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Shamrock StrEat Party
By - posted 3/15/2013
Fairs & Festivals

Get ready for a big two-day St. Patrick’s Day weekend outdoor party presented by Funcheap with Irish food truck specials, giveaways, cheap Guinness, beer pong battles, free green beads, free beer tastings and  live music all day. Funcheap’s St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Bash | 2013 Sat. March 16 (11a-Mid) Sun. March 17 (11a-10p) – SoMa more...

St. Patrick’s Day 2013
By - posted 3/14/2013
Fairs & Festivals

San Francisco knows how to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (and the Friday before) with a good and cheap variety of block parties, pub crawls, festivals and parades . Here’s a few of our favorite 2013 St. Patrick’s Day themed events in San Francisco and the Bay Area. So wear plenty of more...

Brides of March 2013
By - posted 3/14/2013
Only in San Francisco

Grab a wedding dress and join the brides as more than a hundred people in wedding dress (men, women and in-betweeners) parade through the heart of San Francisco, strolling through Union Square, shopping at fancy stores and drinking in local bars. All you need for this event is a white wedding more...

50¢ Dance Class Day
By - posted 3/13/2013
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Join a community dance day, “The 50¢ Tabernacle” with local and international masters of physical theatre — take up to five classes for only 50¢. Take advantage of mixed-level instruction, super-supportive environment and a ridiculously inexpensive bargain for high-quality dance. The 50 Cent Tabernacle transforms the YBCA Forum into a creative, more...

“Pi” Day 2013
By - posted 3/13/2013
Geeks

Any day can be a holiday, so why not look to math for some inspiration. Pi day (March 14th…  3/14… 3.14) seeks to celebrate π with some geeky events that celebrate science and some that celebrate puns. Here’s our listing of 2013 Pi day events which range from quiz nights, science more...

Shaping San Francisco
By - posted 3/12/2013
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Shaping San Francisco is a series of free lectures which aim to excavate the City’s lost history – It’s a place to meet and talk unmediated by corporations, official spokespeople, religion, political parties, or dogma. Shaping San Francisco is a living archive of the city providing people with access to its lost more...

Fire Jumping Festival
By - posted 3/10/2013
Fairs & Festivals

Jump over a bonfire (or watch others do it) for “Chahr-Shanbeh Souri” on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Persian Center to shake off the darkness of winter and welcome the lightness of spring.  Inside the Persian Center, a traditional altar holds green grass, live goldfish, food and other items representative of spring more...

El Pulpo Mecanico
By - posted 3/10/2013
Only in San Francisco

The Exploratorium’s “On the Move”  pre-opening festival continues into the night across the street from Pier 15 with an evening of live music, outdoor movies, art projects, a beer garden and a gigantic “el pulpo mecanico” burning man octopus sculpture that spews fire from 8:30pm to 10pm. Exploratorium “On The Move” more...

1880s Vintage Base Ball
By - posted 3/9/2013
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Come on out to Big Rec in Golden Gate Park (7th Ave and Irving) and see base ball played by 1880s rules, using vintage style uniforms and equipment. The vintage base ball team, San Francisco Pelicans host their first game of the 2013 season against the San Francisco Pacifics on Sunday, March 10 more...

Exploratorium Pre-Opening Fest
By - posted 3/9/2013
Fairs & Festivals

The Exploratorium launches public programming outside Pier 15 with On the Move, a pre-opening festival featuring many of the Exploratorium’s favorite exhibits and activities, and more from members of the local arts and science communities. A fleet of moving trucks outfitted with exhibit experiences and programs will be deployed to more...

Sunday Streets 2013
By - posted 3/9/2013
Only in San Francisco

Sunday Streets (March – October 2013) is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration and five hour street party where the streets are closed to vehicles so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, yoga classes… everyone except for cars can take over the streets for an afternoon. >> Funcheap is proud to be more...

Snuggie Pub Crawl
By - posted 3/9/2013
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Come be part of the 3rd Annual San Francisco Snuggie Pub Crawl on March 9, 2013. Yes, featuring the nasty as-seen-on-TV blanket with sleeves, the Snuggie Pub Crawl is coming back for a ridiculous event of looking for any excuses to drink and get prizes for best costumes. Snuggie Bar Crawl 2013 Lower more...

World Naked Bike Ride
By - posted 3/8/2013
Only in San Francisco

The San Francisco edition of  2013 World Naked Bike Ride Day – Southern Hemisphere edition will meet at the northeast side of the fountain in Justin Herman Plaza. Meet at 11:00am  for body painting (Bring body paints, washable markers, watercolors or other easily removed media to apply slogans and designs to your bodies if you more...

D&D Art Show
By - posted 3/6/2013
Geeks

Mission: Comics & Art will host “D & D,” a group show dedicated and inspired by the game Dungeons and Dragons, curated by Ben Collison. D&D: Dungeons & Dragons Group Art Show Opening Reception Thursday, March 7, 2013 – 7p Mission Comics & Art, 3520 20th St. Suite B, SF FREE Participating artists include: Katie Bacigalupi Ben Collison Beth Dean Matt more...

Plastic Camera Show
By - posted 3/5/2013
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RayKo’s Sixth Annual Plastic Camera Show includes stunning and sometimes surprising images made by the crappy camera-toting winners of this competition. The opening reception will be held at Rayko Photo Center on March 6, 2013 from 6-8pm. Over 80 photographers from around the world have been chosen to participate in this dynamic more...