The Weekend In Cheap | August 26-28
This weekend in San Francisco features a store opening with tons of freebies, a skate-off & chili cook-out and an undercover Easter egg hunt, along with a J-Pop festival and MJ tribute flash mob.
Here’s our picks for our favorite five things to do this weekend – August 26-28, 2011.
Friday, August 26
Free Summer Cocktails & Tapas Night | Castro
It’s all about free shades, summer cocktails and shirts at the Indie Industries’ Castro store opening party, where you can sip free drinks, sample tapas & desserts and get a free pair of designer sunglasses at this event just by mentioning FuncheapSF at the door!Indie Industries (2352 Market St., SF) | Friday, August 26 | 6-9p | FREE
Saturday, August 27
Toad & Salmon’s “Chili Bowl” Cook Off & Skateboard Tournament
Local skateboarding legends Toad & Salmon will be hosting their 7th annual “Chili Bowl” cook out and skate off at the La Raza Skatepark to see who has the best switchfoot or spice recipe (with free samples) in the city this Saturday at Potrero Del Sol Park.La Raza Skatepark, Potrero Del Sol Park (25 St. & Utah St., SF) | Saturday, August 27 | Noon-6p | FREE | All Ages
A giant pop culture-themed street fair, the J-Pop Summit Festival will include live entertainment, films, fashion shows, food trucks, arts & crafts, dance contests and fortune-telling for two days of otaku-filled fun in Japantown.
Japantown (1746 Post St. SF) | Saturday, August 27 | All Day | FREE
Sunday, August 28
Undercover Easter Egg Hunt
Easter’s now in August for the Undercover Easter Egg Hunt in downtown San Francisco. Just RSVP on their website to learn the secret start location, so you can spend your Sunday stealthily combing the city streets for candy (or maybe something else).Downtown San Francisco (SF) | Sunday, August 28 | 3p | FREE*
*RSVP required.
Michael Jackson Flash Mob Day
Pay tribute to the King of Pop with your own rendition of “Beat It” with the Bay Area Flash Mob’s special Michael Jackson flash mobs in celebration of his 53rd birthday in public spaces around the city from Dolores Park to Market.Ferry Plaza (Ferry Plaza, SF) | Sunday, August 28 | 3:30p | FREE
What about the week ahead? Just because it’s no longer the weekend doesn’t mean the fun ends.
Monday, August 29 – Master Poets & free meatballs
Tuesday, August 30 – $5 sandwiches, award-winning filmmaker talk
Wednesday, August 31 – Zombie-o-Rama, Mission Street Food
Thursday, September 1– Free First Thursdays, gin tasting
