SF City Guides
Free Amusement Park Day for Teachers, Military & Healthcare Workers (Livermore)
East Bay, Freebies, Fun & Games Boomers, the family entertainment center, located at 2400 Kitty Hawk Rd, Livermore, is offering Thank You days to the community. Boomers Livermore has miniature golf, laser tag, Thunder Road go-karts, bumper boats, and an arcade. Military, first responders, healthcare workers, and teachers will receive a free Elite Ticket (value: $55.99) when they visit, according more...
$3 Movie Day for “National Cinema Day” (Sept. 3)
Deals Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news about the inaugural National Cinema Day. On September 3, celebrate National Cinema Day with $3 movies all day long. – even on specialty screens like IMAX, 4D, ScreenX, RPX, and theaters with fancy schmancy lounge seating. Whether you’re in the mood for a fun more...
Dunkin Donuts’ Free Coffee Day for Educators (Sept. 1)
Freebies Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that Dunkin Donuts is celebrating teachers by giving away free coffee for educators on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at participating locations, no purchase necessary. Educators can get a free medium hot or iced coffee, excluding cold brew and nitro cold brew. Additional charges may more...
World’s Largest Holiday Light Maze & Village Coming to San Jose
Artsy Fartsy, Christmas, Holiday Lights Escape to an incredible illuminated winter wonderland. The world’s largest holiday-themed light experience, Enchant, opens in San Jose’s PayPal Park on November 25, 2022. Experience a world of adventure featuring over 4 million sparkling lights creating an immersive walk-thru, story-themed maze. Discover the charming Village offering a breathtaking ice-skating trail, live more...
BART’s 50th Anniversary Party w/ Free Arcade Games (Sept 3-9)
Celebrations, Fun & Games, Transportation Happy Birthday, BART! BART celebrates 50 years, and in September, BART is hosting a series of free, family-friendly events to celebrate its golden anniversary and thank patrons for riding. Powell Street Station Video Games Saturday, September 3–Friday, September 9, 2022 Powell St. Station concourse level between BART secondary Station Agent booth and Muni agent more...
Single Map May Soon Connect All Bay Area Transit
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation The Bay Area’s myriad transit agencies could soon utilize a single mapping system after the region’s transportation planning agency approved a contract to streamline transit information and guidance. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Operations Committee approved a $6 million contract Friday with the mapping company Applied Wayfinding more...
Free Outdoor Events at Thrive City (Sept-Oct. 2022)
Fairs & Festivals, Outdoorsy, San Francisco, Sponsored Don’t miss your last chance to check out the final weeks of Thrive City’s 2022 schedule of 25+ free festival-style events all summer long with free concerts, outdoor comedy spectaculars, fitness classes, giveaways and epic movie nights on the Bay Area’s biggest outdoor screen at Thrive City, the plaza right in more...
Free Labor Day Weekend Drive-In Movie Night (Sept. 4)
Drive-In Movies, East Bay, Free Movie Screenings, Get Out: Events The West Wind Drive-in movie theaters in Concord and San Jose host a Free Drive-in Movie Night over Labor Day Weekend. Details are sparse for now, but typically on their free movie nights, they have music, games, and of course, free movies for the whole family. All movies are double features. Admission is free. Gates more...
50 Mile “High-Speed” Rail (SF to San Jose) Moves a Step Closer
Bay Area Updates, Transportation By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation The California high-speed rail governing board approved the final environmental documents Thursday for the San Jose-to-San Francisco section, completing clearance of the project’s Northern California leg. The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Board of Directors approved the environmental impact report and statement for the roughly more...
Bay Area Whole Food Stores Installing Creepy Palm Scanners for Checkout
Bay Area Updates, Groceries / Supermarkets Thanks to SF Eater for sharing the news that Amazon is installing Amazon One palm scanners in at least half a dozen Whole Foods stores in the Bay Area. Amazon One is a free, contactless service that lets you use your palm to pay, enter, or identify yourself. In a Whole more...
SF’s Castro AIDS Mural Is Back (and Gorgeous) After Graffiti Attack
Artsy Fartsy, Causes, Murals, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco After some jerkwad defaced the “Hope for the World Cure” Mural in the Castro with graffiti back in late December 2021, artists helped restore the mural back to its original glory and gave it a bright and colorful update. In addition to getting covered in graffiti, the mural, originally painted in more...
SF is Getting a Mother F*cking Cat Festival (Sept. 23-25)
Fairs & Festivals Friends of felines get your kittens ready…. the San Francisco Cat Extravaganza, a three-day festival of all things cats is coming to the Cow Palace on September 23-25, 2022. (Will we have to call it the “Cat Palace?”). The festival, which also has stops in England, Peru, Dallas, Colombia, Florida, Portugal, more...
Bay Area City Named “America’s Happiest City” for 2022
Bay Area Updates, East Bay Forget about leaving your heart in San Francisco. It turns out that Concord is America’s happiest city. An analysis released Thursday by HouseFresh.com, a site focused on improving residential air quality, placed Concord in the Number One slot. “The hometown of Tom Hanks is said to be a quiet and pleasant place more...
Señor Sisig Coming to SF’s Ferry Building (August 24)
Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Outdoor Dining, San Francisco San Francisco favorite slightly overpriced (but still f*cking delicious) filipino fusion street food Senor Sisig is opening up a new brick and mortar location in the Ferry Building on August 24, 2022! You’ll get all your yummy sisig favs, with a new menu of shareable bites plus sisig tortas, bite-sized ube more...
BART Testing New Unlimited Ride “Bay Pass”
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation, Travel The Metropolitan Transportation Commission — in conjunction with BART and all other transit agencies participating in the Clipper fare payment system — this week launched a two-year pilot program to study the impact of a single pass that will provide some 50,000 Bay Area residents free access to all bus, more...
