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Bastille Day Block Party
By - posted 7/12/2015
Celebrations

Bastille Day at an Irish Pub? Mais oui, laddy? The Irish Bank celebrates 2015 Bastille Day with a block party on Bush (at Mark Lane) from 5 pm to midnight on July 14, 2015. Bastille Day Block Party Tuesday, July 14, 2015 | 5pm The Irish Bank, 10 Mark Lane, SF FREE – Admission is free more...

Free SF Symphony Concert at Pier 27
By - posted 7/12/2015
Get Out: Events

The San Francisco Symphony presents their annual free outdoor concert taking place at Pier 27 at noon on Sunday,  July 12, 2015. In 2015, Bryce Dessner, of acclaimed indie rock group The National, joins the San Francisco Symphony for a performance of his original orchestral work, St. Carolyn by the Sea. Free SF Symphony more...

Blindfolded Photography Challenge
By - posted 7/11/2015
Artsy Fartsy

Come out to Palace of Fine Arts and delve into the fun of art making without sight. Challenge the way you look at the world – use your intuition, instinct and your other senses to capture the beauty all around you. Blind Photography Challenge: Photo Walk in Blindfolds Sunday, July 12, 2015 – 1:00 more...

Free Slurpee Saturday
By - posted 7/11/2015
Freebies

Every year on July 11 (7-11… get it??), 7-Eleven celebrates its birthday with Free Slurpee Day by giving away free small Slurpees at 7-Elevens all over the country including about 400 stores right here in the Bay Area from 11 am to 7 pm on Saturday, July 11, 2015. Also, in 2015, if you more...

Speakeasy Tea Party by the Lake
By - posted 7/11/2015
Artsy Fartsy

Come get classy and jazzy out by the lake. That’s right, the ladies of Cuddlefish are jetting over the pond and hosting a salon-style tea party at Lake Merritt in Oakland. Gangsters, flappers, lounge singers and movie stars are welcome and 1920/’30s/Speakeasy attire encouraged. This is a classy affair, so grab your long more...

The Mongolian Sports Festival
By - posted 7/10/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Explore the culture and heritage of Mongolia at this annual folk music, dance and food celebration. Most people come to see the traditional Mongolian wrestling (make sure to check out the wrestlers’ amazing underoos) along with demonstrations of archery and tug of war. Mongolian Naadam Festival Saturday, July 11, 2015 | Noon more...

Giant 15 Foot Puppets Invade SF
By - posted 7/10/2015
Artsy Fartsy

Huge, 15ft puppets constructed from cardboard and rigged for performance will be on view at Heron Arts’ 3,500 square foot space from 7-10 pm at July 11, 2015. Titled Ass Kicking Contest, this immersive experience comes to you from the compulsory creative Wayne White. The hand-cut puppets crafted out of cardboard were engineered by more...

Bastille Day 2015 Party Guide
By - posted 7/9/2015
Celebrations

The Fillmore Salsa Festival
By - posted 7/8/2015
Fairs & Festivals

The 6th Annual Salsa Festival on the Fillmore in San Francisco is a free, two-day extravaganza featuring salsa lessons, live music, and a free huge outdoor dance party at the Fillmore Center Plaza. 2015 Salsa Festival on the Fillmore Friday-Saturday, July 10-11, 2015 | 6:30-10 pm Fillmore Center Plaza. 1475 Fillmore St. San Francisco FREE Friday night band: Orquesta Callao Saturday night band: Los more...

Market Street Music Festival
By - posted 7/7/2015
Fairs & Festivals

This free annual outdoor music festival puts on over 140 free lunchtime concerts of all styles from July to October in over 15 different public plazas stretched from the Embarcadero through the Castro. Funcheap is proud to be a media sponsor of the 2015 festival. 2015 “People in Plazas” Market Street Music Festival July more...

57¢ Pancake Day
By - posted 7/6/2015
Deals

Now that you’ve celebrated America’s birthday, it’s time to celebrate IHOP’s. On July 7, 2015, IHOP restaurants are rolling back the price to 57¢ for their Original Buttermilk Pancake Short Stacks (that’s 3 pancakes). Stop by your local participating IHOP from 7 am-7 pm to join the celebration. IHOP’s 57¢ Pancake Day | 57th more...

Free de Young Museum Day
By - posted 7/6/2015
Artsy Fartsy

Founded in 1895 in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is a landmark art museum to showcase the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific. The museum was designed by the renowned Swiss architecture more...

Banksy’s Rat Leaving San Francisco Soon
By - posted 7/5/2015
Artsy Fartsy

836M Gallery brought Banksy’s “Haight Street Rat” back to the city of its origins after it was almost lost due to anti-graffiti laws. July 11, 2015 is your last chance to check out this legendary work up close and personal. Photo Credit: Gabrielle Lurie va. S.F. Examiner The owner of The Red Victorian, which more...

A Final Show for SF’s Legendary Carol Doda
By - posted 7/5/2015
Get Out: Events

After over 50 years of entertaining the masses, Carol Doda is showing off her skills (but probably keeping her top on) on the Tupelo stage for one final blow out of a show on Monday, July 6, 2015. From The Condor to Tupelo, watch as Carol and friends take stage to more...

Free Oakland Harbor Boat Tours
By - posted 7/5/2015
Get Out: Events

The Port of Oakland is pleased to offer free harbor tours from June through October 2015 on the historic USS Potomac located at 540 Water Street (at Clay Street) in Jack London Square. See up close some of the world’s largest cranes aboard this 90-minute educational tour of the Oakland seaport. more...