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Friday, July 12

Lunchtime Bluegrass Concert at a Rooftop Garden | Oakland
Friday, July 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Kaiser Center
“The Rusty String Express celebrates string band traditions of the past while stretching into the unknown. Creating original music with unique and familiar flavors – The RSE is an exciting mash up of acoustic excitement, bubbling creativity, and excellent musicianship. Best of all are the ...
Market Street Flower Giveaway | SoMa
Friday, July 12 – 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Freespace 2.0
Brighten someone’s day with a flower. Freespace will get lots of flowers donated by the Brannan Street Wholesale Florists, then make them into small, pretty bouquets and give them out to strangers on Market Street. Check out a video of their first flower giveaway and join them in ...

Ben & Jerry’s Block Party: Free Ice Cream & Treats | SF
Friday, July 12 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required at http://thehookup.flavorpill.com/ben-and-jerrys-city-churned-sf/
| TCHO Chocolate Factory

Ben & Jerry’s is teaming up with Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, TCHO Chocolate, and Flavorpill for two days of service and scoops. There’s a Friday block party at Pier 17 with free ice cream and lots of free treats. Then on Saturday, rise early ...

4:00 pmAlisha’s Free Home Cookin’ Fridays | The Riptide  FREE*
*Food is free while it lasts, and you should be buying drinks to avoid looking like a freeloader.
4:40 pmFashion Studio Happy Hour: Free Wine & Beer | SoMa  FREE
2013 Bastille Day Euro-Style Block Party | Cafe Prague
Friday, July 12 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but bring money for food and drinks.
| Cafe Prague
Celebrate Bastille Day 2013, Euro-style, at Cafe Prague and Merchant Alley in the heart of the Financial District on Friday, July 12, 2013. Cafe Prague’s block party is a fun alternative to the Belden Alley madness. Get the European feel and food on Merchant Alley (between Battery ...
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, July 12 – 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 ...

Jazz & Urban Arts Lecture | Friday Nights at the de Young
Friday, July 12 – 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

Friday Nights at the de Young Activities | July 12, 2013 6-8:45 pm: July Artist-in-Residence: Jewel Castro (Kimball Education Gallery) De Young Artist-in-Residence Jewel Castro is a multimedia artist whose work engages Samoan history, transnational movement as it relates to cultural identification, Samoan art forms and production, ...Every Friday

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.
Bites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland
Friday, July 12 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food.
| Bites Off Broadway

> EVENT UPDATE: This event is no longer taking place. Bites Off Broadway will again bring the vibe of a neighborhood block party and picnic to the front of Studio One Art Center (465 45th Street) on Friday nights from May to October. 2016 Bites ...

5:30 pmPoint Richmond Summer Concert Series | East Bay  FREE
6:00 pmSummer Concert Season Opening: Motown & Soul | Foster City  FREE
6:00 pmMusic & Jewelry on the Square: Beach Boys Tribute | Redwood City  FREE
6:00 pmSavor Meditation Practice | SF  FREE*
*Donations welcome.
Hotbuns Honky-Tonk Burlesque & Free Food | SF
Friday, July 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Riptide
sASSy Hotbuns heats things up by bringing a whole new group of gals who will shimmy, shake, and amaze y’all on the bar top from 6-8 pm on July 12, 2013. Burlesque Dancers: Holli Would Marla Spankx Annie Oakland Sgt. Die Wies (Straight from The Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas) Plus, ...
6:00 pm2013 Circus Bella: Free Summer Circus in the Park | Oakland  FREE
6:00 pm2nd Friday Estuary Art Attack | Oakland & Alameda  FREE
Costume Extravaganza: Shopping, Treats, Performances & Live Music | SoMa
Friday, July 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Bus Stop Gallery
Every San Franciscan needs costumes. We have them for Bay to Breakers, SantaCon, Brides of March, and just about any occasion, because face it, everyday is an excuse to wear a costume.  If you’re looking for some new looks, head to Costumaganza for a socializing preview from 6-9 ...
Grotto Free Comedy Night: Free Drinks & Snacks | Sports Basement Bryant
Friday, July 12 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Sports Basement (Bryant St.)

> EVENT UPDATE: This event is no longer taking place. The Sports Basement Bryant Street store hosts the Good Times in the Grotto comedy night on (most) second Fridays of the month from 6:30-8:30 pm. Start your weekend off with a laugh with host and ...

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.
6:30 pmFree Moonlight Movie: “Harry Potter” | Danville  FREE
Blue Öyster Cult Free Beach Concert | Santa Cruz
Friday, July 12 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
More Cowbell!!!! See 70s rockers Blue Öyster Cult perform at the boardwalk. They’ve sold over 14 million albums and are known for hits like (Don’t Fear) The Reaper, Burnin’ for You, and Godzilla. But come on… you probably only know them because of Will Farrell giving it “more cowbell” doing a special ...
6:30 pmThe Village Art Walk: Live Painting, Music & Movies | San Jose  FREE
Hustler Club 11th Anniversary: Porn Stars & Free Cocktails | North Beach
Friday, July 12 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free entry from 7-9pm with RSVP
| Hustler Club

Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club presents their 11th Anniversary Weekend on July 11-13, 2013. There’s two shows live on stage each night from adult film stars, plus they are promising complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Thu. July 11 – Richelle Ryan takes the stage with a ...

Summer Cinema & Food Trucks: “Triplets of Belleville” | Temescal
Friday, July 12 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Food available for purchase.
| Studio One Art Center
Triplets of Belleville is a 2003 animated comedy film. When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters–an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire–to rescue him.
East Bay Bike Party
Friday, July 12 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret Location (East Bay)

The East Bay Bike Party is a monthly mobile party for riders of all ages, experience levels, and bike types, to meet, ride, and play together in the streets on the second Friday of the month with upwards of 400 riders usually meeting near an East ...Monthly

7:30 pmRed Hots Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.  $5*
*$5-10 sliding scale
8:00 pmFilm Night in the Park: “Footloose” | San Anselmo  FREE*
*Free, but donations are greatly appreciated.
8:00 pmFree Burlesque: Hunny Bunny & Her Hot Toddies | Skylark Bar  FREE
8:00 pmBerlin-Style Ping Pong Party | Lower Haight  $5

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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