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Super Geek Holiday Party
By - posted 12/16/2013
Geeks

It’s time to get your holiday party spirit on and mix and mingle with fellow game and app industry people, and free drinks and food while they last on December 17, 2013. Game and App Dev Holiday Party Tuesday, December 17, 2013 – 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm GeekdomSF | 620 Folsom St., San more...

Free Wi-Fi Launches Along Market Street
By - posted 12/16/2013
Only in San Francisco

While it’s not the city-wide free Wi-Fi that we were promised back in 2007, but this is a great step forward. Launching officially on Friday, December 16, 2013, the city has turned on free Wi-Fi along the entire Market Street corridor from the Castro the The Embarcadero.  And according to The more...

Free Airport Parking for the Holidays
By - posted 12/15/2013
Holidays

Oakland International Airport is offering up to 72 hours of free parking (up to a $66 value) between November 28 and December 19, 2013. Get up to 3 days of free parking in the Daily Lot if you depart on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. How to Get your Free Airport Parking Register at oaklandairport.com/parkfree and more...

Ugly Sweater Christmas Party & Cheap Drink-a-Thon
By - posted 12/15/2013
Freebies

Show off your ugliest holiday sweaters at Elixir for their annual toy drive on December 15, 2013 and you’ll get a complimentary beer as well as a chance to win a $25 bar tab. Ugly sweater wearers get $2 off any drink all day. Ugly Sweater Toy Drive Sunday, December 15, 2013 – more...

Santa Underwear Run 2013
By - posted 12/14/2013
Only in San Francisco

During the Santa Skivvies Run, you can watch hundreds of bods drop their trousers, don Santa hats and reindeer antlers and help raise funds to support the free and local services of San Francisco AIDS Foundation on Sunday, December 15, 2013. Although it costs upwards of $35 to register to run, it’s free more...

Etsy Holiday Emporium
By - posted 12/14/2013
Get Out: Events

Come out to shop and support over 25 local artisans and small batch food vendors as the local San Francisco Etsy team showcases their work in the sunny Bayview district from 10 am to 3 pm on December 14-15, 2013. Celebrating the wonderful diversity of one of San Francisco’s most eclectic communities, the event will feature local more...

49ers “Bacon Bacon” Party
By - posted 12/14/2013
Get Out: Events

Get down to SoMa StrEat Food Park early on Sunday to watch the 49ers beat down the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the weekly Funcheap Food Truck Football Party. We’ve got food trucks including Bacon Bacon, a lots of big screen TVs, $2 PBRs, $3 Anchor Steam, and $12 Bottomless Mimosas throughout more...

SantaCon 2013
By - posted 12/13/2013
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“SantaCon” or “Santarchy” is San Francisco’s annual city-wide Santas-only pub crawl happening on Saturday, December 14, 2013. This flash mob-type event brings together hundreds of slightly sober people dressed in Santa costumes parading around the city, visiting landmarks (like walking down Lombard Street) drinking at bars and causing general mayhem. And just so more...

City Hall Snow Park
By - posted 12/13/2013
Fun & Games

It’s winter, so it must be time for snow in San Francisco, right? Kids can sled down a big snow hill as Mayor Ed Lee hosts the 4th Annual Free Holiday Snow Park in front of city hall with tons of snow on Saturday & Sunday, December 14 & 15, 2013. From more...

Geminid Meteor Shower
By - posted 12/13/2013
Geeks

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 night of December 13-14, 2013, mid-evening until dawn with approximately 50 or more meteors per hour on a clear evening. There is a bight moon more...

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
Get Out: Events

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...