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City Skyline Challenge 2019: Rappelling Down SF’s Skyscrapers | Union Square
Friday, November 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch, rappelling requires fundraising.
| Hilton San Francisco Union Square

Outward Bound California’s 2019 City Skyline Challenge features two days of Bay Area civic leaders, local celebrities, entrepreneurs, students, educators, and individuals from all walks of life rappelling Spiderman-style from the Hilton San Francisco Union Squares roof, before cheering onlookers and a vast online audience. ...

SF’s Free Museum Days Due to Fires | SFMOMA + Academy of Sciences + Asian Art Museum
Friday, November 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE | All Over San Francisco

Due to the fires and the air quality in the Bay Area, several museums are offering free admission to help people cope. Please note some museums are free for all, while others are just for people in mandatory evacuation areas. Thanks to KQED for the ...

Free First Friday Tour at the Museum of Art & History | Santa Cruz
Friday, November 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Normal price admission is $10.
| Museum of Art & History (Santa Cruz)

Make the MAH a stop on your First Friday Art Tour for three floors of exhibitions, live music, and drop-in craft activities. Visit the Museum for free all-day. Catch up with friends in Abbott Square and grab a bite to eat from one of your favorite ...Monthly

All DayHistory Museum: Free First Fridays | Redwood City  FREE
All DayFree Admission Day | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History  FREE
All DayFirst Friday Free Coworking | Impact Hub Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but there is a $5 suggested donation for the optional potluck lunch.
SAJJ Mediterranean’s Grand Opening | San Ramon
Friday, November 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE | SAJJ Street Eats (San Ramon Bishop Ranch)
SAJJ Mediterranean, the popular Mediterranean fast casual eatery, is celebrating the Grand Opening of its newest location in San Ramon. Festivities will include a free entree for the first 50 people in line at 11 am and 50% off orders all day long, plus free samples ...
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.
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.
SF Hispanic Heritage Festival: Free Day of the Dead Skeleton Craft | Lake Merced
Friday, November 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Merced Branch Library
On November 1, 2019 at 4 pm, join the free Day of the Dead Skeleton Craft making to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos. Free for all, kids are welcome.
The Oakland Art Show: BeastMode Basquiat Art Exhibition | East Bay
Friday, November 1 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 1:00 am | Cost: FREE | Era Art Bar & Lounge
First Fridays Oakland at Era Art Bar celebrates three local upcoming artist Antt’Smalls, Maria Feng, and Genesiz Dennise at the Oakland Art Show at Era Art Bar “BeastMode Basquiat” Art Exhibition starting Friday November 1st until Saturday December 19th with another celebration first Friday December ...
Facebook First Fridays | San Jose Museum of Art
Friday, November 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free after 5 pm.
| San Jose Museum of Art

Celebrate the opening of With Drawn Arms: Glenn Kaino and Tommie Smith and Woody De Othello. These late nights offer free admission to all exhibitions and programs from 5–9 PM. Featuring access to art and artists, music, a cash bar, food, and more. 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

“Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival
Friday, November 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

Free Vogue Dance Workshop | SoMa
Friday, November 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| UNDSCVRD Court
Learn some new dance moves at the UNDSCVRD Court. We’re teaming up with Emerson Aquino of Full Out Studios for a series of dance workshops in SOMA Pilipinas. Featuring a dance workshop with Shea of Kiki House of Angels & Friends plus a chance to scope out a happy hour with the ...
SFSU’s Tech to Protect Challenge | Nov. 1-3
Friday, November 1 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| San Francisco State University (Main)
Join us at the Tech to Protect Challenge – San Francisco. The San Francisco location for the Tech to Protect Challenge is one of ten in-person coding contests inviting participants to create technology solutions that will aid emergency responders in serving and protecting communities across ...
6:00 pm2019 “Snowbomb” Ski & Snowboard Festival | Pier 35  FREE
Final Walk-In Movie Night: “Us” | Hayes Valley
Friday, November 1 – 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 ...

6:00 pmFirst Friday Follies Burlesque | Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but donations for the artists are awesome.
Christmas Ale Launch Party at Anchor Public Taps | SF
Friday, November 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food and drinks.
| Anchor Public Taps
The 45th edition of our legendary Anchor Christmas Ale hits shelves soon. Celebrate by being among the first to taste this year’s recipe at Anchor Public Taps. We’ll have vertical tastings, festive music, food from Frank Grizzly’s, exclusive first access to this year’s merch, and, of ...
“Batch Made Market” Artisan Food | SF
Friday, November 1 – 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

$5 First Friday at Chabot Space & Science Center | Oakland Hills
Friday, November 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

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

Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, November 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

6:30 pm$20 Off: “Terror Vault” SF’s Epic Halloween Haunt | San Francisco Mint  $20 off*
*Normally $62, get exclusive $42 tix with secret code FUNCHEAP on select dates. Limited to 50 per date.
Salesforce Park’s Brand New Free Rooftop Movie Nights | November 2019

As we get closer to winter, earlier sunsets bring a new Salesforce Park Movie Nights series on Friday evenings throughout November. Salesforce Park’s Rooftop Movie Nights First four Fridays in November 2019 Nov 1: The Brave Little Toaster (G, 90 mins) @ 6:30pm (later start ...Every Friday

“Rebel Yell” Abandoned Haunted Funeral Home | San Jose
Friday, November 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 suggested donation
| Rebel Yell Haunted House

In 1957, when Doctor Von Braun purchased the abandoned Rebel Hill Funeral Home and moved there with his wife and two children, no one could have guessed the depths of his evil genius. His family is long gone now, but his research continues. As you ...

Workshop First Fridays | SF
Friday, November 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Workshop (SF)

Please note, this event is no longer happening. Every first Friday, WorkshopSF hosts an open house, party with DIY, art, fun and community. It’s a chance to preview classes, see the space, and just hang out with neighborhood peeps. All are welcome. Workshop First Fridays ...

7:00 pmSouth First Fridays Art Walk | San Jose  FREE
7:30 pm“HellaFunny Fridays” San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Showcase | SoMa  FREE*
*Free with RSVP or $10 at the Door
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