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Friday, March 6

Anthony McCall’s ‘First Light’ at SF’s Fort Mason (Thru March 8)
Friday, March 6 – 12:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free | RSVP Required (limited spots)
| Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
Anthony McCall's 'First Light' at SF's Fort Mason (Thru March 8)

Before teamLab. Before Meow Wolf. Before immersive Van Gogh. There was Anthony McCall. In 1973, he created the first ‘solid light’ installation, projecting light through haze to form 3D sculptures you can walk through, touch, and become part of. 50+ years later, it’s still revolutionary. ...

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

SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)
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

“Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)
Friday, March 6 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| The Function
"Rush Hour Comedy Night" w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (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

The Music Critic: John Malkovich with the San Francisco Symphony
Friday, March 6 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $49*
*Tickets start at $49 (while supplies last)
| Davies Symphony Hall
The Music Critic: John Malkovich with the San Francisco Symphony
In an entertaining evening of music and comedy, created and conceived by violinist Aleksey Igudesman, actor John Malkovich slips into the role of the evil critic who traverses and trashes, some of the best music of all time in a gleeful romp. The Music Critic ...
$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Friday, March 6 – 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)
$5 Off: "The Confessional" SF's Wild "Sins & Secrets" Improv Comedy Show

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 ...

$5 Off Tix: Award-Winning Drama “M. Butterfly” Live in SF (Feb. 5-March 14)
Friday, March 6 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $47*
*Normally $52. $5 off Tickets w/ secret code FUNCHEAP; fees included
| San Francisco Playhouse
$5 Off Tix: Award-Winning Drama “M. Butterfly” Live in SF (Feb. 5-March 14)

David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly is a captivating drama that subverts Puccini’s Madame Butterfly through the true story of a French diplomat’s 20-year affair with a Chinese opera singer. As cultural and personal identities blur, the play challenges our assumptions about love, power, and deception. With its clever twists ...

“The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF)
Friday, March 6 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP (21+ with Valid ID) - One item minimum purchase per person required
| Moe Greens
"The Stoner Comedy Jam" Friday Nights (SF)

You know what makes stand-up comedy funnier? Smoking while watching it live! Come to San Francisco’s premiere cannabis club Moe Greens every Friday night for a night of laughter and, well, getting stoned. HellaFunny is taking over the cannabis lounge at Moe Greens for the ...Every Friday

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Friday, March 6 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: "Your Fucked Up Relationship" Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)

Since 2011, San Francisco’s hottest improv show remains “Your Fucked Up Relationship.” — Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook ...

SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)
SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)

See the show the SF Chronicle calls one of 22 San Francisco things everyone must do! 50 weekends a year, the critically-acclaimed San Francisco Neo-Futurists present The Infinite Wrench, an attempt to perform 30 bite-sized plays in a frantic race against the clock, in an ...

$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Friday, March 6 – 10:15 pm - Ends at 11:15 pm | Cost: $12.16*
*FUNCHEAP discount code for $5 off
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)

Once a week, in the late hours of what used to be “not considered late,” a group of degenerates and misfits gather to perform a seance unlike anything seen before. So comically evil that you may get sick to your stomach. The Ritual will be ...Every Friday

80th Annual Visitacion Valley Rummage Sale (SF)
Friday, March 6 – 9:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Church of the Visitacion
The 80th Annual Rummage Sale is back for a 2 day run! Why go all the way to Oakland when you have the best kept, long running, FREE Rummage Sale right in your backyard? Come and browse the biggest sale in the best kept secret ...
History Museum: Free First Fridays (Redwood City)
Friday, March 6 – All Day | Cost: FREE | San Mateo County History Museum
History Museum: Free First Fridays (Redwood City)

Enjoy free admission from 10 am to 4 pm, every first Friday of the month, at the San Mateo History Museum. Explore the museum housed in the 1910 County Courthouse; listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it features a stained glass dome and mosaic tile floor. The History Museum is ...Monthly

SFMOMA’s $15 Spring Admission Deal (March 2-April 17, 2026)
Friday, March 6 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: $15 | SFMOMA
SFMOMA's $15 Spring Admission Deal (March 2-April 17, 2026)

SFMOMA is offering discounted $15 general admission from March 2-April 17, 2026, giving visitors full access to the museum at nearly half the regular price. The limited-time deal arrives as the museum prepares to unveil Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10, a major reinstallation featuring ...

“Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day at SF’s Tato (Every Friday)
"Pay-What-You-Can" Taco Day at SF's Tato (Every Friday)

While many restaurants are struggling, San Francisco Mexican restaurant TATO wants to give back. They’re bringing back their “Taco Love” special which features a two taco plate with sides, and pay-what-you-can pricing. Pay-What-You-Can Taco Day Tato 4608 3rd St. (@ McKinnon) San Francisco (Bayview) Every ...Every Friday

Refresh 2026: Free Festival of Swiss Arts + Tech at SF’s Pier 17 (March 4-7)
Refresh 2026: Free Festival of Swiss Arts + Tech at SF's Pier 17 (March 4-7)

Swissnex in San Francisco presents ​REFRESH 2026, a free 4-day festival at Pier 17 opening Wednesday, March 4, featuring keynotes, masterclasses, and an art exhibition running until April 10th. It brings together acclaimed designers, artists, and researchers from Switzerland and the US to envision possible ...

Solarpunkification 2026: SF’s 3-Day Fest of Art + Music (March 6-8)
Friday, March 6 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Most events free, but some workshops are $40
| Broadway Studios
Solarpunkification 2026: SF's 3-Day Fest of Art + Music (March 6-8)

​Solarpunkification brings together artists, musicians, technologists, futurists, and community builders to prototype the futures we actually want. The Solarpunk vision asks what becomes possible when technology and nature work together and when imagination gets treated as serious infrastructure. ​Three days of live music, film, dance, ...

Free Friday Happy Hour Concert in the Park Kickoff 2026
Friday, March 6 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Free Friday Happy Hour Concert in the Park Kickoff 2026

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 ...

First “Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival of 2026
Friday, March 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th
First "Oakland First Fridays" Street Festival of 2026

Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9:30pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue between 27th Street & 22nd Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs to life ...Monthly

Sausalito Candlelight Jazz Night
Friday, March 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $20 | Eria Events
Sausalito Candlelight Jazz Night
Sausalito Candlelight Jazz Night Step into an evening of live jazz, candlelight, and waterfront elegance at ERIA in Sausalito. ERIA Events invites you to experience a refined night where music sets the mood and conversation flows as effortlessly as the cocktails. Beneath the soft glow of candlelight, ...
Baukunst First Fridays: Art, Music + Food (Bernal Heights)
Friday, March 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Baukunst
Baukunst First Fridays: Art, Music + Food (Bernal Heights)

Join us for Baukunst First Fridays, our brand-new monthly celebration blending art, music, and food! Every month, experience a vibrant evening of creativity, delicious bites, and fantastic tunes. Mark your calendars and bring your friends — let’s make every first Friday unforgettable! Baukunst First Fridays ...Monthly

South First Fridays Art Walk (San Jose)
Friday, March 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | SoFA District (San Jose)
South First Fridays Art Walk (San Jose)

Join an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district (and beyond) every first Friday of the month. Please note that South First Fridays is typically canceled in July and January due to the holidays. South First Fridays hours depend on ...Monthly

North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)
Friday, March 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | North Beach
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)

On the first Friday of every month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl with special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. First Fridays Art Crawl ...Monthly

First Friday Art Walk: “Now Then” Exhibit Kickoff (Santa Cruz)
Friday, March 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend - All are welcome
| Tumbleweed Found
First Friday Art Walk: "Now Then" Exhibit Kickoff (Santa Cruz)
Guest curator Dianne Hoffman has brought together six outstanding Bay Area mixed-media artists to be featured in the “NOW THEN” group exhibition at Tumbleweed Found in downtown Santa Cruz this March and April. Through the medium of Assemblage ordinary discarded and salvaged objects are transformed ...
Women-Owned Business Bingo + Kickoff Event (SF)
Friday, March 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP encouraged. 21+
| Wine Down
Women-Owned Business Bingo + Kickoff Event (SF)
Women-Owned Business Bingo Kickoff Celebration Join us to kick off Women’s History Month with the launch of Women-Owned Business Bingo! This month-long celebration highlights 17 women-owned businesses across Yerba Buena and the East Cut. Friday, March 6, 5 PM at Wine Down SF (685 Folsom Street) Enjoy wine ...
$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
Friday, March 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission with RSVP on Eventbrite
| Monroe
$1 Drink Fridays: "Battle of the Decades" DJ Party (North Beach)

Fridays are now a little bit more awesome. Did someone say $1 drinks? Monroe in North Beach hosts “Battle of the Decades” DJ party and happy hour every Friday with a DJ spinning progressive tunes. Every hour is a different decade – with drink prices ...Every Friday

Final Night: Pop-up “Museum of Trash” from Lake Merritt Litter (Oakland)
Friday, March 6 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| Junior Center Of Art & Science
Final Night: Pop-up "Museum of Trash" from Lake Merritt Litter (Oakland)
The Junior Center of Art and Science is hosting the closing night reception of the Trash Falcons Trash Museum of Trash (TFTMoT), a limited-run, pop-up museum that has turned Lake Merritt litter into a vivid, walk-through experience of Oakland creativity and environmental action. This special event ...
Oakland Art Murmur (First Fridays Art Walk)
Friday, March 6 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph
Oakland Art Murmur (First Fridays Art Walk)

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

Prismatic City: Landmarks In Light Artist Reception + Free Pizza (SF)
Friday, March 6 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, Donations Appreciated
| KALW
Prismatic City: Landmarks In Light Artist Reception + Free Pizza (SF)
KALW presents Raymundo Valdez’s Prismatic City, a solo art exhibition showing the city as it lives: layered, luminous, & constantly changing. Presented with support from Joyride Pizza, providing dinner at 6 PM Valdez’s first solo exhibition, PRISMATIC CITY: LANDMARKS IN LIGHT, is on view in San ...
EB Cinéma Week: Free Cultural Film Celebration (Berkeley)
Friday, March 6 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Pearson Theater
EB Cinéma Week: Free Cultural Film Celebration (Berkeley)
EB Cinéma Week is a celebration of Francophone and international film featuring screenings, discussions, and special events that connect language, culture, and creative expression.