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Shaping San Francisco
By - posted 3/12/2013
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Shaping San Francisco is a series of free lectures which aim to excavate the City’s lost history – It’s a place to meet and talk unmediated by corporations, official spokespeople, religion, political parties, or dogma. Shaping San Francisco is a living archive of the city providing people with access to its lost more...

Fire Jumping Festival
By - posted 3/10/2013
Fairs & Festivals

Jump over a bonfire (or watch others do it) for “Chahr-Shanbeh Souri” on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Persian Center to shake off the darkness of winter and welcome the lightness of spring.  Inside the Persian Center, a traditional altar holds green grass, live goldfish, food and other items representative of spring more...

El Pulpo Mecanico
By - posted 3/10/2013
Only in San Francisco

The Exploratorium’s “On the Move”  pre-opening festival continues into the night across the street from Pier 15 with an evening of live music, outdoor movies, art projects, a beer garden and a gigantic “el pulpo mecanico” burning man octopus sculpture that spews fire from 8:30pm to 10pm. Exploratorium “On The Move” more...

1880s Vintage Base Ball
By - posted 3/9/2013
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Come on out to Big Rec in Golden Gate Park (7th Ave and Irving) and see base ball played by 1880s rules, using vintage style uniforms and equipment. The vintage base ball team, San Francisco Pelicans host their first game of the 2013 season against the San Francisco Pacifics on Sunday, March 10 more...

Exploratorium Pre-Opening Fest
By - posted 3/9/2013
Fairs & Festivals

The Exploratorium launches public programming outside Pier 15 with On the Move, a pre-opening festival featuring many of the Exploratorium’s favorite exhibits and activities, and more from members of the local arts and science communities. A fleet of moving trucks outfitted with exhibit experiences and programs will be deployed to more...

Sunday Streets 2013
By - posted 3/9/2013
Only in San Francisco

Sunday Streets (March – October 2013) is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration and five hour street party where the streets are closed to vehicles so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, yoga classes… everyone except for cars can take over the streets for an afternoon. >> Funcheap is proud to be more...

Snuggie Pub Crawl
By - posted 3/9/2013
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Come be part of the 3rd Annual San Francisco Snuggie Pub Crawl on March 9, 2013. Yes, featuring the nasty as-seen-on-TV blanket with sleeves, the Snuggie Pub Crawl is coming back for a ridiculous event of looking for any excuses to drink and get prizes for best costumes. Snuggie Bar Crawl 2013 Lower more...

World Naked Bike Ride
By - posted 3/8/2013
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The San Francisco edition of  2013 World Naked Bike Ride Day – Southern Hemisphere edition will meet at the northeast side of the fountain in Justin Herman Plaza. Meet at 11:00am  for body painting (Bring body paints, washable markers, watercolors or other easily removed media to apply slogans and designs to your bodies if you more...

D&D Art Show
By - posted 3/6/2013
Geeks

Mission: Comics & Art will host “D & D,” a group show dedicated and inspired by the game Dungeons and Dragons, curated by Ben Collison. D&D: Dungeons & Dragons Group Art Show Opening Reception Thursday, March 7, 2013 – 7p Mission Comics & Art, 3520 20th St. Suite B, SF FREE Participating artists include: Katie Bacigalupi Ben Collison Beth Dean Matt more...

Plastic Camera Show
By - posted 3/5/2013
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RayKo’s Sixth Annual Plastic Camera Show includes stunning and sometimes surprising images made by the crappy camera-toting winners of this competition. The opening reception will be held at Rayko Photo Center on March 6, 2013 from 6-8pm. Over 80 photographers from around the world have been chosen to participate in this dynamic more...

SXSW “New & Next” Night
By - posted 3/4/2013
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Up In Arms is back with another installment of their free happy hour concert series, New & Next, featuring some of their favorite local music. Come join them Wednesday March 6, 2013, 6-9pm as they kick off the annual Bay Area pilgrimage to Austin, TX for SXSW with live music from more...

Free 7D Experience
By - posted 3/3/2013
Freebies

Blast at Zombies as you hurtle through the 7D Experience. Ride, Blast and Compete for FREE for three days only Monday, March 4th through Wednesday, March 6th. Regular ticket price is $15. Ride up to four different rides – There’s four different rides including Zombies, and the wild-west themed Forbidden Mine and more...

The Bay Lights: Grand Lighting Ceremony
By - posted 3/3/2013
Only in San Francisco

The Bay Lights is an iconic light sculpture designed by internationally renowned artist Leo Villareal. This stunning fine arts experience will shine from dusk to midnight for two years on the San Francisco Bay Bridge West Span, starting with the Grand Lighting on March 5, 2013. Seven times the scale of the more...

Benefit for the Boob
By - posted 3/3/2013
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Hello Happy boob supporters it’s the sixth annual Benefit for the Boob on March 3, 2013. Benefiting the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund, please join these super Femme powers as they pay tribute to boobs, tatas, chi chis, mazongas, melons and breasts for a night of burlesque, belly dance, live music, drag, more...

SF History Expo
By - posted 3/3/2013
Only in San Francisco

The 2013 San Francisco History Expo brings local and neighborhood history groups together under one roof on March 2-3, 2013 at The Old Mint. This is an opportunity for people of all ages to learn about—and participate in—San Francisco history though presentations, photographs, artifacts, children’s activities, and historical reenactments. 2013 San Francisco more...