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Golden Gate Bridge Bash
By - posted 5/9/2012
Only in San Francisco

Friday Nights at the de Young offers a variety of interdisciplinary arts programs, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, talks and more. Season Eight is every Friday night from March 30 – November 23, 2012. This free weekly after-hours art “happening” changes every week, but typically includes a mix of live more...

Bike To Work Day
By - posted 5/9/2012
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San Franciscans love biking and one of the most fun and rewarding days to bike is the annual Bike to Work Day celebration on Thursday, May 10, 2012. Join the SF Bicycle Coalition and hundreds of thousands of lawyers, nurses, teachers, waiters and others who will be biking to work on this more...

SoMa Outdoor Dance Party
By - posted 5/9/2012
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The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival kicks off the monthly open air dance party Let’s Go Salsa @ Jessie with the amazing SF salsa band Mazacote. Led by timbalero Louie Romero, Mazacote is a swinging old school salsa band, specializing in the golden age New York sound that came about in the more...

Free Silversun Pickups Concert
By - posted 5/8/2012
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Join Amoeba San Francisco in celebration of Silversun Pickups new release, Neck of the Woods, out May 8th on Dangerbird Records. This special in-store performance is one of only four in the entire country. Silversun Pickups In-store Concert Wednesday, May 9, 2012 (6pm) Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight Street, SF FREE We recommend you arrive early for this more...

SF Made Factory Tours
By - posted 5/8/2012
Only in San Francisco

From Monday, May 7th to Sunday, May 13th, SFMade presents SFMade Week 2012: a week-long celebration of San Francisco’s vibrant manufacturing sector and the companies and people that bring locally produced products to fruition. Among a variety of events, SFMade Week features factory tours with local manufacturers to heighten awareness of more...

Free Haagen-Dazs Day
By - posted 5/6/2012
Eat & Drink

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, Haagen-Dazs will celebrate their annual Free Cone Day. From 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in any participating Haagen-Dazs Shop across the country (including 9 in the Bay Area), ice cream lovers can enjoy a free scoop of their favorite flavor. For 2012, get your free cone at the more...

The Avengers: $5 Tickets
By - posted 5/6/2012
Deals

  Tired of shelling out $10-$12 for going to the movies? Then take advantage of the Regal Jack London’s all day $5 movie deal on Sundays and Tuesdays | Regal Value Days Even brand new movies like The Avengers, are only $5, with 3D movies clocking in at a quite reasonable $8. This offer is more...

Urban Air Market
By - posted 5/6/2012
Fairs & Festivals

Urban Air Market (formerly the Capsule Design Festival) is a curated fashion festival held twice per year in Hayes Valley, featuring 150 independent designers of men’s, women’s, and kid’s clothing, accessories, jewelry and home décor.  Check out the official launch of TopShelf Mobile Boutique at Urban Air Market, and a 20 foot live more...

Sausage Trivia Night
By - posted 5/5/2012

Rosamunde Sausage Grill in the Mission hosts a weekly trivia night on Mondays from 8-10pm. The popular sausage joint with lots of communal seating has a $3 Racer 5 beer special. No word if the trivia questions are about sausage (they’re probably the usual pub quiz type questions )but what’s special for more...

Annual Backyard Chicken Coop Bike Tour
By - posted 5/5/2012
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Find out where the eggs are in Alameda on this informative self-guided bike tour of backyard chicken coops on Sunday, May 6, 2012. For the 5th Annual Alameda Backyard Chicken Tour, People are encouraged to bring their bicycles and cycle from coop to coop. Come along and enjoy an afternoon filled with fun, more...

“Super Moon” Night
By - posted 5/5/2012
Geeks

Thanks to an optical illusion in the sky, the moon will appear bigger and brighter than normal in the San Francisco Bay Area the night of May 5, 2012 during what astronomers call a “super moon.” Because the sun is about 50,000 miles closer to the earth than at its furthest more...

Cinco de Mayo Festival
By - posted 5/5/2012
Fairs & Festivals

Bring your picnic basket and enjoy Cinco de Mayo 2012 in the park – an annual all day family-friendly celebration in Dolores Park with live music, cultural performances and more. Event highlights include a 1:30pm performance by Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco, preserving the tradition of Mexican folk dance with more...

Free Comic Book Day
By - posted 5/5/2012
Geeks

Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year (May 5 in 2012)- when participating comic book shops give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores. The comics you can get vary from store to store, but highlights from 2012 more...

Cinco de Mayo Party Guide | 2012
By - posted 5/3/2012
Cinco de Mayo

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo 2012 can get pretty expensive, especially if you like a bit of drinking. Lucky for you, FuncheapSF has dug up plenty to entertain even the most frugal folks this holiday weekend. This weekend, dive into downtown block parties, BBQs, park festivals, free tequila and more. Cinco De Mayo 2012 more...

Food Social
By - posted 5/1/2012
Eat & Drink

Food Social SF is a brand new social experience showcasing the best in Bay Area street food. The event blends together rising stars in the SF street food scene along with DJs. At this special Cinco de Mayo event at Circolo Lounge which will feature 7 brand new street vendors, showcasing their menus more...