SF City Guides
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...
The “Festival of the Chariots,” known throughout India as the “Ratha Yatra” festival, has been performed for thousands of years in Puri, India and today it is celebrated in all major cities through out the world. More then 3,000 people attend each year in San Francisco alone. An interactive parade, in more...
If past years of the Urban Youth Arts Festival are any indication, over 2,000 square feet of portable wall space will be open for artists of all ages to express themselves on with free paint, brushes, even aerosol paint cans at Precita Park. The 2012 Urban Youth Arts Festival is in more...
30+ food trucks and street food carts in a huge circle with a full bar and bands in the middle? Now that’s a party! Off the Grid, a weekly outdoor food truck bonanza lasts all evening (from 5pm to 10pm), with tons of tents for coverage from the elements, a full bar more...
San Francisco’s ambassadors of gypsy rock, Diego’s Umbrella captures California’s cultural multiplicity with enthusiasm, humor and decadence. These urban, gringo mariachis have performed more than 1,000 live shows, cloaked in elaborate homemade outfits. The band’s unforgettable performance has visually and aurally captivated diverse audiences around the globe. Influenced heavily by flamenco, more...
New York-born, San Francisco-based Aesop Rock (aka Ian Matthias Bavitz) is a critically acclaimed hip-hop artist/producer, recognized for his dense and abstract word play. His sixth studio album, Skelethon, marks the first entirely self-produced album for Aesop Rock. See him for free perform a mini in-store concert at Amoeba Music on Monday, July more...
Obon is an annual festival/bazaar in San Jose’s Japantown – a huge festival with two days of game booths, food booths, cultural exhibits and demonstrations, the Chidori Band, San Jose Taiko and, in past years, over 1,000 dancers in full costume each evening. If you enjoy sushi, udon, teriyaki, snowcones, fresh more...
Heads that need banging will rock at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in McLaren Park for the 2012 TidalWave Heavy Metal Festival – a two-day free outdoor music festival Saturday July 14th and Sunday July 15th from 11am to 6pm each day. Expect a showcase of thrash, doom grind, punk, old school more...
We all know San Francisco has it’s Chinese, Irish, Italian and Russian roots… but French? Sure why not! Any excuse to close down an alley or two, drink tons of wine and party in the streets until the gendarmes take you away. Here’s ten fun, free (or cheap) ways for you to more...
