The 15th annual Bay Area National Dance Week runs Friday, April 26 – Sunday, May 5, 2013. The annual 10-day festival features over 600 free events throughout the Bay Area. Take dance classes and watch free performances in a wide range of styles including tango, Bharatnatyam, jazz, hip hop, ballet, traditional hula, fire dance, Samba, modern, more...

The Dutch community in San Francisco invites you to celebrate Queen’s Day 2013 near the Murphy Windmill on the south end of Golden Gate Park on April 27, 2013. Enjoy a full day free festival celebrating Golden Gate Park’s windmills, with a bike parade, live music, a free silent disco, flea market and more...

The 2013 Union Square Live festival presents 70+ free events like live music, swing & tango dance lessons, film nights, circus arts, and more in Union Square Park from April 21 through October 9. The grand opening concert for 2013 takes place on Sunday, April 21st at 2pm with a free more...

San Francisco hosts a massive Earth Day celebration in Civic Center for about 15,000 people on Saturday April 20, 2013 with speakers, DIY workshops, live music and an eco village. But that’s just the tip of the (hopefully not melting) iceberg with lots more Earth Day and eco-themed events throughout the more...

Let’s file this one under “unofficial” There’s no permits issued, it’s not really legal, but usually the city tends to turn a blind eye when 5,000+ of people turn up on Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park on April 20th each year for a giant smoke out.  Let’s just pray for more...

The 2013 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival will be held on Saturdays and Sundays, April 13-14 and April 20-21, 2013. The festival will be held on Post Street between Laguna and Fillmore Streets. There will be food booths, cultural performances, karate, live bands, Japanese sword demos, tea ceremonies, taiko drumming, origami demos and more. 46th Annual more...

Sunday Streets (March – October 2013) 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… everyone except for cars can take over the streets for an afternoon. >> Funcheap is proud more...

Renew your commitment to a cleaner, greener, healthier Oakland and you, at the Oakland Earth Expo 2013 on April 10, 2013. Oakland’s annual EarthEXPO is a popular and festive lunchtime environmental fair connected to Earth Day. Up to 100 green businesses, government agencies, community and environmental groups and environmental artists exhibit more...

The 2013 Hellenic Cultural Parade on Sunday, April 7, 2013 celebrates the 192nd anniversary of Greek Independence Day (when they battled the Ottoman Empire) with a day of Greek food, music and dancing. You’ll see paraders march down Market Street dressed in the clothing of Greek freedom fighters from the early 19th century, as well more...

The annual Macy’s Flower Show is a celebration of flowers, food, art and music at Macy’s Union Square from March 24-April 7, 2013. The 2013 theme is The Painted Garden which celebrates the rich jewel tones, gleaming golds and spicy earthtones of South Asia through food and flower demos, artist exhibits, fashion events more...

March 23rd is National Corn Dog Day for 2013!! Get ready for a full day event presented by Funcheap with SF’s best food truck corn dogs, plus tater tots and beer specials. Corn Dog Day always coincides with the first weekend of March Madness, there’s about 7-8 hours of NCAA Tournament action more...

The colorful, ancient spring festival of Holi will be celebrated at Bishop Ranch in San Ramon on March 22, 2013. Primarily a Hindu festival observed India and Nepal, this is the Bay Area’s chance to throw brightly-colored powdered pigments on each other as a way to commemorate the vibrant, abundant colors of springtime more...

Get ready for a big two-day St. Patrick’s Day weekend outdoor party presented by Funcheap with Irish food truck specials, giveaways, cheap Guinness, beer pong battles, free green beads, free beer tastings and  live music all day. Funcheap’s St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Bash | 2013 Sat. March 16 (11a-Mid) Sun. March 17 (11a-10p) – SoMa more...

San Francisco knows how to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (and the Friday before) with a good and cheap variety of block parties, pub crawls, festivals and parades . Here’s a few of our favorite 2013 St. Patrick’s Day themed events in San Francisco and the Bay Area. So wear plenty of more...

Jump over a bonfire (or watch others do it) for “Chahr-Shanbeh Souri” on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Persian Center to shake off the darkness of winter and welcome the lightness of spring.  Inside the Persian Center, a traditional altar holds green grass, live goldfish, food and other items representative of spring more...