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Winter Candlelight Tours of Fort Point
By - posted 10/1/2017
City Discoveries

Explore the historic Civil War-era Fort Point by candlelight and the stars on an evening tour with a park ranger as your guide. Candlelight tours are available most Saturday evenings typically around 6:30 pm from November to February. Along the way, you’ll be transported to the momentous era of the 1800s, experiencing first-hand the tales and more...

22nd Annual Arab Cultural Festival
By - posted 10/1/2017
Fairs & Festivals

The 22nd Annual Arab Cultural Festival moves to Union Square to bring the sights, smells, and sounds of the Arab world to San Francisco with a showcase of the arts, entertainment, cuisine, traditions, and, most importantly, the spirit of Arab Americans and of the Arab world. 2017 Arab Cultural Festival Saturday, October 7, 2017 | 10 more...

Mission Dolores’ 2017 Fiesta
By - posted 10/1/2017
Celebrations

The 26th Annual Fiesta at Mission Dolores returns with international food & drinks, live entertainment, bounce house and more. The raffle is bigger than ever with six chances to win a total of $2,000 in prizes. 2017 Mission Dolores Fiesta Sunday, October 8, 2017 | 10 am to 4 pm Mission Dolores Schoolyard, more...

Sky Heart over the Golden Gate Bridge
By - posted 9/30/2017
Artsy Fartsy

Join and celebrate The Summer of Love. Antenna Theater presents The Love Plane Experience, Sunday, October 1st from 2-5 pm. A skywriting plane will fly over the Golden Gate Bridge drawing a heart to celebrate the culmination of the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love in San Francisco. (The plane is more...

2017 Castro Street Fair
By - posted 9/29/2017
Fairs & Festivals

A huge daytime costume party, the Castro Street Fair is once again filling the streets of the Castro with several stages of entertainment, unique costumes, art and food. Bring a little of your inner freak to the festivities and experience a full day of live music, strange performances and live DJs. 44th Annual Castro more...

The Ultimate “Shabu Shabu” Guide for SF
By - posted 9/26/2017
Eat & Drink

This list is curated for Funcheap by Cooper Daly of SF Brunch Club, your home on the internet for your San Francisco bottomless brunch needs.  Updated September 2017  Even if you’re dining out on a budget, sometimes you’ve got a special occasion that deserves a little bit of a splurge. In more...

A Month of Rare Guided Walking Tours of SF
By - posted 9/26/2017
City Discoveries

San Francisco City Guides offers dozens of free guided walking tours, all over the city, throughout the year. But things get special during the months of May and October each year, when the San Francisco weather is particularly pleasant, City Guides add a slate of rare neighborhood explorations to its year more...

2017 Autumn Moon Festival
By - posted 9/26/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Celebrated in Asia for more than 1,000 years, the 27th 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.  2017 Autumn Moon Festival September 30-October 1, 2017 | 11 more...

SF’s Bánh Mì Eating Contest
By - posted 9/25/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Come join the 2nd Annual Larkin Street: Autumn Moon Festival on Saturday, September 30, 2017. The festival will take over Larkin between Ellis and Eddy and feature activities for the whole family. 2nd Annual Larkin Street Autumn Moon Festival Saturday, September 30, 2017 | noon to 4 pm Larkin between Ellis and Eddy, San Francisco, more...

The 1st Ever San Francisco Shipyard Street Fair
By - posted 9/24/2017
Celebrations

On September 30th, get ready for The Shipyard’s first annual street fair – The Launch. A nod to a traditional San Francisco street fairs, The Launch will feature live music, art installations, market vendors, food, drinks, prizes, family-friendly activities, and maker demonstrations. At The Launch, they are looking to entertain, educate, inspire more...

Dragon Boat Festival
By - posted 9/24/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Cheer on the fleet of colorful 40-foot dragon boats as teams from all over Northern California race to the beat of Chinese drums on Saturday & Sunday, September 23 & 24, 2017. This two-day, admission-free festival brings a weekend of world-class dragon boat racing, spectacular cultural performances, delicious food, a variety of more...

The Exploratorium’s Free Saturday
By - posted 9/21/2017
Freebies

The Exploratorium is a twenty-first-century learning laboratory, an eye-opening, always-changing, playful place to explore and tinker featuring hundreds of science, art, and human perception exhibits. While they don’t have monthly free days, they do host several special events throughout the year offering free admission for all.

Bernie Sanders Comes to SF
By - posted 9/19/2017
Have Your Voice Heard

Fresh off his introduction of the “Medicare for All” act, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders comes to San Francisco for two events that are free and open to the public. Bernie Sanders Comes to San Francisco Friday, September 22, 2017 1p – Yerba Buena Gardens –  The first event is a public speech and more...

Bagpipes at Ocean Beach
By - posted 9/17/2017
Celebrations

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. JCCSF and Reboot invite you to Ocean Beach for a brief, engaging ritual and joyful noise accompaniment from shofar blowers, bag pipers (Irish more...

2017 Bay Area Pet Fair
By - posted 9/16/2017
Fairs & Festivals

The Pet Food Express Bay Area Pet Fair features more than 70 California pet rescues and shelters in attendance, with over 1,500 adoptable dogs, cats & small animals. It is the largest pet adoption fair in the state. Hurricane Harvey Dogs Need Homes And very special for 2017 is a rare chance more...