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Friday, July 29

Ka-Hon: Bay Areas Finest Latin Percussionists | Yerba Buena Gardens
Friday, July 29 – 11:00 am - Ends at 11:30 am | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens, Children’s Garden
What’s in that box, you ask? In the hands of Ka-Hon, a gentle spring shower, a flamenco troupe, a galloping stallion, and a rumba circle. Drawing on a pan-American array of rhythms, the high-energy ensemble displays the astounding versatility of the humble cajón, a simple ...
All DayBeer Friday: Live Music, Food Trucks & Family Party | San Carlos  FREE
Art Night SF Kick-Off: Mid-Market Art & Live Music | UN Plaza
Friday, July 29 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | UN Plaza

Art Night SF is a new outdoor event series working to activate the public spaces of UN Plaza and Mid-Market between 7th and Market Streets through accessible installations of contemporary art on Fridays, July 29, September 30, October 14 (CANCELLED due to rain) and October 28 from 5-9 pm. Enjoy local ...

“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, July 29 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but bring some cash for food purchases.
| 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 ” The View from Hollywood” | SF
Friday, July 29 – 5:15 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

Enjoy art making, live music from Darren Johnston Trio in Wisely Court and a screening of the 1940 classic The Grapes of Wrath. Every Friday

5:30 pmSan Francisco Critical Mass  FREE
5:30 pmAfro-Brazilian Music On Last Friday | Oakland  FREE
Psychedelic Mini Concert: Vum | Amoeba SF
Friday, July 29 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
Join Vum at Amoeba SF for a live set and signing of their third album. When Jennifer Pearl returned home from studying science in French Polynesia, armed with field recordings of street musicians, church choirs, and roosters, Vum wrote their first full-length album, Night Sun. Described as ...
Ari Bird’s Interactive Art Show and Free Refreshments | SF
Friday, July 29 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yosemite Studios (Open Windows)
Join for the opening night of Collapse Sonata, new artwork by Ari Bird exploring how to navigate through ambient spaces. Ari Bird produces work in Oakland, is California-born, and may have grown up in a cult. There will be a sonic component and an interactive exchange of ...
Free Music Production Workshop with Electrohouse DJ MOTi | SF
Friday, July 29 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is requested.
| Pyramind Training
Join MOTi at Pyramind for an intimate look into this electro house superstar’s production and dance songwriting techniques. His progressive and electro tracks have been signed on Tiësto’s Musical Freedom label, Afrojack’s Wall Recordings, and Spinnin’ Records. MOTi is no stranger to the festival circuit and ...
6:00 pmCandle Lit Labyrinth Walk & Live Music | Berkeley  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is appreciated, though not required.
6:00 pm“Idols” Strider Patton Solo Exhibition Opening | SF  FREE
Free Beach Concert: Taylor Dane | Santa Cruz
Friday, July 29 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
From platinum pop songs to chart-topping dance hits, Taylor Dayne is one of the most popular vocalists of the modern age. She has enjoyed Top 10 hits in three consequent decades, selling a combined 75 million singles and albums along the way. Originally signed by music ...
“Super-Sized” Game Night: Life Sized Monopoly & Jenga Family Night | Albany
Friday, July 29 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Albany Community Center
They may be a small town, but the idea of fun is huge. Join for another installment of Albany Game Night – Super-sized. The whole family is invited to drop by Albany Community Center for a massively good time – play a few hands of Go Fish ...
6:30 pmFree Moonlight Movies: Ant Man | Danville  FREE
6:30 pmAn Italian Journey: A Multimedia Lecture by Robert Mealy | SF  FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required.
7:00 pmLaborFest 2016: “Operation Bootstrap” Movie Screening | San Jose  FREE*
*Donations are appreciated.
7:00 pmSan Francisco Beard & Mustache Club | Mission Dist.  FREE
Win Tix: The Bay Area Pun-Off | Mission Dist.
Friday, July 29 – 7:00 pm | Cost: WIN | The Go Game HQ
Celebrate the contagious power of the pun, the irresistible wordplay sourced in a seemingly endless supply of multiple meanings for a single word or phrase. Prized tool of parents, kindergarden teachers, obnoxious friends, and Witzelsucht patients everywhere. > Get Tickets – $15 for Audience / $10 ...
7:00 pmSmooth R&B Music With My Blue Soul | SF  FREE
“Pokemon Go” Onesie Party & Chinatown Crawl | Financial Dist.
Friday, July 29 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Treehouse Space
Hey Pokemon Trainers. Treehouse Space community members have been catching Pokemons and saw that they were surrounded by Poke Stops as well as their neighbor at Oriental Treasure selling onesies, so they thought, why not start a Pokemon Go Onesie Party at their space, followed by a Chinatown Pokemon Crawl. Download ...
7:30 pmFree Shakespeare in the Park: The Winter’s Tale | Cupertino  FREE
HellaFunny Birthday Show: 90 Minutes, 10 Comics | Milk Bar
Friday, July 29 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP on Eventbrite $20 at the door
| Milk Bar
Come out to #HellaFunny Fridays to see SF dope-est (is that a word?) comedy crew take the stage to deliver the funnies. Not to mention that is it the CEO of #HellaFunny, Stroy Moyd’s, birthday so we are pretty sure there will be some Comedy Central ...
8:00 pmCampo Maldito: Darkly Comic Play About Gentrification | Tenderloin  FREE*
*10 FREE tickets available at the door before the performance. First come, first served.
Win Tix: “New Rock” with The Iron Heart | Great American Music Hall
Friday, July 29 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: WIN | Great American Music Hall
The Iron Heart has created their own brand of “new rock.” Shoving together a mixture of hard rock with a touch of blues and indie flare, these musical mixologists have a sound unlike any you’ve heard before. > Get Tickets – $15.00 Plus they have a name that ...
Win Tix: The Pretenders & Joan Jett Tribute Concert | Historic BAL Theatre
Friday, July 29 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: WIN | Historic BAL Theatre
Pretending 2 Jet is a tribute band that pays homage to not one, but two amazing music masters. They ease you in slow, with a little Pretenders sound then bam! Before you know it, this band becomes a hard rocking Joan Jett tour de force. > Get ...
8:30 pm“Dancing Under the Stars” Night Club Dance Lessons & Party | Jack London Square  FREE
8:30 pmMovies in the Park: “Minions” | Burlingame  FREE*
*Snacks available for purchase.
The Bestival: SF’s Insane Three-Day Comedy Festival | SF
Friday, July 29 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free tickets for Big Rec Taproom & Milk Bar for Facebook RSVP.
| Milk Bar

SF Weekly’s Best Comedy Troupe award winners Sylvan Productions present The Bestival. It’s 15 Shows. 3 Days. 40 Comedians – and a collection of their favorite shows, featuring their favorite comedians from across the country with comedians that have appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Vice, ...

9:00 pmMovies Under the Stars: “Inside Out” | Walnut Creek  FREE*
*There is a $2 suggested donation.
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