In celebration of their one year anniversary on July 16th the Tenderloin Museum be open for free from 10 am-9 pm with free hourly programming from 1-8 pm. The first year has been exceptional because of all the incredible partnerships forged with other museums, non-profit organizations, artists, local businesses, and our neighbors. The more...

The Tenderloin Sunday Streets will transform a mile of streets in the heart of the Tenderloin into neighborhood streets and community space on Sunday, July 10 from 11 am to 4 pm. There will be over 85 Activity Hosts filling the streets with fun, free activities for adults and kids alike.The route includes more...

Get ready to celebrate Fourth of July 2016 in the Bay Area! Here’s a list of over 130 different Fourth of July events (including 64 different fireworks shows within a few hours drive) with listings for the major fireworks shows in San Francisco, Berkeley, Mountain View and San Jose, plus tons more...

Celebrate the 109th birthday of Frida Kahlo and her love affair with San Francisco during a week of Fiestas Fridas taking place at locations throughout the Mission District. Oh and wear flowers in your hair. There will be a new documentary about Frida Kahlo from Mexico, a mural inauguration, a FRI-DiA de los Muertos more...

Art meets politics in a fleet of floats, vehicles, and marchers along Market Street during the San Francisco Pride Parade, one the nation’s largest LGBT events, starting at 10:30 am on Pride Sunday. Bring a rainbow flag and come cheer on dykes on bikes, bears in straps, trannies in gowns, and others from SF’s colorful LGBT more...

The summer solstice isn’t rare. Neither is a full moon. But when they both fall on the same day it’s actually nearly a once-in-a-lifetime event – an event we haven’t seen in 70 years (or 40 years if you believe the Farmer’s Almanac – taking place in 1967 ushering in the more...

June 20, 2016 is the longest day of the year and officially the first day of Summer.  With the sunrise at 5:48am and sunset not until 8:35pm in San Francisco that gives us a full 14 hours, 46 minutes and 54 seconds of daylight to have fun with. Maybe you should go more...

Come discover the “joy of soy” at the 6th annual Northern California Soy and Tofu Festival with live entertainment, a tofu eating contest. 6th Annual Soy & Tofu Festival Saturday, June 4, 2016 | 11 am to 5 pm Saint Mary’s Cathedral Event Center 1111 Gough St. (at Geary Boulevard), SF $10 in advance / $15 more...

An annual Salute to American Graffiti honors George Lucas’ timeless, coming-of-age film, American Graffiti, most of which was filmed in Petaluma in the early summer of 1972. Grab your favorite squeeze, jump into your hot rod, candy-colored screamin’ machine or the family car for that matter, and cruise on back to more...

The newly expanded SFMOMA will finally reopen on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 10 am to 8 pm. An opening ceremony will be held at 9 am and free admission will be offered for the entire day. Free Tickets to Opening Day (as well as general admission tickets for other days) will more...

The annual Taiwanese American Cultural Festival will once again be held in Union Square. Over 10,000 people from all across the Bay Area attend this event yearly to experience the vibrancy of Taiwanese culture. through food, music, performances and fun workshops. 24th Annual Taiwanese American Cultural Festival Saturday, May 14, 2016 | 10 am to more...

An outdoor roller disco tribute to Prince in Golden Gate Park at “The Skatin’ Place” at 6th and JFK Drive where they dance every Sunday led by The Godfather of Skate, D. Miles. “Church of 8 Wheels” Prince Tribute Roller Disco Sunday, April 24, 2016 | Noon to 6pm The Skatin’ Place, 6th more...

The 26th annual California Mille will bring 67 historic cars from all over the world to San Francisco to salute Italy’s most famous open road race, the Mille Miglia. See the biggest free car show of its kind in America and meet the drivers. 26th California Mille & Free Car Show Sunday, April more...

The Dutch community in San Francisco invites you to celebrate King’s Day 2016 near the Murphy Windmill on the south end of Golden Gate Park. King’s Day, the biggest national celebration in the Netherlands, is returning once again to San Francisco. Dutch King’s Day San Francisco will be a fun-filled day with music, more...

Photo: Toke of the Town via SF WeeklyLet’s file this one under “unofficial.” There’s no permits issued; it’s not really legal, but usually the city tends to turn a blind eye when thousands turn up on Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park on April 20th each year for a giant smoke out. more...