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“Sunset” Massive Outdoor Dance Party
By - posted 4/6/2014
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Drawing from the spirit of the Jamaican sound system culture, Sunset Sound System has produced over 150 free outdoor dance parties from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, and they’re celebrating 20 years of epic parties at the annual Season Opener at Stafford Lake in Novato from 11 am more...

Bank of America Free Museum Weekend
By - posted 4/5/2014
Freebies

Holders of Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit cards and debit cards get free admission to six Bay Area museums and two Sacramento museums for the first weekend each month. Bank of America Free Museum Weekend First weekend of each month FREE but BofA credit or debit card required Participating Museums include: Contemporary Jewish more...

Sunday Night MC Hip Hop Battle
By - posted 4/5/2014
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Return of the Cypher (ROTC) is free live Hip-Hop show every Sunday at the Boom Boom Room that features an ever-changing lineup of artists and improvised sessions (know as “cyphers”) where beatboxers, emcees, and musicians collaborate in a spontaneous combustion of soulful skill. Every week, the cypher band, Davu and Bottom Hammer more...

Hello Kitty Blowout Sale
By - posted 4/5/2014
Deals

Got love for Hello Kitty, Pochacco, Keroppi, Bad Badtz Maru and the rest of the Sanrio gang? Get 70% off over 1,000 new Sanrio items at the Hello Kitty Blowout Sale happening on April 5- 6, 2014 Hello Kitty Blowout Sale CityGarden Hotel SFO Sat 4/5 (9a-5p); Sun 4/6 (10a-3p) FREE Admission & Free Parking This more...

Giants vs. Dodgers Throwdown
By - posted 4/4/2014
Only in San Francisco

Wear orange and join Funcheap for a brand new annual tradition – a Dodgers piñata bash and food truck game watch of the the Giants’ first weekend game of the year vs. the Dodgers live from LA. The game will be in LA but Funcheap is bringing the ballpark to SF more...

Burt Reynolds Dodgeball Tourney & Mustache Expo
By - posted 4/4/2014
Fun & Games

Thanks to the SF Weekly for the tipoff on the world’s premiere mustachioed dodgeball tourney taking place the Cinco de April weekend in San Francisco. Although the dodgeball tournament run by The World Dodgeball Society costs $180+ per team, most events (including watching the tournament) are free and open to the more...

2014 Board Game Festival
By - posted 4/4/2014
Fun & Games

International TableTop Day is a celebration for all the fans of tabletop gaming taking place on April 5, 2014. It’s a single day where the whole world is brought together in a common purpose of spending time together and having fun. Participating stores will offer free stuff like games, special edition more...

14th Annual Spring Open Studios
By - posted 4/2/2014
Artsy Fartsy

Art Explosion Studios, the city’s largest artist collective is holding its 14th Annual Spring Open Studios on April 4-6, 2014 in the Mission District. Come see over 100 painters, sculptors, photographers, fashion designers and jewelers as they exhibit their work from their studios at two locations in the Mission 14th Annual “Art Explosion” more...

WTF SF?
By - posted 4/1/2014
City Discoveries

Green Apple Books and The San Francisco Elks co-host a special panel discussion “WTF SF? From Goldrushers to Glassholes: Community in The Changing Landscape of San Francisco.” Enjoy a rare opportunity to visit the normally private Elk’s Lodge, opened in 1925 on Union Square. You’ll hear from five of the Bay Area’s most outstanding more...

The Show of Strength
By - posted 4/1/2014
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Thrillist and Smith & Forge Hard Cider host a party featuring complimentary cans of Smith & Forge Hard Cider, an arm-wrestling machine, skeeball, darts, and more at The Wreck Room on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. The Show of Strength Wednesday, April 2, 2014 | 6p The Wreck Room Bar, 1390 California Street, SF Free, but more...

12th Annual Human Rights Film Festival
By - posted 4/1/2014
Fairs & Festivals

The University of San Francisco hosts its 12th Annual Human Rights Film Festival from April 3-5, 2014. Films selected address human rights abuses in locations as varied as the U.S., Haiti, El Salvador, Indonesia, North Korea, Argentina, Palestine, Senegal, and Mexico. The issues highlighted include: political repression, torture, killings and disappearances, the more...

Annual “Running of the Bison”
By - posted 3/31/2014
Fairs & Festivals

Visitors to Golden Gate Park are often astounded to stumble upon a herd of American bison browsing in a meadow in the park’s western end, but these huge, shaggy Great Plains denizens have been a beloved institution since 1892. And on one day a year, the Bison get let out of more...

St. Stupid’s Day Parade 2014
By - posted 3/31/2014
Celebrations

The 36th Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade is a celebration of stupidity on April 1, 2014. Wear something silly, bring your solo socks, spare pennies and losing lottery tickets and gather with all the other stupids at the Embarcadero Plaza (foot of Market Street) at noon. 36th Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade Tuesday, April more...

Free de Young Museum Day
By - posted 3/31/2014
Freebies

Founded in 1895 in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is a landmark art museum to showcase the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific. The museum was designed by the renowned Swiss architecture more...

Giants 2014 Opening Day Free Game Watch
By - posted 3/30/2014
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Cheer on the Giants even though they are on the road and join 5,000+ Giants fans at AT&T Park to watch the  Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks for opening day 2014 live from Phoenix. The first road game of the season from Arizona will be shown on the huge HD scoreboard at a more...