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Free Circus Festival
By - posted 7/13/2013
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The Picklewater Free Circus Festival returns to Union Square bringing their free circus to Bay Area families. Pi: The Physical Comedy Troupe is a collective of clowns not easy to forget. You could describe them as a combination of Charlie Chaplin, Saturday Night Live, and The Looney Toons. Their crazy characters more...

Beyonce Flash Mob Dance Class
By - posted 7/13/2013
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Celebrate Beyonce’s birthday and come to see a giant Beyonce flash mob in the streets of San Francisco on September 7, 2013. The flash mob will perform a Beyonce medley made up of four songs: Crazy In Love, Single Ladies, Get Me Bodied, and Run The World (Girls). Want to join? Weekly more...

Fillmore Salsa Festival
By - posted 7/11/2013
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The Fourth Annual Salsa Festival on the Fillmore is a salsa festival taking place on July 12-13, 2013 on the historic Fillmore Street in San Francisco between Eddy and Post Street. The Festival is a two-day extravaganza featuring salsa lessons, live music, and outdoor dancing at the Fillmore Center Plaza. The outdoor more...

Ben & Jerry’s Block Party
By - posted 7/10/2013
Eat & Drink

Ben & Jerry’s is teaming up with Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, TCHO Chocolate, and Flavorpill for two days of service and scoops. There’s a Friday block party at Pier 17 with free ice cream and lots of free treats. Then on Saturday, rise early for a day of service and more...

Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest
By - posted 7/10/2013
Only in San Francisco

Muni’s top bell ringing crewmen compete in the 50th Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest starting at noon on Thursday, July 11, 2013 in Union Square. The contest typically features an amateur competition followed by the main contest with Gripmen and Conductors battling it out for the title of World Champion Cable Car Bell Ringer. 2013 more...

Market Street Music Festival
By - posted 7/9/2013
Fairs & Festivals

This free annual outdoor music festival puts on nearly 140 free lunchtime concerts of all styles from July to October in 17 different public plazas stretched from the Embarcadero through the Castro. Funcheap is proud to be a media sponsor of the 2013 festival. 2013 “People in Plazas” Market Street Music Festival July more...

Star Wars Lightsaber Festival
By - posted 7/9/2013
Geeks

Course of the Force is an Olympic style relay – but with lightsabers. The relay, which benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation, is part of a week-long Star Wars event that runs from San Francisco to San Diego with the finish at San Diego Comic Con. Cheer the costumed runners on starting at Pier more...

#KittenCamp Meme Battles
By - posted 7/7/2013
Geeks

#KittenCamp is an event for web-loving, ad industry folk to watch memes, listen to awesome guest speakers and drink free beer. #KittenCamp Wednesday, July 10, 2013 – 6:30 pm Butter | 354 11th Street, San Francisco, CA Free, but an RSVP is required. On July 10, 2013, they’ll be kicking off with an epic meme more...

Free Chapel Rentals for Gay Weddings
By - posted 7/7/2013
Only in San Francisco

Looking to get married with pride now that the Supreme Court struck down DOMA? Or do you know a same-sex couple wanted to get married in San Francisco? UnitySF (2222 Bush Street) is waiving their usual rental fees, for the entire month of July, and opening their beautiful space in the upscale more...

Laborfest 2013
By - posted 7/7/2013
Fairs & Festivals

LaborFest is an annual festival celebrating the history and culture of working people through film, art, lectures, and exhibits all over the Bay Area from July 2-31, 2013. The festival commemorates the anniversary of 1934’s “Bloody Thursday” when two workers, Howard Sperry and Nick Bordoise, were shot and killed in San more...

Symphony at Stern Grove
By - posted 7/7/2013
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An annual favorite, the San Francisco Symphony performs a free concert  on July 7, 2013 with conductor Edwin Outwater in a program featuring Gershwin’s An American in Paris, Ravel’s Bolero, and traditional French and American songs with soprano Measha Brueggergosman. A Pre-Concert Troc Talk takes place at noon in the Trocadero more...

America’s Cup: Summer of Racing
By - posted 7/4/2013
Fairs & Festivals

The Louis Vuitton Cup, the America’s Cup Challenger Series, is used as the selection series to determine who will race the Defender in the America’s Cup Finals. This is a round-robin racing series throughout July and August. >> Where can I watch the races?  The America’s Cup Park is located on more...

Small Town 4th of July
By - posted 7/1/2013
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Sure there’s the big fireworks shows in Berkeley, San Francisco and San Jose, but what if you want something a bit more hometown? We’ve dug up a bunch of really fun small town or quirky ways to celebrate Fourth of July 2013 all over the Bay Area – from a more...

San Francisco Fireworks
By - posted 6/27/2013
Celebrations

Celebrate 2013 Independence Day with live music and entertainment all day in front of Pier 39 on July 4, 2013. When the sun goes down (and if the fog stays away), visitors will be treated to The City of San Francisco’s spectacular fireworks display over the Bay. 2013 Fourth of July Entertainment Thursday, more...

Pride 2013
By - posted 6/26/2013
Fairs & Festivals

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and straight revelers fill up Civic Center for the 2013 San Francisco Pride Celebration weekend for concerts, performances and speeches, along with tons of booths, and food. There are local DJs and music acts on Saturday and exciting world renowned performers and up-and-comers on Sunday.