The next fee-free days at U.S. National Parks will be September 25, 2010, 2010. More than 100 national parks will waive entrance fees for certain Free Days this year, including several in the San Francisco Bay Area, like Muir Woods, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, and some of our California favs like Yosemite National [...]
This weekend, you can get a more than half off a two-hour kayak rental in Sausalito or in Half Moon Bay. This will appeal to beginners (and families) who like to paddle around the calmer waters, and to experienced paddlers who can ride the surf in wilder waters. The vouchers are good all year. The [...]
Want to learn more about the Bay Area’s sharks, crabs, fish and sea stars? The Marine Science Institute’s Aquarium Spotlight Days (coming up October 16, 2010) gives you and your family an opportunity to view and participate in hands-on activities at the Institute’s aquarium and teaching facilities on the shores of Redwood Creek. On Aquarium [...]
On Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day (September 25, 2010) you can get in FREE to hundreds of participating museums. San Francisco Bay Area museums on the list include Cal Academy, CJM, Chabot Space & Science Center, Hiller Aviation, Coyote Point Museum, and several others. Don’t just show up at a museum, though. You need to fill [...]
The deals are growing at Restaurant.com with tons of new dining establishments added in Bay Area cities. So I thought I’d give you an extra heads up about this great opportunity to save. Dining out in Bay Area cities can take a bite out of your budget, but who wants to give it up? Not [...]
Why just eat out on the cheap when you can eat out on the cheap with a view? When you know the current Restaurant.com promo code, you can dine on the cheap all over the Bay Area, at a wide range of restaurants and locations. So hard to choose, though, so here’s just a sampling [...]
The Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival (October 16-17, 2010), in the little town of Half Moon Bay, will draw the usual huge crowds of Bay Area folks willing to fight the terrible traffic just to see the giant pumpkins parade down Main Street. Or maybe it’s the pumpkin pie, pumpkin ice cream, and [...]
La Nebbia Winery, in Half Moon Bay, will again host their Wine & Music Series every 2nd and 4th Sunday afternoons, May through September 2010. There is no cover charge for these fun Sunday afternoon gatherings. After a day at the beach, you can stop in for one of these jam sessions featuring local artists. [...]
When the weather gets warmer, people cool off by heading west to the San Mateo Coastside. Here ‘s how to get big discounts at several favorite restaurants along Half Moon Bay. For good and unbelievably cheap Mexican chow, stop into the Happy Taco (at the strip mall on Hwy 92 and Main Street) before heading [...]
Want to get your 8-17-year-olds away from the remote? Sign them up for the Young Eagles program and let them take to the sky for free. The Young Eagles program, sponsored by the US Experimental Aircraft Association (EEA), invites youths interested in aviation to fly free on board a registered airplane flown by a licensed pilot. [...]
Redwood City’s “Art on the Square” 2010, a series of juried outdoor art shows on the streets near the Courthouse Square downtown, takes place monthly from June through September. The shows feature fine art and craft in various media, and some of it is actually affordable. The six summer events turn the streets into an [...]
The Bay Area Dragons offer FREE dragon boat lessons every Saturday at 10:30 am in Foster City. They provide the life jackets, paddles, boats, and expert coaching. A dragon boat is a 44 foot canoe that seats 20 paddlers. Their flyer describes the dragon boat racing as “one of the fastest growing sports in North [...]
Music on the Square, in Redwood City posted their fun summer line-up of cover bands for summer 2010. The concerts take place at the Courthouse Square on Friday nights, May 14 – October 8, 2010. Some of them take place at the same time as Art On The Square, a series of juried outdoor art [...]
Just a reminder: Bay Area On The Cheap includes separate category pages so you can find all the deals, discounts, free events, and special offers currently available in each part of the SF Bay. If you RSS us and haven’t been to the site lately, we’re now rich in content. As this website grows, we’ll [...]
Redwood City’s Second Saturday Art Walk (April through October 2010) is a fun reason to get out of the house and stroll down the city sidewalks to tour local galleries, stop in at the cafés and window shop at the boutiques. The art walk, which feature more than 75 artists, is now in it’s 3rd [...]
If you’re curious as a coyote, go find out why the fog falls around here at the new interactive “Science of Nature” exhibit at the Coyote Point Museum in San Mateo. Go on a free day, or take advantage of a few other ways to save (details below). The kid-friendly environmental science and wildlife center [...]
AAA is again running their holiday Free Tipsy Tow Home service on Labor Day 2010 (September 6), for anyone in Northern California, Nevada, and Utah. So, I’m offering this friendly reminder to write the number down and keep it in your car’s glove box 800-222-4357 (AAA-HELP) Just tell the AAA operator, “I need a Tipsy [...]
Gadgets, video games, interactive kiosks … are you with me? No wait, how about a Wii-like surfing game that lets you hop on a surfboard and make like a serious Maverick’s Surf Competition competitor. See, if I said go to the History Museum, I might have lost you. But seriously, go play on Waverider, the [...]
On the first Thursdays of every month, you can take the family out to Pillar Point Harbor to peer at the pretty shiny things — classic cars, tricked out trucks, fancy motorcycles and hot rods — on display by community motorheads at the Harbor Nights Car Show. Chat up the vehicles’ owners and find out [...]
[San Francisco Bay Area Festivals 2010] The annual Foster City Arts & Wine Festival in Leo Ryan Park (June 5-6, 2010) is a free event featuring live entertainment, a talent show, arts and crafts, fun festival food, wine and beer, and walks along the lagoon. In the evenings the event continues with carnival rides. The [...]
