SF City Guides
Say goodbye to 2017 and ring in the 2018 new year with 200,000 fellow bundled-up San Franciscans for an annual tradition as the city once again hosts a free waterfront midnight fireworks show on New Year’s Eve. San Francisco New Year’s Eve Fireworks Saturday, December 31, 2017 | 11:59 pm Embarcadero from Mission more...
Coin-Op is an awesome 10,000 square foot space in SoMa that was transformed from a steel foundry into a two-story bar and game room with 40+ pinball and video games, a secret speakeasy (hidden behind a “busted” video game).
Looking for a European vacation in the New Year? Norwegian has a brand new sale with one-way flights from Oakland to Europe for between $140 and $170. There are loads of restrictions on these cheap “lowfare” fares – no seat reservation, no checked baggage, no meals – plus the return fares more...
SF is once again celebrating the holiday season by celebrating another time-honored San Francisco tradition – recycling. City officials and Recology will gather in front of City Hall for the 31st Annual “Chipping of the Trees” where household Christmas trees will be fed through a giant wood-chipper and recycled into energy more...
It’s Humphry Slocombe’s anniversary on Thursday, December 28, 2017, and they’re celebrating the occasion by dishing out free scoops of their beloved ice cream as a thank you for 9 awesome years. Get a free tasty scoop from 1-11 pm at their Mission location at Harrison and 24th. Project Open Hand (serving meals with more...
The Village Project presents San Francisco’s 12th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration, with seven days of community events striving to unite and strengthen the family, community, and nation, by highlighting each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa (the Nguzo Saba). 2017 San Francisco Kwanzaa Celebration December 26, 2017 through January 1, 2018 All Over San Francisco FREE There will be more...
Tons of people leave the city to spend the holidays elsewhere. But there’s still lots of free (and cheap) things to do in the city on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Here’s our top picks for walking tours, dance parties, karaoke and other fun 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 Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Have friends and relatives in town with nothing to do? Gather up the folks and show off the magnificent more...
Peet’s Coffee is celebrating the holidays with its annual holiday donation program. Peet’s will be donating up to $100,000 to Family House, which provides a home away from home for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Customers can also donate at Peet’s cafés which will be added to the total more...
This holiday season, SFO is introducing a new drop off / pick up option called Express Drop Off/ Pickup. from Dec 12, 2017 through Jan 8, 2018, for stays of 30 minutes or less in all hourly garages, you’ll have the option to use the 5th Floor of the Domestic more...
One of our favorite art and fashion galleries, Secession Art & Design on Mission in Bernal Heights, has a tradition of staying open until 6 pm on Christmas Eve 2017 and serving up whisky and cookies to help keep your tummy in the holiday spirit. And for 2017, Joshua Coffy will be painting live more...
The New Parkway Theater, a cool community theater in Oakland with couches and quirky seating, a beer and wine license, and a full food menu, is celebrating their anniversary by opening the theater early for $5 movies all afternoon and night. Plus, there will cake and prizes. The New Parkway Anniversary Friday, December 22, 2017 The New Parkway, 474 24th more...
Hear ye, hear ye, pagans, hippies, nature-friends and lovers of the sun – the shortest day, and the longest night of the year is here. While that might sound depressing, it only means that the worst is behind us and days will start getting longer and longer. Celebrate Winter Solstice with some more...
Watch an enchanting parade of giant lit up jellyfish as they swim their way through Union Square. Illuminated Jellyfish Flashmob Thursday, December 21, 2017 | 7-9p Union Square | 333 Post St, San Francisco FREE to Watch Please note that if you want to participate in the workshop, it’s $65, or you can just watch more...
The San Francisco History Center’s S.F. Punk Archive presents a four-part film series that takes you from the chaos of contemporaneous footage to recent documentaries striving to illuminate a hidden history. Ten short years after the ultimately disenchanting Summer of Love, San Francisco harbored a new counterculture united around unrepressed outrage more...
