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August’s Top 10
By - posted 8/1/2013
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If April showers bring May flowers, what does August bring? How about meteor showers, zombies, chariots and street food festivals?. August is when the spectacular celestial Perseid Meteor Shower returns (8/12), there’s a silly middle ages festival called Debardchery (8/17) and the streets of the Mission get overrun with food vendors during the more...

The Future of the Presidio?
By - posted 7/28/2013
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The Presidio Trust invites the public to consider three innovative proposals of the future of the former Commissary at Crissy Field, which is currently occupied by Sports Basement. Get a sneak peak at three of the proposals and give your say about which project you think will be best for the space. Informational more...

PBR Comedy Night
By - posted 7/28/2013
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Uptown Almanac, the Roxie Theater, and Pabst Blue Ribbon are teaming up for the sixth edition of their popular booze-drenched and laugh-filled comedy showcase on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Eight of the Bay Area’s finest comics bring you laughs for a full 90-minute show, plus there’s tons of free PBR for more...

Freespace Mini Festival
By - posted 7/23/2013
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Freespace is two month-long pop-up community center focused on hacking the civic experience. It is hosted in a 14,000 sqft warehouse in SoMa, San Francisco. On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 they host a mini festival of sorts – an odd and eclectic combination of four fun events that don’t really have anything to more...

Free Yoga in the Park
By - posted 7/21/2013
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Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting, and melting into the ground. Join every Saturday for a rejuvenating morning flow and meditation for body, mind, and spirit. Purusha yogis teach free yoga on Saturday mornings in Golden Gate Park at 11 am,  as part of the Purusha Seva Project. Free Outdoor Yoga more...

Bad Ass Beatbox Night
By - posted 7/20/2013
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Get rewarded for heading out on a Sunday night with an evening of bad ass beatbox that blasts the brain and will bump your booty. This is a full live show with Emcee Infinite and producer Nezbeat and is packed with guest performers including singers, a belly dancer, a special performance more...

Symphony in the Park
By - posted 7/17/2013
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The San Francisco Symphony’s 2013 edition of their annual free concert in Dolores Park takes place Sunday, July 21, 2013. Pack a picnic and bring your family for this annual tradition. The 2013 program includes Beethoven, Tchaikovsky‘s Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty, John Williams‘ Overture The Cowboys and more. San Francisco Symphony in the Park 2013 – Sunday, more...

Free Circus Festival
By - posted 7/13/2013
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The Picklewater Free Circus Festival returns to Union Square bringing their free circus to Bay Area families. Pi: The Physical Comedy Troupe is a collective of clowns not easy to forget. You could describe them as a combination of Charlie Chaplin, Saturday Night Live, and The Looney Toons. Their crazy characters more...

Beyonce Flash Mob Dance Class
By - posted 7/13/2013
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Celebrate Beyonce’s birthday and come to see a giant Beyonce flash mob in the streets of San Francisco on September 7, 2013. The flash mob will perform a Beyonce medley made up of four songs: Crazy In Love, Single Ladies, Get Me Bodied, and Run The World (Girls). Want to join? Weekly more...

Fillmore Salsa Festival
By - posted 7/11/2013
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The Fourth Annual Salsa Festival on the Fillmore is a salsa festival taking place on July 12-13, 2013 on the historic Fillmore Street in San Francisco between Eddy and Post Street. The Festival is a two-day extravaganza featuring salsa lessons, live music, and outdoor dancing at the Fillmore Center Plaza. The outdoor more...

Symphony at Stern Grove
By - posted 7/7/2013
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An annual favorite, the San Francisco Symphony performs a free concert  on July 7, 2013 with conductor Edwin Outwater in a program featuring Gershwin’s An American in Paris, Ravel’s Bolero, and traditional French and American songs with soprano Measha Brueggergosman. A Pre-Concert Troc Talk takes place at noon in the Trocadero more...

Small Town 4th of July
By - posted 7/1/2013
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Sure there’s the big fireworks shows in Berkeley, San Francisco and San Jose, but what if you want something a bit more hometown? We’ve dug up a bunch of really fun small town or quirky ways to celebrate Fourth of July 2013 all over the Bay Area – from a more...

San Francisco’s 237th Birthday Celebration
By - posted 6/26/2013
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Join Early California descendants, known as Los Californianos, for a roll call honoring their ancestors and the arrival of the Anza Expedition settlers to San Francisco 237 years ago. San Francisco’s 237th Birthday Celebration Thursday, June 27, 2013 | 11 am to noon Main Post Flag Pole, Presidio FREE

Swing in the Square
By - posted 6/23/2013
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Swing in the Square is a swinging live concert and dance series taking place every fourth Wednesday from April to August in 2013 from 6-8 pm. Arrive early for free introductory dance lessons by professional dance instructors and stay for the open dance floor during the band’s live set.

Bicycle Music Festival
By - posted 6/21/2013
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The 7th annual San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival on June 22, 2013 is the world’s largest human-powered mobile music festival that’s 100% powered by bicycles (it’s a 14-bike pedal powered stage) and takes you to two different locations for two different mini bicycle festivals. After setting up for a five hour music more...