SF City Guides
Do you bounce around from your Uber app to Lyft and Sidecar to see who can give you the best deal for a ride right now? A couple of data geeks Johnathan and Matt wanted to see if they could build a tool to make it easier. And they’ve launched whatsthefare.com more...
Muni is modernizing their fleet with 175 new trains for $648 million that will start arriving in 2016 – more than doubling its fleet of Metro light rail trains. Want to have your say on the train’s interiors, features or color schemes? Come one SF… we know you do! > Take the more...
San Francisco City Guides offers dozens of free guided walking tours, all over the city, throughout the year. But things get special during the months of May and October each year, when the San Francisco weather is particularly pleasant, City Guides add a slate of rare neighborhood explorations to its year more...
On a dark, moonless night, the Orionids exhibit as many as 25 meteors per hour. These fast-moving meteors occasionally leave persistent trains. They sometimes produce bright fireballs, so watch for them to flame in the sky. If you trace these meteors backward, they seem to come from the Club of the more...
Play out your demented fantasies in the name of charity. Barbara Millicent Roberts, aka Barbie, is looking for a new look this Halloween, so let your inner ‘plastic’ surgeon shine. Doc’s Clock presents Barbie Mutilation Night 2014. 2014 Barbie Mutilation Night: Halloween Edition Tuesday, October 21, 2014 – 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm Doc’s more...
Thirty years ago, 34 artists painted 26 murals in the Mission District’s Balmy Alley to express their opposition to U.S. intervention in Central America and to celebrate Mission Culture and Identity. They called themselves the PLACA Collective (PLACA signifies “to leave a mark” among other meanings). Join the community Sunday, October more...
See a display of gigantic heavyweight champion pumpkins, two stages of entertainment, and the Great Pumpkin Parade at the annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival. 2014 Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival October 18-19, 2014 | 9 am to 5 pm Historic Main Street, Downtown Half Moon Bay FREE 2014 highlights include: The world’s more...
Sunday Streets (March – October 2014) is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration and five hour street party where the streets are closed to vehicles, so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, yoga classes, and everyone except for cars can take over the streets for an afternoon. >> Funcheap is more...
The 10th annual Lit Crawl will span over three hours in the Mission District’s Valencia Street corridor. Stroll the Mission and discover an astonishing 101 literary readings and events, including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, comedy and more, in bookstores, bars, galleries, restaurants, stores, cafés, community spaces, a bookmobile, a vibrator store, and more...
Each year, Epiphany Productions transforms the city’s streets into stages through San Francisco Trolley Dances, a series of free contemporary dance performances along a Muni line. For the price of a Muni ticket, you’ll get a “hop-on, hop-off” Muni tour to experience an extraordinary lineup of Bay Area dance luminaries performing outdoor, more...
Sadly after 48 years of progressive politics, arts and culture, the San Francisco Bay Guardian is shutting down. The final issue hits the newsstands on October 15, 2014, though f you can’t find a printed copy you can view it online. >> Funcheap is proud to have been voted “Best Overall Website” more...
Feel like a giant in a slightly-rundown miniature town at this opening reception for an exhibit with about 40 artists painting graffiti on realistic-looking, but teeny tiny versions of billboards, brick walls, dumpsters and trucks. “Honey, I Shrunk The Streets” Thursday, October 16, 2014 – 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm 1AM Gallery | more...
Funcheap hosts its first ever Litcrawl event. This city is too damn expensive. So let’s talk about cheap eats, free things to do and finding amazing street scores. Get insider tips on surviving in SF even if you’re not a tech bazillionare featuring Johnny Funcheap, Broke-Ass Stuart (live via satellite), Brandon more...
Capital One 360 Cafe celebrates the end of summer with The Great 360 BBQ featuring free biscuits from Brenda’s Soul Food, free burritos from Senor Sisig and free ice cream from Smitten on Friday, October 17, 2014. The Great 360 “BBQ” Friday, October 17, 2014 – 9am to 5:30pm Capital One 360 Café | more...
Beat the Cardinals… Bring on the World Series! Come to SoMa StrEat Food Park for a huge game watch – game four of the National League Championship Series. Come on by Wednesday night to get food truck grub, enjoy the beer garden and be part of the awesome playoff atmosphere at SF’s more...
