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St. Patrick’s Day at the Park
By - posted 3/13/2015
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Erin go Bragh! Few things go together better than St. Patrick’s Day and Guinness, so get ready for a big all-day St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Funcheap throws a massive 11-hour kickass St. Patrick’s Day party with $4 Guinness on tap, 10+ food trucks with amazing Irish specials, and live music all more...

Doggie St. Patrick’s Day Parade Meetup
By - posted 3/9/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Come and learn how to participate in the St. Patricks Day Parade Dog Contingent. For the Love of Dog USA and Frida the SF Dog Mayor are hosting a meet and greet for you and your dogs at Doc’s Clock. They will have complete details as to where to meet on the more...

St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By - posted 3/8/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Photo: David Yu The West Coast’s largest Irish event celebrating Irish history and culture, the 164th Annual San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival, attracts some 100,000 revelers every year and is one of the city’s most popular events. 164th San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival Saturday, March 14, 2015 – Parade: Starts at 11:30 more...

Sunday Streets 2015
By - posted 3/7/2015
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Sunday Streets (March – October 2015) is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration and five hour street party where the streets are closed to vehicles, so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, yoga classes, and everyone except for cars can take over the streets for an afternoon. >> Funcheap is more...

Chinese New Year Celebrations
By - posted 3/4/2015
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5th Annual San Francisco History Expo
By - posted 2/27/2015
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Explore San Francisco’s amazing history at the annual San Francisco History Expo at The Old Mint with over 50 local history groups, genealogists, small museums, and libraries creating “mini-museums” and exhibits.  In addition, there will be historic films, special programs, and more. 5th Annual San Francisco History Expo  – Saturday February 28, 2015 | 11 more...

Palace of Fine Arts 100th Anniversary Celebration
By - posted 2/18/2015
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On February 21, 2015, a free, day-long community event will honor the 100th anniversary of the opening opening of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) and will kick-off a year of Centennial events from noon to 10 pm.  PPIE Community Day Festival Saturday, February 21, 2015 | Noon to 10pm Palace of Fine Arts, SF FREE Noon: Opening Ceremony under more...

Fat Tuesday Block Party
By - posted 2/17/2015
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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 free New Orleans-style parade. Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore Tuesday, February 17, 2015 | 5 pm Fillmore Center Plaza (near Ellis), San Francisco FREE, but a $10 wristband gets you access to food more...

Chinese New Year Flower Fair
By - posted 2/13/2015
Fairs & Festivals

Each year, the Chinese New Year Flower Fair takes place the weekend before the Lunar New Year holiday, so that families can come to the flower fair and purchase their traditional holiday plants, flowers and fruits. 2015 Chinese New Year Flower Fair – Saturday, February 14, 2015 | 10 am to 8 pm – Sunday, more...

SF Sketchfest 2015
By - posted 1/21/2015
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The highly anticipated 2015 SF Sketchfest returns to San Francisco with over two weeks of top notch comedy, improv and stand-up. Funcheap lets you in on the best deals of this year’s festival, plus all the comedy you can handle for under $20 bucks per show. 2015 SF Sketchfest January 22 – more...

2015 Bay Area Pet Expo
By - posted 1/11/2015
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Bring your pet (yes, pets are allowed) to the Bay Area Pet Expo with pet friendly exhibitors and rescue groups, live demonstrations in obedience training and pet care, a costume contest, giveaways and more. Bring your dog, bird or even lizard – just make sure you have proof of current immunizations (if applicable) and more...

2015 Fungus Fair
By - posted 1/4/2015
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The Bay Area Mycological Society and the National Park Service at Point Reyes National Seashore bring you the 10th Annual Point Reyes Fungus Fair. Mushrooms will be on display at the Bear Valley Visitor Center and visitors will be invited to attend free lectures presented by Dr. Tom Bruns, Dorothy Beebee more...

Parol Lantern Festival
By - posted 12/7/2014
Fairs & Festivals

Celebrate in festive Filipino style at the annual Parol Lantern Festival & Parade, held in Yerba Buena Gardens and Jessie Square, where you can watch traditional, star-shaped Filipino Christmas lanterns called parols march along Yerba Buena Lane, along with live music, art, games and performances. ‎12th Annual Parol Lantern Festival and Parade Saturday, more...

POSTPONED: Snowvember 2014
By - posted 11/27/2014
Fairs & Festivals

Due to a pending rainstorm, “Snowvember” has been postponed until January 2015. Bummer! The Treasure Island Flea is a fun monthly festival on Treasure Island featuring about 400 different vendors, crafters and antique dealers. For November things get a little cold. At “Snowvember” they dump 10 tons of snow each day starting at more...

Snowflakes on Market
By - posted 11/21/2014
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The 7th Annual Market Street Snowflake Lighting ceremony will feature live music as city officials will count down to the illumination of 202 five foot tall LED illuminated snowflakes on Market Street’s signature “Path of Gold” light poles in front of the cable car turn-around at Powell and Market streets. 2014 Snowflakes on Market Lighting Ceremony Tuesday, November 25, more...