SF City Guides
The San Francisco Yerba Buena Chapter of the California Native Plant Society’s 11th annual Native Plant Garden Tour happens from 11 am to 3 pm Sunday April 24, 2016. 11th Annual Native Plant Garden Tour Sunday, April 24, 2016 – 11:00 am to 3:00 pm All Over San Francisco FREE > Printable Garden Map (PDF) The free, self-guided tour is more...
Get ready for a fully legal, closed course bike race in the Mission District. Mission Crit features two 120 degree turns. Spectating should be good and harrowing. The rules? No brakes, no levers, no lights no water bottles (don’t worry, you won’t have time to take a sip anyway). To get a feel more...
Get dressed in your greatest purple and come to the Church of 8 Wheels this weekend and “Let’s Go Crazy” as you celebrate the life of Prince. Doors will open for this Roller Disco Tribute to Prince at Sacred Heart Church on Fell and Fillmore on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 7 pm and more...
The Dutch community in San Francisco invites you to celebrate King’s Day 2016 near the Murphy Windmill on the south end of Golden Gate Park. King’s Day, the biggest national celebration in the Netherlands, is returning once again to San Francisco. Dutch King’s Day San Francisco will be a fun-filled day with music, more...
Photo: Toke of the Town via SF WeeklyLet’s file this one under “unofficial.” There’s no permits issued; it’s not really legal, but usually the city tends to turn a blind eye when thousands turn up on Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park on April 20th each year for a giant smoke out. more...
Following a huge outpouring of support on Twitter, the lights of San Francisco’s City Hall will turn Purple in tribute to the cultural and musical legacy of Prince tonight at approximately 8 pm on April 21, 2016. Read the official word form City Hall on Twitter. Thank you to everyone to contacted city hall more...
We’re so sad to say goodbye to Prince way too early. He was JUST here rocking out four epic shows less than two months ago. So many song lyrics and song titles come to mind. But we’ll leave it with #NothingCompares2U. The Purple One had a history of great shows in San more...
Come in and close out the week-long NOW Festival with a kick ass secret dance party. Glow sticks? Bring em. Costumes? You bet. Glow Poi? Yes, please. Where is this happening? It’s a secret… Keep an eye on their Facebook and Instagram pages for the location. Kick Ass Secret Midnight Dance Party Friday, April more...
Are you ready to experience San Francisco’s first Gladiator-Style Guinness World Record 1,000 Man Pie Fight? Join and enter an all-out pie war battlefield while help raising awareness and funds for a new, local non-profit. Will this event actually take place? Who knows! Funcheap has no idea if this is just more...
Join BART for the annual free BART Blue Sky Festival at Justin Herman Plaza, thanking those who ride BART and recognizing eco-friendly Bay Area leaders, just in time for Earth Day. 6th Annual BART Blue Sky Festival Wednesday, April 20, 2016 | 11 am to 1:30 pm Justin Herman Plaza, SF FREE You’ll find environmental info and giveaways from more...
Twenty years have passed since the San Francisco Main Library first opened its doors to great acclaim on April 18, 1996, and that anniversary is being celebrated with more than 20 lively programs, events and exhibits. Today, the Main is busier than ever, greeting more than 1.8 million visitors each year, more...
When the earthquake hit on April 18, 1906, it did so in the wee hours at 5:12 am. The cast iron Lotta’s Fountain on Market Street became a crucial meeting point and is now known as SF’s oldest surviving monument. Every year since, city officials and some survivors (and there are a dwindling more...
The 2016 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, celebrating its 49th year, is said to be the second largest festival outside of Washington, D.C.. Each year, over 200,000 people attend this dazzling display celebrating the blooming of cherry blossoms at one of three remaining Japantowns in the United States. The Grand Parade will more...
“ZeroDB” is back for another BART party on April 17, 2016. For this round, they have Wormhole residents DJs Duffrey and Krakinov holding it down. Silent Disco Party on BART “ZeroDB” Sunday, April 17, 2016 – 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm Meet at Ashby BART | 3100 Adeline St, Berkeley, CA 94703 Photo credit: Kenny Hoff via ravewithfifer.com How it more...
DogFest 2016 is a mutt-tastic festival at one of the most dog-friendly parks in the city and the biggest dog event in San Francisco. 9th Annual DogFest Saturday, April 16, 2016 | 11 am to 4 pm Duboce Park, Duboce and Steiner, SF FREE, but pre-registration ($20) is typically required for your dog to compete Watch doggies compete for more...
