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1920-1950s Italian Race Car Show
By - posted 4/25/2015
Fairs & Festivals

The 25th annual California Mille will bring 67 historic cars from all over the world to San Francisco to salute Italy’s most famous open road race, the Mille Miglia. See the biggest free car show of its kind in America, meet the drivers, and enjoy live Italian music on Mason more...

Urban Hike Day
By - posted 4/24/2015
City Discoveries

Urban hiker extraordinaire, Jill Katz, leads another exciting hike through San Francisco which will cover three city parks, beautiful views, a hidden slide and as always, ends with a drink at a pub. This is a long one, but she promises it will be well worth the effort. Hike up Glen more...

Dutch “King’s Day” Festival
By - posted 4/24/2015
Fairs & Festivals

The Dutch community in San Francisco invites you to celebrate King’s Day 2015 near the Murphy Windmill on the south end of Golden Gate Park. Enjoy a free full day festival celebrating Golden Gate Park’s windmills, with a bike parade, live music, DJs, a silent disco, a flea market and all things Dutch. Get more...

Free Sailboat Rides & Kayak Day
By - posted 4/24/2015
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Celebrate Opening Day on the Bay at the Treasure Island Sailing Center with free sailboat rides, kayaking, and stand up paddle boarding, plus enjoy music, family activities and food. 2015 Opening Day & National Safe Boating Day Saturday, April 25, 2015 | 11 am to 4 pm Treasure Island Sailing Center, 698 California Ave, #112, more...

Bay Area Dance Week
By - posted 4/24/2015
Fairs & Festivals

The 17th annual Bay Area National Dance Week runs Friday, April 24 – Sunday, May 3, 2015. The annual 10-day festival features over 600 free events throughout the Bay Area. Take dance classes and watch free performances in a wide range of styles including tango, Bharatnatyam, jazz, hip hop, ballet, traditional hula, fire dance, Samba, more...

Midnight Silent Disco Pajama Party
By - posted 4/23/2015
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Looking for some crazy free late Friday night fun? One of the events of the NOW! Festival on Friday, April 24th is…A midnight silent disco pajama party. So throw on your pajamas and join the party – a unique, silly (and quite possibly, thrilling) event. Midnight Silent Disco Pajama Party Friday, April 24, more...

Warriors Playoff Parties
By - posted 4/22/2015
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SoMa StrEat Food Park is the Official Home of the Warriors Playoffs Viewing Parties. Watch the Dubs kick off the 2015 NBA playoffs and beat the New Orleans Pelicans at the Funcheap Game Watch Party. We’ve got food trucks, lots of big screen TVs, full sound during the games, and beer specials. And for more...

5,000 Free BART Tickets
By - posted 4/19/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Join BART for the annual free BART Blue Sky Festival at Justin Herman Plaza, thanking those who ride BART and recognizing eco-friendly Bay Area leaders, just in time for Earth Day. 5th Annual BART Blue Sky Festival Wednesday, April 22, 2015 | 11 am to 1:30 pm Justin Herman Plaza, SF FREE You’ll find environmental info and giveaways from more...

The “Now” Community Festival
By - posted 4/18/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Now is a community festival akin to a cross between [freespace] and SXSW and they’ll be taking over the neighborhoods around San Francisco’s iconic Panhandle (plus a few all over the city) to produce a week of mostly free events from April 19-25, 2015. Hundreds of people will contribute to a neighborhood-wide explosion more...

Free Symphony in the Park
By - posted 4/18/2015
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The Golden Gate Park Band, under the direction of Michael L. Wirgler, presents the 133rd season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. The weekly concerts take place most Sundays at 1 pm and are free and open to the public. All concerts feature music of specific nationalities or cultures, including costumed guest more...

Cherry Blossom Parade
By - posted 4/18/2015
Fairs & Festivals

The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, said to be the second largest festival outside of Washington, D.C., celebrates the blooming of cherry blossoms at one of three remaining Japantowns in the United States. 48th Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival – April 11-12, 2015 | 10 am to 5 pm – April 18-19, 2015 more...

Funcheap $5 Comedy Night
By - posted 4/17/2015
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San Francisco’s funniest degenerates pay their debts to society with a night of comedy and behind-the-scenes stories of their crimes and how they got caught. Set in the heart of Chinatown, the Great Star (built in 1925) has all the quirks and charms of an underground comedy theater. The main difference? The more...

Earth Day 2015
By - posted 4/15/2015
Fairs & Festivals

San Francisco (and the whole Bay Area, for that matter) goes a bit overboard when it comes to Earth Day, but we love it. That’s why we live here, right? So if you’re looking for an opportunity to help out with a beach cleanup, get inspired to be more green or more...

8th Annual DogFest
By - posted 4/14/2015
Fairs & Festivals

DogFest 2015 is a mutt-tastic festival at one of the most dog-friendly parks in the city and the biggest dog event in San Francisco. Watch doggies compete for Best Trick, Best Costume, Best Ears, Best Bark and more, with celebrity emcee Daniel Handler, official representative of Lemony Snicket. Treat your human child to a day more...

The 1st Ever Legal Fixed Gear Bike Race in the Mission
By - posted 4/13/2015
City Insight

This Saturday (April 11, 2015) was the first fully legal, closed course bike race in the Mission District. Ever. Mission Crit featured two 120 degree turns, so spectating was awesome but a bit harrowing. The rules? No brakes, no levers, no lights, no water bottles (don’t worry, you won’t have time to take a sip anyway) Read more...