Terror Vault 2024 brings us aliens, time travel, and horror — oh my!
Peaches Christ reimagines the haunted house experience at the San Francisco Mint, where sci-fi horror takes center stage....
EventsA collection of 263 posts
Upcoming parties you shouldn't miss, and dispatches from the best parties on this side of the Bay Area.
SF Symphony gave me nostalgia and magic at its 2024 gala
A night of elegance with an eye on the future — SF Symphony’s opening night sparkled amid an understandably tense vibe....
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass brings sunburns, surprises, and singalongs
San Francisco’s favorite free festival returns — With sizzling heat and hotter performances, Hardly Strictly served up a scorching good time....
Castro Street Fair was a sweaty parade of parasols and nipples
The 50th anniversary of Harvey Milk’s legacy coincided with one of the hottest days in San Francisco this year....
Folsom ‘Princess’ party welcomes Katya at SF Oasis
The Drag Race alum’s unfiltered charm mirrored the spirit of San Francisco’s Folsom Street Fair....
Oktoberfest marks a turning point for SF’s street parties
A new era for San Francisco celebrations arrived with our first-ever designated entertainment zone....
Portola Music Festival 2024 was all chaos, bass, and tequila
Portola 2024 leaned into SF’s underground rave culture with unpredictable weather — one day was super cold while the next gave us sunburns....
From Berlin to San Francisco: How Folsom Street Fair stacks up globally
San Francisco streets drew hundreds of thousands of kinksters on Sunday. But some craved more action akin to Berlin’s wild scene....
The Great Highway came alive with Taraval Night Market
The usually sleepy Outer Sunset woke up and turned out for the first-ever night market on the Great Highway. We even had cocktails....
My night at Juanita More’s first public naked dinner
No pants, no problem: A mix of high fashion meets zero clothes for the San Francisco drag queen’s “33rd birthday.”...
Party for the Parks mixes wind, wine, and good company at China Basin
With sunset cocktails and a good crowd, the annual gala raised $630,000 for San Francisco’s open spaces and community areas....
25 years later, How Weird Street Faire still embraces burner and raver culture
Rain may have delayed it, but How Weird was ready to party. Fall street festivals have arrived in San Francisco....