San Francisco International Film Festival

Daily, April 5–19 Various Bay Area venues The venerable festival celebrates six decades with a lineup of 150 films and live events, dozens of filmmakers in attendance, and the pr... Read More

Just for Fun

Murder Mystery 5K

Saturday, March 18, 1 p.m. Ferry Building Marketplace Solve a mystery from a set of clues using your smartphone and smart friends to answer riddles in this team walking race. $37.5... Read More

Child's Play

Aladdin and His Wonderful, Magical Lamp

Saturday, Mar. 11, 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Palace of Fine Arts Theatre A fun musical about a young boy, Aladdin, and his monkey, who outsmart a powerful magician to win the hand of... Read More

Child's Play

S.F. Symphony: Music for Families: How to Build an Orchestra

Saturday, March 11, 2 p.m. Davies Symphony Hall Experience a family musical adventure and collect clues to solve a whimsical, musical mystery. With music inspired by Lemony Snicket... Read More

Child's Play

Film Screening: Girl Rising

Thursday, March 9, 6–8 p.m. Presidio Officers’ Club (50 Moraga Ave.) Viewers get to know nine unforgettable girls living in the developing world: ordinary girls who confron... Read More

Child's Play

Young Performers Theater: Hansel and Gretel

Sat.–Sun., March 4–19, 1 & 3:30 p.m. Bldg. C, Fort Mason Center Come see this classic tale performed by kids for kids about a cruel stepmother who abandons Hansel and Grete... Read More

Sports & Health

Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon

Sunday, March 26, 8 a.m. Starts: Golden Gate Park Race continues over the Golden Gate and back to end in Civic Center Plaza. Runners who commit to fundraising for St. Jude run for ... Read More

Sports & Health

5th Annual Nutrition & Wellness Fair

Thursday, March 9, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Lobby, CPMC (2100 Webster St.) Celebrate National Nutrition Month and enjoy food demos, healthful recipes, local health and wellness resources, ... Read More

Potables & Edibles

18th Annual Whiskies of the World Expo

Friday, March 31, 6–9:30 p.m. Hornblower yacht S.F. Belle (Pier 3) Sample over 200 whiskies and meet the distillers who make them in this event featuring pairings, seminars, dinn... Read More

Potables & Edibles

Date Night: Ireland

Friday, March 17; 5–7 p.m. & 8–10 p.m. Sur la Table (2224 Union St.) Grab a pal and learn how to prepare classic and contemporary Irish cuisine from classic colcannon, salm... Read More

Potables & Edibles

New Zealand Wine Tasting

Monday, March 13, 6 p.m. Gallery 308, Landmark Bldg. A, Fort Mason Cntr. The New Zealand Winegrowers sponsor a walk- around wine tasting event featuring current releases from more ... Read More

Science & Environment

Youth in the Streets and in the Courts

Thursday, March 16, 6:30 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.) Learn how teenage environmental advocates are attempting to apply an ancient legal doctrine to their fight for pr... Read More

Science & Environment

30th Annual Pi Day

Tuesday, March 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Exploratorium Enjoy pi-themed activities. And pie. Free (entry subject to capacity; admission not guaranteed), 415-528-4444, exploratorium.edu ... Read More

Science & Environment

Lisa Mezzacappa

Thursday, March 9, 8 p.m. The Exploratorium (Pier 15) Musician and producer Lisa Mezzacappa presents Organelle, an exploration of time from the nano to the cosmic scale. She will a... Read More

Science & Environment

Brain & Body Nightlife

Thursday, March 9, 6 p.m. California Academy of Sciences Nightlife explores human health and wellness, complete with brain-expanding talks and yoga classes around the museum. (Brin... Read More

Events