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San Francisco’s 238th Birthday
By - posted 6/25/2014
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Join early California descendants, known as Los Californianos, for a roll call honoring their ancestors and the arrival of the Anza Expedition settlers to San Francisco 238 years ago. San Francisco’s 238th Birthday Celebration June 27, 2014 | 11 am to noon Pershing Square (near the Presidio Officers’ Club), Main Post, Presidio FREE In 1775-1776, more...

San Franicsco Campfire Night
By - posted 6/25/2014
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Come to Rob Hill Campground in the Presidio (yes, you can camp in the Presidio if you didn’t know) for a special journey to 1776 era Alta California with Juan Bautista de Anza and friends. The soldados who founded the Presidio camped as they made their way north from present-day Mexico. At this more...

USA vs. Germany: World Cup Showdown
By - posted 6/24/2014
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Be a part of Sam’s Army at an epic game watch to cheer on the USA versus Germany. Win and they’re in. Tie and they’re in. Lose and they still might be in! We will be also be sure to feature the Portugal/Ghana to monitor that match’s progress. Plus there’s Free more...

San Francisco Pride Parade
By - posted 6/23/2014
Fairs & Festivals

Art meets politics in a fleet of floats, vehicles, and marchers along Market Street during the San Francisco Pride Parade, one the nation’s largest LGBT events, starting at 10:30 am on Pride Sunday. Bring a rainbow flag and come cheer on dykes on bikes, bears in straps, trannies in gowns, and others from SF’s colorful LGBT more...

Airbnb & The Sharing Economy
By - posted 6/23/2014
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Hear talks about the sharing or peer economy from Chelsea Rustrum (co-author of the book A Shareable Life) and speakers from Airbnb, Getaround, Peers.org, Yerdle, Near.me, and Peerspace. The Sharing Economy with Airbnb & Getaround Tuesday, June 24, 2014 – 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Forio | 20 Rausch St, San Francisco, CA Free, more...

“Classical Revolution” Monday Nights
By - posted 6/23/2014
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“Classical Revolution” is a weekly chamber music night at the Mission District’s Revolution Cafe. Each week, they feature different local and visiting musicians in a unique Chamber Jam format, where musicians get a chance to perform in a casual environment and audiences get to hear chamber music in a relaxed setting.

Int’l “Wizard Staff” Day
By - posted 6/22/2014
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Monday June 23, 2014 is International Wizard Staff Day. While preparing for your team’s hermit crab to race, stack your empty beer cans on top of one another and duct tape them together to form a wizard staff. Hermit Crab Racing & Int’l Wizard Staff Day Party Monday, June 23, 2014 – 9:00 more...

Alice’s “Summerthing” Free Concert in the Park
By - posted 6/21/2014
Fairs & Festivals

As if you needed a reason to head to sunny and scenic Golden Gate Park, Top 40 radio station Alice @ 97.3 offers up a free concert featuring Us the Duo, MAGIC, Ingrid Michaelson and Kodaline. Besides the music, Alice offers good vibes, food trucks, fun activities and more Alice’s Summerthing 2014 Sunday, June 22, more...

USA vs. Portugal: World Cup Party
By - posted 6/21/2014
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Be a part of Sam’s Army at an epic game watch to cheer on the USA to beat Portugal and nearly guarantee their place in the round of 16. There will be 12 HDTVs, beer bucket specials, awesome food trucks and a festive and vocal soccer-loving crowd at SoMa StrEat Food Park. Funcheap’s more...

Huge “Painted Lady” Estate Sale
By - posted 6/21/2014
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 This gorgeous four-level Victorian was the site  of many movies, TV programs and media ads (“Invasion of the Body Snatchers”, “Streets of San Francisco” and “Evening Magazine” to name just a few). This estate (40 years of collecting) will most surely impress one and all with an unusual eclectic mix including victorian, more...

Pier 70 Free Festival
By - posted 6/20/2014
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A summer series of free community events breathes new life into an historic shipyard and iron works in Dogpatch. During the daytime, the waterfront site is taken over by a vintage market, car show and pop-up roller disco for all ages. At night, it’s playtime for adults with a 1920s cocktail party more...

ULUV “Pop-Up” Music Day
By - posted 6/20/2014
Fairs & Festivals

ULUV Music Day is a connected set of free, public music events with 100+ artists performing in parklets, parks, BART Stations, the Ferry Building and other public spaces on the 21st of June to celebrate music and the people who create it. The day’s highlight is a 6pm Music Flashmob at Dolores Park more...

38th Annual SF Free Folk Festival
By - posted 6/19/2014
Fairs & Festivals

Now in its 38th year, the San Francisco Free Folk Festival is a two-day music and dance festival, similar to “Hardly Strictly Bluegrass,” but indoors. The festival celebrates with five stages of non-stop folk of all kinds from all over the world. There are over 60 free live concerts, a folk film festival and over 50 more...

Stern Grove 2014
By - posted 6/18/2014
Fairs & Festivals

The Stern Grove Festival has been throwing free concerts in the park every summer since 1938. If you don’t mind arriving early to spread out your blanket to stake your spot, it’s an excellent relaxing Sunday in a beautiful park setting to hear free music ranging from Smokey Robinson to Andrew more...

USA vs. Ghana: Best Places Watch 2014 World Cup
By - posted 6/16/2014
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Every four years the soccer fanatics in San Francisco put everything on hold for a month to watch every possible game of the World Cup. The USA seeks revenge against Ghana on Monday, June 16, 2014 at 3pm live from Brazil. Ghana knocked the USA out of both the 2010 and more...