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Free Häagen-Dazs Day
By - posted 5/12/2013
Freebies

On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Häagen-Dazs will celebrate their annual Free Cone Day. Free cone day runs from 4-8 pm in any participating Häagen-Dazs shop across the country (including 8 in the Bay Area); ice cream lovers can enjoy a free scoop of their favorite flavor. For 2013, get your free cone at the San more...

Ask A Scientist
By - posted 5/12/2013
Geeks

Ask a Scientist is a casual, educational, entertaining lecture series that takes place at cafes and other informal venues around San Francisco. The talks feature an expert speaker on a scientific topic, a short presentation, and the opportunity to ask all those burning questions that have been keeping you up at more...

Happy Hour Comedy
By - posted 5/12/2013
Get Out: Events

Every second Monday, Cafe Royale in the Trendyloin brings you Monday Night Happy Hour Comedy with host Cara Tramontano and a full lineup of comedians. Bring some money for a drink or snacks, but otherwise, enjoy this free evening of laughs to beat your case of the Mondays. Carry-in food is welcome. Monday Happy more...

42nd Annual Pow Wow
By - posted 5/10/2013
Fairs & Festivals

Join 25,000+ people to celebrate this annual three-day, free celebration of Native American cultures through traditional songs, dances and events. The Stanford Powwow is held rain or shine, every Mother’s Day Weekend, in the Eucalyptus Grove on Stanford campus. The 2013 festival takes place the weekend of May 10-12. 42nd Annual Stanford Powwow more...

Free Outdoor Yoga Festival
By - posted 5/8/2013
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Wanderlust Yoga in the City (YITC) takes the essence of the Wanderlust Festival into the Marina District’s urban setting, giving city-dwellers a little taste of their massive four-day festival. Free, but an RSVP is required. Wanderlust invited top local instructors to lead large, free classes. Musical performances infuse classes, and dance parties are more...

Free Mother’s Day Roses
By - posted 5/8/2013
Freebies

The San Francisco Rose Society continues its tradition on Sunday, May 12, 2013 with its 71st annual Mother’s Day Rose Show at Golden Gate Park’s Hall of Flowers with a rose demonstration from 12:30 to 4 pm in the exhibition hall.  Rose society members and consulting rosarians will be on hand more...

Jail House Art Show
By - posted 5/8/2013
Artsy Fartsy

Join a one of a kind art exhibit in a San Francisco County Jail on Friday, May 10, 2013. In the jail’s foyer, artist Evan Bissell will display work from What Cannot Be Taken Away: Families and Prisons Project, a critically acclaimed artistic exploration of the impact of incarceration on families. Also on display will more...

Divisadero Art Walk
By - posted 5/7/2013
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On Thursday, May 9, 2013, the Divisadero Artwalk is back from Haight to Geary on Divisadero with art shows, designers, food, drinks, culture, music and plenty to keep you busy from 5 pm until late at night. Divisadero Spring Art Walk Thursday, May 9, 2013 (5p – late) Divisadero from Haight to Golden more...

Bike to Work Day 2013
By - posted 5/7/2013
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On Bike to Work Day, May 9, 2013, the San Francisco, East Bay and Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalitions encourage commuters to leave their cars at home and join tens of thousands of their fellow Bay Area residents in biking to work. Morning and afternoon energizer stations will be set up to more...

Vote Funcheap: SF Weekly’s “Best of SF”
By - posted 5/7/2013
Celebrations

If you like all the events we dig up on Funcheap, we’d love to ask you to pretty please take a few minutes and vote for Funcheap as “Best Website”  in the SF Weekly’s annual “Best of the San Francisco” Readers Poll for 2013. The poll is long – nearly 100 questions more...

Giants Food Truck Fest
By - posted 5/6/2013
Eat & Drink

Join the Giants for Off the Cove – a food truck celebration right across McCovey Cove a few hours before the Giants play the Phillies on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 from 5pm to 7pm. This free outdoor pre-game event (part of “Off the Grid”) is held on Terry Francious Boulevard (just across the cove from more...

Dr. Sketchy’s: Cute Girls on Bicycles
By - posted 5/6/2013
Artsy Fartsy

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art Class is a monthly art-drawing party with an opportunity to draw sexy live models, ranging from rhinestone encrusted burlesque performers, bearded ladies and even cute girls on bicycles. On Tuesday, May 7, 2013, Dr. Sketchy’s puts on their annual “Cute Girls on Bicycles” event with foxy gals posing more...

SFMade Week 2013
By - posted 5/5/2013
City Discoveries

SFMade Week 2013 is a week-long celebration of San Francisco’s vibrant manufacturing sector and the companies and people that bring locally produced products to fruition, from May 6-12, 2013. Among a variety of events, SFMade Week features factory tours with local manufacturers to heighten awareness of local manufacturing and its critical more...

Free Zagat Guides
By - posted 5/5/2013
Freebies

If you’ve got a Google+ account, get a free 2014 Zagat San Francisco restaurant guide when you vote in the annual Zagat survey. Sorry, voting for the 2014 guide has closed >> Vote in the 2014 Zagat Survey       Deadline to vote is Monday May 6, 2013 Vote for your favorite restaurants and more...

May’s Top 10
By - posted 5/5/2013
Get Out: Events

We love May at Funcheap – it’s when the cyclists come out, the roses are free for Mother’s Day, Carnaval takes over the Mission and everyone brings stale tortillas to Bay to Breakers. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a huge family festival in Dolores Park (May 4), watch crazy bike tricks more...