2017 World Sword Swallower’s Day: Free Show | Ripley’s SF
Ripley’s Odditorium Lobby, 175 Jefferson St, San Francisco
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“Treasure Island Flea” Mardi Gras Celebration
Join in for a special Mardi Gras themed Treasure Island Flea. First 500 each day get free mardi gras beads. Happy hour specials: 2-for-1 craft hurricane cocktails. 30+ Food Trucks and tents serving New Orleans inspired foods like West Coast Gumbo and California Beignets. Live Jazz music and more.
Last Fridays Outdoor Movie Night “The Wedding Planner” | Pier 39
Grab your blankets and head to Pier 39 for their Outdoor Movie Night, held the last Friday of every month through September. Before the show, get a bite to eat at one of Pier 39’s restaurants, or take advantage of special giveaways and movie night discounts at participating businesses.
At sundown, settle in for a free screening of one of their favorite films. Movie nights are just one part of Pier 39’s 39-week long Anniversary Celebration.
Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition February 26-26
This is the largest orchid show in the United States, featuring thousands of orchids and a range of new spring and seasonal plants for the garden as well as garden-related products and services. Hall of flowers, San Francisco County Fair Building, 1199 9th Ave., orchidsanfrancisco.org
Zinfandel Experience February 23-25
The only three-day event devoted entirely to Zinfandel, the Zinfandel Experience brings together winemakers and enthusiast for dinners, a grand tasting and seminar-style tastings and auctions at three San Francisco venues: One Market, Bently Reserve and Pier 27. For more information visit zinfandelexperience.com
Town Hall Meeting, 2/16
There will be a Town Hall Meeting this Thursday, February 16th at 6:00pm in the Resident Lounge. All residents are welcome to attend!
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Judges from every major American wine region select winners from over 7,000 entries, making this the largest competition of American wines in the world. Join over 5,000 wine enthusiasts for the public tasting. Festival Pavillion, Fort Mason Center, 2Marcan Blvd., winejudging.com
Chinese New Year Parade & Community Street Fair
Chinese New Year is a two week Spring festival celebrated for over 5,000 years in China. Named one of the world’s top ten parades, Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. Over 100 units will participate in the parade, many of the floats and specialty units will feature the theme of this year’s Chinese zodiac sign, the Rooster.
Saturday, February 11: The Chinese New Year Parade will start from 2nd and Market streets at 5:15 p.m. The parade will travel west on Market Street, north on Kearny Street, west on Post Street, north on Powell Street, east on Sutter Street, north on Kearny Street to Columbus Avenue. The parade will disperse on Columbus Avenue between Pacific and Washington streets.
Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12: The Chinatown Community Street Fair will be held this weekend. The street fair will take place along Grant Avenue between Clay and Broadway streets from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
For more event details, please visit http://www.sanfranciscochinatown.com.