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Sunday, December 9

2012 SFMade Holiday Gift Fair | Fort Mason
Sunday, December 9 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but RSVP is appreciated.
| Fort Mason Center
2012 SFMade Holiday Gift Fair | Fort Mason

SF Made’s Holiday Fair is San Francisco’s biggest local holiday market happening on on December 9, 2012 at Fort Mason.
Free, but RSVP is appreciated.
You’ll find locally made gift items including jewelry, gourmet gifts, coffee, chocolate, wine, home items, body products, men’s & women’s apparel, children’s wear, …

2012 Snow Day w/ Free Cider & Cookies | Berkeley
Sunday, December 9 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Andronico's Community Market (Berkeley)
2012 Snow Day w/ Free Cider & Cookies | Berkeley

Bring boots, mittens and pretend that it’s Squaw Valley on Shattuck Avenue at a free Snow Day in the Gourmet Ghetto on Sunday, December 9, 2012. There’ll be about 10 tons of snow for you to play in.
Please note the date change – because of …

Filipino Culinary Showdown & Holiday Bazaar | SoMa
Sunday, December 9 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but RSVP is required and food tasting is $5-20.
| SOMArts Cultural Center
Filipino Culinary Showdown & Holiday Bazaar | SoMa

Witness a culinary showdown of six Filipino American chefs as they compete for the grand prize at Kulinarya: A Filipino Culinary Showdown on December 9, 2012 from 10am to 5pm hosted by TV personality Franco Finn.
Free admission, but RSVP is required and food tasting is $5-20.
Also, don’t …

Alfred Hitchcock’s San Francisco | A Walking Tour
Sunday, December 9 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free but donations accepted
| Huntington Park
Alfred Hitchcock's San Francisco | A Walking Tour

The Master of Suspense loved San Francisco and used its beauty, elegance and mystery to great effect in several films. From Nob Hill to Union Square, you’ll see some of the hotels, clubs, retail stores and other locations featured in Vertigo and other Hitchcock classics.
During this …

Inner Sunset Sundays 2012 | Monthly Block Party & Street Fair
Sunday, December 9 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Inner Sunset
Inner Sunset Sundays 2012 | Monthly Block Party & Street Fair

The holiday season is the perfect time to remind us of how many opportunities there are in every moment for kindness. Join the final Inner Sunset Sundays event of the year to discover how kindness can flow from a great community.

Neighborhood white elephant: Bring and …

Foodie Day for Families | Mission
Sunday, December 9 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | YUM Chefs Kitchen
Foodie Day for Families | Mission

Spend the day with a professional cooking instructor to dice, saute, flambe, and most important of all, taste your way through the world of food.
Learn how to use local ingredients and find out that healthy food is delicious. Spend a family friendly day learning to …

2012 Holidays on Fourth Street: Make Glass Ornaments | Berkeley
Sunday, December 9 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fourth Street (Berkeley)
2012 Holidays on Fourth Street: Make Glass Ornaments | Berkeley

Create fused glass ornaments from noon to 4pm in front of Peet’s Coffee.

The Crucible’s Holiday Gifty Fair & Fire Performances | Oakland
Sunday, December 9 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Crucible
The Crucible's Holiday Gifty Fair & Fire Performances | Oakland Find everything from fearless fire performers to gorgeous glass gifts at the Crucible’s Holiday Gifty Art Sale on Saturday, December 8 & Sunday, December 9, 2012, which will feature live industrial art demos, handmade goods from local vendors, a live Santa, molten metal pours and ...
2012 Vagabond Indie Bazaar & Crafting with Etsy: Sunday | SF
Sunday, December 9 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Urban Bazaar
2012 Vagabond Indie Bazaar & Crafting with Etsy: Sunday | SF Urban Bazaar, recently named “Best Place to find homemade, home-grown, or locally sourced” by Airbnb, is hosting the 3rd annual Holiday Vagabond Indie Craft Fair on December 8-9, 2012. The local-focused craft fair is co-sponsored by Etsy and the SF Etsy Team. Admission is free ...
Ugly Sweater Christmas Party & Cheap Drink-a-Thon | Elixir Ugly Sweater Christmas Party & Cheap Drink-a-Thon | Elixir

Show off your ugliest holiday sweaters while enjoying discounted drinks from a menu of products Elixir is clearing out for their 2012 Ugly Christmas Sweater party.
Wear a kick-ass ugly sweater and get access to a special menu of $6 cocktails made from spirits that there may only …

Free Hot Dog Day | Inner Richmond
Sunday, December 9 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free veggie or beef hot dog
| Frankenart Mart
Free Hot Dog Day | Inner Richmond

Frankenart Mart’s Free Hot Dog Day has been rescheduled for December 9, 2012 from 1-6pm. It was originally listed on December 2, 2012.

Arts & Beats: Art, Music & Food Festival | SoMa
Sunday, December 9 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Terra Gallery
Arts & Beats: Art, Music & Food Festival | SoMa

Join over 100 artists of all mediums,vendors, musicians, and chefs for an undiscovered artist showcase on Sunday, December 9, 2012.
There will be DJs and live bands on both floors, and a 3,000 square foot outdoor patio.
Bring along some extra cash because there will be food trucks, and …

Latkepalooza: DIY Hanukkah Workshops | Foster City
Sunday, December 9 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP and a canned food donation
| Peninsula Jewish Community Center
Latkepalooza: DIY Hanukkah Workshops | Foster City

Get creative at Latkepalooza, a DIY fair that will help you get ready for Hanukkah, on Sunday, December 9, 2012.
Learn how to make your own candles, dreidels, gifts, sweet treats and much more. The event concludes with a community candle-lighting and sing-a-long. There will also be a Hanukkah marketplace with …

“La Posarela” Mexican Christmas Musical & Sunday Fiesta | Mission Dist.
Sunday, December 9 – 2:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Mission High School Auditorium

Get into the holiday spirit with “La Posarela” Community Music Center’s popular Christmas musical blends the Mexican traditions of las Posadas and las Pastorelas with social commentary and humor.
Performers include members of CMC’s Latin Music Vocal Workshop, Mission District Young Musicians Program, Coro del Pueblo, …

Bill Graham 2012 Menorah Day Festival | Union Square
Sunday, December 9 – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Bill Graham 2012 Menorah Day Festival | Union Square

Sunday, December 9, 2012 is “Bill Graham Menorah Day” in Union Square, a full day festival that usually features arts & crafts, a dreidel house and Jewish music, all capped off with the lighting of a giant 25-foot tall mahogany menorah in in the middle of …

Underground Films: Greed (1924) 8mm/Music | Berkeley
Sunday, December 9 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Donations Accepted
| The Tannery
Underground Films: Greed (1924) 8mm/Music | Berkeley

The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved. The film received mostly bad reviews from critics when first released.
Originally over eight hours long, Greed was ultimately edited against Stroheim’s wishes to about …

Free Concert: International Orange Chorale SF | SF
Sunday, December 9 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Donations welcome
| St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Free Concert: International Orange Chorale SF | SF

Spend an evening in concert with the award winning International Orange Chorale SF. Relax and listen to the chorus perform works both old and new.
You’ll hear performances on works by audience favorites, Joshua Saulle and Nicholas Weininger, and music by Jason Bush, Orlando di Lasso, …

Every Sunday

The Free Book Store | East Bay
Every Sunday – All Day | Cost: FREE | Bay Area Free Book Exchange
The Free Book Store | East Bay

Visit the Bay Area Free Book Exchange (open every Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm in El Cerrito) and take home up to 100 books for free.
Yes, all 10,000+ books on all the shelves are available to the public, free of charge. …

Free Football Sunday BBQ | Ace’s Bar
Every Sunday – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free, though you should probably buy a few drinks
| Ace's Bar
Free Football Sunday BBQ | Ace's Bar

Spend a Football Sunday the way it was meant to be enjoyed – stuffing your face full of free BBQ. Every Sunday football game, Ace’s gives sports fans a free plate of burgers, sausages, and all the gooey fixins that go with it. Enjoy drink …

Free Sunday Yoga in the Park | Dolores Park
Every Sunday – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*rain may cancel
| Dolores Park
Free Sunday Yoga in the Park | Dolores Park

Free Yoga on Sundays in Dolores Park at 11am, provided by the teachers of the Purusha Yoga community.
Free Yoga Flow in the Park
Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting and melting into the ground. Join us on weekends for a rejuvinating morning flow …

Lindy in the Park: Free Outdoor Swing Dance | Golden Gate Park
Every Sunday – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Lindy in the Park: Free Outdoor Swing Dance | Golden Gate Park

Get ready to swing in Golden Gate Park every sunny Sunday at “Lindy in the Park,” a weekly free event near the de Young Museum, when the streets of Golden Gate Park are closed to traffic and the dancers take over.
Lindy in the Park | Free Outdoor …

Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party | SF
Every Sunday – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party | SF

There is a place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that is heaven for Bay Area inline skaters and roller skaters who like to boogie to the funky beat on wheels. The area is is called, “Skatin’ Place”. It is located at 6th Avenue and …

Bluegrass Sundays: Old-Timey Mini-Music Festival | Haight
Every Sunday – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Milk Bar
Bluegrass Sundays: Old-Timey Mini-Music Festival | Haight

The Milk  Bar presents “Bluegrass Sundays,” a free weekly concert with three bands performing 90-minute sets, each playing old-timey bluegrass, Americana, folk, blues, and other sub-genres of acoustic music.
Bluegrass Sundays
Every Sunday | 2 pm-10 pm
Milk Bar | 1840 Haight Street, SF
FREE
Bands generally start at 4 pm, 6 …

Free Sunday BBQ | Lower Haight
Every Sunday – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, although you should probably buy a drink
| Molotov's
Free Sunday BBQ | Lower Haight

Finish off the weekend at Molotov’s and enjoy an afternoon of free food (usually around 3pm) every Sunday between games of pool, retro pinball, and some serious punk rock ‘tude. While it’s usually burgers and hot dogs, occasionally the bar mixes it up with pizza, …

Free Dive Bar BBQ | Bender’s Bar & Grill
Every Sunday – 3:00 pm | Cost: Free*
*Free, but you'll have to buy the drinks
| Bender's Bar & Grill
Free Dive Bar BBQ | Bender's Bar & Grill

Since Sundays are the only day of the week that their kitchen’s closed, consider this Bender’s gift to you. Every Sunday from 3pm till 7pm, they’ll treat the public to a free BBQ with burgers, veggie options, or whatever else the bar’s in the mood …

Honky Tonk Sundays: Americana DJs & Drink Specials | Comstock
Every Sunday – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Comstock Saloon
Honky Tonk Sundays: Americana DJs & Drink Specials | Comstock

Comstock Saloon, SF’s throwback saloon on the edge of the Financial District hosts Honky Tonk Sundays. In the spirit of the wild west, guests can experience tunes from DJ Blaze Orange’s vinyl collection of 20th century American country music and throwback food from Saloon Chefs Carlos …

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