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The Bayview’s Mardi Gras Festival
By - posted 2/12/2017
Celebrations

Come and enjoy a fun, free Mardi Gras celebration and the commemoration of Black History at the Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre with poetry, floats, live music, food and circus acts. Mardi Gras Festival & Black History Celebration Friday, February 17, 2017 – 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bayview Opera House more...

SF’s Erotic Art Show 2017
By - posted 2/11/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Titillate yourself at this annual erotic art show featuring 25 photographers displaying fine art nudes to extreme erotica, featuring over 500 erotic photos, a store for unframed photos and erotic entertainment. Many of the artists will be at the exhibition, so you can meet with them and discuss their art. On Sunday, admission more...

Free Neighborhood Days: Cal Academy of Sciences
By - posted 2/11/2017
Freebies

Each San Francisco neighborhood (defined by zipcode) can visit the California Academy of Sciences for free over a three-day weekend (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday) in the spring and fall of each year. So that means as long as you have a driver’s license or other proof of residency, you can save yourself more...

Huge Anti-Trump Protest at Ocean Beach
By - posted 2/10/2017
Have Your Voice Heard

This is a peaceful, family-friendly rally open to all (including well-behaved dogs) who would like to see Trump and his band of billionaires ushered out of the White House immediately. Using your bodies, the participants will spell out “RESIST” in letters 100 feet tall — or maybe taller. A photographer and videographer more...

AT&T Park’s 2017 Giants FanFest
By - posted 2/10/2017
Fairs & Festivals

KNBR’s 24th Giants FanFest takes place at AT&T Park, Saturday, February 11, 2017. The day typically includes live KNBR broadcasts on the field, player Q&As, free player autographs, places to take photos, a kids zone and more. Expect a chance to roam the field and meet players like Hunter Pence, Brandon Crawford, Buster Posey, (sorry, more...

Friday Night Ferry Building Tasting Party
By - posted 2/10/2017
Eat & Drink

A romantic mood will envelop the 1898 Ferry Building Marketplace on Valentine’s weekend. Providing a rare opportunity to experience the magic and beauty of the waterfront at night, the 10th annual “Food From the Heart” will kick off on Friday night, February 10th, in the romantic Grand Nave. 2017 “Food From the more...

SF’s Wildly Inappropriate Valentine’s Variety Show
By - posted 2/10/2017
Only in San Francisco

It’s the first ever evening of intelligent and wildly inappropriate conversation with OZY’s Editor-at-Large (who doubles as the sex and love advice columnist) Eugene S. Robinson. Part variety show, part paneled talk show, part Q&A, this live event with lesbian adult film actresses, dommes, Hustler editors, female-female impersonators and more will more...

Huge Anti-Trump Ocean Beach Protest
By - posted 2/7/2017
Have Your Voice Heard

This is a peaceful, family-friendly rally open to all (including well-behaved dogs) who would like to see Trump and his band of billionaires ushered out of the White House immediately. Thanks to SF Station for the tip off about this event. We will be spelling out with our bodies an enormous message more...

2017 Vegan Super Bowl Party
By - posted 2/5/2017
Celebrations

What doesn’t go together better than football and Vegans? SoMa StrEat Food Park is getting ready to host an even bigger and even more outrageously San Franciscan Super Bowl Party than last year. Come join us for another year of Vegan food so good it would convert a carnivore – and more...

F*ck The Super Bowl: 16 Other Fun Things to Do on Sunday
By - posted 2/4/2017
City Discoveries

Not feeling so rah-rah about the Super Bowl? Relax! You’re in San Francisco where there is always plenty to keep you busy and away from the packed sports bars, yelling people, awful half-time pop routines and overly dramatic renditions of the National Anthem. Come along, you nerds and nature lovers, you anti-establishment more...

SF’s Massive “NoBanNoWall” Protest
By - posted 2/4/2017
Have Your Voice Heard

Join the Resistance Against Donald Trump’s racist and exclusionary Executive Orders. They will not allow the country to be divided by hate and religious persecution. Join them in sharing your immigration stories and standing in solidarity with all our brothers and sisters on February 4th, 2017. “NoBanNoWall” Protest Saturday, February 4, 2017 – 3:00 pm to more...

Trump’s Travel Ban on Trial in SF
By - posted 2/4/2017
City Insight

Three federal judges at San Francisco’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in a challenge of President Trumps executive order on immigration on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. (read more on SF Gate) The hour-long hearing is scheduled to start at 3pm at the courthouse at 95 Seventh St. in more...

From Freeway to Bike Path: SF Gets Greener
By - posted 2/3/2017
City Discoveries

SF Rec & Park Celebrates Opening of Mansell Streetscape, the First Project of its Kind in the City SF Rec & Park will celebrate the opening of the Mansell Streetscape after a $7 million project to convert two lanes of vehicle traffic to permanent pedestrian and bicycle only pathways. This type more...

Wild SF Walking Tours
By - posted 2/2/2017
City Insight

Wild SF Tours, the funky leaders of people’s history tours in San Francisco neighborhoods, are offering free tours from February 1-15, 2017. Journey through the city with radical artist-guides, and explore the history and social movements that shaped our beloved city. Free but you must book online to reserve a space. Donations more...

20-Foot Tall Bamboo Lanterns Coming to SF
By - posted 2/1/2017
Artsy Fartsy

First it was massive glow-in-the-dark bunnies… now it’s giant LED bamboo lanterns. From January to March, six large-scale illuminated sculptures by Hong Kong artist Freeman Lau will be on display as a temporary art installation in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza. The 20-foot tall series of sculptures by Hong Kong artist Freeman Lau entitled Sui Sui more...