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San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade
By - posted 2/18/2016
Celebrations

Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. Typically over 100 groups will participate in the parade and many of the floats and specialty groups will be featuring the theme of this year’s more...

Three Twins Founder Competes on “Survivor”
By - posted 2/16/2016
City Discoveries

Watch Bay Area residents Neal Gottlieb and Tai Trang try to outlast everyone else from lesser cities when Season 32 of Survivor premieres on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 on KPIX 5 at 8pm From Three Twins to the Big Win? Sausalito residing Ice Cream Entrepreneur Neal Gottlieb survived the business world when more...

Free Walking Tours on President’s Day
By - posted 2/14/2016
City Insight

Got the day off? Take a guided walk around San Francisco and learn something new about the city you love on President’s Day. 2016 President’s Day Walking Tours Monday, February 15, 2016 All Over San Francisco FREE but donations greatly appreciated San Francisco City Guides Schedule 9:30 am – Japanese Tea Garden 10:00 am – 1906: Earthquake And Fire 10:00 more...

A Valentine’s Murder Mystery
By - posted 2/13/2016
Fun & Games

Love Writes a Deadly Verse. A group of poets have gathered on Valentine’s Day to share their love poems. One of these stumbles out to the podium, utters a few cryptic words and is overtaken by death. Come have fun solving this crime at the SF main library. Valentine’s Murder Mystery at more...

Pillow Fight 2016
By - posted 2/13/2016
Only in San Francisco

Feathers will fly at this fun, flash-mob type event which takes place annually on Valentine’s Day. It’s Pillow Fight. In the past, nearly 1,000 San Franciscans descended on Justin Herman Plaza with feather-stuffed pillows to run Braveheart-like at full speed at one another to lovingly beat the crap out of each more...

Valentine’s 2016: SF’s Best Cheap Dates
By - posted 2/13/2016
Get Out: Events

“I left my heart in San Francisco High on a hill, it calls to me” – Tony Bennett San Francisco can be accused of many things, but unromantic is NOT one of them. Grab your sweetie (or your bestie) and enjoy a whirlwind of fun, romantic and cheap happenings all around the more...

Tulipmania
By - posted 2/12/2016
City Discoveries

Experience botanical bliss as Pier 39 comes alive with the vibrant colors of more than 39,000 blooming tulips and seasonal garden favorites during the annual Tulipmania flower festival. Tulipmania 2016 February 13-21, 2016 – Daily guided tours at 10 am Pier 39, San Francisco FREE Enjoy the flowers’ beauty and learn helpful gardening tips by taking free more...

Giants FanFest 2016
By - posted 2/10/2016
Fairs & Festivals

KNBR’s 23rd Giants FanFest takes place at AT&T Park, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. The day typically includes live KNBR broadcasts on the field, player Q&As, viewing of the World Series trophies, free player autographs, places to take photos, a kids zone and more. Expect a chance to roam the field and meet players like more...

Valentine’s Weekend Adopt-a-thon
By - posted 2/9/2016
Freebies

Celebrate this weekend of love by bringing a new love into your life during the SF SPCA’s Lonely Hearts Adoption Weekend – singles, couples and everyone in between welcomed. All cat and dog adoptions are free from February 12-14 at both San Francisco SPCA adoption centers (Mission campus and Pacific Heights campus). Lonely more...

Free Fat Tuesday Pre-Party
By - posted 2/8/2016
Celebrations

The Chapel is throwing a Mardi Gras concert with a free pre-party throughout The Chapel and The Vestry beginning at 5 pm featuring New Orleans food and drink specials, live music inside and on the street with MJ’s Brass Boppers doing a second-line, plus Fat Tuesday party beads and more. The Chapel Mardi Gras more...

El Niño Delivers… Mavericks Surf Contest is On
By - posted 2/8/2016
Fairs & Festivals

After being postponed a week because it conflicted with the Super Bowl, watch 24 of the world’s best surfers compete in the 2016 Mavericks Invitational Surf Contest which is scheduled for Friday, February 16, 2016 at Pillar Point in Half Moon Bay if conditions remain good. A big swell is forecast for more...

Fat Tuesday Block Party
By - posted 2/7/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Fillmore Street comes alive with a neighborhood-wide Mardi Gras party during the annual Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore with a free blues concert and a spectacular New Orleans-style parade. Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore – Saturday, February 6, 2016 | 4-9 pm – Tuesday, February 9, 2016 | 5 pm Fillmore Center Plaza (near Ellis), San Francisco FREE, but more...

Super Bleh
By - posted 2/5/2016
Super Bowl

It’s a Big Expensive Super Bowl Party and We’ll Cry if We Want To Almost everything surrounding Super Bowl 50 (other than the super corporate “Super Bowl City” which clogs up traffic) like the ridiculously elaborate pre-parties like Rolling Stone magazine’s annual party at the Design Center or the Playboy party in AT&T Park’s more...

“Puppy Bowl” Comes to SF
By - posted 2/2/2016
Super Bowl

Broncos vs. Panthers? Forget that… What about Schnauzers vs. Boxers? Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl” is coming to San Francisco during Super Bowl week and you can watch it live in person from February 4-7, 2016 at Gott’s Roadside in the Ferry Building. While the actual Puppy Bowl XII broadcast was filmed in more...

The Vegan Super Bowl Party
By - posted 2/2/2016
Eat & Drink

What doesn’t go together better than football and Vegans? Watch Super Bowl 50 at this awesome Vegan Tailgating Party with vegan food trucks & popup vendors, tons of big screen TVs, beer specials, vegan Mimosas, and lots and lots of vegan specials. And just like all big games, we’ve added more chairs, more more...