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Wednesday, November 5

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

SF Zoo Free Admission Day (Nov. 2025)

The San Francisco Zoo, Northern California’s largest zoological park and conservation center, periodically offers free admission for San Francisco residents. When is the next free zoo day for SF residents? – Next verified free days: November 5, 2025, and December 3, 2025 The free days are ...

SF’s Holiday Ice Skating Rink at Union Square: 2025 Opening Ceremony + Free Ice Skating (Union Square)
Wednesday, November 5 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park

One of San Francisco’s favorite holiday traditions returns for the 2025-26 holiday season. Since 2008, The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square has delighted children and adults with its holiday-themed ice park located in Union Square. Gather your family and friends for a beloved ...

11:00 amFree Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)  FREE
SF’s GLBT History Museum: Free First Wednesday

Located in SF’s Castro District, the GLBT Historical Society Museum is the first full-scale, stand-alone museum of its kind in the United States. The museum celebrates 100 years of the city’s vast queer past through dynamic exhibitions and programming. Normally admission is $10, but on ...Monthly

Free Art Workshop: Velveteen Rabbit Pop-up Book (YBCA)
Wednesday, November 5 – 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.  Join us for a dance-along and make an imaginative pop-up book featuring characters from the story of “The Velveteen Rabbit.”
Ranch First Wednesday Open Community Day | Napa

Come and walk-in every first Wednesday of every month from 3-5 pm in the spring, summer and fall, and from 2-4 pm in the winter. Ranch First Wednesday Open Community Day Every First Wednesday Connolly Ranch, 3141 Browns Valley Road, Napa FREE (RSVP requested but not required) $5 ...Monthly

Castro Farmers’ Market 2025 (Every Wednesday)
Wednesday, November 5 – 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

$1 Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina (SoMa)
Wednesday, November 5 – 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 pmIsabel Allende Live Stream: Feminist Icon Speaks (Online)  FREE*
*Livestream online at ARC website arts.berkeley.edu and ARC YouTube Channel
“Supermoon” Night Over San Francisco: November’s Frosty Moon
Wednesday, November 5 – 5:02 pm - Ends at 6:57 am | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Bay Area
November 5 – Full Moon, Supermoon. The Moon will be directly opposite the Sun, with its face fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 13:21 UTC. Early Native American tribes called this the Beaver Moon, as it marked the time to set beaver traps before the ...
Free Talk on AI + Culture: Deep Fakes + Museums (SF)
Wednesday, November 5 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| Gray Area Art & Technology Theater
You are invited to an evening with Prof. Sarah Kenderdine at Gray Area, exploring the Terapixel Panorama. Deep Fakes: A Critical Lexicon of Digital Museology explores how artificial intelligence, computer vision, and immersive media are transforming the ways we see and preserve cultural artifacts. Replicas are no longer ...
6:00 pm“Safe Words” Comedy & Hot Dogs | SF  FREE*
*Donation-based admission
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 pmDrink & Draw Art Event & Raffle | The Knockout  FREE
“Pride and Joy: Rise Up Singing” 300-Strong Youth Choir (Oakland Temple Hill)
Wednesday, November 5 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Oakland Temple Hill Auditorium
Our annual Fall youth concert celebrates our children, the pride and joy of our communities. Over 300 students from Cantare’s youth choir programs will unite for an uplifting program featuring music from Civil Rights icons Mavis Staples and Curtis Mayfield and “Glory” from the movie Selma. ...
Free Queer-Pop Concert: Maya Songbird Live in the Stax (Berkeley)
Wednesday, November 5 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Totally free
| Berkeley Public Library Claremont Branch
Come hear live music in the library! Maya Songbird performs high energy queer-pop and has been a mainstay in the Bay Area indie scene for years, releasing numerous albums and touring extensively. In the Stax is a live music series where artists perform in the heart ...
“South Side Beer Ride” Free Monthly Brewery Shuttle | SF
Wednesday, November 5 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Shuttle is Free. Beer for purchase.
| Triple Voodoo Brewery

Free hop on/hop off brewery shuttle. Start at any of the eight participating breweries, then hop on any one of three vans running approximately every 30 minutes.  First Wednesdays Free Beer Shuttle Every 1st Wednesday | 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm Speakeasy Brewery, 1195 Evans ...Monthly

6:30 pmIntro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | SF  FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required.
7:00 pmBlack Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)  FREE
7:00 pmFree 3D Printing Night and Certification at Ace Makerspace  FREE*
*Donations are welcome. Ace Makerspace is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit member-supported organization. All proceeds support Ace Makerspace and help us serve over 1200 people a year with innovative programs, equitable access to makerspace resources, and more creative, self-reliant communities in Oakland.
“Hook-Up Horror Stories” Stand-Up Comedy Show (SF)
Wednesday, November 5 – 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 pmThe Comedy Stampede  $1*
*Pay as you wish.
7:00 pmNew Doc: “The Man Who Saves the World?” Screening + Q&A (SF)  $20
Free Bruce Lee Book Talk w/ Jeff Chang (Oakland) Join us for a conversation and book signing with award-winning writer, critic, and cultural observer Jeff Chang as he brings fresh insight and humanity to the legendary Bruce Lee in Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America. His new book is not ...
7:30 pm“Wolfman Jeff Trivia” Night at SF’s Willkommen Beer Garden (Every Wednesday)  FREE
7:30 pmHometown Free Comedy Night & Happy Hour | Emeryville  FREE*
*Free with an RSVP
SF’s Iconic Punchline Comedy Club: Secret Guest List (Kris Tinkle)

Get ready for an awesome night of comedy at SF’s iconic Punchline Comedy Club. And you can get on our secret guest list. Secret Guest List: Punchline Free Comedy Nights Punchline Comedy Club, 444 Battery., SF FREE with RSVP (otherwise tickets are $18/$20). – Must ...

$2 Taco Night + Happy Hour Comedy at Skylark (SF)
Wednesday, November 5 – 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 ...

Cardi Spelling Bee-An Adult Spelling Bee (Oakland)
Wednesday, November 5 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch, $10 to compete
| Baba's House

What’s the language of origin for Bodak Yellow? Can you use okauuuuuuuur in a sentence? Don’t worry, you won’t be spelling Cardi words, you’ll be spelling words from the 1st to 8th grade level. Join us at Baba’s House for an adult spelling bee that’s ...Monthly

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