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42nd Annual Northern California Book Awards (SF Main Library)
The 42nd annual Northern California Book Awards recognize the best published works of 2022 by Northern California authors and California translators state-wide.
Presented by the Northern California Book Reviewers, Poetry Flash and San Francisco Public Library, with our community partners Mechanics’ Institute Library and Women’s National ...
SF’s Valencia Street Saturday Block Parties (July 8-Nov 18)
Saturday, September 30 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Valencia Street
Valencia Street is back doing their block parties and closing off three blocks of the street for pedestrians and fun activations and live music every Saturday. Details are minimal, but here’s what they promise us: Valencia Street will be closed between 18th-21st from 2-9 PM ...Every Saturday
42nd Annual Northern California Book Awards (SF Main Library)
The 42nd
Annual Northern California Book Awards
Saturday, September 30, 2pm, free
Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library,
100 Larkin Street, Civic Center, San Francisco
Northern California’s vibrant literary scene is celebrated annually at the Northern California Book Awards, this year honoring published works of 2022 by Northern California authors and California translators. The Awards are presented ...
SF’s “Summer of Music” 40+ Free Concerts in Eight Neighborhoods (Saturdays)
Saturday, September 30 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | All Over San Francisco
San Francisco used to be best known for its vibrant culture and arts scene instead of store closures and a gloomy downtown. But the summer of 2023 is about to become a lot more livelier with the launch of the brand new Summer of Music ...Every Saturday
“Hops & Vines Stroll” w/ Sampling of 40+ Beer/Wine/Spirits (San Rafael)
The Annual Downtown San Rafael Hops & Vines Stroll will be held on Saturday, September, 30, 2023, from 2 pm to 6 pm.
Celebrating the craft beer and premium wine scene in Marin, the festive tasting event will take place along the San Rafael Downtown Fourth ...
“Day On The New Farm SF” Free Concert Extravaganza
A beautiful day on The New Farm SF with a killer lineup of music.
Come for the goats, chickens and plants and stay for the great music lineup
THE JEAN GENIES: DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE
TEMPLE BEAUTIFUL BAND: Classic old school punk rock songs & more
CRAMP-ONS: CRAMPS TRIBUTE
A&B INC ...
2023 “Mosaic Festival” Silicon Valley w/ Ballet, Opera, Break Dancing & Bollywood (Sept. 30 – Oct. 1)
Sept 30-Oct 1, 3 PM to 9 PM on both days A FESTIVAL FOR ALL – Join Mosaic America and School of Arts and Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza for our third annual Mosaic Festival Silicon Valley! The Mosaic Festival is a free and inclusive ...
SF’s “Clean up The City” West SoMa Cleanup (w/ Free Drink for Volunteers)
Saturday, September 30 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Driftwood
Who’s ready for a clean up! Join the Civic Joy Fund, RefuseRefuseSF, Shine On, SF Public Works, and TogetherSF for a friendly neighborhood cleanup! Volunteers will meet at Driftwood (1225 Folsom St), clean for a bit, then enjoy a free drink after the 1 hour ...Every Saturday
“Under the Same Sun” SF’s Free Chinatown Contemporary Arts Festival (2023)
Edge on the Square presents Under the Same Sun: Reimagining the Edges of Chinatown, its second annual contemporary art festival, to celebrate the enduring radiance of San Francisco Chinatown. As constant as the sun, are the residents, community members, organizations who continue to rise, persist ...
SF’s “Bay Bingo” Neighborhood Crawl Bingo (Lower Haight Edition)
Ready for an unforgettable adventure right in your own city?
Imagine Jumanji and Bingo had a baby in an iconic San Francisco neighborhood—that’s Bay Bingo!
No murderous animals, just an honest-to-goodness IRL experience that takes you off the ‘gram and into the streets to
(Re)discover an incredible SF hyper-locale,
Genuinely ...
Lower Haight 2023 Art Walks (SF)
Saturday, September 30 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Lower Haight
Mark your calendars; we have four quarterly LH ArtWalks this year! •Saturday, March 18 – 5-8pm •Saturday, May 6 – 11-4pm w/ @artwalksf_ (3 blks of Haight closed to traffic!) • Saturday, September 30 – 5-8pm • Saturday, December 2 – 5-8pm Want to volunteer ...
Oakland’s “Live in The Laurel” Music Fest w/ Bobby Young Project (2023)
The Live in The Laurel offers outstanding locally-based live music in The Laurel district of Oakland. Each month, explore some rising stars and local favorites as they perform free shows in intimate venues along MacArthur Boulevard. Visitors are invited to dine at participating restaurant venues ...
$8 Flat Rate Parking in SF after 5pm (Chinatown/North Beach)
Where can you get $8 flat rate parking in SF? How about while shopping, eating and drinking in Chinatown or North Beach! There’s no better place to park than Portsmouth Square Garage. Rates normally $4 per hour, but evening parking (after 5pm) is just $8, ...Every Saturday
Merylthon: SF’s 3-Day “Meryl Streep” Film Marathon (Sept. 29 – Oct. 1)
The inaugural Merylthon – to be held at the 4 Star Theater in the heart of San Francisco’s Richmond District – is anticipated to draw a sell-out crowd of film enthusiasts, local residents, Meryl Streep aficionados, and allies of the LGBTQIA+ community. All proceeds from ...
“Representation Matters” Film Festival in the Beer Garden (San Jose)
You’re Invited to this Free Community Event
Enjoy 80 minutes of short, inspiring films featuring diverse voices in the outdoors and meet your local community organizations!
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust, Latino Outdoors, Grassroots Ecology, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, and Bay Area Ridge Trail as we ...
$10 Off Tix: SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back (Sept. 29-Oct. 31)
San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2023 with “The Initiation” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2023: Guests are invited to attend a recruitment seminar for “INsight”, a spiritual cult whose ...
“Crazy Funny Asians” Comedy Showcase in North Beach (SF)
Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs. Don’t miss our Special LATE 9PM SHOW on Saturday, October ...Every Saturday
Free Outdoor Movie Night “Super Mario Bros.” at SF’s Duboce Park (2023)
Outdoor Movie Night returns to Duboce Park again this year on Saturday, September 30 with The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
The movie begins at 7 p.m. on the upper lawn. The event is free to attend but donations to Friends of Duboce Park are welcome. The events is sponsored by Friends of ...
SF’s HellaDesi Comedy Night (North Beach)
It’s San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night at a great new comedy club at Neck of the Woods with HellaFunny and Funcheap. *Special Sept. 30, 2023 Special Location SAVOY TIVOLI in North Beach! Come hang at North Beach staple, Savoy Tivoli – a 117-year-old ...Every Saturday
Laugh GPT: SF’s First AI-Powered Stand-up Comedy Show (2023)
The robot revolution is upon us, and they’ve infiltrated the world of comedy! Join us for “Laugh GPT,” the AI-powered comedy show that might just be humanity’s last stand-up hurrah. Laugh GPT was recently featured in the Washington Post! As artificial intelligence advances, who knows how ...Every Saturday
Berkeley’s Summer Outdoor Movie Night: “Disney Nature – Wings of Life”
Saturday, September 30 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:45 pm |
Cost: FREE | Shorebird Park Nature Center
Free movies in Berkeley parks return this summer. Berkeley’s Friday night outdoor movie series kicks off June 16, 2023, with From the Rough at Live Oak Park. The series continues through September 30, 2023 with 9 evenings of beloved family films, new and old, in ...
SF’s “Black Laughs Matter” Comedy Night (Oktoberfest 2023 Show)
We’re taking over one of North Beach’s most historic and fun bars, Savoy Tivoli (circa-1907) and turning it into a pop-up comedy club with a special edition of Black Laughs Matter featuring some of the Bay’s top black comics. Black Laughs Matter – Every Other ...
FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows)
Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...
“Drunk Theatre” SF’s Wildest Comedy Show (447 Minna)
A comedian takes five shots of whiskey in a row and tries to perform an improvised play with five sober comedians. What could go wrong?!
Drunk Theatre is the entirely improvised, unpredictable, and crazy comedy show that’ll kick your weekend into overdrive. See what the SF Chronicle, CBS, LA Times, ...
40% Off Tix to the Stirring World Premiere of “Before the Sword” in SF
A legend begins at New Conservatory Theatre Center with the stirring world premiere of Andrew Alty’s drama “Before the Sword” playing Sept. 15 – Oct. 15. “Before the Sword” World Premiere by Andrew Alty Sept. 15 – Oct. 15, 2023 New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 ...
Juicy Scoop Experience w/ Heather McDonald Live at the Palace of Fine Arts (SF)
Laugh out loud as you get the juiciest inside scoop from Heather McDonald and friends!
Heather McDonald’s wildly successful comedy and pop culture podcast, Juicy Scoop With Heather McDonald, is in its seventh year and has over 700 episodes and 100+ million downloads. The show has ...
