Billed as the “World’s First Ever Interactive Balloon Immersion”  Balloonacy is a two-day, 10-hour dance party with floor-to-ceiling balloons during a strange and wonder event funded by the “Awesome Foundation.“ Thousands of LED filled, motion-sensitive balloons will be filling the vast Million Fishes art space Saturday and Sunday, May 12-13. Come rediscover more...

Friday Nights at the de Young offers a variety of interdisciplinary arts programs, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, talks and more. Season Eight is every Friday night from March 30 – November 23, 2012. This free weekly after-hours art “happening” changes every week, but typically includes a mix of live more...

San Franciscans love biking and one of the most fun and rewarding days to bike is the annual Bike to Work Day celebration on Thursday, May 10, 2012. Join the SF Bicycle Coalition and hundreds of thousands of lawyers, nurses, teachers, waiters and others who will be biking to work on this more...

The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival kicks off the monthly open air dance party Let’s Go Salsa @ Jessie with the amazing SF salsa band Mazacote. Led by timbalero Louie Romero, Mazacote is a swinging old school salsa band, specializing in the golden age New York sound that came about in the more...

Join Amoeba San Francisco in celebration of Silversun Pickups new release, Neck of the Woods, out May 8th on Dangerbird Records. This special in-store performance is one of only four in the entire country. Silversun Pickups In-store Concert Wednesday, May 9, 2012 (6pm) Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight Street, SF FREE We recommend you arrive early for this more...

From Monday, May 7th to Sunday, May 13th, SFMade presents SFMade Week 2012: a week-long celebration of San Francisco’s vibrant manufacturing sector and the companies and people that bring locally produced products to fruition. Among a variety of events, SFMade Week features factory tours with local manufacturers to heighten awareness of more...

Come join D. Miles, the GodFather of Skate in San Francisco, the roller skaters from Golden Gate Park and the Black Rock Roller Disco for Funkytown –  a fun new Tuesday night skating experience. Come roll to a mix of funk, disco and R&B that will change your concept of fun more...

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, Haagen-Dazs will celebrate their annual Free Cone Day. From 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in any participating Haagen-Dazs Shop across the country (including 9 in the Bay Area), ice cream lovers can enjoy a free scoop of their favorite flavor. For 2012, get your free cone at the more...

  Tired of shelling out $10-$12 for going to the movies? Then take advantage of the Regal Jack London’s all day $5 movie deal on Sundays and Tuesdays | Regal Value Days Even brand new movies like The Avengers, are only $5, with 3D movies clocking in at a quite reasonable $8. This offer is more...

Urban Air Market (formerly the Capsule Design Festival) is a curated fashion festival held twice per year in Hayes Valley, featuring 150 independent designers of men’s, women’s, and kid’s clothing, accessories, jewelry and home décor.  Check out the official launch of TopShelf Mobile Boutique at Urban Air Market, and a 20 foot live more...

Rosamunde Sausage Grill in the Mission hosts a weekly trivia night on Mondays from 8-10pm. The popular sausage joint with lots of communal seating has a $3 Racer 5 beer special. No word if the trivia questions are about sausage (they’re probably the usual pub quiz type questions )but what’s special for more...

Find out where the eggs are in Alameda on this informative self-guided bike tour of backyard chicken coops on Sunday, May 6, 2012. For the 5th Annual Alameda Backyard Chicken Tour, People are encouraged to bring their bicycles and cycle from coop to coop. Come along and enjoy an afternoon filled with fun, more...

Looking for a new book to curl up with this weekend? How about 100 new books? Visit the Bay Area Free Book Exchange in El Cerrito (open every Saturday and Sunday 9am to 6pm) and take home up to 100 books for free.  Think of it like a library, except you never more...

Thanks to an optical illusion in the sky, the moon will appear bigger and brighter than normal in the San Francisco Bay Area the night of May 5, 2012 during what astronomers call a “super moon.” Because the sun is about 50,000 miles closer to the earth than at its furthest more...

Bring your picnic basket and enjoy Cinco de Mayo 2012 in the park – an annual all day family-friendly celebration in Dolores Park with live music, cultural performances and more. Event highlights include a 1:30pm performance by Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco, preserving the tradition of Mexican folk dance with more...