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Valentine's Day Guide 2024Valentine’s Day Guide 2024
By - posted 2/13/2024
Valentine's Day

Here’s our choices for our favorite free & affordable Valentine’s events for 2024. Whether you’re planning a romantic day together or a fun outing with friends, there’s plenty to do — join the World Naked Bike Ride, come to throw down at a massive pillow fight, shop at a Valentine’s Day more...

SF City Hall Hosts Special Valentine's Day Weddings w/ 250 CouplesSF City Hall Hosts Special Valentine’s Day Weddings w/ 250 Couples
By - posted 2/13/2023
Adorable, San Francisco, Valentine's Day

Over 250 couples will wed in a special Valentine’s Day marriage celebration at San Francisco’s historic City Hall on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. City Administrator Carmen Chu and the Office of the County Clerk invite couples to celebrate their love and tie the knot at a special Valentine’s Day marriage celebration more...

SF's "Goat My Valentine" Fashion Show Back for 2023SF’s “Goat My Valentine” Fashion Show Back for 2023
By - posted 2/13/2023
Adorable, San Francisco, Uplifting, Valentine's Day

The popular 5th annual Goat My Valentine a community event and happy hour comes to Union Square for a GOAT Fashion Show this Valentine’s Day 2023 from 4-6pm in the heart of San Francisco. The GOATS (Greatest of All Time) of San Francisco cultural scene will be on display with more...

SF's "Crappy Valentine's": Send Your Ex Guinea Pig PoopSF’s “Crappy Valentine’s”: Send Your Ex Guinea Pig Poop
By - posted 2/11/2023
Artsy Fartsy, Only in San Francisco, Valentine's Day

To send a scatological, albeit symbolic, gesture toward an ex this Valentine’s Day, look no further than the guinea pig enclosure at San Francisco’s animal shelter. The shelter is offering “Crappy Valentine’s Day” cards that will be shredded and provide, ahem, excretory assistance to 30 guinea pigs currently in residence. “Valentine’s more...

Contra Costa County Offers Unique Weddings at Vintage Car Museum for Valentine's DayContra Costa County Offers Unique Weddings at Vintage Car Museum for Valentine’s Day
By - posted 2/9/2023
Celebrations, East Bay, Valentine's Day

By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation For people in love with another human and cars, the Contra Costa Clerk-Recorder’s Office has a special Valentine’s Day deal. The office will host a “Destination Weddings” event at the Martinez Cobra Museum for Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2023. Sixteen marriage ceremonies will be more...

Free Valentine's Day Comedy Night in Downtown SFFree Valentine’s Day Comedy Night in Downtown SF
By - posted 2/14/2022
San Francisco, Sponsored, Things to Do, Valentine's Day

Get ready for downtown San Francisco’s newest outdoor comedy club – part of our new pop-up comedy shows at unique outdoor spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a new venue and you’ll get notified of the secret location. RSVP for free tickets (limited first 100) This HellaSecret Comedy Show takes place at more...

SF's "F*ck Valentine's Day" Comedy Show (2022)SF’s “F*ck Valentine’s Day” Comedy Show (2022)
By - posted 2/12/2022
San Francisco, Valentine's Day

After a year off, come to SF’s F*ck Valentine’s Day Comedy Show to hear about hilarious dating mishaps, some of the funniest Tinder horror stories and some fire stand-up comedy from some of SF’s top comics with credits like Punch Line, Cobbs, SF Sketchfest, Tommy T’s and more. Produced by HellaFunny. We sold out all more...

GG Park's "Lighted Forest" Special Valentine's Display (Feb. 11-14)GG Park’s “Lighted Forest” Special Valentine’s Display (Feb. 11-14)
By - posted 2/10/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Valentine's Day

Golden Gate Park’s Entwined will feature a special Valentine’s Day display from Friday, February 11 to Monday, February 14. Take a walk with your loved ones and stop by Peacock Meadow to enjoy this illuminated art exhibit. An illuminating art installation in Golden Gate Park transforms Peacock Meadow into an enchanted forest of more...

SF's Adorable "Cupid's Span" Marriage ProposalSF’s Adorable “Cupid’s Span” Marriage Proposal
By - posted 2/15/2021
Adorable, Celebrations, Valentine's Day

Thanks to ABC7 for capturing the sweet Valentine’s Day marriage proposal under San Francisco’s gigantic Cupid Span sculpture. Edgar Lopez proposed to his girlfriend of 14 years Adriana Sanchez in front of giant lit up letters reading “Marry Me.”  What an adorable San Francisco proposal set on the Embarcadero. Congratulations to the more...

Four Ways to Enjoy Valentine’s Day in the PresidioFour Ways to Enjoy Valentine’s Day in the Presidio
By - posted 2/11/2021
City Discoveries, Outdoorsy, Valentine's Day

Pack a picnic and take your sweetie to the Presidio for romantic outdoorsy Valentine’s Day. Explore Lover’s Lane So-called for connecting love-struck soldiers with their sweethearts in town, the Presidio’s oldest footpath slopes between the stately Presidio Gate and the Main Post. Come take a walk with your love and be a more...

Bay Area Drive-In Movies on Valentine's Weekend (Feb. 12-14)Bay Area Drive-In Movies on Valentine’s Weekend (Feb. 12-14)
By - posted 2/11/2021
Drive-In Movies, Valentine's Day

One of the most socially-distant ways to have fun (literally, you’re sealed inside your car). Here’s two of our favorite drive-ins showing movies over Valentine’s weekend – the West Wind Drive-In theaters in both San Jose and Concord, plus the pop-up Fort Mason Flix waterfront drive-in in San Francisco and more...

"Smooches for Pooches” Free Valentine’s Drive-Thru“Smooches for Pooches” Free Valentine’s Drive-Thru
By - posted 2/11/2021
Adorable, Celebrations, Things to Do, Valentine's Day

Want some adorableness for Valentine’s Day?  The East Bay SPCA is hosting a very cute “Smooches for Pooches” Valentine’s Day Drive-Thru event. Send some socially-distanced love to their animals. Plus, they’ll have candy and non-food treats for children, including a fun East Bay SPCA activity book for you to take home. “Smooches for more...

SF's Valentine's Day Goat PartySF’s Valentine’s Day Goat Party
By - posted 2/14/2019
Valentine's Day

Hang out with cuddly, little goats.  Join for a special Valentine’s Day neighborhood happy hour truly like no other. The East Cut Community Benefit District together with City Grazing and Adam Swig Events (our neighbor) are proud to present the 2nd-ever Free Valentine’s Day goat extravaganza. Help transform a vacant retail space into more...

Operation “Street Love”
By - posted 2/9/2014
Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day = Roman fertility festival, Chaucer’s love poems, bank-breaking gifts, and Hallmark cards with stuffed animals… it is our modern day holiday of love. For many people it can be a day of loneliness, whether they have a love or not… enter Operation Street Love. Operation Street Love Thursday, February 13, 2014 (6pm) Meet more...

SPCA’s Valentine Adoption Party
By - posted 2/6/2013
Valentine's Day

Celebrate Valentine’s Weekend at the San Francisco SPCA’s annual Be Mine Adopt-a-thon on February 8-10, 2013. They’ll have a Friday night cocktail party, Saturday afternoon dog and cat behavior seminars, a bake sale, prizes and, last but not least, adoption fees will be waived all weekend for animals from the SF more...