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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...

Wanna Be Funcheap’s Intern?
By - posted 3/30/2014
City Insight

Want to spend a semester working with Funcheap? We have two openings for our next social media internship program. The only requirement is that you have a passion for living in San Francisco and discovering its food, music and fun (don’t worry – living in the East Bay is OK, more...

Great Brawl of Fire
By - posted 3/30/2014
Only in San Francisco

BAAWL (Bay Area Arm Wrestling Ladies) and HOPE Art are teaming up to host the annual women’s arm wrestling tournament and Haiti benefit at San Francisco artist space Chez Poulet from 4-8 pm on March 30, 2014. These fired-up ladies toe the line between theatrical antics and hardcore athleticism. Woman-identified wrestlers compete in each more...

NSYNC vs. Backstreet Boys Flash Mob
By - posted 3/30/2014
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Watch a super fun boy band flash mob with dances from NSYNC, BoyzIIMen, Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block on March 30, 2014. Boy Band Flash Mob Day Sunday, March 30, 2014 | 1:30p to 4:30p All over SF FREE Flash Mob Schedule 1:30 pm: Ferry Plaza (in the big median) 2:30 pm Union Square (don’t be more...

Treasure Island Flea: Golden Egg Hunt
By - posted 3/30/2014
Deals

The Treasure Island Flea is a monthly open-air flea market showcasing hundreds of local vendors ranging from indie designers, up-cyclers, collectors, handmakers, makers, bakers, and more plus outdoor exhibits, scavenger hunts, and gourmet food trucks. The two-day flea market, which takes place the last weekend of every month, is on the west side of Treasure Island with spectacular views of downtown more...

“Little Free Library” Launch
By - posted 3/30/2014
Freebies

A “Little Free Library” works like the take-a-penny, leave-a-penny dish you see at liquor stores… only with books instead. Take a book you’d like to read, return it when you’re done and bring along any other books you’d like to contribute. There are thousands of these all over the country, but they more...

Macworld 2014: $10 Expo Hall Passes
By - posted 3/28/2014
Deals

Macworld / iWorld 2014 Expo is huge a three-day event celebrating all things Apple where you can explore hundreds of new apps and products for Mac, iPhone and iPad in this SXSW-like festival of tech and art with an expo hall packed with hundreds of vendors. Macworld / iWorld 2014 Discount Tickets An exclusive more...

Earth Hour 2014
By - posted 3/28/2014
Celebrations

Join environmentally conscious people all over the globe by turning off your lights for one hour on Saturday night and instead light candles, or simply enjoy the dark of the night. The Golden Gate Bridge and The Bay Lights are going dark along with dozens of buildings, monuments all over the country more...

Funcheap $5 Comedy Night
By - posted 3/28/2014
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Funcheap and Stroy Moyd of #HellaFunny are taking over the historic Great Star Theater (built in 1925) for a one-night-only showcase on Saturday, March 29, 2014 for a special BYOB comedy night. >> Get $5 tickets (good for first 100 people at each show) We’ve handpicked some of the funniest up-and-coming comedians from SF’s best more...

Outside Lands: “Eager Beaver” Pre-sale
By - posted 3/28/2014
Deals

In case your summer plans were looking for an exclamation point, we have a few up our sleeve. Outside Lands is back taking over Golden Gate Park on August 8, 9 and 10, 2014 to get the heart of San Francisco pumping. No official word on headliners yet, but a limited more...