SF City Guides
SF Beer Week is a ten day celebration that showcases the Bay Area’s brewing heritage and contemporary craft beer scene. Have a pint… or a few… at over 600 events in San Francisco and the Bay Area from January 22-31, 2016. There are beer dinners, food and beer pairing events, trivia nights, beer tastings, more...
Yoga Journal Conference San Francisco is back for three days of classes and workshops, many of which are special free events open to the public. Be sure to also stop by the Yoga Marketplace products and services for healthy, balanced living, plus demos, acoustic music, community classes, AcroYoga flying sessions, and much more. 2016 Yoga more...
Become sea lion savvy and learn more about California sea lions, marine life, and bay conservation on the annual “Sea Lion Encounter,” in celebration of the anniversary of their arrival to Pier 39. The boisterous barking pinnipeds began arriving in droves shortly after the Loma Prieta earthquake hit San Francisco in October more...
Since the passing of the perpetually dilated, ground control technician-ing, androgynous British songster born David Robert Jones, aka David Bowie, aka Ziggy Stardust, aka Sacred Silversexual, aka guy surrounded by puppets in Labyrinth, earlier this week, Bay Area fans, and the entire internet, have come together to celebrate, remember, and more...
David Bowie’s art and music inspired many across the globe, and few places on earth can boast the number of freaks, space oddities, gender-benders and hot tramps than San Francisco. In true SF fa-fa-fa-fashion, we bid farewell to our favorite Starman with DJ parties, screenings of his films and cocktails named in his honor. Let’s dance and more...
Every year, we start out feeling bold and excited, when in actuality we should be realistic and probably lower our self-expectations. We start out saying ridiculous things to ourselves like, “I’m going to lose weight,” “I will eat healthier,” “I will read more books,” etc., etc., you get the idea. more...
Oakland Restaurant Week, is your opportunity to experience the trendy culinary scene everyone is talking about from January 14—24, 2016. For 10 days, top Oakland restaurants will offer special prix-fixe lunch and/or dinner menus at $20, $30, $40, and $50 price points. That’s two weekends of awesome deals to feed your inner foodie. 2016 more...
The internet was created for two things that both happen to start with the letter P; pussycat videos and, you know, the other p word that happens when two or more people and a camera really love each other. Enjoy a day full of one of these Ps (the first one) more...
On any given Saturday (provided the weather is above 50 degrees), you can either expect to feel your hair turn grey or feel energized when stepping into the craziness of Mission Dolores park. Between 5,000-10,000 people spend their weekends here, enjoying the sun, glorious views, and company of their friends. more...
America’s only festival devoted to the performance of audio works projected in three-dimensional space, The San Francisco Tape Music Festival features four distinct concerts of classic audio art and new fixed media compositions by 32 local and international composers. Hear members of the SF Tape Music Collective, along with guest composers, more...
Got an idea for a crazy, massive art project you think would look just terrible awesome in some super prominent public plaza in SF? If you act quickly, you might be able to get up to $50,000 to make your insane art dream come true. There may no longer be any empty public more...
Did you know that without fungus, we’d have no bread, cheese, beer, or wine? Or that anti-cholesterol medicine was developed from mushrooms? Come to the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair to learn all there is to know about the fascinating world of mushrooms. The three-day event features hundreds of species of local more...
Bring your pet (yes, pets are allowed) to the Bay Area Pet Expo with pet friendly exhibitors and rescue groups, and more. Bring your dog, bird or even lizard – just make sure you have proof of current immunizations (if applicable) and have your canines on a non-retractable lead. 2016 Bay Area Pet Expo – Saturday, January more...
You could curl up with a book on your couch on a rainy day. You could just lounge in your PJs all day with drinks in hand. But we’ve got some better ideas. See what kind of awesome (and cheap) shenanigans you can get yourself into on a rainy day in San Francisco. more...
Ditch running in place on the treadmill and learn some new dance moves with $5 absolute beginners’ dance classes! Try Hip Hop, Vogue & Tone, Salsa Rueda, and more. ODC’s $5 Dance Class Week January 5-10, 2016 ODC Dance Commons, 351 Shotwell St., SF $5 per class, with an RSVP required for each one. No previous more...
