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Friday, December 1

Huge New 6,100+ Acre Bay Area Preserve Opens Friday
Friday, December 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Lower La Honda Creek Preserve
Offering magnificent views of the coast, colorful wildflower displays in the spring, and immersion into a historic ranchland, La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve is an ideal spot to escape the pressures of everyday life. The Sears Ranch Road Parking Lot and Lower La Honda Creek ...
All DayFree Admission Day | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History  FREE
First Day to RSVP: Fort Point Candlelight Tours Winter 2018 | Presidio
Friday, December 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Must enter the lottery to win a free reservation spot.
| Fort Point

Explore the historic Civil War-era Fort Point by candlelight and the stars on an evening tour with a park ranger as your guide. Candlelight tours are available most Saturday evenings typically around 6:30 pm from November to February. Along the way, you’ll be transported to the momentous era of ...

All DayHistory Museum: Free First Fridays | Redwood City  FREE
11:00 amTimbuk2 First Fridays Free Factory Tour | San Francisco  FREE*
*Free tours take place on the First Friday of the month, and tickets are required. Tours are limited to 20 people.
Rotunda Dance Series: Nicaragua Danza, Hijos del Maíz | SF City Hall
Friday, December 1 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco City Hall
In the culminating performance of the 2017 season of the Rotunda Dance Series, Nicaragua Danza, Hijos del Maíz presents dances from the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Nicaragua. A set of marimba dances will be performed in celebration of the city of Masaya, known as ...
3:00 pm“Block Fest” Tenderloin Arts Festival & Free Art Making | SF  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
5:00 pmFriday 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.
5:00 pmHandcrafted Holiday Sale: Opening Reception | Walnut Creek  FREE
5:00 pmWeekday Holiday Jazz Music Series | Emeryville  FREE
“Oakland First Fridays” Block Party
Friday, December 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 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

6:00 pmPoet Ishmael Reed Screening w/ Free Hot Cocoa & Popcorn | Oakland  FREE
$5 1st Friday: Winter Concert, Giant Gingerbread House & Carolers | Chabot
Friday, December 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*From 6-10pm enjoy $5 admission to the Center. There is no pre-registration for First Fridays.
| Chabot Space & Science Center

Get into the holiday season as The Oakland Youth Chorus performs their winter concert in the Planetarium. Chabot will also be celebrating the launch of their new hands-on activity space, Project Create dives deep into the toys we know and love to see what makes them tick. Using ...Monthly

SF’s Brand New Huge Arcade “Emporium” is Opening | NoPa
Friday, December 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*There's no admission charge, but bring money for games, drinks and food
| Emporium SF
Thanks to EaterSF for tipping us off that Emporium is finally set to have their soft opening on December 1st. Please note this is a soft opening which means that things might be a little crazy (but still fun). Currently the soft opening is scheduled ...
Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, December 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

6:00 pmFirst Friday Follies Burlesque | Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but donations for the artists are awesome.
Humphry Slocombe’s “Naughty” Free Ice Cream Night | Oakland
Friday, December 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free...just show up and show support. While supplies last
| Feelmore510
Feelmore, an adult gallery in Oakland has paired up with Humphry Slocombe for a brand new adults-only ice cream flavor and you can try it for free. Feelmore Cream Ice Cream Giveaway Friday, December 1, 2017 | 6-8 pm Feelmore, 1703 Telegraph, Oakland FREE Feelmore says…. OooooWeeee We cannot wait for our ...
6:00 pmNuit Blanche End of the Year Party | SF  FREE*
*Free and an RSVP is required.
“Winter is Here”: Game of Thrones Art Show & Marketplace | SF
Friday, December 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Heron Arts
Season 8 is over a year away, but you won’t have to wait that long to get your next Game of Thrones fix. You’re invited to Winter is Here, an art show and market inspired by the world of Westeros and beyond. Join the Beehive Society as ...
Candlelight Labyrinth Walk & Live Music | Grace Cathedral
Friday, December 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome
| Grace Cathedral

Celebrate the Winter Season with a peaceful and rejuvenating labyrinth walk by candle-light, and relax in the beauty of Grace Cathedral with the warm and sparkling tones of harp music by Portia Diwa and Diana Stork. The music this evening will feature songs from their ...Monthly

Holiday Traditions & Free Samples with Chef Rogelio Garcia | The Presidio
Friday, December 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free and an RSVP is encouraged.
| Commissary
Join them for an evening with Rogelio Garcia, Executive Chef of The Commissary, as he prepares his family’s holiday favorite, Cinderella Pumpkin Tortellini (free samples to the first 100 guests checked in). Chef Rogelio recently competed on season 15 of Bravo TV’s Top Chef, which begins ...
Fort Mason Printmakers 2017 Holiday Print Sale & Exhibit | SF
Friday, December 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fort Mason Center

Find everything from cubist to classical style prints at the 2017 Fort Mason Printmakers Holiday Print Sale. 43rd Annual Fort Mason Printmakers Holiday Sale – Preview Reception: Friday, December 1, 2017 | 6-9 pm – Exhibition & Art Sale: Saturday & Sunday, December 2 & 3, 2017 | 12 pm to ...

Make Your Own Holiday Gift | Oakland
Friday, December 1 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: $10*
*$10 online
| 55 Harrison St
Make Your Own Holiday Gift with Urban Air Market on Friday, December 1st. This “Meet the Makers” happy crafting hour provides 20 DIY stations at your fingertips to create everything from screen-printed wrapping paper and flower pressed cards to artisan body products, terrariums, and one of ...
7:00 pmSouth First Fridays Art Walk | San Jose  FREE
7:30 pmWin Tix: Leif Vollebekk: Indie Folk Fusion | The Swedish American Hall  WIN
7:30 pmChristopher Rountree’s New Music Ensemble Concert | SF  FREE
San Francisco Bike Party: “Annual Toy Drive” | First Fridays
Friday, December 1 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret Location (SF)

For the 4th year in a row, for the last Bike Party of the year, we will hosting our annual Toy Drive. Details on the benefitted organization and the route will be published soon! Bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate. Educational toys, sports equipment and ...Monthly

Fugue: An Immersive Theater Performance | SF
Friday, December 1 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*15-30 Sliding Scale. Purchase your tickets online
| Holy Innocents Episcopal Church
Fugue is a site-specific dance theater work that traverses through the streets and stories of San Francisco’s Mission District. Inspired by a year-long community-based research process into the queer histories of San Francisco streets, Fugue is a foray into cultural amnesia featuring forgotten stories of ...
8:00 pmSouth First Fridays Art Walk & Special Performances | San Jose  FREE
8:00 pmWin Tix: Matthew Logan Vasquez (of Delta Spirit) | Neck of the Woods  WIN
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