SF City Guides
While most of the cars on the highway inch along in traffic, and drivers are zoned out with a bad mood plastered on their faces, JaVonne Hatfield dances happily for anyone who glances out their front windshield. Photo credit KALW Photo credit: Amanda Mulay via Twitter “The Man with the Heart” has more...
Photo credit: french + tye Onlookers, be warned. Every afternoon the washing machine church (aka Saint Mary’s Cathedral) on Geary and Gough boasts a free peep show. I’m not talking about an actual peep show, but the shadow that falls delicately on the side of church in the afternoon certainly resembles the side of more...
The big official opening of the Alamo Drafthouse at the Mission Theater isn’t until this weekend’s Star Wars movies, but they’ve quietly opened up in advance with a series of strange $5 movies. Monday night see “The Funtastic World of Santasploitation” presented by the American Genre Film Archive. We’ve raided the American more...
Playing to sold out houses all over the world, Potted Potter – The Unauthorized Harry Experience takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books (and a real life game of Quidditch) into one hilarious 70 minute live show. Even if you don’t know the difference between a Horcrux and a more...
Calling all padawan artists and doodlers… We’re big fans of Star Wars (who isn’t?) and we’re big fans of art. You may have heard we’re also kind of into tasty food and quality cocktails. So we were excited when Victory Hall combined all four of those things to create their first event in more...
Stargazers look directly up tonight (away from city lights) to see a spectacular meteor light show originating from the Comet 3200 Phaethon in the constellation Gemini (looking south, almost overhead). The peak nights of the 2015 Geminid meteor shower are expected to be on December 13-14 (night of December 13 till more...
Urban Air Market returns to Pier 70 for their first holiday season marketplace, featuring 125+ sustainable design brands and makers of apparel, accessories, home goods, art, and body products from 11 am to 5 pm on Sunday, December 13, 2015. 2015 Holiday “Urban Air Market” Sunday, December 13, 2015 | 11am to 5pm Pier more...
The Golden Gate Knights, a group of Star Wars fans and lightsaber battle experts will be running through their final practice class in advance of performances all over San Francisco next week when Star Wars VII opens. The practice performance day takes place at LEVYStudio and we’re told the public is more...
Celebrate Hanukkah 2015 with the 41st annual lighting of the 25 foot tall mahogany Bill Graham Menorah in Union Square. Lighting ceremonies take place from December 6-13, 2015, at approximately 5 pm on most days (Friday is at 3 pm and Saturday is at 7 pm). This San Francisco tradition, the brainchild of rock more...
The Santa Skivvies Run is a festive romp through the Castro benefiting San Francisco AIDS Foundation when you can watch hundreds of bods drop trou, don Santa hats and reindeer antlers and help raise funds to support the free and local services of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Although it costs upwards of $50 more...
Celebrate in festive Filipino style at the annual Parol Lantern Festival & Parade, held in Yerba Buena Gardens and Jessie Square, where you can watch traditional, star-shaped Filipino Christmas lanterns called parols march along Yerba Buena Lane, along with live music, art, games and performances. 13th Annual Parol Lantern Festival and Parade Saturday, more...
The “Tom and Jerry” Christmas House on 21st street in the Castro is a free spectacle for all who need some extra Christmas crack spirit in their lives. Or maybe a minor heart attack from bright light exposure. The house remains decorated with an insane amount of Christmas lights until more...
The Olate Dogs are the winning participants from Season 7 of America’s Got Talent, scooping up the $1,000,000 prize and headlining The Palazzo in Las Vegas. Led by Richard Olate and his son Nicholas Olate, the Olate Dogs are a high-energy, fast-paced canine theatrical act filled with amazing dog tricks, human more...
Circus Center’s annual Winter Showcase features students studying aerial acts, acrobatics, and clowning, demonstrating amazing acts such as Chinese pole, tissu, straps, hoop, rope, swinging trapeze, static trapeze, flying trapeze and more. 2015 Circus Center’s Winter Showcase – Saturday, December 12 | 7:30 pm – Sunday, December 13 | 3 pm Circus Center, 755 Frederick St, San more...
“SantaCon” or “Santarchy” is San Francisco’s annual city-wide Santas-only pub crawl happening on Saturday, December 12, 2015. This flash mob-type event brings together hundreds of slightly sober people dressed in Santa costumes parading around the city, visiting landmarks (like walking down Lombard Street) drinking at bars, and causing general mayhem. And just so more...
