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Friday, May 1

Free Community Yoga on The Water (Downtown Petaluma)
Friday, May 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*MUST RSVP online
| The Floathouse Petaluma
Free Community Yoga on the Water — Downtown Petaluma Looking for a free, feel-good way to get outside and move your body? Join Free Community Yoga on The Floathouse Dock, held right on the Petaluma River in the heart of downtown. These all-levels yoga sessions take place ...
6:00 pmIconic Indian Artists Showcase + Palo Alto Film Premieres (May 1-3)  FREE*
*Free
6:00 pmFree Talk: Modern Dance Diaspora Insights (Cafe La Boheme)  FREE*
*Free to attend
6:00 pm“A Galaxy Not So Far Away “+ Telescope Views (Chabot Center)  $24*
*$19 Kids, $24 Adults, FREE for Chabot Members
Oakland Art Murmur (First Fridays Art Walk)
Friday, May 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph

Over 30 Oakland Art Murmur affiliate venues have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month. Oakland Art Murmur presents a free monthly evening art walk, known as the ‘Art Murmur.” Every first Friday of the month, affiliate venues are open to the public from 6-9 ...Monthly

Explore West Portal Art: 15 Local Artists on Display (SF)
Friday, May 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required
| The Barb Co Group — West Portal Office
Fifteen local artists — painters, photographers, sculptors, and collage artists — in The Barb Co Group’s home office, where the Barbagelata family has been rooted since 1952. Connect with the artists during rotating gallery hours, see the work up close, and purchase directly. Curated by ...
SF’s Museum of Forgotten Fun (April 30-May 2)
Friday, May 1 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $44.52*
*$44.52 General Admission | $23.18 2 for 1 deal (fees incld.)
| Frontier Tower

Museum of Forgotten Fun presents “Re-Enactments of Ritual Fun of the 2020s” The year is 3026. Come see a showcase of SF’s emerging immersive artists, including Bradley Gottesman, Casey Selden, Church of Woo, and others, as they re-enact scenes of ritual fun from the 2020s. ...

6:30 pmCantare Spring Concert: Give A Little Love  FREE
7:00 pmDiablo Women’s Chorale’s Spring Concert (Lafayette)  $30*
*Special discount for the Friday show ($22 tickets!) available for the first 50 tickets sold. Use coupon code: EarlyBird
SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)

Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs at a secret location – a two-floor comedy club near ...Every Friday

“HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)

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 ...

7:00 pmBlooming In Time (Larkin Street Youth Creatives Lab Showcase)  FREE*
*Free Admission
“Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)
Friday, May 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| The Function

Welcome to ‘Rush Hour Comedy Night’ where laughter knows no bounds and cultural collisions are the name of the game. Join our dynamic duo of black and Asian comedians as they embark on a whirlwind adventure through the streets of humor, weaving together their diverse backgrounds and ...Every Friday

San Francisco Cinco de Mayo Comedy Festival (2026)
Friday, May 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP 21+
| The Function

Top Latino comics highlight 3-day comedy festival at The Function with happy hour all night on May 5th Cinco de Mayo Comedy Festival at The Function Get Tickets – FREE with RSVP (21+) Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a full weekend of laughs at The ...

7:00 pmMay First Friday: Craft Night + BYOB (WorkshopSF)  FREE
“Golden Gate Comedy Night” SF’s Most Intimate Comedy Club
Friday, May 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP. 21+
| The Function

See top comics you’d normally see at Punch Line, Cobbs and SF Sketchfest up close at intimate comedy club in the heart of downtown SF. Looking for a real San Francisco comedy experience? Golden Gate Comedy Night is your go-to show – a sharp, fast-moving showcase of the Bay ...

SF International Arts Festival “Women in Jazz and World Music”
Friday, May 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free (donations accepted)
| Community Music Center
Women in Jazz and World Music (WJWM) is a free concert / recital led by Dee Spencer on keyboards with Jewell McMillon on bass, Jay Hernandez on drums and Michelle Jacques as Mistress of Choirs! The occasion is the graduating event for Dee’s students from the fourth annual Women in Jazz & World Music vocal ...
FREE: AAPI Comedy Month “Crazy Funny Asians” Fridays (May 2026)
Friday, May 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP 21+
| The Function

Crazy Funny Fridays – AAPI Comedy Showcase (May 2026) in May | Live at The Function – 7p + 9p Shows Get Tickets – FREE with RSVP (21+) Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with a special edition of our hit weekly comedy show. “Crazy ...Every Friday

Outdoor Ferry Flicks: “Grease” + Drag Bingo + $5 Beer (SF Ferry Building)
Friday, May 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $9*
*tickets for reserved seating, walkups welcome
| San Francisco Ferry Building
Join us for Ferry Flicks at the Fort Point Beer Garden every Friday in May at sundown! This season of Ferry Flicks is all about iconic, feel-good films you know and love. We’ll kick the evening off around 7pm with Drag Bingo hosted by Oaklash Drag, ...
7:30 pmSan Francisco Chamber Orchestra MainStage 4: The Young Masters  FREE*
*Doors open for SFCO Supporting members at 6:30pm, General Admission at 7:15pm. RSVP requested but not required
7:30 pmJohn Calloway in The Afro Filipino Project “New Voices” (SF)  $20*
*Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $30 Use promo code FUNCHEAP15 for 15% off ticket price
7:30 pmFree Improvised Dance: Jacklean (ODC Theater)  FREE*
*$0-$100
Duane Forrest “Tree of Dreams” Cinematic Theatre at SF International Arts Festival (May 1-3)
Friday, May 1 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: $28.02*
*$28.02 General Admission; Door: $33.17 (fees incl.)
| Theater of Yugen at NOHspace

Tree of Dreams is an intimate, cinematic theatre experience blending live music, object storytelling, shadow play, and projection. Inspired by The Little Prince, The Alchemist, and Where the Wild Things Are, the show follows a boy growing up in government housing who has forgotten how ...

8:00 pmThe Unfinished Work of Camille Claudel (SF Int’l Arts Fest)  $40
$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Friday, May 1 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)

From the mild to the wild, all of us have guilty pleasures, moments of being bad, and the down right awful. Audiences submit written sins and secrets, and we weave a fully improvised comedy show. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. No one will know about the ...

8:00 pmLe Youth  $42.34
8:00 pmOakland Critical Mass | First Friday  FREE
San Francisco Bike Party (First Fridays)
Friday, May 1 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret Location (SF)

San Francisco Bike Party  (not to be confused with Critical Mass) is a monthly celebration of biking for riders of different ages, types, and skill levels to enjoy. Every month is a different theme and you’re encouraged to dress up. San Francisco Bike Party is held on ...Monthly

8:00 pmSF International Arts Fest: People’s Circus Theatre (2026)  $30*
*Early Bird: $30, Advance: $42, Door: $50 Use promo code FUNCHEAP15 for 15% off tickets
8:00 pmMayflower Chorus “A Little Help From Our Friends”  $29*
*General $29; Seniors 65+ and students 13-18 $23; Children 12 and under $12
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