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“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
Contemporary Jewish Museum Free Admission Day (First Fridays)
Friday, December 1 – 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 ...
30th Annual World AIDS Day National Observance (Golden Gate Park)
Friday, December 1 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | National AIDS Memorial Grove
World AIDS Day is an international day dedicated to raising awareness about the AIDS pandemic. Every year on December 1st, the world gathers to remember the stories of those lost, educate others about its impact, and rally to eliminate the devastating stigma associated with the ...
SF’s “Tinseltown” Christmas-Themed Pop-Up Bar (Dec. 1-30, 2023)
Friday, December 1 – 1:30 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm |
Cost: $22 | 149 9th St., San Francisco, California, United States, 94103
Have You Been Naughty Or Nice? Because Tinseltown Is Coming To Town, December 1st – December 30th, 2023 EVENT WARNING – We’ve received emails from some of our readers (with photos) that show that the 2023 event is not nearly as impressive as previous years or like the photos. So ...Every Friday
TL Walking Tour’s December “I Love Tenderloin Day” Edition (SF)
Friday, December 1 – 3:30 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Code Tenderloin
The Original Tenderloin/Mid-Market Walking Tour takes you on a journey of discovery, revealing the true nature of a much-maligned, often avoided and almost always overlooked neighborhood. The thirty-one blocks of the Tenderloin district are the beating heart of a city peopled by immigrants and iconoclasts, ...
Emeryville’s “The Makers Hive Market” Holiday Shoppping Fest (Dec. 1-3)
Friday, December 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 5616 Bay Street (Emeryville)
We are getting ready for our biggest market of the year! We will be hosting a holiday market with @baystreetemeryville this weekend from Dec 1 – 3 This is going to be the most festive, magical weekend to kick off the last month of the ...
Excelsior Holiday Tree Lighting (2023)
Friday, December 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Persia Triangle
lease join us this Friday for a Holiday Tree Lighting Event!
Friday, Dec 1st, 2023
⏰ 4:00pm – 7:30pm
Persia Triangle (Mission & Ocean)
Fun and festivities for all, including caroling, cookies, and kid’s activities!
❄☃️
“Merry Healdsburg” Tree Lighting Celebration (2023)
Friday, December 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Healdsburg Plaza
Celebrate the holidays on the Plaza with the third annual Merry Healdsburg Tree Lighting on December 1! Bring the whole family to enjoy a winter wonderland downtown with carriage rides, live holiday music, and much more! NEW this year is a Holiday Market lining Matheson ...
Ghirardelli’s “Peppermint Bark Day” 2023 w/ Free Treats (SF)
Friday, December 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ghirardelli Square
Celebrate Peppermint Bark Day this Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 with FREE festivities, crafts, and treats in the main plaza, hosted by @ghirardelli chocolate.
Meet Santa for photos and pick up a Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark Square, create holiday gifts at arts and crafts tables, sing along to ...
Fillmore’s Friday Night Market (SF)
Friday, December 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | O’Farrell Street
Thanks to the SF Standard for letting us know that the Fillmore District in San Francisco now has its own Friday Night Market, running through December 8, 2023, every Friday between 4 pm and 9 pm on O’Farrell Street between Fillmore St and Steiner St. ...Every Friday
2023 “Holiday Sip With A Little Stroll” w/ Treats & Drinks (Concord)
Friday, December 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: $20 | Todos Santos Plaza
Holiday Stroll With A Little Sip!
Join us for a festive evening at the Downtown Concord! ❄️ Take a leisurely stroll through the charming streets, adorned with twinkling lights and holiday decorations. Immerse yourself in the joyful atmosphere and soak up the holiday spirit!
Indulge in a ...
Winter 2023 “East Bay Open Studios” w/ 180 Local Artists (Dec. 1-3)
Join us December 1, 2 + 3 for the East Bay Open Studios Winter Event! Check out art , discover unique gifts , come to events and have fun with 180 local artists who are opening their studios to the public. Open Studios – December 2-3, 2023, 11a-5p – See all 180 Listings Get ...
First Fridays “Dirtybird” Holiday Party at Thrive City (SF)
Dirtybird is throwing its annual holiday party at Thrive City in San Francisco on December 1st as part of the First Friday’s series. Don your most festive cozy holiday attire and enjoy the newly unveiled Christmas Tree while you dance through Dirtybird’s snowy Winter Wonderland ...
$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
SF’s Castro Art Walk 2023 (Every First Friday)
The Castro Art Walk is back for 2024 as a regular monthly event, every first Friday of the month! Please come and (re)discover the coolest arts district in San Francisco – The Castro Arts District. Participating small businesses extend their business hours to host special ...Monthly
South First Fridays Art Walk (San Jose)
Friday, December 1 – 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
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)
Friday, December 1 – 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” Street Festival
Friday, December 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th
Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9:30pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue between 27th Street & 22nd Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs to life ...Monthly
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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 ...
