Celebrations
Head to Ocean Beach for a beautiful bonfire that kicks off with an optional meditation at 9 am near the water’s edge, followed by acoustic music at 10 am fireside. They’ll be at the end of Fulton Ave. by stairwell 17 at Ocean Beach from 9 am to 2 pm. LOCATION more...
Ripley’s Believe It or Not San Francisco Odditorium celebrates the 9th annual World Sword Swallower’s Day. Performances start around 1:45 pm with the official “Big Swallow” taking place at 2:27 pm to coincide with the day, February 27, 2016. San Francisco’s own performers are putting on a free show outside of the SF Odditorium. Matthew Bouvier more...
Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. Typically over 100 groups will participate in the parade and many of the floats and specialty groups will be featuring the theme of this year’s more...
The Chapel is throwing a Mardi Gras concert with a free pre-party throughout The Chapel and The Vestry beginning at 5 pm featuring New Orleans food and drink specials, live music inside and on the street with MJ’s Brass Boppers doing a second-line, plus Fat Tuesday party beads and more. The Chapel Mardi Gras more...
SF’s bar workers work long shifts pouring drinks and dealing with lousy tippers, so it’s time for them to have a night for themselves at the annual Mid-Winter Bar Workers Ball. Broke-Ass Stuart and Anchor Brewing Company host this annual event with Broke-Ass Stuart supplying Anchor Steam beer for the first hour of the more...
The Bay Lights will be re-lit on January 30, 2016 in time to shine for Super Bowl 50 and beyond, thanks to generous private donors and an agreement between the non-profit Illuminate the Arts. Photography by Lucas Saugen Leo Villareal’s masterwork of public art of 25,000 lights LED attached to the bridge’s more...
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a mini traveling festival of free lion dancing performances at several San Francisco Public Library branches. 2016 Lunar New Year Lion Dancer Celebrations Saturday, January 16, 2016 10:15 – 10:45 am: Chinatown/Him Mark Lai 11:15 – 11:45 am: North Beach 12:15 – 1 pm: Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial 1:15 – 1:45 pm: Presidio 2:00 – 2:30 pm: Anza Library 3:00 more...
Super Bowl 50 is set to take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, home of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, February 7, 2016. For the first time in Super Bowl history, the game will be branded with the Arabic numeral 50 instead of the Roman Numeral ‘L’. Of more...
Every year on the third Monday in January, over 15,000 attendees come to San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Gardens to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. 2016 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Monday, January 18, 2016 | 11 am to 5 pm YBCA, 701 Mission St., San more...
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an MLK Day festival, march and parade around Yerba Buena Gardens, held annually on the third Monday in January. Attend a full day of free and exciting events, festivals and programs, as well as a march and parade from Caltrain to Yerba more...
In celebration of Super Bowl 50, which will be played on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at Levi’s Stadium, the first of 10 Bay Area 50’s will be installed outside San Francisco’s City Hall on Saturday, Dec. 19, kicking off the official 50-day countdown to The Big Game The Super Bowl. Each more...
Celebrate the season with Platinum selling artist, Andy Grammer and San Francisco 49er Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott as they light one of the tallest trees in the region (although it may look tiny in some photos compared to the 779 foot building) during the annual Christmas and holiday festival at 555 California. The Douglass more...
This Black Friday, instead of enmeshing yourself in the worst of human behavior, why not come celebrate the best of it? A local group of artists who call themselves the Museum of Joy will be celebrating the 3rd Annual Festival of Light & Gratitude by building a temporary candlelit labyrinth on the more...
The International Indian Treaty Council presents Indigenous Peoples’ Annual Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Ohlone Territory, on Thursday, November 26, 2015. Thanksgiving Sunrise Celebration Thursday, November 26, 2015 | 4am to 9am Alcatraz Island, San Francisco FREE but you’ll need a boat ticket to get to Alcatraz Tickets to Alcatraz are $14 for adults and free more...
The legendary aQuarius recOrds is turning 45 and they’re having a big party at the store with a big DJ lineup, food, drinks and a huge storewide sale. With all the rapid changes happening in our city, and especially here in the ever evolving Mission district, the fact that aQuarius is still more...
