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Friday, October 18

Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)

The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Friday

“Viva Italia: A Showcase of Iconic Italian Design” in Palo Alto (Oct. 4-19)
Friday, October 18 – 9:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Floor stock is readily available for purchase
| French Cabinetry Showroom

Join us for an exclusive showcase of European design excellence at our showroom event, “Viva Italia: A Showcase of Iconic Italian Design.” Discover the latest in high-end European cabinetry, furniture, and home décor, meet industry experts, and experience firsthand the elegance and innovation that define ...

16th Maker Faire Bay Area (Mare Island)
Friday, October 18 – 10:00 am | Cost: $40*
*Discount if purchased beforehand
| Former Naval Shipyard
The 16th Maker Faire Bay Area returns to the West Coast for a celebration of invention, creativity, curiosity, and hands-on learning, showcasing the best of the global Maker Movement. It will take over historic Mare Island, CA along the scenic Napa River, from Friday, October ...
“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

SF City Guides – Free Walking Tours: Telegraph Hill Stairway Hike
Friday, October 18 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*100% Free; donations accepted.
| Meet at the Marconi Monument, opposite 290 Lombard, at the intersections of Lombard, Kearny and Telegraph Hill Blvd. Best approach is on Lombard from the west (North Beach).
Telegraph Hill is one of the most beautiful, panoramic vantage points in San Francisco, offering breathtaking views of the Bay. Come and uncover Telegraph Hill’s colorful history on a mile-plus hike featuring incredible vistas and lush foliage.  Explore the hidden staircases that lead to Coit ...
$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
Friday, October 18 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission with RSVP on Eventbrite
| Monroe

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

The 1st Ever “Castro Night Market” (Launches Oct. 2024)
Friday, October 18 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 18th and Castro
The Castro Night Markets event series is a program bringing some exciting life and community spirit to the Castro. Kicking off in October 2024, with six total recurring events over the next year, the Night Market series will feature local food vendors, merchants, and live ...
“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
Friday, October 18 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Most outdoor activities and entertainment is free and open to the public from 5-9pm. Regular Museum applies to enter the galleries
| OMCA (Oakland Museum of California)

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

Friday Nights at OMCA with Oakland Ballet Company
Friday, October 18 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Music, activities, garden access is all free; food and drinks for purchase; gallery entry requires Museum ticket purchase
| OMCA (Oakland Museum of California)
Friday Nights at OMCA | Live Performance of by the Oakland Ballet Company (La Luna Mexicana) , Dance Lesson with Samantha Valazquez, DJ set by Black, and Gallery Chats This Friday Night, packed full of dance, music and celebration kicks off with a captivating performance by the Oakland ...
SF’s Free Outdoor Movie Night: “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Friday, October 18 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Jerry Garcia Amphitheater (McLaren Park)

Sundown Cinema returns for 2024 just in time for another summer in San Francisco. This free outdoor movie series, the only one of its kind in the Bay Area, will feature seven films in seven parks across San Francisco, beginning on Friday, May 17, at ...

SF’s Friday Outdoor Movie Night “The Little Mermaid” + Free Popcorn
Friday, October 18 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Completely Free
| McCoppin Square

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

6:00 pm60th Anniversary of The Free Speech Movement  FREE
Oakland’s 2024 “Autumn Lights Festival” (October 17-19)
Friday, October 18 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: $28.52*
*$28.52 adults; $12.51 youth (ages 6-17); free for ages five and under
| The Gardens at Lake Merritt

Art and nature enthusiasts from all over the region will flock to Oakland’s Lake Merritt to immerse themselves in the 13th Annual Autumn Lights Festival, a one-of-a-kind interactive art experience that is always the talk of the town. We invite you to celebrate our 13th ...

FREE: Oakland’s HellaSecret Comedy & Cocktail Night 2024 (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 ...

“Nightmare on Franklin St.” SF’s 1886 Victorian Haunted House (Oct. 18 – Nov. 1)
Friday, October 18 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $59*
*tickets start at $59 but it looks like it's dynamic pricing and tickets range from 59 to 79
| Haas-Lilienthal House

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 ...

Laugh GPT: SF’s First AI-Powered Stand-up Comedy Show (2024)
Friday, October 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 pmHaunted Train at Ardenwood in Fremont (Oct. 18-27)  $16*
*$15 for everyone age 3 and up. 2 and under free
“Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)
Friday, October 18 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| The Function

Welcome to ‘Rush Hour Comedy Night’ where laughter knows no bounds and cultural collisions are the name of the game. Join our dynamic duo of black and Asian comedians as they embark on a whirlwind adventure through the streets of humor, weaving together their diverse backgrounds and ...Every Friday

SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 8:45p)

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 a secret location – a two-floor comedy club near ...Every Friday

“Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (The Function)

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

SF’s Free Fall 2024 Outdoor Film Fest at Proxy (LGBTQ+ Night)

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, ...

“The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF)
Friday, October 18 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP (21+ with Valid ID) - One item minimum purchase per person required
| Moe Greens

You know what makes stand-up comedy funnier? Smoking while watching it live! Come to San Francisco’s premiere cannabis club Moe Greens every Friday night for a night of laughter and, well, getting stoned. HellaFunny is taking over the cannabis lounge at Moe Greens for the ...Every Friday

$5 Off Tix: The Olivier Award-Winning Comedy “The Play That Goes Wrong” at SF Playhouse (Sept. 21-Nov. 9)

This fast-paced farce packed with inventive theatricality finds the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society on opening night of its newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor. As the incompetent theatre troupe attempts to stage this 1920s murder mystery, their production devolves into madcap mayhem. Lost props, ...

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Friday, October 18 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)

From the mild to the wild, all of us have guilty pleasures, moments of being bad, and the down right awful. Audiences submit written sins and secrets, and we weave a fully improvised comedy show. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. No one will know about the ...

8:00 pmSF’s 17-Year Run “Secret Improv Society” (Fridays & Saturdays)  $20*
*Normally $25, use secret code FUNCHEAP for $5 off tickets
40% Off Tix to Evocative drama ‘The Gulf’ Playing at NCTC (Oct. 18 – Nov. 24)

Audrey Cefaly’s award-winning play is a feverishly fierce and tender drama of two women swirling in a lover’s abyss in the Deep South. ‘The Gulf – An Elegy’ runs Oct 18 thru Nov 24 at New Conservatory Theatre Center. Described by The Washington Post as ...

SF’s HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Friday & Saturday)
Friday, October 18 – 8:45 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $10 advanced tickets or $20 at door without RSVP
| The Function

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

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Friday, October 18 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)

Since 2011, San Francisco’s hottest improv show remains “Your Fucked Up Relationship.” — Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook ...

SF’s Free Late Night “Crazy Funny Asians” 10pm Comedy Show (Fri & Sat)

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

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