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St. Patrick's Day Block Party & Events GuideSt. Patrick’s Day Block Party & Events Guide
By - posted 2/12/2024
Get Out: Events

Here’s our choices for our favorite free & affordable St. Patrick’s events for 2024. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! – The Funcheap Events Crew

San Francisco March Festivals & Street FairsSan Francisco March Festivals & Street Fairs
By - posted 2/11/2024
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events

Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous March festivals, street fairs, and events including festive St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, the “Brides of March” Wedding Dress Pub Crawl, Easter festivities like the legendary Bring Your Own Big Wheel and the Hunky Jesus competition, and much more you can look forward to more...

SF's "Terror Vault" 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back for Spring ($20 Off Tix)SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back for Spring ($20 Off Tix)
By - posted 2/8/2024
Bay Area Favorites, Deals, Get Out: Events, Halloween, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Sponsored

San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for a brand new season with “The Initiation” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for Spring 2024: After a completely sold out run in Halloween, Terror Vault is taking over The Mint once more...

All of 2024's Free National Parks DaysAll of 2024’s Free National Parks Days
By - posted 1/5/2024
Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

Sometimes you’ve just got to get away from it all and clear your head with the peace and serenity of a national park. On certain “fee-free” days throughout the year, enjoy free entry to all national parks and monuments including Muir Woods and Yosemite National Park, and free admission aboard all of the historic more...

Historic Downtown SF Bank Tranforms Into Roller Disco for 1 Night Only (Dec. 29)Historic Downtown SF Bank Tranforms Into Roller Disco for 1 Night Only (Dec. 29)
By - posted 12/22/2023
Fun & Games, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Things to Do

For one night only, the historic 130-year-old Hibernia Bank Building at 1 Jones Street in San Francisco will be will not be transformed into the Bank of 8 Wheels Roller Disco. UPDATE – According to posts on The Church of 8 Wheels social media feeds, due to issues with getting liability more...

MCD's Free Museum Weekend (December 9-10)MCD’s Free Museum Weekend (December 9-10)
By - posted 12/3/2023
Freebies, Get Out: Events, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Partner, San Francisco, Sponsored

Celebrate the holiday season in Dogpatch during MCD’s Free Weekend December 9-10, 2023. During MCD’s Free Weekend explore what peaceful design might mean to you through MCD’s current exhibition Designing Peace. Designing Peace features 30 artists and designers from over 20 countries looking at ways to create and sustain more durable more...

"Barbie Movie Night" Coming to Oracle Park October 27“Barbie Movie Night” Coming to Oracle Park October 27
By - posted 10/16/2023
Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, San Francisco

The year’s biggest movie is coming to the biggest screen in San Francisco on Halloween weekend. In collaboration with Warner Bros. and Mattel, join in at Oracle Park on Friday, October 27 for a special celebration of everything Barbie. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the film begins promptly at 7:15 more...

SF's Fort Mason Food Truck Parties Back for Fall 2023 w/ 8 Themed Food PartiesSF’s Fort Mason Food Truck Parties Back for Fall 2023 w/ 8 Themed Food Parties
By - posted 8/16/2023
Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco

With Fogust behind us and beautiful Bay Area fall coming quick, Off the Grid is making its return to Fort Mason Center with 8 themed Friday night food fests between September 1 – October 27. Theme nights include a celebration of San Francisco, Asian holiday Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, a taco takeover, more...

It's Peak Dahlia Season in SF!It’s Peak Dahlia Season in SF!
By - posted 7/27/2023
Bay Area Updates, Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

Due to a cold, wet spring and an extra cool summer, peak dahlia season is finally here for 2023, but a bit later than normal! And there’s no better place in San Francisco to view these gorgeous bulbs than at the “Dahlia Dell” in Golden Gate Park located right next more...

Greek Theatre Concert Guide for 2023Greek Theatre Concert Guide for 2023
By - posted 6/28/2023
East Bay, Get Out: Events, Sponsored

Coming up this summer and fall: Charlie Puth, Jason Mraz and His SuperBand, Big Thief & Lucinda Williams, Young The Giant, My Morning Jacket & Fleet Foxes, Sylvan Esso, plus many more! Don’t miss out – check out the full 2023 season lineup here and grab your tickets before they’re more...

SF's Thrive City Hosts Free Outdoor “Pride Comedy Night”SF’s Thrive City Hosts Free Outdoor “Pride Comedy Night”
By - posted 6/22/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, LGBTQ+, Pride, San Francisco

Thrive City invites everyone to this amazing free LGBTQ+ comedy festival at Chase Center on June 22nd! Outside and out loud is when breakthrough acts shine their brightest. Thrive City is tearing the roof off live entertainment with our can’t miss comedy lineup geared toward mature audiences. Pride Comedy Night presented by more...

First Day of Summer 2023 in San Francisco: 11 Free Guided WalksFirst Day of Summer 2023 in San Francisco: 11 Free Guided Walks
By - posted 6/21/2023
City Discoveries, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, Summer

Enjoy the longest day of the year and learn something surprising about the city you love. Play tourist on your own turf and explore San Francisco the best way possible – on foot with City Guides. Summer Solstice Walking Tours Wednesday, June 21, 2023 All over San Francisco FREE*, but donations are welcome Summer Solstice 2023 more...

The Historic Fillmore District Hosts SF's Juneteenth Freedom CelebrationThe Historic Fillmore District Hosts SF’s Juneteenth Freedom Celebration
By - posted 6/16/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Sponsored

The City is inviting you on its epic Juneteenth Freedom Celebration in the historic Fillmore District on June 17, 2023! Once deemed the “Harlem of the West,” the historic Fillmore District was an epicenter of black music and culture for years. Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, San Francisco is looking to more...

9 Festivals Coming to SF's Chinatown in Summer/Fall 20239 Festivals Coming to SF’s Chinatown in Summer/Fall 2023
By - posted 6/12/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

San Francisco just announced a series of upcoming events, fairs and festivals in Chinatown to attract residents and visitors to shop and dine in the neighborhood this summer. This summer and into the fall, the series will also include weekend events on the upper plaza of the Chinatown Rose Pak Central more...

SF's Skateboarder Annual "Hill Bomb" at Dolores ParkSF’s Skateboarder Annual “Hill Bomb” at Dolores Park
By - posted 6/11/2023
Get Out: Events

Typically on a random early evening in early July, skateboarders take to the Dolores hill next to Dolores Park and fly down at breakneck speed (almost literally). When is the 2023 Dolores Park Hillbomb? We don’t know yet! But often it’s around the second Saturday in July (possibly the afternoon of July more...