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Pedalfest 2015
By - posted 7/22/2015
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Pedalfest 2015 rolls into Jack London Square to celebrate all-things cycling at the Bay Area’s finest bicycle festival featuring handmade and vintage bike shows, Unicycle Basketball, a bicycle rodeo, BMX performances, bike powered live music, bike raffles, U.S. Bicycling Olympian Meet & Greet and more. This annual event packs the waterfront with more than 20,000 biking more...

Renegade Craft Fair
By - posted 7/18/2015
Fairs & Festivals

The Renegade Craft Fair returns to San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center with a bigger fair than ever for 2015 taking over both Festival Pavilion and Herbst Pavilion, featuring a curated selection of the best indie-craft and DIY artisans from all over the Bay Area. Renegade Craft Fair: San Francisco July 18-19, 2015 | 11am to 6pm Fort Mason Center, more...

Mutant Human-Power Vehicle Rally
By - posted 7/17/2015
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Experience the adventure as dozens of mutant human-powered vehicles race up and down Vallejo’s Mare Island during the 4th Annual Obtainium Cup. The road rally is fraught with challenges: Zombies, Flying Monkeys, Mad Hatters, Robots… Can these intrepid heroes survive? Come to Vallejo and find out. 2015 Obtainium Cup: Contraptor’s Rally Sunday, July 19, 2015 | 1-9 more...

The Bay Area’s Summer Blues
By - posted 7/16/2015
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Although we’re thousands of miles from Chicago and Memphis, we’re getting close to our San Francisco “summer” and that means bring on the blues! 2015 Bay Area Summer Blues Festivals   6th Annual Blues & Brews July 17-18 | FREE | Petaluma Come enjoy an afternoon of free blues concerts, along with craft beer tastings and activities more...

2015 Anime Festival & Cosplay Gathering
By - posted 7/16/2015
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Whether you are an anime fan, cosplayer, or just want to meet up with your friends, come and enjoy fun games and contests with special guest Reika at the 2015 Anime Festival & Cosplay Gathering. Roam around for photoshoots and enjoy what SF Japantown has to offer. 2015 Anime Festival & Cosplay Gathering Saturday, July 18, 2015 | more...

“MEX I AM” Free Mexican Cultural Festival
By - posted 7/14/2015
Fairs & Festivals

“MEX I AM” is the first festival of its kind in the Bay Area, showcasing the best performing arts, culture, and ideas from Mexico. This multi-disciplinary festival will feature some of the best Mexican performers from various genres and traditions, as well as presentations from some of the most influential Mexicans in more...

The Mongolian Sports Festival
By - posted 7/10/2015
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Explore the culture and heritage of Mongolia at this annual folk music, dance and food celebration. Most people come to see the traditional Mongolian wrestling (make sure to check out the wrestlers’ amazing underoos) along with demonstrations of archery and tug of war. Mongolian Naadam Festival Saturday, July 11, 2015 | Noon more...

The Fillmore Salsa Festival
By - posted 7/8/2015
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The 6th Annual Salsa Festival on the Fillmore in San Francisco is a free, two-day extravaganza featuring salsa lessons, live music, and a free huge outdoor dance party at the Fillmore Center Plaza. 2015 Salsa Festival on the Fillmore Friday-Saturday, July 10-11, 2015 | 6:30-10 pm Fillmore Center Plaza. 1475 Fillmore St. San Francisco FREE Friday night band: Orquesta Callao Saturday night band: Los more...

Market Street Music Festival
By - posted 7/7/2015
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This free annual outdoor music festival puts on over 140 free lunchtime concerts of all styles from July to October in over 15 different public plazas stretched from the Embarcadero through the Castro. Funcheap is proud to be a media sponsor of the 2015 festival. 2015 “People in Plazas” Market Street Music Festival July more...

Fillmore Jazz Festival
By - posted 7/4/2015
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Blending art and soul in one of the country’s most unique neighborhoods, the Fillmore Jazz Festival is the largest free Jazz festival on the West Coast, drawing over 100,000 visitors over the Independence Day weekend on Fillmore Street in San Francisco between Jackson and Eddy Streets. 2015 Fillmore Jazz Festival July 4-5, 2015 more...

Funcheap’s Epic 4th of July Guide
By - posted 7/3/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Women’s World Cup: Civic Center Watch Parties
By - posted 6/28/2015
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Watch the best women soccer players from around the globe battle it out to see who’s the best during the Women’s World Cup. Cheer along with a big crowd in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza as the games are simulcast live from Canada. Along with watching the games on the big screen, fans will be more...

Japan Day Festival
By - posted 6/28/2015
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The Japan Day Festival is a day of performances, demonstrations, and workshops by Japanese artists from Tokyo, Chicago, and the Bay Area including taiko, shamisen, classical Japanese dance and folk dance, and more. 2015 Japan Day Bon-Odori Festival Sunday, June 28, 2015 | Noon to 5 pm Japantown Peace Plaza, Post and Buchanan Streets, SF FREE 2015 Free more...

AT&T Park “Tech Carnival”
By - posted 6/27/2015
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Get to know a few thousand of Silicon Valley’s best and brightest and enjoy access to AT&T Park at the Third Annual “Tech Carnival.” Play carnival games (yes, even for adults) like Giant Basketball, Bouncy Boxing, Bull Ride, Bungee Run, Cash Blowing Machines, Dart Balloons, Roller Ball, Dunk Tank, Extreme Football Challenge, Velcro more...

Alice 97.3’s Summerthing
By - posted 6/26/2015
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As if you needed a reason to head to sunny and scenic Golden Gate Park, Top 40 radio station Alice @ 97.3 offers up a free concert featuring Kelly Clarkson, Mat Kearney, Rachel Platten and Elle King. Besides the music, Alice offers good vibes, food trucks, fun activities and more. Alice’s Summerthing 2015 Sunday, June 28, 2015 more...