Guide to events:
 Free (or very low cost)
 Kid Friendly
 Dog Friendly
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Year Round
Free Museum Days
Many San Francisco museums have a day of free admission at the beginning of every month. Participating museums include the Asian Art Museum, the Legion of Honor Museum,
Museum of Modern Art,
Yerba Buena Center,
Academy of Sciences, and Exploratorium.
04/13/2008 - 10/26/2008
Golden Gate Park Band Summer Sunday Concerts
The Golden Gate Park Band have been playing free public concerts on Sundays in Golden Gate Park continuously since September of 1882.
(www.goldengateparkband.org)
08/01/2008 - 10/02/2008
AfroSolo Arts Festival 15
Celebrating its 15th year, the AfroSolo Arts Festival will feature celebrity and emerging African American artists in various performances such as theater, dance, music, spoken word, and visual arts.
(www.afrosolo.org)
08/04/2008 - 10/26/2008
Urban Re-Interventions
The central exhibition of this year's Architecture and the City festival, Urban Re:Interventions explores perspectives on the urban environment through the lens of architects, designers, landscape architects and urban guerillas.
(www.aiasf.org)
08/14/2008 - 10/01/2008
Tasty
Artists with developmental disabilities at San Francisco's Creativity Explored serve up a tantalizing smorgasbord of art inspired by food.
(www.creativityexplored.org)
09/03/2008 - 10/08/2008
SFJAZZ Summerfest 2008 - Levi's Plaza
SFJAZZ Summerfest is an annual series of outdoor concerts, featuring over 30 events in the Bay Area.
(www.sfjazz.org)
09/19/2008 - 10/26/2008
Pride Season 2008: The History Boys
A delightfully witty comedy of eight boisterous, yet talented, school boys hoping to gain admittance to England's most prestigious universities.
(www.nctcsf.org)
09/19/2008 - 10/26/2008
Treasure Island Music Festival 2008
Internationally renowned artists gather for a spectacular two-day, outdoor concert festival featuring local designers, artists, food and beverage.
(www.noisepopindustries.com)
09/23/2008 - 10/19/2008
A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale, the funny and touching memoir written by and starring Academy Award-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri, depicts a rough childhood on Bronx streets populated by a cast of friends and enemies.
(www.shnsf.com)
09/27/2008 - 01/04/2009
Leonardo: 500 years into the future
Leonardo: 500 years into the future combines over 200 artifacts including life-size working models, hands-on interactive machines and displays, multi-media presentations and priceless works of art.
(www.thetech.org)
10/01/2008 - 11/02/2008
Free Night of Theatre 2008
With the expected participation of over 120 Bay Area theatre companies, Theatre Bay Area is proud to announce Free Night of Theater.
(www.theatrebayarea.org)
10/01/2008 - 12/18/2008
Bangin' Twangin' and Shakin' with Miss Kitty
Participants can clap, jump, wiggle and sing to the delightful music of Miss Kitty!Time: Wednesday and Thursday 10:00am and 11:00am
(www.theatrebayarea.org)
10/02/2008
MATCHA: Japanese Tattoo
MATCHA is back for its third season. MATCHA is the museum's monthly Thursday evening mixer series.
(www.badm.org)
10/02/2008 - 10/05/2008<
Oktoberfest By The Bay 2008
Bringing Munich's autumn beer festival to the Bay, Oktoberfest features non-stop singing, dancing, music, German food and beverages.
10/03/2008 - 10/05/2008
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
For this eighth year, this free celebration of music in the park includes a who's who of top entertainment.
(www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com)
10/03/2008 - 11/09/2008
26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival
The San Francisco Jazz Festival is one of San Francisco's biggest musical festivals featuring local, national and international jazz artist performances at locations throughout San Francisco.
(www.sfjazz.org)
10/04/2008 - 10/05/2008
2008 San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival
At the San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival nearly 100 dragon boat teams and 2,500 paddlers from across North America will race the 500-meter course; the 13th annual festival also features entertainment and children's activities.
(www.sfdragonboat.com)
10/05/2008
Castro Street Fair 2008
Arts and crafts booths, live entertainment, dancing and music are all part of the fun at this gay-friendly street festival.
(www.castrostreetfair.org)
10/06/2008 - 10/20/2008
Tim Hockenberry
As the first About Records' artist Tim Hockenberry is already well known to Bay Area audiences and has a growing reputation as a one of the great innovative singers and compelling song stylists in America today.
(www.hotelnikkosf.com)
10/07/2008
Passing on the Pen: Intergenerational Queer Storytellers
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society and the Lambda Literary Foundation have joined forces to celebrate the contributions of three generations of GLBT Storytellers.
(www.glbthistory.org)
10/08/2008 - 12/02/2008
15th Annual Días de los Muertos/Days of the Dead
The museum's popular tribute to the Mexican/Central American tradition of honoring the dead.
(www.museumca.org)
10/09/2008 - 10/14/2008
Fleet Week San Francisco 2008
Fleet Week is the Bay Area's opportunity to honor the nation's men and women of the Navy and marine services.
(www.fleetweek.us)
10/10/2008
Paula West and George Mesterhazy Quartet
Bay Area favorite vocalist Paula West appears with New York's George Mesterhazy Quartet.
(www.performances.org)
10/11/2008 - 10/12/2008
Fleet Week Cruise
Under balmy October skies, see an amazing air show featuring the inimitable Navy Blue Angels!
(www.ssjeremiahobrien.org)
10/12/2008
Fiesta del Mar 2008
Join Monterey Bay Aquarium for Fiesta del Mar, a celebration of Latin American culture and ocean conservation.
(www.mbayaq.org)
10/12/2008
San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade and Festival
The City celebrates its Italian heritage with a lively parade through North Beach with food, music, entertainment and celebrities.
(www.sfnorthbeach.org)
10/13/2008
35th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off
Gargantuan, super-sized, heavyweight champion pumpkins rock the scales at the 35th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off -- in the World Pumpkin Capital -- Half Moon Bay, California.
10/14/2008 - 11/02/2008
Andrea Marcovicci: Marcovicci Sings Movies II
With a nod and a wink to silver screen legends like Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Fred Astaire, Andrea illuminates how movie music has scored our lives and loves.
(www.hotelnikkosf.com)
10/15/2008 - 10/19/2008
A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City
A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City is an outdoor educational exhibit that asks the public to step into the lives of the estimated 42 million people worldwide who have fled.
10/16/2008
National Theatre Day 2008
Billed as a "free-for-all," this program opens the doors of theatres throughout the San Francisco Bay Area to all, for free.
(www.theatrebayarea.org)
10/17/2008
Pumpkin Carving with Farmer Mike
It's pumpkin season! The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay is celebrating with pumpkin carving with Farmer Mike in the Lobby Lounge. There will be hot chocolate and pumpkin cookies for kids to enjoy at this family event.
(www.ritzcarlton.com)
10/17/2008
Winemaker Dinner
Experience Winemaker Dinners at the beautiful Brasserie Restaurant located at the front of the Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel and Spa.
(vineyardcreek.hyatt.com)
10/18/2008
Family Festival 2008
Mayor Gavin Newsom's Family Festival 2008 combines performances, family activities, and over 100 parent resources from city departments, community-based organizations, and cultural institutions that provide services for children and families.
(www.ybgf.org)
10/18/2008
20th Annual Sea Music Concert Series: Ida Red
Experience the driving rhythms of chanteys and the beauty of seafaring ballads from the wooden decks of a historic sailing ship. Join the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association in celebrating 20 years of presenting many of sea music's outstanding performers.
(www.nps.gov/safr)
10/18/2008 - 10/19/2008
38th Annual Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival
The World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay celebrates its bountiful fall harvest and autumn splendor.
10/19/2008
Santana Row Pear and Wine Festival
Santana Row hosts its second annual Pear and Wine Festival, a day of festivities honoring the property's history as a former Pear Orchard and the sweet fruit that it produced.
(www.charleszukow.com)
10/19/2008
2nd Annual Animals in the Arts Concert
Animals In The Arts is a "howlingly" wonderful classical concert to benefit Pets Unlimited, a charitable organization helping dogs and cats in need through state-of-the-art veterinary care, a critical needs shelter, and adoption center.
(sfwmpac.org)
10/20/2008
Film Series: Let the Games Begin - The First Basket
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival and JCCSF kick off, or tip off, the series with the Bay Area premiere of The First Basket, David Vyorst's fascinating new documentary on the impact of basketball on modern Jewish history.
(www.jccsf.org)
10/21/2008
All About TV with Tim Goodman
Release your inner critic as you laugh, cheer and groan at clips of the best and the worst of current TV offerings.
(www.jccsf.org)
10/22/2008
David Harris on Bill Walsh and the 49er Dynasty
In 1979, San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. hired Bill Walsh and a football legacy was born. David Harris, sports journalist and author of The League, breaks it down for fans, revealing how Walsh built a football dynasty.
(www.jccsf.org)
10/23/2008 - 10/26/2008
2008 San Francisco Fall Antiques Show
The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show is oldest continuously operating international antiques show on the West Coast.
(www.ehss.org)
10/23/2008 - 11/16/2008
Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy is the musical hit that made stars of Ethel Merman and Ginger Rogers. A New York playboy relocates to Arizona and chaos ensues.
(www.42ndstmoon.org)
10/24/2008
Winemakers Dinner Cruise - Beaulieu Vineyards
Join Hornblower Cruises and Events and Sterling Vineyards on an exclusive Winemakers Dinner Cruise. Enjoy an intimate gourmet dinner and wine pairing as you experience the breathtaking views of the San Francisco Bay.
(www.hornblower.com)
10/24/2008 - 10/30/2008
2008 Fall Winter Program
Smuin Ballet's 15th Anniversary Season kicks of with the company's opening program in 1994, Dances with Songs.
(www.smuinballet.org)
10/25/2008
15th Community Celebration for the Days of the Dead
The Community Celebration for the Days of the Dead includes hands-on craft activities, demonstrations, music, dance, ceremonia, food vendors, and a mercado.
(www.museumca.org)
10/25/2008 - 10/26/2008
All About Walken: The Impersonators of Christopher Walken
The smash L.A. hit that opened in 2006 and has been seen and heard on VH1, FOX and NPR comes to the Bay Area where it's creator and over half it's cast were born and raised!
(www.clubhousecomedy.com)
10/26/2008
Gardens Halloween Costume Walk
The seventh annual Halloween Costume Walk will feature interactive performances, games for kids, and live music.
(www.ybgf.org)
10/26/2008
Pumpkin Pandemonium 2008
Ghoulish and giddy behavior is part of the fun as kids in costume trick or treat throughout PIER 39's Pumpkin Pandemonium.
(www.pier39.com)
10/27/2008
Halloween Heroes
The Exploratorium partners with the Wender Weis Foundation for Children (WWFC) for their annual Halloween Heroes event.
(www.exploratorium.edu)
10/28/2008
Mommy and Me on the Row - October
Santana Row's popular Mommy and Me on the Row series returns for another season of entertainment, interactive games, arts/crafts, and educational activities designed for parents and their pre-school aged children.
(www.charleszukow.com)
10/29/2008
City Bites: Chilies, Coconut and Curry Leaves: Pairing Wine with South Indian Food
In the final installment of City Bites, the Senior Editor and food writer for 7x7, the owner of DOSA and the wine director for the soon-to-open DOSA on Fillmore, share clever wine pairings.
(www.macys.com)
10/30/2008
Salon + Launch
Take part in the public launch of Salon +, the Museum's wide-ranging, conversation-based young adult program.
(www.thecjm.org)
10/31/2008
Halloween Vampire Tour and Costume Contest
Become a member of the Drac Pack! Explore the Gothic side of Nob Hill with your Host, Vampress Mina Harker.
(www.sfvampiretour.com)
10/31/2008
Second Annual Howl-o-ween Doggie Costume Contest
Friendly Pets and their Playful Humans are invited to compete in the Argonaut Hotel's 2nd Annual Howl-o-ween Doggie Costume Contest.
(www.argonauthotel.com)
11/01/2008
Day of the Dead Celebration: Art Adventures
At this Day of the Dead art extravaganza, learn how the native people of Mexico and Central America celebrate life and remember their ancestors and lost loved ones.
(www.parksconservancy.org)
11/02/2008
BookFest 2008
Celebrate the best of today's Jewish literary landscape at this popular annual event. Discover the hottest new Jewish authors and get lost in an entire day of books.
(www.jccsf.org)
11/04/2008
Passing on the Pen: Intergenerational Queer Storytellers
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society and the Lambda Literary Foundation have joined forces to celebrate the contributions of three generations of GLBT Storytellers.
(www.glbthistory.org)
11/06/2008 - 01/02/2009
Finnish Summer Homes
For some 150 years, Finnish architects have regarded the design of their own summer residence or weekend studio as one of their most important works.
(www.aiasf.org)
11/07/2008 - 11/15/2008
Latino Film Festival
This quickly-growing festival spotlights the best in U.S. premieres, documentaries, features and shorts emerging from Latin America and Latino filmmakers.
(www.latinofilmfestival.org)
11/07/2008 - 12/21/2008
Pride Season 2008: As Bees In Honey Drown
Evan Wyler is a gay twenty-something New York writer savoring the success of his debut novel.
(www.nctcsf.org)
11/07/2008 - 11/15/2008
33rd Annual American Indian Film Festival
The American Indian Film Festival is the nation's oldest and most prestigious venue for American Indian film, arts and entertainment.
(www.aifisf.com)
11/08/2008 - 11/09/2008
First Annual Fabulous Food Festival
The First Annual Fabulous Food Festival will feature a festive feast of flavors. Festival goers will enjoy a unique retail marketplace with delicious free samples offered by over 250 exhibitors and sponsors.
(pacificexpositions.com)
11/12/2008 - 01/04/2009
Safeway Holiday Ice Rink
To complement the offerings of San Francisco's number one holiday and shopping destination, the Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square will make its debut this holiday season.
(www.unionsquaresf.net)
11/13/2008
Book Talk and Signing - A History of Alcatraz Island: 1853-2008
Local author Gregory L. Wellman will be signing his book, A History of Alcatraz Island: 1853-2008, and discussing the rich history of the island.
(www.californiahistoricalsociety.org)
11/14/2008 - 11/16/2008
San Francisco Green Festival 2008
A joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America to bring individuals, businesses and investors together to work cooperatively on positive economic solutions for communities and the environment.
(www.globalexchange.org)
ART MUSEUMS
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Asian Art Museum
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art.
(www.asianart.org/) |
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Yerba Buena Center
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is the Bay Area's premier venue for adventurous art.
(www.ybca.org) |
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Legion of Honor Museum
The Legion of Honor displays an impressive collection of 4,000 years of ancient and European art in an unforgettable setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.
(www.famsf.org/legion/index.asp) |
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SF Modern Museum of Art
Located in a spectacular new building by Mario Botta, SFMOMA offers the West Coast's most comprehensive collection of 20th century art.
(www.sfmoma.org/) |
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Academy of Sciences
Explore the natural world within the halls of the California Academy of Sciences.
(www.calacademy.org/) |
THEATERS
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Beach Blanket Babylon
Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon is the longest running, hit musical revue in theatre history. The show premiered in 1974.
(www.beachblanketbabylon.com/) |
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Best of Broadway
Watch touring acts from Broadway fame at one of these downtown theaters: the Golden Gate, Curran or Orpheum.
(www.bestofbroadway-sf.com/) |
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American Conservatory Theater
A.C.T. is nationally recognized for its groundbreaking productions of classical works and bold explorations of contemporary playwriting.
(www.act-sfbay.org/) |
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SF Shakespeare Festival
SF Shakespeare Festival is a regional theater company and major arts education provider that organizes Free Shakespeare in the Park.
(www.sfshakes.org/) |
SPORTS
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San Francisco 49ers (Football)
Catch all the excitement of the NFL as the 49ers take on their NFC West rivals and more.
(www.sf49ers.com/) |
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San Francisco Giants (Baseball)
Catch a major league baseball game at spectacular SBC Park. Watch as Barry Bonds and the Giants pursue a National League West title.
(http://www.sfgiants.com) |
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Oakland Athletics (Baseball)
Catch a major league baseball game at the Oakland Coliseum -- just a BART ride away -- and watch as Eric Chavez and the A's pursue an American League West title.
(www.oaklandathletics.com) |
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Golden State Warriors (Basketball)
Take a BART ride to Oakland and watch a young and exciting team compete in the NBA. With the addition of Baron Davis, the future looks bright for the Warriors.
(www.nba.com/warriors/) |
DINING
Farallon
(www.farallonrestaurant.com/)
Aqua
(www.aqua-sf.com)
Anjou
(www.anjou-sf.com/)
Fifth Floor
(www.hotelpalomar.com)
Masa's
(www.masas.citysearch.com/)
Postrio
(www.postrio.com/)
Hawthorne Lane
(www.hawthornelane.com/)
SHOPPING
Neiman-Marcus
(www.neimanmarcus.com/)
Cartier
(www.cartier.com/)
Saks Fifth Avenue
(www.saksfifthavenue.com/)
Tiffany and Co.
(www.tiffany.com/)
Disney Store
(disney.store.go.com/)
Gucci
(www.gucci.com/)
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