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Win Tix: $50 Gift Card to Asian Art Museum’s “Holiday Artisan Market” (SF)
Get all of your holiday shopping done early this year at the Asian Art Museum’s 2022 Holiday Artisan Market. Open from 10am until 6pm, this is a free event featuring one-of-a-kind handmade goods by local makers.
Win a $50 gift certificate good at the Asian Art ...
Asian Art Museum’s 2022 “Holiday Artisan Market” (SF)
The Holiday Artisan Market is back for 2022! Open for three days only. Get all of your holiday shopping done early at the Holiday Artisan Market, a free event featuring one-of-a-kind handmade goods by local makers. Asian Art Museum 2022 Holiday Artisan Market – Friday ...
“Kongkee: Warring States Cyberpunk” Opens Nov. 18th (Asian Art Museum)
Kongkee, an award-winning animation director and visual artist, takes you back to the future in an odyssey 2,000 years in the making. Kongkee: Warring States Cyberpunk invites you into this immersive animated futurist fantasy – part comic book, part motion picture – making its dazzling ...
Leland Avenue Cleanup + Free Coffee for Volunteers (SF)
Help us clean up along Leland Avenue. Meet in front of Hans Schiller Greenway Plaza (Leland Ave and Peabody St). All supplies provided. Stay afterwards for free coffee and to meet fellow volunteers. Sign up on this TogetherSF Mobilize page or email info@refuserefusesf.org with event name.
Napa’s Holiday Craft Faire w/ 82 Artists + Win Gift Baskets (2022)
The Faire highlights 82 local and regional artists of original crafts, artwork, holiday pieces, and gourmet foods – exhibited by the artists that make them! Holiday music and spirit abounds as you stroll the hall and visit with the artists. Christmas ornaments & holiday decorations, ...
“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
Laurel Burch Studios 2022 Holiday Sale & Art Supplies/Toy Drive (Nov. 18-20)
Friday, November 18 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Laurel Burch Studios Flagship Store
Give Colorfully. Don’t miss the annual Laurel Burch Studios Holiday Sale & Art Supplies/Toy Drive where you’ll find uniquely original gifts, jewelry, apparel, accessories, home goods, and crafts bursting with the bold, bright artwork of Bay Area artist Laurel Burch. Laurel Burch Studios 2022 Holiday ...
Macy’s 36th Annual “Holiday Windows” w/ SF SPCA (Nov. 18 – Jan. 1)
Friday, November 18 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Macy's (Union Square)
The San Francisco SPCA and Macy’s Union Square welcome the return of live rescue animals to its 36th annual Holiday Windows, available for viewing from November 18 through January 1, 2023. For the first time since 2019, adorable cats and dogs–all available for adoption through ...
Fillmore Street Happy Hour Cleanup + Free Round on the House for Volunteers (SF)
Help the Fillmore Merchants Association cleanup along Fillmore Street and the surrounding neighborhood. Meet at The Snug (2301 Fillmore St). All supplies provided. Stay afterwards to meet fellow volunteers and for a free round on the house! Sign up on this TogetherSF Mobilize page or email info@refuserefusesf.org with event name.
Salsa in Golden Gate Park w/ Julio Bravo y Su Orquesta Salsabor
We got the Salsa (band) you bring the chips (canned food). Come out and Salsa in Golden Gate Park with Bay Area’s Favorite Salsa band, free!
Salsa in Golden Gate Park presented by Illuminate the Arts, San Francisco Recreation and Parks, the SF Parks Alliance in ...
Golden Gate Park Free Outdoor Jazz Concert
Friday, November 18 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Illuminate and SF Rec and Park hosts 5th Season of Free Live Music at the Golden Gate Bandshell in 2025 with more than 125 performances are planned to celebrate the Bandshell’s 125th anniversary. The 2025 season will run through mid-November, featuring shows most Wednesdays, Fridays, and ...
$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
“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
San Francisco Female Globetrotter Festival 2022
Come get Inspired, meet new people, & have fun!
This festival welcomes everyone and anyone no matter gender, age, race, nationality, religion, sexuality— this festival is for everyone!
Festival Theme? She Can Travel Anywhere
Why? Well, because many women still hesitate to solo travel for various reasons: safety ...
Secession Art & Design’s 2022 Holiday Gift Art Party w/ Whiskey + Treats
Friday, November 18 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 307 Cortland
Secession Art & Design’s Gift Art SF Popup is happening November 17th-20th at 307 Cortland. I am so excited to host a four-day event that celebrates our creative community. Transforming this empty storefront into a gallery is truly a dream and a challenge. Our talented artists are ...
$5 Friday with the Circus Center Flyers (Nov 18)
One of the most fun Friday night experiences in San Francisco is back for the first time since May!
For just $5, you can run away and join the circus! $5 Friday is perfect for a unique date or night out with friends. Please note this event is ...
SF’s Novemberfest Beer & Comedy Festival 2022 (Speakeasy Brewery)
This event no longer takes place at Speakeasy. We’ve moved all of our comedy shows to The Function (1414 Market St., SF) starting June 2024! Speakeasy Ales & Lagers has been defiantly brewing small batches of beer in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood since 1997. ...
“Comedians with Criminal Records” Live in SF (2022)
Comedians with Criminal Records has moved to The Function! SF’s first black-owned comedy club at 1414 Market Street – Get Tickets Crime is no laughing matter in San Francisco… unless it’s Comedians with Criminal Records – a unique showcase of professional comics who’ve had troubles ...
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 ...
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 ...
