Festival

Carnaval SF

Saturday 5/26 @ Harrison St btwn 16th and 22nd Sts

Grab your finest feathered tail-piece, some timbales and chains of plastic beads, and get ready to shake your coconuts for Carnaval.... 

Performing Arts: Alternative

Bay Area Classic Yo-Yo Contest

Saturday 5/26 @ Spreckels Temple of Music

Set against the majestic backdrop of the Spreckels Temple of Music in Golden Gate Park, the Bay Area Classic is a... 

Music: DJ

World Goth Day

Saturday 5/26 @ Milk Bar

Don we now our... black lipstick and lace. In honor of the darker side of subculture, World Goth Day returns for... 

Special Event

Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary Festival

Today @ Various San Francisco locations

The official opening festivities for the Golden Gate Bridge began on May 27, 1937, and lasted a whole week. During that... 

Music: Rock

Memorial Day Show and BBQ

Tomorrow @ Hemlock Tavern

If you're not elsewhere-bound this Memorial Day, we're guessing some outdoor grilling is on the weekend agenda. And sure, you could... 

Special Event: Fundraisers

Mr. Mission Competition

Tuesday 5/29 @ Elbo Room

The Mission-based correlate to the annual Mr. Marina competition is hitting the Elbo Room tonight to raise funds for the Leukemia... 

Performing Arts: Discussion

FoundSF: Dissent in San Francisco

Wednesday 5/30 @ CounterPULSE

San Francisco has always been a bastion of radical thought. From Alexander Berkman's infamous anarchist periodical The Blast to the paroxysmal... 

Music: Indie

Wintersleep

Wednesday 5/30 @ Bottom of the Hill

Indie rock fans, it's time to wake up to Nova Scotia's Wintersleep. Despite producing four solid to exceptional full-lengths and opening... 

Film: Double Feature

Clint Eastwood Double Feature

Thursday 5/31 @ Castro Theatre

San Francisco-born actor and director Clint Eastwood has been going strong, manly manly strong, in the movies for over 50 years!... 

Special Event

Oakland Indie Awards

Thursday 5/31 @ Kaiser Center

The East Bay Express and One PacificCoast Foundation have teamed up to pay tribute to the independent businesses and entrepreneurs who... 

Cultural Hybrid: Global

Eliyahu & The Qadim Ensemble

Thursday 5/31 @ Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse

Fresh off the release of their very well-reviewed album Eastern Wind, Eliyahu & The Qadim Ensemble return to Freight & Salvage... 

Film: Independent

I Wish

Friday 6/ 1 @ Landmark Shattuck Cinemas

Award-winning Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda changed his plans to be an author when he fell in love with images. His movies... 

Art: Group Show

The Sketchbook Project

Friday 6/ 1 @ Pop-Up Library

The Sketchbook Project is Brooklyn-based Art House Co-op's flagship collaborative art endeavor. The project launches each year with a call for... 

Sports: Action/Extreme

Hoodslam

Friday 6/ 1 @ Oakland Metro Operahouse

What happens when DIY meets WWE... in the squared-circle wearing a g-string? That's right, this shit is real, and not Santa...