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Free National Parks Week
By - posted 4/22/2012
Celebrations

In the immortal words of John Muir: “You may close California’s parks, but you’ll never have our national parks. Hell, we’ll even make them free.” Okay so the conservationist didn’t say that but there are Free Entrance Days in the National Parks, special fee-free days that you should take advantage of to visit parks more...

Vegan Hacker Night
By - posted 4/21/2012
Eat & Drink

Vegan Hacker is a casual workshop-style food hacking event that every month takes a new dish (like ravioli, corn dogs or even twinkees) and explores how to creatively make a tasty vegan version. Share your culinary skills or get some new ones.  Vegan Hacker | Monthly Food Hacking Night Last Tuesday of every month more...

Circuit Hacking Mondays
By - posted 4/20/2012
Geeks

Learn to solder, Learn to make cool things with electronics. Hang out with cool hardware geeks at Noisebridge’s weekly Circuit Hacking Monday. All ages, all skill levels, all are welcome at this weekly Monday night event to give you inspiration to hack that project you’ve always wanted to work on. The goal is to more...

Earth Day 2012
By - posted 4/20/2012
Fairs & Festivals

On April 22, more than 15,000 people from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, will converge at Civic Center Plaza to celebrate Earth Day San Francisco 2012. The free all-day street fair will feature an eco village, speakers, green DIY workshops, plus three stages of multi-cultural music and performance including: Big more...

Cal Day 2012
By - posted 4/18/2012
Fairs & Festivals

Cal Day 2012 is an annual festival where the entire University throws open its doors and puts on 300+ free lectures, performances, tours, concerts and more to showcase the campus, its students and the school’s programs. All events are free and open to the public (i.e. you don’t have to be more...

U2 Tribute Night: Free Concert
By - posted 4/18/2012
Get Out: Events

San Francisco’s best tribute band, Zoo Station played its very first U2 tribute show at Ireland’s 32 in San Francisco back in 2002. Zoo Station (voted “best cover band” by both the SF Weekly and Guardian) normally headlines at Slims, Red Devil Lounge and Cafe Du Nord but tonight as more...

F3: Oakland Sideshow
By - posted 4/18/2012
Get Out: Events

Experience an evening of four floors of live painting, performance artists, carnival acts, dancers, musicians, and spoken word along with a design bazaar of 25 vendors at F3 at the Cotton Mill’s next Friday night art event and open studios entitled, “Sideshow.” F3 at the Cotton Mill | Sideshow Friday, April 20, 2012 more...

“Quiz in my Pants” Wacky Trivia Night
By - posted 4/17/2012
Fun & Games

The Showdown, an urban DJ saloon presents a not-so-average night of rowdy interactive trivia called “Quiz in my Pants: every third Wednesday hosted by Captain Joe Garvey of CLASH – The California League of Adult Scavenger Hunters. >> The first edition of Quiz in my Pants takes place Wednesday, April 18th at more...

Win: Oakland A’s MVP Box Seats
By - posted 4/16/2012
Win Stuff

Do you bleed green and gold? Funcheap has the perfect prize pack for any A’s Super Fan thanks to myBART. Win a pair of MVP Box Seats (Section 123) at the Oakland Coliseum for the entire  A’s vs Indians weekend series. That’s right! Sit right behind third base on the field level for all more...

Tax Day Freebies & Deals
By - posted 4/15/2012
Freebies

Unless you’re getting a huge refund, tax day usually means you’re writing a big check to the government or filing an extension to put the pain off for another day. Fortunately there’s a lot of businesses who for 2012 want to take the sting out of filing your taxes by offering more...

Foursquare Day: 4/16
By - posted 4/15/2012
Geeks

April 16th… aka “4/16” is foursquare day (get it… four squared is 16? ha ha! sigh….) Anyways, for those of you addicted to earning badges and who aspire to Mayordom on your iphones or android phones, today features a swarming meetup today to get you special discounts, unlock a special more...

Sunday Streets
By - posted 4/14/2012
Fairs & Festivals

Sunday Streets is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration where the streets are closed to vehicles so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, yoga classes… whoever can take over for an afternoon. Sunday, April 15, 2012 Great Highway and Golden Gate Park 11am to 4pm FREE Golden Gate Park: • JFK at 6th Ave.: Skatin’ more...

Beer & Bouncy Castle Boxing
By - posted 4/14/2012
Fun & Games

UpOut, a new website that lists a whole mess of events and fun stuff to do in San Francisco, is putting together a Saturday night party in the Mission geared to make you forget about Coachella  with beer, easter eggs and some dangerously bouncy fun. The party is free as more...

Stanford Football FanFest
By - posted 4/13/2012
Get Out: Events

Stanford’s 2012 Cardinal and White Spring Game will be played on Saturday, April 14 at Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. Come take a look at this year’s squad in the free intrasquad “Cardinal and White Spring Football Game” and FanFest For more...

DogFest 2012
By - posted 4/12/2012
Fun & Games

Which doggie has the Best Ears in San Francisco? Which pooch has the Best Bark, does the Best Trick or the Best Look-Alike Duo? A fundraiser for McKinley Elementary School (a K-5 public school at Castro and 14th Streets), DogFest 2012 is a mutt-tastic festival at one of the most more...