Events for October 14, 2016
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Litquake 2016: Free Friday Events | Oct. 14
San Francisco’s literary festival with author events, poets, activists and performers – 500+ authors at over 140 events, with many of the events being free. And it’s capped by the epic “Lit Crawl” on Saturday, October 25, 2025 – with 50+ authors and close to ...
KLM Pop-Up: 787 Virtual Reality & Airline Ticket Giveaways | Union Square
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the world’s oldest airline still operating under the same name, unveils an interactive pop up to showcase their service and offer the opportunity to win trips to Amsterdam. KLM Dutch Airlines Pop-Up October 14-22, 2016 | 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Union Square, ...
| 3:00 pm | Free Sightglass Coffee Cupping | SoMa | FREE* *Free, but space is limited so an RSVP is requested.
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Friday Nights at the de Young: “Labyrinth” Film Screening | SF
Friday Nights at the de Young hosts “Artistic Revolution is Everywhere” with live music from Classical Revolution, a film screening of the movie Labyrinth. Labyrinth (1986, 101 minutes) is a fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, executive produced by George Lucas, and based upon conceptual designs by ...Every Friday
Funk & Indie Rock Concert: DJ Gloss | Amoeba SF
Gloss is a San Francisco-based multi-instrumentalist and visual artist who combines funk and indie rock sensibilities with electronic sequencing to create lush danceable soundscapes that straddle the line between analog and digital.
He’s a guitar-playing disciple of The Meters’ Leo Nocentelli and The Smiths’ Johnny Marr. ...
| 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 | Second Fridays Art Walk | San Rafael | FREE |
| 5:00 pm | “Pursuit” Opening Reception | Vallejo | 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 ...
| 5:00 pm | Vallejo Art Walk | Second Fridays | FREE |
| 5:30 pm | “Wish You Were Here” Opening Exhibit | SF | FREE* *Free tickets are sold on eventbrite | $15 entry to their lounge area for whiskey tasting and charcuterie.
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Free Film Screening with Stephen Elliot “After Adderall” | SF
Stephen Elliot, author of The Adderall Diaries just got a movie made about him that’s having a special free screening in San Francisco. Free but RSVP is required.
It’s a 75 minute movie about what it’s like when James Franco makes a movie about you. Or, a ...
| 6:00 pm | “Millennials Ruin Everything”: Free Comedy & Oysters Night | El Rio | FREE* *Free, suggested donation $5
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| 6:00 pm | Live Venezuelan Folk Music with the VNote Ensemble | The Presidio | FREE* *Free but an RSVP is required.
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Moby Dick Author Tribute: Open-Mic & Film Screening | SF
Celebrate Herman Melville’s 1860 arrival in San Francisco with an evening of exciting events on their Enchanted Isle. Open Mic Melville-read your favorite passage from a Melville story of poem and if you “prefer not to,” just listen.
There will also be mini lectures by people ...
| 6:00 pm | Berkeley Critical Mass | 2nd Fridays | FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Free Veggie Dinner Night | SF | FREE |
“Debris: 30 Years of Skate & Music Photos” Exhibit | SF
Come and marvel at a retrospective of thirty years of skate and music photography, including unpublished photos of:
Skate
Steve Caballero
Neil Blender
Matt Hensley
Mike Vallely
Tod Swank
Jason Lee
Music
Fugazi
Nirvana
The Damned
Bad Brains
Die Kreuzen
Tad, Shellac
Firehose
The Make Up
Jesus Lizard
Drive Like Jehu
| 6:30 pm | Grotto Free Comedy Night: Free Drinks & Snacks | Sports Basement Bryant | FREE* *Free, but there is a suggested donation of $5.
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Free Port of Oakland Harbor Tours & Giant Cranes | Oakland
Take a free 90-minute narrated harbor tour (May to October). Visitors will learn about the Port, its operations and economic impact on the region. Harbor tours provide a unique vantage point because marine terminals are closed to the public. The excursions are a great way to ...
CANCELLED: “Movies In The Park” Season Finale: “Goosebumps” | Oakland
Movie night is cancelled due to expected rain.
| 7:00 pm | CAAMFest 2016 Film Festival: Asian Americans in Silicon Valley | South Bay | FREE* *FREE, but an RSVP is required for each event
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| 7:00 pm | Hip Hop Concert: TimBo FlyLane | Oakland | FREE |
| 7:00 pm | West Coast Swing Live Music | Oakland | FREE |
POSTPONED: 2016 Proxy Free Fall Film Fest: “The Fits” | Hayes Valley
Movie night is postponed for October 14th. Check proxysf.net for possible reschedule dates.
Every Friday
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 ...
