The University of San Francisco hosts its 12th Annual Human Rights Film Festival from April 3-5, 2014. Films selected address human rights abuses in locations as varied as the U.S., Haiti, El Salvador, Indonesia, North Korea, Argentina, Palestine, Senegal, and Mexico. The issues highlighted include: political repression, torture, killings and disappearances, the more...

Visitors to Golden Gate Park are often astounded to stumble upon a herd of American bison browsing in a meadow in the park’s western end, but these huge, shaggy Great Plains denizens have been a beloved institution since 1892. And on one day a year, the Bison get let out of more...

Get ready for the final night of Funcheap’s big three-day St. Patrick’s Day weekend outdoor party  with exclusive Irish food truck specials, green beer, Guinness, free green beads, green beer, and live music all day. Funcheap’s St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Bash | 2014 – Mon. March 17, 2014 (5pm to 10pm) SoMa Streat Food Park, 428 11th 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...

The Noise Pop Festival is San Francisco’s favorite indie music, art and film festival and will take place between February 25 – March 2, 2014. Now in its 22nd year, Noise Pop has brought early exposure to many emerging artists in the Bay Area and beyond, many of whom have gone on more...

Experience botanical bliss as Pier 39 transforms into a bayside floral wonderland during the annual Tulipmania flower festival from February 15-23, 2014 PIER 39 comes alive with the vibrant colors of thousands of blooming tulips and seasonal garden favorites throughout both levels of PIER 39. Enjoy daily free, guided landscaping tours beginning more...

Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. Over 100 groups will participate in the parade and many of the floats and specialty groups will be featuring the theme of this year’s Chinese more...

Each year, the Chinese New Year Flower Fair takes place the weekend before the Lunar New Year holiday, so that families can come to the flower fair and purchase their traditional holiday plants, flowers and fruits. The Fair is typically held a week before Chinese New Year so that people can more...

Tet Nguyen Dan (also known as the Vietnamese Lunar New Year) is a traditional holiday celebrated annually by the Vietnamese to mark the beginning of both spring and the new lunar year. Expect lion dances, performances, a firecracker show, games, and booths displaying New Year flowers or selling traditional Vietnamese foods, more...

Kick off the New Year with a procession that gives a taste of what the larger Lunar New Year parade will bring. The mini parade begins at historic St. Mary’s Square, and includes giant walking puppets, costumed stilt walkers, colorful dancers, electrifying lions and drums, and of course the noble Dragon. It follows the original parade route more...

Announced with just a few days notice because of expected 20-40 foot waves, the 2013-14 Mavericks Surf Contest will take place in Half Moon Bay on one perfect day between November 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014. The 24 best and most daring big-wave surfers in the world will attempt to tame the massive swells more...

Stroll around Dogpatch hunting for  sweet deals, sweeter treats, complimentary drinks, factory tours and tons more during The Bold Italic’s “3rd Base” Microhood crawl. This annual mini neighbhorhood festival focuses on a tiny sliver of Dogpatch around 3rd Street and 22nd Street. Bold Italic’s 3rd Base Microhood Block Party Thursday, January 23, 2014 | 6-8 pm 3rd more...