SF's Cable Car Rides Rising to $18 in 2028
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SF's Cable Car Rides Rising to $18 in 2028
Fare hikes would nearly double the cost of a ride, reshaping one of SF’s most iconic attractions
A New 5-Acre Park Finally Coming to the Marina Waterfront
New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco
A New 5-Acre Park Finally Coming to the Marina Waterfront
SF moves forward with long-delayed plan to transform Gashouse Cove next to Marina Green
SF Could Get a Massive New 14-Story Hospital
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SF Could Get a Massive New 14-Story Hospital
The city could see its first new Kaiser hospital in over 70 years
Legendary SF Beer Bar Toronado Is Being Sold to One of Its Regulars
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Legendary SF Beer Bar Toronado Is Being Sold to One of Its Regulars
After a year of uncertainty, the iconic beer destination will stay exactly as it is
Alcatraz Tours Are Suddenly Canceled This Week
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Alcatraz Tours Are Suddenly Canceled This Week
Dock repairs have temporarily shut down all ferry service to Alcatraz Island through Friday, April 24, 2026

Friday, April 24, 2026

All Day   Bay Area Dance Week 2026 w/ 100+ Free Events (April 24–May 3)   FREE
10:00 am   Alameda Ocean Photographer of the Year (Apr. 24–May 17)   $28.52*
*General Admission - $28.52 | Youth/Students - $17.85 | Family Package - 2 Adults & 2 Kids - $65.87 | Early bird discount of 20% if order by April 1. | fees included
11:00 am   AMA SF Marketing Hackathon 2026   $10
12:00 pm   Free Torani Treat Truck Pop-Up (SF)   FREE*
*No tickets or RSVP required. First come, first served - there may be a line.
4:30 pm   GG Park’s Free Happy Hour Concert in the Park   FREE
5:00 pm   “Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)   FREE*
*Most outdoor activities and entertainment is free and open to the public from 5-9pm. Regular Museum applies to enter the galleries
5:00 pm   Cookbook Week: Headnotes Live at Presidio Theatre (SF)   $85*
*Tickets include a preshow reception with drinks, books for sales, and an author meet and greet
5:00 pm   San Francisco Grief Summit (2026)   Paid Tickets*
*Tickets are $60 General Admission and include food and drinks, access to the full speaker panel and audience Q&A, a curated Summit Library book signed by one of the authors, and a goodie bag. VIP tickets include everything in General Admission plus a copy of every book in the Summit Library, special seating, access to a pre-event cocktail hour with the speakers, an official summit tote, and priority photo opportunities. Advance RSVP and ticket purchase are required due to limited space.

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Friday, April 24

Bay Area Dance Week 2026 w/ 100+ Free Events (April 24–May 3)
Friday, April 24 – All Day | Cost: FREE | All Over the Bay Area
Bay Area Dance Week 2026 w/ 100+ Free Events (April 24–May 3)

Bay Area Dance Week is a 10-day celebration of movement and dance, where the vibrant and diverse Bay Area dance community offers free classes, workshops, performances, open rehearsals, and more for people of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels. The festival runs April 24-May 3, ...

Alameda Ocean Photographer of the Year (Apr. 24–May 17)
Alameda Ocean Photographer of the Year (Apr. 24–May 17)
The United States premiere exhibition of Ocean Photographer of the Year opens on April 24 in a WWII Hangar in Alameda, California. One of the world’s most celebrated ocean photography exhibitions, Ocean Photographer of the Year, presented by Oceanographic Magazine and Blancpain, will be installed for ...
“Golden Gate Comedy Night” SF’s Most Intimate Comedy Club
Friday, April 24 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP. 21+
| The Function
"Golden Gate Comedy Night" SF's Most Intimate Comedy Club

See top comics you’d normally see at Punch Line, Cobbs and SF Sketchfest up close at intimate comedy club in the heart of downtown SF. Looking for a real San Francisco comedy experience? Golden Gate Comedy Night is your go-to show – a sharp, fast-moving showcase of the Bay ...

“HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)
"HellaSecret" Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...

SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)
SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)

Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs at a secret location – a two-floor comedy club near ...Every Friday

“Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)
Friday, April 24 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| The Function
"Rush Hour Comedy Night" w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)

Welcome to ‘Rush Hour Comedy Night’ where laughter knows no bounds and cultural collisions are the name of the game. Join our dynamic duo of black and Asian comedians as they embark on a whirlwind adventure through the streets of humor, weaving together their diverse backgrounds and ...Every Friday

Kinks and Quirks: Beethoven’s First Symphony (Palo Alto)
Friday, April 24 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $40*
*Tickets: $40 - $125 and $20 for Under 30s
| First Palo Alto United Methodist Church
Kinks and Quirks: Beethoven's First Symphony (Palo Alto)

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 marks the start of one of music’s greatest journeys. Alongside it, pieces by C.P.E. Bach, Mozart, and Mendelssohn bring unexpected twists and striking contrasts kinks and quirks all performed on period instruments so you can hear the music as Beethoven and his ...

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Friday, April 24 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: "The Confessional" SF's Wild "Sins & Secrets" Improv Comedy Show

From the mild to the wild, all of us have guilty pleasures, moments of being bad, and the down right awful. Audiences submit written sins and secrets, and we weave a fully improvised comedy show. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. No one will know about the ...

50% Off Tix: SF’s Hit New Play “Flex” by Candrice Jones (Mar. 26-May 2)
Friday, April 24 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: $30*
*Save 50% OFF tickets with code FUNCHEAP
| San Francisco Playhouse
50% Off Tix: SF's Hit New Play "Flex" by Candrice Jones (Mar. 26-May 2)

Written by acclaimed playwright Candrice Jones, one of the most exciting new voices in American theatre, this raw, electric new play explores resilience, identity, and the power of a team to rise together. In a forgotten town in rural Arkansas, a high school girls basketball ...

“The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF)
Friday, April 24 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP (21+ with Valid ID) - One item minimum purchase per person required
| Moe Greens
"The Stoner Comedy Jam" Friday Nights (SF)

You know what makes stand-up comedy funnier? Smoking while watching it live! Come to San Francisco’s premiere cannabis club Moe Greens every Friday night for a night of laughter and, well, getting stoned. HellaFunny is taking over the cannabis lounge at Moe Greens for the ...Every Friday

SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)
SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)

See the show the SF Chronicle calls one of 22 San Francisco things everyone must do! 50 weekends a year, the critically-acclaimed San Francisco Neo-Futurists present The Infinite Wrench, an attempt to perform 30 bite-sized plays in a frantic race against the clock, in an ...

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Friday, April 24 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: "Your Fucked Up Relationship" Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)

Since 2011, San Francisco’s hottest improv show remains “Your Fucked Up Relationship.” — Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook ...

Cobb’s Free 2026 Comedy Nights (Roast Battle Bay Area)
Cobb's Free 2026 Comedy Nights (Roast Battle Bay Area)

Cobb’s Comedy Club has a secret guestlist for a handpicked group of shows at SF’s biggest comedy club. Every month they handpick some of SF’s top local comedians to showcase for you – often with credits like SF Sketchfest, NBC, Comedy Central and more. Secret ...

$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Friday, April 24 – 10:15 pm - Ends at 11:15 pm | Cost: $12.16*
*FUNCHEAP discount code for $5 off
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)

Once a week, in the late hours of what used to be “not considered late,” a group of degenerates and misfits gather to perform a seance unlike anything seen before. So comically evil that you may get sick to your stomach. The Ritual will be ...Every Friday

Free Torani Treat Truck Pop-Up (SF)
Friday, April 24 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No tickets or RSVP required. First come, first served - there may be a line.
| Embarcadero Plaza
Free Torani Treat Truck Pop-Up (SF)
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The Torani Treat Truck is rolling into the Bay Area this April, and we need your help finding America’s favorite flavor. Step inside our pop-up truck and discover the flavor of SF, where the latest sips are making headlines and ...
GG Park’s Free Happy Hour Concert in the Park
Friday, April 24 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
GG Park's Free Happy Hour Concert in the Park

Free live music is back in the park. Illuminate LIVE returns to the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, March 1, 2026, launching its sixth season of free outdoor concerts with more than 125 performances scheduled through mid-November. The long-running series has ...

$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
Friday, April 24 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission with RSVP on Eventbrite
| Monroe
$1 Drink Fridays: "Battle of the Decades" DJ Party (North Beach)

Fridays are now a little bit more awesome. Did someone say $1 drinks? Monroe in North Beach hosts “Battle of the Decades” DJ party and happy hour every Friday with a DJ spinning progressive tunes. Every hour is a different decade – with drink prices ...Every Friday

“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
Friday, April 24 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Most outdoor activities and entertainment is free and open to the public from 5-9pm. Regular Museum applies to enter the galleries
| OMCA (Oakland Museum of California)
"Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid" Block Party + DJs (Oakland)

The Town’s favorite block party, Friday Nights at OMCA, is back for the 2026 season, inviting the Bay to kick off the weekend with the crew—whether family, friends, or neighbors. Join us every Friday, April–October, at 5 pm for a free evening of live music, interactive activities, ...Every Friday

Bay Area’s Best: Open Mic Night w/ Free Drinks (SF)
Friday, April 24 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| KALW
Bay Area's Best: Open Mic Night w/ Free Drinks (SF)
Celebrate Bay Area poets, musicians, storytellers and showpeople. Who will win the performance of the night & be broadcast on KALW? The Bay Area’s best performers shine at KALW’s Most Best Open Mic! Host Charlie Getter gathers a homegrown harvest of poets, musicians, and storytellers with ...
“Lesbian Power” Free Panel Discussion + Art Tour (Yerba Buena)
Friday, April 24 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required limited capacity
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
"Lesbian Power" Free Panel Discussion + Art Tour (Yerba Buena)
Please join us for a panel discussion in honor of Lesbian Visibility Week with Joan Benoit, Marga Gomez, Crystal Mason, and Franco Stevens, moderated by Caro De Robertis. Meet in the Grand Lobby before the panel discussion for a tour of “Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures ...
69th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24–May 4)
69th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24–May 4)
Discover 100+ films from 40+ countries at the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival, April 24–May 4. From premieres to standout global cinema, the festival brings it all together. Join us. Tickets on sale now at SFFILM.org . Founded in 1957, the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM ...
San Francisco Critical Mass (Last Friday of the Month)
Friday, April 24 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Embarcadero Plaza
San Francisco Critical Mass (Last Friday of the Month)

Critical Mass is a mass bicycle ride that takes place on the last Friday of each month in San Francisco. Meet and 6pm, ride at 6:30 pm from Embarcadero Plaza (foot of Market Street) and in cities around the world. Everyone is invited. No one is ...Monthly

FACT/SF: The Waves at ODC Theater
Friday, April 24 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Some free tickets available, range is $0-$100
| ODC Theater
FACT/SF: The Waves at ODC Theater
Get swept up in The Waves, an expansive, intimate, surreal, and impressionistic contemporary dance about sound waves, light waves, brain waves, and intersubjectivity. The piece considers how individuals experience and craft their own sense of reality. The Waves is conceived and directed by Charlie Slender-White, ...
Free ‘Arco’ Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Friday, April 24 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:45 pm | Cost: FREE | Proxy SF
Free 'Arco' Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Free and open to all! Join us at PROXY for a thrilling time travel adventure in Arco! A magical and beautifully animated journey through time, Arco is a dazzling adventure about a 10-year-old boy from a peaceful, distant future who accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and ...
$39 San Francisco Ballet Tickets “Mere Mortals” + DJ After Pary (April 24 – May 3)
Friday, April 24 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $39 | War Memorial Opera House
$39 San Francisco Ballet Tickets "Mere Mortals" + DJ After Pary (April 24 - May 3)
Step inside a world where myth meets modern day. Mere Mortals reimagines the story of Pandora’s Jar through the lens of our tech-driven age. Exploring eternal philosophical questions through the timely subject of artificial intelligence, this ballet examines the promises and perils of humankind forging new paths ...

Saturday, April 25

Bay Area Dance Week 2026 w/ 100+ Free Events (April 24–May 3)
Saturday, April 25 – All Day | Cost: FREE | All Over the Bay Area
Bay Area Dance Week 2026 w/ 100+ Free Events (April 24–May 3)

Bay Area Dance Week is a 10-day celebration of movement and dance, where the vibrant and diverse Bay Area dance community offers free classes, workshops, performances, open rehearsals, and more for people of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels. The festival runs April 24-May 3, ...

SF’s Shipyard Open Studios (2026)
Saturday, April 25 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Please RSVP to help us plan, free parking
| Hunters Point Shipyard Artists
SF’s Shipyard Open Studios (2026)

Over 100 Artists, Food, a Beer & Wine Garden, and Live Music at the historic Hunters Point Shipyard! Over 100 artists in their studios. Connect with artists both in the Gallery and inside their working studios, where creativity unfolds every day. This is a unique ...

“Pickin’ On The Polk” SF’s Free 10-Hour Music Festival + Block Party 2026
Saturday, April 25 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Polk and California
"Pickin' On The Polk" SF's Free 10-Hour Music Festival + Block Party 2026

Like a mini Hardly Strictly Bluegrass taking over an entire neighborhood, Pickin’ on the Polk is a free block party & concert in the Discover Polk Community Benefit District on April 25, 2026. This special festival will temporarily transform Polk Street into a free, all-day ...

Win Tix: Widely Popular Kids’s Podcast “Brains On” Live at Marines’ Memorial Theatre (SF)
Saturday, April 25 – 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*WIN
| Marines' Memorial Theatre
Brains On!, the wildly popular podcast for kids, is hitting the road with a hilarious science-themed show that takes the audience on an adventure through our brains. Brains On!, is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from Brains On Universe. Each week, a different ...
Kinks and Quirks: Beethoven’s First Symphony (Berkeley)
Saturday, April 25 – 2:30 pm | Cost: $40*
*Tickets: $40 - $125 and $20 for Under 30s
| First Congregational Church (Berkeley)
Kinks and Quirks: Beethoven's First Symphony (Berkeley)

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 marks the start of one of music’s greatest journeys. Alongside it, pieces by C.P.E. Bach, Mozart, and Mendelssohn bring unexpected twists and striking contrasts kinks and quirks all performed on period instruments so you can hear the music as Beethoven and his ...