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30+ Free Ways to Celebrate NYE 2012
By - posted 12/30/2011
New Year's Eve

How about a New Year’s Eve resolution to spend $0… Can it be done? You bet! From bars with free champagne toasts, to midnight hikes with epic views, to late night dance clubs, to fireworks, there’s plenty to do all over the Bay Area on December 31, 2011 without spending a more...

East Bay New Year’s Eve Guide
By - posted 12/29/2011
Get Out: Events

Cab fare and the cold city wind doesn’t sound like a fun or cheap New Year’s Eve to many East Bay denizens. Thankfully we’ve put together a handy guide of where to see, be seen and ring it in locally in Oakland, Berkeley and beyond. Hip hop, comedy, ’60s go-go dancers more...

New Year’s Eve For Cheapskates
By - posted 12/29/2011
New Year's Eve

Got plans for New Year’s Eve yet? It’s easy to avoid getting gouged for $75 to $100 just to find something fun to do. There are many events and venues around the Bay area offering FREE or inexpensive New Years Eve events in the San Francisco Bay Area. We here at more...

Free Slurpee Day
By - posted 12/27/2011
Freebies

Johnny Funcheap was given a bunch of free slurpees and he can’t drink them all so he’s giving them away on Thursday 12/29 at the 7-Eleven in downtown SF on Market just east of Montgomery starting at 11am. So we’ll descend flash mob style on 7-Eleven until we run out! To more...

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...