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Where in SF to Watch Election Results
By - posted 11/7/2016
Celebrations

Free Sail Boat Ride Day
By - posted 11/5/2016
Freebies

Come out and enjoy almost-monthly free sail boat rides aboard a fleet of keelboats and dinghies with Cal Sailing Club, a non-profit, volunteer-run sailing club on the Berkeley Marina. Please try to arrive early as possible – depending on the conditions and the amount of people, the sign-up/rides may end before 4 pm. Children must be more...

15 Free Walking Tours on Sunday
By - posted 11/5/2016
City Discoveries

Congrats, you get an extra hour on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Now, what to do with that extra hour… don’t sleep it away! Take a guided walk around San Francisco and learn something new about the city you love on Daylight Savings Time “Fall Back” day. 2016 Daylight Savings Time “Fall Back” Sunday, November 6, more...

39th Annual SF Ethnic Dance Festival Auditions
By - posted 11/4/2016
Fairs & Festivals

You’re invited to watch as the finest dance companies based in Northern California present dances and music from around the globe including India, Argentina, Africa and more hoping for a coveted spot in the 2017 San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. It’s a perfect family outing, good for all ages. 2017 Ethnic Dance more...

AT&T Park’s Free Science Festival
By - posted 11/3/2016
Geeks

AT&T Park is transformed into a science wonderland for the concluding event of the Bay Area Science Festival – a free science extravaganza. Last year, more than 30,000 people enjoyed a non-stop program chock-full of interactive exhibits, experiments, games, and shows, all meant to entertain and inspire. With more than 150 exhibits, more...

NOW Festival: Fall 2016
By - posted 11/2/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Come on out to co-create the best possible version of the Panhandle community for one extraordinary week during the 2016 NOW Fall Festival taking over the neighborhoods around San Francisco’s iconic Panhandle (plus a few all over the city). Experience some of their events featuring music, games, discussions, and more. Most of the events more...

Emojicon Comes to SF
By - posted 11/1/2016
Celebrations

Emojicon is a multiple day celebration of all-things emoji that will take place November 4-6, 2016 in beautiful San Francisco. And you can get free tickets thanks to Funcheap There will be lots of things to do… See emoji art. Watch emoji films. Get your picture taken in an emoji photo more...

Union Square’s Ice Skating Rink Opens for 2016
By - posted 10/31/2016
Holidays

The Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square celebrates with special ceremony on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. The ice rink will open with all the festive fanfare befitting the icy paradise. Twirl in for this special San Francisco event and enjoy the fun. Ice Breaking Ceremony Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Union Square, more...

Free Museum Day at the de Young
By - posted 10/31/2016
Freebies

Founded in 1895 in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is a landmark art museum to showcase the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific. Free Admission Day: de Young First Tuesday of the month Normally more...

Starve A Vampire Day
By - posted 10/30/2016
Halloween

8 billion mosquitos can’t be wrong, so it’s time to start starving some vampires.  On Halloween, October 31, the Blood Centers of the Pacific are hosting a few Halloween Blood Drives in the San Francisco area. It takes only about 45 minutes to donate – including paperwork and a few tests (BP, etc.). And they’ll probably hook more...

Make Clowns Great Again
By - posted 10/30/2016
Fun & Games

Over the past couple of months, a few young pranksters dressed as scary clowns and some Halloween hoax calls have flung the media and some of the public into anti-clown hysteria. Make Clowns Great Again Sunday, October 30, 2016 | 3p-6p Civic Center Plaza, SF FREE Supposedly rain or shine. Check Facebook for updates. Professional clowns more...

Free Day at The Exploratorium
By - posted 10/30/2016
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.

SF’s Halloween Silent Disco Bash
By - posted 10/28/2016
Halloween

Get ready for one of SF’s biggest Halloween outdoor dance parties as SoMa StrEat Food Park & Funcheap host the 5th Annual “Truck or Treat” costume bash. There’s a Silent Disco, DJs, Halloween-only food truck specials, and spooky beer and drink specials – including $4 beers & $4 pumpkin-spiced sangria We’ll be turning more...

Haunted Houses of The Bay Area
By - posted 10/26/2016
Halloween

SF Welcomes 45 New Trees to Alamo Square
By - posted 10/26/2016
City Discoveries

Alamo Square has been undergoing a major makeover since May and we’re finally getting a chance to see a little new green. The park is soon to be the home of 45 brand new trees such as Monterey Cypress, New Zealand Christmas Trees, and Holly Oaks – species that are well-adapted more...