Fall Colors of the Bay
Outdoorsy
Fall Colors of the Bay
It's not Vermont, but there are plenty of places to see the leaves change in the Bay Area
Bay Area's Best Pumpkin Patches
Halloween
Bay Area's Best Pumpkin Patches
Where to pick your own pumpkins or fire them through a giant machine gun. Seriously.
Where to Go Apple Picking in the Bay Area
Outdoorsy
Where to Go Apple Picking in the Bay Area
Want crisp fresh apples? It doesn't get any fresher than straight from the tree.

Sunday, September 29

30th Annual Disc Golf Safari Tournament | Golden Gate Park
Sunday, September 29 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch
| Marx Meadow
30th Annual Disc Golf Safari Tournament | Golden Gate Park
This isn’t just a casual day of Frisbee in the park. This is professional disc golf and the 30th Annual “San Francisco Safari” brings together 150 pro and amateur players – including some of the best disc golfers in the world – to vie for nearly ...
Coin-Op’s “Free Play” Sundays: 40+ Arcade Games & Pinball | SoMa
Sunday, September 29 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Coin-Op Game Room
Coin-Op's "Free Play" Sundays: 40+ Arcade Games & Pinball | SoMa

Coin-Op is an awesome 10,000 square foot space in SoMa that was transformed from a steel foundry into a two-story bar and game room with 50+ pinball and video games, plus a secret speakeasy (hidden behind a “busted” video game). On the last Sunday of ...Monthly

2019 Sumo Champions Meet & Greet | Japantown
Sunday, September 29 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Benihana Restaurant (Japan Center Mall-West)
2019 Sumo Champions Meet & Greet | Japantown

Sumo is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan’s national sport. It originated in early Japan as a performance to entertain the Shinto deities. Watch demonstrations, meet real sumo wrestlers, learn about sumo wrestling and watch actual matches from Sumo champions, weighing up to 600 lbs, outdoors in the Japantown ...

Monday, September 30

Applebee’s $1 Adios | Final Day
Monday, September 30 – All Day | Cost: $1 | Applebee's (Participating Locations)
Applebee's $1 Adios | Final Day

It’s never the right time to say goodbye—or is it? Starting today, and for the whole month of September, participating Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar restaurants across the country are saying so long to the hot weather with the September Neighborhood Drink of the Month, ...

Final “Free Play” Night: 50+ Arcade Games & All-Night Happy Hour | Coin-Op
Monday, September 30 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Coin-Op Game Room
Final "Free Play" Night: 50+ Arcade Games & All-Night Happy Hour | Coin-Op

Join us for Free Play September. Thats right, for the entire month of September we are showing our appreciation to everyone who loves to play arcade games by letting you play all of our games for free, all you have to do is walk in the ...

“Tashlique” Jewish New Year Bonfire at the Beach | Ocean Beach
Monday, September 30 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Ocean Beach (Fulton)
"Tashlique" Jewish New Year Bonfire at the Beach | Ocean Beach
Reset your system with a modern spin on a 600-year-old Rosh Hashanah ritual called Tashlich to get rid of last year’s bad karma and start the new year off fresh, is traditionally enacted by tossing crumbs into the ocean. This year, they will provide birdseed instead ...
“Where’s The Local Talent?” Comedy Night | The Final Show
Monday, September 30 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Milk Bar
"Where's The Local Talent?" Comedy Night | The Final Show

Join Ruby Gil for the last Local Talent at Milk Bar. There will have a free stand up comedy show on Monday, September 30th at 8 pm. Line up: Liz Stone Dro Knows Gabby Poccia Jeen Yee Kevin Renner Tony Zavala Headliner: Chey Bell Monthly

Tuesday, October 1

All of SF’s Free Monthly Museum Days | October 2019
Tuesday, October 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Details vary for each museum and cultural institution
| All Over the Bay Area
All of SF's Free Monthly Museum Days | October 2019
Whether the economy is strong or sour, most of the museums in San Francisco and the Bay Area throw their doors open once a month to allow free admission to all comers. Generally on the first Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of each month, these free days ...
de Young Museum Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays
Tuesday, October 1 – 9:30 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission to general galleries; special exhibition fees still apply
| de Young Museum
de Young Museum Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays

Located in beautiful Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is a landmark art museum founded in 1895. Your visit includes a whirlwind trip around the world as the museum’s collections feature priceless treasures and works of arts from the 17th through the 20th centuries ...Monthly

Legion of Honor Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays
Tuesday, October 1 – 9:30 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission to general galleries; special exhibition fees still apply
| Legion of Honor
Legion of Honor Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays

The Legion of Honor displays a collection of 4,000 years of ancient and European art in an exquisite Beaux-Arts building in an unforgettable setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Normally admission is $15 for adults, but on the first Tuesday of each month admission is free (special ...Monthly

Conservatory of Flowers: Free Admission Day | GG Park
Tuesday, October 1 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Conservatory of Flowers
Conservatory of Flowers: Free Admission Day | GG Park

Whether you’re a native San Franciscan, a visitor from the other side of the world, or a budding botanist, the Conservatory of Flowers offers an intimate, up-close experience with over 1,700 species of rare, exotic and endangered plants from more than 50 different countries. Opened ...Monthly

SF City Guides: Rare Walking Tours Month | October 2019
Tuesday, October 1 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted. Some tours may be limited in size.
| All Over San Francisco
SF City Guides: Rare Walking Tours Month | October 2019

San Francisco City Guides offers dozens of free guided walking tours, all over the city, throughout the year. But things get special during the months of May and October each year, when the San Francisco weather is particularly pleasant, City Guides add a slate of ...

Contemporary Jewish Museum Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays
Tuesday, October 1 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Contemporary Jewish Museum
Contemporary Jewish Museum Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays

The Contemporary Jewish Museum engages audiences of all  backgrounds through dynamic exhibitions and programs that explore contemporary perspectives on Jewish culture, history, art, and ideas. And the architecture of the Museum itself is a work of art. Embracing a range of artistic disciplines and media, ...Monthly

Free Admission Day: Museum of Craft and Design | Dogpatch
Tuesday, October 1 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Museum of Craft and Design
Free Admission Day: Museum of Craft and Design | Dogpatch

Enjoy free admission to the Museum of Craft and Design on the first Tuesday of every month. After six years in Union Square and two years of pop-ups, the Museum of Craft & Design opened up their permanent location in the historic American Industrial Center in San Francisco’s vibrant Dogpatch neighborhood. ...Monthly

First Tuesday “Pay What You Wish” Day | Cartoon Art Museum
Tuesday, October 1 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Pay What You Wish Day
| Cartoon Art Museum
First Tuesday “Pay What You Wish” Day | Cartoon Art Museum

The Cartoon Art Museum has returned and so has their Pay What You Wish Days. Pay What You Wish Days create affordable experiences for all to ignite imaginations and foster the next generation of visual storytellers by celebrating the history of cartoon art, its role in ...Monthly

Brand New “Painted Pianos” Musical Art & Live Performance | Walnut Creek
Tuesday, October 1 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Weather Permitting.
| Broadway Plaza
Brand New "Painted Pianos" Musical Art & Live Performance | Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek Downtown is proud to announce a new musical art project called, “Painted Pianos.” Eight pianos will be donated by Steinway Piano Gallery and hand-painted by local artists on site, in downtown Walnut Creek and the Center for Community Arts’ Shadelands campus courtyard. Artists ...

TALL: Tenderloin Art Lending Library | SF
Tuesday, October 1 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 80 Turk
TALL: Tenderloin Art Lending Library | SF

T.A.L.L. the Tenderloin Art Lending Library loans framed, original artwork, much of it by Tenderloin artists, for free to lower income residents. Take a work home for one month, bring it back and borrow another piece for one month. Just like the public library TALL: ...Monthly

Live at Lagunitas: Strfkr | Petaluma
Tuesday, October 1 – 4:20 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but tickets are required.
| Lagunitas Brewery
Live at Lagunitas: Strfkr | Petaluma

Lagunitas Brewery in Petaluma presents a free live summer concert series featuring some amazing bands in their LaguMiniAmphitheaterette that would normally play big venues in San Francisco. Show are free, but tickets are required for each show. You’ll want to grab them quick as these shows will definitely ...

Spoken Word Poetry Night at Salesforce Park | SF
Tuesday, October 1 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*https://salesforcetransitcenter.com/events/
| Salesforce Park
Spoken Word Poetry Night at Salesforce Park | SF

Writers in Salesforce Park invites people to interact with the literary arts and local writers through readings and workshops presented by Intersection for the Arts artist members. Don’t miss all six events at the Main Plaza of Salesforce Park. Writers in Salesforce Park Tuesdays, September ...Every Tuesday

2 for 1 Margaritas “Taco Tuesday” | SF
Tuesday, October 1 – 5:30 pm | Cost: 2-for-1*
*Get 2 for 1 Margaritas on Tuesdays from 5:30pm to 10pm. And tip like a rockstar.
| Francisca's Venezuelan Food and Punch Bar
2 for 1 Margaritas "Taco Tuesday" | SF

Francisca’s Venezuelan Food and Punch Bar is a unique farm-to-table Italian-Venezuelan restaurant in the Mission that has a special “Taco Tuesday” promotion with 2-for-1 fresh-fruit margaritas and discounted taco platters ($4 off). Not your ordinary tacos, these are gourmet-inspired Venezuelan recipes. Plus a new fresh ...Every Tuesday

The Will & Willie Show at The Shelton Theater | SF
Tuesday, October 1 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $5 | The Shelton Theater
The Will & Willie Show at The Shelton Theater | SF
Wildly insightful and entertaining, the award-winning Will & Willie Show stars political icon Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr. and political comedian Will Durst as they share their irreverent San Francisco point of view on politics and life. Special guest moderator is activist and philanthropist Susie Tompkins ...
The Detour Free Arcade Game Night | Every First Tuesday
Tuesday, October 1 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free play arcade games with purchase from bar
| The Detour SF
The Detour Free Arcade Game Night | Every First Tuesday

Paid rent in SF? Hella Broke? Then first Tuesdays are the night for you.  The Detour hosts “Free Play Tuesday” with all arcade games on free play with purchase from the bar. Come enjoy all the video game glory from today and yesteryear while enjoying ...Monthly

SF Hispanic Heritage Festival: Free 16mm Reel Movie Experience | Noe Valley
Tuesday, October 1 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Noe Valley Branch Library
SF Hispanic Heritage Festival: Free 16mm Reel Movie Experience | Noe Valley
Artists’ Television Access (ATA) teams up with SFPL to mine the treasures in the Library’s 16mm film archive. That’s real film, not video. This very special ATA@SFPL presentation is expected to include in-person appearances from the makers of both films. La Guajira (Calogero Salvo, 1984) minutes 2019 has ...
Free Sneak Preview Movie: “Joker” | AMC Metreon 16 (SF)
Tuesday, October 1 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP code required; arrive early as admission is not guaranteed.
| AMC Metreon 16
Free Sneak Preview Movie: "Joker" | AMC Metreon 16 (SF)
Attend an exclusive free sneak preview advanced screening of “Joker,” an American psychological thriller film based on DC Comics character that stars Joaquin Phoenix. Free Film Screening: Joker October 1, 2019 | 7:00 pm AMC Metreon 16 (SF) RSVP code: JokerFunCheapSFHaha Tickets available through https://www.wbtickets.com/main/code_redeem Tickets are free, but subject to availability. Depending on ...
Best American Non-Required Reading | Green Apple Books
Tuesday, October 1 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Green Apple Books on the Park
Best American Non-Required Reading | Green Apple Books
Join us to celebrate the latest release of The Best American Nonrequired Reading. Featuring readings by contributors Keith Donnell and Maddy Raskulinecz. About The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019 An eclectic collection of fiction, essays, poetry, and graphic work selected by high school students with the help ...

Wednesday, October 2

World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology | Santa Clara
Wednesday, October 2 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Levi's Stadium
World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology | Santa Clara
The Second Annual World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology, hosted by Velodyne LiDAR convenes a host of high-profile business, government, public safety and community leaders to address safety issues and public concern in the realm of autonomous vehicles. This event invites a broad range of perspectives ...
Free First Wednesday | UC Berkeley Botanical Garden
Wednesday, October 2 – All Day | Cost: FREE | UC Berkeley Botanical Garden
Free First Wednesday | UC Berkeley Botanical Garden

Enjoy free admission to the UC Botanical Garden on the first Wednesday of every month month from 9 am to 5 pm year round. Established in 1890, the Garden, which is open to the public year round, has over 13,000 different kinds of plants from ...Monthly

SF Zoo Free Admission Day
SF Zoo Free Admission Day

The San Francisco Zoo, Northern California’s largest zoological park and conservation center, periodically offers free admission for San Francisco residents. This urban oasis, nestled against the Pacific Ocean, provides a comfortable climate all year round.  You’ll enjoy seeing the 250 different animal species in naturalistic surroundings, ...

Big Truck Day: Up Close & Personal with City Trucks | McLaren Park
Wednesday, October 2 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | McLaren Park
Big Truck Day: Up Close & Personal with City Trucks | McLaren Park
Big Truck Day is back. Bring the little ones out to McLaren Park (John Shelly Drive and Mansell) on October 2, from 10 a.m. to noon, to explore, play and learn all about the city trucks that keep our city working. Explore trucks from different ...
Ranch First Wednesday Open Community Day | Napa
Ranch First Wednesday Open Community Day | Napa

Come and walk-in every first Wednesday of every month from 3-5 pm in the spring, summer and fall, and from 2-4 pm in the winter. Ranch First Wednesday Open Community Day Every First Wednesday Connolly Ranch, 3141 Browns Valley Road, Napa FREE (RSVP requested but not required) $5 ...Monthly