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Friday, May 19

All DayFree Admission Fridays at Lindsay Wildlife Experience | Walnut Creek  FREE*
*Free admission to all visitors on every third Friday.
Watermelon Bowling & Summer Beer Kick-Off Party | 21st Amendment
Friday, May 19 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for BBQ and beer.
| 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant (SF)
Kick off the season at 21st Amendment’s Annual Summer Launch Party at their San Francisco Pub. They will once again signify the changing of the seasons with their signature watermelon drop from the rooftop, plus there will be watermelon bowling, live music, BBQ, fresh draft Hell or High ...
“3rd On Third” Latin Explosion Celebration | Bayview
Friday, May 19 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but bring cash for food and drink specials.
| Bayview Opera House
Cultural event filled with dancing, live performances by Bayonics, La Gente, La Clandestina. Free fresh smoothies made using human powered blenders. Traditional Arts activities for the kids and Delicious Tacos. Plus storytellers, traditional Colombian dancing, live mural painting, Latin arts activities and a Bayview Underground Pop-up Market  

Free Cake at Chuck E. Cheese’s Biggest Birthday Ever | San Bruno
Friday, May 19 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*They will be giving away 40 tickets to every child with a minimum purchase of $5
| Chuck E. Cheese's
In honor of Chuck E. Cheese’s 40th birthday, the family dining and entertainment favorite is hosting the Biggest Birthday Party ever. On May 19, Chuck E. Cheese’s locations across the country will join together to celebrate by giving out free cake while supplies last, 40 tickets ...
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, May 19 – 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 ...

Presidio Free Movie Night “Moana”: Free Popcorn & Glow Sticks | SF
Friday, May 19 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, an RSVP is requested but not required.
| Presidio Community YMCA
Bring a blanket and enjoy a movie night in the great outdoors. Sponsored by Supervisor Mark Farrell, in partnership with the Presidio Trust and the Presidio Y. Free, but an RSVP is requested but not required. Free movie night with free popcorn, face painting, bubbles, glow sticks and ...
Redwood Tango Ensemble | The Presidio
Friday, May 19 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required.
| Presidio Officers' Club
Redwood Tango Ensemble is a sextet dedicated to both traditional Argentine tango music and original tango compositions by leader and bandoneonist Charles Gorczynski. The ensemble’s arrangements are inspired by the styles of Anibal Troilo, Juan D’Arienzo, Carlos DiSarli, Osvaldo Pugliese and other master orchestras in tango, ...
Friday Happy Hour: 10% off Art & Free Summer Drinks | Wonderland SF
Friday, May 19 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Wonderland SF
Wonderland SF host their first Summer Friday Happy Hour of 2017 on Friday, May 19th from 6-10pm Our dear friend and super talented DJ (Bozho) Bozho Lasich will be spinning records We will be grilling some food and have some tasty complimentary summer drinks Live painting and the whole store and ...
6:00 pmFree Concert & Conversation with Alexander String Quartet | SF  FREE
Oakland Veg Week 2017: Potluck in the Park | De Fremery Park
Friday, May 19 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | deFremery Park

The Oakland VegFest is back for their fifth year, organized by the Factory Farming Awareness Coalition (FFAC). As always, the VegFest is totally free and open to the public, and will feature awesome food, vendors, speakers, a “cutest dog” contest, and a kids area. Oakland ...

7:00 pmBicycle 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.
7:00 pmRory Snyder’s Night Jazz Band | Oakland  FREE
7:00 pmHella Funny Friday Comedy Night | Chug Pub  FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required with secret code FUNCHEAP
7:00 pmWin Tix: Super Hero Roller Disco | Church of 8 Wheels  WIN
Oakland Veg Week 2017: Vegan Bar Crawl | Downtown Oakland
Friday, May 19 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but bring money for food and drinks.
| Hella Vegan Eats
Join fellow Oakland Veg community members for a festive evening full of drinks (alcoholic or non), dancing, and delicious food. Starting out the evening with Hella Vegan Eats beer garden at Classic Cars West. From there you’ll head to Blind Tiger for handcrafted cocktails and drafts. End the ...
San Jose Bike Party: The Rainbow Bright Ride
Friday, May 19 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret San Jose Location

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

8:00 pmComedy Soup: Music & Comedy Night | Oakland  FREE*
*RSVP is required for free admission
Chillarious: Free Comedy & Wine in a Mattress Shop | Berkeley
Friday, May 19 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Savvy Rest Natural Bedroom
This month’s line-up includes: Josh Argyle (Savage Henry Magazine) Feel Woods (Hellafunny) Kristee Ono (SF Sketchfest) Adam Pearlstein (The Uptown) Zack Chapaloni (MTV, Punchline SF)
8:00 pmWin Tix: Ross Valley Players “Private Lives” | North Bay  WIN*
*$27 GA / $15 - Youth under 25.
8:00 pmWin Tix: TILT: Stand Up Comedy & 90+ Pinball Machines on Free Play | Pacific Pinball Museum  WIN
Sex Worker Fest 2017 Opening Night Party | Oakland
Friday, May 19 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free for first 10 people with code FUNCHEAPSEXY - otherwise $15
| Geoffery's Inner Circle

Get ready for Sex Worker Fest 2017 – 10 days of sex worker art, parties, movies, and politics.   Join in for the whores-eye-view at the 10th Biennial San Francisco Bay Area Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival May 19th to 28th at the Center ...

9:00 pmWin Tix: Pallbearer: Surge of Doom Metal | The New Parish  WIN
10:30 pmLive Comedy Show: “Your F!#&ed Up Relationship” | SF  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.

Every Friday

Free Bad-Ass Morning Workout: Conquer SF’s Hills | Every Friday
Every Friday – 6:30 am | Cost: FREE | All Over San Francisco
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
Every Friday – All Day | Cost: FREE | UN Plaza
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
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
Every Friday – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Legionnaire Saloon
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
Every Friday – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP or $10 at the Door
| Trademark and Copyright
"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
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Skylark Bar
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
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 am | Cost: $10 | Mutiny Radio
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
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:20 pm | Cost: $5*
*Get tickets for $5 with promo code FUNCHEAP. Otherwise, tickets are $15.
| The Variety Preview Room / The Hobart Building
"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
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Just tip the musicians.
| Atlas Cafe
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
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 online with discount code FUNCHEAP; otherwise, it's $10.
| The Basement
"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
Every Friday – 8:45 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
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
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": 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
Every Friday – 10:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP before 11pm
| Milk Bar
"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
Every Friday – 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP via Eventbrite
| Stagewerx Theatre
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 ...
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