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The Undie Party
By - posted 11/23/2014
Freebies

Kick off Black Friday sales and kick off your knickers with Desigual on Tuesday morning, November 25, 2014. The Barcelona-based brand invites San Francisco to take it all off and score some free fashion. The first 100 guests who line up in their undies will be invited into the store to more...

“Flask Mob” Renegade Photo Walk
By - posted 11/23/2014
Get Out: Events

Flask Mob is a unique renegade monthly photo walk with a very solid following. Loosely based on the idea of a flash mob, Flask Mob is a monthly meeting of Bay Area creatives who gather with flasks and cameras to mob the streets to discover and photograph typical and crazy Saturday more...

2014 Barback Games
By - posted 11/23/2014
Get Out: Events

Watch 50+ of SF’s best barbacks battle it out in Fernet-Branca’s annual Barback Games in a gladiator-style competition that changes every year, but in the past has been fun challenges like super-quick keg changing and ice bucket relays. Plus there’s live entertainment with live Motown on Monday DJs, burlesque from Hubba Hubba more...

Holiday Events & Tree Lightings
By - posted 11/22/2014
Holidays

BCBG Holiday Warehouse Sale
By - posted 11/22/2014
Deals

Join the BCBG Holiday Warehouse Sale with over 2,000 dresses, tops, bandage skirts, cashmere, as well as fabulous cocktail dresses for the holidays with sizes 0-12, all up to 70% off (with an additional 10% if you pay cash). BCBG Holiday Warehouse Sale Sunday, November 23, 2014 | 10 am to 3:30 pm Fort Mason more...

Snowflakes on Market
By - posted 11/21/2014
Fairs & Festivals

The 7th Annual Market Street Snowflake Lighting ceremony will feature live music as city officials will count down to the illumination of 202 five foot tall LED illuminated snowflakes on Market Street’s signature “Path of Gold” light poles in front of the cable car turn-around at Powell and Market streets. 2014 Snowflakes on Market Lighting Ceremony Tuesday, November 25, more...

The Great SF Mac and Cheese Throwdown
By - posted 11/21/2014
Eat & Drink

Experience the biggest Mac and Cheese Festival in SF, with 12+ of the best food trucks and pop-up vendors serving up delicious Mac and Cheese specials all day long. We will ratchet up the Cheese factor with live music from a cheesy cover band, cheap beer specials, games, and more. Plus more...

SF Bids for the 2024 Olympics
By - posted 11/21/2014
City Insight

“A $350 million “pop-up” stadium in a Brisbane field. Beach volleyball in front of San Francisco City Hall. Table tennis in Chinatown.” – that’s an intriguing first line from the SF Gate article about yet another bid for San Francisco to host the Olympics. This time the goal is 2024. We’ve more...

“Saved By The Bell” Dance Party
By - posted 11/20/2014
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WorkshopSF is celebrating their 5th birthday and the kick-off for some new art classes at their DIY space in the Western Addition on Saturday, November 22, 2014. This one is a “Saved By The Bell” costume dance party and will feature a costume contest, a “character-off” (formerly, the Screech-off), raffles, drink more...

Grumpy Cat Comes to SF for the Holidays
By - posted 11/19/2014
Get Out: Events

Macy’s in Union Square unveils their 28th Annual “Holiday Windows” (November 21, 2014 to January 4, 2015) with elaborately-decorated holiday window displays all along the outside of the building featuring some adorable (and adoptable) cats and dogs to help benefit the SPCA and find these furry friends a new home. Very more...

It’s Now Easier to Fight Parking Tickets in SF
By - posted 11/18/2014
City Insight

Parking in San Francisco suuuuucks. And that’s just the driving around looking for spaces, not even thinking about how much it costs. Oh, and then there’s the tickets.  Previously, it was kind of pain in the arse to fight parking tickets in San Francisco. You had to actually file a written protest more...

The Dog Mayor of SF
By - posted 11/18/2014
Only in San Francisco

November is election month, and the votes are in for “Dog Mayor of San Francisco.” By the will of the people, Dean Clark’s dog, Frida has been chosen for the coveted post. Frida will hold “court” as Dog Mayor for a Day and you and your four-legged friends are invited to meet more...

Margaret Cho: Free Street Concerts in SF
By - posted 11/17/2014
Only in San Francisco

Comedienne / activist / singer-songwriter Margaret Cho is taking it to the streets – apparently beginning an approximate month-long busking tour of San Francisco to help gather donations for the homeless. She’ll tweet the location of her street-performance intersection the day preceding her appearance. On Monday, November 17, 2014 she’ll be the more...

“Mole to Die For” Tasting Party
By - posted 11/17/2014
Eat & Drink

“Mole” is a Mexican sauce made from chili peppers, other spices and (most importantly) chocolate. Mole lovers are invited to participate in the “Mole Para Morirse” (Mole To Die For) contest, where the audience will get a chance to taste a variety of regional Mole entries and vote for their favorites. 2014 Mole more...

The “Now” Festival
By - posted 11/16/2014
Fairs & Festivals

Now is a community festival akin to a cross between [freespace] and SXSW – and they’ll be taking over the neighborhoods around San Francisco’s iconic Panhandle (plus a few all over the city) to produce a week of most free events from November 16-22, 2014. Hundreds of people will contribute to a neighborhood-wide more...