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Merry Cheapmas!
By - posted 12/24/2011
Celebrations

Wishing everyone a very Merry Cheapmas from Johnny and the Funcheap crew! If you’re in town this 2011 Christmas weekend, there’s lots of stuff to do. How about FREE Coffee at Peet’s, a FREE “Jews for Dim Sum” potluck party, avoid talking with your relatives by taking them to $5 movies on Christmas Day more...

Get Out: Christmas Weekend 2011
By - posted 12/20/2011
Get Out: Events

Just because it’s Christmas doesn’t mean you have to spend your whole day locked up in your house with relatives. Funcheap will help you plan out your escape route with our a list of some fun (and cheap) events we’ve found that take place throughout the 2011 holiday weekend. Whether you’re craving more...

Free Peet’s Coffee Day
By - posted 12/19/2011
Freebies

  To encourage people to make charitable donations on Christmas Eve 2011, participating Peets Coffee’s will make up to $1,000 of customer contributions to a local non-profit organization. But more importantly, Peet’s will be serving complimentary brewed coffee and tea all day as a way to thank you for supporting our communities and to more...

Thursdays: 10 Fun Things to Do in SF
By - posted 12/12/2011
Cheap Tips

Can’t wait for the weekend and getting bored with Thirsty Thursdays bar nights? Then let Funcheap help you plan out a day filled with food trucks, feel good music and more with our Guide to Thursdays. Funcheap’s Guide to Thursdays Ten+  free and cheap things to do each Thursday in San Francisco. Got a more...

Free Sneak Preview: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
By - posted 12/11/2011
Free Movie Screenings

Attend an exclusive free sneak preview screening of the brand new thriller “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” a few days before the film opens. The screening takes place at 7pm on Monday, December 19, 2011 in San Francisco at a theater easily accessible by BART. Sorry, all of the passes have more...

FuncheapSF 2011 Holiday Party
By - posted 12/10/2011
Get Out: Events

Free Beer, Free Nibbles, Free Stuff, Fun & Games – get ready for the 2011 FuncheapSF Holiday Party on the evening of December 17, 2011! FuncheapSF and One Brick (our favorite local volunteering organization) are taking over Sports Basement on Bryant Street and bringing in free beer, lots of nibbles and more...

50% Off Deal: Live 105’s Not So Silent Night
By - posted 12/5/2011
Deals

Not So Silent Night (NSSN) is one of the most anticipated concerts each year for any Live 105 fan. The lineup, hand-curated by Live 105, features Jane’s Addiction, Bush, Mumford & Sons, Florence + The Machine and Young The Giant to the Oracle Arena on Friday, December 9th. >> Deadline to more...

Free Sneak Preview: A Game of Shadows
By - posted 12/4/2011
Free Movie Screenings

Attend an exclusive free sneak preview screening of the brand new Robert Downey Jr. blockbuster “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” a few days before the film opens. The screening takes place at 7:30pm on Monday, December 12, 2011 in San Francisco at a theater easily accessible by BART. Sorry! All of more...

1,000 Santas Invade San Francisco
By - posted 12/4/2011
Only in San Francisco

“Santarchy” is an annual city-wide Santas-only pub crawl. This flash mob-type event brings together hundreds of slightly sober people dressed in Santa costumes parading around the city, visiting landmarks (like walking down Lombard Street) drinking at bars and causing general mayhem. And just so you know, wearing a santa hat isn’t more...

Repeal Day 2011
By - posted 12/1/2011
Get Out: Events

December 5, 2011 is the 78th 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...

2011 Holiday Tree Lighting Celebrations
By - posted 11/23/2011
Fairs & Festivals

The holiday spirit is in the air and in San Francisco and all across the Bay Area towns are preparing for sparkling tree lighting celebrations, late night holiday shopping, visits from Santa Claus, and warm cups of free hot cocoa. Lucky for you, Funcheap has rounded up a selection of 2011 more...

Black Friday Shopping Survival Guide
By - posted 11/22/2011
Deals

Are you game for waking up at 4am to crowd yourself into a big box store just to max out your credit card while saving $10 on a blu-ray player? After family arguments and trying to determine what to do with all of that leftover turkey, the annual Black Friday more...

Harvey Milk Annual Candlelight March
By - posted 11/22/2011
Only in San Francisco

Join the city for a night of remembrance of the lives and untimely deaths of supervisor Harvey Milk and mayor George Moscone on the anniversary of their 1978 assassinations and commemorating the spontaneous candlelight march the night of the shootings. Milk & Moscone Annual Candlelight Vigil & March Sunday, November 27, 2011 (6-8p) Castro more...

$8 Giants Tickets
By - posted 11/22/2011
Deals

For the first time ever, super cheap Giants tickets are going on sale super early – on Black Friday to be exact (well, since it’s the Giants it’s “Orange & Black Friday”). >> Beginning at 10am on November 25th you can purchase tickets online or in person at all Giants Dugout Store locations. Cheap Tip: more...

Free Doggie Washes
By - posted 11/21/2011
Freebies

K9 Scrub Club is a self-service dog wash (and soon to be pet store and doggie bakery) that is opening up their doggy doors for business in Noe Valley. To celebrate their opening they’re looking to get your pooch squeeky clean for free, plus there will be lots of free more...