Only in San Francisco
Grab a wedding dress and join the brides as more than a hundred people in wedding dress (men, women and in-betweeners) parade through the heart of San Francisco, strolling through Union Square, shopping at fancy stores and drinking in local bars. All you need for this event is a white wedding more...
All around the globe tens of thousands of bike riders are riding naked in protest to our dependency on oil. The San Francisco edition of 2012 World Naked Bike Ride Day will meet at the east side of the fountain in Justin Herman Plaza on March 10th. Meet at 11:00am for body painting (Bring body more...
In 2012 the two-day San Francisco History Expo at the Old Mint (in SoMa) showcases 30+ mini-museums set up by local and neighborhood organizations featuring oral histories, artifacts and photographs. There will also be a special exhibition of 42 photographs, “Elegant Pit Stops,” a display of historic garages in the city, plus historic films, special programs and more...
The 11th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride will take place on Sunday, January 8, 2012 in San Francisco. The whole point to is ride BART without any pants (wear interesting undies and colorful socks) but to act completely normal. 2012 No Pants BART Ride Day Sunday, January 8, 2012 (1p-4p) – FREE (but BART more...
“Santarchy” is an annual city-wide Santas-only pub crawl. This flash mob-type event brings together hundreds of slightly sober people dressed in Santa costumes parading around the city, visiting landmarks (like walking down Lombard Street) drinking at bars and causing general mayhem. And just so you know, wearing a santa hat isn’t more...
Join the city for a night of remembrance of the lives and untimely deaths of supervisor Harvey Milk and mayor George Moscone on the anniversary of their 1978 assassinations and commemorating the spontaneous candlelight march the night of the shootings. Milk & Moscone Annual Candlelight Vigil & March Sunday, November 27, 2011 (6-8p) Castro more...
To town, Santa Yoda is coming! Watch master LEGO builders construct a gigantic Xmas-themed Star Wars Lego statue in Union Square all weekend beginning Friday, November 18th at Noon. A 12-foot-tall (and a rather pudgy 10-foot-wide) statue of Yoda in a Santa costume is being erected over three days somehow in support of more...
Ike’s Place, the most celebrated sandwich shop in the Bay Area, is in the running to have one of their custom creations voted the greatest sports sandwich in the country. The “Matt Cain” created by Ike’s is entered into the 2011 ESPN “Fanwich” contest – a towering sandwich with more...
Emperor Norton was one wacked out dude – a San Francisco legend (the “frank chu” of his era times a thousand) – Joshua Abraham Norton proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States and even printed his own currency which was honored throughout The City in the 1850s and 1860s. Tonight more...
