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Giants’ World Series Trophy Tour 2015
By - posted 1/10/2015
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Here’s your chance to get a photo with the 2014, 2012 and 2010 Giants World Series Trophy. The Giants World Champions Trophy Tour takes place for the second time in two years – with all three trophies traveling all over Northern California (and around the country) in 2015 from January 7 more...

New Year’s Eve Fireworks
By - posted 12/29/2014
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Ring in the New Year with 200,000 fellow bundled-up San Franciscans for a waterfront fireworks tradition as the city once again hosts a free waterfront midnight fireworks show on New Year’s Eve. San Francisco New Year’s Eve Fireworks | 2015 Wednesday, December 31, 2014 | 11:59 pm Embarcadero from Mission to Folsom FREE Arrive by more...

The Guardian’s Final “Best of the Bay” Party
By - posted 11/11/2014
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Guardian in Exile, along with Best of the Bay Best winners Trap City and members of the Guardian community, are throwing a big party for everyone to enjoy, full of great music, performances, art, and, most of all, good times with the Best the Bay has to offer. Meet the winners (including Funcheap), toast more...

Veterans Day Parade 2014
By - posted 11/8/2014
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Honor the service and sacrifice of our Armed Forces downtown with the 95th Annual Veterans’ Day Parade at 11 am on Sunday, November 9, 2014. The 2014 parade pays tribute to the Veterans of the Vietnam War. The parade steps off at 11 am sharp at Market and 2nd Streets. 2014 Veterans’ Day Parade Sunday, November more...

Dia de los Muertos
By - posted 11/1/2014
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Honor those who have passed on by creating an altar or taking part in a walking procession at the annual Dia de los Muertos Procession at 7 pm, and Festival of Altars from 6-11 pm. 2014 Dia de los Muertos Procession & Festival of Altars Sunday, November 2, 2014 | 6-11 pm Garfield Park, 26th and Harrison more...

2014 Giants World Series Parade
By - posted 10/30/2014
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Get down to Market Street on Halloween for the city’s parade and celebration for the 2014 World Champion Giants! The victory ticker-tape parade will take place Friday, October 31, 2014 starting at Noon. And beware, there’s a chance of rain which may affect the start time. The parade will start at the more...

Rainbow Crosswalk “Coming Out” Block Party
By - posted 10/28/2014
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The rainbow crosswalks in the Castro are almost done, so they’ll be closing down Castro and 18th Streets for a block party from 6-8 pm on October 30, 2014. The Sister’s of Perpetual Indulgence will open the event with a blessing of the new project, Supervisor Scott Wiener, Mayor Ed Lee will more...

October Waterfront Fireworks
By - posted 10/1/2014
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Take advantage of the San Francisco’s amazing, autumn weather by joining Pier 39 for fireworks, music and more every Saturday night in October – October 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2014. Each night unfolds at 6 pm with DJs playing the latest dance tunes at the Bay End of The Pier, followed more...

San Francisco’s Beautiful Foggy Fireworks
By - posted 7/4/2014
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Every year we run a great risk for the fog ruining Fourth of July in San Francisco. But we’re trying really hard to think of the foggy fireworks as big, beautiful colorful blobs of fluff. Here’s where to watch the fireworks in San Francisco and some photos of past foggy fireworks more...

Pink Saturday 2014
By - posted 6/28/2014
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The night before Pride, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence bring the party to the streets of the Castro by closing them to cars and then pumping multiple sound stages with music to create the largest nighttime street party in San Francisco from 5-10:30 pm on Saturday, June 28, 2014. Pink Saturday more...

Harvey Milk Day 2014
By - posted 5/21/2014
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The State of California honors the memory of Harvey Milk by celebrating May 22, Milk’s birthday, as a statewide “day of special significance.” The GLBT History Museum in San Francisco will celebrate Harvey Milk Day by offering free admission on May 22, 2014. Free Admission | Harvey Milk Day 2014 Thursday, May 22, 2014 | 11 am to 7 pm GLBT more...

Bike to Work Day
By - posted 5/6/2014
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On Bike to Work Day, May 8, 2014, the San Francisco, East Bay and Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalitions encourage commuters to leave their cars at home and join tens of thousands of their fellow Bay Area residents in biking to work. Morning and afternoon energizer stations will be set up to more...

Sunday Streets: Tenderloin
By - posted 4/12/2014
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Sunday Streets (March – October 2014) is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration and five hour street party where the streets are closed to vehicles, so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, yoga classes, and everyone except for cars can take over the streets for an afternoon. Sunday Streets: Tenderloin Sunday, more...

Friday Night Fireworks
By - posted 4/11/2014
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There’s no need to pay to get into AT&T Park just to see the fireworks. As soon as Giants / Rockies game ends at AT&T Park on Friday night, April 11, 2014 (game ends approx. 10:15 pm), enjoy a spectacular fireworks display over the stadium following the game. SF Giants Fireworks Show Friday, more...

St. Stupid’s Day Parade 2014
By - posted 3/31/2014
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The 36th Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade is a celebration of stupidity on April 1, 2014. Wear something silly, bring your solo socks, spare pennies and losing lottery tickets and gather with all the other stupids at the Embarcadero Plaza (foot of Market Street) at noon. 36th Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade Tuesday, April more...