get your weekend on

 8th annual Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 

 May 18 & 19

10 am- 6pm

San Mateo Fairgrounds
2495 S Delaware St
San Mateo, CA 94403

Celebration of DIY, Creativity, and Ingenuity.  With an incredible variety of attractions, exhibits, talks, demonstrations, and performances bridging science, technology, arts and crafts--most of them hands-on and all of them engaging.

artMRKT San Francisco : Contemporary & Modern Art Fair

May 16- 19

all day 'till 7 pm

Fort Mason

Buchanan St & Marina Blvd
San Francisco, CA 9412

With a smart juxtaposition of well respected veteran dealers alongside innovative up-and-comers, artMRKT San Francisco--the Bay Area's premier contemporary and modern art fair

ticket prices start at $35 for one day admission and $150 for the entire weekend

Live 105 BFD

Sunday May 19

11 am- 11pm

Shoreline Ampetheater

1 Amphitheatre Pkwy
Mountain View, CA 94043

I went to this concert last year and minus the sunburn, I had a great time. I was introduced to a multitude of new bands and music styles and walked away with some free swag. For $35 lawn seats it was a great all day activity. tickets can be purchased here 

the line up:

Thirty Seconds To Mars
Passion Pit
Of Monsters and Men
Silversun Pickups
AWOLNATION
Jimmy Eat World
The Airborne Toxic Event
Fitz & The Tantrums
Capital Cities
Atlas Genius
Youngblood Hawke
twenty one pilots
The Neighbourhood
Wavves
The Mowgli's
Gold Fields
Diplo
Crystal Method
DJ Shadow
Wallpaper.
Robert Delong
Justin Martin
C2c

Big Wow!! Comicfest

 May 18, 2013 10:00 am - 6:00 pm 

San Jose Convention Center

150 W San Carlos St

San Jose, CA 95109

If your into Comics, Costume, and Cosplay.. this event is for you. And side note-  Wonder Con will NOT be in San Francisco.. so to get your fix, you might want to check out tickets for this event here. 

The Color Run

May 18, 2013 10:00 am

Guadalupe Gardens

438 Coleman Ave
San Jose, CA 95110

The Color Run™ 5k is going down in San Jose, CA

The Color Run  is a 5k paint race event.. meaning you wear all white ensembles to this run and paint will be thrown on you. The end result is a giant tie- dyed person. Maybe goggles should be included in your outfit. This is a fun one!!