SF City Guides
SF’s Irish Center St. Patrick’s Day Block Parties (March 15-17)
Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Things to Do San Francisco’s Irish Center hosts a series of St. Patrick’s Day festivities for 2024 with live rollicking Irish music, Irish pipers, Irish dance troupes, plus traditional Irish food and beer. Friday, March 15, 2024 / 8pm to 10p / $15 Irish Center SF’s Friday Night w/ The Hooks These SF-based Sligo brothers are more...
SF’s “Bhangra” Night Market & Block Party is Back Four Times in 2024
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, San Francisco A bi-monthly night market & block party is back to Downtown San Francisco in the spring and summer of 2024 with up to 15,000 expected to attend! Enjoy 3 city blocks of Downtown full of music, dancing, delicious street food cuisine, cocktails and shopping from over 30 unique local artisans and more...
8 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Mar. 1-3) in SF + Bay Area
Weekend Events Guide 8 Fun Things to Do in the SF Bay Area This Weekend: March 1-3, 2024 Your Weekend Plans: Gather around at SF’s Ocean Beach for the return of the bonfire season, get ready to be crafty with the whole family as SF’s Museum of Craft and Design turns 20, don’t miss the more...
SF’s “Chinatown Night Market” Returns for 2024
Community, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco Chinatown night markets are back! Kicking off March 8, 2024, and continuing the second Friday of the month throughout the rest of the year. Chinatown Night Market 2024 Every Second Friday | 5:30-9p Grant Ave. from Sacramento to Jackson, San Francisco FREE The Civic Joy Fund is at it again, kicking off a renewed emphasis more...
SF’s Iconic Union Square Macy’s to Close
Goodbye, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open In another big blow to San Francisco’s beleaguered downtown, Macy’s has announced the impending closure of its massive 400,000 square foot Union Square flagship store, which spans nearly an entire city block, as part of the company’s plan to shutter more than 150 locations nationwide. Despite this, the timeline for the closure more...
Golden Gate Park Hosts 125+ Free Live Concerts in 2024
Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Performances in Golden Gate Park Announced for 2024 Season. Season 4 will bring 125+ free live performances at Golden Gate Park Bandshell. After several months of renovations, Illuminate is beginning its robust performance season with 125+ diverse free concerts at historic landmark venue, the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park, more...
Bruce Lee Statue Coming to SF’s Chinatown?
Artsy Fartsy, Local Icons, Lunar New Year, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Stop Asian Hate Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that a determined group, led by Bruce Lee memorabilia collector Jeff Chinn, is actively collaborating with the Bruce Lee Foundation to bring a butt-kicking statue of the martial arts legend to San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite statues scattered globally, including in Hong Kong more...
SF’s Brand New Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is About to Bloom
Brand New, Get Out: Events, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Wow Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news about this brand new corpse flower from SF’s California Academy of Sciences! Hold your breath! California Academy of Sciences’ well-known stinky corpse flower is about to open up its first bloom. This huge flower will open up in the museum’s greenhouse, Osher Rainforest, sometime more...
6 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Feb. 23-25) in SF + Bay Area
Weekend Events Guide 6 Fun Things to Do in the SF Bay Area This Weekend: February 23-25, 2024 Your Weekend Plans: Check out SF’s Grand Chinese New Year Parade, get your free cup of coffee at Peerless Coffee’s 100th Anniversary in Oakland, immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of SF’s Chinese New Year Street more...
SF’s Magnificent “Peak” Magnolia Bloom is Here (2024)
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Thanks to San Francisco Botanical Garden for sharing the news that the first of their beautiful magnolias are blooming. One of San Francisco’s most breathtaking natural marvels, the annual bloom of more than 200 rare and historic magnolias with trees reaching 80 feet, is typically at its peak from mid-January through March at the SF Botanical Garden. Velvety more...
Valentine’s Day Guide 2024
Valentine's Day Here’s our choices for our favorite free & affordable Valentine’s events for 2024. Whether you’re planning a romantic day together or a fun outing with friends, there’s plenty to do — join the World Naked Bike Ride, come to throw down at a massive pillow fight, shop at a Valentine’s Day more...
Mardi Gras & Fat Tuesday in SF (2024)
Celebrations We can’t do anything normal here in the Bay Area. And it’s the same thing with Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. Check out the City’s most interesting and unique Mardi Gras celebrations including a big block party The Fillmore, with a parade and outdoor blues costume, plus a Carnaval Fat Tuesday more...
San Francisco February Festivals & Street Fairs
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous February festivals and street fairs including festive Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day events you can look forward to this February 2024. > We’ll be updating this guide with more February events soon! San Francisco’s 2024 Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair – February 3-4, more...
8 Fun Things to Do This Presidents Day Weekend (Feb. 16-19) in SF + Bay Area
Weekend Events Guide 8 Fun Things to Do in the SF Bay Area This Presidents Day Weekend: February 16-19, 2024 Your Weekend Plans: Check out SF’s magnificent “peak” Magnolia bloom at SF Botanical Garden, welcome the Year of the Dragon at SF’s Ocean Avenue and enjoy a free lunch, join the largest Vietnamese Lunar New more...
St. Patrick’s Day Block Party & Events Guide
Get Out: Events Here’s our choices for our favorite free & affordable St. Patrick’s events for 2024. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! – The Funcheap Events Crew
