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Litquake 2018: All the Free Events
By - posted 10/14/2018
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San Francisco’s legendary annual Litquake festival features hundreds of authors, poets and journalists in a myriad of separate events throughout the Bay Area. It’s all meant to foster interest in literature for people of all ages, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing.

SF’s Newest Neighborhood Block Party
By - posted 10/14/2018
Fairs & Festivals

It’s a block party. Bluxome Street Fair is a celebration of Bluxome Street Business and the SOMA Community. Enjoy food, family-friendly activities, a dog run, live music, and local vendors. Come one, come all. Bluxome Street Fair Sunday, October 14, 2018 | 11 am to 4 pm Bluxome St, Between 4th & 5th, more...

2018 Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival
By - posted 10/14/2018
Fairs & Festivals

See a display of gigantic heavyweight champion pumpkins, four stages of entertainment, and the Great Pumpkin Parade at the annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival. 2018 Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival October 13–14, 2018 | 9 am to 5 pm Historic Main Street, Downtown Half Moon Bay FREE The Great Pumpkin Parade more...

SPCA’s “Cuddle Me” Festival
By - posted 10/12/2018
Fairs & Festivals

SPCA is celebrating 150 years of serving San Francisco’s animals and the people who love them. Come join the street party with it’s latest theme, “Cuddle Me.” SPCA “Cuddle Me” Festival October 13, 2018 | 10 am to 3 pm San Francisco SPCA, 201 Alabama St, SF FREE (RSVP is required) 2018 SPCA “Cuddle Me” Activities Free Adoptions Purina more...

Castro Street Fair
By - posted 10/6/2018
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A huge daytime costume party, the Castro Street Fair is once again filling the streets of the Castro with several stages of entertainment, unique costumes, art, and food. Bring a little of your inner freak to the festivities and experience a full day of live music, strange performances, and live DJs. 45th Annual more...

Sunset Piano’s Hilltop Block Party
By - posted 9/30/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Sunset Piano Block Party is back this year and bigger than ever. Enjoy tasty food and craft beers from one of San Francisco’s most scenic viewpoints in Potrero Hill, while listening to live piano performances by amazing local musicians. In addition to Sunset Piano, they’ll have local craft beer from Harmonic Brewing, more...

Comedy Day in the Park
By - posted 9/15/2018
Fairs & Festivals

If you like lounging in the park, laughing your ass off with the distant smell of pot wafting through the air, then the 38th Annual Comedy Day might be the best way for you to spend a Sunday afternoon. The biggest single-day comedy event of the year in San Francisco is more...

2018 Autumn Moon Festival
By - posted 9/15/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Celebrated in Asia for more than 1,000 years, the 28th Annual Autumn Moon Festival will be held in Chinatown over two days, filled with arts and crafts booths, cultural exhibits, children’s activities, food and multiple parades along historic Grant Avenue between California Street and Columbus Avenue.  2018 Autumn Moon Festival September 15-16, 2018 | 11 more...

North Beach 2018 Italian Festival
By - posted 9/14/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Come and enjoy continuous live music, authentic Italian cuisine, wine tasting, the Ricco Italian Dancers directed by Toni Bava, and an expert pizza toss by 12 time World Champion and restaurateur Tony Gemignani of Tony’s Pizza Napoletana of North Beach. Enjoy browsing through the Italianissimi inspired products of the vendors while more...

Ocean Beach Bonfire for Jewish New Year
By - posted 9/9/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Reset your system with a modern spin on a 600-year-old Rosh Hashanah ritual called Tashlich to get rid of last year’s bad karma and start the new year off fresh, is traditionally enacted by tossing crumbs into the ocean. This year, they will provide birdseed instead of bread to be better more...

Oakland Pride Parade & Festival
By - posted 9/9/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Northern California’s second largest pride parade and festival is on Sunday, September 9th, 2018. Oakland kicks off their annual Pride celebration with a Pride Parade at 10:30 am. The celebration continues in Uptown Oakland for the Pride Festival from 11 am to 7 pm with more than six city blocks of music, art, food and fun. Boasting four more...

“Kings Mountain” Art Fair in the Redwoods
By - posted 9/1/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Why pay a fortune to see the art in Sausalito when you can visit the Kings Mountain Art Fair for free? Known for its stunning location among the redwoods and for its unique and varied artists, the Kings Mountain Art Fair celebrates more than 50 years of art and ambiance. The more...

Bay Area “Brazilian Day” Street Party
By - posted 9/1/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Casa de Cultura in Berkeley once again throws a day-long party and ritual celebrating Brazilian Independence Day with an annual lavagem (blessing) and procession for world peace, live Brazilian music and DJs, dancing, food, drinks, and lots of folks dressed in white. 2018 Brazilian Day Party Sunday, September 2, 2018 | 10 am to 7 more...

TreasureFest’s “Dog Days of Summer” Festival
By - posted 8/25/2018
Fairs & Festivals

TreasureFest is a unique monthly themed festival that showcases the best of the Bay area. August is their ‘Dog Days of Summer‘ event and many of their bars will have a specialty drink cocktails and of course there will be a doggy safe and approved non-alcoholic Bowzer Beer for your more...

Speakeasy’s 21st Anniversary Beer Party
By - posted 8/23/2018
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Hometown favorites Speakeasy Ales & Lagers are celebrating 21 years of brewing great craft beer in San Francisco, and your presence is requested. Expect rare & unreleased beers, live music and food pop-ups. 21st Anniversary at Speakeasy Ales & Lagers Saturday, August 25, 2018 | 2-6pm (VIP starts at 1pm) Speakeasy Brewery, 1195 more...