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Friday, August 30

All DayWin Tix: 2013 CelestiCon Gaming Convention: Weekend Passes | Fremont  WIN*
*Win a pair of weekend passes. Regular cost, $50.
“ABSOLUT Lunch Break”: DJ + Free Lunch + Free Cocktail | SF
Friday, August 30 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but RSVP required. 21+. Upon RSVP we'll reveal the venue.
| Secret Location (SF)
Get your Labor Day 2013 weekend started early with the final “Lunch Break” of 2013 – a secret afternoon dance party with DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, a complimentary cocktail and a free lunch. The August 30th edition celebrates the ABSOLUT® Open Canvas – the transformation of a ...
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 Shopping Party | SoMa  FREE
5:00 pmBeats & Eats: West Coast Ramblers’ Western Swing | SoMa  FREE*
*Free admission, but bring money for wine and food.
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, August 30 – 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 ...

Friday Nights at the de Young: Avant-Garde Jazz | Golden Gate Park
Friday, August 30 – 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 Schedule | August 30, 2013 6-8:30 pm: August Artist-in-Residence: Peggy Gyulai: The Art of Painting Music: Allegro (ma non troppo) Kimball Education Gallery Peggy Gyulai’s work explores the connections between music and the expressive possibilities of paint on canvas. She approaches music as ...Every Friday

5:00 pmFriday Nights at OMCA: Live Music & 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.
5:30 pmFree “Oysters on the Half Shell” Fridays | El Rio  FREE*
*Free, but arrive early. And be prepared for dirty looks, if you just come for free oysters and don't buy any drinks.
5:30 pmBites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland  FREE*
*Bring cash for food.
6:00 pmSavor Meditation Practice | SF  FREE*
*Donations welcome.
6:00 pmMusic on the Square: Santana Tribute | Redwood City  FREE
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 Friday Night Beach Party: 2013 Summer Finale | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Friday, August 30 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Papa Doo Run Run August 30, 2013 Papa Doo Run Run returns to the Boardwalk for their 23rd year to perform tunes from the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, and many of your beach party favorites. The group, formed in Cupertino in 1965, has toured and recorded with ...
7:00 pmSan Francisco Beard & Mustache Club | Mission Dist.  FREE
Documentary Screening: Planetary Dance’s Anna Halprin | Oakland
Friday, August 30 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Rothwell Center (Mills College)
Breath Made Visible is the first feature length film about the life and career of Anna Halprin, the American dance pioneer who has helped redefine our notion of modern art with her belief in dance’s power to teach, heal, and transform at all ages of ...
7:30 pmRed Hots Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.  $5*
*$5-10 sliding scale
Win Tix: Lil Wayne “America’s Most Wanted” Tour | Sleep Train Pavilion
Friday, August 30 – 7:30 pm | Cost: WIN | Concord Pavilion
Rapper Lil Wayne brings his dynamic “America’s Most Wanted” tour to the East Bay with T.I., assuming there’s no more health scares or arrests.
Folsom Fashion Night: Live Art, Music & Fashion | SF
Friday, August 30 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 11:30 am | Cost: $5*
*$5, but an early RSVP is required. Otherwise, $10 in advance, and $20 at the door.
| Folsom Street Foundry
Immerse your senses in the Folsom Fashion Night with art, fashion, film, and theater colliding in one evening on Friday, August 30, 2013. $5, but an early RSVP is required. Otherwise, $10 in advance, and $20 at the door. Fashion meets art when designers and the live painters ...
7:30 pmRed Hots $5 Friday Night Burlesque Show | Mission Dist.  $5*
*$5-10 sliding scale
7:30 pmMovie in the Park: “Wreck-It Ralph” | Oakland  FREE
Win Tix: Stand-Up Comedy w/ Laurie Kilmartin (Conan/Last Comic Standing) | Punchline
Friday, August 30 – 8:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*18+. Two drink minimum, even for winners
| Punch Line Comedy Club
Laurie Kilmartin has been seen on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan, Comedy Central, and Showtime. A former staff writer for The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, she was also a finalist of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. She is the co-author of the NYT bestseller “Sh*tty Mom.”
8:00 pmFree Stand-Up: MTV’s Girl Code’s Jeff Dye & Jessimae Peluso | Cobb’s Comedy Club  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required. Call the Cobb's Comedy Club box office (open Wed-Sun, 4-6 pm) at 415-928-4320, and mention "FunCheap" to reserve two free tickets. Two drink minimum and 18+ only.
8:00 pmHistoric Firehouse Movie Night & Free Popcorn: “No Country for Old Men” | SF  $5*
*Includes free popcorn.
8:30 pmSF Beer Olympics: Drinking Games & $2 Beers | North Beach  FREE*
*RSVP on Facebook and your first shot is $1.
Salsa Lesson & Dance Party Under the Stars | Oakland
Friday, August 30 – 8:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square

Jack London Square announced that after a successful 10 years, its popular Dancing Under the Stars summer dance series will expand to Live on the Square, a free festival featuring offering additional entertainment, food, and fun in addition to the weekly dance lessons. Live on the Square will ...

10:00 pm“Friday Nights at Milk” DJ Party | Haight  FREE*
*Free with RSVP, or $5 at the door
10:30 pmF!#&ing Free Fridays: Improv Comedy | SF  FREE
Win Tix: Midnight Movies: “Spaceballs” w/ Live Stage Show | Clay Theatre
Friday, August 30 – 11:55 pm | Cost: WIN | Landmark's Clay Theatre
Mel Brooks’ classic Star Wars parody “Spaceballs“ (1987) gets the Rocky Horror treatment with a live shadow cast by The Bawdy Caste. Everyone will be there from Lone Starr and Princess Vespa to Dark Helmet himself performing live in front of the screen with costumes and ...

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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