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Friday, October 28

All DayPleasant Hill’s “Total Wine & More” Grand Opening: Live Music, Giveaways & Fine Wine Tasting  FREE
Glass with Class: Rare Downtown Architecture Tour | SF
Friday, October 28 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted. Some tours may be limited in size.
| 242 California
The tour examines the great varieties of glass in 20th Century San Francisco, from the Financial District to Union Square. It will be found underfoot, overhead, and in the wall; in buildings by famous masters and by lesser-known local practitioners. Meet at 242 California Street (Tadich ...
“Escape Alcatraz” Ride Opening Day & Free Entry w/ Costumes | The SF Dungeon “Escape Alcatraz, ”a brand new drop ride and show located below sea level on Fisherman’s Wharf, debuts on Halloween Weekend 2016 at The San Francisco Dungeon. FREE to the first 300 guests to arrive in costume on opening day, 10/28 at 11 am. Bay Area resident adult tickets ...

All DayWin Tix: “Escape Alcatraz” Drop Ride Opening Day | The San Francisco Dungeon  WIN*
*Bay Area resident adult tickets start at 16. FREE to the first 300 guests to arrive in costume on opening day - 10/28 at 11am
All DayBeer Friday: Live Music, Food Trucks & Family Party | San Carlos  FREE
The Squeaky Hinge: Haunted House Horrors | San Jose
Friday, October 28 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*In 2016 entry is $5 per person.
| SVCTE

The Squeaky Hinge Project is an artistic, creative, technical experience that manifests itself in the form of a Halloween yard display and haunted house. The Squeaky Hinge House of Horrors – Friday, October 28, 2016 | 4-10 pm – Monday, October 31, 2016 | 4-9 ...

5:00 pm“Thriller Night” 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.
Friday Nights at the de Young: Fiery Dance Party | SF

Come and dance away your Friday night. There will be a Forró and Samba de Gafieira dance lessons from Bruno and Michelle Solis and live Bahavian carnaval music by Dandara Odara and Pragandaia band. Come dance in a traditional Northeastern Brazilian style. Every Friday

Art Night SF: Mid-Market Art, Live Music & Karaoke | UN Plaza
Friday, October 28 – 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 ...

Exploring the Minute Universe | Bay Area Science Festival 2016
Friday, October 28 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*This event is on a first come, first served basis.
| Energy Biosciences (UC Berkeley)
As people seek to describe the world, they are always inventing new ways to push the boundaries of what people can experience: smaller, farther, fainter, quieter, louder. During two evening events, explore exhibits of multimedia artwork, microscopy, music and sculpture created by artists and scientists seeing ...
5:30 pmParol-Marking Workshop: Beautiful Filipino Lanterns | SoMa  FREE*
*One free parol per person. Additional parol materials are $6-8 each.
6:00 pmFree Vegetarian Dinner Night | SF  FREE
Stranger Things Vinyl Release & Costume Party | Amoeba SF
Friday, October 28 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
The eagerly anticipated Stranger Things Volume One soundtrack comes out on vinyl LP October 28th and they’re throwing a party. Pick up the indie record store version on clear with black smoke vinyl (double disc gatefold package with a printed insert with album credits and additional ...
6:00 pmAdventurous Contemporary Music | The Presidio  FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required.
6:00 pmStranger Things Soundtrack Listening Party & Halloween Costume Contest | San Jose  FREE
Stranger Things Vinyl Release & Costume Party | Amoeba Berkeley
Friday, October 28 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (Berkeley)
The eagerly anticipated Stranger Things Volume One soundtrack comes out on vinyl LP October 28th and they’re throwing a party. Pick up the indie record store version on clear with black smoke vinyl (double disc gatefold package with a printed insert with album credits and additional ...
6:00 pmCandle Lit Labyrinth Walk & Live Music | Berkeley  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is appreciated, though not required.
6:15 pmLibrary After Hours: Halloween Movie Night | Mountain View  FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required.
6:30 pm“Amaro: The Spirited World of Liqueurs” Book Launch | Omnivore Books  FREE
The Crucible’s Fireside Lounge: Fire Performance, Live Music & Art Demos | Oakland
Friday, October 28 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | The Crucible
The Crucible’s Fireside Lounge is an intimate evening of art, industry, community, and entertainment on October 28, 2016 from 6:30-9:30 pm. They’ll have studio demonstrations and hands-on activities in multiple classes including glass fusing & slumping, glass flameworking, glass blowing, glass casting & coldworking, enameling, neon, ...
6:30 pmMagnolia Manor Haunted House | Piedmont  $5
The Final Free Port of Oakland Harbor Tours of 2016 | Oakland
Friday, October 28 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| Jack London Square

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 ...

7:00 pmCreative Collective Halloween Bash: Djs & Vape | Vallejo  FREE
7:00 pmLive Jazz & Swing Music with The Klipptones | Oakland  FREE
2016 Proxy Fall Film Festival: Halloween Shorts Night | Hayes Valley
Friday, October 28 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Proxy

> 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 pmWin Tix: An Evening w/ Comedian Joel McHale of “Community” | Nourse Theater  WIN
7:00 pmFeral Fourth Fridays Urban Square Dance & Live Music | SF  $5*
*They ask for a $5-$10 donation.
“Another Hole in the Head” Indie Horror Film Festival | SF
Friday, October 28 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free tickets (first come first served) with RSVP
| New People Cinema

This annual festival of horror, sci-fi, dark fantasy and exploitation cinema defies convention to bring you the most outrageous genre films from both emerging and established filmmakers. This is two weeks days of celluloid mayhem not usually found in your local cineplex. 15th Annual “Hole in ...

7:00 pmSan Francisco Beard & Mustache Club | Mission Dist.  FREE
Friday Night Free Movie: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” | Sunset Dist.
Friday, October 28 – 7:15 pm | Cost: FREE | Dianne Feinstein Elementary School
Because of the anticipated wet weather on 10/28 the location of movie has been changed from McCoppin Square to Dianne Feinstein Elementary School auditorium at 2550 25th Avenue, just 2 blocks south of McCoppin Square. Same Time… Same Fun… Activities start at 6pm and movie starts at ...
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