Friday, October 23
“Lower Polk Live” 2026 Free Music & Art Street Festival (SF)
Friday, October 23 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Polk Street
The 2nd Annual Lower Polk Live! is a free outdoor street festival on Polk Street in San Francisco, featuring live music performances by The Top Chefs and DJ JP Breganza, interactive turntable sessions with Skratchfight, local artists and makers, and soul line dancing with Westside ...
From the E: Fall Festival Night Market (SF)
Free Community Fun! Come join us at the monthly Excelsior Night Market for a night of food, fun, and community vibes! This is the place to be for unique crafts, entertainment and live music. Explore the diverse offerings from local vendors and connect with your ...
From The E: Fall Festival Night Market (Excelsior)
FREE COMMUNITY FUN!
From The E: Excelsior Night Market
Celebrate fall in the Excelsior!
Local craft vendors, food, and music for everyone to enjoy!
Details at https://www.fromtheesf.com
RSVP to enter the raffle to win fun prizes!
Halloween Market (Berkeley)
Friday, October 23 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Donkey & Goat Winery
The Halloween Market at Donkey & Goat Winery in Berkeley is a free, all-ages community event and fundraiser for Berkeley Humane Society. The market features local artists, makers, tarot readings, live music by Lillian Frances, food vendors, and a table to learn about animal fostering. ...
Yerba Buena Illuminated: Free 95-Ft Art Projection on Market Street
Friday, October 23 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Humboldt Bank Building
San Francisco has officially turned a downtown building into a giant art projector. Yerba Buena Illuminated launched Tuesday, August 25, 2026 projecting giant digital artworks onto the historic Humboldt Bank Building at 785 Market St., at the top of Yerba Buena Lane. The massive projection ...
Free ‘One Battle After Another’ Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Friday, October 23 – 7:15 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Proxy SF
FREE and open to all!
Join us at PROXY for an epic revolutionary tale in One Battle After Another!
Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces and ...
Saturday, October 24
Weekend Sessions w/ Afro-Filipino Jazz Project (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Saturday, October 24 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
The 2026 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival hosts a full lineup of free outdoor music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs. The Festival opens on Saturday, May 9, 2026 with Hermán Olivera y Orquesta Taíno to kick off its 26th season. The Festival features over 100 free ...
Costume Party Bus Night: Hay Maze + Beer (SF)
What better way to celebrate October than putting on costumes, loading up a party bus, and going to a nighttime Hay Maze on a pumpkin farm?
Party Bus to the Hay Maze in Half Moon Bay
Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 5p – 11p
Standard Deviant Brewing, 280 ...
“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
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 ...
$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)
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)
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 ...
SF’s 44th Annual Sandcastle Classic Contest at Ocean Beach (2026)
Saturday, October 24 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ocean Beach
On Saturday, October 24, 2026, Leap Arts in Education will take over Ocean Beach for its 44th annual Sandcastle Classic, Northern California’s largest sandcastle competition. Teams of local students, architects, engineers, designers, contractors, and corporate teams will work together to transform the beach into a ...
Halloween Trick or Treat Spooktacular (Downtown Martinez)
Saturday, October 24 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Downtown Martinez Participating Businesses
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, 2026 – 11AM-2PM
Downtown Martinez Annual Halloween Spooktacular – A Boo-tiful Celebration for the Whole Family!
Downtown Martinez & Co. is thrilled to invite you to our spooktacular Halloween celebration! Join us for an afternoon of ghoulishly delightful activities at the downtown annual Halloween ...
44th Annual Sandcastle Classic: 100+ Teams Build Giant Sculptures (Ocean Beach)
Saturday, October 24 – 11:30 am - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ocean Beach (Balboa)
Join us for the 44th Annual Sandcastle Classic! WHEN: Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 11 AM–3:30 PM WHERE: Ocean Beach, SF (@ Balboa St) | FREE & family-friendly Watch 100+ teams of architects, designers, engineers, and students bring our “Bay Area Vibes” theme to life ...
Thrill-O-Ween: Free Outdoor Halloween Fest w/ Costume Contest (Thrive City)
Saturday, October 24 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Thrive City
Thrill-O-Ween at Thrive City in San Francisco is a free, outdoor Halloween celebration for all ages featuring a costume contest, live entertainment, trick or treat stations, a mini pumpkin patch, arts and crafts, photo ops, and a special screening of E.T. Food and beverages will ...
Golden Gate Park “The Whale’s Tail” Beer/Wine Garden + Live Music (Summer 2026)
The Whale’s Tale is a seasonal, open-air destination for live music, food and drinks, community programming and relaxing afternoons. Open Saturdays and Sundays and select holidays beginning Memorial Day weekend, the Whale’s Tail features a rotating lineup of musical acts throughout the season, weekly free ...Every Saturday
West Oakland Prescott Craft Market: 50+ Vendors & DJs (2026)
Saturday, October 24 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Prescott Market West Oakland
Prescott Market in West Oakland hosts a holiday pop-up craft faire on three dates in 2026, featuring over 50 rotating local vendors with handmade crafts, upcycled goods, rare records, clothing, jewelry, and more. The event includes DJs, a large stage, a food court with eight ...
Ocean Beach Giant Sand Art-Making Experience (SF)
Let’s create an enormous, temporary artwork together at the beach.
A fun afternoon of creativity and art on the beach as we create a beautiful artwork on the sand!
No experience necessary – just bring your enthusiasm and creativity. I will provide the tools you need to ...
Sunday, October 25
$10 Off Tix: SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt (2026)
San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2026 with “SLASHED: Return to Hellville” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2026: Thirty-seven years after the infamous Hellville massacre, a terrifying new evil has ...
Free Sunday Comedy Night in Downtown 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. ...
SFMOMA’s “Free Family Day” Free Museum Day
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) welcomes families and inter-generational audiences to the museum for its Free Family Day on October 25, 2026.
While the museum is always free for visitors 18 and younger, on Free Family Day, it is also free for up to ...
Football Sundays: Outdoor Big Screen NFL Games + Lawn Fun (Thrive City)
Sunday, October 25 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Thrive City
Catch NFL games on the big screen at Thrive City’s Football Sundays in San Francisco. Enjoy a community atmosphere with lawn games and team spirit. Lawn chairs are provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking is available at the Chase Center Garage. Event is free ...
SF’s “World of Dumplings” 2026: Free Community Food Fest (Ferry Building)
Sunday, October 25 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
The World of Dumplings 2026 festival returns for its third year at the Ferry Building in San Francisco. This free, community-led event features dumplings from around the globe, more than 25 restaurant vendors, eating contests, cooking demonstrations, a beer garden, raffle prizes, trivia, family activities, ...
2026 “World of Dumplings” Festival at SF’s Ferry Building
Sunday, October 25 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Ferry Building
One of San Francisco’s tastiest community food festivals is back for its third year, bringing a whole world of dumplings to the Ferry Building. World of Dumplings returns Sunday, October 25, with 25+ restaurant vendors serving up dumplings from around the globe, and admission is ...
Bark at Spark: Howl-O-Ween (SF)
Bark at SPARK: Howl-O-Ween!
Calling all furry friends and spooky souls—it’s time to paw-ty! Bark at SPARK: Howl-O-Ween! is a celebration of pups, people, and community. Come meet fellow dog lovers, make new friends, and let your four-legged bestie make some new friends of their own—all ...
SF’s “Sundays at the Beach” Free Yoga Day (Great Highway)
Sunday, October 25 – 12:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Great Highway
Come flow with us every 4th Sundays! After the community yoga class, enjoy a cup of coffee on us at @javabeachsf to warm you up from our San Francisco summer weather. 12pm, Judah and Great Highway Park BYO mat and coffee mug. No registration required, ...Monthly
SF Music Day 2026: 20+ Free Live Concerts (San Francisco War Memorial)
Sunday, October 25 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center
SF Music Day 2026 offers a free, daylong festival at the San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center, featuring over 20 ensembles from the Bay Area performing live across multiple spaces. Organized by InterMusic SF, the event includes a diverse lineup of classical, jazz, ...
2026 “Howl-O-Ween” Pet Parade at City Center Bishop Ranch
Sunday, October 25 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | City Center Bishop Ranch
Your prized and precious pets will have their moment to shine on October 25 at the City Center Howl-O-Ween Costumed Pet Parade. This free event kicks off at 2 PM in Alexander Square, where pets will be strutting their stuff in costume, showing off their ...
