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2018 SF Beer Week: 50 Events You Can’t Miss
By - posted 2/9/2018
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SF Beer Week is a ten day celebration that showcases the Bay Area’s brewing heritage and contemporary craft beer scene. Have a pint… or a few at over 600 events in San Francisco and the Bay Area from February 9-18, 2018. There are beer dinners, food and beer pairing events, trivia nights, beer tastings, more...

Giants 2019 FanFest at AT&T Park
By - posted 2/9/2018
Fairs & Festivals

KNBR’s 26th Giants FanFest takes place at AT&T Park, Saturday, February 9, 2019. The day typically includes live KNBR broadcasts on the field, player Q&As, free player autographs, places to take photos, walk or play catch on the field (weather permitting), self-guided tours of the Giants Clubhouse, a kids zone and more. Expect a more...

TreasureFest: Valentine’s Market
By - posted 1/25/2018
Fairs & Festivals

The TreasureFest (formerly Treasure Island Flea) 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. Plus there’s typically 35+ food trucks, live local music, workshops, kids games, and bars with seasonal cocktails and local wines and brews. The two-day flea market, more...

SF’s Purple Ube Pop-Up
By - posted 1/18/2018
Fairs & Festivals

Get your free ticket and join in at the Mestiza Taqueria for a unique sampling of sweet and savory Ube-infused cuisine (ube chicken and waffles, ube ice cream, etc…) while DJs play Prince inspired jamz. UNDSCVRD’s mission is to help develop the SoMa Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District in San Francisco With more...

Free de Young Museum Saturday
By - posted 1/12/2018
Fairs & Festivals

NORCALMLK and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco present a day celebrating the contributions and stories from the African American community with programming in connection with Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday and the special exhibition Revelations: Art from the African American South. Enjoy free programs and free gallery admission. MLK more...

2017 Barback Games & Expo
By - posted 11/10/2017
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Watch San Francisco’s best barbacks battle it out in the 11th Annual Fernet-Branca Barback Games Finals. This year’s event is way bigger for 2017 with indoor and outdoor spaces, pop-up exhibitions, Fernet-inspired food and deserts, 170 years of Fernet-Branca art and more. The Fernet-Branca Barback Games & Expo features barback gladiators battling through a series more...

AT&T Park Science Festival
By - posted 11/5/2017
Fairs & Festivals

AT&T Park will be transformed into a science wonderland for the 7th annual concluding event of the Bay Area Science Festival for a free science extravaganza. Last year, more than 30,000 people enjoyed a non-stop program chock-full of interactive exhibits, experiments, games, and shows, all meant to entertain and inspire. With more than 150 more...

Union Square’s Ice Rink is Back
By - posted 10/31/2017
Fairs & Festivals

The Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square celebrates with special ceremony on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. The ice rink will open with all the festive fanfare befitting the icy paradise. Twirl in for this special San Francisco event and enjoy the fun. Ice Breaking Ceremony Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Union Square, more...

2017 San Francisco Trolley Dances
By - posted 10/21/2017
Fairs & Festivals

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. For the price of a Muni ticket, you’ll get a “hop-on, hop-off” Muni tour to experience an extraordinary lineup of Bay Area dance luminaries performing 8- more...

Fleet Week 2017
By - posted 10/7/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront and Dogpatch for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week airshow and festival. 36th Annual San Francisco Fleet Week  October 2 – 9, 2017 San Francisco FREE Much more than just the Blue Angels, this yearly festival and more...

22nd Annual Arab Cultural Festival
By - posted 10/1/2017
Fairs & Festivals

The 22nd Annual Arab Cultural Festival moves to Union Square to bring the sights, smells, and sounds of the Arab world to San Francisco with a showcase of the arts, entertainment, cuisine, traditions, and, most importantly, the spirit of Arab Americans and of the Arab world. 2017 Arab Cultural Festival Saturday, October 7, 2017 | 10 more...

2017 Castro Street Fair
By - posted 9/29/2017
Fairs & Festivals

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. 44th Annual Castro more...

2017 Autumn Moon Festival
By - posted 9/26/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Celebrated in Asia for more than 1,000 years, the 27th 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.  2017 Autumn Moon Festival September 30-October 1, 2017 | 11 more...

SF’s Bánh Mì Eating Contest
By - posted 9/25/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Come join the 2nd Annual Larkin Street: Autumn Moon Festival on Saturday, September 30, 2017. The festival will take over Larkin between Ellis and Eddy and feature activities for the whole family. 2nd Annual Larkin Street Autumn Moon Festival Saturday, September 30, 2017 | noon to 4 pm Larkin between Ellis and Eddy, San Francisco, more...

Dragon Boat Festival
By - posted 9/24/2017
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Cheer on the fleet of colorful 40-foot dragon boats as teams from all over Northern California race to the beat of Chinese drums on Saturday & Sunday, September 23 & 24, 2017. This two-day, admission-free festival brings a weekend of world-class dragon boat racing, spectacular cultural performances, delicious food, a variety of more...