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Friday, August 22

SF’s 4 New Pickleball Courts Open Today (Free RSVPs Until October 2025)
Friday, August 22 – 8:00 am - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVPs required
| Crocker Amazon Park
San Francisco just added four shiny new pickleball courts at Crocker Amazon Playground which open on Friday, August 22, 2025. The space used to be a volleyball court, but with pickleball fever sweeping the city, SF Rec & Park turned it into dedicated courts for dinking, ...
SF’s Waterfront Beautification Volunteer Event (Mission Bay)
Friday, August 22 – 9:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP
| Mission Bay Mariposa Park
Join the Port of San Francisco for a volunteer beautification day at Mission Bay Mariposa Park. Volunteers will help pull weeds, remove graffiti, and pick up litter along the historic waterfront. The event includes a morning of community service alongside Port staff and takes place ...

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

10:00 am“TGIFairies” Whimsical Rooftop Fun for Kids at Salesforce Park (SF)  FREE
11:00 amFree Children’s Storytime in SF’s New Francisco Park  FREE*
*$10 Suggested Donation
“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

12:00 pmFree “Lunchbox Music” Acoustic Rooftop Concert at SF’s Salesforce Park (Every Friday)  FREE
12:30 pmFree Rooftop Yoga at Salesforce Park (SF)  FREE
4:00 pmAugust 2025 “Music On The Patio” at Winery/Distillery & Brewery (Fairfield)  FREE*
*food, drinks and tastings for purchase
Downtown SF’s Valkyries Block Party “Fridays on Front St.” (August 2025)
Friday, August 22 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 240 Front St

Downtown San Francisco’s newest FREE block party bringing live music, street-sipping, food pop-ups, sports watch parties, beer pong, giant Jenga, and more. Ditch the desk and hit the streets! Fridays on Front St, is here! Join us on select Fridays for outdoor live music featuring local artists ...

Old Oakland Summer Stroll: Free Fest w/ 20+ Vendors
Friday, August 22 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| Old Oakland
Come to Old Oakland on Friday, August 22nd for the Old Oakland Summer Stroll – a community-driven celebration of local food, art, and culture. From 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, our historic neighborhood will come alive as restaurants and shops step out onto the sidewalk ...
Free Friday Happy Hour Outdoor Concert in Golden Gate Park
Friday, August 22 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 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 ...

5:00 pmEl Tecolote’s 55th Anniversary Party (SF)  FREE*
*RSVP Required
SF’s Union Square Free Outdoor Dance Party (Every Friday)
Friday, August 22 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No RSVP required!
| Union Square Plaza

Rotating styles of free live music and dancing outdoors in the Square include Tango, Country-western Dance, Salsa, Swing and Bollywood. Each event features a dance lesson and then open dancing. All are welcome and no experience or partner is needed! 2025 Summer Schedule May 2: ...Every Friday

5:00 pmWreckless Strangers at San Francisco Zoo Sunset Fridays  $29*
*Free with Zoo admission; $17-$29
Union Square’s Free “Salsa in the Square” Night Party (Every 4th Friday)
Friday, August 22 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park

Salsa in the Streets is now SALSA IN THE SQUARE withDJ JuanLove&Pablo Dinámico This dynamic duo are bringing their electrifying, fun and contagious enerygy to Union Square in San Francisco! If you are a dancer and have not danced to DJ JuanLove’s music, you will ...Monthly

Berryessa Night Market: Salsa y Cerveza (San Jose)
Friday, August 22 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE ENTRY with $5 parking
| Garden at the Flea (Inside the San Jose Flea Market)
We’re dancing under the stars this spring season with Salsa Y Ceveza! A night full of tasty brews, delicious food trucks, vendors, and live Salsa music by Union Timbera along with Free Salsa Dance Lessons! Salsa Y Cerveza hosted by Berryessa Night MarketFriday, August 22nd // ...
Minted SF: Weekly Downtown Night Market & Festival (Aug. 22)
Friday, August 22 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE RSVP
| Mint Plaza

Come for the beats. Stay for the community. Each event is a tribute to the sounds, flavors, and spirit that make San Francisco unique. MINTED SF is San Francisco’s new Friday night Happy Hour experience – a free, all-ages celebration of music, food, and community ...

$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
Friday, August 22 – 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

5:30 pmCyrus Chestnut  $40
5:30 pmFree Reiki Circle + Guided Meditation (SF)  FREE
5:30 pmFree Bollywood Dance Nights at Salesforce Park (Friday Nights)  FREE
Free Rooftop “Bollywood Nights” Dance Class at Salesforce Park (SF)
Friday, August 22 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Salesforce Park

An amazing fun Bollywood dance class and party for all ages levels dip your feet in Bollywood with Manpreet known to bring hearts to joy Hailing from the dream dance city of Mumbai and Amritsar, which is also home to Bollywood and Holy Vibes, these ...Every Friday

Dahlia “U-Pick” Flower Field Experience w/ 80+ Varieties in Watsonville (Aug. 20 – Oct. 4)

Experience a hands-on dahlia picking event at Vallejo Street Dahlias in Watsonville, where you can create their own bouquets from over 80 dahlia varieties. $5.72 Admission includes access to the flower field and use of clippers and bouquet wrap, with flowers picked priced by stem ...

6:00 pmAI-Era College Admissions: Insights w/ Experts (Palo Alto)  FREE
“Wicked” Sing-Along Night: Costumes + Karaoke Fun (Feinstein’s at Hotel Nikko)
Friday, August 22 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $10*
*Door opens at 6pm, show starts at 7:30PM
| Feinstein’s at the Nikko
WICKED Sing-Along at Feinstein’s at Hotel Nikko Join us for a spellbinding evening at Feinstein’s as we celebrate the magic of WICKED with a lively sing-along event! Belt out your favorite songs like “Defying Gravity” and “Popular” in a fun, fan-filled night that’s perfect for witches, ...
Free Redwood City “Music on the Square” Friday Nights (2025)
Friday, August 22 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE! ALL AGES!
| Courthouse Square

Get ready — the season is heating up and Courthouse Square is the place to be! From May 30 to August 29, the beloved Music on the Square series returns every Friday, bringing good tunes, great company, and golden-hour magic. Whether you’re dancing in the ...Every Friday

6:30 pmAnthony Paule Soul Orchestra Live at Biscuits And Blues (SF)  $38.84*
*$35 Presale | $40 Day of Show
7:00 pmImmersive Dance Show: “Diasporadica” World Premiere at Fort Mason (Aug. 22-30)  $25*
*Pay-what-you-can + donations welcome
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 ...

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