Celebrations
Reset your system with a modern spin on a 600-year-old Rosh Hashanah ritual called tashlich to get rid of last year’s bad karma and start the new year off fresh. JCCSF and Reboot by the shore invite you to Ocean Beach for a brief, engaging ritual and joyful noise accompaniment from shofar more...
Weddings Unveiled is a free event that brings the best in the business to Embarcadero Center with flower and make-up demos, professional consultations and, oh yes, goodie bags. Weddings Unveiled Sunday, September 11, 2016 | 11 am to 2 pm Three Embarcadero Center, SF FREE, but an RSVP is required. This year’s event will feature 30+ more...
From vanilla beans to caramel fillings, indulge in it all at the 21st Annual Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival. Come and experience Chocolate School, Chef Demonstrations, Ice Cream Eating Contests, chocolate vendors, and the popular Ghirardelli Chocolate Lounge. Over 50 vendors generously donate sample-sized portions of their products to feature in the festival. While more...
Come shake it at the 8th Annual Blake Street Salsa Block Party, the original Berkeley Labor Day Monday salsa block party, with the Bay Area Salsa & Timba All Stars band, plus DJ Walt Digz and DJ José Ruíz, and SambaFunk’s King Theo as Master of Ceremonies. 2016 Blake Street Salsa Block more...
Sometimes you’ve just got to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city to enjoy the serenity of a national park. On certain “fee-free” days throughout the year, enjoy free entrance to all national parks and monuments including Muir Woods and Yosemite National Park. In honor of the National Parks Service’s 100th birthday, more...
Join this family-fun County Fair on August 27, 2016 at Facebook Farmers Market in Menlo Park from 2:30pm to 7pm. Expect fun festival rides, games, fair-inspired foods, pie-eating contests, live animals, music, dancing and much more family fun happening at the Facebook County Fair. Free but RSVP Required on Eventbrite. Festival Activities: Kids Zone & more...
It’s 18 of the West Coast’s best IPAs all in one place for just one day. Come celebrate SF’s inaugural West Coast IPA Festival. Enjoy four hours of the most coveted NorCal IPAs and the best from SoCal, Oregon, and beyond with two sessions to choose, live music, DJs, food trucks more...
Celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th birthday and honor the 1895 National Historic Landmark schooner C.A. Thayer with a full day of music, demonstrations, and fun along the San Francisco waterfront. Festival of the Sea 2016 happens at Hyde Street Pier on Saturday, August 20, from 9:30 am to 5 pm. 2016 more...
Yes, we see scooters all over the place these days, but we’re talking about vintage scooters like Vespas, Lambrettas and Piaggios… the type of things you saw the Mods riding around on in the late ’60s. In celebration of this two-wheeled heritage, San Francisco’s “Black Sheep Scooter Club” is putting together more...
In recognition of internationally renowned singer, painter and civic leader Tony Bennett’s contributions to San Francisco, the city will honor him by dedicating a statue in celebration of his 90th birthday. Join in for a free public dedication and unveiling of the 8-foot-tall bronze sculpture of Tony on Friday, August 19, 2016 more...
Anchor Brewing Company will once again celebrate America’s first craft beer, Anchor Steam, with the return of Drink Steam Week August 14-21, 2016 with events, drink specials, limited-release pours and happenings across the country (but mostly here in San Francisco) to celebrate Anchor’s rich history. Drink Steam Week August 14-21, 2016 All Over San more...
Combat crime while meeting some new neighbors at the 33nd Annual National Night Out, a crime prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch in various cities around the Bay Area on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Neighborhoods host big block parties featuring cookouts, visits from local police and the sheriff, flashlight walks, contests and more, all with more...
Ready or not, the eighth book is coming. Harry Potter and The Cursed Child is finally getting released on July 31, 2016 and San Francisco has a few ways for you to celebrate.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) welcomes families and intergenerational audiences to the newly expanded and transformed museum for its first Free Family Day on Sunday, July 24, 2016. While the museum is always free for visitors 18 and younger, on Free Family Day, it is also free for more...
