San Francisco

9am, Nov 3 at Regency Center: 1290 Sutter St, at Geary; Polk

60-70% off the sneaker dealer's entire stash: 5000+ pairs of Nike/Vans/Converse/more boutique brands, plus upscale streetwear from 30+ labels like Stussy, Crooks and Castles, and Ice Cream, which may not be street, but is certainly Rocky Road.

This user-generated g-map plots taco trucks throughout the Bay Area, with the not-mysterious exception of Marin. YT also provides t-truck news, from the mundane ("County Mulls Taco Truck Rules") to the guiltily hilarious ("One man arrested, one sought in taco truck beating of three").

8pm, Nov 3 at Edinburgh Castle: 950 Geary St, at Larkin; Civic Center; 415.885.4074

Enter this pub's Verbal Abuse Duel and demoralize perfect strangers, or sign up for the Vile Oath Contest and attempt to utter as many expletives as possible in 30 seconds, shattering the record set unintentionally by a drunken Micro Machine Man.

7pm, Nov 3: 302 Valencia, at 14th; The Mission; 415.401.7983

Skunkfunk's kicking off their fall line by offering champagne/wine/ snacks/DJ/20% off everything in the store; they're also handing out gift bags laden with t-shirts reminiscent of the ones they once sold at European music festivals to supplement the purchase of their moniker's dank inspiration.

2029 Market St, at Dolores; The Castro; 415.621.7000

After last June's fire, the Castro institution is back from an extensive renovation, including an enlarged bar area featuring a half-off oysters happy hour. Tonight, there's a wild Halloween party; grab a ticket, and you can dress as Guy Compulsively Mentioning His Girlfriend.