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Wednesday, May 31

Comedy & Wings Night + “Wing Wednesday” $10 Specials (Oakland)
Comedy & Wings Night + "Wing Wednesday" $10 Specials (Oakland)

Spend your Wednesday nights with hella great Wing Wednesday specials, craft cocktails, an award-winning dinner menu (w/ tons of vegan options), plus Guatemalan Tamales are back and a special Wednesday Night HellaFunny comedy show! This show takes place in a hidden speakeasy bar in the back of ...Every Wednesday

40% off Tix: Acclaimed Camp Comedy “The Confession of Lily Dare” in SF
40% off Tix: Acclaimed Camp Comedy “The Confession of Lily Dare” in SF

Infamous madame Lily Dare is on her road to ruin – paved with good intentions – in this campy and captivating comedy by Charles Busch. Playing at New Conservatory Theatre Center May 12-June 11. “The Confession of Lily Dare” Regional Premiere by Charles Busch May ...

“HellaSecret” SF Outdoor Comedy Night & Secret Beer Garden (Marina)
Wednesday, May 31 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $10*
*Get $5 off Tickets - Early Bird tickets $10 adv w/ code FUNCHEAP (otherwise $15-20).There is a two drink minimum
| Secret Beer Garden in The Marina/Cow Hollow
"HellaSecret" SF Outdoor Comedy Night & Secret Beer Garden (Marina)

We’ve got a new covered secret beer garden to introduce you to for HellaSecret – a new series of pop-up live outdoor 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 ...Every Wednesday

Free Admission Hour “Japanese Tea Garden” at Golden Gate Park (SF)
Free Admission Hour "Japanese Tea Garden" at Golden Gate Park (SF)

Please note that as of April 2022, admission the Japanese Tea Garden now is free for San Francisco residents with valid ID. Free hours for everyone (even non-residents) are 9-10am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world ...Every Wednesday

Ferry Building’s Free Lunchtime Concerts on the Plaza (April-May)
Wednesday, May 31 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Ferry Building's Free Lunchtime Concerts on the Plaza (April-May)

Enjoy lunch and live music from 12:00 – 1:00 PM on the Ferry Building’s Back Plaza featuring Bay Area musicians every Wednesday in April. Grab your Ferry Building favorites inside the Marketplace and soak up picture perfect bay views in our expansive outdoor dining area! ...Every Wednesday

Thrive City Weekly Fitness Class (SF)
Wednesday, May 31 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP while supplies last at thrivecity.com
| Thrive City
Thrive City Weekly Fitness Class (SF)

Weekly Fitness Classes Presented by Kaiser Permanente Welcome to where the Bay Area community grows stronger, together. Get ready to bring out your inner athlete and make your way to Thrive City to take part in our Weekly Fitness Classes presented by Kaiser Permanente. Throughout ...Every Wednesday

Pacifica Coastside Farmers’ Market (April 5 – December 20)
Wednesday, May 31 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Rockaway Beach
Pacifica Coastside Farmers' Market (April 5 – December 20)

(April 5 – December 20) from 2-6pm come down to Rockaway Beach in Pacifica for the Coastside Farmers Market! The event features local farmers and merchants offering a variety of items including: produce, flowers, baked goods, artisanal cheese and more! After you work ...Every Wednesday

Castro Farmers’ Market 2023 (Every Wednesday)
Wednesday, May 31 – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Castro Farmers' Market
Castro Farmers' Market 2023 (Every Wednesday)

Welcome back your favorite farmers to the corner of Market and Noe Streets as they offer their amazing citrus, tasty root vegetables, honey, flowers, baked goods, and beautiful leafy greens.  Castro Farmers’ Market Every Wed., April 5 – November 15, 2023 | 3p-7p Castro Farmer’s ...Every Wednesday

“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)
"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

“Dada Wednesdays” Free Live Music + Comedy in SF (May 2023)
Wednesday, May 31 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Radio Habana Social Club
"Dada Wednesdays" Free Live Music + Comedy in SF (May 2023)

Join us on a journey into the absurd as we explore the collective unconscious together through live improv comedy music outside of Radio Habana every Wednesday for the month of May! Press about The Wyatt Act “With roots in poetry, jazz, and rock, The Wyatt ...Every Wednesday

Wednesday Night Lindy Society w/ Free Dance Lessons (SF)
Wednesday Night Lindy Society w/ Free Dance Lessons (SF)

Come join us for a night of swing dancing at the fabulous Decodance bar! We offer a free drop-in lesson from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. with social dancing from 8:00 till 10:30 p.m. Drinks and food are available for purchase at the bar.Every Wednesday

SMILF (Straight Men I’d Like to Friend) Comedy Game Show (SF Eagle)
SMILF (Straight Men I'd Like to Friend) Comedy Game Show (SF Eagle)
SMILF ( Straight Men I’d Like To Friend ) is a show that celebrates queer culture, challenges norms of gender and sexuality, and curates straight male comedians to create a tasty snack of inclusive comedy. Coupled with a quiz-style game show, where our straight male ...
Trivia Pizza and Beer: Sunset Squares Trivia Night + $1 Wings (SF)
Wednesday, May 31 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Completely Free!
| Sunset Squares Food Hall
Trivia Pizza and Beer: Sunset Squares Trivia Night + $1 Wings (SF)

Join quizmaster Sean O’Leary for fun and exciting FREE TRIVIA at Sunset Squares – San Francisco’s home of sourdough Detroit-inspired pizza and craft beer. Format includes four rounds of questions including a visual round. Teams of up to 6 compete for prizes which include but ...Every Wednesday

Thursday, June 1

“The Howard Wiley Show” Free Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Concert
Thursday, June 1 – 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
"The Howard Wiley Show" Free Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Concert

The 2023 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 6 at 1:00pm with John Santos Sextet + The Afro-Peruvian Coalition. Now in its 23rd year, the Festival will ...

Asian Art Museum’s $10 Thursday Nights (SF)
Asian Art Museum's $10 Thursday Nights (SF)

Looking for a great date night on the cheap? The Asian Art Museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays and general admission is just $10 (that’s half-off). Plus Special exhibitions are now included with general admission tickets! You can spend an evening in their ...Every Thursday

SF’s Brand New “Drag Me Downtown” Summer Pop Ups (June 2023)
Thursday, June 1 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Schroeder's
SF's Brand New "Drag Me Downtown" Summer Pop Ups (June 2023)

Mark your calendars for Drag Me Downtown, a series of fierce pop-up drag shows each Thursday throughout the month of June 2023. Featuring new performers at a new venue each week, this sequin studded series will help support our favorite local businesses while also serving as ...Every Thursday

The Watch Party Live Presented by Google Pixel and AT&T 5G
Thursday, June 1 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required at ATT.com/PixelWatchParty
| AT&T 1 Powell Flagship Store
The Watch Party Live Presented by Google Pixel and AT&T 5G
You’re invited to an exclusive private event at the AT&T Flagship Store at 1 Powell in San Francisco. Watch Game 1 of the NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV. At this special event hosted by Angelina Narvaez from WILD 94.9, enjoy complimentary food and beverages, plus ...
FREE: Oakland Comedy Night at “Golden State Lounge” (6pm Show)
FREE: Oakland Comedy Night at "Golden State Lounge" (6pm Show)

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up (and socially distant) 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 ...

$5 Off Tix: San Francisco Playhouse’s New Play “Chinglish” (May 4 – June 10)
Thursday, June 1 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $30*
*Tickets start at $35 ($5 off with code FUNCHEAP)
| San Francisco Playhouse
$5 Off Tix: San Francisco Playhouse's New Play "Chinglish" (May 4 – June 10)

Chinglish is a lost-in-translation comedy by Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly), hailed by the Chicago Sun-Times as “one of the funniest plays in memory.” In an effort to earn business for his family’s company sign manufacturing company, Ohio everyman Daniel Cavanaugh travels to ...

“Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show
"Puff Puff Laugh" SF's Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show

Barbary Coast upholds a tradition of “higher” quality in San Francisco. For the first time ever, HellaFunny is taking over SF’s premier cannabis lounge, Barbary Coast, for a night of “Puff Puff Laugh.” That’s right… it’s the first comedy show in San Francisco where you can (legally ...Every Thursday

Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum
Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum

The UC Berkeley Art Museum is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley. Through art and film programs, collections, and research resources, the University aspires to be locally connected and globally relevant, engaging audiences from the campus, community, and beyond. Through art and ...Monthly

SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals (2023)
SFMOMA's "Free First Thursdays" Free Museum Day for Locals (2023)

All residents of the nine Bay Area counties are invited to spend a day at the museum on us! From 1–8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month, Bay Area residents can enjoy SFMOMA’s galleries filled with lively and inspiring art and related events ...Monthly

Mucho Mambo: Monthly Salsa Dance Lesson & Party at Salesforce Park (SF)
Thursday, June 1 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*free to everyone
| Salesforce Park
Mucho Mambo: Monthly Salsa Dance Lesson & Party at Salesforce Park (SF)

Mucho Mambo @Salesforce Park (MM@SFP) invites you to join us for a monthly salsa dance event at Salesforce Park, located on the stunning rooftop of the SF Transit Center. Taking place on the first Thursday of every month from May through October, these free events ...Monthly

22nd San Francisco Documentary Festival “SF DocFest” (June 1-11)
22nd San Francisco Documentary Festival "SF DocFest" (June 1-11)
The 22nd San Francisco Documentary Film Festival (SF DocFest) will be held June 1 – 11, 2023. SF DocFest will screen 39 features and 47 shorts. The festival will once again be presented as a hybrid of virtual screenings and live presentations. There are 35 ...
“Throwback Thursday” at Del Mar: ’90s to ’00s Party (SF)
Thursday, June 1 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No cover all night
| Del Mar
"Throwback Thursday" at Del Mar: '90s to '00s Party (SF)

One of SF’s most fun tropical bar/nightclub invites you every Thursday as some of the best DJs in SF take you back in time for the hottest 90’s to 2000’s music that once hit the dance floor. DJ starts at 9 pm and is FREE ...Every Thursday

Brainstormer Trivia: Bay Break Thursdays (Emeryville)
Thursday, June 1 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Bay Street Emeryville
Brainstormer Trivia: Bay Break Thursdays (Emeryville)
Brainstormer Trivia® is happening on Bay Break Thursdays, the first Thursday of each month! Put together a trivia team and join your host Rachel for fun and prizes galore! We are located on Bay Street in Emeryville, California, with easy bike and pedestrian access to East Emeryville ...
SF DocFest Opening Night Art Show and Afterparty
SF DocFest Opening Night Art Show and Afterparty
All are welcome to join the cast and crew of the SF DocFest Opening Night Film 26.2 to Life for a free-to-all after party around the corner from the Roxie at the 518 Valencia Gallery. Ronnie Goodman was the person that came up with the idea of ...
Viva Thursdays Latin Music Night at Faith & Spirits (San Carlos)
Thursday, June 1 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free all night!
| Faith & Spirits
Viva Thursdays Latin Music Night at Faith & Spirits (San Carlos)

| Todo Los Jueves! Grand Opening Thursday, April 13th Join us every Thursday at Faith & Spirits for Viva Thursdays Latin Music Night in San Carlos >>>>FREE Salsa Dance classes from 8:00-9:00pm with followed by Viva Thursdays party 9pm-close >>>>DJ Noise / DJ ...Every Thursday

Free Venue Rentals for Queer Artists in June (SF)
Free Venue Rentals for Queer Artists in June (SF)
Calling all Queer Artists and Creators in the Bay Area! Headprint House, a queer creative venue in Cow Hollow, is opening its doors for local artists and creators to host their own Pride events in the month of June FOR FREE.  We are dropping all rental ...
16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)
Thursday, June 1 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Absolutely free for all!
| 16th & Mission BART (southwest streetcorner)
16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)

Time: 9pm to 12am, Celebrating 20 years in May 2023 (currently 19 years strong). Instagram: @16thmission. For 18 years, this outdoor “open mic-without-a-mic” has welcomed poets, musicians, emcees, comedy, and everything in between. In the best of San Francisco tradition, everyone is welcome, ...Every Thursday