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Pub Quiz & Limbo Party
By - posted 8/12/2012
Fun & Games

The Showdown, an urban DJ saloon presents a not-so-average night of rowdy interactive trivia called “Quiz in my Pants:  hosted by Captain Joe Garvey of CLASH – The California League of Adult Scavenger Hunters. What makes it interactive? Inter-team challenges, DJ interludes and a half-time limbo party that will knock your socks more...

French Cinema & Wine Night
By - posted 8/12/2012
Get Out: Events

To help non-French speakers discover French cinema, The Alliance Française of San Francisco is offering a weekly Tuesday night class centered around a French film and conversation. The class will take place in their cozy theater with free wine, refreshments and popcorn all for a $5 donation at the door. >> Don’t know French? more...

Bollywood Flash Mob Day
By - posted 8/12/2012
Celebrations

Celebrating the 20th Festival of India & Parade (which takes place in Fremont next weekend), come watch the Grand gala FlashMob on Sunday August 12, 2012 (Sunday) in San Francisco’s Union Square around 5pm. Festival of India Flash Mob Sunday, August 12, 2012 (5pm-ish) Union Square, San Francisco FREE >> Please note the exact time of more...

SF Street Food Festival
By - posted 8/12/2012
Eat & Drink

Sample some of San Francisco’s most hyped and blogged about bites at La Cocina’s 4th Annual SF Street Food Festival in the Mission District on Saturday, August 18, 2012. The 2012 festival features a gathering of more than 70 vendors including San Francisco’s most well-known restaurants, food trucks, carts, home cooks, more...

49ers Fan Fest
By - posted 8/10/2012
Get Out: Events

Due to construction of the new Santa Clara Stadium at the team headquarters, this will be the only public practice for fans during training camp this year. August 12, 2012 marks the second straight year Candlestick Park will host Fan Fest. 49ers Fan Fest Sunday, August 12, 2012 (11:30a-4:45p) Candlestick Park $5 Adults / more...

Pistahan 2012
By - posted 8/10/2012
Fairs & Festivals

Experience the largest celebration of Filipino art, dance, music and food at the Pistahan Parade & Festival on August 11-12, 2012 at the Yerba Buena Gardens.  Pistahan Parade Saturday, August 11, 2012 (11am) – FREE Witness a dazzling display of Filipino culture and traditions at this year’s Pistahan Parade down Market Street, from the more...

Perseid Meteor Shower
By - posted 8/10/2012
Geeks

If NASA says it’s the biggest meteor shower of the year, you better stay up late and grab your binoculars! The annual Perseid meteor shower is the glittery result of Earth’s passage through a steam of debris left behind by a comet, so you should expect to see meteor rates as more...

2012 Olympics Viewing Party
By - posted 8/9/2012
Get Out: Events

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...

Outside Lands 2012: On the Cheap
By - posted 8/8/2012
City Insight

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...

Wanted: Art Toy Testers!
By - posted 8/6/2012
Fun & Games

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...

August 2012 Fairs & Festivals
By - posted 7/31/2012
Fairs & Festivals

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...

Free Manicure Truck
By - posted 7/31/2012
Freebies

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...

$2 A’s Tickets
By - posted 7/28/2012
Deals

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...

North Beach Poetry Crawl
By - posted 7/28/2012
Fairs & Festivals

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...

Berkeley Kite Festival
By - posted 7/28/2012
Fairs & Festivals

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...