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Friday, August 12

Free Day at Dublin’s “The Wave” Waterpark
Friday, August 12 – 8:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Arrive before 8:30 am for free admission; half price admission between 8:30 - 10 am
| The Dublin Wave
Dublin’s The Wave waterpark is hosting a free admission day on Friday, August 12, 2022. On Friday morning, August 12, KTVU’s “Mornings on 2” news team will be filming a Dublin edition of “Zip Trips” at The Wave. Admission will be free for participants who arrive by ...
10:00 amExploratorium After Dark “Water Rhythms” at Pier 15 (SF)  $19.95*
*Adult 18-64: USD 29.95, Senior 65+ or Disabled: USD 24.95, Teacher or Student 18+: USD 24.95, Youth 13-17: USD 24.95, Child 4-12: USD 19.95
“Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day at SF’s Tato (Every Friday)

While many restaurants are struggling, San Francisco Mexican restaurant TATO wants to give back. They’re bringing back their “Taco Love” special which features a two taco plate with sides, and pay-what-you-can pricing. Pay-What-You-Can Taco Day Tato 4608 3rd St. (@ McKinnon) San Francisco (Bayview) Every ...Every Friday

12:00 pmRooftop “Lunchbox Music at the Park” at Salesforce Park (SF)  FREE*
*Free for all
12:30 pmRooftop Vinyasa Yoga at Salesforce Park (SF)  FREE*
*Fe for all
1:00 pm“OrCam Demo Day” at Earle Baum Center for the Blind (Santa Rosa)  FREE
All DayAKASSA Summer Festival: Virtual Craft Fair Celebrating AAPI Legends  FREE*
*Free for all to attend! RSVP on Eventbrite for the calendar invite and to get reminders leading up to the event
David Johnson Film Processing Lab Dedication Ceremony (Castro)
Friday, August 12 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Harvey Milk Photography Center
David Johnson Film Processing Lab Dedication on August 12 Join us on Friday, August 12, 2022 from 4 to 6 p.m. for a dedication ceremony for the David Johnson Film Processing Lab at the Harvey Milk Photo Center (50 Scott Street). Honor one of the most significant ...
Godzilla Film Festival at SF’s Balboa Theater (Aug. 12-14)
Friday, August 12 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*Weekend passes available for $60 which include 20 films
| Balboa Theatre

This year’s show features everyone’s favorite mutant ninja turtle, Gamera! Gamera will be with us and he’s bringing along 8 of his classic films, as well as special guest Carl Craig, who played boyscout  Jim Morgan in the 1968 Daiei movie Gamera vs Viras (also ...

5:00 pmSecond Fridays Art Walk | San Rafael  FREE
5:00 pmVallejo Art Walk | Second Fridays  FREE
Fo’Show Friday at Liberation Park (Oakland)
Friday, August 12 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission, vendor prices vary. Roller skating is $5 with the option to borrow skates if needed.
| Liberation Park - Oakland
Can y’all kick it?  Yes y’all absolutely can!  Looking for something to do on Friday evenings?  Look no further. Now you and yours can come hang out and chill at Liberation Park during  Fo‘Show Fridays from 5pm-9pm.  Come by and grab something to eat from ...
$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
Friday, August 12 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission with RSVP on Eventbrite
| Monroe

Fridays are now a little bit more awesome. Did someone say $1 drinks? Monroe in North Beach hosts “Battle of the Decades” DJ party and happy hour every Friday with a DJ spinning progressive tunes. Every hour is a different decade – with drink prices ...Every Friday

“Off the Grid” Fort Mason: Night Market & Food Truck Party (2022)
Friday, August 12 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but food/drink for purchase
| 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 ...

The Menagerie Oddities & Curiosities Peculiar Pop Up (Alameda)
Friday, August 12 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 adult/$3 youth (5-11)
| 1435 Webster Street, Alameda CA

It’s a Mini-Menagerie of Oddities & Curiosities, Bizarre Art, and Acrobats! Join us during Webster Street’s 2nd Friday Art Stroll at the al Fresco Dining Park for a Peculiar Pop Up Residency this summer with special performances from SkyHigh Odditorium & other entertainers. The show ...Monthly

SF’s Friday Teen Nights + Free Inflatable Carnival (July 29-Aug 12)
Friday, August 12 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | India Basin Shoreline Park

The younger end of the Gen Z spectrum gets the special treatment with an awesome-sounding summer “Teen Night” in the park. To try to give kids a safe place to hang out on a Friday night, the city’s Parks Alliance is setting up an epic ...Every Friday

SF’s Free Outdoor Summer Comedy Fest (Chase Center)
Friday, August 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thrive City Plaza (at Chase Center)
Get ready for 2022’s second outdoor comedy takeover of Chase Center’s Thrive City w/ SF’s top comics, DJs and giveaways. Friday night laughs are coming (again)! as the team behind the Bay Area’s popular HellaSecret comedy shows comes to Thrive City, the plaza surrounding Chase Center, to ...
“The Cut” SF’s New Outdoor Cinema (Back to the Future + Friday)

The Cut Outdoor Cinema is now open! The Cut will bring the only year-round outdoor cinema in SF to The Crossing at East Cut, presenting a movie-going experience unlike any other in the Bay. The Cut Outdoor Cinema will present a calendar filled with iconic ...

“Music on the Square 2022” Free Outdoor Summer Fest (Redwood City)
Friday, August 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Courthouse Square

Welcome to Music on the Square 2022… featuring an exceptional summer of free outdoor concerts lined up from June 3 through September 2. We’re celebrating our 16th year by bringing you FREE music for fourteen weeks throughout the summer on Friday evenings from 6 to ...Every Friday

6:00 pm2nd Friday Art Walk | Oakland & Alameda  FREE
Free Tickets: Teen Science Night at Cal Academy of Sciences (SF)
Friday, August 12 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free for teens Ages 13-18 only
| California Academy of Sciences
Come to the largest museum teen only event at the California Academy of Sciences on 8/12/22. Starts @ 6:30 and goes on until 9:00. Get your free tickets at https://www.calacademy.org/teen-science-night Ages 13-18 only
6:30 pm“Jazz and Blues by the Bay” Festival (Sausalito)  FREE*
*Lawn seating is free of charge on a first-come, first served basis
6:30 pmZERO1 Artist Talk Claudia Larcher (SF)  $10*
*Pay What You Can $10 suggested, RSVP required
6:30 pm“Bands and Brews” at Blue Rock Springs Park (Vallejo)  FREE*
*Free Lawn Seating and Free Parking
FREE: Oakland’s HellaSecret Comedy & Cocktails (2022)

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...

7:00 pm“Godspell” The Musical Live in Concord (Aug. 12-13)  $5*
*Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.dlshs.org/about-us/communications/de-la-salle-news/display/~board/news/post/godspell
“HellaSecret” Outdoor Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (SF)

Get ready for pop-up comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a new venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. Get $Free Tickets with code FUNCHEAP GUEST (otherwise $15-20) HellaSecret North Beach Comedy 2022 Every Friday and Saturday ...

SF’s Friday Speakeasy Comedy Night
Friday, August 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: $10*
*Get $5 off Tickets - Early Bird tickets start at $10 adv w/ code FUNCHEAP. There is a two drink minimum
| Secret Location (SF)

Discover SF’s secret speakeasy comedy night! This is part of Funcheap’s pop-up comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a new venue and you’ll get notified of the secret location. Get $5 off Tickets – Early bird tickets $10 adv w/ code ...

7:00 pmFree Comedy Night w/ Danny Dechi & Friends | Outer Richmond  FREE
7:00 pmSpontaneous Storytelling: True Stories & Free Drinks for Storytellers | SF  $5*
*Just tell them at the door you heard about it on SF Funcheap and get in for $5 instead of $10

Every Friday

Free Bad-Ass Morning Workout: Conquer SF’s Hills | Every Friday
Every Friday – 6:30 am | Cost: FREE | All Over San Francisco
Free Bad-Ass Morning Workout: Conquer SF's Hills | Every Friday
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
CANCELLED: Friday Farmers Market & Bazaar | 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
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: Free Stand-Up Comedy Show | Oakland
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
Every Friday – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP or $10 at the Door
| Trademark and Copyright
"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
Free Burlesque: Hunny Bunny & Her Hot Toddies | 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 | 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
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:20 pm | Cost: $5*
*Get tickets for $5 with promo code FUNCHEAP. Otherwise, tickets are $15.
| The Variety Preview Room / The Hobart Building
"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
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Just tip the musicians.
| Atlas Cafe
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
Every Friday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 online with discount code FUNCHEAP; otherwise, it's $10.
| The Basement
"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
Friday Night Outdoor Roller Skate DJ Party: "Midnight Rollers" | SF
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
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": 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
Every Friday – 10:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP before 11pm
| Milk Bar
"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
Every Friday – 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP via Eventbrite
| Stagewerx Theatre
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 ...
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