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San Francisco… land of the free. Here’s just the free stuff in SF and the Bay Area. Keep your wallet in your pocket and enjoy!

Wednesday, April 1

$1 Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina (SoMa)
Wednesday, April 1 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No admission charge. Wings are $1 each.
| Underdogs Cantina
$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

FREE “Hook-Up Horror Stories” Tindervention Stand-Up Comedy Show (SF)
Wednesday, April 1 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| The Function
FREE "Hook-Up Horror Stories" Tindervention Stand-Up Comedy Show (SF)

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

Cobb’s Free 2026 Comedy Nights (Comedy Showcase)
Cobb's Free 2026 Comedy Nights (Comedy Showcase)

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 ...

Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
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
SF Zoo Free Admission Day

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: January 7, 2026 February 4, 2026 March 4, 2026 April 1, 2026 ...

Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Wednesday, April 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)

Opened to the public in 1993, YBCA was founded as the cultural anchor of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood. Our work spans the realms of contemporary art, performance, film, civic engagement, and public life. Centering artists as essential to social and cultural movement, YBCA ...Every Wednesday

SF’s GLBT History Museum: Free First Wednesday
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 Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Wednesday, April 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)

Opened to the public in 1993, YBCA was founded as the cultural anchor of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood. Our work spans the realms of contemporary art, performance, film, civic engagement, and public life. Centering artists as essential to social and cultural movement, YBCA ...Every Wednesday

SF’s 48st Annual “St. Stupid’s Day” Parade 2026
Wednesday, April 1 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*This is DIY, so be prepared for anything (or nothing) to happen
| Embarcadero Plaza (Formerly Justin Herman Plaza)
SF's 48st Annual "St. Stupid's Day" Parade 2026
The Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade is a celebration of stupidity. On April 1, it’s time for yet another parade in honor of Saint Stupid, patron saint of Civilizations and Parking Meters. 48st Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Noon Downtown San Francisco FREE Rain or shine – Midweek parades ...
Free Art Workshop: Felt Collage
Wednesday, April 1 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free Art Workshop: Felt Collage
Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided.  Play around with shapes, color, and imagery to design a figurative silhouette collage using felt.
‘Midweek Melodies’ Free Happy Hour Concert (Golden Gate Park)
Wednesday, April 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
'Midweek Melodies' Free Happy Hour Concert (Golden Gate Park)

Free live music is back in the park. Illuminate LIVE returns to the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, March 1, 2026, launching its sixth season of free outdoor concerts with more than 125 performances scheduled through mid-November. The long-running series has ...

“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)
Wednesday, April 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Every Wednesday, Free Hot Dogs with every Hornitos Cocktail purchase
| Rye Bar
"Wiener Wednesday" Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)

With a name like “Rye,” this bar is obviously whiskey-centric… but on Wednesday nights the bar leans towards tequila is also awesomely hot dog centric! Come to Rye Bar every Wednesday for free hot dogs with every Hornitos cocktail purchase. Mo and Kat are you ...Every Wednesday

Drink & Draw Art Event & Raffle | The Knockout
Wednesday, April 1 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Knockout
Drink & Draw Art Event & Raffle | The Knockout

At Drink and Draw, artsy bar patrons draw to a theme and submit their artwork into a raffle for cocktails and other prizes at The Knockout in the Mission District. The artwork gets scanned online for all to admire. Drink and Draw happens every first Wednesday of the ...Monthly

Black Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)
Wednesday, April 1 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Black Hammer Brewing
Black Hammer's Free "Hopped Up" Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)

No pens, no paper. Join us for three rounds of fast-paced gameshow-style pub trivia in our taproom every Wednesday at 7PM. Free admission, with bonus points for fastest answer and a live scoreboard. Hopped Up Trivia at 7pm Black Hammer Brewing, 544 Bryant ...Every Wednesday

The Drillmaster Staged Reading
Wednesday, April 1 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Eagle
The mostly true story of America’s gayest founding daddy Conceived by Jenny Zigrino (Conan, Badass Bitches of History) and co-written with Caleb Zeringue (Luigi: The Musical), comes The Drillmaster, a new comedic play about the life and times of the Prussian immigrant and gay polyamorous founding ...
April Fool’s Comedy Show: Laughs at The Lariat Tavern
Wednesday, April 1 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Show / Tips are Appreciated
| The Lariat Tavern
April Fool's Comedy Show: Laughs at The Lariat Tavern
APRIL FOOL’S But this Comedy Show Ain’t No Joke! Stand-Up Comedy Returns to The Lariat Tavern, Wednesday, April 1st for this SPECIAL EVENT! Welcome to one of the best Stand-Up Comedy Shows in the Peninsula; Laughs @The Lariat Tavern! Come and watch some of the top ...

Thursday, April 2

Free First Thursdays at SF’s Museum of Craft and Design
Thursday, April 2 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission every First Thursday
| Museum of Craft and Design
Free First Thursdays at SF's Museum of Craft and Design

There’s no better time to visit the Museum of Craft and Design than on their Free First Thursdays. Committed to making art, craft, and design accessible to everyone, the Museum of Craft and Design is free on the first Thursday of every month. Museum of ...Monthly

Bay Bingo: SF Tenderloin Edition (Neighborhood Adventure Game)
Thursday, April 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Tickets are free, but spots are limited! Snag your ticket early on Eventbrite to secure your spot today.
| Compton's Cafeteria Riot
Bay Bingo: SF Tenderloin Edition (Neighborhood Adventure Game)
Explore the Tenderloin, collect stamps, unlock discounts, win prizes! Bay Bingo is a free neighborhood adventure game through the Tenderloin and into cool local businesses. Pick up your bingo card, visit participating stops, get stamped, and head back for raffle prizes at the after-party. (No purchase ...
FREE “Hecklers Welcome” SF’s First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling
Thursday, April 2 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| The Function
FREE "Hecklers Welcome" SF's First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling

Welcome to Hecklers Welcome!, San Francisco’s only stand-up show where you get to talk back. This is not your average comedy night—this is a full-blown verbal brawl, where comics come ready to spar and the audience gets a license to heckle. Got jokes? Bring ’em. Got beef? Air ...Every Thursday

Cobb’s Free 2026 Comedy Nights (Comedy Allstar)
Cobb's Free 2026 Comedy Nights (Comedy Allstar)

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 ...