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SF’s Soy & Tofu Festival
By - posted 6/24/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Come discover the “joy of soy” at the 8th annual Northern California Soy and Tofu Festival with live entertainment, a tofu eating contest. Cooking Demonstrations • Soy & Tofu Vendors • Soy & Tofu Dessert Competition • Live Performances • Soy Samples • Raffle • Food Trucks • Soy Education • Scavenger more...

SF’s NOW Festival
By - posted 6/23/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Come on out June 22-24, 2018 to co-create the best possible version of the panhandle community for one extraordinary week as the NOW Summer Festival takes over the neighborhoods around San Francisco’s iconic Panhandle (plus a few others all over the city). Join in for free events like build-your-own-boat race, flowers crowns, and their more...

Oakland’s LakeFest
By - posted 6/22/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Join the 1st Annual Lake Fest Oakland, presented by a passionate and talented team of organizers who have a love for producing large, free, public events in the City of Oakland. Many of the Oakland natives who grew up in Oakland, attended Oakland schools, and want to keep Oaklanders coming together more...

SF’s Summer Block Parties are Back
By - posted 6/21/2018
Fairs & Festivals

The Commons on Third Thursdays will activate UN Plaza, Fulton Street and Civic Center Plaza with three stages of music, food trucks, bars, bocce ball and other activities held on four nights, once a month through October, from 5 to 9 pm. “The Commons” is the name for the collective area comprising more...

City Hall Lights Up for Pride
By - posted 6/17/2018
Celebrations

Every year, city hall turns its lights rainbow colors in honor of Pride. It’s a great photo opportunity for you to capture San Francisco at its most festive. 2018 Pride Lighting Schedule: 6/20- 6/21 Rainbow – SF PRIDE Week 6/22 Blue/White/Pink – Annual Transgender March 6/23 – 6/24 Rainbow – SF PRIDE Week Please note more...

64th Annual North Beach Festival
By - posted 6/16/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Considered one of the country’s original outdoor festivals, the North Beach Festival celebrates its 64th anniversary in historic North Beach. 2018 North Beach Festival Saturday & Sunday, June 16-17, 2018 | 10 am to 6 pm Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue, San Francisco FREE The festival site includes numerous quaint streets in the heart of the district including Grant more...

2018 Corgi Con Beach Party
By - posted 6/13/2018
Fun & Games

The NorCal Corgi Con is a wonderfully bizarre beach day bash for dogs (and their pawrents) that brings together hundreds of enthusiastic Corgis, their owners and wannabes too on Ocean Beach in San FranCorgsco. Please note, this is a new location at the same beach, but the location is closer to the Cliff more...

$1 Day at Alameda County Fair
By - posted 6/12/2018
Deals

The 2018 Alameda County Fair takes over their annual Pleasanton stomping grounds with carnival rides, horse racing, exhibits, animals, food, games, pig races, tons of kids activities, extreme rodeos and more. Also catch a nightly 8 pm concert (free with your paid admission) at their 3,000 seat amphitheater, which you can also watch from the more...

Top of the Mark: Movie & Wine Night
By - posted 6/11/2018
Get Out: Events

Wind down every Tuesday night during the summer of 2018 with a free wine or spirit tasting and screening of a classic movie. Summer movie nights are back at Top of the Mark featuring a selection of classic comedy, action, and drama flicks from the 1930s through the 1990s. In addition to the more...

SF’s Amazing Vertical Dance Troupe
By - posted 6/11/2018
Get Out: Events

In partnership with the Tenderloin Museum, Flyaway Productions presents the world premiere of Tender (n.): A Person Who Takes Charge, a site-specific aerial dance celebrating 100 years of “outcast activism” in the Tenderloin. Tender runs June 7 – 16, 2018 at the Cadillac Hotel, located at 380 Eddy Street with multiple performances more...

Check Out SF’s Brand New “Alcatraz” Escape Room
By - posted 6/10/2018
City Discoveries

This Monday marks the 56th anniversary since three Alcatraz criminals – Clarence Anglin, John Anglin and Frank Morris – escaped from America’s most notorious prison. Themed after the infamous 1962 escape, “Alcatraz – The Breakout” is Madame Tussauds’ first escape room and just one mere mile from where it all took place – more...

SF’s Newest Festival & Block Party
By - posted 6/8/2018
Fairs & Festivals

A San Francisco landmark, Ghirardelli Square is inviting the community to join the 1st Annual Ghirardelli Square Festival and street fair. 1st Annual Ghirardelli Square Festival & Street Fair June 9 to 10, 2018 | 10 am to 6 pm Ghirardelli Square, 900 N Point St, San Francisco FREE The streets of Polk and Beach will more...

Anthony Bourdian’s Favorite SF Restaurants
By - posted 6/8/2018
City Discoveries

We were sad to hear about the death of Anthony Bourdain who died Friday in France of an apparent suicide. Feeling lonely, or know someone in a crisis? San Francisco Suicide Prevention is here for you 24/7. We wish him bon voyage and wanted to look back at some of his favorite restaurants more...

Contemporary Jewish Museum’s 10th Anniversary
By - posted 6/8/2018
Celebrations

The Contemporary Jewish Museum turns 10 on Jesse Square. Join in and celebrate community with live music, gallery performances, art-making, and more. In addition to free admission to the museum, they’ll be hosting free activities all day. CJM 10th Year Community Free Day Sunday, Jun 10, 2018 | 11 am–5 pm CJM, 736 Mission more...

SF’s Largest “Sunday Streets” is June 3rd
By - posted 6/3/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Sunday Streets (March – October 2018) 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, yogis, and everyone except for cars can take over the streets for an afternoon. Sunday Streets June 3, 2018 more...