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The SF to LA Bullet Train is Finally Coming
By - posted 1/8/2015
City Insight

It’s still 14 years away from being completed, but that’s no reason to not get excited that the ground-breaking for the ridiculously expensive bullet train from SF to LA finally breaks ground on January 6, 2015. You’ll have to drive a bit to see the groundbreaking (it’s in Fresno). The project more...

Happy Zoo Year
By - posted 1/6/2015
Get Out: Events

The San Francisco Zoo, Northern California’s largest zoological park and conservation center, periodically offers free admission for San Francisco residents. This urban oasis, nestled against the Pacific Ocean, provides a comfortable climate all year round.  You’ll enjoy seeing the 250 different animal species in naturalistic surroundings, along with their many zoo activities more...

Emperor Norton’s Final Stroll
By - posted 1/6/2015
City Insight

On January 8, 2015, join Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico for the second annual Emperor’s Final Stroll, where they reenact the events of January 8, 1880, the night of his unfortunate demise. Emperor Norton’s Final Stroll Walking Tour Thursday, January 8, 2015 – 7:50 pm to more...

Muni Launches Mobile Fare Payment Pilot
By - posted 1/5/2015
City Insight

Starting this summer, you won’t need exact fare anymore to ride public transportation in SF – Muni is finally entering the 21st century and accepting mobile payments with a brand new app for both iPhone and Android. The pilot program begins in the summer of 2015 and can be used for more...

de Young Free Museum Day
By - posted 1/4/2015
Artsy Fartsy

Founded in 1895 in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is a landmark art museum to showcase the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific. The museum was designed by the renowned Swiss architecture more...

Bad Movie Night
By - posted 1/4/2015
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Join Jim Fourniadis, Andy Wenger, Damien Chacona, and other bad motherf*ckers for the annual Snakes on a Plane showing to kick off the New Year. Watch slithery wackiness ensue. Bad Movie Night: “Snakes on a Plane” Sunday, January 4, 2015 | 8 pm The Dark Room | 2263 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA Cost: $6.99 Laugh with your comedian hosts, more...

Last Day of the “Comet”
By - posted 1/4/2015
Artsy Fartsy

January 4, 2015 is your last chance to check out Metamorphosis, a glowing, 12-foot-long steel sculpture shrouded in fine mist, a representation of a real comet known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This comet is the target of the Rosetta Mission, the first ever to make a soft landing on a comet and more...

2015 Fungus Fair
By - posted 1/4/2015
Fairs & Festivals

The Bay Area Mycological Society and the National Park Service at Point Reyes National Seashore bring you the 10th Annual Point Reyes Fungus Fair. Mushrooms will be on display at the Bear Valley Visitor Center and visitors will be invited to attend free lectures presented by Dr. Tom Bruns, Dorothy Beebee more...

New Year’s Sky Lantern Send-Off
By - posted 1/1/2015
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Have you lost a loved one, such as a parent, family member or close friend? On the first Saturday of the new year, join your friends and family for watching the sunset, followed by a memorial tribute, celebrating those we’ve lost in years past and honoring their souls with a glowing more...

Comedians with Criminal Records
By - posted 1/1/2015
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Comedians with Criminal Records is a brand new unique showcase of comics who’ve had troubles with the law in the past. This may be the only show in America where if you don’t laugh, you might get stabbed (just kidding… we hope). Before each set, you’ll get the back-story of the more...

Free Museum Weekend
By - posted 1/1/2015
Freebies

Holders of Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit cards and debit cards get free admission to six Bay Area museums and two Sacramento museums for the first weekend each month. Bank of America Free Museum Weekend First weekend of each month FREE but BofA credit or debit card required Participating Museums San Francisco – Contemporary more...

Polar Bear Skate 2015
By - posted 1/1/2015
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With California style in mind, ice skaters are encouraged to come in their favorite bathing suit and beach blanket apparel on January 1, 2015. Arrive early; the first 50 ice skaters will receive a plush polar bear hat. Typically, there is a polar bear dance off and a contest for the craziest more...

New Year’s Day Brunch Party
By - posted 12/31/2014
Eat & Drink

Rise and shine and enjoy a sunny crisp New Year’s Day Brunch picnic with bottomless mimosas & sangria, live music and college bowl games. Enjoy mind-blowing brunch specials from 12 different food trucks and pop-up vendors serving up “Hangover Cures from Around The World” including spicy noodle soups of Burma, Filipino sisig, Mexican menudo more...

Free Cab Rides Home
By - posted 12/30/2014
Freebies

Revelers in San Francisco and East Bay will be offered a potentially life saving treat this New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2014 – a free cab ride home. Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home Program New Year’s Eve 2015 Berg Injury Lawyers offer free cab rides home only in SF and Sacramento, more...

New Year’s Eve Fireworks
By - posted 12/29/2014
Celebrations

Ring in the New Year with 200,000 fellow bundled-up San Franciscans for a waterfront fireworks tradition as the city once again hosts a free waterfront midnight fireworks show on New Year’s Eve. San Francisco New Year’s Eve Fireworks | 2015 Wednesday, December 31, 2014 | 11:59 pm Embarcadero from Mission to Folsom FREE Arrive by more...