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Friday, April 19

Win Tix: 2013 RoboGames: Olympics of Robots | San Mateo RoboGames is the Olympics of Robots where the best minds from around the world are invited to compete in over 50 different events: combat robots, fire-fighters, LEGO bots, hockey bots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo bots, and even androids that do kung-fu. Some robots are autonomous, ...
$3 Classic Movie Day: Jaws | Pleasant Hill
Friday, April 19 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $3 | CinéArts at Pleasant Hill
JAWS: Screenings at 2 pm and 7 pm When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules ...

5:00 pmFriday Nights at OMCA: Night Market & Off the Grid | Oakland  $6*
*Half-price gallery admission for adults, ages 18 and under are free. Admission for Members is always free. Cash bar. Prices vary for Off the Grid food trucks.
Friday Nights at the de Young: 17th Annual Art Student Showcase | GG Park
Friday, April 19 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Programs are free and open to the public, but does not include admission to the museum's galleries
| de Young Museum

College and university students were once again invited by the de Young New Generations Student and Faculty Advisory Committee to submit proposals of visual art, film, music, or performance art inspired by the special exhibitions and the permanent collection at the de Young. View their work ...Every Friday

“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, April 19 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but bring some cash for food from food trucks.
| Fort Mason Center

🎉 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 ...

5:00 pmSavor Meditation Practice | SF  FREE*
*Donations welcome.
Free Family Dinner & Movie: “Wreck-it Ralph” | SF
Friday, April 19 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but RSVP is required by calling Priscilla at 415-406-1367. Space is limited.
| Minnie & Lovie Ward Rec Park

The OMI Family Resource Center free dinner and movie night features “Wreck-It Ralph” on Friday, April 19, 2013. They will be set up in the auditorium of the Minnie & Lovie Ward Recreational Park at 650 Capitol Avenue, east of Lake Merced in San Francisco. Monthly

Pretty Penny Anniversary Bash: Free Food & Drinks, Live Music, & Giveaways | Oakland
Friday, April 19 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Pretty Penny Clothing
Join Oakland’s vintage-inspired shop Pretty Penny for their 7 Year Anniversary Party on Friday, April 19, 2013. Pretty Penny Anniversary Bash | April 19, 2013 Free Food & Drinks Live Performance from Bam!Bam!, a female duo from Oakland who mix mid-80s jangle-pop and early-90s Riot Grrrl. Pop-up Shop by ...
Oakland Warehouse Party: Art Bazaar & Food Trucks | Oakland
Friday, April 19 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food and drinks
| Cotton Mill Studios
F3 at the Cotton Mill, a giant warehouse in Oakland that’s actually a former cotton mill, opens its doors to showcase its residents’ work with an evening of  performance artists, live music, and spoken word along with a design bazaar of 25 vendors on Friday, April ...
Free Iyengar Yoga Demos & Chanting | Berkeley
Friday, April 19 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Adeline Yoga
Celebrate Iyengar Yoga: April 19, 2013, 6–9pm Yoga the Iyengar Way with Manouso Manos. Manouso is one of the most capable and experienced of the Senior Iyengar Yoga Teachers. He holds one of only two Advanced Senior certificates granted worldwide by B.K.S. Iyengar. Yoga Demonstrations by Adeline ...
Quirky SF Photography Mash-up Bash & Free Beer | North Beach

Art Attack SF’s unique photography exhibit, “Oh Snap!” is a two-day exhibition of the works from 10 different photography artists, plus free PBR, as long as it lasts. Free, but an RSVP is required. Artists will be capturing the unseen sights of San Francisco, so if ...

6:30 pmFree Friday Chicken Wing Buffet & $3 Cocktails | Castro  FREE*
*Free chicken wing buffet from 6:30 to 8:30p - drink purchase may be required. While supplies last.
Free Range Fridays: Blue Honky Music with Drifter Sisters | Richmond Dist.
Friday, April 19 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Velo Rouge Cafe
On April 19, 2013 Jeanie and Chuck present the Drifter Sisters, plus special guests Skillet Licorice.. The Drifter Sisters When a bluegrass fiddler and an old-timey singer discover a mutual passion for honky-tonk and country classics, they’re bound to make some tasty noise. Add in the ace ...
KQED Pop & The Rumpus: Free Comedy & Concert | SF
Friday, April 19 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Verdi Club
Join new daily blog, KQED Pop, Do415 and The Rumpus for a night of comedy, music, literature and live radio at the Verdi Club. Free, but RSVP is required. Performances include: James & Evander (music) – Rising East Bay dreamy synth-pop duo Social Studies (music) – local indie rock outift Sean ...
7:30 pmMovie in the Park: How to Train Your Dragon | Oakland  FREE
Win Tix: Hunky Jesus Contest 2013 | DNA Lounge Rescheduled because of the rain on Easter Sunday, the 2013 edition of the Hunky Jesus contest heads indoors for a special Friday night edition at DNA Lounge in SoMa on Friday, April 19, 2013. This “Second Coming” of this annual competition to find the hunkiest Jesus ...
8:00 pmGreenhouse 2013: Staged Readings by SFSU Graduate Playwrights | SF  FREE
Purple Ride | San Jose Bike Party
Friday, April 19 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret San Jose Location

The April 2013 theme is purple. Mix blue and red and see what happens. Think bruises, Barney the purple dinosaur and Purple Rain. As the summer warms up, they really need additional folks to volunteer to help the awesome people who make up the birds and ...Monthly

420 Beer Olympics: “Drop the Bong, Play Some Pong” | North Beach
Friday, April 19 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Horizon

Ring in 4/20 at the second annual “Drop the Bong, Play some Pong” 420 Beer Olympics on April 19, 2013. There will be plenty of 420 themed drinking games and chances to win free green beers throughout the night. Get five beers for $10 before 9:30pm and five ...Every Friday

Win Tix: UK’s The Wombats: Dark, Infectious Pop | The Fillmore
Friday, April 19 – 9:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $25 each + $10 fee.
| The Fillmore
The Wombats are Liverpool’s biggest exports in a decade and with indie dancefloor smashes “Kill The Director,” and “Let’s Dance To Joy Division,” they’ve played their dark, yet exuberant and infectious alt pop live to well over a million fans.
Win Tix: Countdown to 4/20 with Doug Benson | Cobb’s Comedy Club
Friday, April 19 – 10:30 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular price, $25 each.
| Cobb's Comedy Club
Doug Benson (“Best Week Ever,” “Last Comic Standing”) has been on an album-a-year schedule since 2008, plus he records a popular weekly podcast (“Doug Loves Movies”), does the occasional film (“Super High Me”) and TV project (“The Benson Interruption”), and keeps up a robust schedule ...
10:30 pmF!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF  FREE

Every Friday

Free Bad-Ass Morning Workout: Conquer SF’s Hills | Every Friday
Every Friday – 6:30 am | Cost: FREE | All Over San Francisco
Free Bad-Ass Morning Workout: Conquer SF's Hills | Every Friday
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
CANCELLED: Friday Farmers Market & Bazaar | 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
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: Free Stand-Up Comedy Show | Oakland
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
Every Friday – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP or $10 at the Door
| Trademark and Copyright
"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
Free Burlesque: Hunny Bunny & Her Hot Toddies | 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 | 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
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:20 pm | Cost: $5*
*Get tickets for $5 with promo code FUNCHEAP. Otherwise, tickets are $15.
| The Variety Preview Room / The Hobart Building
"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
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Just tip the musicians.
| Atlas Cafe
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
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 online with discount code FUNCHEAP; otherwise, it's $10.
| The Basement
"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
Friday Night Outdoor Roller Skate DJ Party: "Midnight Rollers" | SF
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
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": 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
Every Friday – 10:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP before 11pm
| Milk Bar
"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
Every Friday – 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP via Eventbrite
| Stagewerx Theatre
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 ...
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