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Berkeley Kite Festival
By - posted 7/26/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Kites aren’t just for kids any more. Experience the artistry of modern kite flying at the 30th Annual Berkeley Kite Festival & West Coast Kite Championships. You’ll find something for everyone, from the giant creature kites as big as houses, to the free kite making and free candy drops for kids. 2015 Berkeley more...

The San Francisco Marathon
By - posted 7/25/2015
Fairs & Festivals

See your favorite runner or cheer all of them on as they get closer to the finish line of the San Francisco Marathon on Sunday, July 26, 2015 which starts at (gulp) 5:30 am. The annual Health & Fitness Expo takes place on Friday and Saturday, July 24-25, 2015. The San Francisco Marathon more...

4th Annual SF Circus Festival
By - posted 7/25/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Bring the family to the 4th Annual Circus Festival where Circus Bella and Prescott Circus Theatre will delight with their acrobatic performance at 1:45 pm on Sunday, July 26, 2015. 4th Annual Circus Festival Sunday, July 26, 2015 – 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm NOW Hunters Point | Jennings St and Cargo Way, SF Free, but more...

How to Beat BART’s Transbay Closure
By - posted 7/25/2015
City Insight

There will be no BART train service between San Francisco and East Bay on August 1-2 and September 5-7, 2015. BART will close the West Oakland Station and will not run trains between West Oakland and Embarcadero stations the first weekend in August and during Labor Day weekend while they repair more...

“Light” Festival at the Shipyard
By - posted 7/24/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Get illuminated at The San Francisco Shipyard for “Light” –  an evening of glass blowing, fireside cooking, craft illumination, and shadow artistry under a starry San Francisco sky. Light Saturday, July 25, 2015 – 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm The SF Shipyard | 11 Innes Court, San Francisco, CA Free, but registration is requested. You’ll get more...

Pedalfest 2015
By - posted 7/22/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Pedalfest 2015 rolls into Jack London Square to celebrate all-things cycling at the Bay Area’s finest bicycle festival featuring handmade and vintage bike shows, Unicycle Basketball, a bicycle rodeo, BMX performances, bike powered live music, bike raffles, U.S. Bicycling Olympian Meet & Greet and more. This annual event packs the waterfront with more than 20,000 biking more...

The Summer of Free Circus Festivals
By - posted 7/21/2015
Fun & Games

CANCELED: SF’s Ginger Pride Festival
By - posted 7/20/2015
Get Out: Events

Event update: The SF Parks & Rec Department has let us know this is an unpermitted event at Dolores Park and will need to be canceled. The good news is that there’s a Ginger Pride after party at Monarch at 9pm that is free and still happening! Calling all redheads (and those more...

Free See’s Lollypop Day
By - posted 7/19/2015
Freebies

Celebrate National Lollypop Day with See’s Candies by stopping by any See’s Candies shop on Monday, July 20, 2015 for a free lollypop with no purchase necessary. Free Lollypop Day Monday, July 20, 2015 See’s Candies FREE There are four See’s in San Francisco including locations in Embarcadero Center, on Market Street, in Stonestown, and in more...

The Hidden Pianos of Golden Gate Park
By - posted 7/19/2015
Only in San Francisco

Sunset Piano brings its public piano project to the SF Botanical Garden this summer for twelve days only from July 9 – 20, 2015. The Garden becomes the city’s own outdoor concert hall and everyone is invited to play and listen. You are encouraged to seek out one of the twelve pianos tucked more...

National Ice Cream Day Festival
By - posted 7/18/2015
Eat & Drink

Come celebrate our favorite dreamy treat with Funcheap at SoMa StrEat Food Park on National Ice Cream Day. We’ve got a full summer day of fun and festivities for the whole family lined up, and yeah, ice cream… soooo much ice cream! National Ice Cream Day Festival Sunday, July 19, 2015 | 11 am to more...

Outside Lands Scavenger Hunt
By - posted 7/18/2015
Win Stuff

Missed out on Outside Lands tickets this year, and you just gotta gotta have ’em… and you don’t mind working a little bit for them? We found this guy online named ariel (neither a promoter, nor a mermaid) who also goes by “Concert Raptor” trying to spread the gift of great more...

Renegade Craft Fair
By - posted 7/18/2015
Fairs & Festivals

The Renegade Craft Fair returns to San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center with a bigger fair than ever for 2015 taking over both Festival Pavilion and Herbst Pavilion, featuring a curated selection of the best indie-craft and DIY artisans from all over the Bay Area. Renegade Craft Fair: San Francisco July 18-19, 2015 | 11am to 6pm Fort Mason Center, more...

Free Coffee Days
By - posted 7/18/2015
Freebies

Get your mugs ready, San Francisco – the San Francisco Department of the Environment will be serving free coffee to anyone who brings their own reusable coffee mug to promote composting and recycling within the San Francisco community. Coffee starts pouring at 7:30 am in Justin Herman Plaza from July 20-July 22, 2015. Show them more...

Mutant Human-Power Vehicle Rally
By - posted 7/17/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Experience the adventure as dozens of mutant human-powered vehicles race up and down Vallejo’s Mare Island during the 4th Annual Obtainium Cup. The road rally is fraught with challenges: Zombies, Flying Monkeys, Mad Hatters, Robots… Can these intrepid heroes survive? Come to Vallejo and find out. 2015 Obtainium Cup: Contraptor’s Rally Sunday, July 19, 2015 | 1-9 more...