Friday Family Adventures

Fridays thru Aug, 10 a.m.–noon S.F. Botanical Garden Enjoy a variety of adventures in Golden Gate Park’s beautiful garden with your little ones. Ages 3–5. 415-661... Read More

Child's Play

Sean Powers 

Thursday, Aug 2, 1:15 p.m.  S.F. Public Library, Marina Branch Fascinating and fun shadow puppets portray the story of the “Magic Measuring Cup.” Free, 415- 355-2823, www... Read More

Sports & Health

Relay For Life of San Francisco Marina

Saturday, Aug 4, 10 a.m. Starts: Sports Basement Presidio (910 Old Mason St.) Your participation in this special event at Crissy Field honors cancer survivors while raising money t... Read More

Science & Environment

Round the Rock Alcatraz Challenge

Saturday, Aug 4, 9 a.m. Crissy Field See great racing and spectacular views at this traditional Polynesian outrigger race offering two exciting and competitive courses between the ... Read More

Sports & Health

Detox & Reboot

Wednesday, Aug 1, 1–2 p. m. S.F. Jewish Community Center Learn how to detoxify and restore the body by identifying and minimizing exposure to toxins and maximizing the body&#... Read More

Potables & Edibles

Summer Cocktails of the Farmers’ Market

Wednesday, Aug 29, 5:30–8 p.m. Join CUESA and the Northern California chapter of the U.S. Bartenders Guild for this imbibing event where seasonal drinks and local produce wil... Read More

Potables & Edibles

La Cocina’s 4th S.F. Annual Street Food Festival

Saturday, Aug 18, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Folsom St. (btw. 20th & 26th) 21st St. to 25th (btw. Shotwell & Treat) This festival brings together the Bay Area’s best food... Read More

Potables & Edibles

Gary Danko & Joanne Weir: Summer Corn Sensations

Saturday, Aug 4, 11 a.m. Williams-Sonoma Union Square These two world-renowned chefs head to the kitchen to explore one of summer’s sweetest gifts — corn. $28–$3... Read More

Potables & Edibles

Wine Riot

Fri–Sat, Aug 3–4 Concourse Exhibition Center (635 8th St.) This wine tasting event features 250 wines from across the globe, with interactive booths and crash courses l... Read More

Science & Environment

Wild Foods Foraging: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Thursday, Aug 16, 7:30 p.m. Randall Museum Theater (199 Museum Way) Foraging is making a comeback, but with a growing population and diminishing natural resources, is it a sustaina... Read More

Science & Environment

Wind Fair

Sunday, Aug 12, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Across from the Palace of Fine Arts Rotunda Exploratorium This breezy open-air market features wind-themed arts and crafts, demonstrations and... Read More

Science & Environment

Perseids Meteor Shower

Saturday, Aug 11, midnight–dawn Considered one of the best showers each year, the Perseids produces about 60 meteors per hour. Look toward the Perseus constellation in the no... Read More

Science & Environment

Cinema Arts: Imagined Universes

Saturday, Aug 4, noon, 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. McBean Theater, Exploratorium In conjunction with the Return to Mars exhibition, this 30-minute-long space movie roundup features meta-d... Read More

Film & Lectures

Film Night in the Park: After the Thin Man

Saturday, Aug 25, 8 p.m. Union Square This second Thin Man film reteams William Powell and Myrna Loy as bibulous private detective Nick Charles and his socialite wife, Nora. Also s... Read More

Film & Lectures

Steve Forbes: Simple Ways to Get the U.S. Economy Moving Again

Friday, Aug 24 11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m. The Commonwealth Club of California (595 Market St.) Steve Forbes, chairman and editor in chief of Forbes Media and a former Republican ca... Read More

Events