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Wednesday, August 13

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

10:00 amFree Outdoor Family Storytime at Salesforce Park (SF)  FREE
10:00 amFirestone Auto Care Hiring Event w/ $4k Sign-on Bonuses (Millbrae)  FREE*
*Walkins Welcome
11:00 amFree Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)  FREE
11:30 am“Rooftop Jazz” Free Thursday Concerts at Salesforce Park (SF)  FREE
12:00 pmFree Outdoor Writing Workshops at SF’s Salesforce Park (Every Wednesday)  FREE
People in Plazas: Bluegrass Concert (SF)
Wednesday, August 13 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 555 California

This free annual outdoor music festival “People in Plazas” (PiP) puts on over 130 free lunchtime concerts featuring an array of different styles from July to September in over 15 different public plazas on or near Market Street from the Embarcadero to Fourth Street. “People in ...

12:00 pmRoot Division Opening Reception for 12 Bay Area Artists (SF)  FREE*
*Gallery hours are Wed - Friday 12 - 6 pm; Saturday by Appointment
12:30 pmFree Rooftop Yoga at Salesforce Park (SF)  FREE
Create Your Own Cityscape: Free Art Workshop (YBCA)
Wednesday, August 13 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided.  Using color, mood, and perspective, draw and paint a special place where you find meaningful connection.
Castro Farmers’ Market 2025 (Every Wednesday)
Wednesday, August 13 – 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

Golden Gate Park Free Outdoor Concert “Songwriter Wednesday”
Wednesday, August 13 – 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 ...

$1 Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina (SoMa)
Wednesday, August 13 – 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

5:00 pmRoyal Bee Yarn “Detash” Party (Pacifica)  FREE
5:00 pmSummer “Picnic On The Plaza” + Outdoor Movies (Martinez)  FREE
6:00 pm“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)  FREE*
*Every Wednesday, Free Hot Dogs with every Hornitos Cocktail purchase
6:00 pmLisa Gardner – Kiss Her Goodbye  $32*
*Ticket Includes Entry for 2 with 1 Book
6:00 pmFree Community Puzzle Night (Emeryville)  FREE*
*Just show up!
7:00 pmFree Electronics Night at Ace Makerspace  FREE*
*i. Ace Makerspace is a 501(c)(3) non-¬profit member-supported organization. All proceeds support Ace Makerspace and help us serve over 1200 people a year with innovative programs.
“Hook-Up Horror Stories” Stand-Up Comedy Show (SF)
Wednesday, August 13 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| The Function

We’ve all had bad dates. Lets hear SF’s top comedians make you laugh about them! Bad dates make great comedy. 💘 First 50 RSVPs get in FREE – claim yours now (7p + 8:30p shows) Welcome to Tindervention—the stand-up show where SF’s top comedians spill their most outrageous dating ...Every Wednesday

7:00 pmBlack Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)  FREE
7:00 pmThe Laugh Boat: Local Brews & Free Comedy | SF  FREE
7:30 pmRobert B. Reich – Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America  $76*
*Ticket includes book
7:30 pm“Wolfman Jeff Trivia” Night at SF’s Willkommen Beer Garden (Every Wednesday)  FREE
$1 Dress Rehearsal Night “Are You Okay?” New Dance Theater (SF) Are You Okay?–to premiere at the historic Rincon Center in downtown San Francisco–is an immersive, site specific dance theater work that asks how we are managing in a world that is personally and collectively unstable. Are You Okay? is the latest immersive work from Joe Goode, whose ...
$2 Taco Night + Happy Hour Comedy at Skylark (SF)
Wednesday, August 13 – 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.)
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