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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...

SF’s Graffiti Arts Festival
By - posted 7/16/2015
Artsy Fartsy

Each year, the Urban Youth Arts Festival sets up about 1,000 square feet of portable wall space in Precita Park for artists of all ages to express themselves. 19th Annual Urban Youth Arts Festival Saturday, July 18, 2015 | 12-6 pm Precita Park (Precita Ave. & Alabama St.), SF FREE In 2015, the theme is “Collective Lands more...

The Bay Area’s Summer Blues
By - posted 7/16/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Although we’re thousands of miles from Chicago and Memphis, we’re getting close to our San Francisco “summer” and that means bring on the blues! 2015 Bay Area Summer Blues Festivals   6th Annual Blues & Brews July 17-18 | FREE | Petaluma Come enjoy an afternoon of free blues concerts, along with craft beer tastings and activities more...

2015 Anime Festival & Cosplay Gathering
By - posted 7/16/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Whether you are an anime fan, cosplayer, or just want to meet up with your friends, come and enjoy fun games and contests with special guest Reika at the 2015 Anime Festival & Cosplay Gathering. Roam around for photoshoots and enjoy what SF Japantown has to offer. 2015 Anime Festival & Cosplay Gathering Saturday, July 18, 2015 | more...

Exploring SF’s Hidden Springs & Creeks
By - posted 7/14/2015
City Discoveries

Which is more likely in San Francisco: wading through a creek or through traffic? Under the right circumstances, either is possible to do. This will be the first of three summer talks partnering with the Exploratorium Bay Observatory Gallery. Exploring SF’s Natural Springs & Creeks Wednesday, July 15, 2015 | 7pm The Exploratorium Bay more...

“MEX I AM” Free Mexican Cultural Festival
By - posted 7/14/2015
Fairs & Festivals

“MEX I AM” is the first festival of its kind in the Bay Area, showcasing the best performing arts, culture, and ideas from Mexico. This multi-disciplinary festival will feature some of the best Mexican performers from various genres and traditions, as well as presentations from some of the most influential Mexicans in more...