents of chaos with their music, showmanship, and revelry for 10 years.
Their new release, Victory or Death…Tonight! is available exclusively …

Secession is one of our favorite little galleries in SF with a mix of art, cute kids clothes (with muni themes) and also artists that work in residence. Friday night is a happy hour art who with artists Nicole Markoff & Brittany M Powell …

art.tech is The Lab’s second annual festival celebrating the intersection of art and technology- a festival of art, performance, sound, workshops, demos and lectures focusing on cutting-edge artistic experiments in the intersection of art and technology in collaboration with ZER01′s 01SJ Biennial, NEXMAP, and …

Grab your blanket, pillow and pack the picnic basket, because Film Night in the Park is closing it’s outdoor summer film festival with “The Empire Strikes Back.” Film Night in the Park celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Episode V of the Star Wars series with …

Thanks to 7×7 for tipping us off to a free tequila tasting and film night tonight at El Rio. Vice magazine and Espolon Tequila are joining forces to present a free screening of  “Doin’ It Baja”, Vice’s motorcycle documentary about an epic road trip from …

On Friday, September 17 at 7 PM join ITVS — the Bay Area’s leader in independent public media — for a special outdoor screening event in conjunction with Park(ing) Day — an annual global event where citizens, artists, and activists transform metered parking spaces into …