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Free Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cone DayFree Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cone Day
By - posted 3/17/2019
Celebrations, Eat & Drink

Dairy Queen is celebrating their 79th anniversary on the first day of spring by hooking up everyone with a free small vanilla soft-serve cone with the signature curl on top. There’s not a DQ in San Francisco proper, but there’s plenty a short drive away. But take note that this deal more...

San Francisco's St. Patrick's Day ParadeSan Francisco’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By - posted 3/16/2019
Fairs & Festivals

The West Coast’s largest Irish event celebrating Irish history and culture. The Parade will start at the corner of Market and Second Streets where over a hundred colorful floats, Irish dance troupes and marching bands will wind their way to Civic Center Plaza. 168th San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March 16, 2019 more...

SF's Epic Wedding Dress Pub CrawlSF’s Epic Wedding Dress Pub Crawl
By - posted 3/15/2019
Only in San Francisco

Don a wedding dress and join the Brides for this annual San Francisco tradition at the 21st annual Brides of March.  Join in to parade through the heart of San Francisco, strolling through Union Square, shopping at fancy stores and drinking in local bars with your fellow brides. All you need for this event is more...

Free Uber/Lyft Home on St. Patty's DayFree Uber/Lyft Home on St. Patty’s Day
By - posted 3/14/2019
Holidays

To help keep everyone safe on the way home, St. Paddy’s Day revelers in the Bay Area, as well as the Tri-Valley area (Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, and Danville), and Sacramento can get their cab rides home paid for all night and into the morning (until 10 am). Law firm GJEL more...

Check Out SF's Brand New Neon MuralCheck Out SF’s Brand New Neon Mural
By - posted 3/12/2019
Artsy Fartsy

The neon art installation marks several firsts: artist Joseph Kosuth’s first permanent public artwork on a landmark building in the USA and the San Francisco’s first major project funded by the City’s Public Art Trust On March 13, 2019 at 6p.m., the San Francisco Arts Commission hosted a lighting and dedication ceremony to commemorate more...

Sunday Streets is Back for 2019Sunday Streets is Back for 2019
By - posted 3/9/2019
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...

The Great San Francisco Corn Dog FestivalThe Great San Francisco Corn Dog Festival
By - posted 3/8/2019
Fairs & Festivals

At one of the biggest “Corn Dog Day” festivals in the country, Funcheap brings you SF’s best food trucks and pop-up vendors featuring a menu chock full of creative corn dogs plus a Corn Dog Eating Contest and tons of beer. 2019 marks the 27th National Corn Dog Day, so it makes it even crunchier. Read the more...

International Women's DayInternational Women’s Day
By - posted 3/8/2019
Have Your Voice Heard

Off the Grid Fort Mason is Back for 2019Off the Grid Fort Mason is Back for 2019
By - posted 3/7/2019
Eat & Drink

More than 30 food vendors, with a full bar and bands and DJs? Now that’s a party; it’s also California’s largest weekly street food market. Discover everything from Beijing-style crisp-fried crepes (Jianbing) and Filipino desserts, to handmade pasta, Neapolitan pizza, and Haitian pork griot – along with sheltered lounge spaces and communal firepits. Off the more...

SFMOMA's Free Family Museum DaySFMOMA’s Free Family Museum Day
By - posted 3/7/2019
Artsy Fartsy

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) welcomes families and inter-generational audiences to the museum for its Free Family Day on Sunday, March 10, 2019. While the museum is always free for visitors 18 and younger, on Free Family Day, it is also free for up to two adults accompanying each more...

18 Things to Do with Extra Sun: Free Walking Tours18 Things to Do with Extra Sun: Free Walking Tours
By - posted 3/6/2019
Get Out: Events

Take a free guided walk around San Francisco and learn something new about the city you love. Although we lose an hour today, everything stays light an hour later so it’s the perfect day to get outside and explore with San Francisco City Guides. 2019 “Spring Forward” Walking Tours Sunday, March 10, more...

22 Free Mardi Gras Parties in One Night22 Free Mardi Gras Parties in One Night
By - posted 3/5/2019
Fairs & Festivals

Come meet your neighbors and make new friends at our 2019 Carnaval San Francisco Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Party in several venues in the Mission District. There will be live samba drummers and dancers winding their way through the party, and lively salsa, soca, cumbia, and rumba, so don’t miss out more...

Exploratorium Free Day: 32nd Annual π DayExploratorium Free Day: 32nd Annual π Day
By - posted 3/2/2019
Get Out: Events

To honor Pi Day, Exploratorium opens its door to offer free admission to all. Welcome to the 32nd annual Pi Day, the mathematical holiday founded at the Exploratorium and celebrated by number lovers around the world. To honor the never-ending number 3.14159… (and Einstein’s birthday), participate in π-related activities, and enjoy more...

The San Francisco Mardi Gras Cocktail PartyThe San Francisco Mardi Gras Cocktail Party
By - posted 2/28/2019
Get Out: Events

You’re invited to San Francisco’s Mardi Gras Cocktail Party … a special celebration of New Orleans-inspired cocktails – plus the first 100 people get free Mardi Gras beads. And it all takes place at Bar Fluxus, SF’s newest art bar that’s tucked away in a secret alley you’d never find on your more...

100,000 Free Tulips Are Coming to Union Square100,000 Free Tulips Are Coming to Union Square
By - posted 2/28/2019
Freebies

Pick your own tulips on American Tulip Day in San Francisco. On March 2, 2019, a colorful display of more than 100,000 tulips will cover Union Square in San Francisco. Best of all, you’re invited to visit and to pick your own bunch of tulips. American Tulip Day Saturday, March 2, 2019 more...