Now is a community festival akin to SXSW and they’ll be taking over the neighborhoods around San Francisco’s iconic Panhandle (plus a few all over the city) to produce a week of mostly free events twice a year – in the spring and in the fall.

Hundreds of people will contribute to a neighborhood-wide explosion of community projects. In the past projects have included free yoga workshops, silent discos, acoustic jam sessions, book talks, cookie swaps and lots more. Most events are free, but a few ask for donations or have nominal fees.

Now Festival
October 28 – November 3, 2015
Panhandle and surrounding neighborhoods
Most events are FREE or request a nominal donation

> View Full 2015 Schedule
(Check it out for a slew of $5-$15 events we didn’t list below.)

2015 Now Festival Free Event Schedule

Wednesday, 10/28

• 7am-9am: Bike Religion – Corner of Baker and Fell, or at 8th Ave and JFK
• 10:30am to Noon: Senior Lunch – St. Cyprian’s
• Noon to 3 pm: Table Tennis Tournament – USF Campus
• 2 pm: Chalk the Panhandle Opener – Meet at McKinley Statue – Fell and Baker
• 4-6pm: Adult Pre-School (Finger painting, hopscotch, jumprope)- The Panhandle near Ashbury St
• 5:30pm-6:30pm: Panhandle Permaculture Vision Walk with the SF Permaculture Guild – Meet at the McKinley Statue
• 7-10pm: Poetry Open Mic – Sacred Grounds
• 7-10pm: Wu-Tang Wednesday (pay Wu-Tang and watch Kung Fu Movies) – The Center SF
• 7:30pm: Custer’s Trials by T. J. Stiles Book Launch Party – Booksmith

Thursday, 10/29

• 11:30am-1:30pm: Terrarium Making Workshop – USF Campus, Rooftop Terrace of Kalmanovitz Hall
• 2pm: Cosmos and Community – USF Campus, Welch Field
• 5pm-6:30pm: Bike the Vote – William McKinley Statue, Panhandle Park
• 7pm-10pm: Songwriter Open Mic – Sacred Grounds

Friday, 10/30

• 10am to Noon: Simply Sandwiches – St. Cyprian’s (2097 Turk St)
• 1:30pm-3:30pm: Free Flower Friday – Panhandle Park, McKinley Statue
• 2:30pm-4pm: Homeless Youth Alliance Hosts Game Group – Park Branch Library
• 3:30pm-5pm: Halloween Costume Swap, Photo Booth and Silent Disco – Gleeson Library Lawn, USF Campus
• 5:30pm: Critical Mass Halloween – Justin Herman Plaza
• 6pm-9pm: Conversation Lab @ Folked – Red Vic, during Folked
• 11pm-1am: Spooky Silent Disco – Secret Location (@nowsf on IG)

Saturday, 10/31

• 9:30am: Halloween Costume Yoga – Panhandle Park, Just East of Masonic (suggested $10 donation)
• 11am-1pm: Bike Repair Clinic – Panhandle Park, at McKinley Statue
• 11am-1pm: Wellness Coaching – Panhandle Park, Just East of Masonic
• 11:15am-11:45am: Yoga for Beginners – Panhandle Park, at McKinley Statue
• 11:45am to Noon: Guided Meditation – Panhandle Park, at McKinley Statue
• Noon to 12:30pm: Communication Games – Panhandle Park, at McKinley Statue
• 12:30pm: Free healthy, delicious lunch in the park – Panhandle Park, at McKinley Statue
• 1pm-1:30pm: Bike ride around the panhandle – Panhandle Park, at McKinley Statue
• 1pm: Free Farm Stand Parklet – Haight between Ashbury and Clayton
• 1:30pm-1:45pm: Meditation – Panhandle Park, at McKinley Statue
• 2pm-3:30pm: Halloween Bash Triathlon – The Panhandle
• 5pm-8pm: NOPNA Kids Halloween Party – Intersection of Grove and Lyon
• 6pm: Journey to the End of the Night – Secret Location (RSVP required)
• 9pm: DanceoWeen 2k15: Trick or Street – Meet at 1773 15th St. then The Streets

Sunday, 11/1

• 11:30am-2pm: Kubb Tournament – The Panhandle near Clayton
• 12pm-2pm: Panhandle Silent Disco – Panhandle, at Clayton St.
• 12pm-2pm: Bluegrass jam – Panhandle, near Clayton St.
• 1pm-6pm: Hot Dog Day – Frankenart Mart
• 3pm-6pm: Global Wisdom Hacker Salon – Hotel Zorba
• 4:30pm: Trash Pickup at the Park – Panhandle Park, at McKinley Statue

Monday, 11/2

• 2pm: Tetherball – 611 Baker St at Fulton
• 5:30pm-6:30pm: DIY MBA workshop – Panhandle Park, at McKinley Statue
• 6pm-7:30pm: Rain Dance Silent Disco – Panhandle McKinley Statue
• 7pm: Motown Monday – Madrone Art Bar (Free before 9 pm otherwise $3)
• 7:30pm: Chalk the Panhandle: Election Edition – Meet at McKinley Statue Fell and Baker

Tuesday, 11/3

• 7am-8pm: Go Vote, Yo
• 7pm-11pm: Amy Weiss Election Party/NOW Finale – St. Cyprian’s 2097 Turk and Lyon