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Free A’s Post-Game Fireworks Show: Endless Winter | Oakland
Friday, August 2 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch the fireworks outside of the Coliseum.
| Oakland Coliseum
Experience the Endless Winter themed fireworks, presented by Burton Snowboards, on August 2, 2013. If you do go to the game, Sierra At Tahoe and Burton Snowboards will be on site helping kids learn how to snowboard in their Riglet area near Section 235. The game starts at ...
Venezuelan Music Project | Yerba Buena Gardens
Friday, August 2 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:45 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
The Venezuelan Music Project combines Indigenous-Venezuelan, West African and Spanish-European influences, creating a dynamic ensemble full of vibrancy, rhythm, energy and color. There will be two shows: 11-11:30 am and 12:15-12:45 pm

Lunchtime Rooftop Garden Folk Concert: Supermule | Oakland
Friday, August 2 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Kaiser Center

Pack your lunch and come listen to local jazz, rock, and hip hop musicians at the Lakeside Roof Garden (formally known as the Kaiser Roof Garden) free concert series from noon to 1 pm, every Friday from June 14 – September 13, 2019. The three acre roof garden at Oakland’s ...

4:00 pmAlisha’s Free Home Cookin’ Fridays | The Riptide  FREE*
*Food is free while it lasts, and you should be buying drinks to avoid looking like a freeloader.
4:40 pmFashion Studio Happy Hour: Shopping & Free Drinks | SoMa  FREE
5:00 pmFirehouse Arts First Fridays: Season Closing | Pleasanton  FREE
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, August 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but bring some cash for food from food trucks.
| Fort Mason Center

🎉 Off the Grid Returns to Fort Mason for 2025 – With a Massive Monthly Night Market + 110+ Vendors! After taking most of 2024 off, Off the Grid is making a huge comeback in 2025 —  The beloved Friday night tradition at Fort Mason ...

Friday Nights at OMCA: Robot Dance Lessons & Off the Grid | Oakland

What to expect on August 2, 2013: Gourmet food trucks from Off the Grid featuring the best in local cuisine Local beer and wine specials in the Blue Oak beer garden DJ Hey Love spinning hits from 5-6:30 pm Family-friendly drop-in workshop with nature rock painting from 5-8 pm Makers & Tasters Series with Jennie Schacht, author ...Every Friday

Friday Nights at the de Young: Live Music, Films & Fair Trade Bazaar | Golden Gate Park
Friday, August 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Programs are free and open to the public, but does not include admission to the museum's galleries
| de Young Museum

Plumb the depths of urban infrastructure with Urbanauts, Sean Orlando and Matthew Passmore (Rebar), featuring whimsical music and projections by The Goat Family, an eclectic collection of films presented by the Exploratorium’s Cinema Arts Program, the wondrous and curious world of Atlas Obscura, and other ...Every Friday

5:30 pmFree “Oysters on the Half Shell” Fridays | El Rio  FREE*
*Free, but arrive early. And be prepared for dirty looks, if you just come for free oysters and don't buy any drinks.
5:30 pmBites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland  FREE*
*Bring cash for food.
6:00 pmFirst Friday Temescal Art Hop | Oakland  FREE*
*Free admission but bring cash for shopping, food and drinks.
6:00 pmSavor Meditation Practice | SF  FREE*
*Donations welcome.
6:00 pm2013 Summer Concert Series: High ‘n Tight Rock ‘n Roll | Foster City  FREE
6:00 pmCry Havoc: Actor & Veteran Play | Mission Dist.  FREE
6:00 pmMusic on the Square: 10-Piece ’60s Soul Dance Party | Redwood City  FREE
Sexy Corset Magazine Party: Free Cocktails & Adult Toy Giveaways | Oakland
Friday, August 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Feelmore510
Corset Magazine welcomes Oakland’s erotic enthusiasts of all genders to a night of sexual dialogue, complimentary cocktails, and adult toy giveaways at Oakland’s Feelmore 510 Adult Gallery on Friday, August 2, 2013. Free, but an RSVP is required. Guests will be treated to a multi-sensory event that explores the myth and ...
First Friday Shorts: Women’s Films & Q&A | The New Parkway
Friday, August 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The New Parkway

First Friday Shorts puts women’s visions and stories center stage by featuring short films from Bay Area Women in Film and Media (BAWIFM) from 6-8 pm on August 2, 2013. All of the filmmakers will be present for a Q&A. Featured films include: Tarantula Arms, Vita Wolfe A time-based hula-hoop performance in the ...Monthly

6:00 pm“Eezuv Steez” Funky Nu-Disco DJ Party | Trendyloin  FREE
First Fridays Art Crawl | North Beach
Friday, August 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | North Beach

On the first Friday of every month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl with special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. First Fridays Art Crawl ...Monthly

First Friday Follies: Burlesque & Creepy Puppet Show | Oakland
Friday, August 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations for the artists are awesome
| Stork Club

As Oakland Art Murmur winds down on your Friday night, find your way to the Stork Club on 23rd and Telegraph around 9 pm for the perfectly strange after-party, The First Friday Follies burlesque show, a monthly free event featuring dancing girls, sometimes a creepy little ...Monthly

Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, August 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph

Over 30 Oakland Art Murmur affiliate venues have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month. Oakland Art Murmur presents a free monthly evening art walk, known as the ‘Art Murmur.” Every first Friday of the month, affiliate venues are open to the public from 6-9 ...Monthly

6:30 pmFree Friday Chicken Wing Buffet & $3 Cocktails | Castro  FREE*
*Free chicken wing buffet from 6:30 to 8:30p - drink purchase may be required. While supplies last.
’70s Heavy Metal Beach Party with Y&T | Santa Cruz
Friday, August 2 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Before Mötley Crüe, before RATT, even before there was a Metallica, Y&T was slogging away in sweaty rock clubs around America The band received extensive airplay with hits such as “Forever”, “Rescue Me”, “Mean Streak”, and “Summertime Girls”—which played in heavy rotation on MTV. After five ...
2013 Summer Pops: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | San Jose
Friday, August 2 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Jose State University Campus Green
Grab the chance to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the electrifying contemporary Swing Revival band perform a free concert. From ’40s swing to Cab Calloway, boogie woogie to New Orleans blues, its rhythm section is beat only by its horns – or vice versa. “Go Daddy-O,” ...
South First Fridays Art Walk & Street Market | San Jose
Friday, August 2 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | SoFA District (San Jose)

South First Fridays presents Street Mrkt, a nighttime DIY urban fair during the art walk that brings together local artists, creative indie retailers, and a live music stage with performances by The Trims, French Cassettes, and Shovelman with Emcee Avery Burke (of Corpus Callosum) out on South ...Monthly

7:00 pmFirst Friday Art Opening: Free Wine & Beer | Mission  FREE*
*Free with RSVP
7:30 pmFree Psych Pop Concert & Free Food | North Beach  FREE
7:30 pmMovie in the Park: The Lorax | Oakland  FREE
7:30 pmFree Shakespeare in the Park 2013: Macbeth | Cupertino  FREE
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