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Yoga & Art Ocean Beach Flash Mob
By - posted 2/19/2015
Artsy Fartsy

All yogis, artists, drummers and compassionate souls are welcome to be a part of the first annual YogART Flash Mob organized by Art 4 All People and the Yoga Tree at Ocean Beach on Sunday, February 22, 2015.  Show up at Ocean Beach in San Francisco with your yoga mat and all your friends and more...

Free Lunch Day from The Chairman
By - posted 2/18/2015
Freebies

The Capital One 360 Cafe is celebrating the Lunar New Year and will be hosting The Chairman Food Truck, which will serve 200 free lunches to their customers from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm or while supplies last. Come in for fun and festivities, and yes, a free lunch. Free Lunch from The Chairman Thursday, more...

Palace of Fine Arts 100th Anniversary Celebration
By - posted 2/18/2015
Fairs & Festivals

On February 21, 2015, a free, day-long community event will honor the 100th anniversary of the opening opening of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) and will kick-off a year of Centennial events from noon to 10 pm.  PPIE Community Day Festival Saturday, February 21, 2015 | Noon to 10pm Palace of Fine Arts, SF FREE Noon: Opening Ceremony under more...

Naughty Coloring Book Happy Hour
By - posted 2/17/2015
Eat & Drink

That local deadbeat-of-love, Broke Ass Stuart, is throwing his own ’90s alt-rock jam happy hour at Monarch on Wednesdays from 5:30-9:30 pm. Broke Ass Stuart will be the guest bartender. Plus, there will be naughty coloring books, markers and crayons at the bar, porno flicks on the screen, candy to much on and ’90s alt-rock more...

Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Parade
By - posted 2/17/2015
Celebrations

Celebrate Mardi Gras with a festive parade that will kick off at Octavia and Hayes (Place Pigalle), with a Second Line featuring several local brass bands and other musicians.  2015 Mardi Gras Parade Tuesday, February 17, 2015 | 5 pm Starts at Octavia & Hayes (Place Pigalle) FREE The 2015 parade features the Brass Mafia, Trashkan more...

Carnaval Kick-Off Party
By - posted 2/17/2015
Celebrations

Come meet your neighbors and make new friends at the annual Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Celebration in the Mission from 6-9 pm on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. There will be live samba drummers and dancers winding their way through the party, and you should dig out your costumes, masks and beads more...

Fat Tuesday Block Party
By - posted 2/17/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Fillmore Street comes alive with a neighborhood-wide Mardi Gras party during the annual Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore with a free blues concert and free New Orleans-style parade. Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore Tuesday, February 17, 2015 | 5 pm Fillmore Center Plaza (near Ellis), San Francisco FREE, but a $10 wristband gets you access to food more...

President’s Day Free Guided Walking Tours
By - posted 2/15/2015
Get Out: Events

Got the day off? Take a guided walk around San Francisco and learn something new about the city you love on President’s Day, Monday, February 16, 2015. 2015 President’s Day Walking Tours Monday, February 16, 2015 FREE but donations greatly appreciated Click here for information on today’s Diego Rivera Mural at the Stock Exchange Tower tour 9:30 more...

Free National Parks Weekend
By - posted 2/15/2015
Get Out: Events

Sometimes you’ve just got get away from the hustle and bustle of the city to enjoy the serenity of a national park. On certain “fee-free” days throughout the year, enjoy free entrance to all national parks including Muir Woods and Yosemite National Park. Yosemite park waves their usual $20 per car fee, and Muir Woods is allowing free more...

Massive San Francisco Beach Art
By - posted 2/14/2015
Artsy Fartsy

Andres Amador is an earthscape artist from San Francisco who is well known for creating massive sand drawings on the beach using only a rake and some volunteers. Amador will be doing his thing for your viewing pleasure. He says, “…it’s time to bring it back to the beach of its more...

Pillow Fight 2015
By - posted 2/14/2015
Fun & Games

Feathers will fly at this fun, flash-mob type event which takes place annually on Valentine’s Day. It’s Pillow Fight. In the past, nearly 1,000 San Franciscans descended on Justin Herman Plaza with feather-stuffed pillows to run Braveheart-like at full speed at one another to lovingly beat the crap out of each more...

Valentine’s Day Guided Walking Tours
By - posted 2/14/2015
Get Out: Events

Add a romantic walk to your Valentine’s Day with free walking tours all over San Francisco on February 14, 2015. It’s a great date that’s easy on the wallet, and a fantastic way to learn something new about the city you love. 2015 Valentine’s Day Walking Tours 10:00 am – Chinatown 10:00 am – North Beach 10:00 am more...

Chinese New Year Flower Fair
By - posted 2/13/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Each year, the Chinese New Year Flower Fair takes place the weekend before the Lunar New Year holiday, so that families can come to the flower fair and purchase their traditional holiday plants, flowers and fruits. 2015 Chinese New Year Flower Fair – Saturday, February 14, 2015 | 10 am to 8 pm – Sunday, more...

Valentine’s Day 2015: Top Cheap Date Ideas
By - posted 2/11/2015
Get Out: Events

The Ferry Building by Candlelight
By - posted 2/8/2015
Get Out: Events

Experience the magic and beauty of the waterfront at night – the annual “Food From the Heart” benefit for Slow Food San Francisco will kick off in the candlelit Grand Nave of the 1898 Ferry Building. 2015 “Food From the Heart” Friday, February 13, 2015 | 5-7:30 pm Ferry Building, SF FREE but bring cash more...