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Saturday, November 18

Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)

, the de Young offers free general admission to the permanent galleries to Bay Area residents. Please note that admission to any special exhibits is not included nor discounted and will require the full admission price. Saturdays feature engaging art experiences for the entire family, ...Every Saturday

Free “Legion of Honor” Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)

 the Legion of Honor offers free general admission to the permanent galleries to Bay Area residents. Advanced tickets are required, and capacity is limited due to COVID-19 precautions. Please note that admission to any special exhibits is not included nor discounted and will require ...Every Saturday

SF’s “Great Dickens Christmas Fair” 2023 (Nov. 18-Dec. 17)

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is a one-of-a-kind immersive adventure into Victorian London ~ an elaborate holiday party with hundreds of costumed players performing and interacting with patrons in over 140,000 square feet of theatrically-lit music halls, pubs, dance floors, and festive shops. The Great ...

Holidays at Filoli Gardens Opening Day (Nov. 18-Jan. 7)
Saturday, November 18 – 10:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $39*
*$39 from 10 am – 3:30 pm; $43 from 4 pm – 9 pm
| Filoli

The holidays are magical time to visit Filoli when its beautiful gardens are beautifully lit up and the house is decked with festive decorations. ‘Tis the season to make special memories, bask in the vibrant landscape, and spend time together. Step into the magic of ...

10:00 amBedford Gallery’s 14th Annual Craft Fest w/ Handmade Goods (Walnut Creek)  FREE
SF’s “Clean up The City” Hayes Neighborhood Cleanup (w/ Free Lunch + Coffee for Volunteers)
Saturday, November 18 – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Gambit Lounge

Haye who’s ready for a clean up! Join the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association, the Civic Joy Fund, SF Public Works, RefuseRefuseSF, Shine On and TogetherSF for a friendly neighborhood cleanup! Volunteers will meet at Gambit Lounge (581 Hayes St), clean for a bit, then enjoy ...Every Saturday

SF’s “Clean up The City” South Mission Cleanup (w/ Free Food + Drinks for Volunteers)
Saturday, November 18 – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Sisters Coffee Shop

Who’s ready for a clean up! Join the Civic Joy Fund, RefuseRefuseSF, Shine On, SF Public Works, and TogetherSF for a friendly neighborhood cleanup! Volunteers will meet at Sisters Coffee Shop (920 Valencia St), clean for a bit, then enjoy free food & refreshments after ...Every Saturday

Winter 2023 “West Coast Craft” Fair w/ 275+ Artists at Fort Mason (Nov. 18-19)
Saturday, November 18 – 10:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fort Mason (Festival Pavilion)

West Coast Craft features 275+ of the best artist and designer craftspeople working now in the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. Join us for the next indoor, 2-day West Coast Craft on November 18 & 19, 2023, from 10am to 6pm ...

SF’s Chinatown Activation Weekends (June 1 – Nov. 30)
Saturday, November 18 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Rose Pak Station Upper Plaza

This summer and into the fall, the series will also include weekend events on the upper plaza of the Chinatown Rose Pak Central Subway Station. The opening of the Chinatown Rose Pak Central Subway Station in January of 2023 marked an important milestone as it ...

CANCELED: SF’s “Second Hand Saturday” 2023 w/ Sunset Mercantile (Every Third Saturday)
Saturday, November 18 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission
| Sunset Community Mercantile

Come search for vintage treasures every third Saturday, April through November, 10am to 4pm, at Second Hand Saturday, an open-air vintage market located in the Outer Sunset at 37th Ave between Ortega and Pacheco. Browse over 50 vintage goods and clothing vendors, artists and makers ...Monthly

Patchwork Show: Modern Makers Festival at Jack London Square (Oakland)
Saturday, November 18 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
Patchwork Show Oakland draws on the East Bay’s strong artistic community and commitment to support local commerce and features over 75 vendors in a gorgeous waterfront setting. After the show grab a bite or a drink from any of the dozens of area restaurants or ...
SF’s “Clean up The City” Lower Polk Neighborhood Cleanup
Saturday, November 18 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Jane on Larkin

Who’s ready for a clean up! Join the Civic Joy Fund, RefuseRefuseSF, Shine On, SF Public Works, and TogetherSF for a friendly neighborhood cleanup! Volunteers will meet at Jane on Larkin (925 Larkin St), to grab supplies and form a crew, clean for a bit ...Every Saturday

11:00 am“Wine & Whiskers” Party”: Laurel Burch x Berkeley Humane (Berkeley)  FREE
12:00 pmFern Alley Music Series  FREE
Immersive Light Show at SF’s Japantown (Nov. 13-19)
Saturday, November 18 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Kinokuniya Mall

NAKED, Inc. Returns to Japantown on Monday, Nov. 13 through the 19 to coincide with the APEC Summit. Hours are noon to 6pm. Come and share your with for world peace at the APEC 2023 Dandelion Project in Japantown. We’ll be doing daily giveaways so ...

“Superfine” San Francisco Art Fair w/ 60 Artists (Nov. 16-19)
Saturday, November 18 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $14.40*
*Tix starts at $14.40 for Single Day Entry
| Gallery 308 (Fort Mason)

Meet 60 exceptional up-and-coming artists at our first fall edition of San Francisco’s top independent artist art fair! Do your holiday shopping where it matters. Buy original art on Nov. 16-19 at the Fort Mason Center. Along with first-person access to new artists who aren’t ...

SF’s New Free Outdoor Music Series in India Basin Waterfront Park (Sept. 30 – Nov. 18)
Saturday, November 18 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | India Basin Shoreline Park

Join the India Basin Waterfront Park project partners, Illuminate Live and the Bayview Opera House for the Sounds of the Street music series at India Basin Shoreline Park beginning this Saturday, September 30 from noon to 4 p.m. with a Jazz/Blues/Soul concert featuring Lady Bianca ...

1:00 pmLegion of Honor’s Free Symposium on Botticelli (SF)  FREE*
*Free, All Ages, Admission into the galleries is free for all SF Bay Area Residents
1:00 pmFree Bacon Bourbon Whisky Tasting (Pacifica)  FREE
2023 Holidays on Fourth Street: Make Glass Ornaments | Berkeley
Saturday, November 18 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fourth Street (Berkeley)

Dazzling Holiday Lights ~ On Each Night On each night starting at dusk, Fourth Street street sparkles with cheer every night at about 5PM. Holiday lights embroider every tree and glowing balls of light dangle from the branches. Enjoy the three blocks of beauty with ...

SF’s Valencia Street Saturday Block Parties (July 8-Nov 18)
Saturday, November 18 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Valencia Street

Valencia Street is back doing their block parties and closing off three blocks of the street for pedestrians and fun activations and live music every Saturday. Details are minimal, but here’s what they promise us: Valencia Street will be closed between 18th-21st from 2-9 PM ...Every Saturday

SF’s “Clean up The City” West SoMa Cleanup (w/ Free Drink for Volunteers)
Saturday, November 18 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Driftwood

Who’s ready for a clean up! Join the Civic Joy Fund, RefuseRefuseSF, Shine On, SF Public Works, and TogetherSF for a friendly neighborhood cleanup! Volunteers will meet at Driftwood (1225 Folsom St), clean for a bit, then enjoy a free drink after the 1 hour ...Every Saturday

$8 Flat Rate Parking in SF after 5pm (Chinatown/North Beach)
Saturday, November 18 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: $8*
*$8 flat rate parking after 5pm (7 days a week). Otherwise parking is $4/hour. Validation gets $5 off parking rates
| Portsmouth Square Garage

Where can you get $8 flat rate parking in SF?  How about while shopping, eating and drinking in Chinatown or North Beach! There’s no better place to park than Portsmouth Square Garage. Rates normally $4 per hour, but evening parking (after 5pm) is just $8, ...Every Saturday

FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows)

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 ...

SF’s HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Saturday)
Saturday, November 18 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $10 advanced tickets or $15 at door without RSVP
| Neck of The Woods

It’s the return of San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night with HellaFunny and Funcheap at a HellaSecret comedy venue with easy access to BART. See a showcase of some of the Bay Area’s top comedians of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Afghan, and South Asian descent ...Every Sunday

“Crazy Funny Asians” Comedy Showcase (SF)

Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs at SF’s brand new comedy club on Market St – ...Every Saturday

Laugh GPT: SF’s First AI-Powered Stand-up Comedy Show (2023)
Saturday, November 18 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Use secret code HUMAN for comp tickets, otherwise, $10 off with secret code FUNCHEAP
| Mayes Oyster House

The robot revolution is upon us, and they’ve infiltrated the world of comedy! Join us for “Laugh GPT,” the AI-powered comedy show that might just be humanity’s last stand-up hurrah. Laugh GPT was recently featured in the Washington Post! As artificial intelligence advances, who knows how ...Every Friday

7:00 pm2023 Big Gay Prom (SF)  $50
“Drunk Theatre” SF’s Wildest Comedy Show (November 2023)
Saturday, November 18 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $25*
*$25 GA, $35 The Director's Chair (VIP tix).
| The Lost Church

A comedian takes five shots of whiskey in a row and tries to perform an improvised play with five sober comedians. What could go wrong?! Drunk Theatre is the entirely improvised, unpredictable, and crazy comedy show that’ll kick your weekend into overdrive. See what the SF Chronicle, CBS, LA ...

No Scrubs: ’90s Hip Hop and R&B Night (SF)
Saturday, November 18 – 10:30 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: $5*
*Get $5 off Tickets - Early Bird tickets $5 adv w/ code FUNCHEAP (otherwise $10-15). Two drink minimum
| Neck of The Woods

From TLC, to the Fresh Prince, to Kid ‘N Play to Usher We’re taking over San Francisco’s brand new venue “The Function” on Market Street with a killer new sound system, fully remodeled bar and the newest nightlife spot in San Francisco. No Scrubs: SF’s ...

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