Events for October 21, 2016
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| 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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Opening Ceremony: Mavericks Surf Contest 2016-17 | Half Moon Bay
Just 20 minutes south of San Francisco, and 1/2 mile offshore from Pillar Point Harbor, Titans of Mavericks rises from the wintery horizon to form perfect, massive waves that reach up to 60 feet, exploding with ground shaking effect that can be recorded on the Richter ...
Outdoor Rendezvous Sample Sale & Free Beer | SF
They’ve teamed up with a bunch of fun local SF outdoor brands to host a big sample sale.
Meet some of the good folks behind your favorite local companies, at their design studio and browse from a variety of awesome products and gear, all while enjoying ...
Final of 2016: “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 | 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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Friday Nights at the de Young: Live Music from Musical Art Quintet | SF
There will be live music by The Musical Art Quintet performing “The Cool Grey City of Love” composed by Sascha Jacobsen and commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission, along with other new pieces from their upcoming album “Chamber con Alma.” Tonight’s performance features a ...Every Friday
Friday Night Halloween Special: Scary Movie Trivia & Scavenger Hunt | Mountain View
What is Halloween without a scary movie? On October 21, Friday Nights at CHM is taking over the Museum and celebrating Halloween with scary movies and the technology behind them.
Join Fridays for the techiest block party in Silicon Valley, featuring innovative curbside cuisine provided by ...
| 5:30 pm | Parol-Marking Workshop: Beautiful Filipino Lanterns | So Ma | FREE* *One free parol per person. Additional parol materials are $6-8 each.
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Out of Bounds: Drone Visual Challenge & Exhibit | SF
Out of Bounds presents an altitude-defying drone challenge that will get your spirits soaring.
In this first ever collegiate drone photography competition and exhibit, supported by Red Bull and Cyberlink, Academy of Art’s high reaching droners have the opportunity to compete in a variety of amazing ...
| 6:00 pm | Live Chamber Music with the Baumer String Quartet | The Presidio | FREE* *Free but an RSVP is required.
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| 6:00 pm | Muscial Concert of the 19th-21st Rarities | SF | FREE |
Fly Me to the Moon: Free Live Concert & Sing-Along | Oakland
Sing all your favorite songs ’til your voice is gone at a free live concert. A great mix of popular songs from the past. Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day, Bee Gees, The Ramones, The Beetles, even Eric Clapton and much more.
Music will be played by The ...
Opening Party: “The Good Craft” Local Artisan Pop-up Showcase | Berkeley
A pop-up showcase of Bay Area craft & design. The Good Craft is the Bay Area’s newest pop-up craft fair showcasing the work of an ever-evolving group of local artisans and makers on October 21-22, 2016 at CelerySpace in Berkeley. Friday, Oct 21 | 7-10 pm: Opening ...
2016 Proxy Free Fall Film Festival: “Tickled” | Hayes Valley
> EVENT UPDATE: This event is no longer taking place. The Proxy Fall Film Festival is a five-week series of free Friday night screenings at the Proxy Walk-in Movie Theater in Hayes Valley. This year’s series highlights a few of the best independent films of ...
| 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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San Jose Bike Party: The Oktoberfest Ride
San Jose Bike Party is a place to ride bikes, make friends, and have a good time every third Friday of each month at 8 pm. San Jose is the largest city in Northern California, but they are hidden in the suburban sprawl. It’s time ...Monthly
Chillarious: Free Comedy & Wine in a Mattress Shop | Berkeley
> EVENT UPDATE: This event is no longer taking place. Chillarious is the only comedy showcase where you can enjoy the Bay Area’s best comedic talent while lounging luxuriously on the Bay Area’s most comfortable organic mattresses and pillows. Admission is free and some free ...
| 8:00 pm | Seduction Feroce: Burlesque & Drag Variety Show | Oakland | $7* *$7 when you mention Funcheap at the door; otherwise, tickets are $10. 21+
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| 8:00 pm | “The Setup” Underground Comedy Show & Happy Hour | SF | $5* *$5 online with discount code FUNCHEAP or if you mention Funcheap at the door; otherwise, it's $10.
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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 ...
