From May 20-24, 2013 SPUR embarks on a week-long experiment in public placemaking in San Francisco’s Annie Alley.  Working with the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, they will close Annie Alley to car traffic and host a series of outdoor public events, including a picnic, a film screening, a concert and more...

Join the Giants for Off the Cove – a food truck celebration right across McCovey Cove a few hours before the Giants play the Phillies on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 from 5pm to 7pm. This free outdoor pre-game event (part of “Off the Grid”) is held on Terry Francious Boulevard (just across the cove from more...

Give your taste buds a sweet, spicy & creamy overhaul at the 2nd Annual Root Beer Taste Test Fest on May 4, 2013 at 6pm in Duboce Triangle. Over 100 varieties of Root, Birch, Spruce Beers and a healthy smattering of Sarsaparillas await you. Stop by the ice cream station for a root more...

Sliderbar, a mini-burger joint on 16th and Market in the Castro wants to hook all its Facebook fans up with two free scoops of Humphry Slocombe ice cream any day during April 2013. To be honest, we’re not sure exactly how the promo works – so here’s what they say: “Our beloved more...

Super Duper – a yummy, sustainably-minded burger joint in SF and Mill Valley –  will offer free mini burgers on Monday, April 29, 2013 starting at 3pm. (Translation: four-ounce, all natural Niman Ranch beef patty with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and Super sauce on a toasted sesame bun.) Get there early… they’re giving out more...

Celebrate the second annual Oakland Veg Week and pledge to be vegetarian for the week of April 22-28, 2013. Oakland Veg Week’s mission is to introduce the Oakland community to the many benefits of a plant-based diet for health, animals, and the environment. Oakland Veg Week takes place in the spring, and features a week’s more...

April 12th is “National Grilled Cheese Day.” Yes, it’s another made up holiday, but one that Funcheap loves in all its crunchy cheesy gooeyness. So corporations like Tillamook cheese, fast food joints like The Melt are going to give you a bunch of free sandwiches to celebrate, and even Funcheap has put more...

Over 32 food trucks and street food carts in a huge circle with a full bar and bands in the middle? Now that’s a party. Off the Grid is a weekly outdoor food truck bonanza staged every Friday from 5-10pm at the historic waterfront campus of Fort Mason Center. In 2013, they are focusing on the more...

Elvia Buendia of La Cocina’s Incubator Program will be opening La Luna, San Francisco’s first sweet and savory cupcake shop on Friday, March 21, 2013. There will be complimentary samples, special treats, refreshments and a lot of fun. La Luna Cupcakes Grand Opening Thursday, March 21, 2013 (4pm) Crocker Galleria, 50 Post Street, SF FREE On more...

Take the T to the 33rd Annual Black Cuisine Festival, an all-day outdoor street fair on Saturday, March 2, 2013 with two stages of jazz, soul, blues, gospel and spoken word. Taste your way through Bayview with about a dozen vendors selling soul food with lots of options like  BBQ chicken, ribs, yams, more...

Rally Fusion, a multimedia showcase for artists and the tech community, is throwing a free event featuring nine local artists, a live fashion show, music from The Will Magid Trio and free margaritas, beer & tacos. In honor of National Margarita Day 2013, you can enjoy complimentary Herradura Tequila margaritas and 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 2013 Mid-Winter Bar Workers Ball. 7×7 magazine hosts this annual event free spirits tastings, drink specials, an Irish Car Bomb drinking contest and the more...

Ready for a fun, casual foodie scavenger hunt?  Every year, 7×7 magazine comes out with the 100 things to eat in SF before you die. Join this unofficial “Big Eat” Food crawl, totally unaffiliated with 7×7, but just a group of hungry people who love exploring SF’s food culture. The crawl starts in more...

Watch contestants stuff themselves like sausages in just five minutes during the second annual Craft Beer & Sausage Eating Contest at Rosamunde Sausage Grill in the Mission during SF Beer Week on February 16, 2013. Want to Watch?  It’s free to watch and everyone wins $1 off winner’s beer choice for the rest of the day or $2 more...

Experience the magic and beauty of the waterfront at night, the annual “Food From the Heart” will kick off on February 8, 2013, in the candlelit Grand Nave of the 1898 Ferry Building. Merchants and restaurateurs at the Marketplace will offer chocolate tastings and seasonal hors d’oeuvres, and local Napa Valley Vintners will more...