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Balboa St Cleanup + Free Coffee for Volunteers (SF)
Help us clean up along Balboa St in the Inner Richmond. Meet at Tastebuds (600 5th Ave). 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.
2022 “IlluminOdyssey” Dazzling Winter Lights (Nov. 4-Jan. 16)
lluminOdyssey is back! Catch the light November 15, 2025 through January 25, 2026. Inspired by the science of light, IlluminOdyssey is an immersive, interactive installation that will mesmerize kids and adults of all ages*. CuriOdyssey’s four-level Redwood Hall will transform into a glowing forest of ...
Contemporary Jewish Museum Free Admission Day (First Fridays)
Friday, December 2 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Contemporary Jewish Museum
The Contemporary Jewish Museum engages audiences of all backgrounds through dynamic exhibitions and programs that explore contemporary perspectives on Jewish culture, history, art, and ideas. And the architecture of the Museum itself is a work of art. CLOSURE UPDATE: The Contemporary Jewish Museum has closed ...
“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
Oakland’s Gifty 2022: Annual Craft Show & Open House (Dec 2-4)
Friday, December 2 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Crucible
GIFTY, The Crucible’s annual Craft Show & Open House returns this December 2-4. Join us for three days of the best shopping in the Bay Area. Find holiday gifts made by local artists, craftspeople, and Crucible faculty. From one-a-kind sculpture to functional pottery to locally ...
Hidden SF Walking Tour (SoMa)
Hidden stories, surprises, and live performances abound in a FREE 90-minute walking tour in downtown San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Neighborhood. Local history, activism, music, and pirating are brought to life as actors portray the larger-than-life historical figures that gave this city its quirky and unique ...Monthly
McCoppin Square 2022 Tree Lighting + Free Hot Cocoa (SF)
Friday, December 2 – 3:30 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | McCoppin Square
Join @pops_sf for its McCoppin Square tree lighting on Friday, December 2 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. There will be caroling, holiday music, hot cocoa and kids activities. Be sure to bring an ornament to help decorate the community tree as well. See you at ...
32nd Annual “Hayes Valley Holiday Stroll” (SF)
Friday, December 2 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Hayes Valley
The 32nd Annual Hayes Valley Holiday Stroll
Join us for an evening of Holiday Merriment – Friday, December 2, from 4 to 9 PM
Kick off the holidays with a festive street party in Hayes Valley. Stroll around the neighborhood surrounded by carolers, holiday lights and decorated windows. ...
Golden Gate Park Free Outdoor Jazz Concert
Friday, December 2 – 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 ...
Let’s Glow SF: USA’s Largest Holiday Light Arts Fest (Dec. 2-11)
Friday, December 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | multiple locations
Let’s Glow SF returns to Downtown San Francisco for the second year in a row. The free, outdoor holiday light arts festival is returning with more artists’ holiday-inspired works projected across some of downtown’s most notable buildings.
From 5-10pm nightly running Friday, December 2, 2022 – ...
South First Fridays Art Walk (San Jose)
Friday, December 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | SoFA District (San Jose)
Join an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district (and beyond) every first Friday of the month. Please note that South First Fridays is typically canceled in July and January due to the holidays. South First Fridays hours depend on ...Monthly
$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
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)
Friday, December 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | North Beach
On the first Friday of every month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl with special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. First Fridays Art Crawl ...Monthly
“Oakland First Fridays” Holidays Street Festival + Snow Machine (2022)
Friday, December 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th
Want to know what’s going on this Friday? Don’t you worry we’ve made a list and checked it twice 😉 In addition to your fav food and retail vendors….
🎄Holiday KIDS ZONE with mechanical reindeer, inflatable photo opportunities, a SNOW MACHINE!!! ❄️
⚽️ @neighborhoodsportsclub with free street soccer + ...Monthly
“Lounge Ligands” UCSF’s New BioTech Art Show w/ Free Gin & Tonics (SF)
Lounge Ligands is a new art installation by QBI (Quanitative Biosciences Institute) artist-in-residence John Walter, hosted by Professor Brian Shoichet.
Located in Mission Bay, San Francisco, Lounge Ligands is comprised of a bespoke bar, hosted by the artist, serving free gin and tonics, and decorated with a ...
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 ...
