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Thursday, October 15

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11:30 amThe Bryant Bolling Trio Noon-Time Concert at Greater Richmond Interfaith Program  FREE
SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu)
Thursday, October 15 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fulton Plaza

San Francisco’s free lunchtime concert series is back. The Civic Center Soundtrack returns for its third season starting Tuesday, April 14, 2026, bringing live music to Fulton Plaza twice a week through October. Concerts take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 pm to 3 pm ...

United Nations Association Film Festival in Palo Alto (Oct. 15-25)
Thursday, October 15 – All Day | Cost: $19*
*Free tickets for students with valid ID
| Mitchell Park Community Center
The United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) is pleased to announce the program for its 29th edition, PASSION FOR CHANGE. From Oct. 15–25, 2026, in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and at Stanford University, UNAFF will present 60 global documentary films. Students are encouraged ...
Lunchtime Concert w/ Richard Howell (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Thursday, October 15 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens

The 2026 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival hosts a full lineup of free outdoor music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs. The Festival opens on Saturday, May 9, 2026 with Hermán Olivera y Orquesta Taíno to kick off its 26th season. The Festival features over 100 free ...

“Haunted Halloween Hoopla” Artisan Night Market (SF)
Thursday, October 15 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission for all
| Fifty Vara
Join us Thursday October 15 for amazing food, drinks, retail, and artisan vendors! Admission is free and we welcome everyone at this family-friendly night market. The Haunted Halloween Hoopla at Fifty Vara is a destination for all ages and abilities. Expect fun music and amazing ...
The Crossing’s 5th Anniversary Party w/ DJs + Basketball Court Ribbon Cutting (SF)
Thursday, October 15 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Open to the public. RSVP requested via the organizer's link in bio.
| The Crossing at East Cut
The Crossing at East Cut marks its fifth anniversary and The East Cut’s 10th anniversary with a free public gathering featuring a live DJ, bar specials, pop-up shops from Ruby’s Old & New and Paid-Time Off, a live photobooth, treats, and a ribbon cutting for ...
The Crossing’s 5th Anniversary + New Basketball Court Ribbon Cutting (SF)
Thursday, October 15 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Crossing at East Cut
We’re celebrating five years of The Crossing and 10 years of The East Cut! It’s been a wild ride, and we’re so excited to celebrate five years of bringing our downtown community together. There’s no better feeling! ​Join us on Thursday, October 15th, from 4 to ...
4:00 pmAndy Z’s Fall Harvest Jam (Palo Alto)  FREE*
*Free
Free Waterfront Art Walk + Guided Sculpture Tours (SF)
Thursday, October 15 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE - RSVP
| Embarcadero
Big Art. Bay Views. Explore the Waterfront. Waterfront Walkabout is back! San Francisco’s newest event series returns with live music, interactive craft activities, and monumental art. Wander along the Big Art Loop – Portside at your own pace or sign up in advance for an optional free ...
Big Art Loop: “Waterfront Walkabout” Free SF Art Stroll (Embarcadero)
Thursday, October 15 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP to reserve a spot for the guided art walking tour, the event and event activities are entirely free
| The event stretches from Pier 14 to the Exploratorium

San Francisco’s new event series where live music, interactive pop-ups, & monumental art set the stage for a bayside stroll like no other! Launching September 17 and returning monthly every third Thursday this fall, Waterfront Walkabout is a free series inviting you to experience the Big ...Monthly

“Third Thursdays on Treat” Trick or Treat to the Beat (SF)
Thursday, October 15 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RVSP for $1 off drinks
| Treat Cut
Trick-or-treat to the beat at Third Thursdays on Treat. This month’s Halloween-themed night market will feature live taiko drumming, a pumpkin patch, and a python photo op! Gather your ghouls and join us October 15, 5-9 PM, at 957 Treat Ave in San Francisco. Third Thursdays on ...
5:00 pmSaawaan x Smoke Door (Lake Tahoe)  $168*
*Per person - reserve via OpenTable
San Jose Data Center Public Hearing (SJ City Hall)
Thursday, October 15 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE Event & Free Downtown Street Parking After 5pm
| San Jose City Hall
***Share your concerns and comments on San Jose Data Center Regulations*** San Jose has a $53M budget shortfall and has one of the biggest infrastructure gaps in the country at $2.3B in repairs needed for roads, bridges, walkways, sewers, potable water utility connections, electricity transmission stations, ...
2026 “Green Film Festival” of San Francisco at 4-Star Theater (Oct. 15-22) Forget the guilt trip, the Green Film Festival of San Francisco, the mischievous, tree-hugging cousin of the 29 year old SF IndieFest, returns Oct 15-22, 2026 to prove that saving the planet doesn’t have to feel like homework. We’ve ditched the doom-and-gloom documentaries that make ...
“Lights On” SF’s Historic Broadway Sign Relighting + Sidewalk Party (North Beach) Lights ON! marks the return of the restored BROADWAY sign at the former Mabuhay Gardens building in North Beach. The free sidewalk program includes remarks, a dusk countdown and sign lighting, plus samples from Francesca’s Cafe. Ticketed upstairs programming at On Broadway / Broadway Studios ...
6:00 pmExile to Hollywood : Violin & Piano Concert at Alliance Française de San Francisco  Paid Tickets*
*$20
6:00 pmKAJE’s Creatives Present “Accoutrements” – An Ancestral Offering by the Collective  $12.51
6:00 pmConversation: (Un)Writing Place  FREE*
*Price Free and open to the public
6:00 pmThe Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel Speaker Series: Making History Fun Again  FREE
6:00 pmGreen Film Festival of San Francisco  $15*
*10-15.
6:00 pm2026 Anime Cinema Club: “Perfect Blue” Remastered (SF’s Japantown)  $10*
*GA $10 / VIP Collectors $15
Oakland’s 2026 “Autumn Lights Festival” (October 15-17)
Thursday, October 15 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: $28.52*
*$28.52 (fees included) for ages 18+, $12.51 for ages 6-17, Free for ages five and under
| The Gardens at Lake Merritt

Art and nature enthusiasts from all over the region flock to Oakland’s Lake Merritt to immerse themselves in the must-see 15th Anniversary Autumn Lights Festival, a one-of-a-kind interactive art experience that is always the talk of the town. We invite you to celebrate our 15th ...

Beats, Brews & Vines Free Downtown Millbrae Festival
Thursday, October 15 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Downtown Millbrae

Spend your summer nights in Downtown Millbrae at Beats, Brews & Vines, a free outdoor concert series featuring live music, local food, and refreshing drinks! Join us every third Thursday from August through October, 6:00–8:00 PM, at Broadway & Hillcrest. 2026 Beats, Brews & Vines ...

$10 Off Tix: SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt (2026)
Thursday, October 15 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $10 Off*
*Use code FUNCHEAP for $10 off tickets, but only 50 discount tickets available per date
| San Francisco Mint

San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2026 with “SLASHED: Return to Hellville” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2026: Thirty-seven years after the infamous Hellville massacre, a terrifying new evil has ...

7:00 pmBlack & Dating: A Black-Centered Mixer Open to All  $30
7:00 pmJohn Rybak + Friends at The Bistro (Hayward)  FREE
LitquakeE: A 22nd-Century Conservation Ethos for California (SF)
Thursday, October 15 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | KALW
Together, let’s imagine a new conservation ethos—one rooted in restoration, resilience, and reciprocity Sponsored by Heyday Books Co-presented with LITQUAKE California’s landscapes have long been shaped by deep relationships between people and place. But that relationship has changed dramatically over time, especially with the rise of European American ...
Oakland’s Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)
Thursday, October 15 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Mesa Maguey

Diversity takes center stage at HellaFunny’s brand new “People of Color” Comedy Night in Oakland Welcome to Oakland’s newest comedy night, spotlighting the vibrant humor of People of Color! RSVP for Free Tickets Prepare for an evening of laughter as HellaFunny showcases handpicked talent that normally ...Every Thursday

Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at “House of Air” Trampoline Park (SF)
Thursday, October 15 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*Pricing is Per Hour, House of Air Grip Socks are required to jump.
| House of Air

Take full advantage of our 70+ trampolines — without the worry of running into (or launching) a 9 year old! Flight Club is House of Air’s exclusive 18+ takeover where the only thing flying through the air is you. Flight Club: Adult Flight NightWednesday & ...Every Thursday

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“Level Up Thursdays”: Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | Raven Bar
"Level Up Thursdays": Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday night, Raven Bar & Lounge hosts a free dance party with DJ Mark Andrus who will play your favorite throwback jams. Drink Specials All Night $10 Mixed Cocktails $6 Beer $6 Seltzer Video DJ Mark Andrus Level Up Thursday: Every Thursday at 9 pm Raven Bar & Lounge, 1151 Folsom St., SF FREE Updated ...
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