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Drone photographer Beto “Mooncricket” Lopez (who also happens to be an awesome breakdancing rollerskater) shot this drone footage of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in 2013. It’s only when you get up high do realize how enormously huge this festival is. October 2-4 marks the 2015 rendition of one of the largest (and free-est) more...
Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day; everyone also knows that people love selfies. Leveraging state-of-the-art technology, the marketing geniuses at Holiday Inn Express combined the two to bring the ‘Pancake Selfie Express’ to San Francisco’s Pier 41 from 2-8 pm on October 2-3, 2015. World’s more...
See the historic Fort Point by the light of candles and stars on this evening tour with a park ranger as your guide. Candlelight tours are available Saturday evenings (6:30pm) during the months of November to February. UPDATE: All November & December Dates are FULL Reservations are required by phone to (415) more...
For four shows only, use secret code FUNCHEAP to get $15 tickets to Ray of Light’s new musical “LIZZIE.” 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 (allegedly) & 1892 tabloid more...
Like Marvin Gaye? Stevie Wonder? The Temptations? Funcheap and Stroy Moyd team up to bring you #HellaMotown aka the Biggest Motown Dance Party in San Francisco. Bring your Thursday night dancing shoes and join DJ Josef with an F (SF) and DJ Spin (London) to bust-a-move, start a soul train and shake what yo mama more...
Choreographer and aerial site-artist Jo Kreiter presents an off the ground dance production suspended between buildings in a Tenderloin alley. Needles to Thread: Dancing Along These Lines in Continuum Alley is the third in a trilogy of site-specific aerial dances about urban poverty, Needles to Thread takes on the issue of more...
Lace up your sneakers and get ready to join A Runner’s Mind for a challenge truly unique to SF, The Great Cable Car Chase. The Great Cable Car Chase The Last Tuesday of Every Month | 7pm A Runner’s Mind, 3575 Sacramento Street FREE but RSVP Required Includes snacks to fuel your run, and refreshments more...
Photographer Toby Harriman just happened to be in the right place at the right time to take this amazingly beautiful shot of the Golden Gate Bridge kissed by Karl the Fog. One those rare moments when your in the right spot at the right time. #AlwaysSF #SanFranc… http://t.co/qApTUYj6oD pic.twitter.com/QIytPg1Lzu — Toby Harriman more...
Thanks to an optical illusion in the sky, the moon will appear bigger and brighter than normal in the San Francisco Bay Area in the night, during what astronomers call a “supermoon.” Photo credit. David Yu. There’s also a total eclipse of the moon on the night of September 27-28, 2015. more...
Bay Area Bold Festival is a community celebration day packed with music, dance, film, multimedia talks, and interactive artistic and cultural performances from Bay Area Bold partners and festival participants. 2015 Bay Area Bold Festival Saturday, September 26, 2015 | 11 am to 5:30 pm Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco FREE, more...
Heroes and villains battle (and party) together within an urban theatrical landscape during an all-day street fair filled with seven stages of DJs and Burning Man-style entertainment, a sexy Superheroine Burlesque Show, comic exhibits, a Hero vs Villain Kostume Kontest, food trucks amazing art and more. 2015 Superhero Street Fair Saturday, September 26, 2015 | 1-11 more...
Experience a fun outdoor party on Crissy Field with DJs, food trucks and a chance to win Cotopaxi gear. But most importantly you’ll get to hang out with two Llamas (Coto and Paxi) who are in SF this weekend to take selfies with. The “Questival “kick-off party is free and open more...
Want to be involved behind the scenes of one of San Francisco’s most amazing free events? The 2015 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival is one of the great gifts given to the city each year, and you can give back by choosing to volunteer for a shift (or two) to help more...
In the wake of the devastating Valley Fire, the Academy is offering free admission to residents of areas affected by the disaster—including Lake, Napa, and Sonoma counties. Through September 30, 2015, residents from the following zip codes will be granted free admission with proof of residency: 95422, 95435, 95443, 95457, more...
