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The First Day of Spring is Here
By - posted 3/20/2015
Get Out: Events

Except for a few epic storms, the weather has been amazing and warm so that it seems like we’ve never even had a winter. And now it’s officially “spring” with the equinox upon us, it’s time to celebrate!

Game of Thrones Season 5 Red Carpet Premiere
By - posted 3/20/2015
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London had its premiere and now it’s San Francisco’s turn as most of the stars of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” will be in SF on Monday, March 23, 2015 to attend the red carpet premiere of Season 5 nearly three weeks before the season’s official launch on April 12th. For most more...

Lowriders Take Over San Francsico
By - posted 3/20/2015
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No matter where you are in SF, you’ll probably be able to catch a glimpse of some of SF’s most decked out lowriders cruising all over the city with a streethoppers “meet & hop” and cruising down the Mission. San Francisco Lowrider Council 2nd Cruise Saturday, March 21, 2015 – All Day Embarcadero more...

Corn Dog Day 2015
By - posted 3/17/2015
Celebrations

March 21st  is National Corn Dog Day for 2015! At the biggest “Corn Dog Day” festival in the country for 2015, Funcheap brings you SF’s best food truck corn dogs plus PBR specials. Corn Dog Day always coincides with the first weekend of March Madness; there’s about 7-8 hours of NCAA Tournament action on the more...

SF’s Golden Birdcage
By - posted 3/17/2015
Only in San Francisco

The W Hotel is celebrating the newly-opened W Beijin-Chang’an with an exclusive cabaret performance by Dita Von Teese in a golden oversized birdcage at 7:30 pm on Thursday, March 19, 2015. Dita Von Teese Giant Gold Birdcage Performance Thursday, March 19, 2015 – 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm W Hotel (SF) | 181 3rd Street, San more...

SF’s New Shipping Container Park
By - posted 3/16/2015
City Discoveries

The Yard at Mission Rock, located in Giants Parking Lot A, at the corner of 3rd St. and Terry Francois Blvd., will officially open to the public at Noon on Friday, March 20, 2015 and be open for business 7-days per week. The pop-up village is constructed out of 13 recycled shipping containers that were deemed more...

Art Explosion: Spring 2015 Open Studios
By - posted 3/16/2015
Artsy Fartsy

Art Explosion Studios, the city’s largest artist collective, is holding its annual Spring Open Studios on in the Mission District. Come see over 100 painters, sculptors, photographers, fashion designers and jewelers as they exhibit their work from their studios at two locations in the Mission. 15th Annual “Art Explosion” Spring Open Studios March 20-22, more...

Funcheap’s March Free Comedy Night
By - posted 3/16/2015
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Comedians with Criminal Records is our new #HellaFunny showcase of comedians who’ve had troubles with the law in the past. You’ll not only see stand-up sets by some of the Bay Area’s top rising comics, but also learn the backstories of their criminal past (like spending two nights in jail for more...

The Persian Fire Jumping Festival
By - posted 3/15/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Jump over a bonfire (or watch others do it) in the ritual of “Chahr-Shanbeh Souri” as the Persian Center celebrates Nowruz, or Persian New Year to say goodbye to the darkness of winter and welcome the lightness of spring.  2015 Persian New Year Festival & Fire Jumping Tuesday, March 17, 2015 | 6-10 more...

30th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Block Party
By - posted 3/15/2015
Fairs & Festivals

The Royal Exchange will throw their annual block party with traditional Irish fare, live music, and plenty of Guinness on St. Patrick’s Day proper, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The 2015 Block Party begins at 3 pm and around 5 pm, the live music typically kicks off with party band Wonderbread 5 on Front more...

“World of Tanks” Championships Live
By - posted 3/14/2015
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This epic day of the country’s best gamers sponsored by Wargaming.net. It’s time for the 2015 Wargaming League NA Finals. Watch the best World of Tanks players flown in from around the nation play for a $171,000 prize pool. There will be free raffles, plenty of World of Tanks swag and of course the more...

“Brides” of March
By - posted 3/14/2015
Only in San Francisco

Grab a wedding dress and join the brides as more than a hundred people in wedding dress (men, women and in-betweeners) parade through the heart of San Francisco, strolling through Union Square, shopping at fancy stores, and drinking in local bars. All you need for this event is a white wedding more...

St. Patrick’s Day at the Park
By - posted 3/13/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Erin go Bragh! Few things go together better than St. Patrick’s Day and Guinness, so get ready for a big all-day St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Funcheap throws a massive 11-hour kickass St. Patrick’s Day party with $4 Guinness on tap, 10+ food trucks with amazing Irish specials, and live music all more...

World Naked Bike Ride
By - posted 3/12/2015
Only in San Francisco

Join up for the San Francisco edition of the 2015 World Naked Bike Ride Day. The Southern Hemisphere edition will meet in Justin Herman Plaza between Market Street and the Embarcadero for this international protest of our dependency on oil cartels. Meet at 11 am for body painting. Bring body paints, washable markers, watercolors or other more...

Golden Gate Park’s Brand New “Old-Growth Forest”
By - posted 3/10/2015
City Discoveries

While most of Golden Gate Park has been landscaped with lawns, flowerbeds and other ornamental features, a few remnants of San Francisco’s oak woodlands still exist. The northeast corner of Golden Gate Park is home to some of the oldest coast live oak trees in San Francisco. On Saturday, The Oak more...