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SF’s First Outdoor Movie Night of 2018
By - posted 2/13/2018
Get Out: Events

Join Fort Point Beer Company at the Proxy SF Walk-In Theater for a special San Francisco Beer Week screening of “Blade Runner 2049.” “Blade Runner 2049” Outdoor Walk-In Theater Thursday, February 15, 2018 – 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Proxy SF | 432 Octavia St San Francisco, CA 94102 FREE Thirty years after the events of the first film, more...

SF’s Huge Free Fat Tuesday Party at 17 Venues
By - posted 2/13/2018
Celebrations

Come meet your neighbors and make new friends at the Annual Carnaval San Francisco Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Celebration at 20+ venues (and counting) in the Mission District. There will be live samba drummers and dancers winding their way through the party, and lively salsa, soca, cumbia, and rumba, so don’t miss more...

Fat Tuesday Block Party in the Fillmore
By - posted 2/11/2018
Celebrations

Fillmore Street comes alive with a neighborhood-wide Mardi Gras party during the annual Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore with a free blues concert. Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | 5 pm Fillmore & O’Farrell Street, San Francisco FREE, but an RSVP is required Join the celebration of “Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore” with great more...

2018 Mardi Gras Parade
By - posted 2/11/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Celebrate Mardi Gras with a festive parade that will kick off with a Second Line featuring several fantastic local brass bands and other musicians.  2018 Mardi Gras Parade Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | 5 pm Starts at Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley near Biergarten, SF FREE The 2018 parade starts at 5 pm and features Brass Bands, more...

California Academy of Sciences: Free Day
By - posted 2/10/2018
Freebies

The California Academy of Sciences is a world-class scientific and cultural institution in Golden Gate Park, a 400,000 square foot structure that houses an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and a four-story rainforest all under a living roof. The Academy typically hosts four free days a year. California Academy of more...

2018 SF Beer Week: 50 Events You Can’t Miss
By - posted 2/9/2018
Fairs & Festivals

SF Beer Week is a ten day celebration that showcases the Bay Area’s brewing heritage and contemporary craft beer scene. Have a pint… or a few at over 600 events in San Francisco and the Bay Area from February 9-18, 2018. There are beer dinners, food and beer pairing events, trivia nights, beer tastings, more...

Giants 2019 FanFest at AT&T Park
By - posted 2/9/2018
Fairs & Festivals

KNBR’s 26th Giants FanFest takes place at AT&T Park, Saturday, February 9, 2019. The day typically includes live KNBR broadcasts on the field, player Q&As, free player autographs, places to take photos, walk or play catch on the field (weather permitting), self-guided tours of the Giants Clubhouse, a kids zone and more. Expect a more...

Geez, People… Look up from Your Phone!
By - posted 2/9/2018
Only in San Francisco

Nate L nailed it with this tweet checking out BART riders so focused on their phones that the whole amazing world was passing them by. Geez, people, look up from your phone! You’re missing a great sunset. Quarry Lakes Regional Park, Fremont. @SFBART @bartdiaries pic.twitter.com/lo4bP2a4Fg — Nate L (@houseofannie) February 10, 2018

Check Out BART’s Insane New Courtesy Posters
By - posted 2/8/2018
City Discoveries

BART is trying to curb some bad behavior with some really fun cleverly-designed posters that will be featured on trains and in stations throughout 2018. BART has enlisted graphic designers from CCA to create a dozen poster designs to help stop icky behavior like peeing on the elevators, leaving trash on the train, more...

SPCA’s New Cat Cafe Pop-Up & Puppy Cuddle Experience
By - posted 2/5/2018
Get Out: Events

The San Francisco SPCA is once again launching a pop-up during the month of February. They’ll be celebrating the Year of the Dog by bringing cuddles and cuteness to One Embarcadero Center from February 2 – 28. This year’s pop-up will be significantly larger than last year’s and will host several special events. Visitors more...

SF’s Magnificent Blooming Magnolias
By - posted 2/4/2018
Outdoorsy

One of San Francisco’s most breathtaking natural marvels, the annual bloom of nearly 100 rare and historic magnolias with trees reaching 80 feet, is typically at its peak from mid-January through March at the SF Botanical Garden. 2018 Update: First Blooms are Here! Peak in Early Feb – As of January 31st more an more more...

Floating Garden of Emotions
By - posted 2/3/2018
Artsy Fartsy

Tap into your feels with Jasper Speicher and Marie Applegate’s Floating Garden of Emotions, inspired by Paul and Eve Ekman’s famed Atlas of Emotions, an interactive tool used to navigate the complex world of human feelings. Floating Garden of Emotions Sunday, February 4, 2018 | 11am – 2pm Larking & Fulton, outside Asian Art more...

SF’s Biggest Arcade: Grand Opening Weekend
By - posted 2/1/2018
Get Out: Events

Come and celebrate the Grand Opening of Emporium SF – SF’s newest gigantic arcade –  for the whole weekend from February 1 to 4, 2018. Celebrate the historic Harding Theater’s transformation as they finally move out of “soft open” mode and check out the new awesome games, beer and art more...

Shake Shack Comes to Marin in 2018
By - posted 1/31/2018
City Discoveries

A few weeks ago, Shake Shack announced it was coming to the SF Bay and announced its first location finalized for Palo Alto with other “future locations” to be announced soon. Yesterday, they finally put their stake in the ground in the North Bay when Eater SF reported that Shake Shack announced more...

Rare Super Blue Moon Total Eclipse
By - posted 1/28/2018
Geeks

This January 31st, something quite rare and special will happen. Be sure to look up in the sky to spot the supermoon, blue moon, and total lunar eclipse, also known as a blood moon, over San Francisco. For observers in North America, it’s the first time all three of these phenomena will more...