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Holiday Lights & Sights Boat Parade
By - posted 12/13/2013
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Typically, more than 60 boats, each festooned with lights and holiday decorations, will parade along the San Francisco Bay waterfront from 5:30-8 pm on Friday, December 13, 3013. A holiday tradition since 1994, the parade typically includes members of the St. Francis Yacht Club, Fisherman’s Wharf Fishing Fleet, Golden Gate Yacht more...

Massive Sand Art at Ocean Beach
By - posted 12/13/2013
Artsy Fartsy

Andres Amador is an earthscape artist from San Francisco who is well known for creating massive sand drawings on the beach using only a rake and some volunteers. His next project is at Ocean Beach starting at 1pm at Ocean Beach on Friday, December 13, 2013. Friday’s event is not a more...

La Cocina Gift Alley
By - posted 12/13/2013
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Featuring over 25 local entrepreneurs, you’ll be able to find tons of tasty locally-made gifts for everyone on your shopping list – all from businesses that are part of non-profit La Cocina’s incubator program. There’s also live music, gift wrapping and holiday drinks (which we’re told are by donation, so be more...

Drag Queens on Ice
By - posted 12/10/2013
Only in San Francisco

The Bay Area’s most colorful drag personalities will be returning to the ice for an evening of laughs, lip syncing and lipstick on December 12, 2013. Drag queens and kings across the bay are encouraged to don their most “gay apparel” for Drag Queens On Ice: An Eleganza Extravaganza. Drag Queens on Ice Thursday, December more...

SF City Hall “Tree of Hope” Celebration
By - posted 12/10/2013
Holidays

Come celebrate Christmas in San Francisco City Hall with Mayor Ed Lee and the 8th Annual World Tree of Hope Celebration with free wine, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and sweets on December 10, 2013. The Rainbow World Fund’s World Tree of Hope is a holiday tree in the Rotunda of San Francisco City more...

Free Rent Contest for January 2014
By - posted 12/10/2013
Freebies

How awesome do you have to be to earn free rent for a month at a sweet party pad in the Mission? Pretty awesome it turns out. CLASH (California League of Adult Scavenger Hunters) is looking for a roommate for the month of January 2014 at their flat at Mission and more...

$16 Awesome T-Shirt Day
By - posted 12/10/2013
Only in San Francisco

DSF Clothing Company, based right here in San Francisco, designs some of our favorite unique Tees, many with strange and wonderful SF themes. In the lead up to Xmas, DSF hooks up Funcheap readers with an online-only one day sale of T-Shirts for just $16. DSF’s $16 Awesome T-Shirt Day Tuesday, December 10, more...

Nelson Mandela Civic Memorial
By - posted 12/9/2013
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Celebrate the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa and human rights leader, at a civic memorial in the Rotunda of City Hall at 8 am on Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Mayor Lee has asked former Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr. to Chair the event. As a mark of more...

“Kicks vs. Pumps” Shoe Fashion Show
By - posted 12/8/2013
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Manic Mondays is a weekly open format DJ dance party at Monarch. On December 9, 2013 get ready for a footwear fashion-off “Kicks vs. Pumps” and see who is picked “Best in Shoe.” Manic Mondays “Kicks vs. Pumps” Monday, December 9, 2013 – 10:00 pm to 2:00 am Monarch | 101 6th St., more...

Free Ice Cream Truck Day
By - posted 12/8/2013
Freebies

Join yerdle and Funcheap for a day of Free Ice Cream and Gift Swapping on Sunday, December 8, 2013. – Free LaLoo’s ice cream at the yerdle ice cream truck + Annie’s Organics Bunny Cookies – Bring a gift, Get a gift (just like Secret Santa!) – Arrive early for cool gifts like Patagonia more...

SFMade Holiday Gift Fair
By - posted 12/7/2013
Holidays

SF Made’s Holiday Fair is a two-day shopping extravaganza featuring locally made gift items from 100 vendors. This is the only gift fair where everything is made right here in San Francisco. 50 different vendors each day sell jewelry, apparel, bags, chocolate, wine, gourmet gifts, body products, children’s toys, home and garden more...

2013 Holiday Craft Fairs & Tree Lightings
By - posted 12/6/2013
Holidays

Time to plan out all your Christmas shopping and holiday cheer in on go! Here’s Funcheap’s list of upcoming tree lightings, holiday art walks and craft fairs, parades, secret santa swaps and anything else related to the holidays.

Mission Holiday Block Party
By - posted 12/5/2013
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Spend your evening in the Mission snacking, sipping and late-night shopping at  independent local stores as the Mission District hosts its Sixth Annual Valencia Corridor Holiday Block Party from 6-10 pm on Friday, December 6, 2013. Over 50 businesses along 16th Street and down Valencia will be offering live music, free drinks, live art more...

84th Annual Golden Gate Park Tree Lighting
By - posted 12/4/2013
Holidays

An evening of holiday cheer in Golden Gate Park, the 84th annual Holiday Tree Lighting, featuring live entertainment, carnival rides and a visit from Santa. Festivities on December 5, 2013 will begin at 4 pm, with the tree lighting ceremony to begin shortly after dusk. The event is free. Activities may vary year to more...

Walt Disney Museum: Free Day 2013
By - posted 12/2/2013
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Celebrate Walt Disney’s birthday and get free admission to The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio – the only free day of the year from 10 am to 8 pm on Thursday, December 5, 2013 The Museum will host live animation, a scavenger hunt and a film screening of Walt: The Man Behind the Myth, more...