SF City Guides
Spend your evening in the Mission snacking, sipping and late-night shopping at independent local stores as the Mission District hosts its Sixth Annual Valencia Corridor Holiday Block Party from 6-10 pm on Friday, December 6, 2013. Over 50 businesses along 16th Street and down Valencia will be offering live music, free drinks, live art more...
An evening of holiday cheer in Golden Gate Park, the 84th annual Holiday Tree Lighting, featuring live entertainment, carnival rides and a visit from Santa. Festivities on December 5, 2013 will begin at 4 pm, with the tree lighting ceremony to begin shortly after dusk. The event is free. Activities may vary year to more...
Celebrate Walt Disney’s birthday and get free admission to The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio – the only free day of the year from 10 am to 8 pm on Thursday, December 5, 2013 The Museum will host live animation, a scavenger hunt and a film screening of Walt: The Man Behind the Myth, more...
At Brave the Bay on December 7, 2013, you might see an elf in striped tights jump into the Bay, or Santa Claus hauling a cable car instead of presents at this Santa Triathlon that’s co-presented with the SF Police Department. And you may just see Batkid’s batmobile because this event more...
Celebrate the season with Carly Rae Jepsen (yep, the “Call Me Maybe” singer) and San Francisco 49er Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott as they light one of the tallest trees in the region during the annual holiday festival at 555 California. Entertainment also includes a performance by the Dick Bright Orchestra playing holiday songs more...
San Francisco City Guides offer free guided walking tours of many different neighborhoods in the city and will be offering a full slate of free tours onThanksgiving weekend 2013 Thursday through Sunday. Tour starting times range from 9:30 am to 2 pm and there are 37 different tours for you to choose from over more...
Peet’s is celebrating the season of giving with a buy one, get one free offer on any beverage (excluding bottled drinks) all Thanksgiving weekend, November 28-December 1, 2013. >> Download the Buy One, Get One Free Coupon There are the usual restrictions (like the second drink has to be lesser or equal value), but whether you have a friend more...
Gather in Golden Gate Park for the 20th annual World AIDS Day Observance in the National AIDS Memorial Grove for a recognition of leaders in AIDS activism and a choir performance on December 1, 2013 starting at noon. The Observance and light lunch that follows are free and open to the public. 2013 World more...
Remember waking up early to watch Saturday morning cartoons when you were a kid? Well, sleep in and come watch some of your old favorite ’80s and ’90s cartoons starting at 1 pm on Saturday, November 30, 2013. Nothing goes better with cartoons than cereal, so you’re in luck. Chow down on more...
After hitting the big stores on Black Friday, support your local businesses in SF and check out the mom-and-pop stores on Small Business Saturday, November 30, 2013. If you have an American Express card, you can sign up to get $10 back when you spend $10 or more at a participating small business on more...
Macy’s Great Tree in Union Square, San Francisco’s most recognized Christmas tree, will be officially lit in Union Square on Friday, November 29, 2013. The ceremony is expected to begin at 6 pm and the tree is scheduled to be lit at 6:40 pm. Enjoy live music, dance performances, and special appearances more...
In celebration of the rare occurrence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving falling on the same day, a local group of artists who call themselves the Museum of Joy will be building a temporary pop-up art installation, a candlelit labyrinth on the northern half of Baker Beach where Burning Man began. Come walk the labyrinth, see more...
Salute the memories of supervisor Harvey Milk and mayor George Moscone at the 35th annual Vigil & Night of Remembrance on November 27, 2013 with a vigil at Harvey Milk Plaza (just outside the Castro Metro stop at Market & Castro) with a performance by the Gay Men’s Chorus and recordings of inspirational speeches from Milk. For 2013 more...
Beginning November 25, 2013, the UCSF Library will host “Surviving and Thriving,” an exhibition from the National Library of Medicine that explores the rise of AIDS in the early 1980s and the evolving response to the epidemic over the last 30 years. View historic photographs, pamphlets, and other materials that illustrate more...
