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Wednesday, April 9

“California Henge”: San Francisco’s Natural Light Show (April 8-10, 2025)
Wednesday, April 9 – 6:35 am - Ends at 6:55 am | Cost: FREE | California St & Gough St, SF

Twice a year, San Francisco puts on a dazzling celestial show known as California Henge. This is a phenomenon where the rising or setting sun aligns perfectly with the city’s street grid, casting a golden glow down California Street and illuminating the Bay Bridge in ...

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

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 Wednesday

“Pay What You Wish” Wednesday at SF’s Museum of Craft and Design

There’s no better time to visit the Museum of Craft and Design than on their Free First Thursdays. Committed to making art, craft, and design accessible to everyone the Museum of Craft and Design is Free on the First Thursday of every month. .  Museum of Craft and ...Monthly

Spring SF Restaurant Week (April 4-13, 2025)
Wednesday, April 9 – 11:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*Brunch or Lunch (2+ Items or Courses): $15, $25, $35, $45 Dinner (3+ Items or Courses): $30, $45, $60, $75, $90
| All Over San Francisco

We are excited to announce Spring SF Restaurant Week April 4-13, 2025! Celebrate the flavors of San Francisco’s unique and diverse neighborhoods through special prix-fixe menus. Participating restaurants will offer special menus Friday, April 4 – Sunday, April 13 at one or more the following ...

11:00 amFree Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)  FREE
Free Art Workshop: Felt Bouquet (YBCA)
Wednesday, April 9 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Create art inspired by our exhibitions at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided.    Celebrate the beauty of spring by creating a bouquet of flowers made from felt fabric and basic sewing techniques.
Castro Farmers’ Market 2025 (Every Wednesday)
Wednesday, April 9 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Castro Farmers' Market

Welcome back your favorite farmers to the corner of Market and Noe Streets as they offer their amazing citrus, tasty root vegetables, honey, flowers, baked goods, and beautiful leafy greens.  Castro Farmers’ Market Every Wed., April 2 – November 19, 2025 | 3p-7p Castro Farmer’s ...Every Wednesday

Free “Singer/Songwriter Wednesday” Bandshell Concert (Golden Gate Park)
Wednesday, April 9 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 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 ...

White Claw + $1 Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina (SoMa)
Wednesday, April 9 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No admission charge. Wings are $1 each.
| Underdogs Cantina

Join us for Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina with $1 Wings from 4:30pm – Close! $1 Wing Wednesdays | 4:30pm to Close Underdogs Cantina, 128 King St. (Across from ballpark), SF FREE (No Cover) $1 WINGS from 4:30pm – Close Happy Hour from ...Every Wednesday

Free “Cardio Dance Wednesdays” Outdoor Fitness Class at SF’s Union Square (Spring 2025)
Wednesday, April 9 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park

Get ready to move, groove, and feel amazing at this free outdoor fitness class led by Rae Studios! Break a sweat and meet a new community at this rotating class. All participants should RSVP or be prepared to sign a waiver onsite each week. 5-6p Spring 2025 Schedule Feb 5: DRENCHED! With Jessica Rae ...Every Wednesday

Free Screening: David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” (SF Main Library)
Wednesday, April 9 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Koret Auditorium
We launch SFPL’s 100 Years of Surrealism film series with a screening of director David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, a stunning example of Surrealism’s influence in American cinema. In Lynch’s dreamlike, subversive film the discovery of a severed human ear leads a young man to investigate a ...
Bridget St. Jon & Evie Sands: Free Mini Concert at Amoeba (SF)
Wednesday, April 9 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
Amoeba is proud to host two cult heroines, Bridget St. John and Evie Sands, in a rare and extraordinary double bill on Wednesday, April 9th at 5:30pm! Evie Sands’ latest full-length album, “Get Out Of Your Own Way,” and her mini-LP, “Shine For Me” (both on ...
5:30 pmFree Film: David Lynch’s Blue Velvet  FREE*
*free to all
6:00 pm“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)  FREE*
*Every Wednesday, Free Hot Dogs with every Hornitos Cocktail purchase
6:30 pmWine & Dine with First Graduate  $50
“Comedians with Criminal Records” Live in SF (7p + 8:45p)
Wednesday, April 9 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 50 people. Donations appreciatied
| The Function

Crime and comedy collide in San Francisco’s most daring and unique event: Comedy’s Most Wanted: Comedians with Criminal Records, brought to you by HellaFunny. Prepare for a night of laughter and lawlessness as we unveil the Bay Area’s top professional comics who’ve had run-ins with the ...

7:00 pmBlack Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)  FREE
7:00 pmFree Public Talk: Exoplanets w/ James Webb Space Telescope  FREE
LehrerPhest 2025: Bay Area Songwriters Pay Tribute to Tom Lehrer
Wednesday, April 9 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Music City Starfactory
This evening we present a show that, on the occasion of his 97th birthday, celebrates piano playing satirist Tom Lehrer — a man whose songs combine the subtlety of a sledgehammer with the charm of a tax audit. For those unfamiliar with Mr. Lehrer’s oeuvre (and for those who ...
7:00 pmFilm Screening” Award Winning LGBTQ Filipino Film “ASOG”  $19.99*
*Must reserve your tickets before March 10th
7:30 pmDrew Martin and Wild Relatives  $15
7:30 pm“Wolfman Jeff Trivia” Night at SF’s Willkommen Beer Garden (Every Wednesday)  FREE
SF Symphony “Shenson Spotlight Series” with Martin James Bartlett Today’s Stars, Tomorrow’s Legends: Catch ascendant soloists in their Davies Symphony Hall recital debuts. Now 50% off from 2/7-2/18. Artists Martin James Bartlett Piano Shenson Spotlight Series: Martin James Bartlett Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | 7:30pm Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, SF Buy Tickets – Adult single ticket starts at ...
8:00 pmBasement Jaxx  $60.38
8:00 pmTrophy Kills Comedy  FREE
$2 Taco Night + Happy Hour Comedy at Skylark (SF)
Wednesday, April 9 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required. 2 drink minimum. 21+
| Skylark Bar

Join us for a night of laughter featuring Bay Area’s top rising comics! We showcase comedians that have been on Netflix, Comedy Central, Amazon, HBO… so come through and you may see the next big thing! HaHaHappy Hour Comedy at Skylark $5 beer, $2 tacos ...

8:00 pmThe Setup’s “A Funny Thing Happened” Storytelling Night | Beer Basement  $5*
*$5 with discount code "funcheap" (First 20 people to RSVP with their emails to info@setupcomedy.com can get in for free.)
Free K-pop & Throwback Nights (SF)
Wednesday, April 9 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Absolutely Free!
| Lion's Den
DAEBAK DECADES: K-POP & Y2K Where Fresh Hallyu Wave meets Millennial Classics! Get your bias-wrecking blend of hot K-pop hits and nostalgic Western bangers at San Francisco’s hottest party night – mixing today’s K-pop sensations with the 2010s anthems that defined a generation. 21+ @djpeterlo and @djjonofficial ...

Every Wednesday

Free Bad-Ass Morning Outdoor Workout: Alta Vista Park | SF
Every Wednesday – 6:30 am | Cost: FREE | Alta Plaza Park
Free Bad-Ass Morning Outdoor Workout: Alta Vista Park | SF
Every Wednesday morning at 6:30 am, gather at Alta Plaza Park for a free badass workout and a chance to meet fellow fitness enthusiasts in your city. The half hour workouts are different each week, but consist of boot camp style workouts like running hills, core work, ...
“Heart of the City” Wednesday Farmers Market | UN Plaza
Every Wednesday – All Day | Cost: FREE | UN Plaza
"Heart of the City" Wednesday Farmers Market | UN Plaza
Heart of the City Farmers Market is a uniquely independent, farmer-operated, nonprofit farmers market located year round on Sundays and Wednesdays in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza, rain or shine. Nearly 30 local farmers and artisan food vendors provide a wide selection of fresh local produce, ...
CANCELED – Autodesk Design Gallery & Free Guided Tour | Embarcadero
Every Wednesday – All Day | Cost: FREE | Autodesk Gallery
CANCELED - Autodesk Design Gallery & Free Guided Tour | Embarcadero
This event series is canceled. The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco celebrates the design process that takes a great idea and turns it into a reality. With more than 20 different exhibits regularly on display that showcase the innovative work of Autodesk customers, the ...
SF Public Library’s $1 Book Sale | Civic Center
Every Wednesday – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
SF Public Library's $1 Book Sale | Civic Center
Starting in April, the San Francisco Public Library hosts weekly Wednesday Steps Sales, located at the Larkin Street entrance to the Main Library. All books and media are just $1 or less each and all proceeds from Steps Sales benefit the San Francisco Public Library. SF Public ...
Stitch In: Come By, Meet People & Stitch | SF
Every Wednesday – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| San Francisco School of Needlework & Design
Stitch In: Come By, Meet People & Stitch | SF
These free events give you the opportunity to stitch in an inspiring environment with fellow enthusiasts. Bring along your projects, embroidery, knitting or even darning, and enjoy the company of others and their vast needlework library at your leisure. Free Stitch Ins meet every Wednesday from ...
“Karma Cinema”: Pay-What-You-Wish Movie Night | The New Parkway
"Karma Cinema": Pay-What-You-Wish Movie Night | The New Parkway
Time to get generous; The New Parkway Theater is letting you pay-what-you-wish for a movie ticket every Wednesday night. Theater doors open at 6 pm every Wednesday and every movie (albeit a few exceptions like private events) will be offered on a sliding scale of a penny (if ...
Dandelion Chocolate: Factory Tour & Guided Tasting | SF
Every Wednesday – 6:10 pm | Cost: $15*
*$15 and reservations are required
| Dandelion Chocolate
Dandelion Chocolate: Factory Tour & Guided Tasting | SF
Mmmm… chocolate! Four days a week, Dandelion Chocolates offer $15 factory tours (with tastings.) These tours can book up months in advance (especially for the Saturday tours), so we recommend trying to book as early as possible and aim for a Wednesday or Thursday. On the tour, ...
“Musical Wednesdays” Sing-Along At The Edge | Castro
Every Wednesday – 7:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | The Edge
"Musical Wednesdays" Sing-Along At The Edge | Castro
Start your week singing with Musical Mondays or get over the hump with Musical Wednesdays at The Edge in the Castro, where they play all of your favorite musicals to sing and drink along with a different theme each week from 7 pm to 2 am every ...
Liquid Wednesdays Latin Jam Nights | Peninsula
Every Wednesday – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food and drinks purchase.
Liquid Wednesdays Latin Jam Nights | Peninsula
The Historic 7 Mile House will be hosts a weekly Wednesday Latin night and will feature the Bay Area’s best Latin bands on a rotating schedule. Liquid Wednesdays Latin Jam Nights Every Wednesday at 7 pm 7 Mile Sports Bar & Grill, 2800 Bayshore Blvd, Brisbane, CA FREE (No Cover. Reservations ...
Free Live Jazz & Latin Jazz Nights | Cigar Bar
Every Wednesday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cigar Bar & Grill
Free Live Jazz & Latin Jazz Nights |  Cigar Bar
Join the Cigar Bar & Grill every Wednesday & Thursday evening for a free Jazz show (both traditional jazz and latin jazz) by local Bay Area musicians. Shows start at 8pm. Enjoy great food, drinks & Jazz. For complete line-up and more information please visit their website. Live ...
Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl | SF
Every Wednesday – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| Northstar Cafe
Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl | SF
Try your hand (literally) at the Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Pub Crawl starting in North Beach. Get lubricated on $3 – $3.50 drink specials, and compete in Rock Paper Scissors tournament qualifying rounds while moving from bar to bar. The tournament champ wins a bar tab. Meet new people while earning points to ...
F Bomb’s “Laugh w/ Dignity” Free Comedy Show | SF
Every Wednesday – 8:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | La Rocca's Corner
F Bomb's "Laugh w/ Dignity" Free Comedy Show | SF
Come see real, live, up close, and uncaged comedians in an intimate environment at one of North Beach’s favorite watering holes, La Rocca’s corner. 21+ only. The show is free, the drinks are cheap with Happy Hour pricing all night, and the laughs are plenty. Hang with ...
“Housepitality” DJ Party & Free Champagne | SoMa
"Housepitality" DJ Party & Free Champagne | SoMa
Housepitality SF gives you a reason to come out dancing every Wednesday night with world-class artists and free champagne. Enjoy free champagne from 9-10 pm and $5 Jameson (with mention of Housepitality discount). The RSVP list closes at 6 pm on the day of the show. Housepitality DJ Night Every Wednesday ...
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