Stuart Schuffman (aka Broke-Ass Stuart) has written three  famous travel guides and Jason Myers, author of four novels, including the bestsellers, Exit Here and The Mission , will be reading for the first time together. The Greatest Author Reading Ever Saturday, October 12, 2013 – 7pm Density, 593 Valencia (btwn 16th & 17th), SF FREE The more...

The final Urban Air Market of 2013 is in Lower Haight with over 130 indie designers, a great lineup of bands and local merchants enjoying the height of SF’s Indian Summer from 11 am to 6 pm on Saturday, October 12, 2013. Watch Haight St. at Fillmore come alive with music, fashion, more...

Brought to you by the same people who produce the Treasure Island Flea, the Jack of All Trades Market features a curated mix of 150+ local makers, indie designers, antiquers, collectors, artists, start-ups and more. In addition to shopping for one-of-a-kind items, there are food and craft beers for sale, plus DIY workshops and live more...

Knitters and crochet fanatics can rejoice and look forward to a day filled with yarn, yarn and more yarn, right here in San Francisco on October 11, 2013. Come to Union Square Park at noon sharp to meet the editors and bloggers of Crochet Today, find some new friends, bring your more...

Cozy up with Off the Grid at “Twilight at the Presidio” – a free weekly evening event on the Main Post Lawn every Wednesday from 5-9pm in October 2013. Off the Grid street food vendors will serve up dishes tapas-style while you relax under the stars on the Presidio’s Main Parade more...

Enjoy the awesome Sunday weather (it’s supposed to be 79 degrees) and watch the 49ers beat down the Houston Texans during the weekly FunCheap outdoor Food Truck Football Party. Surround yourselves with 49ers fans, plus food trucks, lots of big screen TVs, $2 PBRs, and $3 Anchor Steam. FUNCHEAP 49ERS TAILGATE more...

October brings us Sandcastle Building contests at Ocean Beach (10/12), the epic three-day bluegrass-palooza of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (10/4-6), and Civic Center turned into a giant dirt hill for a BMX bike race during the “Dew Tour.” And we didn’t even mention the annual Trolley Dances, the 40th Annual Castro Street more...

Somehow, Team Oracle has come back from being down 8-1 and has won seven races in a row. It’s all tied up 8-8 with one final race to go (weather permitting) on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 1:15pm. You can view for free anywhere along the northern waterfront, and if more...

“Alcatraz: Life on the Rock” is on exhibit every day until October 25, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco’s atrium lobby. The exhibit showcases Alcatraz Island’s fascinating history and infamous inmates. Specific installations include “How Do You Know Alcatraz?” which offers a compelling introduction, complete with a model of the more...

Team Oracle won both races on Sunday staving off elimination and setting more “do or die” racing for Monday. New Zealand leads 8-5 needing only one more victory to take home the America’s Cup. Team Oracle needs to win four straight. Winds permitting, the first race on Monday, September 23, 2013 will more...

Bi-Rite Market and Dolores Park Works will lead the community in a morning scrub-up of Dolores Park on Monday, September 23, 2013. Dolores Park Clean Up Party Monday, September 23, 2013 – 9:00 am Bi-Rite Creamery | 3692 18th St, San Francisco, CA FREE, but an RSVP is required to dpw@doloresparkworks.org. Dolores Park gets a more...

Sumo is the ancient Japanese tradition and martial art and it’s coming to San Francisco at this one-of-a-kind annual event in Japantown. Watch demonstrations, meet real sumo wrestlers, learn about sumo wrestling and watch actual matches from Sumo champions, weighing around 400 lbs. each, outdoors in the Japantown Peace Plaza on September 22, 2013. >> Photo Credit: more...

Thousands are expected to rally for Peace sponsored by Code Pink for the 2013 United Nations International Day of Peace on September 21, 2013. From noon to 4 pm, various musicians and speakers address whistleblowers, drone warfare, mass incarceration, the industrial food complex and more. 2013 Peace Day Saturday, September 21, 2013 | Noon more...

Help keep San Francisco’s stretch of the coastline clean at the 2013 California Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 21, 2013 – the third Saturday of September. Cleanup and restoration activities will be happening at Crissy Field, Ocean Beach, Baker Beach, Lands End as well as creeks, beaches, marshes and rivers all more...

Tennessee Comedian Jasper Redd got his comedy start in San Francisco and has since appeared on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Conan O’Brien and had his own special on Comedy Central. Known for his unique timing and sly social commentary, Redd has also been seen on Lopez Tonight, Last Call with Carson Daly and as the opening act on more...