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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
ICA SF Opening Weekend
Check out three new exhibitions: The Poetics of Dimensions curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah, Maryam Yousif: Riverbend, and Spotlight: Kathleen Ryan
Score some free ICA SF swag (while supplies last)!
Make your mark with free coloring sheets inspired by artwork on view
Create your own paper weavings inspired by exhibiting artist Miguel Arzabe
ICA ...
“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
Scaregrove Halloween 2024 w/ Carnival Rides, Haunted House & More (SF)
Friday, October 25 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Sigmund Stern Grove
Scaregrove, Rec and Park’s Halloween bash, brings spooky fun to Stern Grove (19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard) on Friday, October 25 from 3 to 9 p.m. It will have free admission and fun for the entire family! Enjoy carnival rides and games, haunted places, arts ...
2-for-1 Tix: SF’s Ocean Ave. “Autumn Wine Walk” Tasting w/ 8 Wines + Appetizers (2024)
Come join us for a delightful afternoon of strolling and sipping at 1720 Ocean Ave. Grab your friends and enjoy a variety of wines curated specifically for the fall season as you explore the beautiful surroundings.
Whether you’re a wine connoisseur or just looking for a ...
$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 Ferry Building Mushroom Festival “Masqerade” w/ Wine Tasting (2024)
A four-day event featuring cooking demos, author talks, food specials and more! Far West Fungi and the Ferry Building are teaming up to throw the San Francisco Ferry Building Mushroom Festival from October 24-27, 2024. The event will feature all things fungi — from cooking demos to author talks, food ...
“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
Friday Nights at OMCA with La Doña
Friday Nights at OMCA | Live Music by La Doña, Live Figure Drawing with Sketchboard, DJ set with Mare.e.Fresh from Chulita Vinyl Club, and and Gallery Chats
This Friday night at OMCA, don’t miss the grand finale of our 2024 Friday Nights season! We’re thrilled to welcome the phenomenal La ...
Open House at Berkeley Food Network
Friday, October 25 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Berkeley Food Network
Escape election stress for a night and join us on Friday, October 25th in a joyful community celebration. We’re opening our warehouse for a fall evening of education, inspiration, and, of course, food!
We’ll hear from Jake Kosek, co-owner of Rancho Siempre Verde’s (RSV) Phoenix Food Project, which donates ...
31 Skulls Showcase & Auction (San Jose)
If you love Halloween and all things gothic, don’t miss our 31 Skulls Showcase & Auction! Featuring hand-decorated, carved, and sculpted ceramic skulls by 31 local artists, this unique event offers small bites, drinks, and a live auction with a professional auctioneer. Dress in your ...
25% Off: SF’s Epic Halloween Pub Crawl “Crawloween 2023” (Oct. 25-31)
The San Francisco Halloween Pub Crawl 2025: Crawloween Returns! This year, it’s expected to be even bigger, with new bars, new surprises and four nights of non-stop Halloween excitement. October in San Francisco brings Fleet Week, amazing weather and the San Francisco Halloween Pub Crawl, ...
Win Tix: SF’s Epic “Breakaway Music Festival” 2024 (Oct. 25-26)
Set for Friday, October 25 & Saturday, October 26, Breakaway Music Festival is returning to the Bay Area with a multi-stage spectacle at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in SF.
The Breakaway Music Festival began in Columbus, OH, in 2013 and quickly grew into a two-day, multiple ...
SF’s Friday Outdoor Movie Night “Barbie” + Free Popcorn
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
Works of HeART
Works of HeART is an art exhibit and auction featuring select pieces from the San Francisco LGBTQ+ community and our allies. Proceeds benefit Maitri Compassionate Care and our programs for low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and those affirming their gender.
The exhibit and auction are on ...
“Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (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
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 ...
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
Free Outdoor Movie Night “Coco” at The Crossing (SF)
T.G.I.F. Movie Nights at The Crossing Thank goodness it’s Friday and the month’s over! Join us, July through October, 2024 on the last Friday of each month for T.G.I.F Movie Nights at The Crossing. Bring your friends and family, get cozy, and enjoy the show! ...Monthly
Litquake 2024: “Taboo Autofiction” Christine Angot with Cécile Alduy (SF)
Friday, October 25 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Telegraph Hill Books
Part of Litquake’s Words Around the World
Co-presented with Villa Albertine and sponsored by Center for the Art of Translation/Two Lines Press
Villa Albertine and Litquake present French author Christine Angot in a discussion of her influential novels Incest and The Impossible Love. In Incest, Angot explores her personal turmoil through a fragmented ...
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 ...
