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2025 Ben & Jerry’s Free Ice Cream Cone Day (SF Bay Area)

Mmmm… Tuesday, April 8, 2025 is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s, and you know what that means… free ice cream for you.

As long as you don’t mind waiting in really long lines, almost all Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shops in the Bay Area (and around the world, for that matter) are opening their doors from noon to 8 pm to serve up a free scoop of any flavor of your choice.

Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day 2025
April 8, 2025 | Noon to 8 pm
Ben & Jerry’s locations (Most, but not all)
FREE

Bay Area Locations:
(Find a participating Ben & Jerry’s) List is subject to change.

San Francisco

  • Haight Ashbury – 1480 Haight Street at Ashbury (Haight)
  • Fisherman’s Wharf (Pier 41)
  • Argonaut – 475 Jefferson Street (Fisherman’s Wharf)

East Bay

  • Jack London Square –  505 Embarcadero (Oakland)

Napa County

  • Napa – 1136 Main St. (Napa)

For more information, please visit the link below

https://sf.funcheap.com/free-cone-day-ben-jerrys/

San Francisco Chocolate Salon 2025 (Golden Gate Park)

The original and premier artisan chocolate festival on the West Coast takes place this Spring at the 17th Annual San Francisco International Chocolate Salon and Festival, in San Francisco. Chocolate aficionados, fanatics, buyers and journalists can experience the finest in artisan, gourmet & premium chocolate in one of the world’s great culinary metropolitan areas.

17th Annual San Francisco Int’l Chocolate Salon and Festival
Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 11a-5p
San Francisco County Fair Building / Hall of Flowers
1199 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way (Golden Gate Park), SF
Buy Tickets – $23 $25  – Tickets include all chocolate tastings, demos, etc.

  • Save $2 w/ secret code FUNCHEAP24YRD (or $30 at door)
  • Advanced discount tickets are limited
  • 6 hours of tastings

Featuring a delicious selection chosen and curated by the Organizers, previous Annual International CHOCOLATE SALON participants included master chocolatiers, confectioners, and other curated culinary artisans.

Salon highlights feature chocolate tasting, demonstrations, chef & author talks, and ongoing interviews by TasteTV’s Chocolate Television program. (Salon Entry includes all chocolate tastings, demos, etc.). The is the international chocolate festival not to miss!

List of 2025 Participants
Amano Artisan Chocolate, Kokak Chocolates, Charlotte Truffles, RJ Toffees, and more TBA. Like all things in life, the list of participants is subject to change.

Cost: $23*

*Code Funcheap24yrd gives a discount of $2.00/Adult TicketCategories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Eating & Drinking, Fairs & Festivals, In Person, Sponsored

Venue: San Francisco County Fair Building

Address: 9th and Lincoln Street, San Francisco, CA

For more information, please visit the links below

https://www.sfchocolatesalon.com/san-francisco-international-chocolate-salon-2025-returns-april-6th-for-17th-year/

https://sf.funcheap.com/san-francisco-chocolate-salon-2025-golden-gate-park/

SF’s Brand New Balloon Museum “EmotionAir” at Palace of Fine Arts (March 29 – Sept. 7)

Get ready for an air-mazing experience like no other as the ​Balloon Museum arrives in San Francisco with its bold and breathtaking EmotionAir: Art You Can Feel exhibition! ​From March 29th to September 7th, 2025, explore inflatable masterpieces, vibrant light shows, and interactive art that’ll make you feel all the feels in the iconic Palace of Fine Arts. 

Through the work of 22 internationally recognized artists, immerse yourself in the emotional journey of art. Whether you’re diving into the mesmerizing “Hyperfeeling” installation or getting lost in the colorful chaos of “Synchronized Chaos,” EmotionAir turns air into a medium for both expression and exploration. Get ready to touch, feel, and play with art in a way you never have before, from giant inflatable sculptures to sensory overloads of color and sound. 

HOURS

MONDAY – THURSDAY

  • 1 pm – 7 pm
  • last entry 6 pm

FRIDAY

  • 11 am – 8 pm
  • last entry 7 pm

SATURDAY

  • 10 am – 9 pm
  • last entry 8 pm

SUNDAY

  • 10 am – 8 pm
  • last entry 7 pm

Tickets: Monday – Friday

Adult (18-65) – $42.50 , Young (13-17), Over 65, Military, California Resident, Adult Disability – $39 Child (4-12); Adult Disability California Resident – $32.50 Family Pack 2+1 – $108 Family Pack 2+2 – $139 Family Pack 2+3 – $170

Tickets Saturday – Sunday & Holidays
Adult (18-65) – $54 Young (13-17), Over 65, Military, California Resident, Adult Disability – $49 Child (4-12), Adult Disability California Resident – $43.50 Family Pack 2+1 – $141 Family Pack 2+2 – $177 Family Pack 2+3 – $210

For more information please follow the links below

https://sf.funcheap.com/sfs-brand-balloon-museum-emotionair-palace-fine-arts-march-29-sept-7/

https://tickets.balloonmuseum.world/emotion-air-san-francisco/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtJ6_BhDWARIsAGanmKcA6ArBgVqskmcUHUhZ_BswG9wM36gomyhQD3Rbd8zW_Q_2LHDhm74aAlDNEALw_wcB