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Election Day Freebies
By - posted 11/4/2012
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The big battle for the White House is finally here!  It’s Obama vs. Romney in the 2012 Presidential Election and the Bay Area is a hotbed of political action and activity, so there’s plenty of ways to get involved and lots of parties for watching election night coverage. Also be ready for potential spontaneous more...

Best Photos: Giants 2012 World Series Parade
By - posted 11/1/2012
Only in San Francisco

Twice in three years… can’t beat that!  Here’s a collection of some of the best photos we’ve found from the 2012 Giants World Series Parade down Market Street and celebration at City Hall that took place on October 31, 2012. Which are your favorite? Yes We Cain! Photo: Beck Diefenbach | Source: sfgate.com Photo: Kelly L more...

Dia de los Muertos
By - posted 10/30/2012
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Halloween is over and now it’s time to bring out your dead. November 2, 2012 is Dia de los Muertos (“Day of the Dead”) so expect to see a bunch of people dressed in skeletal face paint making beautiful altars, marching, drinking and dancing with big events this weekend in both the more...

Funcheap’s 2012 Halloween Party
By - posted 10/29/2012
Halloween

FuncheapSF presents “Truck or Treat 2012″ on October 31, 2012 – A Giants parade post-game celebration and SF’s only nighttime outdoor Halloween bash with DJs, trick or treating for adults, food trucks, Spooky movies on TV and cheap beer & drink specials. TRUCK OR TREAT HALLOWEEN STREAT PARTY | 2012 Wednesday, October 31, more...

Halloween Guide 2012
By - posted 10/28/2012
Halloween

We here at funcheap have put together a big ol’ hairy list of free & cheap Halloween events in the Bay Area for 2012 that we think you’ll love. But if that’s not enough, we have to recommend the best Halloween events website by far serving the Bay Area – more...

Giants World Series Parade | 2012
By - posted 10/28/2012
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Get down to Market Street on Halloween for the city’s parade and celebration for the 2012 World Champion Giants! The victory parade will take place Wednesday, October 31, 2012 starting at 11am. Unlike two years ago, for 2012 the ticker tape parade will bypass Montgomery Street and instead the parade will start more...

Civic Center World Series Party
By - posted 10/28/2012
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It’s time to sweep! Watch the 2012 World Series surrounded by thousands of orange people as the city is hosting a FREE public jumbotron broadcast of Game 4 in Civic Center Plaza on Sunday evening.  Celebrate with the city! The screen will be set up in front of City Hall. Arrive early more...

Orange October
By - posted 10/28/2012
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It’s not just Fridays or the Giants that are orange anymore. In honor of the Giants’ 2012 World Series Championship, buildings and structures all over the city are decking themselves out with support. The San Francisco Giants flag will  fly over City Hall; City Hall and Coit Tower will remain bathed in orange more...

World Series 2012: Where to Watch in SF
By - posted 10/26/2012
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Can’t afford the $400+ it’s going to take to afford standing room only tickets for the 2012 World Series at AT&T Park? Regardless, there’s plenty of places in San Francisco where you can watch the Giants crush the Tigers get a pretty decent drink special, even if many of the bars more...

Altered Barbie 2012
By - posted 10/23/2012
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At the 10th Annual San Francisco Altered Barbie Show AlteredBarbie is running for President and on campaign with or without AlteredKen. The 2012 Altered Barbie Exhibition is a creative reuse art show where people transform these icons into not-so-everyday art reflecting our current society. Ken and Barbie, modern day icons, permeate every corner more...

Downtown Throwdown
By - posted 10/23/2012
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See heaps of snow in the middle of downtown San Francisco as some of the top snowboarders in the country perform tricks to take home over 12k in prize money on Saturday, October 27, 2012 in this urban snowboarding showcase. In addition to the annual competition, there will also be DJs, sponsor tents, food carts, more...

90¢ Drink Night
By - posted 10/23/2012
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All that she wants… is to relive the ’90s at the Hi-Fi Lounge every Thursday with 90 cent drinks for 90 minutes (8:30-10pm). This ’90s dance party jams with DJ ILLBorn spinning “classics” from Montell Jordan,Vanilla Ice, Ace of Base and other tacky but fun tunes from dear-god has-it-really-been 20 years ago. 90¢ Coors more...

Hardly Strictly Honky Tonk
By - posted 10/23/2012
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Missing Hardly Strictly Bluegrass already? Let’s keep the honky tonk coming. Head to the Mission for a rare chance to see this classic honky tonk band and their foxy leader Kit (imagine a young Patsy Cline or Loretta Lynn, but with Amy Winehouse’s tats) playing at Blondie’s Bar & No Grill. Perfectly timed for more...

Urban Nerf Gun Spy Game
By - posted 10/23/2012
Fun & Games

Jericho is an urban spy game with Nerf guns played sneaky in public settings all over SF like malls and parks, where everyone assumes the role of a spy like a giant secret game of Capture the Flag. Each team of “agents” will carry out missions where they will need to more...

Melt the Mic Free Comedy Night
By - posted 10/21/2012
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Griffin Daley presents a fortnightly free stand-up comedy showcase every other Monday at Melt Cafe in North Beach usually with  beer specials as well as fondues for purchase. Melt the Mic Free Comedy Night Monday, October 22, 2012 (8p) Melt Cafe, 700 Columbus Street @ Filbert, SF FREE but donations welcome Oct. 22 Headliner: Lynn Ruth more...