San Francisco

All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feast:

SoMa StrEat Food Park
428 11th St, San Francisco
Sunday, December 16th, 2018
12:00 – 3:00pm | $60

Satisfy your cray-vings at the 6th Annual Crab Feast with ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT Dungeness crab legs, garlic noodles, salad, and iced tea. For an exceptionally clawsome time, pair your tasty crustaceans with thirst-quenching craft beer or house-made sangrias from the StrEat Brew Bar. It’s a feast you don’t want to miss, so grab your friends and family and side-step on up to crab-ulous feast at SoMa StrEat Food Park.

Italian Christmas Market:

Museo Italo Americano
Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco
Saturday, December 1st – Sunday, December 2nd, 2018
Free

Choose the perfect Christmas gift for your family and friends, such as artisanal Italian food and wine, unique handmade jewelry, Italian fashion and accessories, art objects, and several unique craft items, all made by Italian artisans.

The Mercatino will also feature Il Caffè delle Forchette, a fun spot to enjoy Italian coffee, pastries, and savory bites.

Free Entry to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park:

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
499 Jefferson Street, San Francisco
Sunday, November 11th, 2018

A fleet of historic vessels are moored at Hyde Street Pier, an extension of Hyde Street. The ships are open to visitors year-round. A short, level walk to the end of the pier rewards visitors with great views of San Francisco Bay.

Located in the Fisherman’s Wharf neighborhood, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park offers visitors the sights, sounds, smells and stories of Pacific Coast maritime history. The Park includes a magnificent fleet of historic ships, a Visitor Center, Maritime Museum, Maritime Research Center, and Aquatic Park Historic District.

Photo by Flickr user Trevor Mattea

Sandcastle Classic:

Ocean Beach at Balboa Street
Saturday, November 3rd, 2018
11:00am – 3:30pm | Free

Join us for the 36th annual Leap Sandcastle Classic, Northern California’s largest sandcastle competition that supports an important cause: bringing essential arts programs into local schools.

This unique sandcastle competition, nonprofit fundraiser, and community event brings over 3,000 people to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach every year to build super-sized sand sculptures with local students.

Chinatown Halloween Neighborhood Festival:

Waverly Place & Chinatown YMCA
Saturday, October 27th, 2018
11:00am – 5:00pm | ($5 for family fun pack)

Are you up for our Halloween challenge? Do you have the wits to be an escape artist? Uncover the mystery of Pandora’s Box in The Escape Room.

Family Fun Packs are on pre-sale from Oct 2 – Oct 23. Each pack will include 25 tickets for $2.00 for games and activities. Tickets will be sold at the CYC Main Office (1038 Post Street) and the Chinatown YMCA (850 Sacramento Street).
Family Fun Packs will be sold for $5.00 each at the ticket booths on Waverly Place on the day of the event (October 27).

Photo by Flickr user glenbowman

Wharf Fest:

Little Embarcadero from Taylor to Powell Streets
Saturday, October 20th, 2018
11:00am – 5:00pm | Free

Wharf Fest, a free Fisherman’s Wharf festival, returns to San Francisco’s iconic neighborhood for the 6th year. The Fisherman’s Wharf Community Benefit District is throwing the ultimate festival to celebrate San Francisco’s historic waterfront district and invite Bay Area locals to visit the district after the tourist season has ended and before San Francisco’s fabulous fall climate fades away. This year’s festival will include a chowder cook-off competition, exhibitors, and fun family activities and entertainment.

Ocean Beach Music + Art Festival:

Noriega St, San Francisco
Between 45th & 47the Avenues
Saturday, October 13th, 2018
11:00am – 5:00pm | Free

As always, we promise a good time with great music, food trucks, beer, wine, art, a pumpkin patch and kids activities! (This is a non smoking event).

Photo by Flickr user dvids

Fleet Week Air Show:

Marina Green
San Francisco
Friday, October 5th – Sunday, October 7th, 2018
Free

Taking place over three consecutive days in the skies above the City’s waterfront, this air show event attracts over a million people around the Bay. Featuring the United States Navy Blue Angels.

Photo by Flickr user jenrobin

Folsom Street Fair:

Folsom St. (8th to 13th St)
Sunday, September 30th, 2018
11:00am – 6:00pm | Free

Bigger IS better at this ‘only in San Francisco’ event! With 250,000 fetish enthusiasts spread out over 13 city blocks, there is something for everyone.

Located on historic Folsom Street, leather and fetish players from all over the world converge. With over 200 exhibitor booths showcasing fetish gear and toys, it’s a pig’s dream. Check out our massive live stage with top-name indie, electronic and alternative acts, our huge dance area spinning the best of the international party scene, live BDSM demos, and a sick and twisted performance stage. And, yes, you can still be naked, so avail yourself of our coat and clothes check areas as well!

Donate $10 or more at the gates and get a sticker that entitles you to $2 off each drink you buy from us ALL DAY LONG!

San Francisco Map Fair:

Regency Center
1290 Sutter St, San Francisco
Friday, September 21st – Sunday, September 23rd, 2018
$10 and up

Map Fair Opens for General Admission Hours

The lecture series portion of the San Francisco Map Fair will be sponsored by the California Map Society. It will consist of three 40 minute lectures followed by a 10 minute Q & A period. The mission of the California Map Society to preserve and disseminate historical and contemporary cartography, primarily of California, for members as well as the general public.