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Free Clam Chowder Day | Pier 39
Friday, September 1 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Pier 39
The first 39 people to present the special coupon at Chowders on Level 1 will receive one (1) free cup of clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl.*
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*Offer only valid for the first 39 people who present the coupon at Chowders, on a ...
Rotunda Dance Series: Scott Wells & Dancers | SF City Hall
Friday, September 1 – 12:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco City Hall
n 1981 Scott discovered the pleasure of contact improvisation shortly after becoming obsessed with the struggles of modern dance. He stuck with both and currently directs a company in San Francisco and tours annually to Europe. Wells has created works for skateboarders, boxers and recently ...
San Francisco Comic Con 2017 | Moscone Center
It ain’t cheap, but it’s pretty fun…. The San Francisco Comic Con will be September 1-3, 2017. Meet your favorite comic creators and celebrity guests. Comic books, toys, cosplay and more.
To make this “Funcheap,” the cheapest day to attend is Friday ($30) and kids 12 ...
“Block Fest” Tenderloin Arts Festival Kickoff | SF
CounterPulse’s Block Fest animates the neighborhood with free arts activities for the local residents, workers, and visitors. Kicking off the Block Fest season with Hannah Boles in collaboration with Sylvester Guard for a magical coloring activity.
Come collaborate and celebrate the magical spirit, diversity, and community ...Monthly
“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 ...
2017 Begonia Festival: Dance Performance | Capitola
Friday, September 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Esplanade Park
See some brilliant blooms while boating, baiting and frolicking on the beach over Labor Day weekend at the 65th annual Capitola Begonia Festival. With over 43 acres and 3 million blooms come late summer, the Begonia Festival is a spectacular sight and a fun, family-oriented ...
“Oakland First Fridays” Block Party
Friday, September 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th
Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9:30pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue between 27th Street & 22nd Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs to life ...Monthly
Grammy Award-Winning Fantastic Negrito’s Mini Concert | Amoeba SF
Friday, September 1 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
Grammy Award-winning artist Fantastic Negrito performs an exclusive, intimate performance followed by a Q&A at Amoeba SF on Friday, September 1st at 6pm to celebrate the re-release of his critically-applauded debut album, The Last Days of Oakland.
Hailed as “among the rawest pieces of music—sonically and ...
Extended Play: Vinyl Classics as Works of Art | SF
Friday, September 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Churchkey
101 music in North Beach donated 100 vinyl records for them to have some fun with, and they figured why not turn these old classics into works of art? And that is where Extended Play: A New Spin on Vinyl Classics was born.
Join Art Attack ...
“Batch Made Market” Food Festival | SF
The Open Kitchen Market, this month on First Friday, will feature goodies like:
Organic, local flower crowns, botanical jewelry, mixed bouquets, and succulent arrangements from Beauxtanicals.
Honey glazed fried chicken, artisan mac n cheese, down home chili with jalapeno cornbread, fried chicken biscuit sliders, mixed salad ...Monthly
Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, September 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph
Over 30 Oakland Art Murmur affiliate venues have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month. Oakland Art Murmur presents a free monthly evening art walk, known as the ‘Art Murmur.” Every first Friday of the month, affiliate venues are open to the public from 6-9 ...Monthly
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl: Flower Child Closing Reception | SF
Friday, September 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | North Beach
In conjunction with North Beach First Fridays, Modern Eden will host a closing reception for “Flower Child”. Featuring 85 works inspired by San Francisco’s Summer of Love.
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2017 Architecture and the City Opening Night Party | SF
Friday, September 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: $15 | Swissnex
Join AIASF and the Center for Architecture + Design in celebration of the opening of their 14th Annual Architecture and the City Festival and the community of individuals and organizations that make the month of learning and exploration possible.
Drink, nibble, and network for an inspiring ...
$5 First Friday at Chabot Space & Science Center: Bubble-ology | Oakland Hills
Learn all about the science behind bubbles. See how a scientist uses the properties of bubbles to create breakthrough technologies. See how bubbles can change form as professional bubble artists Tom Noddy and Sterling Johnson expose the wonders of these remarkable spheres. Get hands on ...Monthly
Kiosk Fest 2017 Kick-Off Party | SF
Friday, September 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Market St (Embarcadero to 5th St)
The Grand Newsstand, San Francisco’s zine stand, is hosting an open-air festival to celebrate zines, art, and printed media. Kiosk Fest takes place around Market Street in San Francisco between 5th Street and the Embarcadero. Kiosk Fest 2017 September 1-2, 2017 | 10 am to ...
Free Circus Class Night: Learn Juggling & Tightwire Walking | SF
Friday, September 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Circus Center
This event is canceled as of May 2018. Come and play with all the fun circus toys that fit under the Circus Center‘s roof every Friday. Circus Skills Jam Class Most Fridays | 7-9 pm Circus Center, 755 Frederick St., SF FREE; RSVP Required. Please make sure ...
“Rick and Morty” Trivia Night | SF
Rick and Morty fans, unite. Prove your fandom with 4 rounds of Rick and Morty trivia, along with free prizes, and comedians to entertain in between each round. Live music and DJ after the show.
Awesöme Orchestra Collective: Cop Funk with Heat Vision & Jack | Oakland
They’re excited to be back at Drake’s Dealership for another First Friday extravaganza.
For Open Session 53 they’ll be collaborating with the local funk duo Heat Vision & Jack, with Geneva Harrison on drums and Josh Pollock on vocals and guitar. With a few super funky ...
First Fridays Roller Boogie Dance Block Party | Oakland
Friday, September 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:15 pm |
Cost: FREE | 23rd & Telegraph
Bring your roller skates and come boogie with them at First Fridays. It’s a fun free event for all with bumping dance music from two very loud Bumpboxx’s.
Aside from the free dance class happening between 7PM – 7:15PM, they also have a group of roller ...
Every Friday
Free Bad-Ass Morning Workout: Conquer SF’s Hills | Every Friday
Every Friday – 6:30 am |
Cost: FREE | All Over San Francisco
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
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
Every Friday – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Legionnaire Saloon
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
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 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 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
Every Friday – 8:45 pm - Ends at 12:00 am |
Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
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 ...
