Events for October 16, 2015
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Streetopia Morning Block Party: Readings, Performance & Films | Central Market
Friday, October 16
8:00-12:00pm
Streetopia
Curated by the Luggage Store Gallery
To celebrate the book launch of Streetopia, the Luggage Store will host a series of readings, performances and film screenings stretching between the gallery at 1007 Market Street and the Outpost.
| All Day | Free Admission Fridays at Lindsay Wildlife Experience | Walnut Creek | FREE* *Free admission to all visitors on every third Friday.
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Palace of Fine Arts 100 Year Celebration: Live Jazz & History | SF
Photo credit Kevin Cole
Celebrate the Centennial of Palace Preservation Day on Friday, October 16, 2015 with a day of music and lectures at the Palace of Fine Arts.
The California Historical Society, in partnership with the Maybeck Foundation, presents the Centennial of Fine Arts Preservation Day. ...
Free Super Duper Burger Day | Los Gatos
Get a free mini Super Duper burger at their newest location, 15991 Los Gatos Blvd. in Los Gatos. Just be one of the first 100 people between 3pm and 4pm on Friday, October 16, 2015 and you’ll grub for free.
FREE mini burgers to the first ...
| 3:30 pm | Humorous Comic Book Talk | Millbrae | FREE |
| 5:00 pm | Annual Tournesol Art Award Exhibition | SF | FREE |
| 5:00 pm | Hawaiian Culture Talk & Tattoo Showcase | Friday Nights at the de Young | FREE* *Programs are free and open to the public, but does not include admission to the museum's galleries.
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| 5:00 pm | Friday Nights at OMCA: Night Market & Off the Grid | Oakland | $7.50* *Half-price gallery admission for adults; ages 18 and under are free. Admission for members is always free.
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| 5:00 pm | Free Family Dinner & Movie: “Casper” | SF | FREE |
“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 ...
DJ Series Mini Concert: Russell E.L. Butler | Amoeba SF
Amoeba’s DJ series “Revolutions” welcomes Oakland Techno DJ and Producer Russell E.L. Butler. His latest release on Opal Tapes, God Is Change, is an exploration of futuristic black identities, inspired by the Parable series by Octavia E. Butler. Russell is a resident DJ at After ...
2015 Life Art Science Tech (LAST) Festival: Art Expo & Performances | Stanford
The LAST (Life Art Science Technology) Festival is a weekend-long interdisciplinary event consisting of the Art Expo featuring a dozen digital interactive art installations, the Saturday-only “Engineering the Future” symposium on the state of the sciences that are shaping the 21st century, and the Sunday-only “Homo Digitalis” symposium with panels and talks ...
“Popular” SPCA Cocktail Party: Cats, Tats, Ramen & Mustaches | Mission Dist.
Come celebrate all the “popular” things of 2015. They’ve got ramen food trucks, men (and cats) with mustaches, kittens, tattoos, cocktails and much more all for one night at the San Francisco SPCA. They’ve taken some of your favorite things happening in the relentlessly hip Mission ...
| 6:25 pm | Free Movies in the Park: The Boxtrolls | Oakland | FREE |
| 6:30 pm | Zoovie Night: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Oakland Zoo | $7* *RSVP required.
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| 7:00 pm | Bicycle Art Salon | Oakland | FREE* *Free, but an RSVP is required by contacting the organizers via email to bicycleartsalon@gmail.com or phone at 510-230-8270.
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| 8:00 pm | Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Pay-What-You-Can Theatre | Tenderloin | FREE* *Pay what you want, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
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| 8:00 pm | Free Comedy Show & Concert | Brainwash Cafe | FREE |
| 8:00 pm | Seduction Feroce: Burlesque & Drag Variety Show | Oakland | $5* *$5 when you mention Funcheap at the door; otherwise, tickets are $10. 21+
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Día de los Muertos Ride | San Jose Bike Party
San Jose Bike Party honors the dearly departed this month. Skulls and marigolds are the traditional garb of this somber holiday, and they would love you to share the tradition with San Jose Bike Party. This ride is in the infamous VOLTRON style, with 4 distinct start points. Check the ...Monthly
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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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
