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California Academy of Sciences: Free Day
By - posted 12/7/2012
Freebies

The California Academy of Sciences is a world-class scientific and cultural institution in Golden Gate Park, a 400,000 square foot structure that houses an aquarium, a planetarium a natural history museum and a 4-story rainforest all under a living roof. The Academy hosts four free days a year. California Academy of Sciences Quarterly more...

Street Fighter 25th Anniversary
By - posted 12/7/2012
Fun & Games

The 25th Anniversary celebration of Street Fighter will culminate at the Grand Finals event at the Hyatt Regency SFO in Burlingame on Saturday, December 8th from 10am to 9pm. Admission is free, and the first 1,000 guests will receive goodie bags filled with exclusive Street Fighter collectibles. Fans can expect: A barrage of bonus more...

2012 Mission Holiday Block Party
By - posted 12/6/2012
Get Out: Events

Spend your evening in the Mission snacking, sipping and late-night shopping at  independent local stores as the Mission District hosts its 5th Annual Mission Holiday Block Party from 5-10pm on Friday, December 7, 2012. Lots of the businesses along 16th Street and down Valencia will be offering live music, free drinks, more...

Hawaii Fest & Pop-Up Luau
By - posted 12/6/2012
Fairs & Festivals

Share the warm aloha spirit and come to a free pop-up luau at the “Aloha on Ice” Hawaiian Festival at the Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center presented by Hawaiian Airlines on December 7, 2012. And while not a full-on luau (we don’t expect to see a giant pig at this event) it still more...

Drag Queens on Ice
By - posted 12/5/2012
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. Drag queens and kings across the bay are encouraged to don their most “gay apparel” for a chance to be crowned the 2012 Ice Drag Queen and King. Drag Queens more...

Game of Thones: The Game Show
By - posted 12/5/2012
Fun & Games

The top rated Game of Thrones podcast, Boars, Gore, and Swords, comes to Murphy’s Pub to record Please, Please, Don’t Kill Me, a gameshow based on Game of Thrones. Stand up comics compete to avoid beheading. With a turnip truck full of SF Sketchfest alum and a Comicon hall full of more...

Repeal Day 2012
By - posted 12/4/2012
Get Out: Events

December 5, 2012 is the 79th Anniversary of when Prohibition was officially overturned with the 21st Amendment in 1933. So to celebrate, it’s time to drink up! And there’s no better excuse than on “Repeal Day.” After all, when was the last time you were able to get hammered in a more...

Disney Museum Free Day
By - posted 12/3/2012
Freebies

Celebrate Walt Disney’s birthday on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 and get free admission to The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio – the only free day of the year. The Museum will  host special programming, film screenings of Walt: The Man Behind the Myth and Christmas with Walt, gallery talks featuring more...

World Tree of Hope
By - posted 12/3/2012
Fairs & Festivals

Come celebrate Christmas in San Francisco City Hall with Mayor Ed Lee and the 7th Annual World Tree of Hope Celebration with free wine, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and sweets on December 4, 2012. The Rainbow World Fund’s World Tree of Hope is a holiday tree in the Rotunda of San Francisco more...

December’s Top 10
By - posted 12/2/2012
Get Out: Events

If it’s December, then get ready for crazy costumed pub crawls, indie shopping markets, 5¢ Beer on “Repeal Day,” Christmas parades, fireworks and tons more. Funcheap has compiled our Top 10 list of events that you shouldn’t miss for December 2012. Did we miss anything? Leave a comment below and let us know! Just more...

Rainy Day Sunday
By - posted 12/2/2012
Get Out: Events

The rain was coming down so hard this morning that it actually woke us up and flooded our garage. So as we clean up here at Funcheap HQ, here’s a list of six fun things you can do today despite the heavy rains. Fun & Free Rainy Day Events  Sunday, December 2, 2012 Free more...

2012 Barback Games
By - posted 12/1/2012
Fun & Games

SF’s best barbacks battle it out in Fernet Branca’s annual Barback Games in a gladiator-style competition of keg changing and ice bucket relays, along with live music, DJs, circus acts, live screenprinting and more. Fernet-Branca Barback Games Sunday, December 2, 2012 (8p) Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness, SF FREE with RSVP (21+) Fernet-Branca hosts an awesome more...

Britney Spears Flash Mob Day
By - posted 11/29/2012
Only in San Francisco

Join in with dozens of Britney’s at locations all over SF for the 2012 Britney Spears Flash Mob – shaking it to a medley from Oops I Did it Again, to Baby Hit Me One More Time to Toxic. December 1, 2012 Flash Mob Schedule IMPORTANT >> Times & locations subject to extreme more...

Fantasy of Lights 2012
By - posted 11/28/2012
Holidays

On December 1, Union Street kicks off its 2012 Fantasy of Lights Holiday celebration. Thousands of holiday lights set off the Victorian houses along the street, transforming Union Street into a magical backdrop for Santa and a team of elves to celebrate along with jugglers, live ponies dressed as reindeer, a more...

World AIDS Day
By - posted 11/28/2012
Only in San Francisco

Paint the Castro Red is a Castro/Upper Market-wide public awareness and fundraising event on World AIDS Day, Saturday, December 1, 2012. Participating Castro District businesses, restaurants, and bars will donate 10-15% of the day’s sales to 30AIDS to show their support for AIDS and the nonprofits that serve their customers and community. Castro more...