SF City Guides
A storytelling event perfect for a police station: Comedians tell real-life tales of how they got arrested. #HellaFunny’s Comedians with Criminal Records is a unique comedy showcase of established comedians who’ve had trouble with the law in the past. This may be the only show in America where if you don’t more...
Northern California’s largest sandcastle building event, the 34th annual Leap Sandcastle Contest is a spirited competition between teams of architects, engineers, contractors, designers and local elementary school students at Ocean Beach (just below the Cliff House). There’s also a community castle for everyone to join in to build. Leap’s 34th Annual Sandcastle Contest Saturday, October 15, more...
Seriously, what better month to find a new haunted room? Just in time for the season of screams and scares, a long-lost room has been discovered in the all-time eerie Winchester Mystery House in San Jose. The 161st Room The new “room” is an attic space that had been boarded up and was more...
San Francisco comes alive with art this October and November as ArtSpan presents the 41st Anniversary of SF Open Studios – the oldest and largest event of its kind in the country, featuring 800 artists. It’s an unrivaled opportunity for art patrons, collectors, and admirers to connect one-on-one with artists, get more...
Kick off the holiday season in Oakland with a new monthly rooftop night market: Town Social. Every second Thursday they’ll have a rotating group of food, craft, and arts vendors while local Bay Area DJs spin at their tiki bar. Town Social: Rooftop Night Market Every Second Thursday beginning October 2016 – 6 to 10pm The more...
The Golden State Warriors are getting ready for the fall season and invite you to an open practice so you can have sneak peek behind the scenes at a real practice game at Oracle Arena at 6 pm on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. > Tickets are $5 (benefiting the Warriors Community Foundation). Parking more...
The Giants have won 10 straight games when facing elimination, so after an epic 13-inning win it’s time to tie this series and send it back to Chicago. Win or Go Home: Giants vs. Cubs Tuesday, October 11, 2016 | First pitch at 5:30 pm SoMa StrEat Food Park, 428 11th Street, SF >> FREE with Facebook more...
Candidates Jane Kim and Scott Wiener debate a wide array of issues facing San Francisco in their campaign to represent the city in District 11 in the California State Senate. This event will be moderated by James Taylor, politics professor and chair of the African American Studies Dept at USF. State more...
Fleet Week Ship Tours Throughout Fleet Week, thousands of visitors climb aboard amphibious carriers, destroyers and cruisers docked all along the Embarcadero to get a glimpse into the day-to-day lives of the sailors serving in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Navy. Admission to ship tours is first-come-first served and there’s more...
Got the day off? Take a guided walk around San Francisco and learn something new about the city you love on Columbus Day. 2016 Columbus Day Walking Tours Monday, October 10, 2016 All over San Francisco FREE, but donations are greatly appreciated. 2016 Tours: 9:30 am – Japanese Tea Garden* 10:00 am – Chinatown 11:00 am – Fisherman’s Wharf: A more...
Come to one of the city’s oldest celebrations of heritage and the longest-running Italian-American parade in the nation – a bright and colorful San Francisco institution since it was established in 1868. The parade is part of the Columbus Day celebration in North Beach which also includes the long-running Columbus Day Bazaar. 2016 Italian more...
Before the 2nd Presidential debate, Funcheap hosts a special election-based team trivia live game show. It’s the ultimate opportunity to test your democratic right to game-show fun. Join the Big Quiz Thing at SoMa StrEat Food Park for an evening of political-themed multimedia team-quiz excitement. The 2016 Election Game Show Spectacular with Funcheap and The Big Quiz more...
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront and Dogpatch for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week airshow and festival. 35th Annual San Francisco Fleet Week October 3 – 10, 2016 San Francisco FREE Much more than just the Blue Angels, this yearly festival and more...
For one night, drop your relations, your work, your leisure, and all your usual motives for movement and action, and let yourself be drawn by the chase. Journey to the End of the Night is an annual free street game / scavenger hunt of epic proportions with nearly 2,000 people participating, more...
Noriega Street will be home to the 3rd Annual Ocean Beach Music and Art Festival (formerly Outer Noriega Street Fair) featuring a slew of live music on six stages, live art, and a pumpkin patch too. 2016 Ocean Beach Music & Art Festival Saturday, October 8, 2016 | 11 am to 7 pm Noriega between more...
