SF City Guides
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Got the election season blues? The Farmers Market’s Goatchella “Vote Goat” buttons are back to put a smile on your face and a hop in your step. These adorable little pins are can be found at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. CUESA (Cultivating A Healthy Food System) runs the market and more...
Disinterred remains, assassinations and other ghostly lore form the focus of this tour, plus little-known facts such as the cemetery that once covered Civic Center. Instead of history and architecture, hear snippets from interviews with building employees that detail chilling paranormal activity. You will be amazed–and thrilled. Who – or what more...
Come on out as Funny Or Die and NextGen Climate bring comedy and democracy together in a historic fashion. They are bringing some of the biggest comedians in the world to Berkeley and other colleges in California for free to promote voter registration and getting out to vote this November. You will more...
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) welcomes families and intergenerational audiences to the newly expanded and transformed museum for its second Free Family Day. SFMOMA Free Family Day Sunday, October 23, 2016 | 9:30 am–5 pm; Galleries open at 10 am Check in at the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Atrium, SFMOMA FREE for more...
The Festival of Lights launches The Rama Epic: Hero, Heroine, Ally, Foe with performances, storytelling, art projects, henna and fun. Watch an awe-inspiring Bharatanatyam performance, make a diya lamp, and hear about the abduction of Sita as told by a museum storyteller. Divali “Festival of Lights” Celebration Sunday, October 23, 2016 | 10:30 more...
On Sunday, October 23rd, a group of talented artists will paint 50 nude models outside the Ferry Building, followed by a nude march to Fisherman’s Wharf. This it not a protest, but a celebration that also takes place in New York City, Amsterdam, Brussels. 2016 San Francisco Bodypainting Day Sunday, October 23, 2016 | 11am more...
Wharf Fest returns to San Francisco’s iconic waterfront neighborhood. For the fourth year in a row, Fisherman’s Wharf invites Bay Area locals to come enjoy the neighborhood after the crowds of visitors have subsided but before the fabulous fall weather fades away. 2016 Wharf Fest Saturday, October 22, 2016 | 11 am more...
