Think San Francisco wine tasting events are just too goofy grape? Go agave and get a half price voucher for the Tequila Party on Saturday, August 7, at San Francisco’s legendary Tres Agaves. The event is part of a spirited Grand Tasting Series hosted by Liquor.com. Not cheap, but a great value. (Need a nudge? [...]

You know I’m always encouraging you to go out more and have fun (on the cheap). But what if your to-do list is just too full of daily tasks? TaskRabbit — this week’s contest sponsor — would like to help with that. They’re giving away one $100 voucher towards tasks, errands and fix-its. For those [...]

Barnum & Bailey Presents Barnum’s FUNundrum – The circus is coming to the South Bay (August 18 – 22, 2010). Here’s a special offer for Bay Area On The Cheap readers, from HP Pavilion at San Jose: $5 off tickets, and no Ticketmaster fees, (although some fees apply). They’ll give you the best seats available [...]

If you’re not one of the two lucky winners of tickets to The Fantasticks (this week’s giveaway for email subscribers, sponsored by SF Playhouse), get a great discount on tickets to the show, which runs until September 4, 2010. In fact, you have two ways to save on tickets, one deal offers better seats, the [...]

UPDATED 7/26/10: California’s Great America Theme Park, in Santa Clara, I just updated the current offers with several deals and discounts available on the California’s Great America website. Act like a kid again at California’s Great America Theme Park (aka Paramount’s Great America) and get in at a discount. I haven’t seen the new Planet [...]

I am so excited to announce a brand new California Academy special offer: 20% Off general admission tickets — and no fees added! Use our unique promo code 900047 at CalAcademy.org during the month of July 2010, and you’ll get 20% off tickets that are valid any day for a full year. (So they make [...]

Jazz fans, here’s another great deal at Montalvo Arts Center’s Garden Theatre (South Bay Area): Saxophonist Dave Koz, South African singer-songwriter Jonathan Butler, and Sheila E. Tickets are $26 Off (after fees). “Koz, one of jazz music’s leading saxophonists, known for his singles “You Make Me Smile” and his rendition of ‘White Christmas,’ is joined [...]

UPDATE July 9, 2010 — Now get $30 Off discount tickets to JM Barrie’s Peter Pan in San Francisco. The spectacular new stage production of J M Barrie’s Peter Pan made its U.S. premiere over at San Francisco’s Ferry Plaza. Now you can get a great discount on tickets, even for the popular weekend shows. [...]

[Update July 20, 2010] Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Discount — Everyone Pays the Kids’ Price. Six Flags is now advertising their lowest price of the season for all-day passes — just $27.99–that’s a $20 discount–But when you factor in fees, there’s a better deal to be had. Here’s how to get the best Six Flags [...]

UPDATE 7/5/10: New WICKED $30 Off discount tickets, San Francisco — If you haven’t seen WICKED at the Orpheum Theatre yet, you’re running out of time–the show leaves SF on September 4, 2010. But if you hurry you can still get a $30 discount on WICKED tickets. The Plot: “Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, [...]

UPDATE 7/28/10: Four new games added for — Bay Area baseball fans, this deal’s for you. You can get discount tickets for around half price for several home games in August 2010 (San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics games). The SF Giants are off to a great start this year, led by power hitter Pablo [...]

The 2010 Sonoma County Fair (July 27 – August 8, 2010) has a clever new theme — “Grape Escape.” Be equally clever and get discounts on Fair tickets and coupons for carnival rides. Take advantage of advance purchase deals, special discount days offered by the fair organizers, ticket discounts for sale at COSTCO, Friedmans and [...]

UPDATE 7/15/10: California Shakespeare Theater – Just added Half Price Tickets to MacHomer (Macbeth spoof) for August. Now Showing: Mrs. Warren’s Profession 50% Off Tickets for July 2010. Cal Shakes not only takes the classics and gives them a twist all summer long, they do so at a stunning outdoor location in the East Bay [...]

UPDATE 7/22/10: Just added Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers with Special Guest Chaka Khan to the discount tickets now available for July concerts under the stars at Mountain Winery, in Saratoga. You can also still get discount tickets to smooth blues-rocker Kenny Loggins in July. And in August, the deals at this stunning venue [...]

UPDATE 7/1/2010: We have an exclusive promotional code for 20% Off discount tickets and no fees to California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco when you buy tickets in July 2010.  Use them on any day you like for a full year from purchase date. Or get $20 Off the Platinum VIP tour when you [...]

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is open for Summers 2010. Admission is always free to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. It’s the fees for rides and food that can break you. Fortunately there are a few ways to save on the experience. (Also see the 2010 free Bands On The Beach, and the free Circus Brazil [...]

Did you know you can get free admission to Exploratorium Science Museum in San Francisco on the First Wednesdays of every month?  If you can’t make free first Wednesdays, you can always get $2 off discount tickets. Plus, the Exploratorium is part of two discount passes, San Francisco CityPass, and Go San Francisco Card. Things [...]

UPDATE 7/20/10: Gilroy Gardens discount tickets are now available at 50% off through July 30, 2010. You can also still get the Gilroy Gardens $15 off coupon good on any day through November 28 2010. Gilroy Gardens is a unique theme park featuring more than 40 family rides, attractions, and exhibits set among six colorful [...]

UPDATE 7/19/10: More half price discount tickets for Yoshi’s San Francisco have been added to the list. Yoshi’s concerts start at free (fees only). Other tickets are only half price when you get them here. Current Yoshi’s SF Half Off Deals: July 29: The Mind of Ise Lyfe: Spoken-Word Poet with Live Band — Free [...]

Bay Area yoga classes are fun, but you can also get out of the studio and enjoy yoga runs, yoga bike rides, yoga hike/wine tastings, and other yoga adventures on the cheap. “Divine Footprints is all about combining outdoor activities with yoga,” says Kristen Atkinson, certified yoga instructor and Divine Footprints founder. Kristen loves Bay [...]