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Harry Potter Madness
By - posted 7/27/2016
Celebrations

Ready or not, the eighth book is coming. Harry Potter and The Cursed Child is finally getting released on July 31, 2016 and San Francisco has a few ways for you to celebrate.

Market Street Prototyping Festival Open House
By - posted 7/24/2016
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Join the Market Street Prototyping Festival’s Open House and preview 40 concepts – 30 that will debut during this year’s 3-day festival plus 10 projects from last year that will continue on for a 2-year stay – and offer feedback to the teams. This event brings together MSPF prototypers with community more...

Free Symphony in the Park
By - posted 7/20/2016
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Come out to hear the San Francisco Symphony for the 2nd annual free outdoor waterfront concert at Pier 27, featuring a gripping program including Shostakovich’s rousing Festive Overture, Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto performed by the “thrilling” Makoto Ozone (The New York Times), and Mussorgsky’s grand musical journey through an art gallery in more...

SFMOMA’s First Ever “Free Family Day”
By - posted 7/20/2016
Celebrations

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) welcomes families and intergenerational audiences to the newly expanded and transformed museum for its first Free Family Day on Sunday, July 24, 2016. While the museum is always free for visitors 18 and younger, on Free Family Day, it is also free for more...

The 2nd Film Night in the Park of 2016
By - posted 7/20/2016
Fairs & Festivals

The San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation (SFNTF) produces the popular Film Night in the Park Outdoor Film Series in Dolores Park, Union Square and Washington Square Park. Films are free of charge in beautiful park settings and projected on a giant outdoor screen. Arrive early, spread out a blanket, and picnic prior more...

20th Annual Graffiti Arts Festival
By - posted 7/20/2016
Artsy Fartsy

Each year, the Urban Youth Arts Festival sets up about a huge Community Painting Wall in Precita Park for artists of all ages to express themselves, along with music, free food and fun for the whole family. 20th Annual Urban Youth Arts Festival Saturday, July 23, 2016 | Noon to 5 pm Precita Park, Precita Ave. & more...

SF’s Massive Pokémon GO Crawl
By - posted 7/20/2016
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Hey all you pokemon trainers, SF State student Sara Witsch saw a Pokemon Go crawl on for Sacramento and thought why not throw her own unofficial crawl in SF. 33,000 Facebook RSVPs later, it’s turned into a beast. So download (which you probably have already) Pokemon Go and get ready for a night of more...

Joey Chestnut “Hot Dog Eating Champion” Parade
By - posted 7/20/2016
Celebrations

We never got our Warriors’ parade this year, but the Bay Area still has a champion worthy of a parade. Join Live 105’s Kevin Klein Live to celebrate local hot dog-eating champ Joey Chestnut (born in Vallejo, lives in San Jose) by parading him around the streets of San Francisco on more...

Free See’s Candies Lollypop Day
By - posted 7/19/2016
Freebies

Celebrate National Lollypop Day with See’s Candies by stopping by any See’s Candies shop on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 for a free lollypop with no purchase necessary. Plus for 2016 they are telling us that they will have Root Beer Lollypops back, just in time for National Lollypop Day. Free Lollypop Day Wednesday, July more...

San Francisco Symphony’s Free Summer Concert
By - posted 7/17/2016
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Join the San Francisco Symphony for the second annual free outdoor waterfront concert at Pier 27, featuring a gripping program including Shostakovich’s rousing Festive Overture, Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto performed by the “thrilling” Makoto Ozone (The New York Times), and Mussorgsky’s grand musical journey through an art gallery in his more...

SF’s Rare 2-Day Only Museum
By - posted 7/16/2016
Only in San Francisco

See seldom seen pieces of San Francisco, Marin, and San Mateo history at this rare public viewing  of artifacts that are typically in storage at the GGNRA’s permanent museum collection. Discover items recently recovered from park lands, view rarely-seen FBI artifacts from the 1962 escape from Alcatraz, and learn about the unique techniques, challenges, and sometimes more...

Renegade Craft Fair
By - posted 7/16/2016
Artsy Fartsy

The Renegade Craft Fair returns to San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center in the Festival Pavilion featuring a curated selection of over 300 best indie-craft and DIY makers and artisans. Renegade Craft Fair: San Francisco July 16-17, 2016 | 11 am to 6 pm Fort Mason Center, SF FREE The free-to-attend fair features one-of-a-kind jewelry, stationery, clothing and accessories, leather goods, art more...

Free Ice Cream Sunday
By - posted 7/16/2016
Freebies

To celebrate National Ice Cream Day (Sunday, July 17th) and their really creamy ice cream, Tillamook is taking a delicious twist on #RealFoodSunday inviting locals to indulge in a DIY Ice Cream Sundae bar while staying true to their commitment to real and honest ingredients. Tillamook’s “Free Ice Cream Sundae” Sunday Sunday, more...

Funcheap’s July Comedy Night
By - posted 7/16/2016
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Funcheap takes over Folsom Street Foundry with #HellaFunny and converts it into a pop-up comedy club for one Saturday a month. We’ve hand-picked some of the Bay Area’s best comedians from Comedy Central, Cobb’s, SF Sketchfest, Hulu and more. Funcheap’s July Pop-Up Comedy Saturday with #HellaFunny Saturday, July 16, 2016 Two Shows | 8 pm & 10 pm Folsom Street more...

SF’s Anime & Cosplay Festival
By - posted 7/16/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Celebrate all things anime and cosplay. Get your wigs and costume on, find your Senpai and notice your Kohai while exploring Japantown Malls. Not sure what to do? Stop by Senpai booth to get Cosplay 101 from local cosplayers. SF Anime & Cosplay Festival Saturday, July 16, 2016 | 11 am to 4 pm Japantown more...