SF City Guides
Ready to shop til you drop? Here is Funcheap’s guide to some incredibly long lists of crazy amazing Memorial Day sales happening all weekend in retail stores and online for Memorial Day 2015. 2015 sale highlights include: Bloomingdale’s: Save 20-70% during the Big Brown Bag Sale Nordstrom: During the Half-Yearly Sale, save up to 40% on more...
This Memorial Day, get ready for another exhilarating hike through San Francisco with Jill Katz, followed by a celebratory drink in North Beach. Meet outside in front of Gott’s Restaurant at the Ferry Building. You will then proceed along the Embarcadero to the Filbert Steps, the stairs are impressive for their length, more...
Join veterans, families, and the community for the annual Memorial Day commemoration at the Presidio. The formal program includes music and remarks by military and civilian dignitaries. 2015 Memorial Day Commemoration & Parade Monday, May 25, 2015 | 10:30 am to 1 pm Presidio Main Post and National Cemetery, San Francisco FREE The 2015 ceremony will commemorate the 70th more...
Get a free scoop of ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s to support their “Save Our Swirled” Tour at Jack London Square Marina in Oakland from 2-5 pm on Sunday, May 24, 2015. Free Ben & Jerry’s Day Sunday, May 24, 2015 – 2pm to 5pm Jack London Square, Oakland Free, but an RSVP is required. The event more...
In celebration of National Hamburger Day (May 28th) The Melt is giving away free burgers to the first 100 people at each of their locations (that’s 700 total free cheezy, drippy, tasty burgers). Yum! Want to win burgers for a year? Enter to win by simply posting a picture of you with your more...
The 2015 San Francisco Carnaval Festival (May 23-24, 2015 from 10 am to 6 pm) transforms Harrison Street into a wonderland of food, music, dance, art, crafts. The 2015 theme is Agua Sagrada, which is Spanish for “sacred water.” It symbolizes the universal reverence for the most basic element of life.. Photo credits: Oliver Klink more...
Boogie down at The Eastlake Music Festival at the Lake Merritt Amphitheater in Oakland which features local music, dance, indie arts and crafts, micro-brews and food trucks. 2015 Eastlake Music Festival Saturday, May 23, 2015 – Day Festival: 2-8:30 pm (All Ages) – Evening Venues: 6 pm to 2 am Lake Merritt Amphitheater and Downtown Oakland FREE, more...
Celebrate tacos at the San Jose Taco Festival of Innovation – a feast day filled with tastings, art, music, Lucha Libre, and a curated selection of over 20 food trucks from all over the Bay Area serving their best rendition of a taco all day. Taco Festival (of Innovation) 2015 – Saturday, May more...
Ecstatic Dance East Bay celebrates its anniversary with boombox support from the Decentralized Dance Party to make you dance, sweat and let loose all around Lake Merritt – yes, at five different locations, switching up every hour. Ecstatic’s 7 Year Anniversary Dance Party Sunday, May 17, 2015 | 2-7 pm All around Lake Merritt, Oakland FREE (donations welcome) They will more...
Hold on to your fedoras and go-go boots – it’s the final episodes of an all-time great series, Mad Men. Novela will be screening each remaining episode every Sunday from April 5 until May 17, 2015. Mad Men Finale Viewing Party Finale: Sunday, May 17, 2015 | 8:15pm Novela, 662 Mission St., SF Free entry, but an RSVP is more...
Come out and enjoy almost-monthly free sail boat rides aboard a fleet of keelboats and dinghies with Cal Sailing Club, a non-profit, volunteer-run sailing club on the Berkeley Marina. Please try to arrive early as possible – depending on the conditions and the amount of people, the sign-up/rides may end before 4 pm. Children must be more...
Bring your costumed, your semi-naked and your beer (try to be discreet) and participate in one of the largest races in America – one of the most strange and “San Francentric.” The third Sunday in May brings us “Bay to Breakers,” the crown jewel of San Francisco events since 1912 with more...
Right after the exciting Alley Cat Race, the [uncontained] Shipyard will then be throwing a free bike themed festival of food and fun with El Taco Bike, The Exploratorium, Rock the Bike, Public Bikes, Curbside Creamery, Speakeasy Brewery, SAFEBikes, Trike Sounds and more. [uncontained] Shipyard Launch Party & Bike Festival Saturday, May more...
One of the funnest ideas for Bay to Breakers is Super Mario-themed moving block party. It’s free, but if you donate just $5 then it helps the organizer buy all the supplies, get bigger speakers and build a Speaker plant tube thingy. Basically dress up as any character from the Super Mario universe more...
The annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration is a massive block party and street fair held in Civic Center stretching from the Asian Art Museum up to Little Saigon with a cultural performances, food trucks, a cinema showcase and free admission to the Asian Art Museum. 2015 Asian Heritage Street Celebration Saturday, May 16, 2015 | more...
