SF's Holiday Ice Skating Rink at Union Square is Back (2026-27)
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SF's Holiday Ice Skating Rink at Union Square is Back (2026-27)
Skate 'round Union Square November 4, 2026, through January 18, 2027
All 37 San Francisco Official Ballot Drop-Off Stations
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All 37 San Francisco Official Ballot Drop-Off Stations
Deadlines and locations where to return your ballot in SF before and on election day 2026
SF's "Terror Vault" 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back for 2026 ($10 Off Tix)
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SF's "Terror Vault" 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back for 2026 ($10 Off Tix)
The historic San Francisco Mint turns into an all-new immersive haunted experience for 2026.
Bay Area Fall Guide 2026: Pumpkin Patches, Fall Colors & Corn Mazes
Bay Area Favorites, Halloween, Outdoorsy
Bay Area Fall Guide 2026: Pumpkin Patches, Fall Colors & Corn Mazes
Autumn in SF w/ fall colors, apple picking, corn mazes & fall festivals
Bay Area's Best Pumpkin Patches for 2026
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Bay Area's Best Pumpkin Patches for 2026
Where to pick your own pumpkins with fun fall activities this Fall 2026

Wednesday, October 28

$1 Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina (SoMa)
Wednesday, October 28 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No admission charge. Wings are $1 each.
| Underdogs Cantina
$1 Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina (SoMa)

Join us for Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina with $1 Wings from 4:30pm – Close! $1 Wing Wednesdays | 4:30pm to Close Underdogs Cantina, 128 King St. (Across from ballpark), SF FREE (No Cover) $1 WINGS from 4:30pm – Close Happy Hour from ...Every Wednesday

$10 Off Tix: SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt (Final Week 2026)
Wednesday, October 28 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $10 Off*
*Use code FUNCHEAP for $10 off tickets, but only 50 discount tickets available per date
| San Francisco Mint
$10 Off Tix: SF's "Terror Vault" 1874 Halloween Haunt (Final Week 2026)

San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2026 with “SLASHED: Return to Hellville” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2026: Thirty-seven years after the infamous Hellville massacre, a terrifying new evil has ...

FREE Comedy Night (Every Wednesday) at The Function (SF)
FREE Comedy Night (Every Wednesday) at The Function (SF)

Welcome to the heart of laughter right on the edge of SF’s vibrant Hayes Valley district! Step into a world of hilarity and at the newest addition to the city’s comedy scene – a chic, upscale comedy club boasting avant-garde decor, an upstairs lounge and a roster of top-notch comedians. ...

Plan Ahead

$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Friday, October 30 – 10:15 pm - Ends at 11:15 pm | 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

City Creatures: Pest Art Pop-Up (SF)
Friday, October 30 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Terra Gallery
City Creatures: Pest Art Pop-Up (SF)
​Art. Urban wildlife. Guest speakers. Food. Drinks. Music. And a gallery full of strange things to explore. City Creatures is a one-day exhibition at Terra Gallery exploring the hidden ecology of city life through art, science, and the perspective of people who work closely with urban ...
November’s Free Ice Skating Lessons at Union Square Holiday Rink (Final Day to Register)
Wednesday, October 28 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
November's Free Ice Skating Lessons at Union Square Holiday Rink (Final Day to Register)

One of San Francisco’s favorite holiday traditions returns for its 19th season. The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square opens November 4, 2026, bringing outdoor ice skating to the heart of downtown San Francisco through January 18, 2027. Skate beneath the holiday lights in ...

Free Art Workshop: Pop-up Mini Haunted House (YBCA)
Wednesday, October 28 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free Art Workshop: Pop-up Mini Haunted House (YBCA)
Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided. Construct a pop-up mini haunted house in light of Halloween. Add objects to set a mood for your haunted house.
Free NeuroNight SF: Brain Games + Mini Keynotes (Chinatown)
Wednesday, October 28 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free and the potential to win raffle prizes
| CCSF Chinatown/North Beach
Free NeuroNight SF: Brain Games + Mini Keynotes (Chinatown)
NeuroNight SF is an event for anyone 18+ interested in the brain and neuroscience. We’re bringing together students from community colleges and universities, public and private, alongside career-changers and working professionals for one relaxed evening of brain games, real conversations, Mini Keynotes and a raffle. Come curious. ...
SF’s “Henry Street” Fall Neighborhood Mini-Porch Party in Duboce Triangle (2026)
Wednesday, October 28 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*please bring a treat to share 
| Porch-side, 166 Henry Street
SF's "Henry Street" Fall Neighborhood Mini-Porch Party in Duboce Triangle (2026)
Fall Porch Party is a neighborhood sidewalk gathering at 166 Henry Street in San Francisco. Hosted by Mike and April, the event invites neighbors to share fall drinks, treats, neighborhood lore, and conversation. Children, friends, neighbors, and pets are welcome, and attendees may bring a ...
Free “Blind” Book Art-Making Challenge (Madrone Art Bar)
Wednesday, October 28 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Space limited
| Madrone Art Bar
Free "Blind" Book Art-Making Challenge (Madrone Art Bar)
Choose a gift-wrapped mystery, horror, or thriller book and create an original artwork inspired by its first paragraph or page, without knowing anything else about the story. Put your imagination, interpretation, and creative instincts to the test while connecting visual art and literature in an ...
Made In This Place: Bay Area Artists In Their Own Words Closing Party at KALW (SF)
Wednesday, October 28 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | KALW
Made In This Place: Bay Area Artists In Their Own Words Closing Party at KALW (SF)
Celebrate the closing of the multimedia exhibition from KALW, Art Is Awesome & Ingleside Gallery celebrating Bay Area artists. Made in this Place: Bay Area Artists In Their Own Words is a new exhibition from Art is Awesome and KALW Public Media, in partnership with Ingleside ...
SF State’s Free Public Rooftop Stargazing Nights w/ Huge Telescope (October 2026)
Wednesday, October 28 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Events are weather-dependent. Check the observatory's stories or follow its updates for confirmation each night.
| San Francisco State University Observatory
SF State's Free Public Rooftop Stargazing Nights w/ Huge Telescope (October 2026)

San Francisco State University Observatory hosts a free public open night with family-friendly astronomy talks, updates on astronomy research, and rooftop telescope observing. Programming is offered in English and Spanish, weather permitting. Located at SFSU Thornton Hall top floor Upcoming Weekly Schedule Through Dec. 4, ...

Astronomy on Tap San Francisco
Wednesday, October 28 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*1 drink minimum, with $12 drink ticket purchased at the door
| Public Works
Astronomy on Tap San Francisco
Local astronomers talking about stars, planets, and the universe at your neighborhood bar. No PhD required. NOTE: We are at Public Works this month, with more space for everyone! The event is still free, but the venue will ask you to fulfill the 1 drink minimum ...
“Oh Rocky” Immersive Rocky Horror Club Night + Drag & Tarot Readings (El Rio)
Wednesday, October 28 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: $15*
*21+ event. RSVP via the event website. Show starts at 8:30 PM.
| El Rio
"Oh Rocky" Immersive Rocky Horror Club Night + Drag & Tarot Readings (El Rio)
Good Ships presents Oh, Rocky!, a 21+ immersive Rocky Horror club night at El Rio. The event includes performances by queens, kings, and other characters, plus tarot card readings and a costume contest. Doors open at 8 PM, the show begins at 8:30 PM, and ...
The “Top Chefs” Potluck: DJ Halloween Party (Madrone Art Bar)
Wednesday, October 28 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free before 9:30 pm. $5 After
| Madrone Art Bar
The "Top Chefs" Potluck: DJ Halloween Party (Madrone Art Bar)
A spooky night of Bay Area music, community, and deep cuts at Madrone. Join The Top Chefs and Salōn! for a genre-bending showcase featuring live performances, DJ sets, covers, B-sides, original music, and classic favorites. This is a time to support, connect, and vibe out with the ...

Thursday, October 29

2026 Halloween Trick-or-Treating in North Shattuck District (Berkeley)
Thursday, October 29 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free - All ages
| North Shattuck District
2026 Halloween Trick-or-Treating in North Shattuck District (Berkeley)
It’s the spookiest time of year in Berkeley’s North Shattuck district! Families are invited to North Shattuck for Halloween fun for all ages. Enjoy the seasonal produce and artisan wares as local farmers embrace the theme and help get you in the Halloween spirit. Kids can pick ...
“Practical Magic 2” Halloween-Themed Outdoor Movie Night at Oracle Park (SF)
"Practical Magic 2" Halloween-Themed Outdoor Movie Night at Oracle Park (SF)
Giants Enterprises is bringing Movie Night back to Oracle Park with a special screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Practical Magic 2 on Thursday, October 29, 2026. This will be the fourth annual collaboration between Giants Enterprises & Warner Bros., closely following the success of last year’s Superman Movie ...
$10 Off Tix: SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt (Final Week 2026)
Thursday, October 29 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $10 Off*
*Use code FUNCHEAP for $10 off tickets, but only 50 discount tickets available per date
| San Francisco Mint
$10 Off Tix: SF's "Terror Vault" 1874 Halloween Haunt (Final Week 2026)

San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2026 with “SLASHED: Return to Hellville” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2026: Thirty-seven years after the infamous Hellville massacre, a terrifying new evil has ...

Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at “House of Air” Trampoline Park (SF)
Thursday, October 29 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*Pricing is Per Hour, House of Air Grip Socks are required to jump.
| House of Air
Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at "House of Air" Trampoline Park (SF)

Take full advantage of our 70+ trampolines — without the worry of running into (or launching) a 9 year old! Flight Club is House of Air’s exclusive 18+ takeover where the only thing flying through the air is you. Flight Club: Adult Flight NightWednesday & ...Every Thursday

SF’s Wickedly Fun Halloween Circus “Circus of the Moon” (October 29-31)
SF's Wickedly Fun Halloween Circus "Circus of the Moon" (October 29-31)

Step inside An Unkindness, a Wickedly Whimsical Halloween Circus Experience where Restless Spirits, Dark Legends, and Extraordinary Performers Bring a Haunted Graveyard to Life at San Francisco’s Historic Great Star Theater. Normally $30-$40, You Can Get Complimentary Tickets to Circus of The Moon for October 29-31 if ...

2026 San Francisco Latino Film Festival: Bird of 400 Voices + Live Performance
2026 San Francisco Latino Film Festival: Bird of 400 Voices + Live Performance

18th Cine+Más San Francisco Latino Film Festival runs October 22-November 1, 2026. The 18th Cine+Más San Francisco Latino Film Festival brings films from across the U.S., Latin America and Spain to venues throughout San Francisco. This year’s lineup celebrates Latino stories and filmmakers through documentaries, ...

Oakland’s Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)
Thursday, October 29 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Mesa Maguey
Oakland's Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)

Diversity takes center stage at HellaFunny’s brand new “People of Color” Comedy Night in Oakland Welcome to Oakland’s newest comedy night, spotlighting the vibrant humor of People of Color! RSVP for Free Tickets Prepare for an evening of laughter as HellaFunny showcases handpicked talent that normally ...Every Thursday

2026 SF Symphony: Elim Chan Conducts Adams Mendelssohn + Brahms (Oct. 29-31)
Thursday, October 29 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $45*
*Tickets start at $45, with orchestra seats from just $59. Secure your seats!
| Davies Symphony Hall
2026 SF Symphony: Elim Chan Conducts Adams Mendelssohn + Brahms (Oct. 29-31)

Elim Chan conducts a quartet of works that delve into the great unknown: Choral works by Brahms and Arvo Pärt lay a meditative foundation, while Renaud Capuçon regales us with the lustrous melodies and glittering pyrotechnics of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. John Adams’s Doctor Atomic Symphony ...

Free HellaFunny Thursday Comedy Night (Downtown SF)
Free HellaFunny Thursday Comedy Night (Downtown SF)

Welcome to the heart of laughter right on the edge of SF’s vibrant Hayes Valley district! Step into a world of hilarity and at the newest addition to the city’s comedy scene – a chic, upscale comedy club boasting avant-garde decor, an upstairs lounge and a roster of top-notch comedians. ...

SF’s “Drunk Theatre” Halloween Special: Nightmare on Valencia St. (Oct. 29)
Thursday, October 29 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $23.18*
*Tickets start at $23.18 adv / $25 door
| Eclectic Box
SF’s “Drunk Theatre” Halloween Special: Nightmare on Valencia St. (Oct. 29)
A comedian takes five shots of whiskey in a row and tries to perform an improvised play with sober comedians. What could go wrong?! Drunk Theatre is the entirely improvised, unpredictable, and crazy comedy show that’ll kick your weekend into overdrive. See what the SF Chronicle, CBS, LA Times, SF ...
Crazy Karaoke: SF’s Wild New Thursday Night Party + $3 Shots (SF)
Thursday, October 29 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP. - 21+
| The Function
Crazy Karaoke: SF's Wild New Thursday Night Party + $3 Shots (SF)

Sing all night. 1000+ songs. Crazy Hour $3 shots every hour! 🎤 CRAZY KARAOKE THURSDAYS AT THE FUNCTION Thursdays | 9PM until close Grab the mic and sing your heart out at San Francisco’s newest karaoke night. Free with RSVP – 21+ Whether you’re a ...Every Thursday

Valkyries Official Thrive City Outdoor WNBA Finals Game 6 Watch Party (Chase Center)
Valkyries Official Thrive City Outdoor WNBA Finals Game 6 Watch Party (Chase Center)
Thrive City: Official Valkyries Finals Watch Party 1 Warriors Way, San Francisco | Opens 8:30 a.m. | Tip-off 9:30 a.m. The Valkyries’ official Game 6 watch party is heading outdoors to Thrive City on Thursday, October 29! Doors open at 8:30 a.m., with food and beverages available ...
60+ Valkyries WNBA Finals Game 6 Watch Parties – NEW TIME – 9:30am (Bay Area)
60+ Valkyries WNBA Finals Game 6 Watch Parties - NEW TIME - 9:30am (Bay Area)
Where to Watch the Valkyries’ Potential Championship-Clinching Game 6 in the Bay Area The Valkyries are one win away! Golden State leads the Atlanta Dream 3-2 in the WNBA Finals, making Thursday’s Game 6 a potential championship clincher. From Rikki’s to an outdoor rooftop screening at ...
2026 Valkyries WNBA Finals Game 6: Free Outdoor Rooftop Watch Party (Salesforce Park)
Thursday, October 29 – 9:30 am - Ends at 11:30 am | Cost: FREE | Salesforce Park
2026 Valkyries WNBA Finals Game 6: Free Outdoor Rooftop Watch Party (Salesforce Park)
Salesforce Park hosts a free outdoor rooftop watch party for the Golden State Valkyries’ WNBA Finals Game 6 against the Atlanta Dream at 9:30am UPDATE – TIME CHANGE – GAME 6 IS NOW AT 9:30AM INSTEAAD OF 5PM. Fans are invited to wear purple and ...
SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu)
Thursday, October 29 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fulton Plaza
SF's Free Concerts & Food Trucks: "Civic Center Soundtrack" (Every Tue/Thu)

San Francisco’s free lunchtime concert series is back. The Civic Center Soundtrack returns for its third season starting Tuesday, April 14, 2026, bringing live music to Fulton Plaza twice a week through October. Concerts take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 pm to 3 pm ...

2026 Halloween Fun: Trick-or-Treat + Farmers Market (North Shattuck)
Thursday, October 29 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Shattuck Ave & Vine St
2026 Halloween Fun: Trick-or-Treat + Farmers Market (North Shattuck)
Celebrate Halloween in Berkeley’s North Shattuck District Thursday, October 29, 2026, 3PM – 6PM FREE & ALL AGES Shattuck Avenue & Vine Street, Berkeley   Families are invited to North Shattuck for Halloween fun for all ages. Face painting, lawn games, photo booth, music, crafts, and other engaging activities are ...
Día de los Muertos + Halloween at Mission Community Market (SF)
Thursday, October 29 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Community Market
Día de los Muertos + Halloween at Mission Community Market (SF)
Celebrate Día de los Muertos and Halloween at Mission Community Market on Thursday, October 29. Stock up on fall produce, support local farms and food businesses, and join us in celebrating our Mission community. The market will be extra festive with family activities, live music, ...