SF City Guides
Noise Pop, which hosts an awesomely indie music festival each February now has a new year-round home. They’ll be reopening the historic Swedish American Hall (at Market and Sanchez just a few blocks from Funcheap HQ), where they will be curating year-round music and cultural programming. With the aim of lowering the more...
Celebrate Hanukkah 2014 with the 40th annual lighting of the 25 foot tall mahogany Bill Graham Menorah in Union Square. Lighting ceremonies take place from Tuesday, December 16-23, 2014, at approximately 5 pm on most days (Friday is at 3 pm and Saturday is at 7 pm). This San Francisco tradition, the brainchild of more...
Think of this as American Idol… for scientists. FameLab is a panel-judged competition to find the new voices of science across the world. Come cheer on these brave souls – vote for your favorite – and journey with them to the cutting edge of exploring Earth and beyond. NASA’s “FameLab: Earth & Beyond” Monday, more...
Celebrate Winter Solstice with a family-friendly evening walk that starts at Rob Hill and ends with a campfire in the Rob Hill Campground on Saturday, December 20, 2014. 2014 Winter Solstice Night Hike & Campfire Saturday, December 20, 2014 – 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Rob Hill Campground | Washington Blvd. and Central Magazine Rd., more...
The San Francisco Bazaar (formerly Bazaar Bizarre) is a quirky holiday craft fair and D.I.Y. marketplace which returns for a weekend filled with over 180 carefully juried vendors and artisans, free DIY workshops, a DJ, a free photo booth and more. 2014 San Francisco Bazaar December 13-14, 2014 | 11 am to 6 pm Fort more...
Celebrate the dedication of the Carnaval Mural in the Mission District, featuring a blessing by Aztec dancers, followed by speakers, samba dancers, drummers, tropical music and lowriders. Beverages and food will also be available. The mural was first painted in 1979 to showcase Carnaval San Francisco. Daniel Galvez, the lead artist, worked with five more...
Come watch the San Francisco 49ers as they look to even the score and keep their playoff hopes alive against the dreaded Seahawks. Rain or shine, we’ve got food trucks, lots of big screen TV’s, bottomless mimosas, and discounted pitchers of Red and Gold ales from 101 North Brewing Company. Join more...
Stargazers look directly up tonight to see a spectacular meteor light show originating from the Comet 3200 Phaethon in the constellation Gemini (looking south, almost overhead) with peak activity occurring the evening of December 13 until dawn on December 14, 2014. The night before (December 12-13) may offer a decent sprinkling more...
It’s our final comedy show of 2014 and Funcheap is throwing an End of the Year Comedy Explosion. >> Get $5 tickets (good for the first 200 people at each show) We’ve hand-picked a special showcase headlined by four comedians who have been featured by SF Sketchfest, appeared on NBC, Cobb’s and Punch Line. Expect a night of more...
“Unsilent Night” is artist Phil Kline’s free outdoor participatory sound sculpture played through a roving swarm of hundreds of boomboxes carried through the Mission District creating a 44-minute ambient roving electronic Christmas carol of chimes and bells. Hundreds of people bring their own boomboxes and drift peacefully through a cloud of more...
Celebrate in festive Filipino style at the annual Parol Lantern Festival & Parade, held in Yerba Buena Gardens and Jessie Square, where you can watch traditional, star-shaped Filipino Christmas lanterns called parols march along Yerba Buena Lane, along with live music, art, games and performances. 12th Annual Parol Lantern Festival and Parade Saturday, more...
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 free San Francisco City more...
Gap and LookMazing invite you to a fun night of holiday shopping featuring sweet treats, DJs, a photobooth and discounts throughout the store. Gap Holiday Shopping Party Wednesday, December 10, 2014 – 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Gap (Market St) | 890 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102 Free, but an RSVP is required. Look more...
In a Battle of the Bay, watch the 49ers versus the Raiders at a Funcheap Food Truck Tailgating Party. We will pair up brews and burgers from East Bay against San Francisco. We’ve got food trucks, lots of big screen TVs, beer bucket specials, and bottomless mimosas. Join up with hundreds more...
The California Academy of Sciences is a world-class scientific and cultural institution in Golden Gate Park, a 400,000 square foot structure that houses an aquarium, a planetarium a natural history museum and a four-story rainforest all under a living roof. The Academy hosts four free days a year. California Academy of Sciences Quarterly more...