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“Outdoor Exploratorium” Final Weekend: 8 Interactive Nature Exhibits | Fort Mason
Friday, July 3 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Fort Mason Center
Fourth of July weekend is the public’s last chance to taste, touch, and take in the Exploratorium’s temporary exhibits at Fort Mason. Grab a map and take a walk around the area to check out all the exhibits emphasizing noticing and deeply observing the natural world. The ...
Final Day: Performance Art Video Retrospective in a Tiny Mobile Art Studio | SF
Friday, July 3 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | NEMA
San Francisco has launched a new Living Innovation Zone (LIZ). The project, called Studio 1, is a mobile art studio that will be activated by a series of Bay Area artists giving lectures and performances working in the space. The installation will be up for seven weeks ...
“Reds, Whites and Blues” VIP Wine Party with Awesome Views of SF | Alameda
Come kick off the 4th of July holiday weekend at Food Truck Frenzy: Reds, Whites and Blues. Be our guest for an evening of wine tasting and gourmet street food from some of the Bay Area’s best Food Trucks. Get your dance on to an awesome ...
“Oakland First Fridays” Block Party
Friday, July 3 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th
Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9:30pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue between 27th Street & 22nd Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs to life ...Monthly
“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 ...
Free Summer Circus Day with Circus Bella | Oakland
Friday, July 3 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Mosswood Park
Circus Bella is excited to announce its triumphant return to the Bay Area Parks from Aug. 26 – Oct. 3, 2021 with its 12th Annual all new, open air, outdoor show: Humorous. A Post-Pandemic Season of Shenanigans! This series of FREE performances, featuring some of the dazzling Circus Talent from the ...
‘Murica The Great: 4th of July Costumed Pub Crawl | Berkeley
Friday, July 3 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am |
Cost: FREE | Townie
Wear your finest red, white, and blue and celebrate your love for ‘Murica by dressing up as your favorite person in ‘Murican history.
They’ll be starting off at Townie and work their way through downtown Berkeley bars and end somewhere where you can boogie like it’s 1776. ...
Friday Nights at the de Young: Swing Dance Party | SF
“My Museum,” by Artists-in-Residence: Chris Treggiari and Victoria Mara Heilweil
Kimball Education Gallery
6:00 pm
July 1–August 2, 2015
Wednesdays–Sundays, 1–5 pm
Friday Nights until 8:30 pm
de Young | Kimball Education Gallery/Artist Studio
Artist Reception Friday Night, July 31
Dance Lessons with Swing Dance Teacher Cynthia Glinka
Wilsey Court
6:00 pm
Master Dance Coach/Hostess Cynthia ...Every Friday
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl | SF
Friday, July 3 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | North Beach
On the first Friday of every month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl with special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. First Fridays Art Crawl ...Monthly
First Friday Follies Burlesque | Oakland
As Oakland Art Murmur winds down on your Friday night, find your way to the Stork Club on 23rd and Telegraph around 9 pm for the perfectly strange after-party, The First Friday Follies burlesque show, a monthly free event featuring dancing girls, sometimes a creepy little ...Monthly
Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, July 3 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph
Over 30 Oakland Art Murmur affiliate venues have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month. Oakland Art Murmur presents a free monthly evening art walk, known as the ‘Art Murmur.” Every first Friday of the month, affiliate venues are open to the public from 6-9 ...Monthly
The Sun Kings tribute to The Beatles: Free Beach Concert | Santa Cruz
Friday, July 3 – 6:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
The Sun Kings
(tribute to The Beatles)
July 3, 2015
Considered one of the premier Beatles tribute acts in the country, The Sun Kings continue to amaze audiences with their uncanny channeling and respect for the music they perform.
With a repertoire of over 150 songs, they shine in ...
Awesome Orchestra Classical Jam: Game of Thrones, Robin Hood & Philip Glass | Oakland
Friday, July 3 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | American Steel Studios
In collaboration with the awesome American Steel Studios and Oakland Art Murmur, they’ll be holding a session as part of First Fridays in the super cool Poplar Gallery on site.
Repertoire and schedule are as follows, with conductor David Möschler
Ramin Djawadi – Game of Thrones (main ...
South First Fridays Art Walk | San Jose
Friday, July 3 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | SoFA District (San Jose)
Join an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district (and beyond) every first Friday of the month. Please note that South First Fridays is typically canceled in July and January due to the holidays. South First Fridays hours depend on ...Monthly
Burger Boogaloo Pre-Party: Indie Rock & DJ Showcase | Oaklandish
Friday, July 3 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Oaklandish
On Friday, July 3, 2015, Burger Records is throwing a pre-party for their annual Burger Boogaloo music festival with a free concert featuring Pookie & The Poodlez and Yea-Ming & The Rumours at Oaklandish in downtown Oakland.
Burger Boogaloo Pre-Party Lineup:
Pookie & The Poodlez
The Poodlez brand of bubblegum scum has ...
SF Bike Party: Golden State Warriors Celebration Bike Ride | SF
Friday, July 3 – 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Duboce Park
Let’s go Warriors! The golden state warriors recently won their first NBA championship in 40 years, so come out and show them some SF Bike Party love. Show #dubnation you’re loud, proud, Warriors.
Be sure to bring your blue, gold and white and be prepared to ...Monthly
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 ...
