Here are some fun ideas for things to do on the cheap in the San Francisco Bay area over the weekend (May 19 – 20, 2012). Free festivals are in season, and you have several to choose from around the Bay. One of our favorite family events, the Treasure Island Safe Boating Day Celebration, offers free admission and free sailboat rides. And Love Your Parks Day in San Francisco offers several activities to check out at local parks.
Also See: Bay Area Cheap Dates for May & June 2012.
Saturday May 19, 2012
- Love Your Parks Day (Free), San Francisco
- Yoshi’s Jazz Club — Cyrille Aimée & Julien Labro (50% Off), San Francisco
- Treasure Island Safe Boating Day Celebration (Free + Free Sailboat Rides), San Francisco
- San Francisco Fine Art Fair at Fort Mason Center (50% Off), San Francisco
- ArtMRKT San Francisco (50% Off or Better), San Francisco
- MLB – San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics (50% Off), San Francisco
- Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Final (49% Off), San Jose
- Ghirardelli Square Wine Festival (Free), San Francisco
- Asian Heritage Street Celebration (Free), San Francisco
- Red and White Fleet’s Bridge 2 Bridge Cruise (50% Off), San Francisco
- Aquarium of the Bay (50% Off), San Francisco
- California Academy of Sciences (Neighborhood Free Days), San Francisco
- California Academy of Sciences (20% Off Skip-The-Line), San Francisco
- Endgame and Play - A Beckett Double Bill at A.C.T. (50% Off), San Francisco
- Golden Gate Champagne Cruise (50% Off), San Francisco
- Six Flags Discovery Kingdom ($20 Off), Vallejo
- Community Arts Day, w/jazz, art, demos (Free), San Jose
- Luther Burbank Rose Parade & Festival (Free), Santa Rosa
- Boogie on the Bayou Festival (Free), Campbell
- Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival (Free), Oakland
- Pet Parade (Free), Los Altos
- Himalayan Fair (Free), Berkeley
- The Wiz, From Black Repertory Group (60% Off after free signup), Berkeley
- Paddle the Russian River by Inflatable Canoe (5o% Off), Healdsburg
Sunday May 20, 2012
- MLB – San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics (50% Off), San Francisco
- San Francisco Fine Art Fair at Fort Mason Center (50% Off), San Francisco
- Golden Gate Park Band Concert — Armenian Independence Day (Free), San Francisco
- ArtMRKT San Francisco (50% Off or Better), San Francisco
- Red and White Fleet’s Bridge 2 Bridge Cruise (50% Off), San Francisco
- Aquarium of the Bay (50% Off), San Francisco
- California Academy of Sciences (Neighborhood Free Days), San Francisco
- California Academy of Sciences (20% Off Skip-The-Line), San Francisco
- Endgame and Play - A Beckett Double Bill at A.C.T. (50% Off), San Francisco
- Two-Hour Golden Gate Champagne Cruise (50% Off), San Francisco
- Bay to Breakers 12k Race (Free to Watch), San Francisco
- Himalayan Fair (Free), Berkeley
- Jazz on Fourth Street (Free), Berkeley
- The Wiz, From Black Repertory Group (60% Off after free signup), Berkeley
- Wildflower, Art, Quilt & Garden Show (Free), Fremont
- Boogie on the Bayou Festival(Free), Campbell
- Paddle the Russian River by Inflatable Canoe (5o% Off), Healdsburg
- Six Flags Discovery Kingdom ($20 Off), Vallejo
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