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“Nightmare on Front Street” Free Halloween Block Party (Downtown SF)

By jeffgarcia · October 27, 2025

FREE HALLOWEEN BLOCK PARTY: Nightmare on Front Street

​Get ready for a spook-tacular Halloween celebration in the heart of downtown San Francisco…and it FREE!

​Join us for Nightmare on Front Street, a hauntingly fun block party featuring themed cocktails, Multiple areas with live music and DJs , creepy-cool activities, and costumes galore — all happening within California’s first-ever Entertainment Zone on Front Street. Think New Orleans or any other major city where you can enjoy an adult beverage outdoors and enjoy the company of your friends and neighbors!

Experience Halloween like never before at some of San Francisco’s favorite venues, Schroeder’s, Harrington’s Bar & Grill, and Royal Exchange, join Front Street for one massive outdoor celebration — where you can sip, dance, and mingle right in the street with your favorite spooky spirits.

What to Expect

​ Themed Food & Drinks

  • ​Schroeder’s: Haunted beer hall with blood-red brews & monster-sized pretzels.
  • ​Harrington’s Bar & Grill: Halloween-inspired bites & creative cocktails.
  • ​Royal Exchange: Ghoulish potions & eerie snacks that will make your taste buds scream.

​ Costume Contests
Show off your best look at 4:30 PM and 7:30 PM

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Prizes for Most Creative, Scariest, and Funniest costumes!

​ Live Music & DJs

  • ​3–4 PM & 6–7 PM: Live band playing Halloween-themed covers.
  • ​2–10 PM: DJs spinning spooky beats all day long.

​ Activities & Atmosphere
Explore each bar’s unique haunted theme, enjoy outdoor drinks, dance in costume, and celebrate Halloween San Francisco-style.

For more information, please visit the following link

https://sf.funcheap.com/nightmare-front-street-free-halloween-block-party-downtown-sf/

Ocular Oddities: 21+ After Hours at the Museum of the Eye (SF)

By jeffgarcia · October 18, 2025

Get into the Halloween spirit at our after-hours event.

Explore eerie artifacts from our collection, including 19th-century hand-blown glass eyeballs used to study infectious diseases. Plus, enjoy a specialty cocktail as you discover the weird and wild history of medicine.

Ocular Oddities: After Hours
Friday, October 31, 2025 | 5:30p – 7:30p
Truhlsen – Marmor Museum of the Eye, 645 Beach St, SF
FREE – RSVP Required (spots are limited)

This event is 21+.

For more information, please visit the following link

https://sf.funcheap.com/ocular-oddities-hours-museum-eye/

The “SF Street Food Festival” is Back After 5-Year Break (Nov. 8-9)

By jeffgarcia · October 12, 2025

The wait is over. CNN’s “Best Food Festival in the Country,” returns for 2025 to a brand new waterfront home at China Basin Park.

After a five-year break, the San Francisco Street Food Festival returns November 8-9, 2025 at a new waterfront location –  China Basin Park in Mission Rock.

The two-day event, named “Best Food Festival in the Country” by CNN, marks La Cocina’s 20th anniversary and brings together more than 25 La Cocina alumni and Bay Area chefs serving food that reflects the region’s wide range of cultures and cuisines.

Hosted by the nonprofit incubator La Cocina, the festival celebrates two decades of supporting women, immigrants, and people of color in starting and growing local food businesses. The 2025 edition will be a smaller, community-focused event, more in line with the festival’s early years, while still highlighting some of the Bay Area’s most recognizable La Cocina businesses.

San Francisco Street Food Festival 2025
– Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 (11a-8p)
– Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 (11a-6p)
Tickets:

  • Early Bird GA $7.70 (ends Oct. 12, 2025 at 11:55p) – afterwards GA tickets will rise $14.14
  • Food and drinks are purchased separately from vendors.
  • Children under 12 enter free.

Getting There: Located in China Basin Park, across McCovey Cove from Oracle Park, accessible via Muni T Third line, biking, or walking from Caltrain and Mission Bay. Limited paid parking nearby.

More Info: Visit 20th.lacocinasf.org/sfsff for details, volunteer sign-up, and a full vendor map.

2025 Featured Vendors and Cuisines

  • Alicia’s Tamales Los Mayas – Mexican tamales
  • Andina – Venezuelan
  • Bini’s Kitchen – Nepali
  • Camucha’s Kitchen – Peruvian
  • Coaster Cookies – Handcrafted cookies
  • Crumble and Whisk – Cheesecakes
  • De La Creamery – Small-batch ice cream
  • Delicioso – Mexican
  • El Huarache Loco – Mexican street food
  • El Pipila -Spicy frutas
  • Estrellita’s Snacks – Salvadoran
  • Flor de Chile – Chile crisps
  • The Geez Freeze – Frozen treats
  • Hippie Chai – Vegan chai
  • Kitiya – Thai
  • Las Guerreras – Coastal Mexican
  • Los Cilantros – Grilled elotes and more
  • Lunar Bakery – French/Taiwanese pastries
  • Mi Comedor – Tacos
  • Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement – Soul food
  • NUSA – Indonesian
  • Pacífico – Colombian/Latin American
  • Pass the Sauced – Sauces and marinades
  • Peaches
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