The Great San Francisco Pillow Fight at Justin Herman Plaza

San Francisco has one of the country’s most famous Chinatowns. WIth bakeries selling mooncakes and teacakes, the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory residing in an unassuming alley, and lots of bright colors decorating the stores in Chinatown, San Francisco, it truly does feel like the year of the Tiger. Unfortunately, for some reason, the annual Chinese New Year parade and scavenger hunt won’t occur until Saturday, February 27th (definitely Clixtring that!).

Not to worry, I still have plans for this weekend – it’s Valentine’s Day! No, not a romantic candlelit dinner for two by the Bay (a little too mushy for my taste). Something even better – The Great San Francisco Pillow Fight! Yes, that’s right, a PILLOW FIGHT. I am SO excited!

I invited the entire Clixtr team, and all of you are more than welcome to join. If you can’t attend, join in on the fun by watching the event unfold on Clixtr (either through the mobile app or the website). It’ll be at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco (across the street from the Ferry Building – you’ll see a mass amount of people with pillows). Everyone sort of mills about, and as soon as the clock strikes 6, start hitting people with your pillow! There are only three rules:
1.) Don’t hit anyone without a pillow
2.) You’re not allowed to hit anyone with a camera taking pictures
3.) Have fun and enjoy!

Last year, there were thousands of people in attendance (yes, thousands, four digits), this year, the expected attendance is double what it was last year. I went last year, so here are a few key learnings:
1.) Do NOT wear a peacoat, unless, even after dry cleaning, you like having feathers all over your outerwear.
2.) Do NOT wear suede (especially if it’s raining). Just trust me on this one.
3.) Wear a scarf or SARS-like mask over your mouth (unless of course you like inhaling feathers).
4.) Don’t forget to have fun and enjoy yourself! When else can you randomly hit strangers with a pillow?

See you all on the 14th!

EDIT: Here are two events created on Clixtr for the Pillow Fight:
1. http://clixtr.com/tb2t
2. http://clixtr.com/oveo