San Francisco's beloved hula school, Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, who captivated hundreds of locals a couple of years back during their Hit and Run Hula flash mob throughout the city, including the Apple store, were at it again earlier this month. They took to the skies via a Hawaiian Airlines flight from SF to Honolulu and surprised their fellow passengers mid-flight. more ›

Stop8.org founder Matt Baume will organize a big flashmob video shoot this Sunday to record a message of hope for LGBT kids stuck out in the sticks with no one to turn to. Also, for teens who have to hear time again that being gay isn't normal or natural. (Psst, it is. Trust us.) What's it for? Well, it's for Dan Savage's new project, "It Gets Better," which is all about reaching out to those young people and reminding them that there's a whole big wide world out there beyond their small-minded communities and self-loathing pricks. more ›

See, this is why a brick fight would've worked so much better. The Department of Public Works is fuming after the clean-0up cost for this year's annual flash pillow night at Justin Herman Plaza came out to $35,000. And now they want the fight's organizers to pony up the money. Trouble is no one knows who exactly the organizers are. Because, you know, it's a "flash mob" event. more ›

Friend of SFist, Daniel, accompanied last night's Flash Mob at Union Square, in which approximately fifty people sang the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends." He managed to capture about sixteen seconds of video (featured above) before his battery died. He noted that a lot of people were shaky on the lyrics aside from the chorus. more ›

FLASH MOB: Ok, folks, it's apparently time for yet another flash mob. This one will last five minutes, and everyone will be singing the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends" (in the key first note Ab). They suggest bringing a walkman or mp3 player to brush up on the song and to bring friends, of course. more ›

In yet another attempt to turn the city of San Francisco into a Knott's Berry Farm-tiered theme park, San Francisco officials, "say they are seriously considering cracking down on one of the city's most popular events in the growing 'flash mob' phenomenon," according to the Chronicle. That is to say, we might see the annual Valentine's Day pillow fight and last week's pie fight come to an end. Why? Because it's too expensive to clean up. Apparently, this most recent pillow fight cost the city "thousands of dollars." more ›

Even with perilous weather looming overhead, Saturday's Great Valentine's Day Pillow Fight was an explosive success. Here are some scenes from the annual pillow fight at Justin Herman Plaza.
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On Saturday January 10, San Franciscans will be asked to drop their pants for the 8th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride. The flash mob-esque event will happen in a concentrated area, with the meeting point and starting time to be posted in early January. But in the meantime, feel free to RSVP fro the mildly nude subway ride on Facebook, right here. more ›

This weekend's Anti-Scientology protest, held by the brave kids at Anonymous, encountered some equally scary enemies: zombies. Check out some scene's of the protest in action, actual Scientologists, fake blood, amusing signage, and meeting and eating of the minds. Looks like the best protest yet! more ›

We just got word that maybe, perhaps, probably a flash mob-ish type of event is happening at SF MOMA tomorrow at noon. Check it: more ›

Yes, yes -- most of you are the whole flash mob thing. But for those of you who aren't jaded and bitter old turds, check out today's flash mob froze over in Berkeley at Upper Sproul Plaza as the Campanile struck 1 p.m. today. We've only seen pictures of frozen flash mobs -- which could have been any photo of any large gathering, really -- so this video is kind of nifty. more ›