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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
SF’s “Claude Quest” Citywide Plushie Scavenger Hunt
30 years of Claude. 30 days in September. One iconic swamp king! Celebrate our albino alligator all September long with daily giveaways and special events at the museum and across the Bay Area.
Claude Quest: Keep your eyes peeled for Claude plushies hidden throughout San Francisco. Follow @calacademy on ...
Free Weekly Outdoor “Little Bears” Kids Music Class at Thrive City (Fall 2025)
Bring your little bears to Thrive City to shake, rattle, and rock ‘n’ roll! Little Bears teachers create musical journeys focusing on socialization, musical appreciation, and the deep embodiment of rhythm and melody. Allow them to learn and interact with music as a joyful expression ...Every Friday
The North Face Waterfront “Climb Festival” w/ 45-Foot Wall Challenge (Sept. 5-6)
Get ready for a celebration of climbing and culture with DJ sets, exclusive merch, bouldering walls, panel discussions and an adrenaline-pumping competition. Whether you’re happiest on the wall or the ground, don’t miss the climbing event of the summer. Test your limits as you go ...
“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
North Face “Climb Fest” 2025: Bouldering + Live DJs (Sept. 5-6)
Get ready for a celebration of climbing and culture with DJ sets, exclusive merch, bouldering walls, panel discussions and an adrenaline-pumping competition. Whether you’re happiest on the wall or the ground, don’t miss the climbing event of the summer. The competition wall is for registered ...
Free Tactile Art Exhibit in SF: Explore Maps by Touch (Sept. 5-7)
Fully Tactile Art SF is proud to announce our latest free art exhibition- Tactile Maps. This event explores the ways in which art can be accessed through means beyond sight- for art patrons that exist across the visual ability spectrum. Featured Bay Area artists are ...
Clement St Cleanup: Free Eats + Drinks for Volunteers (SF)
Meet at Richmond Republic Draught House (642 Clement St). Then, cleaning will occur from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm around the neighborhood. Stay afterwards for free food & drinks and to meet fellow volunteers. Sign up on this Civic Joy Fund Mobilize page or email info@refuserefusesf.org with ...
“Off the Grid” Fort Mason: Night Market w/ 110+ Vendors (Sept 2025)
🎉 Off the Grid Returns to Fort Mason for 2025 – With a Massive Monthly Night Market + 110+ Vendors! After taking most of 2024 off, Off the Grid is making a huge comeback in 2025 — The beloved Friday night tradition at Fort Mason ...
SF’s One-Night-Only “Transit Art Pop-up Gallery” + Free Wine
Friday, September 5 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Railway Museum
The San Francisco Railway Museum is transforming into a one-night-only pop-up gallery, featuring work by wonderfully talented transit artists, and you’re invited!
The gallery opens at 4pm as the first stop on the Castro Art Walk, and will remain open until 7:30pm.
Ride the F-Line to the ...
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)
Friday, September 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | North Beach
On the first Friday of every month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl with special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. First Fridays Art Crawl ...Monthly
“Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival
Friday, September 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th
Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9:30pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue between 27th Street & 22nd Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs to life ...Monthly
South First Fridays Art Walk (San Jose)
Friday, September 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | SoFA District (San Jose)
Join an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district (and beyond) every first Friday of the month. Please note that South First Fridays is typically canceled in July and January due to the holidays. South First Fridays hours depend on ...Monthly
$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 Union Square Free Outdoor Dance Party (Every Friday)
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
Minted SF: Weekly Downtown Night Market & Festival (Sept. 5)
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 ...
Free Filipino Art Exhibit Opening w/ 3 New Artists (SF)
Please join us at Sentro Filipino on September 5th from 5:30-8:00PM in welcoming three new exhibits in our Gallery from Bernardo Bacosa, Jann Realica, and Mariel Paat.
Free Rooftop “Bollywood Nights” Dance Class at Salesforce Park (SF)
Friday, September 5 – 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
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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 ...
