SF City Guides
Salesforce Park’s New Free Rooftop Concert Series
Fairs & Festivals Salesforce Park, SF’s newly-reopened 5.4 acre park on top of the Transit Center hosts a ton of free events every week highlighted by free weekly after-work outdoor rooftop concerts curated by People in Plazas. So close your laptop and open your soul with after-work jams from seasoned Bay Area musicians. Live@5 Free more...
The Kinky “Up Your Alley” Street Fair
Only in San Francisco This is no indie hipster fair with hand-knit scarves and folk music. Up Your Alley is only for real players, where leather daddies rule the streets of SoMa. If rubber, biker gear, or any variety of built, hairy men turns you on, then they’ve got it. In their own words, you won’t more...
You are invited to become part of the Berkeley Kite Festival where the earth, wind, and sky combine to create an unequaled festival experience. Experience the artistry of modern kite flying at the 34th Annual Berkeley Kite Festival & West Coast Kite Championships. You’ll find something for everyone, from giant creature kites more...
San Francisco Ballet at Stern Grove
Artsy Fartsy A summer favorite returns when the San Francisco Ballet, under the leadership of Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson, performs a selection of highlights from their current repertory at Stern Grove Festival. Conductor Martin West leads the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. San Francisco Ballet at Stern Grove Sunday, July 28, 2019 | 2pm 19th Ave. more...
SF’s Free 100-Foot Fun Slide is Coming
Fairs & Festivals Bring the family to the 2019 Circus Festival where Circus Bella and Prescott Circus Theatre will delight with fun and acrobatic performances, plus the kids can enjoy a fun slide, arts activities, and games. 8th Annual Circus Festival Sunday, July 28, 2019 | Noon to 4 pm NOW Hunters Point, Jennings St and Cargo Way, more...
SFO’s Free Terminal 1 Sneak Preview Party
Celebrations Join in to celebrate the grand opening of SFO’s new Harvey Milk Terminal 1 (serving JetBlue and Southwest starting July 23) and the upcoming opening of the Grand Hyatt at SFO. SFO is hosting a special Community Day and you’re invited for a free sneak peek inside the new Harvey Milk more...
National Ice Cream Day
Eat & Drink Celebrate National Ice Cream Day with super, awesome, cheap (or free) ice cream deals like $1.25 sundaes at Fenton’s, free Mochi Ice Cream at Uniqlo Union Square, and a National Ice Cream Day celebration in San Francisco!
Apollo 11 Moon Landing 50th Anniversary
Celebrations Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission which landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, with Neil Armstrong taking the historic first steps on the moon 6 hours later. The first steps on the moon took place at 7:56pm Pacific Time. Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, more...
SF’s Bastille Day Party Guide
Fairs & Festivals Although San Francisco may not be known specifically for its French culture (Italian, Irish and Chinese, maybe…), don’t tell that the francophiles that pack the streets of downtown for block parties each Bastille Day. Bastille Day is sort of like France’s equivalent July 4th – an historical day commemorating the storming more...
“Sunday Streets” Comes to The Mission
Fairs & Festivals Sunday Streets (March – October 2019) is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration and five-hour street party where the streets are closed to vehicles, so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, and yogis take over the streets for an afternoon. “Sunday Streets 2019” Street Festival & Block Party Sundays, March 10- more...
Stern Grove Festival
Fairs & Festivals The Stern Grove Festival returns for its 82nd season having presented free concerts in the park every summer since 1938. If you don’t mind arriving early to spread out your blanket to stake your spot, it’s an excellent way to spend a relaxing Sunday in a beautiful park setting watching free performances from top touring more...
IHOP’s 58¢ Pancake Day
Deals Now that you’ve celebrated America’s birthday, it’s time to celebrate IHOP’s. IHOP restaurants are rolling back the price to 58¢ for their Original Buttermilk Pancake Short Stacks (that’s 3 pancakes). Stop by your local participating IHOP from 7 am-7 pm to join the celebration. IHOP’s 58¢ Pancake Day Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | 7 more...
Epic 300+ Lowrider Cruise & Car Hopping Contest
Get Out: Events Get ready to check out the Bay’s most polished and decked out lowriders at this annual “King of the Streets” car show which includes an epic in a lowrider car hopping contest. Afterward, the lowriders will cruise the Mission starting around 6pm. The San Francisco Lowriders Council was founded in 1981 more...
Join the Bay Area’s “Lights for Liberty” Vigil
Have Your Voice Heard Be a light for liberty and for refugees. On Friday, July 12, 2019, Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Detention Camps, will bring thousands of Americans to detention camps across the country, into the streets and into their own front yards, to protest the inhumane conditions faced by more...
Flower Piano: 12 Pianos Hidden in Golden Gate Park
City Discoveries Sunset Piano, in partnership with San Francisco Botanical Garden, will once again bring over a dozen pianos to the spectacular 55 acre Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park for the fourth incarnation of our interactive music festival, Flower Piano. Flower Piano is free to SF residents with ID, and only $9 more...
