SF City Guides
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department presents Olympic Viewing Parties at Civic Center, featuring Olympic skills games, gourmet food options, kids arts and crafts, and plenty of family fun. The 2012 Olympics will be broadcast live from London (at least as live as NBC will allow) on a giant screen in more...
So Outside Lands 2012 is totally sold out… so you’re out of luck, right? Not a chance! There’s two ways to win a pair of 3-day passes to this amazing festival, a way to listen to live streaming of concerts for free from Golden Gate Park and also a way for more...
Want free stuff to play with? Are you good at breaking things? Leafcutter Designs wants you! Leafcutter designs is a creative studio run by San Francisco artist Lea Redmond who dreams up and creates miniature and strange little art pieces and whimsical goods – like the world’s smallest post office, teeny more...
Summer may not be warm in San Francisco, but it certainly heats up all of the events, fairs and festivals. August 2012 brings us the America’s Cup and the Alamo Square Flea, a chance to learn both juggling and how to ride a unicycle, street fairs and celebrations for anyone from more...
Come into Katie’s Nail Files Mobile Spa for a complimentary mini-manicure using any color from Katie Cazorla’s eco-friendly line of polish. Katie Cazorla is the star of TV Guide Network’s reality series Nail Files and entrepreneur behind “The Painted Nail” – an LA hotspot which has become paparazzi central as Vanessa Williams, more...
Can you pay just $2 to get tickets to see a major league baseball game? It’s true! The A’s are leading the wild card race in the American League, are still in the hunt for a division title and are having a stellar July. Be a part of the playoff drive more...
Join the North Beach Poetry Crawl to close four days of the San Francisco International Poetry Festival. Readings and workshops will take place all over North Beach from 11am to 8pm on July 29, 2012. Here is the complete list, but be aware that the schedule is subject to change. San Francisco Int’l Poetry more...
Kites aren’t just for kids any more. Experience the artistry of modern kite flying at the 27th Annual Berkeley Kite Festival & West Coast Kite Championships. This annual festival for 2012 features giant creature kites as big as houses, high flying kite fights, plus free kite making and candy drops more...
There are several options for you, as a spectator, to see your runner or to cheer on them as they get closer to the finish line of the San Francisco Marathon on July 29, 2012 which starts at (gulp) 5:30am! San Francisco Marathon 2012 Sunday, July 29, 2012 Start time: 5:30am All over San Francisco FREE to more...
Come celebrate the launch of Good Eggs as they serve up bites from their farmers & foodmakers, a free pig roast, plus live music by Orquesta Calle 24, a Salsa band, and Afrolicious, an Afro-funk band and good old-fashioned revelry. We’re told that all food is totally free (even the pig roast), but quantities will more...
Landmark’s Bridge Theatre in San Francisco celebrates its 73rd Anniversary with a special event on Thursday evening, July 26, 2012. The centerpiece of the event will be a showing of the enduring classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, originally released in 1939 when the Bridge Theatre opened.” The evening will also more...
Want to impress your dates or friends the next time you’re around a campfire? Join Joergen and Marco of the San Francisco Free School for a 90-minute guitar class of training for beginner and intermediate guitar players and aspiring “troubadours.” The songs change every week, but expect to learn how to play and sing more...
Tired of shelling out $10-$12 for going to the movies? Then take advantage of the Regal Jack London’s all day $5 movie deal on Sundays and Tuesdays | Regal Value Days Even brand new movies like The Dark Knight Rises, are only $5, with 3D movies clocking in at a quite reasonable $8. This more...
The San Francisco Symphony’s 2012 edition of their annual free concert in the park takes place in Dolores Park and this year they’re also bringing in three-time Grammy Award-nominated Cuban jazz group Tiempo Libre to spice up selections from pieces like West Side Story and Rodeo. Pack a picnic and bring your family more...
Did someone say, “free food trucks???” Hell yes! Yup, it’s true! This Sunday you can grub for free at your choice of 8 food trucks at the SOMA StrEat Food Park thanks to the mobile payment app LevelUp (its free to download) for either iPhone or android. Food tucks to choose from: Slider Shack, The Rib more...
