SF City Guides
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...
Smithsonian Magazine’s 10th annual Museum Day takes place Saturday, September 26, 2015 as participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide will open their doors free of charge to all visitors who register for free Museum Day tickets starting on August 1, 2015. San Francisco highlights include the Chinese Historical Society, the California Historical Society, The Mexican more...
If you like lounging in the park, laughing your ass off with the distant smell of pot wafting through the air, then the 35th Annual Comedy Day might be the best way for you to spend a Sunday afternoon. The biggest single-day comedy event of the year in San Francisco is more...
Sumo is an ancient Japanese tradition and martial art and it’s coming to San Francisco at this one-of-a-kind annual event in Japantown. Watch demonstrations, meet real sumo wrestlers, learn about sumo wrestling and watch actual matches from Sumo champions, weighing up to 600 lbs, outdoors in the Japantown Peace Plaza. Photo Credit: Joseph Schell | 7×7 2015 Sumo more...
Round up your favorite folks for the ultimate family-friendly Korean-style festival, now in its seventh year. Enjoy live performances, gallery tours, art-making activities, food tastings and other experiences dedicated to Korean culture. For the festival’s feature performance, classically trained duo KABAM, who interpret Korean folk music through a contemporary lens, will more...
Come to the 13th annual fall outdoor movie night in the Presidio, Film in the Fog 2015: “Maleficent,” organized by the Presidio Trust and featuring free popcorn, pre-show live music, and food trucks. 2015 Film in the Fog Saturday, September 19, 2015 | 5:30-10 pm Main Post, Presidio, San Francisco FREE 5:30 pm: Food & Music Bring a picnic or purchase wine, more...
Celebrate Oktoberfest at SoMa StrEat Food Park and their communal picnic tables just like in Munich. Not just with awesome German microbrews and but also with The Oktoberfest Games – sausage tossing, stein holding contests and beer barrel sip and spin. The 2015 Oktoberfest Games Saturday, September 19, 2015 (11:30am to 4:30pm) SoMa StrEat more...
Get ready for another wild, wonky day of bike philanthropy, beer, bikes and bemusement as New Belgium’s Tour de Fat 2015 stops in SF with live music, strange bicycle mayhem, lots of beer, and lots of recycling and composting. 2015 Tour de Fat Saturday, September 19, 2015 | 10 am to 5 pm Lindley Meadow, Golden more...
The 5th Annual 2 Blocks of Art is an art walk featuring 75 artists in 20 locations within two blocks with exhibits ranging from photography and fashion design to woodworking and site specific sculpture on 6th Street from Market to Howard. “2 Blocks of Art” SoMa Art Walk Friday, September 18, 2015 – 4:00 pm more...
An annual worldwide event that inspires city dwellers everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good, PARK(ing) Day happens every year on the 3rd Friday in September. These city-wide pop-up mini-parks can be used as performance spaces, reading lounges or just resting places by passerbys, and is a lovely more...
On the morning of September 17, 1859, Joshua Norton walked into the office of George Fitch, editor of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin and handed Fitch a proclamation declaring himself “Emperor of these United States.” Fitch printed the proclamation in that evening’s edition. With this single act, Norton founded a borderless more...
