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2018 Autumn Moon Festival
By - posted 9/15/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Celebrated in Asia for more than 1,000 years, the 28th Annual Autumn Moon Festival will be held in Chinatown over two days, filled with arts and crafts booths, cultural exhibits, children’s activities, food and multiple parades along historic Grant Avenue between California Street and Columbus Avenue.  2018 Autumn Moon Festival September 15-16, 2018 | 11 more...

2018 “Eat Real” Festival
By - posted 9/15/2018
Eat & Drink

Eat Real combines a state fair, a street-food festival, and a block party to create a celebration of good food. At the Eat Real Festival, participants learn where food comes from, who grows it, and how to make it. Eat Real Festival admission is free; plus all street food is affordable* and incorporates more...

North Beach 2018 Italian Festival
By - posted 9/14/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Come and enjoy continuous live music, authentic Italian cuisine, wine tasting, the Ricco Italian Dancers directed by Toni Bava, and an expert pizza toss by 12 time World Champion and restaurateur Tony Gemignani of Tony’s Pizza Napoletana of North Beach. Enjoy browsing through the Italianissimi inspired products of the vendors while more...

Meet SF’s New 35-Foot Tall Polar Bear
By - posted 9/13/2018
Artsy Fartsy

“Long View Polar Bear” is a key public art event of the Global Climate Action Summit standing guard in front of SF’s Ferry Building. This sculpture from Burning Man artist Don Kennell reaches 35 feet tall and is made out of car hoods salvaged from junkyards to make the connection between more...

Free Drive-In Movie Night
By - posted 9/9/2018
Get Out: Events

The West Wind Drive-in movie theaters in Concord and San Jose host a free drive-in movie night twice a year including a festival with live music and of course, best of all, free movies. All movies are double features. Admission is free. Gates open at 6 pm. Films start at dusk. Arrive early. Free Drive-In Movie Night Gates more...

Ocean Beach Bonfire for Jewish New Year
By - posted 9/9/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Reset your system with a modern spin on a 600-year-old Rosh Hashanah ritual called Tashlich to get rid of last year’s bad karma and start the new year off fresh, is traditionally enacted by tossing crumbs into the ocean. This year, they will provide birdseed instead of bread to be better more...

Oakland Pride Parade & Festival
By - posted 9/9/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Northern California’s second largest pride parade and festival is on Sunday, September 9th, 2018. Oakland kicks off their annual Pride celebration with a Pride Parade at 10:30 am. The celebration continues in Uptown Oakland for the Pride Festival from 11 am to 7 pm with more than six city blocks of music, art, food and fun. Boasting four more...

A Sneak Peak Inside SF’s Candytopia
By - posted 9/5/2018
Artsy Fartsy

What if Willy Wonka and Katy Perry had a whirlwind romance, got married while skydiving, and had a glamorous, glittering love child who grew up to rule a small nation? Welcome to San Francisco’s Candytopia, 16,000 square feet of colossal candyfloss constructions and tantalizing taffy twistedness. Explore tastefully sprawling sanctuary of more...

Cal. Academy of Sciences 10th Anniv. Free Days
By - posted 9/5/2018
Celebrations

The California Academy of Sciences is a world-class scientific and cultural institution in a 400,000 square foot structure in Golden Gate Park that houses an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and a four-story rainforest all under a living roof. Starting in fall 2018 to celebrate the building’s 10th anniversary, the more...

“Old Bus Tavern” Closing: Farewell Concert
By - posted 9/3/2018
Get Out: Events

Bernal Flats bar and restaurant, Old Bus Tavern, is closing on Sunday, so their final “Classical Revolutions” will take place on Tuesday with special guest musicians (Allison Lovejoy and friends in a set of gypsy jazz tunes) to help rock the venue out with a special bon voyage concert night. Farewell Night to more...

Comedians with Criminal Records
By - posted 9/3/2018
Get Out: Events

Comedians with Criminal Records is a unique showcase of comics who’ve had troubles with the law in the past. Comedians with Crimial Records Tuesday, September 4, 2018 | 8pm Punch Line, 444 Battery St., SF Free with RSVP – Limited to first 150 people – After each set, you’ll get the back-story of the comedian more...

Free Uber/Lyft/Cab Ride Day
By - posted 9/2/2018
Freebies

Get a free one-way cab/uber/lyft ride (up to $25) in the Bay Area on Labor Day from GJEL Accident Attorneys. GJEL is doing their part to help keep the roads safe this labor day with our cab ride reimbursement program. Rides are valid from 10pm to 5am. Simply pre-register for the event more...

“Kings Mountain” Art Fair in the Redwoods
By - posted 9/1/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Why pay a fortune to see the art in Sausalito when you can visit the Kings Mountain Art Fair for free? Known for its stunning location among the redwoods and for its unique and varied artists, the Kings Mountain Art Fair celebrates more than 50 years of art and ambiance. The more...

Bay Area “Brazilian Day” Street Party
By - posted 9/1/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Casa de Cultura in Berkeley once again throws a day-long party and ritual celebrating Brazilian Independence Day with an annual lavagem (blessing) and procession for world peace, live Brazilian music and DJs, dancing, food, drinks, and lots of folks dressed in white. 2018 Brazilian Day Party Sunday, September 2, 2018 | 10 am to 7 more...

Austrailia’s Iconic Bathing Boxes Come to SF
By - posted 8/31/2018
City Discoveries

Melbourne’s iconic Bathing Boxes are coming to San Francisco. Stop by Qantas Airways’ pop-up event to experience the best of Melbourne and receive an exclusive Qantas flight offer to Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne Pop-Up Experience: Insta-worthy Bathing Boxes Saturday, September 1, 2018 – 9:00 am to 6:00 pm AT&T Park – Lefty O’Doul Plaza more...