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Noise Pop's 20th Street Block Party is Back for 2022Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party is Back for 2022
By - posted 10/15/2022
Community, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, San Francisco, Sponsored

Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party is back and taking over the Mission in a new location with live music, food trucks, local vendors, and more on October 15, 2022. The event is FREE with RSVP, but you can snag Headliner Experience passes if you want go baller. This year’s community more...

SF's New Pop-Up Outdoor Roller Disco for Winter 2022SF’s New Pop-Up Outdoor Roller Disco for Winter 2022
By - posted 10/15/2022
Brand New, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

San Francisco is taking roller skating to a whole new level!!! This Saturday Mayor London Breed will present the ribbon cutting ceremony on San Francisco’s brand new pop-up state-of-the-art covered roller rink!!! San FranDISCO will be up for the next few months at San Francisco Civic Center. What’s so special about more...

New "Winter Wanderland" Holiday Market Coming SF's BART PlazaNew “Winter Wanderland” Holiday Market Coming SF’s BART Plaza
By - posted 10/15/2022
Brand New, Christmas, Holiday Lights, San Francisco

Winter Wanderland in Union Square, the first holiday market for Union Square, turns Hallidie Plaza into a shining fairytale land. Local, handmade gifts, holiday tree decorations, sweets, and warming drinks await as well as live entertainment, Santa’s Workshop and DIY crafts for kids and adults alike. Come celebrate and gather more...

Bay Area Bakery’s "Pan Solo": Life Size Star Wars Bread SculptureBay Area Bakery’s “Pan Solo”: Life Size Star Wars Bread Sculpture
By - posted 10/12/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Wow

A French-Laundry trained baker created a life-size bread dough sculpture of Han Solo frozen in carbonite, named “Pan Solo”. It’s a follow-up to her 2020 masterpiece, “The Paindoughlorian”, which was a life-size sculpture of the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda – made entirely from bread, and was featured in various media more...

Nike Honors San Francisco’s Historic Chinatown with New Air Force 1 LowsNike Honors San Francisco’s Historic Chinatown with New Air Force 1 Lows
By - posted 10/12/2022
Brand New, San Francisco

Thanks to Sneaker News for sharing the news that Nike is releasing a special edition Air Force 1 Low honoring San Francisco Chinatown. The sneaker is embossed with a lotus flower, native to China and “舊金山” (“San Francisco”) in gold foil. The sneak peek images were posted by woganwodeyang. A release date more...

Golden Gate Park Unveils Huge "We Are On Native Land" MuralGolden Gate Park Unveils Huge “We Are On Native Land” Mural
By - posted 10/11/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Murals, Outdoorsy

There’s a brand new mural in Golden Gate Park. For Indigenous Peoples Day, American Indian Cultural District in partnership with Illuminate, Paint the Void, and artist Rachel Znerold invited the community to join together for a poignant mural painting on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park. “This mural, “We Are on Native more...

Union Square's Ice Rink is Back November 2Union Square’s Ice Rink is Back November 2
By - posted 10/11/2022
Bay Area Favorites, Outdoorsy, San Francisco

San Francisco’s favorite holiday tradition returns to the San Francisco Bay Area this holiday season. Since 2008, The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square has delighted children and adults with its holiday-themed ice park located in San Francisco’s Union Square. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Safeway Holiday Ice Rink is more...

Win VIP Tix to SF's Epic "Breakaway Festival (Oct. 14-15)Win VIP Tix to SF’s Epic “Breakaway Festival (Oct. 14-15)
By - posted 10/10/2022
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Sponsored

Set for Friday, October 14 & Saturday, October 15, Breakaway Music Festival is debuting in the Bay Area with a multi-stage spectacle at newly-announced venue, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in SF. The west coast Breakaway will feature live music from Gryffin, Louis The Child, Big Wild, Said The Sky, Tycho more...

SF Just Hiked the Annual Airbnb Host Fee to $550SF Just Hiked the Annual Airbnb Host Fee to $550
By - posted 10/8/2022
Housing, San Francisco

Attention Airbnb hosts, San Francisco just raised the annual fee on short-term rentals from $450 to $550. On October 1, 2022, the application (and renewal) fees will increase to $550 per required adjustments in Chapter 41A of Administrative Code. The short-term rental registration fee will increase to $550, from $450 in FY 2021-22, more...

Oakland Launches Affordable Housing Marketplace for TeachersOakland Launches Affordable Housing Marketplace for Teachers
By - posted 10/8/2022
Housing, Oakland

Community leaders in Oakland are confronting educational inequality by using $5 million in state funding to increase teacher housing and create an innovative marketplace website for discounted teacher housing. The high cost of housing is consistently cited as the top reason Oakland public school teachers consider leaving the profession, exacerbating the more...

Brand New Pop-Up Beer Garden Opens in Golden Gate ParkBrand New Pop-Up Beer Garden Opens in Golden Gate Park
By - posted 10/8/2022
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

After much controversy and debate (there were nine hours of non-stop public comment during the Board of Supervisors meeting), JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park was recently officially declared permanently “car-free.” The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department is working to turn JFK Drive into a Golden Mile. One of the more...

Alcatraz's Sunrise Ceremony for Indigenous People’s Day (Oct. 10)Alcatraz’s Sunrise Ceremony for Indigenous People’s Day (Oct. 10)
By - posted 10/8/2022
Celebrations, Community

The Indigenous Peoples Sunrise Ceremonies are annual events held on Alcatraz Island to honor the Indigenous Peoples of America and to promote their rights. Held annually since 1975, the Alcatraz ceremonies commemorate the protest event of 1969 where the Alcatraz-Red Power Movement (ARPM) occupied the Island. The Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sunrise Gathering more...

SF's "Fleet Week" Air Show 2022 Full Schedule (October 7-9)SF’s “Fleet Week” Air Show 2022 Full Schedule (October 7-9)
By - posted 10/6/2022
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates

Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront and for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week airshow and festival which is back in 2022 Although there is a full week of events, the epochal annual air show takes place October more...

All the Food & Drinks Coming to SF's New Tunnel Tops Park This FallAll the Food & Drinks Coming to SF’s New Tunnel Tops Park This Fall
By - posted 10/6/2022
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Outdoor Dining, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

San Francisco’s new favorite park, Presidio Tunnel Tops, which opened July 17, 2022, recently announced its full lineup of Presidio Pop-Up food vendors coming to the park through the end of the year. Most notably, San Francisco’s Fort Point is bringing their beers to the park. The local craft brewery will more...

SF's Newest Rooftop Garden is On a 97-Year Old Ferry BoatSF’s Newest Rooftop Garden is On a 97-Year Old Ferry Boat
By - posted 10/6/2022
Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Thanks to SFist for sharing the news that a historic 97-year old ferry boat is returning to the Bay Area. The Klamath, built in 1925. has found its way back to the Bay as Bay Area Council’s new floating office. And best of all, the renovated ferry features a rooftop with stunning more...