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8 Fun Things to Do This Presidents Day Weekend (Feb. 16-19) in SF + Bay Area8 Fun Things to Do This Presidents Day Weekend (Feb. 16-19) in SF + Bay Area
By - posted 2/12/2024
Weekend Events Guide

8 Fun Things to Do in the SF Bay Area This Presidents Day Weekend: February 16-19, 2024 Your Weekend Plans: Check out SF’s magnificent “peak” Magnolia bloom at SF Botanical Garden, welcome the Year of the Dragon at SF’s Ocean Avenue and enjoy a free lunch, join the largest Vietnamese Lunar New more...

SF's "Terror Vault" 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back for Spring ($20 Off Tix)SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back for Spring ($20 Off Tix)
By - posted 2/8/2024
Bay Area Favorites, Deals, Get Out: Events, Halloween, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Sponsored

San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for a brand new season with “The Initiation” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for Spring 2024: After a completely sold out run in Halloween, Terror Vault is taking over The Mint once more...

Legendary "AsiaSF" Dinner Theater Closes After 25 YearsLegendary “AsiaSF” Dinner Theater Closes After 25 Years
By - posted 2/7/2024
Goodbye, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

Sadly, San Francisco’s pioneering transgender cabaret dinner show, AsiaSF, has announced it is closing its doors at the end of March. Ending a storied career with style, grace, award-winning cuisine and legendary, internationally-acclaimed entertainment, AsiaSF, the storied San Francisco dinner theatre and cabaret featuring the world-famous transgender Ladies of AsiaSF, has more...

SF's Iconic "Golden Boy" Pizza Opening New SpotSF’s Iconic “Golden Boy” Pizza Opening New Spot
By - posted 2/7/2024
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Local Icons, San Francisco

Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the news that San Francisco’s iconic North Beach pizza joint Golden Boy Pizza is opening up a new location. The newest location will be at 1447 Taraval Street in the Parkside neighborhood, which was formerly home to another Italian foodie spot, Marco Polo Italian Ice more...

14 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Feb. 9-11) in San Francisco + Bay Area14 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Feb. 9-11) in San Francisco + Bay Area
By - posted 2/6/2024
Weekend Events Guide

14 Fun Things to Do in the SF Bay Area This Weekend: February 9-11, 2024 Your Weekend Plans: Take to the streets for North Beach’s annual Mardi Gras 2nd Line Parade, see SF’s Balmy Alley transform into Lovers Lane for a Valentine’s Day Block Party, be on the lookout as the World more...

SF Offers 2 Hours Free Parking in Chinatown All MonthSF Offers 2 Hours Free Parking in Chinatown All Month
By - posted 2/3/2024
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation

To help bring more people to Chinatown, San Francisco just announced that it is now offering 2 hours free parking at the Portsmouth Square Garage throughout the month of February to help celebrate Chinese New Year. 2 Hours Free Parking at Portsmouth Square Garage – Feb. 2024 733 Kearny Street (btwn, Clay more...

2024 SF Symphony Winter Sale (Feb. 1-8)2024 SF Symphony Winter Sale (Feb. 1-8)
By - posted 1/31/2024
Deals, San Francisco, Sponsored

Experience phenomenal artists and stunning concerts at the season’s lowest prices for 20+ upcoming concerts.  The best seats will go quickly. Get your sweetheart an early Valentine’s Day gift and enjoy up to 50% OFF on the concerts below!* Act now—sale ends Thursday, February 8 at 11:59pm San Francisco Symphony Winter Sale Up to more...

5 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Feb. 2-4) in San Francisco + Bay Area5 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Feb. 2-4) in San Francisco + Bay Area
By - posted 1/25/2024
Weekend Events Guide

5 Fun Things to Do in the SF Bay Area This Weekend: February 2-4, 2024 Your Weekend Plans: Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at SF Chinatown’s Flower Market Fair, Lunar New Year X Black History Month Festival, shop the indoor/outdoor Sucka Flea Pop-Up at El Rio and more! See our full weekend more...

SF's UN Plaza is Getting a Mini Lighted LED ForestSF’s UN Plaza is Getting a Mini Lighted LED Forest
By - posted 1/25/2024
Artsy Fartsy, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Beginning Friday night, January 26, 2024, elements from artist Charles Gadeken’s illuminated installation Entwined Meadow will dazzle visitors to UN Plaza with changing light and color, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today. The nine shrub sculptures, each composed of hundreds of LED lights at varying heights, arrived at more...

9 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Jan. 26-28) in San Francisco + Bay Area9 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Jan. 26-28) in San Francisco + Bay Area
By - posted 1/21/2024
Lunar New Year, Weekend Events Guide

9 Fun Things to Do in the SF Bay Area This Weekend: January 26-28, 2024 Your Weekend Plans: Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at Oakland Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Bazaar, support the San Francisco Giants for the free FanFest Tour in San Jose, hunt down SF’s giant Lunar New Year dragon statues more...

GG Park’s Stow Lake Has a New Name: "Blue Heron Lake"GG Park’s Stow Lake Has a New Name: “Blue Heron Lake”
By - posted 1/19/2024
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

San Francisco Recreation and Park Commissioners recently approved changing the name of Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park to Blue Heron Lake. William W. Stow, the lake’s original namesake, was a State Assembly Member between 1854 and 1857 and served on the City’s park commission in the 1890s. He was also more...

A Mini 1939 "World's Fairs" is Coming to SF for One Day Only (Jan. 20)A Mini 1939 “World’s Fairs” is Coming to SF for One Day Only (Jan. 20)
By - posted 1/18/2024
Artsy Fartsy, San Francisco

A mini version of San Francisco’s 1939 “Worlds Fair” is coming to Treasure Island for just one day only on Saturday, January 20, 2024. Dan and Armando Vargas, master model builders, are creating an exquisite miniature model of the Golden Gate International Exposition. The illuminated model is almost complete and the Vargas more...

This is What SF's New "Harvey Milk Plaza" May Look LikeThis is What SF’s New “Harvey Milk Plaza” May Look Like
By - posted 1/18/2024
Brand New, LGBTQ+, San Francisco

San Francisco’s Harvey Milk Plaza will be reimagined as a welcoming, vibrant space that honors and celebrates Harvey Milk’s life and legacy, celebrates his enduring importance to the LGBTQ+ community, and inspires all by acting as a beacon of hope to marginalized communities worldwide. The Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza more...

SF Debuts Five Giant Dragon Sculptures for Chinese New Year (Jan. 28 – March 2)SF Debuts Five Giant Dragon Sculptures for Chinese New Year (Jan. 28 – March 2)
By - posted 1/16/2024
Artsy Fartsy, Lunar New Year, San Francisco

February 10, 2024, marks the first day of the Year of the Wood Dragon. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco is proud to bring back the public art project, Zodiac on Parade featuring the mythical Dragon, to its list of festivities this Lunar New Year.  The public art project, more...

SF's 2024 Chinese New Year Parade w/ Awkwafina as Grand MarshallSF’s 2024 Chinese New Year Parade w/ Awkwafina as Grand Marshall
By - posted 1/16/2024
Bay Area Favorites, Celebrations, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Lunar New Year, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. It was started in the 1860s and takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Community Street Fair (Feb. 24-25, 2024). Typically, nearly 100 more...