Fun and Cheap Things To Do This Weekend

I rarely have weekends off, but when I do, I love spending time w/ my family. On Saturdays, we enjoy walking down to the Alemany Farmer's Market and picking up our weeks work of produce. Last week, we brought $20 and ended up buying Fuji apples, granny smith apples, leeks, red onions, walnuts, almonds, napa cabbage, and tamales. I like this Farmer's Market over the one at the pier because I find it sooo much cheaper and its so close my house! Check it out this weekend!

If you do end up going this Saturday I recommend:

• Checking out the stand w/ the dried fruits and nuts; try their sundried tomatoes and pick up a bag of pecans for some pecan pie.
• Buying a couple of tamales from the tamales vendor. You can also buy them frozen if you want to take them to work w/ you for lunch.
• Buying some honey! They have a great variety of honey to choose from- alfalfa, orange blossom, etc.
• Buy some fresh herbs! Experiment and try some new ones you've never had before.

I recommend going real early around 7am for best selection or around 11-12pm for great deals b/c the vendors start packing up around 1pm for closing at 2pm.

To learn more about the Alemany Farmer's Market check out their website and their reviews here on Yelp.com.

Other Events Around the Bay Area to check out-

Zoolights 2009 at Oakland Zoo: Family, friends, and ZooLights are a great way to turn on your holiday spirit! Holiday music will fill the air as guests mingle among hundreds of thousands of energy-efficient LED lights.
Price: $12.50 for 2 Adults and 2 Children (via Bay Area 1/2 Off, hurry these ticket prices are limited!) , parking is FREE

DECEMBER 5th

Union Street Fantasy of Lights: Union Street, between Van Ness & Steiner, and Fillmore Street, from Union to Lombard, will feature an array of holiday-related entertainment and community events; from jugglers to face painters, art projects, holiday characters, cupcake decorating, a special Snow Queen children’s parade, carolers and more.

On December 5th check out:

• 3pm – 6pm – Cupcake Decorating in front of the Cudworth Mansion, 2040 Union Street
• 4:30 pm – Snow Queen Children’s Parade
• 5:30 – 7pm – Santa arrives at Cudworth Mansion. Children’s free photo opportunity

San Francisco Botanical Garden B1G1 Free Sale: A unique opportunity to acquire plants seldom found in commercial nurseries or garden centers. All plants are suitable for Bay Area gardens and are propagated by volunteers from the Garden's own collections. Saturday Plant Sales are held at the San Francisco Botanical Garden Nursery from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, unless otherwise noted.

DECEMBER 6

Asian Art Museum FREE first Sundays of the Month: The new Emerald Cities Exhibit has a $5 surcharge- Emerald Cities is the first major exhibition in the West to explore the rich but little known arts of Siam and Burma from this period. Many of the 140 stunning artworks—including gilded ritual vessels, mother-of-pearl inlaid furniture, colorful paintings, manuscripts, exquisite textiles, delicate ceramics, and more—were recently acquired by the museum from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and are on display for the first time.
For More Events over the Weekend check out: http://www.bayareaonthecheap.com/dates/