More fun events can be found at Johnny's Funcheap website. But I thought I might pimp a few of the more interesting ideas here.
Off The Grid: Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Fort Mason Center (Parking lot) | Buchanan St & Marina Blvd San Francisco, CA 94123
A mobile food adventure hits Friday nights in the Fort Mason Center parking lot. Off The Grid brings a diverse group of mobile food vendors, with music, to the Marina neighborhood. Enjoy such delights as the Chairman Bao Bun Truck, Kung Fu Tacos, El Porteno Empanadas, Curry Up Now, and Chaac Mool, plus live music and a bar!
Participating vendors change every week, but may include:AdoboHobo, Azalina’s Malaysian, Chaac Mool Yucatecan cuisine,Chairman Bao Bun Truck, Creme Brulee Cart, Curry Up Now, El Huarache Loco, El Porteno Empanadas, Global Soul, Gobba Gobba Hey, Hapa SF, Kung Fu Tacos, Onigilly, Seoul On Wheels Korean BBQ, and Senor Sisig.
Links: Event details
Event is free, but bring cash for food of course
Free Friday Nights at the de Young | Golden Gate Park
De Young Museum | 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco,
For an evening, the esteemed de Young Museum opens its general collection to all with free admission.
Come see some of the world’s best American paintings, decorative arts and crafts, arts from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, international contemporary art, and textiles.
This event is sponsored by Ovation TV and Xfinity and is totally FREE, except for the bar. But, hey, at least there is a bar.
IN ADDITION THERE’S THESE FREE EVENTS:
- LISTEN to Mission Muralismo’s artists as they discuss Art and Revolution.
- WATCH the short animated film “Los ABC ¡Qué Vivan los Muertos!” a primer on war and empires, in the tradition of corridos, the bittersweet epic ballads of Mexico.
- DANCE to Manicato’s socially conscious lyrics are backed by a mixture of Salsa, Timba, Reggae, Hip Hop, and Rock.
- PRINT your own Poster for Peace at the art booth.
- ENJOY a tribute to artist Michael Roman and his related work for Carlos Santana.
Links: Event details
Cost: FREEVenue: De Young Museum
Address: 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco
Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Oakland - Uptown | 23rd Street and Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CAOne Comment
Oakland Art Murmur is a group of nearly 20 galleries in Oakland that have coordinated openings every first Friday of the month from 7 to 9pm. Wander from gallery to gallery, sample free nibbles, drink some free wine, see occasional outdoor movies and fine some new artists to love at venues like 21 Grand, Blank Space, Luka’s Taproom, Rowan Morrison, Rock Paper Scissors Collective and more.
Links: Event details
Cost: FREEVenue: Oakland - Uptown
Address: 23rd Street and Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA
*This weekend's event recommendations curated from www.funcheapsf.com, a San Francisco blog which lists upwards of 50 free and cheap events each week*
