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Free Cult Grandhourse Horror Film Screening: I Drink Your Blood (SF)
Catch a free screening of the cult grindhouse horror film I Drink Your Blood in North Beach.
A group of Satanic hippies rolls into a small town and encounters a revenge plot involving rabies-infected meat pies, setting off an increasingly deranged chain of events. Released in ...
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
Free Art Workshop: Halloween Garland (YBCA)
Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided.
Learn how to construct a Halloween-themed garland. Incorporate characters, objects, or symbols in your decor.
$1 Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina (SoMa)
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
“Bay St Sunset” Market Car Show (Emeryville)
Wednesday, October 21 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Bay St Plaza
Bay St Sunset Market hosts a Car Show featuring classic and specialty cars at Bay St Plaza in Emeryville. The event takes place during the weekly Wednesday market, where attendees can shop local vendors and purchase food. The event poster also lists music, family fun ...
Rocky Horror Picture Show with a Full Shadow Cast (SF Main Library)
The Bawdy Caste performs a full shadow cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, acting out the movie in front of the screen while it plays with audience participation. Expect singing, dancing, costumes, callbacks and a room full of people ready to celebrate. Callbacks are ...
Rocky Horror Picture Show with a Full Shadow Cast (SF Main Library)
Wednesday, October 21 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:45 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
The Bawdy Caste performs a full shadow cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, acting out the movie in front of the screen while it plays with audience participation. Expect singing, dancing, costumes, callbacks and a room full of people ready to celebrate. Callbacks are ...
Glue Stick Social: Junk Journaling by the Glow of a Creepy Picture Show (Oakland)
Wednesday, October 21 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Spire the Church
A free weekly junk journaling night inside a century-old church in West Oakland, where Spiritualists once gathered two doors down. Supplies are provided, and each week a different public domain cult film plays in the background. Opening night is Ed Wood’s Plan 9 from Outer ...
“Back to the Future” Day Comedy Show w/ Claudia Wells (Jennifer Parker from the Film)
Go back to the future for a night of comedy, featuring Claudia Wells (Jennifer Parker), an autograph signing & special guests!
Laugh to the Future: A Comedy Showcase on Back To The Future Day! ⚡
Great Scott! Value Culture’s Boom Boom Comedy Showcase is going back to the ...
SF State’s Free Public Rooftop Stargazing Nights w/ Huge Telescope (October 2026)
San Francisco State University Observatory hosts a free public open night with family-friendly astronomy talks, updates on astronomy research, and rooftop telescope observing. Programming is offered in English and Spanish, weather permitting. Located at SFSU Thornton Hall top floor Upcoming Weekly Schedule Through Dec. 4, ...
Astronomy Lecture: Living with the Stars on the Day of the Dead (SF’s Randall Museum)
Wednesday, October 21 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Randall Museum
Join the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers for this free event. We are thrilled to welcome Dr Isabel Hawkins, Emeritus Exploratorium. As always, come a few minutes early for the best snacks!
Equinoxes and solstices are familiar astronomical markers of the seasons, but the cross-quarter days—the halfway ...
Litquake: California Journeys at KALW (SF)
Wednesday, October 21 – 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | KALW
Authors of two recent memoirs and one novel invite us to ride along on a narrative journey through California.
Co-presented with LITQUAKE
Taking the driver’s seat on tonight’s narrative journey through California is Grant Faulkner, whose recent “flash novel” something out there in the distance pairs short, ...
FREE Comedy Night (Every Wednesday) at The Function (SF)
Welcome to the heart of laughter right on the edge of SF’s vibrant Hayes Valley district! Step into a world of hilarity and at the newest addition to the city’s comedy scene – a chic, upscale comedy club boasting avant-garde decor, an upstairs lounge and a roster of top-notch comedians. ...
Secret Guest List: Cobb’s Free Comedy Nights (Comedy Allstars feat. Anthony Locascio)
Cobb’s Comedy Club has a secret guestlist for a handpicked group of shows at SF’s biggest comedy club. Every month they handpick some of SF’s top local comedians to showcase for you – often with credits like SF Sketchfest, NBC, Comedy Central and more. Secret ...
All Hallows Eve: An Evening with Ellen Datlow & Friends
Co-presented with Locus Magazine, SF in SF, and Publishers Weekly
Celebrate the spooky season with Ellen Datlow, Hugo Award–winning editor of the new horror anthology All Hallows Eve: Stories of Halloween and Other Festivals of the Dead, a chilling lineup of 19 original short stories delving ...
Orionids Meteor Shower: Most Beautiful Shower of 2026
Wednesday, October 21 – 11:59 pm - Ends at 6:00 am |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Bay Area
The Orionids, which peak during mid-October each year, are considered to be one of the most beautiful showers of the year. Orionid meteors are known for their brightness and their speed. These meteors are fast—they travel at about 148,000 mph (66 km/s) into the Earth’s ...
