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San Francisco March Festivals & Street FairsSan Francisco March Festivals & Street Fairs
By - posted 2/11/2024
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events

Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous March festivals, street fairs, and events including festive St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, the “Brides of March” Wedding Dress Pub Crawl, Easter festivities like the legendary Bring Your Own Big Wheel and the Hunky Jesus competition, and much more you can look forward to more...

Awesome Places to Watch Super Bowl 2024 (San Francisco + Bay Area)Awesome Places to Watch Super Bowl 2024 (San Francisco + Bay Area)
By - posted 2/9/2024
Super Bowl

Drop those sad chips and guac and come out to cheer on the 49ers as they take on the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII with your fellow fans at some of the most fun spots in San Francisco and beyond. Funcheap is putting together a guide to the best deals, the more...

SF's "Terror Vault" 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back for Spring ($20 Off Tix)SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back for Spring ($20 Off Tix)
By - posted 2/8/2024
Bay Area Favorites, Deals, Get Out: Events, Halloween, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Sponsored

San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for a brand new season with “The Initiation” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for Spring 2024: After a completely sold out run in Halloween, Terror Vault is taking over The Mint once more...

Legendary "AsiaSF" Dinner Theater Closes After 25 YearsLegendary “AsiaSF” Dinner Theater Closes After 25 Years
By - posted 2/7/2024
Goodbye, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

Sadly, San Francisco’s pioneering transgender cabaret dinner show, AsiaSF, has announced it is closing its doors at the end of March. Ending a storied career with style, grace, award-winning cuisine and legendary, internationally-acclaimed entertainment, AsiaSF, the storied San Francisco dinner theatre and cabaret featuring the world-famous transgender Ladies of AsiaSF, has more...

SF's Iconic "Golden Boy" Pizza Opening New SpotSF’s Iconic “Golden Boy” Pizza Opening New Spot
By - posted 2/7/2024
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Local Icons, San Francisco

Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the news that San Francisco’s iconic North Beach pizza joint Golden Boy Pizza is opening up a new location. The newest location will be at 1447 Taraval Street in the Parkside neighborhood, which was formerly home to another Italian foodie spot, Marco Polo Italian Ice more...

14 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Feb. 9-11) in San Francisco + Bay Area14 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Feb. 9-11) in San Francisco + Bay Area
By - posted 2/6/2024
Weekend Events Guide

14 Fun Things to Do in the SF Bay Area This Weekend: February 9-11, 2024 Your Weekend Plans: Take to the streets for North Beach’s annual Mardi Gras 2nd Line Parade, see SF’s Balmy Alley transform into Lovers Lane for a Valentine’s Day Block Party, be on the lookout as the World more...

SF's Gorgeous Magnolia Bloom in Golden Gate Park (2024)SF’s Gorgeous Magnolia Bloom in Golden Gate Park (2024)
By - posted 2/6/2024
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...

SF Offers 2 Hours Free Parking in Chinatown All MonthSF Offers 2 Hours Free Parking in Chinatown All Month
By - posted 2/3/2024
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation

To help bring more people to Chinatown, San Francisco just announced that it is now offering 2 hours free parking at the Portsmouth Square Garage throughout the month of February to help celebrate Chinese New Year. 2 Hours Free Parking at Portsmouth Square Garage – Feb. 2024 733 Kearny Street (btwn, Clay more...

2024 SF Symphony Winter Sale (Feb. 1-8)2024 SF Symphony Winter Sale (Feb. 1-8)
By - posted 1/31/2024
Deals, San Francisco, Sponsored

Experience phenomenal artists and stunning concerts at the season’s lowest prices for 20+ upcoming concerts.  The best seats will go quickly. Get your sweetheart an early Valentine’s Day gift and enjoy up to 50% OFF on the concerts below!* Act now—sale ends Thursday, February 8 at 11:59pm San Francisco Symphony Winter Sale Up to more...

5 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Feb. 2-4) in San Francisco + Bay Area5 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Feb. 2-4) in San Francisco + Bay Area
By - posted 1/25/2024
Weekend Events Guide

5 Fun Things to Do in the SF Bay Area This Weekend: February 2-4, 2024 Your Weekend Plans: Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at SF Chinatown’s Flower Market Fair, Lunar New Year X Black History Month Festival, shop the indoor/outdoor Sucka Flea Pop-Up at El Rio and more! See our full weekend more...

SF's UN Plaza is Getting a Mini Lighted LED ForestSF’s UN Plaza is Getting a Mini Lighted LED Forest
By - posted 1/25/2024
Artsy Fartsy, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Beginning Friday night, January 26, 2024, elements from artist Charles Gadeken’s illuminated installation Entwined Meadow will dazzle visitors to UN Plaza with changing light and color, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today. The nine shrub sculptures, each composed of hundreds of LED lights at varying heights, arrived at more...

2024 Skywatchers Guide: Meteor Showers, Eclipses + Supermoons2024 Skywatchers Guide: Meteor Showers, Eclipses + Supermoons
By - posted 1/23/2024
Outdoorsy

2024 will be a treat for skywatchers. To see Earth’s best show, all you need to do is look up. Here are all the best celestial events to look forward to in 2024 including meteor showers, supermoons, and eclipses. For some Americans, the highlight for 2024 will be the long-anticipated total more...

Ocean Beach Bonfires are Back for 2024Ocean Beach Bonfires are Back for 2024
By - posted 1/21/2024
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Reopening, San Francisco

For the first time in four months, it’s finally legal again to have a bonfire at Ocean Beach. During the “No Burn” Season (which runs from November 1 to the end of February), bonfires are not allowed, but starting March 1, 2024 bonfires are back through the end of October more...

9 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Jan. 26-28) in San Francisco + Bay Area9 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Jan. 26-28) in San Francisco + Bay Area
By - posted 1/21/2024
Lunar New Year, Weekend Events Guide

9 Fun Things to Do in the SF Bay Area This Weekend: January 26-28, 2024 Your Weekend Plans: Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at Oakland Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Bazaar, support the San Francisco Giants for the free FanFest Tour in San Jose, hunt down SF’s giant Lunar New Year dragon statues more...

GG Park’s Stow Lake Has a New Name: "Blue Heron Lake"GG Park’s Stow Lake Has a New Name: “Blue Heron Lake”
By - posted 1/19/2024
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

San Francisco Recreation and Park Commissioners recently approved changing the name of Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park to Blue Heron Lake. William W. Stow, the lake’s original namesake, was a State Assembly Member between 1854 and 1857 and served on the City’s park commission in the 1890s. He was also more...