San Francisco Events & Free Things to Do

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Saturday, October 19, 2019
Enter to Win Win Tix: $50 Gift Card for “Undiscovered” SF’s Filipino Night Market \| SoMa Saturday, October 19 – 4:00 pm \| Cost: WIN \| 598 Stevenson at 7th Street October is Filipino-American History Month (FAHM) and we’re celebrating at Undiscovered SF Creative Night Market on Saturday, October 19th at 598 Stevenson St. @ 7th in SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage more...
5:00 pm	Lit Crawl 2019: Epic 4-Hour Roaming Literature Festival \| Mission District	FREE* *Free and open to the public, though some venues may be 21+. Please consider donating (yes, even $1 helps)
6:00 pm	Balboa Park Movie Night: “BeetleJuice” \| SF	FREE* *Donations accepted to continue to make these events possible.
6:30 pm	“Terror Vault” SF’s Epic Halloween Haunt Returns \| Oct. 10 – Nov. 10	$15 off* *Normally $62, get exclusive $47 tix with secret code FUNCHEAP on select dates. Limited to 50 per date.
7:00 pm	“Cat People” Comedy Show & Free Pizza \| Oakland	$10
7:00 pm	Movies in Creek Park: Captain Marvel \| San Anselmo	FREE
7:00 pm	Downtown SF’s Desi Comedy Night \| Every Saturday	FREE* *Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $10 at door without RSVP
7:00 pm	6th Glow-in-the-Dark Black Light Art Show \| 2019	FREE* *RSVP Required, donations are welcome
7:00 pm	Blind Scream Haunted House \| Santa Rosa	$15
7:30 pm	Haunted Walk-through Maze of Terror \| Peninsula	FREE* *Free, but donations are appreciated.
7:30 pm	San Francisco October Comedy Festival \| SF	FREE* *RSVP Required, otherwise $10 at the door
8:00 pm	Win Tix: Acoustic Folk-pop: Chris Pureka & Laura Gibson \| Cafe Du Nord	WIN
8:00 pm	2019 Annual Alameda Zombie Bar Crawl \| East Bay	FREE
8:00 pm	“Nightlife on Mars” Comedy Night \| SF	FREE* *Free with code CHEAPBASTARD - otherwise it's $10
8:30 pm	Downtown Comedy Night at SF’s Newest Art Bar \| SF	FREE* *Free with RSVP and code HELLAFUNNY. Otherwise $15 online $20 at the door. Free for first 50 to RSVP
9:00 pm	“Fringe” Indie Music Video Party \| Madrone Art Bar	FREE* *Free before 10 pm with RSVP on Facebook; otherwise, it's $5. 21+
9:00 pm	Push The Feeling DJ Night \| Lower Haight	FREE* *Free before 10 pm, but an RSVP is required. Otherwise, it's $6.
10:00 pm	No Scrubs: ’90s Hip Hop and R&B Dance Party \| Bar Fluxus	FREE* *Free with RSVP before 10:30pm. $5 After
11:59 pm	San Francisco Midnight Mystery Ride \| SF	FREE
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Smiles for All: Free Dental Care Day \| South SF Sunday, October 20 – 8:00 am \| Cost: FREE* *First come, First-Served. \| South San Francisco Dental Care On Sunday, October 20, 2019, South San Francisco Dental Care will be hosting, Smiles for All, a day of free dental care. Following a screening examination, patients will receive a cleaning, filling more...
6:00 am	After Dawn: Premiere Sunday Morning Party \| SF	FREE* *Free but an RSVP is required.
All Day	SF’s Modern Witch “Magical Marketplace”\| Golden Gate Park	FREE
All Day	2019 Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival	FREE
All Day	Concord Antique & Collectibles Faire \| East Bay	FREE
All Day	Cal Academy of Sciences: Neighborhood Free Days \| Ingleside & Mission	FREE* *Free for SF residents with proof of neighborhood residency
All Day	Music Carnival: 20 Min. Concert, & Instrument Petting Zoos \| Berkeley	FREE
All Day	2019 Oktoberfest: Stein-holding Contest, Costumes, & Bavarian Food \| Campbell	FREE* *Admission is free for all ages. Food, beer, and wine prices vary.
All Day	2019 Danville Fall Crafts Festival: Sunday \| East Bay	FREE
10:00 am	“Doga” Dog Yoga at Pup Plaza \| San Jose	$15
All Day	Exploratorium Free Day: 50th Anniversary “Founder’s Day” \| SF	FREE* *Pay what you can - you may choose to enter for free or can choose to pay any amount should you have the means or desire to do so.
11:00 am	2019 San Francisco Trolley Dances \| SF	FREE* *Free to watch; if you take Muni, fare is required
11:00 am	Free Outdoor Family Fun: Rotating Shows & Exciting Stories \| Salesforce Park	FREE
11:00 am	SF Chamber Orchestra “With Strings Attached” Children’s Concert \| Berkeley	FREE* *Free, but seating is first come, first served
All Day	The Final “Sunday Streets” Huge Block Party of 2019 \| Excelsior	FREE
11:00 am	Free Tix: “San Francisco Tea Festival” at Palace of Fine Arts \| 2019	FREE* *Very limited free tickets with RSVP for GA tickets + porcelain tasting cup (swag bag not included). If free tickets are gone, use promo code FUNCHEAP for 50% off tickets
11:00 am	Harley-Davidson Summer Fest w/ Empanadas + Carnitas \| Palace of Fine Arts	FREE* *Free with RSVP. Motorcycle test rides are completely optional. You are more than welcome to just come for the food workshops
All Day	25th Annual Days of the Dead Community Celebration \| Oakland Museum of California	$13* *Free for OMCA members. Pre Sale: $13 adult admission / $8 seniors / $9 youth
All Day	5th Annual Pop-Up Beer Garden \| Oakland	FREE* *Admission to the garden is free. Food & drinks for sale.
All Day	2019 “Taste of Russia Festival”: Shashlik BBQ & Homemade Delicacies \| SF	$5
All Day	Free Youth Community Day: AfroComicCon 2019 \| Oakland	FREE* *Registration Required
11:00 am	Sunday Assembly: Communty Sing & Meetup \| Berkeley	FREE
All Day	The Final Presidio Picnic of 2019 \| SF	FREE* *Free admission, but bring money for food, drinks and some entertainment.
11:00 am	UC Gill Tract Community Farming Party \| Albany	FREE
11:00 am	The Village Artisan Market \| Napa	FREE
All Day	SF Open Studios 2019 \| Outer Mission, Glen Park, Visitacion Valley, Portola, Bayview & Islais Creek	FREE
11:30 am	Outdoor Sculpture Walk \| Stanford	FREE
All Day	2019 Aki Matsuri Fall Festival: Japanese Drumming, Origami & Dance \| Japantown	FREE
All Day	Heart of the Hub Outdoor Block Party \| SoMa	FREE* *Free, but an RSVP is required.
All Day	Anchor Public Taps 2nd Anniversary Party \| SF	FREE* *Bring cash for food and drinks
12:30 pm	Free Monthly Yoga Class for Beginners \| SF	FREE* *Free but an RSVP is required.
1:00 pm	“Hong Kong: The Unspoken” Expo \| Berkeley	FREE
1:00 pm	Cal Sailing Club Open House & Free Sailboat Rides \| Berkeley	FREE
2:00 pm	2019 Halloween Party & Matinee: Food, Games & Balloon Sculptures \| SF	FREE* *Free admission for families and kids 12 & under.
3:00 pm	SF’s “Antique Vibrator Museum” Free Guided Tour Day \| Good Vibrations	FREE* *Free, but you must RSVP at least 72 hours in advance by calling the Polk St. store location at (415) 345-0400.
3:30 pm	Rumba Party: Afro-Cuban Drums, Dances & Songs \| Berkeley	FREE* *Free, but donations are encouraged.
6:30 pm	$15 Off: “Terror Vault” SF’s Epic Halloween Haunt \| San Francisco Mint	$15 off* *Normally $62, get exclusive $47 tix with secret code FUNCHEAP on select dates. Limited to 50 per date.
7:00 pm	“Crazy Funny Asians” Comedy Showcase \| SF	FREE* *RSVP Required. Donations ($5-$10) greatly appreciated.
7:00 pm	Laugh Your Gays Off: Free Comedy in The Castro \| SF	FREE* *$5 suggested donation
7:30 pm	Win Tix: 1st Annual Oakland Comedy Festival with Amy Miller \| Oakland	WIN* *$15 Standing / $30 Seated
8:00 pm	Win Tix: SF Sunday Showcase \| The Punch Line	WIN
8:30 pm	Free HellaFunny Sundays Stand-Up Comedy \| Neck of the Woods	FREE* *Free with RSVP. Otherwise $15 online $20 at the door
9:00 pm	“Return of the Cypher” Hip-Hop & Beatbox Jam \| Boom Boom Room	FREE

Monday, October 21, 2019
See Grace Cathedral’s Brand New “Grace Light” 100-foot Tall Light Art \| SF Monday, October 21 – 5:45 pm \| Cost: FREE* *RSVP Required \| Grace Cathedral San Francisco-based nonprofit Illuminate and Grace Cathedral present Grace Light, a site-specific, large-scale immersive light installation created by George Zisiadis, with an original score composed by Gabriel Gold. Free but RSVP Required As more...
3:00 pm	Tour of Diego Rivera’s 1st US Mural \| Union Square	FREE* *Free, but an RSVP is required. Please note, the tour is limited to 25 people.
5:45 pm	The Last District Attorney Debate: Democracy & Dinner \| SF	FREE* *RSVP strongly recomended
8:00 pm	North Beach Comedy Night \| SF	FREE* *Free with RSVP $10 at the door otherwise
8:00 pm	Free Standup Comedy Night & Pop Up Food \| Oakland	FREE* *Free, but sliding scale donations are requested.
8:00 pm	“Resistance is Fertile” Free Comedy Night \| SF	FREE
8:30 pm	“Classical Revolution” Chamber Music Jam \| Mission Dist.	FREE* *Free, but a $5-20 donation is welcome to support the musicians.
8:30 pm	Haight Street Trivia, Board Games & Karaoke Night \| Milk Bar	FREE
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Learn to Play Chess Like a Boss: Tips & Tactics \| SF Tuesday, October 22 – 5:00 pm \| Cost: FREE \| Mechanics' Institute The path to a perfect checkmate is possible with the advice and techniques of a Grand Master player in this informative and accessible chess book. You already know just how enjoyable–and challenging–the more...
5:00 pm	Free Humphry Slocombe Scoops: Ginger-Lemon Sorbet \| Berkeley	FREE* *Registration Required
5:30 pm	2019 St. Anthony’s Fall Volunteer Open House & Happy Hour \| SF	FREE
5:30 pm	“Writing with Strangers” at Salesforce Park \| Final Night of 2019	FREE* *https://salesforcetransitcenter.com/events/
6:00 pm	“Thomas Fuller” Speaks at the Library \| SF Main Library	FREE
6:30 pm	$15 Off: “Terror Vault” SF’s Epic Halloween Haunt \| San Francisco Mint	$15 off* *Normally $62, get exclusive $47 tix with secret code FUNCHEAP on select dates. Limited to 50 per date.
7:00 pm	North Beach Comedy Thing: Free Pizza, Cheap Beer & Giveaways \| SF	FREE* *Free pizza is on a first come, first served basis
7:30 pm	Cinema Under The Stars “Beetlejuice” \| Napa	FREE* *No outside food or beverage
7:30 pm	15-minute Magic Lantern 3-D Light Show \| Redwood City	FREE
8:00 pm	Win Tix: Indie Rock Multi-instrumentalist: Andrew Bird \| Fox Theater	WIN
8:00 pm	Win Tix: Dinosaurs of Comedy: Larry “Bubbles” Brown & More \| Punch Line	WIN
8:00 pm	“Town Business” Oakland Comedy Night \| Every Tuesday	FREE* *Free with RSVP. Otherwise $10 at door.
11:59 pm	Orionids Meteor Shower 2019 \| Halley’s Comet’s Debris	FREE
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Free Rooftop Puerto Rico Concert at Salesforce Park \| SF Wednesday, October 23 – 5:00 pm \| Cost: FREE \| Salesforce Park Salesforce Park, SF’s newly-reopened 5.4 acre park on top of the Transit Center hosts a ton of free events every week highlighted by free weekly after-work outdoor rooftop concerts curated by more...
5:00 pm	2019 Santa Cruz Restaurant Week \| Final Day	$25* *No Entrance Fee. $25 is the starting price of the menus not including tax and gratuity
6:30 pm	$15 Off: “Terror Vault” SF’s Epic Halloween Haunt \| San Francisco Mint	$15 off* *Normally $62, get exclusive $47 tix with secret code FUNCHEAP on select dates. Limited to 50 per date.
7:00 pm	Win Tix: “Disney on Ice” at SAP Center \| San Jose	WIN
7:00 pm	Free Michael Jackson Thriller Dance Classes \| San Jose	FREE
7:00 pm	Free Sneak Preview Movie: “Countdown” \| Century San Francisco Centre 9 (SF)	FREE* *RSVP code required; arrive early as admission is not guaranteed.
7:30 pm	“Moonlight Comedy”: Stand Up Under the Stars \| Oakland	FREE
7:30 pm	Shaping SF Lecture: Shellmounds, Indigenous Culture & Ecology \| Mission Dist.	FREE
8:00 pm	Win Tix: A Gorey Halloween: The Edwardian Ball 20th Anniversary \| The Chapel	WIN
8:00 pm	“Game of Thrones” Trivia at Emporium \| SF	FREE* *RSVP required
8:00 pm	Free Comedy Night at SF’s Presidential-Themed Bar \| Every Wednesday	FREE* *Free with RSVP
8:00 pm	“GOAT$” Extended Comedy from the Greatest of All Time \| SF	$10* *A free promotion for the months of July and August and a $5 offer with a code thereafter (meaning Presales $10/ Presales with Funcheap code $5 requires RSVP/ Door $15)
8:00 pm	The Rocky Horror Bear Show: Burlesque, Drag, & Horror Show \| SF	$5* *Admission is a $5-10 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds
8:30 pm	Win Tix: Hard Rock Blues: The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band \| Bottom of the Hill	WIN
Thursday, October 24, 2019
12:30 pm	Free 30-Minute Core & Stretch Express \| Salesforce Park	FREE
1:00 pm	“LINES” Free Ballet Dance Workshop \| Grace Cathedral	FREE* *Free and open to all; registration on arrival.
2:30 pm	Rooftop DJ Classes in Salesforce Park \| SF	FREE