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SF's Historic Bandshell Gets An Awesome UpgradeSF’s Historic Bandshell Gets An Awesome Upgrade
By - posted 1/31/2020
Brand New

 The Spreckles Temple of Music, also known as the Music Concourse Bandshell and one of Golden Gate Park’s historic treasures, will be enhanced this year to celebrate its historic place in the park and open the door for a new community arts program for the park’s 150th anniversary celebration on more...

Bay Area's 115-Foot "Grass Art" Tribute to Kobe BryantBay Area’s 115-Foot “Grass Art” Tribute to Kobe Bryant
By - posted 1/30/2020
Brand New

New Ground Technologies, a company that typically creates “grass art” in center field of baseball stadiums have shifted gears and created a massive 115 x 92 ft tribute to Kobe Bryant in a park in Pleasanton using only GPS and air to gently bend the grass to make the image. Typically more...

Check Out San Jose's Brand New 49ers MuralCheck Out San Jose’s Brand New 49ers Mural
By - posted 1/30/2020
Murals, Super Bowl

San Jose has brand new mural dedicated to the 49ers. Street art collective, The Illuminaries, was commissioned by the 49ers for this epic mural. The mural, “Faithful to The Bay,” is located on the side of World of Sports Memorabilia.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Javier Cervantes (@javic408) on more...

SF's Market Street Goes Car-Free on January 29SF’s Market Street Goes Car-Free on January 29
By - posted 1/29/2020
City Insight

Get ready for San Francisco’s Better Market Street project, enabling transformational safety and streetscape improvements along 2.2 miles of Market Street, one of the most traveled streets in the world. On January 29, 2020, Market Street will become car-free east of 10th Street, benefiting the thousands of people who ride transit, more...

Secret Guest List: Free Cobb's Comedy NightSecret Guest List: Free Cobb’s Comedy Night
By - posted 1/29/2020
Freebies

Shhh… it’s Funcheap’s secret guestlist of live stand-up at SF’s biggest comedy club. This HellaFunny showcase offers the best of the thriving San Francisco scene. San Francisco is known for hatching some of the country’s top comedic talent. Come see a hand-picked line-up of today’s rising stars with credits like SF more...

100+ Can't Miss SF Beer Week Events | 2020100+ Can’t Miss SF Beer Week Events | 2020
By - posted 1/29/2020
Fairs & Festivals

SF Beer Week is a ten day celebration that showcases the Bay Area’s brewing heritage and contemporary craft beer scene. Have a pint… or a few at over 600 events in San Francisco and the Bay Area from February 7-16, 2020. There are beer dinners, food and beer pairing events, trivia nights, beer tastings, more...

Zeitgeist is Back!Zeitgeist is Back!
By - posted 1/26/2020
City Insight

Founded in 1977, the bar and beer garden Zeitgeist is a Historic Legacy Business in San Francisco. After being closed for 3 weeks for a retrofit, Zeitgeist and its back patio are ready to reopen on January 27th with Bloody Marys, Margaritas, 64 taps of craft beer, and full bar. Happy more...

Lunar New Year 2020: A Bay Area GuideLunar New Year 2020: A Bay Area Guide
By - posted 1/26/2020
Fairs & Festivals

This is how the Bay Area celebrates Lunar New Year. Celebrate the Year of the Rat with fairs, festivals, parades, and celebrations, leading up the crème de la crème, the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, February 8, 2020. Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco more...

8 Great Ways to See the SF Symphony on a Budget8 Great Ways to See the SF Symphony on a Budget
By - posted 1/21/2020
Deals

A world-class city deserves world-class arts & culture. And thankfully we’ve got that covered with the San Francisco Symphony bringing great music to our beloved city for 107 years. And you might think that culture is expensive (and it can be… premium tickets for some shows can run upwards of $200) more...

Check Out SF's Awesome New ParkCheck Out SF’s Awesome New Park
By - posted 1/20/2020
City Discoveries, New Parks

The Francisco Park Conservancy and the SF Recreation & Park Department are co-hosting a Design Update Open House to share the latest designs of the new Francisco Park on the 4.2 acre site of an unused reservoir which sits on a slope in the Marina between Larking and Hyde Street and ending at more...

Nine Awesome Spots to Watch the 49ersNine Awesome Spots to Watch the 49ers
By - posted 1/19/2020
Get Out: Events

The 49ers are good in, like, forever. So it’s time to become faithful again and watch the Niners take on the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship. In addition to the usual sports bars, here are some of our favorite places to check out the game. 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers more...

MLK Jr. Day Festival, March & Parade 2020 (San Francisco)MLK Jr. Day Festival, March & Parade 2020 (San Francisco)
By - posted 1/17/2020
Celebrations

Every year, the Bay Area celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of festivals, marches and celebrations highlighted by a march and festival near the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Most of the events are organized by the NorCalMLK Foundation. Getting There – Monday, January more...

11 Free Walking Tours on MLK Day Monday11 Free Walking Tours on MLK Day Monday
By - posted 1/16/2020
Get Out: Events

San Francisco City Guides offer free guided walking tours of many different neighborhoods in the city and will be offering a full slate of free tours on MLK weekend Saturday through Monday. Tour starting times range from 9:30 am to 2 pm and there are 49 different tours for you to more...

Cal Academy of Sciences' Neighborhood Free DaysCal Academy of Sciences’ Neighborhood Free Days
By - posted 1/14/2020
Freebies

Each San Francisco neighborhood (defined by zipcode) can visit the California Academy of Sciences for free over a three-day weekend (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday) in the spring and fall of each year. So that means as long as you have a driver’s license or other proof of residency, you can save yourself more...

Every Bay Area Women's March for 2020Every Bay Area Women’s March for 2020
By - posted 1/14/2020
Have Your Voice Heard

It’s time for the Women’s Marches for 2020. At these non-partisan, peaceful events throughout the Bay Area join in and get counted. Oakland Saturday, January 18, 2020 from 10am to 5pm at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. Featuring a huge community action fair. 10am for coffee, poster making and music. 11am march more...