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2013 Taco Festival
By - posted 5/1/2013
Fairs & Festivals

Get ready for two full days of  Cinco de Mayo revelry on May 4 & 5, 2013 with pinatas, music, lots of Corona, Sangria, Margaritas and tacos… oh the tacos. We will have 11 trucks each day – including some of SF’s best traditional Mexican taco trucks, plus other trucks offering more...

Free Comic Book Day
By - posted 4/30/2013
Freebies

Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year (May 4 in 2013) when participating comic book shops give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores. The comics you can get vary from store to store, but highlights from 2013 more...

Root Beer Festival
By - posted 4/30/2013
Eat & Drink

Give your taste buds a sweet, spicy & creamy overhaul at the 2nd Annual Root Beer Taste Test Fest on May 4, 2013 at 6pm in Duboce Triangle. Over 100 varieties of Root, Birch, Spruce Beers and a healthy smattering of Sarsaparillas await you. Stop by the ice cream station for a root more...

San Francisco Ballet: Behind the Scenes
By - posted 4/30/2013
Get Out: Events

Go behind the scenes with San Francisco Ballet, the oldest professional ballet company in America. Observe the dancers of SF Ballet in action in a Company class, lead by one of the Company’s Ballet Masters, on stage at the War Memorial Opera House. San Francisco Ballet: Behind-the-Scenes Free Rehearsal Sunday, May 5, 2013 more...

$10 Factory Tours: SF Made Week
By - posted 4/29/2013
Only in San Francisco

SFMade Week 2013 is a week-long celebration of San Francisco’s vibrant manufacturing sector and the companies and people that bring locally produced products to fruition, from May 6-12, 2013. Among a variety of events, SFMade Week features factory tours with local manufacturers to heighten awareness of local manufacturing and its critical more...

Free Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Day
By - posted 4/28/2013
Eat & Drink

Sliderbar, a mini-burger joint on 16th and Market in the Castro wants to hook all its Facebook fans up with two free scoops of Humphry Slocombe ice cream any day during April 2013. To be honest, we’re not sure exactly how the promo works – so here’s what they say: “Our beloved more...

Summer of Art
By - posted 4/28/2013
Fairs & Festivals

Summer of Art is a free lunchtime series of live music, dance and theater happening every Tuesday at noon at the UN Plaza from April 30 – May 28, 2013. See free dance, music and theater shows while enjoying lunch from Off the Grid food trucks.

Free Super Duper Day
By - posted 4/28/2013
Eat & Drink

Super Duper – a yummy, sustainably-minded burger joint in SF and Mill Valley –  will offer free mini burgers on Monday, April 29, 2013 starting at 3pm. (Translation: four-ounce, all natural Niman Ranch beef patty with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and Super sauce on a toasted sesame bun.) Get there early… they’re giving out more...

1927-1957 Classic Car Show
By - posted 4/28/2013
Fairs & Festivals

Over 60 historic racecars will be on display on Mason Street on Sunday, April 28, 2013 from 11am and 6pm at the 2013 California Mille –  the largest free car show of its kind in America. The day-long free Mille preview in front of the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill invites more...

How Weird Street Faire
By - posted 4/28/2013
Fairs & Festivals

For the 14th annual How Weird Street Faire, SoMa will be filled with art and performances, vendors, tasty food and drinks, and all the colorful weirdness that San Francisco is famous for under the 2013 theme “Weirdi Gras.” All ages are welcome, and costumes are highly encouraged. There will be 10 stages of more...

Opening Day on the Bay
By - posted 4/27/2013
Fairs & Festivals

The 2013 Opening Day on the Bay will once again show off over 100 historic workboats, fireboats, towboats, classic and contemporary craft decorated to the 2013 theme “The Great Race” on April 28, 2013 from noon to 3pm. This marks the official start of the San Francisco 2013 boating season. Opening more...

Treasure Island Bonfire Weekend
By - posted 4/27/2013
Fairs & Festivals

The 2013 JanSport Bonfire Sessions are returning to San Francisco for a night of performances by Safe, The Fresh & Onlys, and Two Gallants while you hang out and enjoy free beer, free BBQ and free s’mores on Treasure Island on April 28, 2013. In the band lineup, first up is Safe, more...

2013 Fire Dance Expo
By - posted 4/25/2013
Fairs & Festivals

The largest, free-to-the-public, legal fire dancing show in the western hemisphere featuring 97 artists in 39 acts creating a 2+ hour program at the 8th Annual Temple of Poi Fire Dancing Expo on April 27, 2013. 2013 Union Square Fire Dancing Expo Saturday, April 27, 2013 (8p) Union Square, SF FREE Most performers are practicing the more...

National Dance Week
By - posted 4/24/2013
Fairs & Festivals

The 15th annual Bay Area National Dance Week runs Friday, April 26 – Sunday, May 5, 2013. The annual 10-day festival features over 600 free events throughout the Bay Area. Take dance classes and watch free performances in a wide range of styles including tango, Bharatnatyam, jazz, hip hop, ballet, traditional hula, fire dance, Samba, modern, more...

Dutch “Queen’s Day” Windmill Festival
By - posted 4/24/2013
Fairs & Festivals

The Dutch community in San Francisco invites you to celebrate Queen’s Day 2013 near the Murphy Windmill on the south end of Golden Gate Park on April 27, 2013. Enjoy a full day free festival celebrating Golden Gate Park’s windmills, with a bike parade, live music, a free silent disco, flea market and more...