SF City Guides
At the 11th annual Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fair you’ll learn about the fungi of the Point Reyes National Seashore, see remarkable colors and shapes of wild mushrooms that were collected right in the park. Attend lectures, and learn about edible and poisonous mushrooms in the Bear Valley Visitor Center Auditorium. 2016 more...
It’s a New Year, so it’s time to start thinking about new ways to make San Francisco a better city. Broke Ass Stuart tipped us off to a volunteering event on January 2, 2016 that might be a step in the right direction. At the “Saint Francis Homeless Challenge” you’ll help construct a more...
Justin Bieber and his record label are in trouble with the city of San Francisco for using graffiti to market the pop star’s shitty new album, “Purpose.” The stenciled graffiti appear on sidewalks all over the city and unfortunately hasn’t washed off with the recent rains. And rather than use chalk-based more...
Rise and shine and enjoy a sunny crisp New Year’s Day Brunch picnic with bottomless mimosas, sangria & micheladas, DJs spinning killer Reggae and Dub Roots, and college football bowl games on the TVs. Enjoy mind-blowing brunch & hangover cure specials from 10+ different food trucks and pop-up vendors including spicy noodle soups of Burma, more...
If you choose to get hammered on New Year’s Eve, rest assured you can get home safely for free via bus, train or light rail if you live anywhere other than the East Bay and North Bay. Within San Francisco, get free rides on Muni all night starting at 8 pm on more...
We’re Number 2! We’re Number 2! According to a recent 10-month cross-country study by Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema, San Francisco is the second best place in all of America to get your eating out on. Sietsema even created a map of his recommended SF eateries and drinkeries including everything from Boulevard more...
So you’re saying there’s a “chance…” Due to a massive solar eruption about to hit earth, you might notice power fluctuations, radio blackouts and even GPS might be affected. But more importantly, there’s a small chance that it could make the Northern Lights visible in the Bay Area in the final days of more...
San Francisco City Guides offer free guided walking tours of many different neighborhoods in the city and will be offering a full slate of free tours on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and the day after. Have friends and relatives in town with nothing to do? Gather up the folks and show more...
Over half of all Americans received an unwanted gift last year. This year, for the first time ever, eBay is inviting people to their local mall to do something entirely new: sell. Instead of letting unwanted gifts linger at home – which more than a third of Americans have been doing more...
Traverse the city on an all day hike that will go through the major hills of San Francisco to soak in all the great views. The entire loop encompasses every kind of city and park terrain; some parts are quite steep, but much of it is flat. Meet at Martha & Brothers Coffee in Bernal Heights at more...
Think everything’s closed on Christmas Day? The Contemporary Jewish Museum is open and free, and it’s a great chance to check out the current exhibits and a few special events during this annual CJM Community Day — an admission-free, fun-for-all extravaganza. Contemporary Jewish Museum Free Admission Day Friday, December 25, 2015 | 11 more...
City Hall gets in the Christmas spirit each year Photo credit: Koji Kawano Grace Cathedral and Huntington Park Photo credit: Nob Hill Association Reach for the dome at Neiman Marcus Photo credit: Lisa Bettany The twinkling Transamerica Pyramid beckons you home Photo credit: Joel Thai The Goddess of Victory looks up to Christmas Union Square. Photo credit: Tony Onorati Time Travel more...
Peet’s will be serving complimentary brewed coffee and tea all day as a way to thank their customers and encourage you to make charitable donations on Christmas Eve. Participating Peet’s locations will be accepting donations and will match up to $750 of customer contributions to a local non-profit organization supporting their communities. Each Peet’s picks more...
In a recently released private collection of over 100,000 historical images of San Francisco from the 1850s-1970s are being seen for the first time in brand new light on OpenSFHistory.org, a program of the Western Neighborhoods Project. Photo Credit: Emiliano Echeverria/Randolph Brandt Collection via OpenHistory.org The collection, which just went online more...
