Get Out: Events
Il Giro di San Francisco (formerly the “San Francisco Gran Prix”) is an annual bike race around the streets of San Francisco that’s had competitors cruising around the city since 1975. It’s free for spectators to come and watch; check out the 2013 route map to stake out your spot. Races begin at more...
Local skateboarding legends Toad & Salmon will host their 9th annual “Chili Bowl” cook out and skate-off at La Raza Skatepark in Potrero del Sol Park from 11 am to 5 pm on Saturday, August 31, 2013. Watch local skateboarders compete to see who has the best kickflip in the city and stick around for more...
Get your Labor Day 2013 weekend started early with the final “Lunch Break” of 2013 – a secret afternoon dance party with DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, a complimentary cocktail and a free lunch. The August 30th edition celebrates the ABSOLUT® Open Canvas – the transformation of a city block into an outdoor more...
The RADAR Reading Series is a periodic series of underground & independent writers, emerging voices and bonafied superstars at the San Francisco Public Library. Local author Michelle Tea (Valencia, Sister Spit tour) hosts this showcase of underground heroes. Each RADAR Reading features four dynamic performers and is followed by a lively Q&A session with the more...
The Treasure Island Flea is a monthly open-air flea market showcasing hundreds of local vendors ranging from indie designers, up-cyclers, collectors, handmakers, makers, bakers, and more plus outdoor exhibits, scavenger hunts, and gourmet food trucks. The two-day flea market, which takes place the last weekend of every month, is on the Great more...
Zombie-O-Rama, the popular outdoor film night and zombie festival, returns to San Jose on August 21, 2013 with participating businesses around downtown offering specials and inviting zombies inside, followed by a free screening of Zombieland. Zombie-O-Rama V Friday, August 21, 2013 | 2-11 pm Parque de los Pobladores, South First and William Streets, SoFa more...
Come to Rebel Lounge for a free late night comedy fest on Saturday August 24, 2013 at 10 pm to witness a bit of San Francisco comedy history with FunCheap and Stroy Moyd of HellaFunny. We’ve curated some of SF’s best comedians for a one-night showcase. Funcheap’s 1st Ever HellaFunny Comedy Jam Saturday more...
For the first time ever in one of the awesome old buildings in San Francisco’s Dogpatch Historic District, Urban Air Market will be held at the Pier 70 Waterfront on Sunday, August 18, 2013. Shop from 150 local vendors selling clothing, jewelry,artwork, home decor, and natural beauty products, plus information on the more...
On August 17, 2013, AT&T Park throws open its gates to everyone (both adults and kids) from 1-5 pm so you can “Take the Field.“ Get lessons from celebrity coaches, practice your swing in the batting cages, run the bases, dribble a basketball on a half-court hardwood floor court (built right more...
John Colins is celebrating eight years of good times, hard drinks and dope beats on the night of Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Enjoy complimentary In-N-Out burgers, $6 cerveza, tequila specials, no cover and live music provided by Bayonics (hip hop reggae) and The Whooligan (DJ). John Colins 8th Anniversary Bash Tuesday, August 13, more...
Great American Music Hall, built in 1907, was originally a bordello, then a highfalutin nightclub, and now the lavish room, done up with enormous mirrors, rococo woodwork, and gold-leaf trim is one of the city’s best live music venues. Periodically they cover up the stage, pull down a screen, bring out more...
The Summer of Art 2013 season finale features Bishu Chatterjee (Bengali Jazz) from noon to 1 pm followed by LINES Ballet’s Summer Program with choreography by Julia Stiefel, Robert Moses, and Sandrine Cassini. The afternoon performance will culminate into a participatory Theater Jazz class with LINES Dance Center Teacher Byron Seddens. Bengali more...
The 2013 Hillwide Garage Sale in Bernal Heights is quite possibly San Francisco’s largest single day garage sale and it’s happening from 9 am to 3 pm on August 10, 2013. The entire Bernal Heights neighborhood will come out for this giant, one-day yard sale. Shopping for Burning Man? This is the place more...
Quiet Lightning readings return to the SF Conservatory of Flowers with fiction, poetry, and performance in a mix on August 5, September 2 and October 14, 2013. Each show features a book of work by a local artist. Admission comes with a book for the first 100 people. The show begins promptly more...
Brass Band: Mission, an awesome 9-piece New Orleans’ style brass band and 2nd line invite you to their annual Dolores Park Picnic Party. The Music will be rocking. Picnic First and then the Music will start around 3pm Brass Band Mission Dolores Park Picnic Party Sunday, August 4, 2013 – Picnic 2p, more...
