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News Flash: San Francisco is Bike Crazy
By - posted 4/15/2016
City Insight

Photo Credit: Daniel Watson-Weller @ Streets of San Francisco Bike Tours On April 15, 2016 San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) published its annual San Francisco Bicycle Count Report for the year 2015 which unsurprisingly showed that more people are bicycling as the city’s bike network continues to expand and more safety projects break more...

Record Store Day 2016
By - posted 4/14/2016
Celebrations

Major and independent label artists alike have special, vinyl-only limited edition releases available on the third Saturday in April, a.k.a. Record Store Day. Amoeba, Aquarius, Rasputin, and dozens of record stores in the Bay Area will take part in the celebration. There will some local stores with special events with DJ sets and giveaways. 2016 Record Store more...

Funcheap’s 1st Ever East Bay Comedy Show
By - posted 4/14/2016
Get Out: Events

Funcheap and #HellaFunny head to Berkeley for its first ever East Bay Pop-Up Comedy Takeover. If you’re obsessed with awesome coffee, you’ll love that we’re taking over the brand new Algorithm Coffee Co. and converting it into a pop-up comedy club for one weekend. We’ve hand-picked some of the Bay Area’s best comedians more...

The San Francisco “Now Festival” 2016
By - posted 4/13/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Come on out April 16-22, 2016 to co-create the best possible version of the panhandle community for one extraordinary week during the NOW Spring Festival taking over the neighborhoods around San Francisco’s iconic Panhandle (plus a few all over the city). Experience some of their 50+ events featuring silent discos, music, games, yoga, discussions, more...

Friday Nights at the De Young 2016 Kickoff
By - posted 4/12/2016
Get Out: Events

Friday Nights at the de Young is a free weekly after-hours art “happening” in the museum’s public spaces. The event has a new theme every week, but typically includes an eclectic mix of live music, dance performances, film screenings, panel discussions, lectures, artist demos, hands-on art activities, and more. Plus, the observation tower more...

The Mermaids of San Francisco
By - posted 4/12/2016
Only in San Francisco

The Mermaid Atlantis and her pod Norcal Narwhals, invite you to swim like a fish at pools all over the Bay Area. Who is invited? Any one who can swim. Any age, gender, etc are welcome to swim with our Mer Pod. Please be safe, we are not life guards or more...

Meet the SF Zoo’s Brand New Baby Giraffe
By - posted 4/12/2016
Only in San Francisco

The San Francisco Zoo & Gardens recently welcomed a new addition to the giraffe family, a female calf born Friday, April 8, 2016 at 9:40 am in the Bernard Osher Foundation Giraffe Barn. Mother, Barbro, and her calf are in excellent condition. The calf stood up and took her first steps more...

Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day
By - posted 4/10/2016
Freebies

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s, and you know what that means… free ice cream for you. As long as you don’t mind waiting in really long lines, almost all Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shops in the Bay Area (and around the world, for that matter) more...

Free Grilled Cheese Day
By - posted 4/10/2016
Eat & Drink

Tillamook and The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen are teaming up to give away free grilled cheese at The American’s South Park Location during an after-hours celebration and cookbook signing. Free Grilled Cheese Day Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm American Grilled Cheese Kitchen | 1 South Park Ave, San more...

See The Future of Crazy Flying Robots
By - posted 4/10/2016
Geeks

After their first take-off in Switzerland around 12 years ago, electric powered quadrotors and multi-copters have become a highly desired toy and professional tool for many applications. Flying Robots Symposium Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – 4:00 pm Mezzanine | 444 Jessie Street, San Francisco, CA Free, but an RSVP is required. Advanced autonomous flying robots more...

Breakdancing Battles Take Over The Mission
By - posted 4/10/2016
Get Out: Events

The BBoy Connection Jam is back with free dance classes, lock and pop showcases, DJs, graffiti art, dance and cypher battles and more during Sunday Streets 2016 Kick-Off in the Mission District. The BBoy Connection Jam Sunday, April 10, 2016 | 11 am to 4 pm Valencia and Hill St. (Near 21st), Mission Dist. more...

“Sunday Streets” SF’s Massive Block Party
By - posted 4/9/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Sunday Streets (April – November 2016) is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration and five hour street party where the streets are closed to vehicles, so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, yogis, and everyone except for cars can take over the streets for an afternoon. New to 2016, Sunday Streets more...

Fire Spinning Soirée at Ocean Beach
By - posted 4/9/2016
Celebrations

A few folks are getting together on Ocean Beach to celebrate life. How does this sound? An amazing bonfire, fire and LED poi performers, the sunset, the beach, some of your favorite drinks and good music. Get dirty (with sand) and party with some cool San Franciscan peeps. Please note the rescheduled date, originally April 9th more...

Muralists “Erase” the U.S./Mexico Border Wall
By - posted 4/8/2016
Artsy Fartsy

r/SF hosts the San Francisco edition live stream event for “Borrando la Frontera”, a three state wide coordinated public art project by Ana Teresa Fernandez. Borrando la Frontera” Live Stream Saturday, April 9, 2016 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Residence/SF | 3338 24th St., San Francisco, CA FREE Fernandez will work remotely with arts more...

The San Francisco Comedy Crawl
By - posted 4/8/2016
Get Out: Events

Get your comedy fix all in one night with 20+ stand up comedians performing four shows in four rooms all along 16th Street in the heart of the Mission with drink specials, free snacks and giveaways. San Francisco Spring Comedy Crawl Friday, April 8, 2016 | 6pm to 11pm Four venues on or more...