Insider Insight: Where to get info on local events
Most people know that there are plenty of activities going on in San Francisco all of the time, but they don’t know where to find out about them. Here are some of my favorite spots for learning about off-the-wall events (and major activities) happening in San Francisco on any given day.
• SF Station: San Francisco’s City Guide – SF Station is the spot that’s got the most listings for various events. It can be overwhelming but they have ways of narrowing down the search results, like letting you check what’s going on any particular day or letting you search by type of event. This is a good spot for finding out about city events like festivals.
• Craigslist calendar – There are all kinds of random things posted on the Craigslist calendar, some of which are worth checking out. You just go to the main page and then click on the date you want to search on the calendar that’s located on the left-hand column of the page. The results are divided into “events” and “classes” so scroll down if you think you might want to learn something on any given day. Really, they’ve got everything from erotic dance classes to learning business marketing techniques.
• Specific venue listings – Oftentimes, I’ll just check the calendar listings for my favorite venues. These include Red Devil Lounge, Café du Nord, and The Independent for music and Space Gallery, 111 Minna and Madrone Lounge for art and other events.
• The social networking calendar sites – There are a lot of people in the city who post events that they’re going to on the various sites so it’s a good way to find out what’s going on. Eventful, Zvents and Upcoming are the ones I use most often.
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