Get Out: Events
This weekend in San Francisco features a pride-filled parade and book reading, a really really free market and festivals for both folk and the Top 40. Here’s our picks for our favorite six things to do this weekend – June 24-26, 2011. Friday, June 24, 2011 Speakeasy’s Punk Rock Pizza Party Mosh and munch more...
Folks, if you have an ear, a dance step or a musician’s touch for Folk music, this two-day free 35th Annual San Francisco Folk Festival is about as good as it gets. Sure, there will be over 60 music performances but there will be also be dance parties (everything from more...
The San Francisco Bay Area blossoms during the summer months with practically every neighborhood hosting its own street fair. Many of these festivals are practically interchangeable – with the same vendors, similar activities and nearly identical music. Don’t get us wrong… we love the neighborhood street fairs for their local charm, more...
Help save KUSF while taking swigs of Speakeasy beer and celebrating The Tamale Lady’s birthday at Zeitgeist in San Francisco. It’s free to enjoy a live performance by the Goat Family Jug Band and a screening of the rockumentary “Our Lady of Tamale,” about the guest of honor herself. Plus more...
This weekend in San Francisco features a bunch of wizard rockers, comic book classes as well as a series of Father’s Day weekend fairs where festival-goers can dress up as pirates, feast on pasta or watch the Picklewater Circus perform for free. Here’s our picks for our favorite five things to more...
Look good in blue? How about covered in blue paint? The Blue Man Casting Team is constantly exploring new ways to connect with dynamic performers. Being a part of Blue Man Group is unlike any other gig – as long as you’re between 5’10” and 6’1″. They accept submissions all year more...
Once you’ve paid tribute to the members of the armed forces who have lost their lives (after all, that’s the whole reason for Memorial Day, right?) there’s lots of fun free things to do in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday if you have the day off. Things to Do more...
During SFMade Week 2011 take a tour of some of the City’s best known and emergent artisan manufacturers’ factories and experience the process of making first-hand with SF Made “Open Factories.” Tours include Ritual Coffee, Anchor Steam and Rickshaw Bagworks. Anchor Steam Brewery – Friday, May 27, 2011 – 10am – more...
Join thousands of people all over the Bay Area by grabbing your helmet and hopping on your bike to commute to work. Thursday, May 12, 2011 is Bike to Work Day. The San Francisco Bike Coalition, along with merchants and the city’s blessing, is pushing commuters to try biking with Commuter Convoys more...
Few things create as much wonderment as a night sky twinkling with a limitless display of stars. But city dweller rarely get skies dark enough, particularly in San Francisco with fog refracting the light. That’s why it’s worth an evening trip to head near the top of Mount Tamalpais in Marin more...
On Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 3pm, fans are invited to come out to China Basin Park (just across McCovey Cove from AT&T Park) prior to the Giants / Rockies game to watch some of the world’s best skateboarders perform at the Thrasher Magazine’s 30th Anniversary Ramp Jam. Some of skating’s more...
The country’s largest dance week comes back to San Francisco (as well as the East Bay, North Bay and South Bay) for 2011. The festival runs for 10 days April 22-May 1 and this year is bigger than ever with over 400 free dance events, a huge opening celebration, and dance more...
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the kabuki-inspired cross-dressing nuns-of-fun, will be hosting their 32nd traditional Easter Sunday on April 24, 2011 in Dolores Park. The event starts out all kid-friendly with the traditional Children’s Easter (11a-Noon). But the real fun follows after the kids head home with adult-friendly fare from such more...
Looking to get in a little nature but are on a budget? How about visiting one of our nation’s national parks absolutely free. To make it easier to experience America’s great Outdoors, the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees (and even car fees) for National Park Week, so visitors can more...
Janet Jackson (or “Ms. Jackson” as I call here) will be in San Francisco for two big shows at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. And both nights the Bay Area Flash Mob will be there to greet her with a choreographed flash mob dance outside the auditorium (no ticket needed) more...
