SF City Guides
Throughout Fleet Week, thousands of visitors climb aboard amphibious carriers, destroyers and cruisers docked along the waterfront 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. All ship tours are free of charge, but everyone is subject to search and more...
Enjoy bite-sized 30-minute sampler classes for just $5 at Alonzo King Lines Ballet from 11:30 am to 5 pm on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Never tried a ballet class? Want to get a taste of tango? How about a Middle Eastern dance class? There are nearly 30 dance classes scheduled including ballet, jazz, hip 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.
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. 2015 Italian more...
Attend a sunrise guided tour through Muir Woods National Monument. While the early hour may seem uncivilized, if not down-right obscene, sunrise is a particularly beautiful time to visit an old-growth redwood forest. You’ll learn about the local plant and animal residents (more likely seen in early morning), all of whom more...
The world-renowned Noriega Street will be home to the 2nd Annual Ocean Beach Music and Art Festival (formerly Outer Noriega Street Fair) featuring six stages, over 10 food vendors, two beer gardens, over 20 live music acts, live art installations, a kids zone, a mobile petting zoo, and a pumpkin patch. 2015 Ocean Beach more...
The NorCal Corgi Con is a wonderfully bizarre beach day event for dogs (and their pawrents) bringing together thousands of enthusiastic Corgis, their owners and wannabes too on Ocean Beach directly across from the Beach Chalet from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, October 10, 2015. The day will be back with more...
Use secret code FUNCHEAP to get $15 tickets to Ray of Light’s new musical “LIZZIE” along with a complimentary beer. Exclusive for Funcheapers America’s favorite axe-wielding double-murderess comes to the Ray of Light stage for a rocking Bay Area premiere. LIZZIE (September 25 – October 17) imagines the story behind the legendary murderess more...
Can Broke Ass Stuart fix San Francisco? Will Mayor Ed Lee retain his mayoral post? Find out for yourself as the League of Women Voters San Francisco hosts a comprehensive candidate forum for the San Francisco Mayoral election. The candidates will answer questions from the League of Women Voters of San Francisco and the more...
Come skate, drink, and mingle with Coffee Meets Bagel (a new dating app) at the Church of 8 Wheels. They’re throwing their first ever roller disco, right here in SF on Tuesday, October 6 from 8-10pm. Coffee Meets Disco Roller Disco Tuesday, October 6, 2015 | 8pm to 10pm Church of 8 Wheels, 554 Fillmore 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.
Celebrate Filipino American history and culture at the Asian Art Museum’s annual festival featuring free admission, art displays, music, dance, stories and other performances. 2015 Filipino American History Month Celebration Sunday, October 4, 2015 | 10:30 am to 4 pm Asian Art Museum, 100 Larkin St., San Francisco FREE – RSVP on Facebook The 2015 theme, “Ugnayan Lahi,” is the weaving more...
A huge daytime costume party, the Castro Street Fair is once again filling the streets of the Castro with several stages of entertainment, unique costumes, art and food. Bring a little of your inner freak to the festivities and experience a full day of live music, strange performances, DJs, an urban more...
October 2-4 marks the 2015 rendition of one of the largest (and free-est) music festivals in the country. Be one of over 750,000 attendees at San Francisco’s own Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 Three days, seven stages, over 100 artists Friday-Sunday, October 2-4, 2015 Hellman Hollow, Lindley & Marx meadows in Golden Gate more...
San Francisco City Guides offers dozens of free guided walking tours, all over the city, throughout the year. But things get special during the months of May and October each year, when the San Francisco weather is particularly pleasant, City Guides add a slate of rare neighborhood explorations to its year more...
