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San Francisco Pumpkin Carving Festival
By - posted 10/25/2014
Fairs & Festivals

Come to the Presidio carve a free pumpkin and create your own Halloween decor from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday, October 25-26, 2014. San Francisco Pumpkin Carving Festival October 25 & 26, 2014 Pershing Square, The Presidio, SF Free, but an RSVP is required. Free pumpkins from Farmer John’s Pumpkin Farm in more...

Pet Pride Day 2014
By - posted 10/25/2014
Fairs & Festivals

Dress up your pet and head to the annual Pet Pride Day featuring on site adoptions, rescue partners, parade, food, kids activities, pet costumes and pet tricks in Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park. 2014 Pet Pride Day Sunday, October 26, 2014 | 11 am to 3 pm Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park, SF FREE This is more...

Soap Box Derby in the Sunset
By - posted 10/25/2014
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Watch home-made derby cars race down the 400 foot straightaway along 20th Avenue between Wawona and Vicente during the second annual Soapbox Derby & Block Party hosted by The Friends of Larsen Playground from 11 am to 4 pm on Sunday, October 26, 2014. This is an “open” exhibition. All cars are welcome, but they more...

Clarion Alley Mural Block Party
By - posted 10/25/2014
Fairs & Festivals

The Clarion Alley Mural Project celebrates 22 years of creating and showcasing public art by preserving the amazing murals on Clarion Alley nestled between Mission and Valencia and 17th and 18th. A DIY block party without corporate sponsorship, the annual Block Party features live and DJ music, street performance, film and more...

Wharf Fest 2014
By - posted 10/24/2014
Fairs & Festivals

Whart Fest 2014 celebrates the legacy of San Francisco’s historic waterfront district and invites Bay Area locals to visit the district after the tourist season has ended and before San Francisco’s fabulous fall climate fades away. 2014 Wharf Fest Saturday, October 25, 2014 | 11 am to 9 pm Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco FREE, but tickets are required more...

“Come Out & Play” Festival
By - posted 10/24/2014
Fun & Games

The Come Out & Play Festival is back celebrating a fifth year of bringing play to the Bay with new and innovative real-world games happening on Fulton Street between Hyde and Larkin at Civic Center in the heart of San Francisco. 2014 Come Out & Play Festival October 24-25, 2014 Fulton Street between more...

Thrill the World
By - posted 10/24/2014
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Witness the simultaneous dance-off to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” for an annual flashmob called “Thrill the World” that is performed simultaneously along with thousands all over the world. 2014 “Thrill the World” Michael Jackson Flash Mob Saturday, October 25, 2014 | Noon class, 3 pm performance Studio One Art Center, 365 45th St, Oakland FREE, but a $10 more...

Watch the World Series with Funcheap
By - posted 10/24/2014
Only in San Francisco

Yea, we own October! Come to SoMa StrEat Food Park for a huge game watch – game three of the World Series. If you couldn’t get tickets to AT&T Park on Friday night to get food truck grub, enjoy the beer garden and be part of the awesome playoff atmosphere at SF’s more...

The 1st Ever “Nerd Night” Block Party
By - posted 10/24/2014
Geeks

Like The Blob, the Bay Area Science Festival keeps growing. Play old school video games at Folsom Street Foundry, attend nerd science lectures at Piston & Chain or take a guided field trip to hidden craftsmen and artisan workshops in SoMa. Nerd Nite Block Party Friday, October 24, 2014 – 6:00 pm more...

An 1886 Haunted House
By - posted 10/24/2014
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For only the second time ever, the historic 1886 Haas-Lilienthal House will be transformed into Mayhem Mansion, a haunted house style attraction. Set in a Victorian-era house museum, ghoulish guides walk you through dimly lit parlors and passages on a “twisted tour of terror” replete with frightful encounters in unexpected places. 2014 is more...

SF Sightseeing Tour Guide Loses Her Sh*t
By - posted 10/23/2014
City Insight

First posted by Broke Ass Stuart,  check out this San Francisco tour guide who loses it (apparently on her very last day of work) and let’s it all fly all the things she hated about living in Chinatown. “F*ck your laundry hanging out the window… F*ck your jade… F*ck your knock more...

A City Gone Orange
By - posted 10/23/2014
Only in San Francisco

With the Giants in the World Series for third time in five years, the city is still glowing strong. Many of SF’s iconic buildings and structures are showing their Giants pride by lighting up orange for the World Series. Have any awesome photos of other buildings? Send them along and we’ll more...

2014 Zombie Walk
By - posted 10/23/2014
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The zombies will awaken. The spirits of the dead will rise to invade the streets of San Francisco at 2 pm on Saturday, October 25, 2014. So if you see a zombie, rather than letting him eat your brains, bring some canned food to donate to the food bank. 2014 San Francisco more...

Journey to the End of the Night
By - posted 10/23/2014
Fun & Games

For one night, drop your relations, your work, your leisure, and all your usual motives for movement and action, and let yourself be drawn by the chase. Journey to the End of the Night is a free street game / scavenger hunt of epic proportions with nearly 2,000 people participating, all more...

World Series 2014 Game Watch
By - posted 10/22/2014
Get Out: Events

It’s time for one more! Come to SoMa StrEat Food Park for Funcheap’s  huge game watch – Come out to get food truck grub, enjoy the beer garden and be part of the awesome playoff atmosphere at SF’s biggest game watch! There’s both indoor and outdoor space with heated lamps. SF Giants vs. more...