SF City Guides
Concert Raptor is like a little concert angel who gets tickets for awesome sold out shows, and then makes you solve riddles to try to win the tickets. Last weekend he hosted a big scavenger hunt for Outside Lands wristbands at Dolores Park that hundreds signed up for. This time, the more...
On August 1, 2015, the SFMTA is launching a new historic streetcar line along the length of the Embarcadero, directly connecting AT&T Park and Caltrain Station to Fisherman’s Wharf and the northeast waterfront. The service, known as the “E Embarcadero,” will operate on Saturdays and Sundays only from 10 a.m. to more...
3Girls Theatre Company Presents The 4th Annual New Works Festival honoring Risky Women Having Fun and Wreaking Havoc. This free week-long festival calls attention to the need for women who break rules and defy the norm. For 2015 the festival will re-stage the finalists from 3GT’s Salon Reading Series and produce performances of more...
From the man who brought you Quiz in my Pants and Tech Trivia, one of the earliest contestants of Family Double Dare, Captain Joe will be hitting you with nostalgic ’90s trivia. And for some reason this week “The Goonies” (from 1985, people) qualifies as “’90s.” But we won’t ask more...
In honor of National Ice Cream Sandwich Day on August 2, you can score free It’s-It ice cream sandwiches at two locations in San Francisco. Free It’s-It Ice Cream Sandwich Day Sunday, August 2, 2015 Fort Mason: 1-2 pm (where exactly in Fort Mason? They didn’t say) Dolores Park: 2:30-3:30 pm Free, while supplies last… we hope more...
The 13th Annual Jerry Day is an annual civic and cultural event that celebrates one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time and San Francisco native son, Jerry Garcia and his Excelsior roots. The all day concert and festival takes place at the appropriately named “Jerry Garcia Amphitheater” in McLaren Park. Jam more...
The Nihonmachi Street Fair considers itself the original “melting pot” of street fairs, with many aspects of Asian-Pacific American life—and San Francisco’s cultural life—expressed through performance, tradition, art, music, food, and community outreach and service. Over 30,000 festival attendees have made their way to the fair in past years. Expect Hawaiian more...
The Delta Aquarids is an average shower that can produce up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by comets Marsden and Kracht. The shower runs annually from July 12 to August 23. Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak: July 27-30, 2015 | Approximately midnight to more...
The Stern Grove Festival has been throwing free concerts in the park every summer since 1938. If you don’t mind arriving early to spread out your blanket to stake your spot, it’s an excellent relaxing Sunday in a beautiful park setting to hear free performances from top touring acts and local more...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
