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Friday, October 30

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, October 30 – 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

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 Friday

Free Halloween Hike: Creepy Presidio Pet Cemetery Stories (SF)
Friday, October 30 – 10:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Rafiki Coalition
Free Halloween Hike: Creepy Presidio Pet Cemetery Stories (SF)
This hike includes a visit to the Pet Cemetery to hear creepy stories from Presidio lore. Wear a costume if you dare! Please meet at Rafiki Coalition (601 Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco, CA 94124) 20 minutes early for COVID testing. A free shuttle promptly leaves ...
Oakland’s “Trunk or Treat” at the Lake (Lake Merrit)
Friday, October 30 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lake Meritt - Edoff Memorial Bandstand
Oakland's "Trunk or Treat" at the Lake (Lake Merrit)
TRUNK OR TREAT AT THE LAKE! Bring the whole family to the lake for a FREE Halloween celebration! Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with decorated trunks, candy and treats, music, games, and activities for the whole family. Special focus on youth ages 0–5, but all ages are welcome! Edoff ...
“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

Oakland Chinatown’s “Trick Or Treat” Trail (2026)
Friday, October 30 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Oakland Asian Cultural Center Lobby
Oakland Chinatown's "Trick Or Treat" Trail (2026)
Oakland Chinatown hosts a Halloween trick-or-treat event for costumed attendees, who can follow participating-business signs throughout the neighborhood. Check in at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center Lobby for activities and games, followed by a family-friendly costume contest at 3:30 PM. The top three costume-contest winners ...
Final Weekend of Ocean Beach Bonfires for 2026 (Ends Oct. 31)
Friday, October 30 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Fire rings are first come, first serve
| Ocean Beach Fire Pits
Final Weekend of Ocean Beach Bonfires for 2026 (Ends Oct. 31)

For the first time in four months, it’s finally legal again to have a bonfire at Ocean Beach. During the “No Burn” Season (which runs from November 1 to the end of February), bonfires are not allowed, but starting March 1, 2026, bonfires are back ...

Hayes Valley’s Glowing Halloween “Trick-or-Treat Trail” + Free Outdoor Movie (2026)
Friday, October 30 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Hayes Valley
Hayes Valley's Glowing Halloween "Trick-or-Treat Trail" + Free Outdoor Movie (2026)

Friday, October 30th, after school bring the kids in costume all around Hayes Valley for the merchant Trick-or-Treat Trail. Then stroll over to Hayes Promenade for entertainment, glowing sculptures, and a free outdoor movie in Hayes Valley!  ️ EVENT SCHEDULE: 4–6pm | Trick-or-Treat Trail Follow ...

$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
Friday, October 30 – 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

SF’s Free Outdoor Movie Night “Despicable Me 4” Free Food + Popcorn (Parkside/Sunset)
Friday, October 30 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free movie, food, and popcorn. Festivities begin at 5:30 PM; the movie starts at dusk.
| McCoppin Square
SF's Free Outdoor Movie Night "Despicable Me 4" Free Food + Popcorn (Parkside/Sunset)

🎬🍿 Movies in McCoppin is BACK for 2026! 🍿🎬 People of Parkside Sunset is excited to help bring outdoor movie nights back to our neighborhood! in October, grab your blankets, bring the kids, and join your neighbors at McCoppin Square. ✨ 📍 Taraval ...Every Friday

Crescent Montessori’s Trunk or Treat (Milpitas)
Friday, October 30 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Crescent Montessori
Crescent Montessori's Trunk or Treat (Milpitas)
Crescent Montessori is excited to once again host our Annual Community Trunk or Treat, we hope you will come and join us for fun and treats!
San Francisco Critical Mass (Last Friday of the Month)
Friday, October 30 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Embarcadero Plaza
San Francisco Critical Mass (Last Friday of the Month)

Critical Mass is a mass bicycle ride that takes place on the last Friday of each month in San Francisco. Meet and 6pm, ride at 6:30 pm from Embarcadero Plaza (foot of Market Street) and in cities around the world. Everyone is invited. No one is ...Monthly

Mission Rock Fall Friday Night Movies – Coco (China Basin Park)
Friday, October 30 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | China Basin Park
Mission Rock Fall Friday Night Movies - Coco (China Basin Park)
Movie nights are back at China Basin Park! Gather your friends and family and join us Friday nights this October for four cozy evenings of movies under the stars. Bring a blanket to the Great Lawn, grab your favorite movie-night snacks, and settle in for ...
2026 Halloween Laser Spooktacular in Giant IMAX Dome (San Jose)
Friday, October 30 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: $16 | The Tech Interactive
2026 Halloween Laser Spooktacular in Giant IMAX Dome (San Jose)
LASERS! at The Tech: Halloween Spooktacular Ready for a Halloween experience that glows in the dark? LASERS! at The Tech: Halloween transforms The Tech Interactive’s IMAX® Dome Theater into a swirling spectacle of light, color, and sound. Settle in as state-of-the-art lasers dance across the darkness, casting ...
SF State’s Free Public Rooftop Stargazing Nights w/ Huge Telescope (October 2026)
Friday, October 30 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Events are weather-dependent. Check the observatory's stories or follow its updates for confirmation each night.
| San Francisco State University Observatory
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, ...

Saturday, October 31

Ocular Oddities: 21+ After Hours at the Museum of the Eye (SF)
Saturday, October 31 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $20.72*
*$20.72 General Admission + fees and a hosted beer and wine bar
| Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye
Ocular Oddities: 21+ After Hours at the Museum of the Eye (SF)
Get into the Halloween spirit at this 21+ after-hours event at the Museum of the Eye. Explore rarely seen artifacts, from 19th-century glass eyeballs to articulated skulls, and hear strange stories from ophthalmology’s past + enjoy a hosted beer & wine bar. Ocular Oddities: After Hours Saturday, October ...
FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows)
FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows)

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 ...

“Crazy Funny Asians” Free Comedy Showcase (SF)
"Crazy Funny Asians" Free Comedy Showcase (SF)

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 SF’s brand new comedy club on Market St – ...Every Saturday

Secret Guest List: Cobb’s Free Comedy Nights (A Ghostly, Ghastly Get It?! Gameshow)
Secret Guest List: Cobb's Free Comedy Nights (A Ghostly, Ghastly Get It?! Gameshow)

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 ...

“Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens)
"Puff Puff Laugh" SF's Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens)

Puff Puff Laugh is Back! And now we’re on Saturdays! HellaFunny is taking over one of SF’s premier cannabis lounges, Moe Greens, for a night of “Puff Puff Laugh.” That’s right… it’s the only comedy show in San Francisco where you can (legally in California) get high ...Every Saturday

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Saturday, October 31 – 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: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Saturday, October 31 – 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 ...

Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p)
Saturday, October 31 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $25 at door without RSVP
| Secret Location (SF)
Free Tix: HellaSecret "Desi Comedy Night" Live in SF (7p + 9p)

It’s the return of San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night with HellaFunny and Funcheap at a HellaSecret comedy venue with easy access to BART. See a showcase of some of the Bay Area’s top comedians of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Afghan, and South Asian descent ...Every Saturday

Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)
Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)

, the de Young offers free general admission to the permanent galleries to Bay Area residents. Please note that admission to any special exhibits is not included nor discounted and will require the full admission price. Saturdays feature engaging art experiences for the entire family, ...Every Saturday

Free “Legion of Honor” Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)
Free "Legion of Honor" Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)

 the Legion of Honor offers free general admission to the permanent galleries to Bay Area residents. Advanced tickets are required, and capacity is limited due to COVID-19 precautions. Please note that admission to any special exhibits is not included nor discounted and will require ...Every Saturday

Halloween SF World Naked Bike Ride (Oct. 2026)
Saturday, October 31 – 10:00 am - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*A Big Smile & Some Wheels Are Your Ticket To The Fun! A Costume Will Make It More Festive!
| Rincon Park
Halloween SF World Naked Bike Ride (Oct. 2026)
The creepy menace of “politics” & “ai” & “flock cams” political clowns got you down?  We’ve got just the right Big Pick Me Up Remedy, Treat & CureRx in store for you just before the Big S/Election coverage heats up! We’re putting our peds to the pedal & ...
Sunnyvale Autumn Food Festival 2026 (Oct. 31-Nov. 1)
Saturday, October 31 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*As far as we can tell there is no fee to attend. The landing page simply said "RSVP"
| Cityline Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale Autumn Food Festival 2026 (Oct. 31-Nov. 1)
Sunnyvale Autumn Food Festival takes place at Cityline Sunnyvale on October 31 and November 1, 2026. The fall event includes food vendors, local makers and craft vendors, live stage performances, Halloween-themed activities, and a pet costume contest. The festival is scheduled from 10:00 AM to ...
Halloween Storytime in Francisco Park
Saturday, October 31 – 10:30 am - Ends at 11:15 am | Cost: FREE | Francisco Park
Halloween Storytime in Francisco Park
Booooooooooooo! Happy Halloween!!! Calling all parents and caregivers! Francisco Park is thrilled to be hosting a Spooky Storytime in the Park on Saturday, October 31 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. There will be singing, storytelling, and howling! The Storytime will take place on the ...