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Corn Dog Day 2016
By - posted 3/18/2016
Fairs & Festivals

March 19th is National Corn Dog Day for 2016. Are you ready? At the biggest “Corn Dog Day” festival in the country for 2016, Funcheap brings you SF’s best food truck corn dogs plus PBR specials. Corn Dog Day always coincides with the first weekend of March Madness; there’s about 7-8 hours of NCAA Tournament more...

Funcheap’s 2016 Oscars Party
By - posted 2/21/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Walk the red carpet into SoMa StrEat Food Park for Funcheap’s 2016 Oscars Party. Enjoy free popcorn, an Oscar betting pool, champagne and beer specials, and several of SF’s tastiest food trucks. All-you-can-drink Champagne for $20? Yup! along with Pink Sangria Cocktail Specials from the bar. Funcheap exclusive: $20 tickets –  $20 off original more...

Noise Pop 2016
By - posted 2/20/2016
Fairs & Festivals

The Noise Pop Festival is San Francisco’s (and Funcheap’s) favorite indie music, art and film festival. Now in its 24th year, Noise Pop has brought early exposure to many emerging artists in the Bay Area and beyond, many of whom have gone on to widespread acclaim like the White Stripes, Modest Mouse, more...

Chinatown Street Fair
By - posted 2/20/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of Chinatown. The Chinatown Community Street Fair takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Parade and is an opportunity to experience Chinese cultural arts such as lantern and kite making, calligraphy, fine arts demonstrations, folk dance, and puppet shows. Traditional and modern more...

Giants FanFest 2016
By - posted 2/10/2016
Fairs & Festivals

KNBR’s 23rd Giants FanFest takes place at AT&T Park, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. The day typically includes live KNBR broadcasts on the field, player Q&As, viewing of the World Series trophies, free player autographs, places to take photos, a kids zone and more. Expect a chance to roam the field and meet players like more...

El Niño Delivers… Mavericks Surf Contest is On
By - posted 2/8/2016
Fairs & Festivals

After being postponed a week because it conflicted with the Super Bowl, watch 24 of the world’s best surfers compete in the 2016 Mavericks Invitational Surf Contest which is scheduled for Friday, February 16, 2016 at Pillar Point in Half Moon Bay if conditions remain good. A big swell is forecast for more...

Fat Tuesday Block Party
By - posted 2/7/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Fillmore Street comes alive with a neighborhood-wide Mardi Gras party during the annual Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore with a free blues concert and a spectacular New Orleans-style parade. Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore – Saturday, February 6, 2016 | 4-9 pm – Tuesday, February 9, 2016 | 5 pm Fillmore Center Plaza (near Ellis), San Francisco FREE, but more...

Chinese New Year Flower Fair
By - posted 1/30/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Each year, the Chinese New Year Flower Fair takes place the weekend before the Lunar New Year holiday, so that families can enjoy the festive atmosphere and purchase their traditional holiday plants, flowers and fruits, while enjoying traditional Chinese dance, music, art and cultural displays. 2016 Chinese New Year Flower Fair – Saturday, January more...

“Super Bowl City” Free Fan Village Opens
By - posted 1/25/2016
Fairs & Festivals, Super Bowl

Super Bowl City is a free-to-the-public fan village designed to celebrate the milestone Super Bowl 50 and serve as the hub of fan activities from Saturday, January 30 through Sunday, February 7, 2016. Centered in Justin Herman Plaza, on the Embarcadero at the foot of San Francisco’s famed Market Street, Super Bowl City will showcase the more...

Six Great Ways to Do SF Beer Week
By - posted 1/22/2016
Fairs & Festivals

What’s better than getting drunk during the work week? Probably nothing. That’s why SF Beer Week is the place to be, so strap on your beer goggles ladies and gents, because it’s about to be a long and dangerously hungover ride. Check out Funcheap’s full SF Beer Week coverage. Beer Week is more...

SF Beer Week
By - posted 1/15/2016
Fairs & Festivals

SF Beer Week is a ten day celebration that showcases the Bay Area’s brewing heritage and contemporary craft beer scene. Have a pint… or a few… at over 600 events in San Francisco and the Bay Area from January 22-31, 2016. There are beer dinners, food and beer pairing events, trivia nights, beer tastings, more...

2016 Fungus Fair
By - posted 1/6/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Did you know that without fungus, we’d have no bread, cheese, beer, or wine? Or that anti-cholesterol medicine was developed from mushrooms? Come to the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair to learn all there is to know about the fascinating world of mushrooms. The three-day event features hundreds of species of local more...

2016 Bay Area “Fungus Fair”
By - posted 1/3/2016
Fairs & Festivals

At the 11th annual Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fair you’ll learn about the fungi of the Point Reyes National Seashore, see remarkable colors and shapes of wild mushrooms that were collected right in the park. Attend lectures, and learn about edible and poisonous mushrooms in the Bear Valley Visitor Center Auditorium. 2016 more...

Macy’s Holiday Windows 2015
By - posted 11/20/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Macy’s in Union Square unveils their 29th Annual “Holiday Windows” with elaborately-decorated holiday window displays all along the outside of the building featuring some adorable (and adoptable) cats and dogs to help benefit the SPCA and find these furry friends a new home. 2015 Macy’s Holiday Windows November 20, 2015 – January 3, 2016 Macy’s Union more...

Noise Pop 2016 Just Got Announced
By - posted 11/18/2015
Fairs & Festivals

The first round of 2016 Noise Pop Festival artists just got announced today with a load of great bands and tickets starting at Funcheap-friendly $12. The full schedule of shows and events (including free happy hours and art shows) is still to come. But you can start drooling now with the first round of more...