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SF’s Zombie Weddings
By - posted 10/7/2016
Only in San Francisco

Dearly beloved… come and dance to dark electro, industrial, new wave and goth music with zombie brides and grooms all night long. Come in your bride and groom costumes and receive reduced admission, plus there will be personal wedding ceremonies performed throughout the night, and you can marry anyone – living OR more...

It’s An Orange October
By - posted 10/4/2016
Only in San Francisco

It’s an even year, so of course the Giants are in the playoffs.  In a show of civic pride, City Hall, Coit Tower and SFO, along with a number of civic and landmark buildings in San Francisco, will be lit in orange throughout the playoff run. The Giants will face the New more...

Market Street Prototyping Festival
By - posted 10/3/2016
Artsy Fartsy

Market Street comes alive with over 40 prototype projects. The wide sidewalks will be filled with temporary installations ranging from performance spaces, relaxation zones, dynamic art pieces, and more. Market Street runs through the heart of our beautiful city, yet it can feel uninviting and disconnected. The Market Street Prototyping Festival more...

Giants vs. Mets: Wildcard Playoff Game Watch
By - posted 10/2/2016
Get Out: Events

With their backs against the wall, the Giants swept the Dodgers to edge out the Cardinals. October (and even years) brings out the best in the Giants. They square off against the NY Mets for a win-or-go-home challenge. With Bumgarner on the mound, the Giants’ playoff hopes are always still alive. more...

Ocean Beach Bonfire & Jazz Mafia
By - posted 10/2/2016
Celebrations

Reset your system with a modern spin on a 600-year-old Rosh Hashanah ritual called tashlich to get rid of last year’s bad karma and start the new year off fresh. JCCSF and Reboot by the shore invite you to Ocean Beach for a brief, engaging ritual and joyful noise accompaniment from shofar more...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
By - posted 10/2/2016
Fairs & Festivals

2016 brings San Francisco the 16th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, one of the largest, free-est and beloved music festivals in the country. Be one of over 750,000 attendees over the three-day musical extravaganza in beautiful Golden Gate Park. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2016 Three days, seven stages, over 100 artists Friday-Sunday, Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and Oct. more...

Asian Art Museum’s Free Sunday Celebration
By - posted 10/1/2016
Artsy Fartsy

It’s that time of year again, when the museum gears up for its annual Filipino American History Month Celebration. This year’s theme of “Movement” focuses on the traditions of dance, martial arts, word and art of the Philippines. Celebrate Filipino American history and culture at the Asian Art Museum’s annual festival more...

2016 SoundWaves Music Festival
By - posted 10/1/2016
Get Out: Events

The Soundwaves music series returns to Jack London Square with free live music on the Oakland waterfront. Locals and visitors are invited to bring a blanket or lawn chair for this festive afternoon of fabulous music including high-energy blues and bluegrass from Dirty Cello, Afro-Latin funk from Sang Matiz, and more...

Re:Make Festival 2016
By - posted 10/1/2016
Artsy Fartsy

Ready for a creative day like no other? Join them (and thousands of others) at the Re:Make Festival 2016 to tap into your own creativity. Grab a bite to eat at the food trucks, snap a pic in one of the many photo booths, eat 3D printed food, check out more...

The 1st Ever “Bay Day”
By - posted 10/1/2016
Only in San Francisco

Bay Day is like Earth Day – for San Francisco Bay. It is one official day every year for the entire Bay Area to come together and celebrate the Bay. Don’t be fooled by the bridges, levees, and city skylines—the Bay is wild and alive. In fact, it’s the largest and most more...

An Epic Prince Karaoke Party
By - posted 9/30/2016
Get Out: Events

Join in for the glamorous conclusion of the Prince-inspired exhibition and event series curated by Glen Helfand, After Pop Life, for an evening of opulent visuals, Prince-inspired fashion, karaoke, and dancing in the atrium of the fittingly titled Minnesota Street Project. After Pop Life Closing party Saturday, October 1, 2016 | 8pm to more...

Jet Blue Sale: $19 Flights from SFO
By - posted 9/28/2016
Deals

We’ve never seen this kind of fare sale on a real airline (Frontier doesn’t count). On a very few select routes, you can fly as cheap as $19.10 one way from SFO to Long Beach or Las Vegas. The flight is actually $4.15 with $14.45 in taxes. Our good friends at The more...

The Final “$5 Thursdays” at Asian Art Museum
By - posted 9/27/2016
Deals

Want to visit the Asian Art Museum without the weekend crowds and for less than half of the price? Try Thursday nights. The Asian Art Museum is open late on Thursday nights (5-9 pm) and tickets are just $5 (normally it’s $15) to see the amazing permanent collection with the Cafe open late, and more...

Come Out & Play Festival
By - posted 9/27/2016
Fun & Games

The Come Out & Play Festival is back celebrating a sixth year of bringing play to the Bay with new and innovative real-world games happening all over San Francisco. 2016 Come Out & Play Festival September 24 – October 8, 2016 All over San Francisco FREE (festival games only, special events are paid) This year, Come Out more...

Vote Funcheap “Best of the Bay”
By - posted 9/27/2016
City Insight

If you love the FuncheapSF website and all the free events we dig up, we’d love to ask you to take a few minutes and vote for FuncheapSF as “Best Overall Website” in the San Francisco Bay Guardian‘s annual “Best of the Bay” Readers Poll for 2016. Yes, the Guardian is back! more...