As you'd expect, there are lots of Super Bowl festivities happening on Sunday. We've highlighted a couple, along with a few other non-sports items. Enjoy! more ›

Lots of folks will be heading to Treasure Island this beautiful weekend for some un-stressful concert-going. For those who want to stay close to home, there just might be a fair going on in your 'hood, or one nearby! more ›

If we had any ounce of adventurousness in us on this rainy morning, we'd be on the road to Half Moon Bay for the 38th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, which we just read about on FunCheapSF. more ›

Bring Your Own Queer (BYOQ): Local performers and icons will be shaking things up today at the annual Bring Your Own Queer music, arts and performance festival, including Juanita Moore, The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Honey Soundsystem, Chica Boom, Titland, and more. The festival benefits Lyric. more ›

This coming Wednesday, Heart of the City, the best farmers' market on Earth, will celebrate its 30th year of bringing an impressively wide variety of affordable, high-quality produce and other farm-fresh items to the under-served Civic Center population. more ›

Meklit Hadero: Meklit Hadero, who's described as "[i]f Joni Mitchell were East African and met Nina Simone for tea in the Mission," will be performing at Yerba Buena Gardens on Saturday. more ›

If you find yourself with leisure time on weekdays, or you're looking for something fun to do on your lunch/coffee break, here are this week's highlights. A shout-out of course goes to the folks at FunCheapSF for the heads-up on a few of these events. more ›

Kindie rock, jazz, and blues at Sunday Streets in the Tenderloin/Civic Center, Filipino culture and cuisine at Yerba Buena Gardens, Nihonmachi Street Fair in Japantown, Cuban and Brazilian music at Stern Grove, and a 10K to benefit San Francisco AIDS Foundation. more ›

We're sorry we've neglected our weekend events duties recently, but for what it's worth, here's an eleventh hour round-up of a few things going down this weekend. more ›

Unlimited Smileage Volunteer Party: Flavorpill and Ben and Jerry's have a cute idea here. Help beautify Buena Vista park -- cleaning up, planting flowers, pruning, and mulching -- while enjoying a free scoop of B&J's to the sounds of The Frail and DJ Hothobo. Be sure to RSVP for your free scoop! more ›

Jeffrey Eugenides, Susan Orlean, James Ellroy, Mary Roach, Ishmael Reed, Adam Mansbach, Jane Smiley, Chris Adrian, Thomas McGuane, Christopher Moore, Daniel Woodrell, Deepak Chopra, Cyra McFadden, and Guillermo Gomez-Peña are just a few of the authors scheduled to read at this year's Litquake Festival. "Er, like, what's Litquake," you derp? Well, Litquake is the city's annual festival of literature devoted to the printed word. Lots of words. Dangerous words. more ›

This weekend, see an indie spitfire on stage amidst lots of nature, stroll Fillmore Street to the sounds of jazz and more jazz, get a healthy dose of satire at Dolores Park, celebrate workers rights, or draw/eat some hot dogs. more ›

You would think that the Pride Weekend extravaganza festivities (not to mention the Michael Jackson flash mob) would be enough of a clusterfrack for the city, but why not go ahead and add countless other fun-sounding events to the mix? Fun traffic and Muni times ahead, for sure. We'll keep it brief so as not to make your head explode. Enjoy! more ›

Stern Grove Festival: Classic R&Bers Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings kick off the 74th season of the Stern Grove Festival on Sunday with a Motown sound revival, along with special guest, French soul crooner, Ben L'Oncle Soul. Bring a picnic and get there early! It's bound to be packed. more ›

8th Annual World Naked Bike Ride: It seems like just yesterday (March) that there was one of these, but Saturday's global nude bicycle ride is anticipated to be the biggest one yet. more ›

Summer Street Fair Season is fast approaching and because nothing drives us to drink quite like a crowd of people slowly waddling past miles of vendors, we bring you our brief guide to the next month of free festivals and street fairs: more ›

In addition to getting that emergency preparedness kit ready and checking out SFist's ongoing Tsunami coverage, here's some other stuff to do this weekend. Also, it's Spring Forward on Sunday. Hooray! more ›

Chinese New Year Parade and Fair: Does it rain during every Chinese New Year Parade? Find out tomorrow. There's also a community fair on Saturday and Sunday, featuring dance and music from throughout Asia, along with ancient and modern Chinese arts such as calligraphy, kite-making, and acrobatics. more ›

Had such a great time this weekend that you're counting down the days 'til the next one? Take it easy this week and rest up for the big SF Beer Week 2011, featuring over 250 events that include specialty tastings, talks, beer-pairings, dinners, and beer brunches. more ›

The 13th Annual IndieFest film and music festival starts tonight with a couple of stellar opening night films, including Kaboom, "a sort of Clueless on acid where late-period John Waters meets Bret Easton Ellis," and Transformation: The Life & Legacy of Werner Erhard, an inside look at the life of Werner Erhard, personal transformation industry pioneer and creator of the San Francisco-based est seminars, which became a cultural phenomenon throughout the '70s and '80s. more ›

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Yerba Buena Gardens hosts "Sustaining the Dream: Through Community and Service" today in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. The Contemporary Jewish Museum and the Museum of the African Diaspora are offering free admission all day, with special programs for children and teens, along with discounts and free activities at area retailers and shops. more ›

The biggest comedy festival of the year kicks off tonight with The Upright Citizens Brigade's ASSSSCAT, based on the troupe's popular weekly long-form improv show. Tonight's show will feature founders Matt Besser, Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts, who will be joined by guest improvisers Tim Meadows (Saturday Night Live), Andrew Daly (Eastbound and Down), Danielle Schneider (Players) and guest monologist Joshua Malina (Sports Night, The West Wing). more ›

Noël Noir: Noël Noir at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts turns the holiday season on its side. The event features six musical acts on two stages co-curated by Noise Pop, Project Nunway II, in which the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence re-interpret the classic nun's habit using repurposed fabrics and materials, YBCA's ongoing visual exhibitions, screenings of occult gay films, along with a continuous loop of A Fire in My Belly, and performances by OffCenter Performance. more ›

Potrero Hill Festival/The MAP Potrero Hill Exhibition: The 20th Annual Potrero Hill Festival takes place all weekend. During Saturday's event, Mobile Arts Platform will present visual art, video installations, performances, and spoken word. more ›