The BBoy Connection Jam is back with free dance classes, lock and pop showcases, DJs, graffiti art, dance and cypher battles and more during Sunday Streets with the highlight being the Kids Dance Battle. The BBoy Connection Jam Sunday, October 18, 2015 | 11 am to 4 pm Valencia and 23rd, The Mission, SF FREE Think of more...

Come on down to Clarion Alley Mural Project, nestled between Mission and Valencia and 17th and 18th, and check out the murals while listening to some great tunes as well. In the spirit of Clarion, it’s free for everyone. They are taking donations to help buy paint for the next year more...

Created by the Bay Area’s scientific, cultural, and educational institutions, the Bay Area Science Festival returns to San Francisco for 10 days of science and technology lectures, games, art exhibits, workshops, hand-on activities and more at a locations throughout the Bay Area. 2015 Bay Area Science Festival October 22 – November 7, 2015 All over San more...

Wharf Fest celebrates the legacy of SF’s historic waterfront and invites you to come after the tourist season hoard has departed, but before San Francisco’s fab fall climate fades away. 2015 Wharf Fest Saturday, October 24, 2015 | Noon to 4 pm Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco FREE festival, but tickets required for annual  chowder tasting 2015 Clam Chowder Competition & more...

See a display of gigantic heavyweight champion pumpkins, two stages of entertainment, and the Great Pumpkin Parade at the annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival. 2015 Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival October 17–18, 2015 | 9 am to 5 pm Historic Main Street, Downtown Half Moon Bay FREE Dave Dravecky, former Giants more...

Come to one of the city’s oldest celebrations of heritage and the longest-running Italian-American parade in the nation – a bright and colorful San Francisco institution since it was established in 1868. The parade is part of the Columbus Day celebration in North Beach which also includes the long-running Columbus Day Bazaar. 2015 Italian more...

The world-renowned Noriega Street will be home to the 2nd Annual Ocean Beach Music and Art Festival (formerly Outer Noriega Street Fair) featuring six stages, over 10 food vendors, two beer gardens, over 20 live music acts, live art installations, a kids zone, a mobile petting zoo, and a pumpkin patch.  2015 Ocean Beach more...

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, DJs, an urban more...

October 2-4 marks the 2015 rendition of one of the largest (and free-est) music festivals in the country. Be one of over 750,000 attendees at San Francisco’s own Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 Three days, seven stages, over 100 artists Friday-Sunday, October 2-4, 2015 Hellman Hollow, Lindley & Marx meadows in Golden Gate more...

Bay Area Bold Festival is a community celebration day packed with music, dance, film, multimedia talks, and interactive artistic and cultural performances from Bay Area Bold partners and festival participants. 2015 Bay Area Bold Festival Saturday, September 26, 2015 | 11 am to 5:30 pm Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco FREE, more...

Heroes and villains battle (and party) together within an urban theatrical landscape during an all-day street fair filled with seven stages of DJs and Burning Man-style entertainment, a sexy Superheroine Burlesque Show, comic exhibits, a Hero vs Villain Kostume Kontest, food trucks amazing art and more. 2015 Superhero Street Fair Saturday, September 26, 2015 | 1-11 more...

If you like lounging in the park, laughing your ass off with the distant smell of pot wafting through the air, then the 35th 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...

Get ready for another wild, wonky day of bike philanthropy, beer, bikes and bemusement as New Belgium’s Tour de Fat 2015 stops in SF with live music, strange bicycle mayhem, lots of beer, and lots of recycling and composting. 2015 Tour de Fat Saturday, September 19, 2015 | 10 am to 5 pm Lindley Meadow, Golden more...

From vanilla beans to caramel fillings, indulge in it all at the 20th Annual Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival. Come and experience Chocolate School, Chef Demonstrations, Ice Cream Eating Contests, chocolate vendors, and the popular Chocolate & Wine Pavilion. Over 30 vendors generously donate sample-sized portions of their products to help raise money for more...