SF City Guides
The 14th Annual Oktoberfest by the Bay brings the spirit of Munich, German to the city by the bay with tasty German fare, lots of great German beer, Bavarian dancing, and authentic German “oompah” music from 21-piece Chico Bavarian Band and more. >> Funcheap Insider Deal – Use secret code FUNCHEAP more...
Sumo is the ancient Japanese tradition and martial art and it’s coming to San Francisco at this one-of-a-kind annual event in Japantown. Watch demonstrations, meet real sumo wrestlers, learn about sumo wrestling and watch actual matches from Sumo champions, weighing around 400 lbs. each, outdoors in the Japantown Peace Plaza on September 22, 2013. >> Photo Credit: more...
San Francisco’s only free blues festival, the fourth annual Polk Street Blues Festival, takes place on upper Polk Street (from Broadway to California) on Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22, 2013. The festival will feature two main stages, a merchant marketplace, arts and crafts, gourmet food booths, a large family area, cafe seating more...
The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is throwing a welcome party for their new executive director with free pop-up performances and installations by some of their favorite local artists, including live jazz from Marcus Shelby, samba funk, a montage of Bay Area-made films, a Glitter Blessing by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence more...
North Beach night club Atmosphere is throwing themselves a 5 year anniversary bash on September 21, 2013 with an open Grey Goose bar, complimentary bites, glow sticks, go go dancers, and DJs. It’s all free before 11 pm as long as you’re on the guest list. Atmosphere 5th Anniversary September 21, 2013 more...
Thousands are expected to rally for Peace sponsored by Code Pink for the 2013 United Nations International Day of Peace on September 21, 2013. From noon to 4 pm, various musicians and speakers address whistleblowers, drone warfare, mass incarceration, the industrial food complex and more. 2013 Peace Day Saturday, September 21, 2013 | Noon more...
Tour de Fat 2013 will stop in San Franicsco on Saturday, September 21, 2013 with live music, strange bicycle mayhem, lots of beer, and lots of recycling and composting. The Bike Parade begins at 11 am with a bike cruise through Golden Gate Park with fabulous bike costumes, followed by a big festival more...
Art Hidden in Plain Sight Though the SFMOMA may be closed until 2016, there’s no shortage of art stashed away throughout the city to keep you inspired. You just need to know where to look. Funcheap.com has partnered with our friends at Sosh.com to uncover six secret (and free!) masterpieces right in more...
Help keep San Francisco’s stretch of the coastline clean at the 2013 California Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 21, 2013 – the third Saturday of September. Cleanup and restoration activities will be happening at Crissy Field, Ocean Beach, Baker Beach, Lands End as well as creeks, beaches, marshes and rivers all more...
An annual, worldwide event that inspires city dwellers everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good, Rebar’s PARK(ing) Day is coming back to the city on Friday, September 20, 2013. These city-wide pop-up mini-parks can be used as performance spaces, reading lounges or just resting places by passerbys, more...
On October 26, 2013 the brand new non-profit, the 2013 ULUV Music Festival, will take place at 111 Minna Gallery and on Minna Street. The event will feature three stages with DJs and live music from over 40 local artists (including Bayonics, Non-Stop Bhangra, Luce, Cello Joe and more), and celebrate local art, more...
Scallywags and sailors alike unite every year on September 19, 2013, to don their seafaring finest and to lend their conversation some swagger in honor of International “Talk Like a Pirate Day.” Although there are no “official” events planned, check out an international map on the Pirate Day website for any more...
Tennessee Comedian Jasper Redd got his comedy start in San Francisco and has since appeared on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Conan O’Brien and had his own special on Comedy Central. Known for his unique timing and sly social commentary, Redd has also been seen on Lopez Tonight, Last Call with Carson Daly and as the opening act on more...
Amoeba Music and New Belgium’s Tour de Fat bring you a one-of-a-kind in-store with Beats Antique. Beats Antique fueses genres as disparate as flamenco, Afro-beat, and French Gypsy jazz and have recently elevated their electronica/worldfusion hybrid beyond the sonic realm and create a multimedia extravaganza that’s part odyssey, part genre-warping rock opera. Beats more...
In the Re-Do Sessions you can make new stuff out of old stuff. It’s good for the environment and your wallet. This week, make your old tee shirts into undies. This is a sewing class for beginners and intermediates. You do not have to have sewing experience although some intermediate techniques more...
