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Friday, April 5
Rotunda Dance Series: SF Ballet School | City Hall
Friday, April 5 – 12:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco City Hall
Trainees of the San Francisco Ballet School will perform in the Rotunda of the City Hall.
SF Giants’ Opening Day Game Watch: $2 Beer & Hot Dogs | SF
Come to Taverna Aventine this Friday, April 5, 2013, to watch the Giant’s home opener game vs. the Cardinals.
Chow down on $2 hot dogs and $2 Harp drafts during the game. Starting at 1:35pm on three TVs with sound. Arrive early to get seating.
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
🎉 Off the Grid Returns to Fort Mason for 2025 – With a Massive Monthly Night Market + 110+ Vendors! After taking most of 2024 off, Off the Grid is making a huge comeback in 2025 — The beloved Friday night tradition at Fort Mason ...
Friday Nights at the de Young: Make Drag, Not War | GG Park
The San Francisco Bay Guardian presents Make Drag, Not War featuring with a drag show on the main stage, plus veteran artists, Combat Paper, and Iraq Veterans Against the War.
Special Panel Discussion: Susan Tonkin Riegel: Personal Letters
Koret Auditorium
7pm
Panel discussion with photo journalists Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson, ...Every Friday
Art Opening: “The EleFUNk Gallery” Tribute to NYC’s Historical FUN Gallery | Oakland
Friday, April 5 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Loakal Art Gallery & Boutique
The huge group show “The EleFUNk Gallery” opens on First Friday, April 5, 2013 from 6-10pm during Oakland Art Murmur, and the fun continues with special events through the month of April.
DJs and many of the artists will be in attendance at the opening reception.
Back to the Roots Grand Opening: Free Johnny Walker Tasting, Food & DJ | Oakland
Back to the Roots (the grow-your-own mushrooms folks) have moved into a gorgeous new space in the middle of the Oakland produce area in Jack London Square and they want to celebrate.
Free, but RSVP is required.
Join them on Friday, April 5, 2013 at their new space ...
Uptown ArtPark Grand Opening | Oakland
Friday, April 5 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Uptown Art Park
Join Mayor Jean Quan on Friday, April 5, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm for the Grand Opening of the Uptown ArtPark, Oakland’s First Outdoor Sculpture Park.
Come out to 19th and Telegraph and see the nine sculptural art pieces created by local artists, while enjoying art, ...
South First Fridays Art Walk | San Jose
Friday, April 5 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | SoFA District (San Jose)
Scheduled happenings for South First Friday on April 5, 2013
Anno Domini – 366 South First Street
Artist’s Reception: Death Will Tear Us Apart – Mike Egan (Pittsburgh, PA) solo exhibition
galleryTWO: Deciphering the Ash of Effigies – Joseph Loughborough (UK) solo exhibition
Higher Fire Clayspace & Gallery – 499 South Market ...Monthly
$5 Rom-Com Musical Night: Guys & Dolls | Berkeley
In Guys & Dolls, the slickest big-time gamblers, Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit, can’t resist making or taking a bet on anything, so when a beautiful missionary sets up shop in the neighborhood, Nathan stakes a grand that Sky can’t seduce her.
RSVP is required for ...
San Francisco Bike Party #27: Beatniks & Bridges | First Friday
Friday, April 5 – 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Wear your beret and join the San Francisco Bike Party on the road for a festival of Bay Lights celebrating the 55th anniversary of Beatnik culture. Betcha didn’t you know the term was coined here in San Francisco on April 2nd, 1958.
They’ll be testing out your ...Monthly
SF Indie’s First Friday Roller Disco Party | Mission Dist.
SF IndieFest presents a fun, monthly roller disco party, the last Friday of every month with skate rentals and groovy disco tunes courtesy of Black Rock Roller Disco. Costumes are encouraged and IndieFest not responsible for alcohol influenced roller skating wipe outs. SF Indie’s Roller Disco ...Monthly
SF Bulls 2013 Playoff Game Watch: Drink Specials & Prizes | SF
The San Francisco Bulls Professional Hockey Team, affiliate of the San Jose Sharks, have made the 2013 Kelly Cup Playoffs in their very first year of existence. Join fellow Bulls fans at Park 77 Bar – the official host of SF Bulls road game watch parties ...
SF Beer Olympics: Drinking Games & $2 Beers | North Beach
Meet and compete against locals, travelers, couch surfers, au pairs, and hostelers. Games are free to play (including flip cup, beer pong and relays) and many weeks they have themed events for holidays, or just because. Get 6 drink coupons for $1 each. Use coupons ...Every Friday
Win Tix: Bayonics: 11-Piece Hip-Hop Jazz | Great American Music Hall
Bayonics are an 11-piece powerhouse from San Francisco’s Mission District that defines today’s Bay Area experience. Fusing the musical genres of hip-hop, Latin music, funk and reggae with elements of rock and jazz, they continuously expand to match the evolving cultural landscape.
My Peoples, Sean Tabor and Shawn Megofna ...
First Friday Concert: Punk Rockers “The Mallard” | Oakland
Friday, April 5 – 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Uptown Nightclub
Band Lineup: April 5, 2013
The Mallard
“The Mallard are from San Francisco… Their stage presences has been called “arrogant,” and “startling.” The songs harness the naked abandon of late 70’s punk but inject the form with a deranged spirit all their own.” – Sound on the ...
Every Friday
Free Bad-Ass Morning Workout: Conquer SF’s Hills | Every Friday
Every Friday – 6:30 am |
Cost: FREE | All Over San Francisco
Every Friday morning at 6:30 am, gather at a different San Francisco hill for a free badass workout and a chance to meet fellow fitness enthusiasts in your city.
The hills change each week (it might be Alamo Square, Moraga Steps, Twin Peaks, Lombard…), but expect ...
CANCELLED: Friday Farmers Market & Bazaar | UN Plaza
Every Friday – All Day |
Cost: FREE | UN Plaza
UPDATE: Due to Coronavirus concerns, this event has been cancelled temporarily.
Every Friday from 7am to 4pm, UN Plaza will feature the best of San Francisco. Grab fresh fruits and veggies, buy gifts from local vendors, and grab lunch at delicious food stalls representing cuisine from ...
Free “Oysters on the Half Shell” Fridays | El Rio
El Rio, a neighborhood dive in the deep Mission, gives away free Oysters on the half shell from local folks in Tomales Bay, every Friday at 5:30 pm. Arrive on time, they go fast.
And get your drink on with happy hour on Friday from 5-8 pm ...
Big Mood Comedy: Free Stand-Up Comedy Show | Oakland
Every Friday – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Legionnaire Saloon
Big Mood Comedy is an intimate standup comedy show featuring the best local and touring comics every Friday upstairs at Oakland’s very own Legionnaire Saloon.
Hosted by Hayley Beacon, Jordan Thewlis, and Jeff Dean. Free cookies.
Please note that from February 7th, the shows happens every Friday ...
“HellaFunny Fridays” Stand-Up Comedy Showcase | SoMa
San Francisco has one of the best underground comedy scenes in America. Come check out some of the Bay’s best rising comics at HellaFunny’s weekly stand-up comedy show “HellaFunny Fridays.”
HellaFunny Fridays
Every Friday at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Trademark and Copyright, 1123 Folsom Stree (and 7th St.), SF
FREE ...
Free Burlesque: Hunny Bunny & Her Hot Toddies | Skylark Bar
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Skylark Bar
Join Hunny Bunny and Her Hot Toddies for Mischief at the Skylark Bar every Friday at 8 pm.
Free Burlesque: Hunny Bunny & Her Hot Toddies Every Friday | 8 pm Skylark Bar, 3089 16th St, SF, CA FREE
Enjoy drinks, dancing, DJs and more at this free ...
Pamtastic’s Comedy Clubhouse | Mutiny Radio
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 am |
Cost: $10 | Mutiny Radio
Pamtastic’s Comedy Clubhouse on Mutiny Radio is a free comedy show every Friday from 8-11 pm at Mutiny Radio on the corner of 21st and Florida in the deep Mission District.
Pamtastic’s Comedy Clubhouse
Every Friday | 8-10 pm
Mutiny Radio, 2781 21st Street, SF, CA
$10
Over 25 of San ...
“Best of SF” Stand-Up Comedy Night | SF
Check out a fresh line-up of SF’s comics every Friday at 8 pm at the beautiful Variety Preview Theater in downtown SF’s iconic Hobart Building.
Funcheap Deal: Get tickets for $5 with promo code FUNCHEAP. Otherwise, tickets are $15.
Located in the iconic Hobart Building, right next ...
Jazz at The Atlas Cafe | SF
Jazz at The Atlas is a weekly jazz residency with five rotating jazz bands. Music is always free, though tipping is encouraged.
Closed for Thanksgiving holiday.
Updated 1/20/2020 – Event info last checked via website.
“The Setup” Underground Comedy Show | SF
The Setup is an underground stand-up comedy show in the heart of San Francisco. This venue used to be the green room for the legendary Blackhawk jazz venue where Miles Davis used to play. Now, it’s a comedy show that features established comedians from around the ...
Friday Night Outdoor Roller Skate DJ Party: “Midnight Rollers” | SF
Every Friday – 8:45 pm - Ends at 12:00 am |
Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Strap on your skates and roller disco around the city at the Midnight Rollers Friday Night Skate party.
This weekly skate (as long as it’s not raining or during Burning Man) hits up San Francisco’s main attractions, all while blasting their own beats from two jogging strollers ...
SF Beer Olympics: Beer Pong, Flip Cup & $2 Beers | North Beach
Meet and compete against locals, travelers, couch surfers, au pairs, and hostelers. Games are free to play (including flip cup, beer pong and relays) and many weeks they have themed events for holidays, or just because.
Get 6 drink coupons for $1 each. Use coupons before ...
“Comedy Soup”: Music, Comedy, Free Wine & Popcorn | Oakland
Comedy Soup is Oakland’s very own little Stand-Up house show that features top local and touring comics, complimentary Wine and popcorn and musical guests from a variety of styles.
Past guests have appeared on Comedy Central, Netflix, Viceland, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Conan, Colbert & Corden.
In November ...
“The Function” SF’s Newest Hip-Hop Dance Party | Milk Bar
Come party at Milk Bar located in the heart of the Haight for a early 2000s hip-hop and R&B club bangers.
DJ Beats Me plays everything from Missy Elliot, Aaliyah, Lil Jon, Mac Dre, Black Eyed Peas, Outkast, Notorious B.I.G., Rihanna, SOB X RBE, Usher, Robin ...
F!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF
EndGames Improv is bringing something new to the genre, what could turn out to be a very hot affair (in that release of tension, funny kind of way) with “Your F!#&ed Up Relationship.”
“YFUR” is an entirely improvised comedy show inspired by stories of your own ...
