SF’s Free Stern Grove Concerts Back for 2026 (Full Lineup)
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SF’s Free Stern Grove Concerts Back for 2026 (Full Lineup)
Check out the full 2026 lineup including Public Enemy, Japanese Breakfast - plus all of the free ticket lottery RSVP dates
Free Museum Days in San Francisco + Bay Area (2026)
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Free Museum Days in San Francisco + Bay Area (2026)
Our guide to the best free monthly museum days in the Bay Area for 2026
50+ Free Concerts Return to SF’s Civic Center for 2026
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50+ Free Concerts Return to SF’s Civic Center for 2026
Civic Center’s free 7-month lunchtime music series returns April 14, now with rotating food trucks for the first time.
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is Back for 2026
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Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is Back for 2026
Enjoy 100+ free festivals and concerts in the park from May to November in San Francisco.
SF’s Stunning “California Henge” Sunrise This Week (April 9)
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SF’s Stunning “California Henge” Sunrise This Week (April 9)
A twice-yearly phenomenon turns California Street into the perfect frame for the Bay Bridge at sunrise

Thursday, April 9

Oakland’s Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)
Thursday, April 9 – 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

50% Off Tix: SF’s Hit New Play “Flex” by Candrice Jones (Mar. 26-May 2)
Thursday, April 9 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 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 ...

Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at “House of Air” Trampoline Park (SF)
Thursday, April 9 – 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 NightThursdays: 6p ...Every Thursday

FREE “Hecklers Welcome” SF’s First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling
Thursday, April 9 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| The Function
FREE "Hecklers Welcome" SF's First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling

Welcome to Hecklers Welcome!, San Francisco’s only stand-up show where you get to talk back. This is not your average comedy night—this is a full-blown verbal brawl, where comics come ready to spar and the audience gets a license to heckle. Got jokes? Bring ’em. Got beef? Air ...Every Thursday

“Poets of the TL” Block Party + Free Food (Dodge Alley)
Thursday, April 9 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free show. Free food. $15 food & drink vouchers for local businesses, first come first served.
| Dodge Alley
"Poets of the TL" Block Party + Free Food (Dodge Alley)
Celebrate National Poetry Month with an outdoor evening of poetry readings and live jazz at Dodge Alley in San Francisco’s Tenderloin. Local poets, including Mary TallMountain’s literary executor and several SF Poet Laureates, will perform alongside live musicians. The event is free with no registration ...
Upper Polk Cleanup w/ Free Drink for Volunteers (SF)
Thursday, April 9 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Sign up on this Civic Joy Fund Mobilize page: https://www.mobilize.us/civicjoyfund/event/757709/
| Woods Polk Station
Upper Polk Cleanup w/ Free Drink for Volunteers (SF)
Meet at Woods Polk Station (2255 Polk St) to grab our supplies and form our crew. Then, cleaning will occur from 5:00pm to 6:00pm around the neighborhood. Stay afterwards for a free drink and to meet fellow volunteers. Sign up on this Civic Joy Fund ...
Albany & El Cerrito for Palestine “Human Billboard for Gaza”
Thursday, April 9 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | El Cerrito Plaza
Albany & El Cerrito for Palestine "Human Billboard for Gaza"
Human Billboard for Gaza — Thursday, 5 PM, El Cerrito Plaza (San Pablo & Carlson) Join East Bay neighbors stepping out in solidarity to demand an end to the Zionist genocide in Gaza and to U.S. support for it. With banners raised, flags visible, and ...
San Francisco Local News Day
Thursday, April 9 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*free
| KALW
San Francisco Local News Day
​Join your favorite San Francisco reporters and newsrooms to celebrate the inaugural San Francisco Local News Day! Let’s raise a toast to the people keeping us informed about what’s happening around us. Come meet our city’s hard-working reporters and hang with us in an informal setting ...
Free Civil Liberties Book Event at the Iconic City Lights Books (SF)
Thursday, April 9 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP strongly encouraged!
| City Lights Books
Free Civil Liberties Book Event at the Iconic City Lights Books (SF)
Author talk at the iconic City Lights Books in downtown San Francisco! Buy a book and join for a revelatory conversation with civil liberties activist and author Rainey Reitman City Lights, Freedom of the Press Foundation, and Beacon Press celebrate the publication of Transaction Denied: Big Finance’s ...

Friday, April 10

Art Matters: Free Spring Open Studios 2026 at 1890 Bryant (Exclusive Preview Night)
Friday, April 10 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No RSVP required
| 1890 Bryant Street Studios
Art Matters: Free Spring Open Studios 2026 at 1890 Bryant (Exclusive Preview Night)

Join this historic arts community as the doors open this Spring and celebrate human art in all its forms. Studios throughout the building feature art alongside the artists who create it, individuals who teach, mentor, nurture, and thrive on the exchange of new ideas. Art ...

Free Sneak Preview Movie Pass Giveaway + SF Comedy Show (First 50 People)
Friday, April 10 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP. Movie Passes while supplies last
| The Function
Free Sneak Preview Movie Pass Giveaway + SF Comedy Show (First 50 People)
Top Bay Area comedy + free sneak preview movie passes at the AMC Metreon for the first 50 guests. One night only. SF’s Golden Gate Comedy Night returns with a standout lineup of Bay Area comedians you’d typically see at the Punch Line, Cobb’s, and SF Sketchfest. FREE ...
“Golden Gate Comedy Night” SF’s Most Intimate Comedy Club
Friday, April 10 – 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 10 – 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

“Mortified Live” Embarrassing Teen Diary Storytelling (SF)
Friday, April 10 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $21*
*Normally $26 in advance, use promo code for $5 off tickets
| DNA Lounge
"Mortified Live" Embarrassing Teen Diary Storytelling (SF)

As heard on The Mortified Podcast, & seen on Netflix’s Mortified Nation, check out Mortified – the national comedy/storytelling sensation live! Hear adults share their actual, embarrassing, & hilarious teen diaries live in front of total strangers. Check out the hilarious comedy/storytelling phenomenon that’s been ...

“The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF)
Friday, April 10 – 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

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Friday, April 10 – 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 ...

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 10 – 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 ...

$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Friday, April 10 – 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

Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
Japanese Tea Garden's Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)

The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Friday

$15 Admission to SFMOMA (March 2-April 17, 2026)
Friday, April 10 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: $15 | SFMOMA
$15 Admission to SFMOMA (March 2-April 17, 2026)

SFMOMA is offering discounted $15 general admission from March 2-April 17, 2026, giving visitors full access to the museum at nearly half the regular price. The limited-time deal arrives as the museum prepares to unveil Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10, a major reinstallation featuring ...

“Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day at SF’s Tato (Every Friday)
"Pay-What-You-Can" Taco Day at SF's Tato (Every Friday)

While many restaurants are struggling, San Francisco Mexican restaurant TATO wants to give back. They’re bringing back their “Taco Love” special which features a two taco plate with sides, and pay-what-you-can pricing. Pay-What-You-Can Taco Day Tato 4608 3rd St. (@ McKinnon) San Francisco (Bayview) Every ...Every Friday

Free 2026 “Spring Golf Day” w/ 9-Hole Mini-Golf + Free Simulators (Thrive City)
Friday, April 10 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thrive City
an’t make it out to a golf course? Not to worry, we’ve got you covered. Grab your family and head to Thrive City for our Spring Golf Day! We’ll have a Dryvebox Mobile Golf Simulator Unit, 9-hole mini-golf course, and the big golf tournament viewing ...
Free Spring Fest: Easter Bunny + Egg Hunt (San Leandro)
Friday, April 10 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Butterfly Plaza
Free Spring Fest: Easter Bunny + Egg Hunt (San Leandro)
Swing into Spring with San Leandro Second Fridays! Enjoy live music, vendors, delicious food, a Downtown Easter Egg Hunt, and FREE photos with the Easter bunny! The first 150 kids will even receive a free easter basket! This event is part of the San Leandro Second ...
Free Big Band Swing Dance Party in Golden Gate Park
Friday, April 10 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Free Big Band Swing Dance Party in Golden Gate 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 ...

2026 Golden Gate Park Band Big Band Dance Party
Friday, April 10 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome.
| Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
2026 Golden Gate Park Band Big Band Dance Party

The Golden Gate Park Band presents its 144th season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this 30-piece symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park since 1882. For 2026, the Golden Gate Park Band performs free weekly concerts most Sundays at 1 pm. ...Every Sunday

$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
Friday, April 10 – 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

Art Explosion Spring Open Studios Preview Party
Friday, April 10 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Art Expolsion
Art Explosion Spring Open Studios Preview Party
On Friday, April 10, from 7-10pm, its our Preview Party to kick-off our Open Studios Weekend. At this Free event immerse yourself in our community of artists. Wander the halls, explore artist’s studios, look at art, and meet the artists at 744 Alabama Street. Our ...