Tuesday, August 11
$5 Off Tix: “Hairspray” The Broadway Musical Live in SF (July 10-Sept. 12)
It’s 1962 in Baltimore, and big-hearted teen Tracy Turnblad dreams of dancing on the Corny Collins Show. When her wish comes true, Tracy becomes an overnight sensation and uses her newfound fame to challenge the show’s segregationist rules. Bursting with infectious rhythms, colorful characters, and ...
Oakland’s “Mezcal & Mole” Comedy Night (Mondays & Tuesdays)
Get ready for the return of HellaFunny comedy night to Temescal with a series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. This HellaFunny comedy show takes place at the just-opened Mesa Maguey, an upscale agave bar and Oaxcacan restaurant that’s a perfect date-night spot with lots ...Every Tuesday
Free SF “Hayes Valley Comedy Night” at The Function (Every Tuesday)
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. ...
SF’s Iconic Punchline Comedy Club: Secret Guest List (Dino Archie)
Get ready for an awesome night of comedy at SF’s iconic Punchline Comedy Club. And you can get on our secret guest list. Secret Guest List: Punchline Free Comedy Nights Punchline Comedy Club, 444 Battery., SF FREE with RSVP (otherwise tickets are $18/$20). – Must ...
$1 Margaritas & “Disco Taco Tuesday” at Underdogs (SoMa)
Join us for a Disco Taco Tuesday at Underdogs Cantina with $1 MARGARITAS from 7:30pm – 8pm! $1 Margs & Disco Taco Tuesday at 7:30pm Underdogs Cantina, 128 King St. (Across from ballpark), SF FREE (No Cover) $1 MARGARITAS from 7:30pm – 8:00pm ...Every Tuesday
San Francisco Botanical Garden’s Free Day (2nd Tuesdays)
The San Francisco Botanical Garden is one of the most diverse gardens in the world. A unique urban oasis, the garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 acres of both landscaped gardens and open spaces, and showcasing over 9,000 different kinds ...Monthly
SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu)
Tuesday, August 11 – 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 ...
Serena Wolf’s New Cookbook Launch + Author Talk w/ Liz Moody (Corte Madera)
Please join us at Book Passage for an author event celebrating Serena Wolf and her new cookbook, You Do You: 100+ Endlessly Adaptable Recipes to Boost Your Culinary Confidence.
Serena Wolf, culinary expert and author of The Dude Diet, returns to celebrate individualism in the kitchen. Her latest ...
Tuesdays in the Plaza: Cassie B (Top 40: Pop / R&B)
Tuesday, August 11 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Healdsburg Plaza
Our weekly summer concerts in the Healdsburg Plaza from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. provide an eclectic and unique line-up of bands, and have been assembled to please a wide array of musical interests. Food vendors will be on-hand to offer locally sourced food for ...
SF Founder Dinner: Summer Edition
Tuesday, August 11 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Please register to see the exact location of this event. San Francisco, United States
Join us for a very special summer event! We are hosting a small and curated dinner for founders building for the 2nd Industrial Revolution: the climate reindustrialization.
I am excited to co-host this one with my friends Mariane Bekker from Founders Bay and Puya Vossoughi from ...
Hot August Nights Speed Dating for 40s/50s
Tuesday, August 11 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: $30 | Tessora's Barra di Vino
Meet new single friends, 40s/50s, 5 minutes at a time, at an upscale venue! Dress to impress and join us for a memorable evening! August 11, 2026, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
DISCOUNT TICKETS: $30/early birds; $45/advance; $55/ at the door (if space permits). We often ...
Decentered Arts Open Mic: Thirst Draft Takeover
Join us for a special edition of Open Mic featuring Thirst Draft, a monthly writing-event-meets-open-mic! While you’re still encouraged to show up and showcase your unique talents (whatever they may be), we’re changing up our usual format for the night.
Everyone will get the same prompt ...
“Cartoonist Conspiracy of San Francisco” Collaborative Drawing Jam
The San Francisco Cartoonist Conspiracy meets from 7-9pm on the second Tuesday of every month at Finjan Qahwa. Generally, we draw collaborative jam comics, socialize and drink beverages.Monthly
The Weird Kidz “Embrace the Weird” Roadshow
Tuesday, August 11 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: $15 | Artists' Television Access
The Weird Kidz “Embrace the Weird” Roadshow featuring post-screening Q&As with director Zach Passero, and special guests like producer Lucky McKee (May, The Woman) and producer Charles Horak. Featuring special pre-show goodies and more!
Three friends, 12-year-old boys Dug, Mel, and Fatt, go camping in the ...
$6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose
One of the most socially-distant ways to have fun, The West Wind Drive-In theaters in both San Jose and Concord are open for good old-fashioned drive-in movie fun. West Wind Drive In Locations Solano Drive-In – 1611 Solano Way, Concord Capitol Drive-In – 3630 Hillcap ...Every Tuesday
Wednesday, August 12
$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 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. ...
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
Genealogy and Family History Symposium
Aug. 12 and Aug. 13, 10:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on both days
The Genealogy and Family History Symposium 2026 is a two-day conference presented by the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) and the California Genealogical Society (CGS), featuring speakers from SFPL, CGS, SFgenealogy, the Oakland ...
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Wednesday, August 12 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
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
People in Plazas: Traditional Jazz (SF)
Wednesday, August 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 555 California
This free annual outdoor music festival “People in Plazas” (PiP), typically puts on over 130 free lunchtime concerts featuring an array of different styles from July to September in over 15 different public plazas on or near Market Street from the Embarcadero to Fourth Street. “People ...
Free Art Workshop: Nature Stencil Art
Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided.
Make a stencil art inspired by nature and community using elements such as shapes, color, value, and positive and negative spaces.
‘Midweek Melodies’ Free Happy Hour Concert (Golden Gate Park)
Wednesday, August 12 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
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 ...
Startup Pitch & Themed Networking Palo Alto | Unlock Your Idea
Join us in Palo Alto for a high-energy AI and Tech Networking evening hosted by Ascent Valley.
Meet investors, founders, AI experts, operators, and entrepreneurs building the next generation of global companies. Share your project, connect with capital, and expand your network. This is where conversations ...
Switch & Stitch: A Clothing Swap Market and Mending Counter by Rethink The Runway
Trade It. Mend It. Wear It Again.
Join Rethink The Runway at the SF Ferry Building Grand Hall for Switch & Stitch — an evening market where you swap what you’re done with, fix what you love, and leave with a wardrobe that actually feels like yours again.
Bring a few ...
Puzzical Chairs at Public Market Emeryville
A Social Event for Puzzle Lovers & Future Friends
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Public Market Emeryville – 5959 Shellmound St, Emeryville, CA 94608
Puzzical Chairs
6:15-8:15pm (Registration Required – Please arrive at 6pm for check-in)
Looking to meet new people but hate awkward small talk? We’ve ...
Get Stuff Done in the Company of Others at SFPL Admin Night
Wednesday, August 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:45 pm |
Cost: FREE | Jobs and Careers Center - SFPL Main, 4th floor
Don’t let that list of to-dos keep piling up; get stuff done in the company of others at admin night. Invite a friend or meet someone new and we’ll motivate each other to accomplish those small or big chores we’ve been putting off. Bring a ...
“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
GaHee Park & Dorothy Dávila in Conversation
Wednesday, August 12 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Please join us for an intimate conversation between artist GaHee Park and curator Dorothy Dávila as the artist reflects on the influences that shape her practice.
The discussion will be followed by a tour of the exhibition “GaHee Park: Behind the Curtain.” Free with registration.
Daniel Squadron – The Fourth Branch
Wednesday, August 12 – 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
“In a distracted age, focus is a superpower, and this book’s supremely persuasive case to focus energy on state government and unlock its power will win you over. If you’re upset about what’s happening around the country, The Fourth Branch offers a concrete way to make change.”—Chris ...
