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Friday, October 5

All DayFree Admission Day | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History  FREE
All DayHistory Museum: Free First Fridays | Redwood City  FREE
All DayFirst Friday Free Coworking | Impact Hub Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but there is a $5 suggested donation for the optional potluck lunch.
Fort Point Oktoberfest Beer Garden | SF
Friday, October 5 – 11:00 am - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Food & beer available for purchase.
| San Francisco Ferry Building

Fort Point is celebrating Oktoberfest with an extended Ferry Building beer garden for four Fridays this fall. Come hang out in the sun and taste some of the special limited releases alongside the classics. The beer garden will be popping up on the Embarcadero promenade in ...

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.
11:00 amFree Community Acupuncture | Oakland  FREE*
*Drop in for a free treatment, no appointment required. First come, first served style.
Rotunda Dance Series: Dancing Earth Indigenous Contemporary Dance Creations | SF City Hall
Friday, October 5 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco City Hall

The “Rotunda Dance Series” is a set of free monthly dance performances in San Francisco City Hall’s extraordinary rotunda, Dancers’ Group and World Arts West have once again partnered to bring audiences lunchtime glimpses into movement and musical traditions from around the world. Set amidst the ...

3:00 pm“Block Fest” Tenderloin Arts Festival & Free Art Making | SF  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
3:00 pmFree Sightglass Coffee Cupping | SoMa  FREE*
*Free, but space is limited so an RSVP is requested.
111 Minna’s 25th Anniversary Art Show | SoMa
Friday, October 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 am | Cost: FREE | 111 Minna Gallery
To mark their 25th anniversary, 111 Minna is hosting a Group Exhibition featuring more than 40 artists, starting this Friday at 5 pm, with music by Kool DJ Brian Brooks, Roger Bellagio, DJ Bald Elvis, DJ Irene Hernandez-Feiks, Romanowski, DJ Serious Leisure, and DJ Sonny ...
Friday Nights at the de Young | Golden Gate Park

One of San Francisco’s most celebrated after-hours museum events returns for a fall season of 2018. These nine Friday Nights feature free admission to the main-level galleries highlighted by a reinterpretation of contemporary art in their permanent collection and new acquisitions called Specters of Disruption. ...Every Friday

5:00 pmFriday Nights at OMCA: Night Market, DJs & Off the Grid | Oakland  FREE*
*Most outdoor activities and entertainment is free and open to the public from 5-9pm. From 5pm to 10pm, there's half-priced gallery admission for adults; ages 18 and under are free. Admission for members is always free.
“Oakland First Fridays” Block Party
Friday, October 5 – 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

5:00 pmVR Experience: Will You Survive Zombie Island? | SF  $10*
*Reserve your tickets before they're gone.
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party & Beer Garden | Fort Mason
Friday, October 5 – 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 ...

5:30 pmFriday Night Market at FCSCI | Vallejo  FREE
“Batch Made Market” Artisan Food | SF
Friday, October 5 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Forage Kitchen

UPDATE: Due to COVID this event is postponed until further notice. This is your monthly chance to come see and taste what’s cooking at Forage Kitchen. Your favorite chefs are in the kitchen, and you can walk through and taste their favorite new recipes. Plus ...Monthly

2018 Proxy Fall Film Festival: “Blindspotting” | Hayes Valley
Friday, October 5 – 6:00 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 ...

32nd Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition Opening Gala | East Bay
Friday, October 5 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 5700 Horton St

The 32nd Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition celebrtaes its month-long celebration of the arts on the gala opening day of the exhibition. There will be a gala public reception with the artists in attendance on Friday, October 5, from 6 pm to 9 pm, with live music ...

Friday Movie in the Park: “Hidden Figures” | McCoppin Sq.
Friday, October 5 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | McCoppin Square

Enjoy free movies at McCoppin Square in the Sunset District happening on the first four Fridays in October 2019. Movies begin at sunset, approximately 7 pm, but come early as the fun starts at 6 pm. Grab your family and friends, and don’t forget to bring some ...

6:00 pmConcert & Conversation w/ Pianist Alfredo Rodríguez | SF  FREE
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl | SF
Friday, October 5 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | North Beach

On the first Friday of every month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl with special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. First Fridays Art Crawl ...Monthly

6:00 pmFirst Friday Follies Burlesque | Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but donations for the artists are awesome.
6:00 pmRise & Shine: Back To School Celebration | Oakland  FREE
$5 First Friday: The Future of Space | Oakland Hills
Friday, October 5 – 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

Explore human curiosity through the lens of the current and near-term future reach into outer space – why we go, how we get there, what we do there, and why this impacts us as humans. Also, join at the Megadome theater for an exciting talk by ...Monthly

Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, October 5 – 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

swissnex Salon: Opening Night at Pier 17 | SF
Friday, October 5 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: $15 | Swissnex
The swissnex Salon proposes a radical change in the way we think about the role of science, technology, and creativity. Their opening event celebrates the theme of “Responsibility Towards Creation” with talks, performances, and experiences examining the challenges facing the fundamental values underlying democratic societies. > Get ...
7:00 pmSouth First Fridays Art Walk | San Jose  FREE
7:00 pmBayview First Fridays: Entertainment, Karaoke & Food Truck | Seven Stills  FREE*
*Free, but bring cash for food and drinks
Rick and Morty Trivia and Comedy Night | Milk Bar
Friday, October 5 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*Tickets are $5 each. 21+
| Milk Bar
Wubaluba Dub Dub and head on over to Milk Bar for a Rick and Morty-themed Trivia and Comedy Night. Along with dozens of challenging questions, laugh it up with hilarious stand up comedy in between each round. The 3 rounds will be centered around Rick and Morty. So ...
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