SF City Guides
Bring your picnic basket and enjoy Cinco de Mayo 2012 in the park – an annual all day family-friendly celebration in Dolores Park with live music, cultural performances and more. Event highlights include a 1:30pm performance by Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco, preserving the tradition of Mexican folk dance with more...
Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year (May 5 in 2012)- 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 2012 more...
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo 2012 can get pretty expensive, especially if you like a bit of drinking. Lucky for you, FuncheapSF has dug up plenty to entertain even the most frugal folks this holiday weekend. This weekend, dive into downtown block parties, BBQs, park festivals, free tequila and more. Cinco De Mayo 2012 more...
Food Social SF is a brand new social experience showcasing the best in Bay Area street food. The event blends together rising stars in the SF street food scene along with DJs. At this special Cinco de Mayo event at Circolo Lounge which will feature 7 brand new street vendors, showcasing their menus more...
The first Friday of each month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl and host special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. May 4th Highlights Make Hang Gallery (450 Grant): Live music, more...
Come one, come all to mash, celebrate and mingle at NextSpace’s 2nd birthday Guacamole Mash-Off party. The party and tasting takes place just a few days before Cinco de Mayo, which means free beer (Coronas, of course) and lots of home-made Guacamole. They supply all the ingredients to make guac – so you more...
Each Tuesday Jill Bourque hosts “Jillarious,” a hilarious night of themed stories and stand-up comedy by her favorite local performers in this weekly live podcast recording. Get some serious comedy bang for your buck at San Francisco’s newest comedy club, Tommy T’s Showroom (1000 Van Ness in SF) – as Comedian more...
Come celebrate Lady Gaga’s World Tour 2012 by joining Bay Area Flash Mob and learn the choreography to a Lady Gaga medley including her most famous hits: Bad Romance, Telephone, Poker Face, Born This Way and Judas The free dance classes (donations suggested) take place twice a week on all Wednesdays more...
Super Duper – a yummy burger joint in SF & Mill Valley – will offer free mini burgers on Monday, April 30, 2012 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...
The Treasure Island Flea is a monthly open-air flea market showcasing hundreds of local vendors ranging from indie designers, up-cyclers, collectors, handmakers, makers, bakers and more plus outdoor exhibits and gourmet food trucks. April 28-29th Special Events: This weekend is the 1-year anniversary of the Treasure Island Flea and they are celebrating this more...
The 14th Annual Bay Area National Dance Week runs April 20-29, 2012 Presented as part of Dancers’ Group’s 30th Anniversary, this 10-day festival features over 600 free events throughout the Bay Area Take dance classes and watch free performances in a wide range of styles including tango, Bharatnatyam, jazz, hip hop, ballet, traditional hula, more...
The Dutch community in San Francisco invites you to celebrate Queen’s Day 2012 on April 28th near the Dutch Windmill and the Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden in Golden Gate Park – A full day free festival celebrating the restoration of Golden Gate Park’s Windmills, with bike parade, free tours, live music, more...
On April 28, 2012, San Francisco’s Justin Herman Plaza will once again serve as the setting for the collision of fixed gear biking and urban contemporary art known as Red Bull Ride + Style. This annual competition features fixed gear riders facing off in both track and freestyle competitions, with the more...
Held on the final Friday of each month from Friday, April 27 through Friday, October 26, Summer Nights features special evening hours and half-price Museum admission (that’s $6) after 5 pm. With classic ’68 film screenings under the stars on Oak Street Plaza, Amoeba Music DJs spinning ’60s-inspired sets, and special more...
In the immortal words of John Muir: “You may close California’s parks, but you’ll never have our national parks. Hell, we’ll even make them free.” Okay so the conservationist didn’t say that but there are Free Entrance Days in the National Parks, special fee-free days that you should take advantage of to visit parks more...
