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San Francisco's St. Patrick's Day ParadeSan Francisco’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By - posted 3/16/2019
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The West Coast’s largest Irish event celebrating Irish history and culture. The Parade will start at the corner of Market and Second Streets where over a hundred colorful floats, Irish dance troupes and marching bands will wind their way to Civic Center Plaza. 168th San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March 16, 2019 more...

Sunday Streets is Back for 2019Sunday Streets is Back for 2019
By - posted 3/9/2019
Fairs & Festivals

Sunday Streets (March – October 2019) 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, and yogis take over the streets for an afternoon. “Sunday Streets 2019” Street Festival & Block Party Sundays, March 10- more...

The Great San Francisco Corn Dog FestivalThe Great San Francisco Corn Dog Festival
By - posted 3/8/2019
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At one of the biggest “Corn Dog Day” festivals in the country, Funcheap brings you SF’s best food trucks and pop-up vendors featuring a menu chock full of creative corn dogs plus a Corn Dog Eating Contest and tons of beer. 2019 marks the 27th National Corn Dog Day, so it makes it even crunchier. Read the more...

22 Free Mardi Gras Parties in One Night22 Free Mardi Gras Parties in One Night
By - posted 3/5/2019
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Come meet your neighbors and make new friends at our 2019 Carnaval San Francisco Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Party in several venues in the Mission District. There will be live samba drummers and dancers winding their way through the party, and lively salsa, soca, cumbia, and rumba, so don’t miss out more...

San Francisco History DaysSan Francisco History Days
By - posted 2/28/2019
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Explore San Francisco’s amazing history at the annual San Francisco History Expo as the Old Mint becomes a series of pop-up museums of San Francisco history with more than 120 exhibitors. 2019 San Francisco History Days – Saturday, March 2 | 11 am to 5 pm – Sunday, March 3 | 11 am to more...

SF's HERstory Festival: 100+ EventsSF’s HERstory Festival: 100+ Events
By - posted 2/27/2019
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In March 2019, the San Francisco Public Library presents HERstory, a month-long celebration of Women’s History Month, honoring and acknowledging the contributions of women and the unique experience of being female today with a diverse array of lectures, films, performances and programs for all ages at every library location. HERstory 2019 / Women’s more...

SF's Biggest Free Oscars Viewing PartySF’s Biggest Free Oscars Viewing Party
By - posted 2/22/2019
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Join us at SoMa StrEat Food Park for Funcheap’s 2019 Oscars Party. Enjoy a free viewing of the Awards show, bottomless mimosas & bottomless champagne, and several of SF’s tastiest food trucks. We’ll have the TVs tuned to the pre-show red carpet walk, so you can make catty comments at all the fashion disasters. Funcheap more...

TreasureFest is Back for 2019TreasureFest is Back for 2019
By - posted 2/21/2019
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TreasureFest is a modern urban market for 15,000+ each month that houses around 400 curated vendors selling originally-made and designed items, artists, and antique/vintage collectors.

2019 Chinese New Year Flower Fair2019 Chinese New Year Flower Fair
By - posted 1/31/2019
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Each year, the Chinese New Year Flower Fair takes place the weekend before the Lunar New Year holiday, so that families can enjoy the festive atmosphere and purchase fresh flowers, fruits, candies and brand new supplies for the home to begin the new lunar year. Delight in performances of traditional Chinese magicians, more...

Night Bloom: Napa's Hot Air Balloon ExperienceNight Bloom: Napa’s Hot Air Balloon Experience
By - posted 1/11/2019
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Night Bloom: Hot Air Balloon Experience – Saturday, January 12 & 19 | Sunday, January 13 & 20 | 7 pm – Oxbow Commons (weather pending) Napa Valley’s majestic hot air balloons will be uniquely displayed as part of this year’s Art After Dark experience. Several tethered hot air balloons will light up more...

The Best of SF Sketchfest 2019The Best of SF Sketchfest 2019
By - posted 1/8/2019
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SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, is a yearly celebration of sketch, improv, stand-up, musical and alternative comedy, bringing the best in headlining and up and coming comedy to the Bay Area every January. 18th Annual SF Sketchfest January 10-27, 2019 See the full 2019 SF Sketchfest schedule and list of performers. The 2019 lineup includes more...

Free Concert Night + Fireworks: OneRepublic & Ellie GouldingFree Concert Night + Fireworks: OneRepublic & Ellie Goulding
By - posted 1/5/2019
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The College Football Playoff Championship is coming to San Jose and the whole Bay Area can celebrate. Part of the celebration includes the AT&T Playoff Playlist Live, their signature concert series taking place January 4-6, 2019. The AT&T Playoff Playlist Live concert series will bring three days of music, sponsor giveaways, ESPN broadcasts more...

Oakland's Huge Monthly Street Fest is Back for 2019Oakland’s Huge Monthly Street Fest is Back for 2019
By - posted 1/2/2019
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Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9p. for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue from West Grand to 27th Street. Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs to life with for this event, with galleries, artist collectives, street artists, local culinary more...

Ocean Beach Sandcastle Classic
By - posted 11/3/2018
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Take part in Northern California’s largest sandcastle building event which features a spirited competition between teams of architects, engineers, contractors, designers and local elementary school students at Ocean Beach on Saturday, November 3, 2018. The theme for the 36th annual Leap Sandcastle Contest is “Building Bridges.” There’s also a community castle for everyone to join in more...

2018 Trolley Dances
By - posted 10/20/2018
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Each year, Epiphany Productions transforms the city’s streets into stages through San Francisco Trolley Dances, a series of free contemporary dance performances along a Muni line. San Francisco Trolley Dances, now in its 15th anniversary season, is a two-day, free (with Muni fare) public performance curated by Epiphany Dance Theater artistic director more...