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49ers “Bacon Bacon” Party
By - posted 12/14/2013
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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
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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...