Celebrate in festive Filipino style at the annual Parol Lantern Festival & Parade, held in Yerba Buena Gardens and Jessie Square, where you can watch traditional, star-shaped Filipino Christmas lanterns called parols march along Yerba Buena Lane, along with live music, art, games and performances. ‎12th Annual Parol Lantern Festival and Parade Saturday, more...

Due to a pending rainstorm, “Snowvember” has been postponed until January 2015. Bummer! The Treasure Island Flea is a fun monthly festival on Treasure Island featuring about 400 different vendors, crafters and antique dealers. For November things get a little cold. At “Snowvember” they dump 10 tons of snow each day starting at more...

The 7th Annual Market Street Snowflake Lighting ceremony will feature live music as city officials will count down to the illumination of 202 five foot tall LED illuminated snowflakes on Market Street’s signature “Path of Gold” light poles in front of the cable car turn-around at Powell and Market streets. 2014 Snowflakes on Market Lighting Ceremony Tuesday, November 25, more...

Now is a community festival akin to a cross between [freespace] and SXSW – and they’ll be taking over the neighborhoods around San Francisco’s iconic Panhandle (plus a few all over the city) to produce a week of most free events from November 16-22, 2014. Hundreds of people will contribute to a neighborhood-wide more...

Experience the widest selection of products and services to work green, play green and live green – from food, fashion and health, to energy, construction and design at the 2014 Green Festival, featuring something for everyone interested in living a more sustainable and healthier life. 2014 Green Festival San Francisco November 14-16, 2014 Fort Mason more...

SFGate invites you to their first ever city-wide celebration of San Francisco on #LoveLocalSF Day, November 5, 2014. Throughout the day, over 120 different organizations, businesses and individuals will be showing their SF pride through art, community service, parties, and by wearing the signature #LoveLocalSF color, red. The Grand Finale Party is from more...

The San Francisco Ski & Snowboard Festival is one of the biggest of its kind on the West Coast with over $1 million dollars in gear from top brands such as Burton, K2, Atomic, Rossignol and many, many more – all discounted up to 70% off. On Saturday and Sunday, shoppers get free lift tickets, enjoy more...

AT&T Park will become a science wonderland when the Bay Area Science Festival concludes with Discovery Days at AT&T Park – a free science extravaganza from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday, November 1, 2014. In past years, more than 30,000 people enjoyed a non-stop program chock-full of interactive exhibits, experiments, more...

Come to the Presidio carve a free pumpkin and create your own Halloween decor from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday, October 25-26, 2014. San Francisco Pumpkin Carving Festival October 25 & 26, 2014 Pershing Square, The Presidio, SF Free, but an RSVP is required. Free pumpkins from Farmer John’s Pumpkin Farm in more...

Dress up your pet and head to the annual Pet Pride Day featuring on site adoptions, rescue partners, parade, food, kids activities, pet costumes and pet tricks in Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park. 2014 Pet Pride Day Sunday, October 26, 2014 | 11 am to 3 pm Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park, SF FREE This is more...

The Clarion Alley Mural Project celebrates 22 years of creating and showcasing public art by preserving the amazing murals on Clarion Alley nestled between Mission and Valencia and 17th and 18th. A DIY block party without corporate sponsorship, the annual Block Party features live and DJ music, street performance, film and more...

Whart Fest 2014 celebrates the legacy of San Francisco’s historic waterfront district and invites Bay Area locals to visit the district after the tourist season has ended and before San Francisco’s fabulous fall climate fades away. 2014 Wharf Fest Saturday, October 25, 2014 | 11 am to 9 pm Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco FREE, but tickets are required more...

Thirty years ago, 34 artists painted 26 murals in the Mission District’s Balmy Alley to express their opposition to U.S. intervention in Central America and to celebrate Mission Culture and Identity. They called themselves the PLACA Collective (PLACA signifies “to leave a mark” among other meanings). Join the community Sunday, October 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. 2014 Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival October 18-19, 2014 | 9 am to 5 pm Historic Main Street, Downtown Half Moon Bay FREE 2014 highlights include: The world’s more...

Sunday Streets (March – October 2014) 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, yoga classes, and everyone except for cars can take over the streets for an afternoon. >> Funcheap is more...