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Westbrae Pumpkin Patch 2022 in North Berkeley (Oct. 1-31)
Westbrae Nursery runs its annual Pumpkin Patch in 2022 from October 1-31, 2022. Nestled in the back of the nursery in the charming North Berkeley Westbrae neighborhood, you will find a festive pumpkin patch stocked to the brim with pumpkins in all shapes, colors, and ...
Children’s Fairyland’s 2022 “Halloween Jam” (Oct. 21-30)
Celebrate Halloween Jam at Fairyland! This year, we’re a bit batty about Halloween Jam. This six-day event is a boo-tiful time, more kooky than spooky, and full of outdoor fall fun and festivities at Fairyland! Enjoy seasonal surprises like decked-out sets and rides, a creepy ...
“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
“All Out SF” Festival: Free Golden Gate Park Concert Day (12 Free Concerts)
Friday, October 21 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:45 pm |
Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park (Bandshell)
Buskers will be playing along the new JFK Promenade culminating in a free live music concert at the bandshell in Golden Gate Park.
Ready to start the weekend festivities?
Looking to discover some new music?
Do you love Golden Gate Park and the new JFK Promenade?
Join us for ...
Murder at the Masquerade (Berkeley)
Calling all super sleuths!! You’ve been formally invited to a modern-day masquerade at the Berkeley Public Library, October 21st 3:00pm. Enjoy an afternoon consisting of masks, mayhem and murderers masquerading as partygoers. There’s been a murder in the mystery room and we need your help ...
Free Shark Teeth + Shark Talk (and $4 Drinks) at The White Shark Cafe (SF)
Located in the heart of North Beach, San Francisco, at 901 Columbus Avenue (map) this cafe is displaying great white shark photography through fall and winter of 2022. On the evening of October 21st the venue is hosting a special “beer and sharks” event from ...
“FriGay Fright Night” Halloween Concert at the Bandshell (Golden Gate Park)
Friday, October 21 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:45 pm |
Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park (Bandshell)
Illuminate and Big Leap Collective Presents: FriGay Fight Night Golden Gate Park’s Bandshell for an outdoor all-ages concert with art, face painting and health resources.
Happy Haunts On October 21st! Frigay Fright Night is a celebration of queer joy in an outdoors, free, accessible, Halloween environment! ...
“Fido Friday” + Yappy Hour at Off the Grid (Fort Mason)
Friday, October 21 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Fort Mason Center
Fun for the whole furry family every 3rd Friday at Off the Grid Fort Mason Center. Special treatment (and treats!) for dogs and dog owners, including: -10% off drinks at the bar and wine garden during Yappy Hour from 5-7 -Pet swag & dog treats ...Monthly
Barrel Room Launch Party w/ Free Glass of Bubbles (SF)
Friday, October 21 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
| The Barrel Room (SF)
San Francisco bar, restaurant and event space, The Barrel Room, is hosting a launch party on October 21!
The Barrel Room will round off its post-pandemic reopening week by throwing an open-to-all launch party from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., where every table will be offered a complimentary ...
“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (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
SF’s Free Film Night in the Park “Addams Family Values” (McLaren Park)
Friday, October 21 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Jerry Garcia Amphitheater (McLaren Park)
After a brief hiatus, San Francisco’s beloved free outdoor movie series is back! Sundown Cinema, a cherished tradition since 2003, is returning this fall with two special screenings in the city’s favorite parks. The series had been paused this year due to financial challenges, leaving ...
“Off the Grid” Fort Mason: Night Market & Food Truck Party (2022)
🎉 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 ...
$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
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
Hayes Valley’s Fall 2022 Outdoor Film Festival at Proxy (Sept. 23-Oct. 21)
Hello movie lovers! We are super excited to announce the 2024 PROXY Fall Film Festival of FREE outdoor cinema at the PROXY Outdoor Theater! Knowing that so many of us need a respite from the everyday, this year’s festival is a collection of five inspiring, ...
Azucar Outdoor Bachata Dancing + Latin Beats at The Crossing at East Cut
On the third Friday of each month, grab your dancing shoes and head down to The Crossing, San Francisco’s newest outdoor community destination in East Cut, for a tutorial in Bachata Dance and Latin Beats in the Beer Garden. The dance tutorial will begin at ...
“Radium Runway” Brand New Outdoor Alameda Arts Festival (Oct. 21-23)
Friday, October 21 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Radium Runway
The three-day event featuring Jazz Mafia, Circus Bella and Island City Opera—with an appearance from internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Fredericka von Stade—will be the first in a series of events through 2023 to mark the proposed footprint of RADIUM, the future state of the art 500 ...
SF’s Free Friday Outdoor Movies In McCoppin is Back for 2022 (Oct. 7-28)
2024 Movies in McCoppin – Family Fun Under the Stars – Free Movies ! Join POPS this October for the annual Movies in McCoppin event—a month of free, family-friendly fun under the stars! Every Friday night, McCoppin Square Playground will transform into an outdoor movie theater where you ...Every Friday
$2 Off: “Mayhem Mansion” Haunted Tours of 1886 Victorian (Oct 21-29)
The creators of Unhinged at the Winchester Mystery House and the hit immersive experience, The Speakeasy, are coming to San Francisco Heritage’s Haas-Lilienthal House in October 2024 with Nightmare: House on Franklin Street. Tickets are now on sale for 45-minute tours running on October 18, 19, 25, 26, 31 and November 1. Due to the disturbing nature of ...
SF’s Friday Speakeasy Comedy Night
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 ...
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 ...
Pacifica 64th Annual Members Show
Friday, October 21 – 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Sanchez Art Center
Art Guild of Pacifica’s “64th Annual Members Show”
Sanchez Art Center hosts the Art Guild of Pacifica’s “64th Annual Members Show,” opening Friday, Oct 21, with a reception from 7 to 9 pm. The long-running annual exhibition brings together the best works of the Guild’s nearly ...
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 ...
