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Friday, November 2

Dunkin Donut’s Free Coffee Day & “Cops on a Rooftop” Fundraiser | NorCal
Friday, November 2 – 6:00 am - Ends at 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free. Donations are accepted and get a free coffee.
| All Over Northern California
For the first time in Northern California, law enforcement officers throughout the Bay will stake out participating Dunkin’ rooftops to support Special Olympics Northern California. Dunkin’s “Cops on a Rooftop” Donate & Get a Free Coffee Friday, November 02, 2018 | 6 am to 11 am All Over ...
All DayFirst Friday Free Coworking | Impact Hub Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but there is a $5 suggested donation for the optional potluck lunch.
All DayHistory Museum: Free First Fridays | Redwood City  FREE
All DayFree Admission Day | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History  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: TURFinc | SF City Hall
Friday, November 2 – 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 pmAnnual California Indian Market | Oakland Museum of CA  FREE
3:00 pmFree Sightglass Coffee Cupping | SoMa  FREE*
*Free, but space is limited so an RSVP is requested.
3:00 pm“Block Fest” Tenderloin Arts Festival & Free Art Making | SF  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
Dias De Los Muertos Celebration: Mestizo Art, Latin Music & Skull Painting | SoMa
Friday, November 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | International Art Museum of America
Come and enjoy wonderful Mestizo art by Arturo Martinez during Dias de los Muertos. The festive artist reception will be accompanied by live Latin music, light hor d’oeuvres, and face painting (also available ALL DAY). Sugar skulls will be available for guests to paint in honor ...
Cancelled: “Oakland First Fridays” Block Party
Friday, November 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th

Please note, Oakland First Fridays is cancelled on Friday, November 2, 2018. Here’s the organizers’ note: Oakland First Fridays regretfully announces that our street festival scheduled for Friday, November 2, has been cancelled.   There are several reasons for this. But the driving reason is the violence which occurred ...Monthly

Friday Nights at OMCA: Night Market, DJs & Off the Grid | Oakland

Reconnect with family, friends, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week, including live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. Limited ...Every Friday

2018 Día de los Muertos: Community Altars & Sugar Skull Painting | Berkeley
Friday, November 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Downtown Berkeley
Please be advised that we were told that this event is not taking place this 2018. They will resume on 2019. Fall is a time of year when the veil between the living and dead is thought to be at its most diaphanous, take part in ...
“Friday Nights at the de Young” w/ Zombie Drag Queen | 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

“Bay City”: San Francisco Photography & 97th Anniversary Exhibition | Palo Alto
Friday, November 2 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Pacific Art League
This November, Polish-German photographer Igor Pilawski will be showing his photos of San Francisco in the Central Gallery of Pacific Art League. Additionally, the gallery celebrate its birthday with the 97th Anniversary Exhibition in the main gallery with mixed art pieces from several artists. There will also ...
$5 First Friday at Chabot Space & Science Center | Oakland Hills
Friday, November 2 – 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

Enjoy $5 admission to the Chabot Space & Science Center in the Oakland Hills every First Friday of the month from 6-10 pm. $5 admission includes unlimited access to everything from laser and planetarium shows to Night Hikes and Star Stories. Regular admission is $18 ...Monthly

6:00 pmMitsu Okubo & Aubrey Learner: Hysterical Organs | Classic Cars West  FREE
6:00 pmOpen Studios Preview Party | Sanchez Art Center  FREE
2018 Proxy Fall Film Festival: “Sorry To Bother You” | Final Day
Friday, November 2 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Proxy
“Sorry To Bother You” In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) discovers a magical key to professional success, which propels him into a macabre universe of “powercalling” that leads to material glory. But the upswing in Cassius’ career raises serious ...
Underground Underwater Art Opening Reception & Exhibition | SF
Friday, November 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mule Gallery
Mule Gallery is excited to announce Underground Underwater, an exhibition by V. Vale and Marian Wallace of RE/Search Publications. The show opens on November 2, 2018 and closes on December 14, 2018. A reception will be held on Friday, November 2 from 6 pm – ...
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl | SF
Friday, November 2 – 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.
Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, November 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph

Come out for  Oakland Art Murmur First Friday Art Walk on Friday, November 2. Please note, Oakland’s First Friday street festival has been cancelled for Friday, November 2. This is a separate event from the Oakland Art Murmur First Friday Art Walk; Oakland Art Murmur will take place ...Monthly

6:00 pmWhimsical “Creatures” Art Opening Reception | Hayes Valley  FREE
Kusinang Pilipino Culinary Expo: Food Tasting, Book Talk & Competition | Oakland
Friday, November 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP on eventbrite
| Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Join The New Filipino Kitchen authors and Tinadtad judges Lisa Suguitan Melnick, Joanne Boston KwanHull, Vanessa Deza Hangad, and Dalena Benavente; Mayo Buena-Fe of “The Cooking Project” and other chefs and culinary literature authors for an evening of food, workshops, The New Filipino Kitchen book ...
“Batch Made Market” Artisan Food | SF
Friday, November 2 – 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

Final Walk-In Movie Night: “Sorry To Bother You” | Hayes Valley
Friday, November 2 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Proxy SF

The Proxy Fall Film Festival is back for 2021 with free Friday night screenings at the Proxy Walk-in Movie Theater in Hayes Valley. Presented by HERE FOR NOW, the FREE, Friday evening film screenings at the PROXY Walk-In Theater begin at sundown (7:15) with ‘doors’ opening at 6:00pm. Come early to claim ...

$20 Off: SF’s Epic New “Terror Vault” Haunted House | SF Mint

Part theatre, part haunted maze, and part escape room, San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2019 with an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Filled with top performers and screamers, this epic haunt invites you to ...

32nd Annual Day of the Dead Art Show | Mission Cultural Center
Friday, November 2 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: $7 | Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
Flight of the Ancestors • Vuelo de los ancestros is the 32nd Annual Day of the Dead exhibition hosted by Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. The creativity of artists, teachers, artisans, and overall community members has contributed to Day of the Dead evolving into ...
6:30 pmAmerican Dreams: Our Story, Many Voices | The Forte House  FREE*
*Suggested donation is $25 at the door. Light vegetarian meal with desserts and wine will be provided.
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