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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
Get Out: Events

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...

Doggie St. Patrick’s Day Parade Meetup
By - posted 3/9/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Come and learn how to participate in the St. Patricks Day Parade Dog Contingent. For the Love of Dog USA and Frida the SF Dog Mayor are hosting a meet and greet for you and your dogs at Doc’s Clock. They will have complete details as to where to meet on the more...

St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By - posted 3/8/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Photo: David Yu The West Coast’s largest Irish event celebrating Irish history and culture, the 164th Annual San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival, attracts some 100,000 revelers every year and is one of the city’s most popular events. 164th San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival Saturday, March 14, 2015 – Parade: Starts at 11:30 more...

San Francisco’s New “Yoda” Sculpture
By - posted 3/8/2015
Artsy Fartsy

We’ve already got a 26 inch “life-size” sculpture of Yoda in the Presidio. But that little green man seems to get around. Thanks to Twitter user Loving SF for finding the new Yoda “heart” sculpture in Union Square with quotes like, “There is no Try.” Source: Loving SF via. City of San more...

“Bach to the Future” with the Awesöme Orchestra
By - posted 3/7/2015
Get Out: Events

The Awesöme Orchestra Collective is the Bay Area’s most adventurous reading orchestra, dedicated to playing excellent orchestral music of all kinds with amazing musicians in a fun, casual environment focused on high musicianship. On March 9th the collective joins together for the ultimate time-traveling music mashup – Bach, Burt Bacharach and more...

14 Things to do with Extra Sunshine
By - posted 3/7/2015
Get Out: Events

Take a free guided walk around San Francisco and learn something new about the city you love. Although we lose an hour today, everything stays light an hour later so it’s the perfect day to get outside and explore. 2015 “Spring Forward” Walking Tours Sunday, March 8, 2015 FREE but donations greatly appreciated Don’t more...

Sunday Streets 2015
By - posted 3/7/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Sunday Streets (March – October 2015) is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration and five hour street party where the streets are closed to vehicles, so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, yoga classes, and everyone except for cars can take over the streets for an afternoon. >> Funcheap is more...

56th White Elephant Sale
By - posted 3/6/2015
Deals

The White Elephant Sale has been taking one person’s trash and recycling it into someone else’s treasure for more than 50 years and the giant rummage sale is back. 56th Annual White Elephant Sale Sat-Sun, March 7-8, 2015 | 10 am to 4 pm White Elephant Sale Warehouse, 33 Lancaster St., Oakland FREE admission more...

Chinese New Year Celebrations
By - posted 3/4/2015
Fairs & Festivals

35th Annual Soul Food Festival & Block Party
By - posted 3/4/2015
Eat & Drink

As Bayview Hunters Point’s longest-running annual event, the Black Cuisine Festival, was created to highlight culinary talents passed through generations. Black Cuisine shares delectable food rooted in African American tradition bringing people together for a little taste of soul. 2015 Black Cuisine Festival Saturday, March 7, 2015 | 11 am to 6 more...