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SFMade Week 2013
By - posted 5/5/2013
City Discoveries

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 Zagat Guides
By - posted 5/5/2013
Freebies

If you’ve got a Google+ account, get a free 2014 Zagat San Francisco restaurant guide when you vote in the annual Zagat survey. Sorry, voting for the 2014 guide has closed >> Vote in the 2014 Zagat Survey       Deadline to vote is Monday May 6, 2013 Vote for your favorite restaurants and more...

May’s Top 10
By - posted 5/5/2013
Get Out: Events

We love May at Funcheap – it’s when the cyclists come out, the roses are free for Mother’s Day, Carnaval takes over the Mission and everyone brings stale tortillas to Bay to Breakers. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a huge family festival in Dolores Park (May 4), watch crazy bike tricks more...

Cinco de Mayo 2013
By - posted 5/4/2013
Cinco de Mayo

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...