San Francisco Calendar

San Francisco EventsSan Francisco is super spendy to live in, but there’s always a ton of fun, free & cheap things to do… if you know where to look. Here’s our calendar of upcoming fun, yet affordable, events.

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

12:00 pm  Walking tour of Ferry Building  FREE
12:00 pm  The San Francisco Arts Market | UN Plaza  FREE
5:00 pm  Craft Bar with Etsy Labs: T-Shirt Recycling Workshop | SOMA  $5
5:00 pm  September 2010 Divisadero Corridor Art Walk | NoPa  FREE
5:30 pm  First Thursday Art Gallery Walk | Union Square  FREE
6:00 pm  $5 Guided Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting | Omnivore Books  $5
6:30 pm  7th Annual Bernal Heights Oudoor Cinema Festival | Opening Night  FREE
7:00 pm  SPIN: A New Twist on Vintage Board Games | Duboce Triangle  FREE
8:00 pm  epicsauce $6 Concert with Reporter | Haight  $6

Friday, September 3, 2010

5:00 pm  “Shownuff” Happy Hour Concert with Soulful “London Street | 111 Minna  FREE
5:00 pm  Off The Grid: An Evening of 25+ Gourmet Street Carts | Fort Mason  FREE*
6:00 pm  “Friday Nights at the de Young” celebrates San Francisco Street Art  FREE*
6:30 pm  Film Crawl on Cortland | Bernal Heights  FREE
7:00 pm  Artist Xchange Printmaking Show | Mission Dist.  FREE
7:00 pm  Learn to Screen Print with Artist Hillary Williams | Mission District  FREE
8:00 pm  Art & Wine: “Magnetic Fields” Artists Reception | Lower Haight  FREE

Saturday, September 4, 2010

11:00 am  Walking tour of the Castro  FREE
12:00 pm  Urban Beekeeping & Honey Workshop | Oakland Farmer’s Market  FREE
1:00 pm  The Nice Guy Trio + Strings | Yerba Buena Gardens Festival  FREE
2:00 pm  SF Mime Troupe “Posibilidad” Closing Weekend | Dolores Park  FREE
6:30 pm  Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema Fest | Top of the Hill Screening  FREE
7:30 pm  Free Shakespeare in the Park: Gentlemen of Verona | Presidio  FREE

Sunday, September 5, 2010

10:00 am  Asian Art Museum Free Admission Day: Target Sundays | Civic Center  FREE
11:00 am  San Francisco Zine Fest 2010 | Golden Gate Park  FREE
12:00 pm  8th Annual “Doin’ It In the Park” DJ Festival & Free BBQ | SF  FREE
1:00 pm  Golden Gate Park Band Concert: Tribute to Spain  FREE
2:00 pm  Tango in the Square: Free Dance Lessons | Union Square  FREE
6:30 pm  Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema Fest Closing Night | Precita Park  FREE

Monday, September 6, 2010

All Day  Labor Day Free Fishing Day | San Francisco Bay Area  FREE
8:00 am  Il Giro di San Francisco | Bike Race  FREE*
10:00 am  Walking tour of Chinatown  FREE
1:00 pm  Labor Day Concert in the Park: Golden Gate Park Band  FREE
2:00 pm  Free Labor Day SF Mime Troupe Performance “Posibilidad” | Dolores Park  FREE
6:00 pm  AAA Tipsy Tow: Free Car Tow Home | Labor Day 2010  FREE

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

9:30 am  Free Admission Day: de Young Museum  FREE
9:30 am  Free Admission Day: Legion of Honor  FREE
10:00 am  Conservatory of Flowers: Free Admission Day  FREE
11:00 am  Cartoon Art Museum: First Tuesday “Pay What You Wish” Day  FREE*
11:00 am  First Tuesdays: Free Admission to SF MOMA  FREE
11:00 am  First Tuesday Free Admission Day: Museum of Craft and Folk Art | SOMA  FREE
12:00 pm  Free Admission: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)  FREE
7:30 pm  FoundSF.org: San Francisco History Online | Eureka Valley Library  FREE

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

7:00 pm  “How-To Night” : How to Make Your Own Telescope | Bazaar Cafe  FREE
8:00 pm  The Rumble: Indie Rock Concert Night | Upper Haight  FREE*

Thursday, September 9, 2010

6:00 pm  Food Heroes: 16 Culinary Artisans Preserving Traditions | Omnivore Books  FREE
6:30 pm  Learn How to Shop Seasonally at Farmers Markets | Sports Basement  FREE
7:45 pm  Dolores Park Movie Night: “Chinatown” (1974) | September 2010  FREE

Friday, September 10, 2010

6:00 pm  September 2010 Fillmore Art Walk | 60 Artists & 10 Bands  FREE

Saturday, September 11, 2010

11:00 am  Tomato and Pepper Festival | Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market  FREE
2:00 pm  Healing & Justice Visual Arts Workshop | SOMArts Cultural Center  FREE