Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

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 [...]

GS Warriors Tickets – Big Discounts No Fees

Golden State Warriors – New Game Discounts! The Golden State Warriors will play Brandon Roy and the Portland Trail Blazers on March 11, and Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors on March 13 – and you can get tickets with big discounts and No Fees with the promo code below.
A few other places advertise similar prices, [...]

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 [...]

Hornblower Dinner Cruises – Discounts

It’s Love Boat time again with Hornblower Dinner Cruise deals. The San Francisco Bay Hornblower Cruises and Events are always popular with SF locals and tourists — especially when you can get them for less.
The Hornblower cruises will sail you around the San Francisco Bay past the Golden Gate Bridge and Bay Bridge, and [...]

How to Trade or Sell Your Gift Cards for Cash

Gift Cards seem like a great idea when someone just doesn’t know what to get you. The problem is, you can’t return a gift card, even if it’s for a store that doesn’t particularly suit you. Now there’s a work-around. You can now sell or trade your unwanted gift cards and even buy discounted gift [...]

Skiing On The Cheap – Free Lift Tickets/Discounts

Skiers and sliders, you’re going to love this BOGO deal. Starting January 4, 2010, you can get one free lift ticket when you buy another adult lift ticket — just for pumping 10 gallons of gas at a Shell station. That’s 50% off!
This works for skiing at Northstar at Tahoe and Sierra at Tahoe, and [...]

SF WICKED Tickets – Now $30 Off!

WICKED at Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco – NEW OFFERS: WICKED is a show you want to see again and again. Good thing we keep coming up with new discounts and offers for our faithful readers. If you haven’t seen WICKED yet, it’s definitely worth seeing at these prices. As always, we’ll keep you updated as [...]

California Academy of Sciences – Discount Tickets

Now get up to $20 Off Tickets to California Academy of Sciences — Cal Academy has so much to offer, we want to go again and again. Maybe that’s why it was named by Conde’ Nast Traveler as one of the ‘New Wonders of the World.’ Check out their cool new video tour.
I’ve posted about [...]

Exploratorium – Free Days, Discounts, Mixers

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 to the Exploratorium with the link below.
Plus, the museum now offers an “After Dark” Member Pass for $25, [...]

Outdoor Rock Climbing, San Jose & Marin – Discounts

If you’re faint of heart or afraid of heights, stick to mental mountain climbing and stop reading now. For the rest of you, check out the deals at Outback Adventures. This outfit will lead you on outdoor rock climbing trips to unique and beautiful Bay Area and Northern California destinations, some protected by State Parks, [...]

Diablo Ballet Special Ticket Offer

Here’s a sweet Ticket Offer especially for BAOTC readers from Diablo Ballet in Walnut Creek. You can get $21 tickets (regular price $35, or $28 for the matinee) to “Inside the Dancer’s Studio” at Shadelands Arts Center (and there’s even free parking adjacent to the building) on February 26 & 2. [Missed this? Check back [...]

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (Free and Cheap)

The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, located in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens, features cutting edge visual art, performing arts, and film, with year-round programs in two buildings. You’ll find plenty of exciting events to splurge on, but YBCA also offers lots of fun for free and cheap.  Some of the offerings:
DEAL 1: Get [...]

Buy/Sell/Trade at Amoeba Music, Berkely & SF

Amoeba Music, in Berkeley and San Francisco offers free free MP3 downloads and free in-store live music shows and events, with videos available online if you miss them–free, of course.
Sometimes you have to clear a shelf before updating your media library to reflect your evolving tastes. Amoeba Music is a favorite in the Bay [...]

Motown Madness – Half Off Deal

Motown Madness, San Francisco – Here’s a new ticket discount for Motown Madness. If you like your golden oldies with choreographed theatrics, check this one out for Broadway musical-style fun.
“Top Shelf’s Motown Madness is an interactive Motown and classic soul musical that celebrates Motown’s 50th anniversary. Straying from a typical musical revue, Motown Madness takes [...]

San Francisco PIER 39 (Discounts, Coupons)

We have a NEW deal for San Francisco’s PIER 39, an old deal just for locals — and a funpack coupon for everyone.
DEAL 1: Get PIER 39 passes for ONLY $47 (regular price $53.95); Child ages 5-11 $29.50 (regular price $31.50) good through December 31, 2009. Click Here to reserve discount passes and print. Includes:

Aquarium [...]

Infineon Raceway Go Karting Package – 50% Off

Sometimes we post a deal that, while not exactly cheap, offers an amazing experience for half off the regular price — like a Balloon Ride Over Wine Country, or Indoor Skydiving. This half off Go Karting Package, at Infineon Raceway, is one of these. It was sent to us from the folks at WatchHalfOff.com and [...]

Free Salsa Saturdays at Ceja Vineyards, Napa

Every Saturday evening, Ceja Vineyards in Napa hosts a hot salsa party with salsa lessons for beginners and intermediate salsa dancers. Both classes are free. And if you show up early you can catch their Happy Hour. Ceja’s tasting salon is open for happy hour specials — wines by the glass and bottle discounts. Then [...]