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Leap Sandcastle Contest
By - posted 10/17/2012
Fun & Games

Northern California’s largest sandcastle building event, the 29th annual Leap Sandcastle Contest is a spirited competition between teams of architects, engineers, contractors, designers and local elementary school students at Ocean Beach (just below the cliff house) on October 20, 2012 from 10am to 4pm. There’s also a community castle for everyone more...

2 Blocks of Art
By - posted 10/16/2012
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Join the folks behind the 24 Days of Central Market Arts Festival for their special Two Blocks of Art event on October 19, 2012.  This bi-annual art walk typically showcases over 100 local artists in 25 locations in a neighborhood rich with culture and well known for its cutting edge arts community. The heart of more...

Nerd Nite
By - posted 10/16/2012
Geeks

What happens when geeks take over a rock club for an evening of drinking and presentations? Nerd Nite is a monthly lecture-in-a-bar series. They get smart and interesting people, give them lots of free drinks, and put them on stage in front of a couple hundred tipsy nerds. Sometimes it’s funny, sometimes it’s salacious, more...

Presidential Debate Round II
By - posted 10/15/2012
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Funcheap presents a FREE debate watching party with live comedy at the Red Devil Lounge! Watch the Obama vs. Romney presidential debate round II at the Red Devil Lounge with non-partisan political drink specials (and possibly drinking games), plus live comedy from Jill Bourque (of “How We First Met”) and Brian Copeland making more...

Zombie Pub Invasion
By - posted 10/15/2012
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Love in the Time of Zombies is a new rom-­‐zom-­‐com about four friends trapped in a zombie-­‐surrounded cabin where a mysterious woman who manipulates them to her own nefarious ends. Normally a troupe that performs low-budget Shakespeare or Havel while people drink their pints, this time the San Francisco Theater Pub more...

Pop-Up Drive-In Movie
By - posted 10/14/2012
Free Movie Screenings

Eventbrite and Wheelz (a new car-share service) invite you to a special one-night-only Drive-In movie at Fort Mason. They’ll be showing the 1991 Peter Pan film “Hook” with Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams. Arrive between 7 – 7:30pm to get settled before the show begins at 8pm. Feel free to bring more...

$3 Mini Golf Day
By - posted 10/14/2012
Fun & Games

Subpar Miniature Golf in Alameda is not your normal mini golf course. Yes, it’s got 18 holes of mini-golf play… but this is your chance to play Gulliver to a lillpution Bay Area as each hole is a shrunk down slice of our cities by the bay. Test your putting skills through this  indoor golf more...

Target’s Roller Disco Weekend
By - posted 10/13/2012
Fun & Games

Celebrate the Grand Opening of CityTarget  in the Metreon and come out for a free weekend of roller skating fun at C9’s Roller CityTarget rink in Yerba Buena Gardens for on Saturday, Oct. 13 and Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. The 80-foot long by 60-foot wide rink has been installed for guests to more...

Litquake 2012
By - posted 10/13/2012
Fairs & Festivals

The 13th annual Litquake, features 163 events and more than 850 authors throughout San Francisco from October 5-13, 2012. Litquake seeks to foster interest in literature for people of all ages, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing as a complement to the city’s music, film, more...

Funcheap’s Food Truck & Beer Party
By - posted 10/11/2012
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Come join Funcheap at SoMa StrEat Food Park for an evening of live music hand-picked by KFOG, fun & games, giveaways, a hosted beer garden, and, of course, food trucks! Funcheap’s Food Truck & Beer Party Thursday, October 18, 2012 (5-8p) SoMa Streat Food Park, 428 11th St., SF >> FREE but you must RSVP below to get more...

VP Debate & Comedy Night
By - posted 10/9/2012
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Funcheap presents a FREE debate watching party with live comedy at the Red Devil Lounge! Watch the Biden vs. Ryan Vice Presidential debate at the Red Devil Lounge with non-partisan political drink specials (and possibly drinking games), plus live comedy from Jill Bourque (of “How We First Met”) making fun of the debate. Plus more...

Peet’s 2-for-1 Coffee
By - posted 10/9/2012
Deals

A new Peet’s Coffee & Tea just opened up in at 1509 Sloat Boulevard in Lakeshore Plaza and they’re celebrating their grand opening this week with a 2-for-1 coffee deal. Bring the Grand Opening coupon and buy one and get one free at Peet’s new Sloat. This is valid for coffee more...

Craft Spirits Carnival
By - posted 10/9/2012
Fairs & Festivals

Sample over 100 different brands of spirits and booze at the 2012 Craft Spirits Carnival  a huge carnival festival at Fort Mason Center on October 13-14, 2012. Tastings of 100+ craft spirits brands Vaudeville-style entertainment Funcheap Exclusive price – $27 tickets – includes all tastings and entertainment Enjoy unlimited tastings of over 100 craft more...

Wing Wing’s Eating Contest
By - posted 10/8/2012
Eat & Drink

Watch the sweat drip down Wing Wings hosts their first ever chicken wing eating contest. There will be a timed contest to see who can eat the most Angry Korean wings in 10 minutes, as well as another competition that will see who can eat 10 hella hot wings the fastest. Pabst Blue more...

Celluloid Salon
By - posted 10/7/2012
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Celluloid Salon series breathes new life into the audio-visual experience, pairing obscure silent film shorts with soundtracks curated (and DJ’d live) on October 9, 2012. FREE but RSVP is required. Admission and cocktails will be complimentary, courtesy of Drambuie, the fabled Scottish whiskey-based spiced liquor. Grass Widow, an all-female San Francisco rock band, has released more...