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RSVPs Open Today for SFMOMA’s “Free Community Days” (Oct. 4-18)
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) today announced it will reopen to the public on Sunday, October 4 with two weeks of Free Community Days and free parking through Sunday, October 18. After more than six months of closure due to the COVID-19 ...
Dia de Madonnari Street Painting Festival Kick Off
Friday, September 25 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | All over Berkeley and Oakland
Please note that given the nature of COVID-19 things may change closer to the event date. So please check the organizer’s website or Facebook for updates. Dia de Madonnari is a street painting festival taking place in Berkeley and Oakland. Participants are provided chalk pastels ...
New Social Distancing “Suns” at Yerba Buena Gardens (Sept. 25-Oct. 25)
Friday, September 25 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
The expansive lawns of Yerba Buena Gardens, located in the cultural heart of downtown San Francisco, will showcase colorful social distancing spheres by local artists beginning Friday, September 25, 2020 with the bold, enveloping “Infinite Center, infinite sun” by Tosha Stimage. “Infinite Sun” Lawn Art ...
Art + Health + Innovation: Conversations in Improving Quality of Care
September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Kids & Art is a nonprofit organization that provides art workshops to children with cancer and their care circles to improve their well-being during treatment, as survivors, and in bereavement. Kids & Art is hosting a virtual summit around ...
San Francisco History Days 2020 (Sept. 25-27)
In 2020 all will change! This year San Francisco History Days is presented in a refreshed format for the 10th anniversary of everyone’s favorite history event, an annual showcase brought to you by the San Francisco Department of Memory. Even physically distanced, we can gather ...
de Young Museum Reopens on September 25th
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco announce the reopening of the de Young and Legion of Honor museums, following their temporary closure under the shelter-in-place order mandated by the City of San Francisco.
de Young – Opening September 25
The de Young museum is scheduled to open ...
2020 Virtual “Berkeley Old Time Music Convention”
Fri. Sept. 25 – 10:00 am PDT
CONCERT for VERY YOUNG CHILDREN
WB Reid and Bonnie Zahnow
FREE via Youtube
Fri. Sept. 25 – 4:00 pm -5:30 pm PDT (tentative)
HOSTED JAM & SONG SWAP via Zoom
Fri. Sept. 25 – 6:00 pm PDT
CONCERT – On Facebook, Quarantine Happy Hour page ...
“Berkeley Restaurant Week” $15 Prix Fixe Meals (Thru 9/30)
After a successful May campaign, an encore of Berkeley Restaurant Week To Go (#BRWToGo) is running September 15-30. This time, “TOGO” also stands for Taste Our Great Outdoors as more than 60 local restaurants offer special value menus perfect for taking out to your favorite ...
SF City Hall “Black Trans Lives Matter” Rally
Friday, September 25 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco City Hall
A large rally is planned for in front of San Francisco City Hall on Friday in support of “Black Trans Lives Matter” along with the San Francisco Human Rights Commission and Mayor London Breed.
The purpose of this rally is to bring awareness to the lived ...
California Dreaming Online Fashion Show
Friday, September 25 – 12:00 pm |
Cost: FREE
You are invited to join the Award- Winning Fashion Community Week to experience one of a kind New Age Virtual Fashion show.
This runway show will bring you to the true essence of California, the sun, deep blue water, and the nature right in the midst ...
Online Presentation: Harlem of the West – The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era
Friday, September 25 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 pm |
Cost: FREE
Elizabeth Pepin Silva and Lewis Watts will present an illuminating slide show and talk about the new edition of Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era.
Through dozens of archival photographs and oral accounts from the neighborhood residents and musicians who experienced it ...
2020 San Francisco Neon & Vintage Sign Festival (Sept 25-Oct 4)
A celebration of neon art, design, and vintage neon signs, vibrant creations that evolve from advertising to art and cultural landmarks. Neon Speaks Festival & Symposium brings together neon advocates, artists, and preservationists to celebrate and share information. Our mission is to educate and advocate ...
2020 Census In-Person Help + Free PPE Giveaways (Chinatown)
San Francisco Launches “Census Week of Action” September 24-30, 2020 Citywide effort is underway to count every resident in advance of September 30th deadline. Census Week of Action includes safe community outreach events, phone banking, and public service announcements from the San Francisco Giants and Golden State ...
Oakland’s “Eat Real” Street Food Festival | 2020
Eat Real combines a state fair, a street-food festival, and a block party to create a celebration of good food. At the Eat Real Festival, participants learn where food comes from, who grows it, and how to make it. Eat Real Festival admission is free; ...
Black X Online Film Festival (Sept. 25-27)
The Black X Film Festival is a three-day online film festival (September 25-27, 2020) started by a collective of Black artists and allies to showcase Black creators. Through providing this free event of music and film, we showcase the radical multifaceted expressions of the Black experience ...
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
2020 Virtual Monterey Jazz Festival Kick-off
Mark your calendars for the Virtual 63rd Monterey Jazz Festival September 25-27, 2020. The Virtual Festival will be streamed online each day from 5-7 pm Pacific Time on the Monterey Jazz Festival’s YouTube Channel. Be sure you subscribe to us on our YouTube channel and ...
“Out Front” Community Outdoor Drinks & Dining at The UC Theatre
UC Theatre is excited to be opening its doors again for outdoor drinks and dining featuring Cali Alley and neighborhood food vendors! Join us this Friday and Saturday for a night of socially-distanced fun Out Front at The UC Theatre! We will be open from ...Every Friday
I Need Space: A Live Stream Queer Music Festival (Chapter 7)
I Need Space – Chapter Seven
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”
-Hunter S. Thompson
Links to watch festival:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ineedspacefestival/live
YouTube: https://youtu.be/9HBy61FQcDs
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ineedspacefestival
Website: http://ineedspacefestival.com/
Virtual pass the hat: https://www.paypal.me/ineedspacefest
We’re going to get through this and we’re gonna do it singing.
So we present to you I Need Space: ...
Outdoor Alameda Porch Music: Social Distancing Concert
Friday, September 25 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE
We love what locals are doing in Alameda. Please be advised. We are letting you know about a hyper-local neighborhood community event. If you do not live within walking distance of the event, please do not attend. If you love it too, consider starting this ...Every Friday
Comedy Oakland Online
The year seems to get crazier and crazier, so we need laughter more than ever before. Comedy Oakland is here to help. This week, we have shows on Friday and Saturday! More chances to laugh with more hilarious comedians. The shows start at 7 pm ...Every Friday
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Drive-in Movie: Spider Man Into the Spider‑Verse
Join a truly unique California beach experience with Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Drive-In Movies from August 21 September 4 – 26, 2020, Fridays, and Saturdays. Please note, the initial two weekends were cancelled due to impacts from the CZU Lightning Complex Fires. Santa Cruz Beach ...
“Crazy Funny Asians” Virtual Comedy Live from San Francisco
//// CRAZY FUNNY ASIANS VIRTUAL SHOW IS CANCELED AS OF JUNE 25, 2021 //// After a year of weekly online comedy shows for Crazy Funny Asians we finally bid you farewell! We’ve loved hosting this show and seeing everyone every week the community that developed from ...Every Friday
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 ...
