Friday, September 25
$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 ...
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: “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 ...
$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
SF’s “Sunset Walking Club” 2-Mile Golden Gate Park Stroll (Every Friday 7:30a)
Friday, September 25 – 7:30 am - Ends at 9:30 am |
Cost: FREE | 25th Ave & Lincoln entrance to GGP
Sunset Walking Club hosts a 7:30 AM Friday meet-up at the 25th Avenue and Lincoln entrance to Golden Gate Park for an approximately 2-mile loop through the park. Check Instagram for weather updates and possible postponements.
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Have you been meaning to join us for ...
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
Maker Faire Bay Area 2026 (Sept. 25-27)
The 20th anniversary of MAKER FAIRE. A weekend packed with wonder and whimsy! We are bringing together the best of the best from legendary makers who have been with us since the beginning to the newest innovators who are shaping the future. Maker Faire celebrates ...
Mexican Navy 297-Foot “Tall Ship” Rare Visit to SF + Free Tours (Sept. 23-26)
If you’ve ever wanted to see a tall ship sail into San Francisco Bay, set an alarm for Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtémoc, with its towering masts and web of rigging, is expected to pass beneath the Golden Gate Bridge around 8:45 ...
“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
Fillmore Street Happy Hour Cleanup w/ Free Drink For Volunteers
Meet in front of Pinsa Rossa (2101 Fillmore St) to grab our supplies and form our crew. Then, cleaning will occur from 3:00pm to 4:30pm around the neighborhood. Stay afterwards for a drink on the house and to meet fellow volunteers. Sign up on this ...
SF’s Punk Vinyl Pop-Up: Fat Wreck Chords 35th Anniversary Celebration (SF)
Friday, September 25 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | FAT Record Store SF Pop Up
Independent punk pock record label Fat Wreck Chords Record Store hosts a one-hour pop-up event at 2196 Palou Ave in San Francisco’s Bayview. The event takes place on Friday, September 25, 202, and offers a chance to visit the store ahead of their two sold ...
SF’s “Visitacion Valley” Night Market + Block Party (2026)
Friday, September 25 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Leland Avenue (Between Bayshore & Peabody)
The inaugural Visitacion Valley Night Market takes place on the last Fridays of August and September along Leland Avenue in San Francisco. This free community event features delicious food vendors, local shopping, live music, street dancing, family-friendly activities, and resources from community organizations. All ages ...
Walnut Creek Oktoberfest: Free Festival, 21+ Chillgarten + Kids Zone (Sept. 25-26)
Walnut Creek Oktoberfest @ Civic Park East in Downtown Walnut Creek Mark your calendar: Walnut Creek Oktoberfest is back for an unforgettable weekend of German-inspired food and beers, local craft brews, live entertainment, and contests. Plus, don’t miss the enhanced Chillgarten, a relaxed 21+ lounge ...
2026 Oktoberfest w/ German Beer + Kinder Karneval (Walnut Creek)
Celebrate Oktoberfest in downtown Walnut Creek with two days of Bavarian-inspired fun, featuring live music, German food and beer, traditional dancing, artisan vendors, family activities, and the enhanced 21+ Chillgarten.
Biergarten (Local + German) Wine + Cocktails
Live Music + Entertainment
Kinder Karneval (Family-Friendly Activities)
Artisan Vendors
September 25 & ...
Sunset Night Market: The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Sunset Night Market™ shifts into fall with one of the most beloved celebrations: The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival! This festival is a time for giving thanks and the gathering of friends and family. Join us for a night of moon cakes, laterns, music, cultural performances, food, ...
$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
“Union Square Dances” Free Outdoor Friday Night Dance Party (SF)
Friday, September 25 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Come out to Union Square Park every Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm through October 16 for our free Union Square Dances. Enjoy rotating styles of live music and dancing, including Salsa, Country Western, Swing, Bollywood, and Tango. Each event starts with a lesson followed by ...Every Friday
“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
The Town’s favorite block party, Friday Nights at OMCA, is back for the 2026 season, inviting the Bay to kick off the weekend with the crew—whether family, friends, or neighbors. Join us every Friday, April–October, at 5 pm for a free evening of live music, interactive activities, ...Every Friday
“Sundown Cinema” SF’s Outdoor Movie Night in the Park 2026
Friday, September 25 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Ferry Building
San Francisco’s free outdoor movie tradition is back with a full season for 2026. The Sundown Cinema series has just announced its lineup, bringing family-friendly films to parks across the city from June through October. After a scaled-back return in 2025, the full program is ...
Free Pizza + Skate Video Premiere of Cody Norman’s “Golden Gate Park” (SF)
Friday, September 25 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Everyday Skate Shop
Cody Norman’s Golden Gate Park video premieres at 10 Geary St in San Francisco. The event is hosted by Everyday Skate Shop and includes free pizza.
See a preview of the video
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📍10 Geary St
Everyday Sake Shop is at 10 Geary St. San Francisco, ...
Free “DollyCon” Dolly Tribute Night + Costume Contest (Crockett)
Friday, September 25 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Monarch Store
SMALL TOWN BIG HAIR.
From Nashville, New York to San Francisco, communities across America are marking 9/25 – a fitting nod to the 1980’s movie “9 to 5,” with commemorations of Dolly Parton’s life and legacy. Crockett is joining the celebration and turning its monthly Friday evening ...
San Francisco Critical Mass (Last Friday of the Month)
Friday, September 25 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Embarcadero Plaza
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
Free Ferry Rides: SF Bay Ferry “Transit Trivia” Night Aboard Oakland Ferry
Young Professionals in Transportation hosts a Transit Month trivia night and social mixer aboard the San Francisco Bay Ferry. Meet at Gate G at the SF Ferry Terminal for the ride to Jack London Square in Oakland and return to San Francisco. Attendees may join ...
Floating Features: Cinema on the Bay “Bullitt”
A Movie Night You Can Only Get on The San Francisco Bay
Get ready for the coolest movie night in San Francisco—because we’re pretty sure we have the only sailing movie theater on the planet. Seriously. San Francisco Cruises (The Red and White Fleet) has teamed ...
Yerba Buena Illuminated: Free 95-Ft Art Projection on Market Street
Friday, September 25 – 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 ‘Project Hail Mary’ Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Friday, September 25 – 7:15 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Proxy SF
FREE and open to all!
Join us at PROXY for interspecies adventure and camaraderie in Project Hail Mary!
In the near future, astronaut Ryland Grace wakes from a coma afflicted with amnesia. He gradually remembers that he was sent to the Tau Ceti solar system, 12 light-years ...
SF State’s Free Public Rooftop Stargazing Nights w/ Huge Telescope (Fall 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, ...
Solidarity Cinema: Short Films by Sudanese Filmmakers (SF)
See short films by Sudanese filmmakers at this screening & fundraiser, featuring special guest Hana Baba from KALW’s Solidarity Cinema
Come to KALW on Friday, September 25 at 8p for this month’s installment of Solidarity Cinema. We’re joined by Hana Baba for a night of Sudanese ...
SF’s Grace Cathedral’s “Rose Window” Laser Light Show (Final Night)
Friday, September 25 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am |
Cost: FREE | Grace Cathedral
For five nights this September, San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral will get a seriously dramatic nighttime makeover. Grace Window returns to Nob Hill September 21-25, 2026, sending 25 laser beams from the roof of The Fairmont San Francisco across the neighborhood and directly into all 25 ...
Barbarossa Lounge’s Last Friday Party After 11 Years (SF)
After 11 years on Montgomery Street, Barbarossa Lounge is closing its doors, and SFVibe is throwing the last Friday. Two rooms, four DJs: Nile and Carvalho upstairs, Chris DN and Misschief downstairs, with live performances by House of Misschief. 10pm to 2am, 21+. More than ...
