Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Pi Day at the Exploratorium – $2 Discount

Yes, Pi Day at the Exploratorium is a pun on the word pie, and both types are involved. On Sunday, March 14, the Exploratorium in San Francisco will toss around a lot of pies and pi talk. You can get $2 off admission to the museum if you use the link below the event description, [...]

SF Int’l Asian Americal Film Festival – Free Fair

The 28th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (March 11-21, 2010) features more than 130 films, videos, parties and events at different Bay area venues with different ticket prices. There’s also a Free Fair in Japantown on Saturday, March 13, called the Festival Forum, with a schedule of events that includes a free outdoor [...]

Tech Museum – Free “Big Island” Event

The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose and the Big Island Visitors Bureau will present the FREE event “Hawaii’s Big Island: Earth, Sea and Sky” on Sunday, March 14, 2010 (a regular Tech Museum free day)  from 11am to 2pm. Hosted Activities include: Navigation Presentation; and Star Compass Activity; Mitaka Fly-Thru the Universe. [...]

San Fran to Sausalito by Electric Bike – $10 Off

One of our popular giveaways last month was an Electric Bike Tour over the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito, with a return by ferry. For those of you asking about this tour, you can still get $10 off the regular price from the San Francisco Electric Tour Company (they also offer Segway Tours). Or, you can [...]

Napa River Walk with Historian George Webber

The Napa River Walk with local historian and raconteur George Webber takes place every Saturday morning. The regular fee for this lively tour is $20, but if you’re a Napa local (or know one) you can snag half price tickets in March. When the weather is nice, this is a pleasant way to spend a couple [...]

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – $20 Off

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo has just re-opened again (March 6, 2010), and for a limited time you can get $20 off season passes and you can get get in for the kids price when you follow the link below. This is a huge savings off the price you’d pay at the gate.
Six Flags Discovery [...]

San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival

As if we need one more reason to party in the city, San Francisco’s 159th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival will draw thousands of people to the streets of San Francisco on March 13-14, 2010.
The event will provide plenty of Irish history, cultural clichés, and a full day of fun and festivities, including [...]

Dublin St. Patrick’s Day Festival & Parade

The Dublin St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade (March 13 and 14, 2010), at the Dublin Civic Center, has plenty of Irish entertainment planned along with the usual booths, vendors, carnival rides, and festival food. There’s also the annual pancake breakfast and a Shamrock 5k  Run and Walk.
“With over 100 craft and commercial vendor booths, an [...]

Sunday Streets, San Francisco

San Francisco Sunday Streets is back, with several upcoming dates for 2010, starting on March 14. SF Sunday Streets, San Francisco is a fun and safe car-free way for families to explore different SF neighborhoods and participate in a wide variety of activities. You can walk, bike or skate with family, and friends, enjoy free games, [...]

Santa Cruz Home & Garden Expo – Coupon

The Cocoanut Grove, next to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, will host the latest home improvement products, booths and demonstrations on March 27-28, 2010. The even is an affordable $3, but you can download a $1 off coupon, get a free plant if you show up early.
FYI, the event venue really is spelled “Cocoanut.” According to [...]

Harlem Globetrotters 2010 Tour – $7 Discount

Harlem Globetrotters special offer code — The Globetrotters are coming back around to the SF Bay Area in April 2010, and there’s a new promo code for a $7 ticket discount at several cities in or near the SF Bay Area including: Berkeley, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Daly City, Salinas, and Sacramento. The promo [...]

Circus Bella – Free One Ring Circus Performance

The Circus Bella offers FREE entertainment with one-ring circus acts like acrobats, clowns, slackwire, juggling and a circus band.
The 55-minute performance presents themes of befuddled authority, tripped up ambition, and triumphant physical feats by a self-appointed ringleader (the clown) who is foiled again and again by the other players who gracefully struggle through their [...]

Indoor Skydiving in the East Bay – 50% Off

“All the thrill of skydiving without the danger, expense, or restrictions.”
Want to experience human body flight? Now you can do it at half price. We’ve had a series of iFly SF Bay discounts posted here before. Now the half off deals are back — from two different sources to chose from.
iFly SF Bay is the [...]

SF Chamber Orchestra Family Concerts – Free

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Family Concerts are a great way for Bay Area families to discover and enjoy classical music in Berkeley, San Mateo, and San Francisco.
The upcoming April 2010 performances:
Family Concert III: So You Wanna Be a Conductor with members of Circus Bella
Everything you need to know to get a highly trained group of [...]

OVO by Cirque du Soleil – 50% Off Tickets

OVO by Cirque du Soleil Half Off Tickets – The half off discounts from Goldstar are back. These are for upcoming performances of Cirque du Soleil Ovo in San Jose. If you haven’t seen this Cirque du Soleil show, get tickets now.
Cirque du Soleil’s latest show, OVO, takes you into the colorful little world of [...]

Hike Point Reyes

Point Reyes National Seashore, in West Marin, provides hikers with some of the best views around: waves crashing against rocky headlands, fern-laden canyons, open grasslands, lush hillsides, and shaded forests.
Bear Valley Trail is the most popular hike in the park. Tomales Point Trail offers views of the ocean. But if you’re not ambitious, Earthquake Trail [...]

Stars On Ice – 50% Off Kids Tickets

Stars on Ice, San Jose — The Smucker’s Stars on Ice is coming to San Jose in May 2010. Tickets go on sale today. You can get 50% off two children’s tickets when you buy two adult tickets for $55 or less. Tickets start at $25, making the Stars on Ice Tour one of the [...]

King Tut at de Young Museum – Ticket Discounts

Tutankhamun at the de Young Museum, San Francisco – Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs presents more than 130 important objects, including 50 from the tomb of King Tut. The exhibition places Tutankhamen in a larger context through an additional 80 objects from the tombs of his ancestors.
Tickets to the King Tut exhibition [...]

Napa Valley Mustard Festival – Special Offers

It’s the slow season in Wine Country, but fields of mustard are blooming all over the hills and vineyards. During the upcoming Annual Napa Valley Mustard Festival (January 30 through March 27, 2010), a network of communities, businesses, and non-profit organizations welcome visitors to tastings, markets, and other special events. Hotels, restaurants, and shops encourage [...]

Marine Mammal Center – Free Admission

So as of now (January 2010), we’re missing our SF Pier 39 sea lions and we’re keeping tabs on the entangled sea lion at Moss Landing Harbor. This got me wondering about the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, a place that cares for sick and injured sea lions, along with those who just need a little [...]