Saturday, May 4, 2024
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The longest-running dance festival on the West Coast returns with 9+ stages of music, dancing, costumes, and weirdness in downtown San Francisco.
25th Annual How Weird Street Faire
May 4, 2024 | Noon more...
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12:00 pm | San Francisco’s World Goth Day Festival 2024 on USS Hornet (Alameda) |
$25*
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1:00 pm | SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 Season Kickoff (May 4 – Nov. 2) |
FREE |
2:00 pm | “SF Live” Kick Off: “Electric Fields” at Golden Gate Park |
FREE |
5:00 pm | “Oddkin” Group Exhibition (SF) |
FREE |
7:00 pm | SF’s HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Saturday) |
FREE*
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8:00 pm | “How Progressive” How Weird House Music After Party (SF) |
FREE |
9:00 pm | SF’s Prince vs. Michael Jackson DJ Party (NoPa) |
$10 |
11:59 pm | Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower | 2023 |
FREE |
Sunday, May 5, 2024
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Sunday, May 5 9:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset)
Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations.
Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the more...
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10:00 am | Asian Art Museum: Free Admission Day (Every First Sunday) |
FREE*
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2:00 pm | AAPI Month Performance: “Flowy Long Sleeves” at Salesforce Park (SF) |
FREE*
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2:00 pm | SF’s New Huge Cinco De Mayo Celebration w/ Epic Sunset Views (Treasure Island) |
$20*
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6:00 pm | FREE: Oakland “HellaSecret” Comedy Show (Sunday) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | Free Tix: “Laff Baked” Sunday Night Cannabis Comedy Show (2024) |
FREE*
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8:00 pm | “Crazy Funny Asians” Sunday Night Comedy Showcase (SF) |
FREE*
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10:00 pm | “Laughter Hours” SF’s New Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Show (Sunday Nights) |
FREE*
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8:00 am | 2024 El Cerrito Hillside Festival + Insect Hike & Nature Scavenger Hunt (May 4-5) |
FREE |
10:00 am | “Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF) |
FREE*
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11:00 am | “Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park) |
FREE*
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11:00 am | “Castro Art Mart” Mini Block Party on Noe St. (Every First Sunday) |
FREE |
11:00 am | Oakland Museum of California’s Free First Sundays (OMCA) |
FREE*
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11:00 am | 2024 Marin Open Studios w/ 260+ Artists (May 4-12) |
FREE*
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11:30 am | Cinco De Mayo at El Halal Amigos w/ $2 Tacos + Free Churros & Agua Fresca (San Jose) |
FREE*
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12:00 pm | Old Woodside Store Day: 1880s Logging Town Fun (2024) |
FREE |
1:00 pm | Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Symphony in the Park: Polish Cultural Day |
FREE*
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1:00 pm | Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF) |
FREE |
2:00 pm | SF’s Free “Sundays at the Beach” Chair Yoga Day (Great Highway) |
FREE |
4:30 pm | Free Reggae in the Park 2024 “Crucial Sundays” (Golden Gate Park) |
FREE |
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Monday, May 6, 2024
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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 more...
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6:00 pm | Penelope Bourbon Tasting (SF) |
$20*
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6:00 pm | SF Arcade Bar “Emporium” 8 Free Game Tokens for “Industry Night” (Every Monday) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | “Motown On Mondays” DJ Night (Madrone Art Bar) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | SF’s “Wurst Drag Trivia” (Every Monday) |
FREE |
7:30 pm | The Marsh’s Online Storytelling Night (Every Monday) |
FREE*
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8:00 pm | Mirthquake: Monday Live Comedy in the Richmond w/ $5 Drinks (SF) |
FREE*
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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Taco Tuesdays just got even better because you can get a $2 margarita with the purchase of a taco starting at $4.75. Doors open at 6 p.m., and free trivia begins more...
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8:00 pm | FREE TIX: SF’s New Polk Street Comedy Blast (2024) |
FREE*
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9:30 am | “Legion of Honor” Museum Free Day (First Tuesdays) |
FREE*
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9:30 am | de Young Museum Free Day (First Tuesdays) |
FREE*
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10:00 am | SF’s “Conservatory of Flowers” Free First Tuesdays (Golden Gate Park) |
FREE |
11:00 am | SF’s Cartoon Art Museum’s “Pay What You Wish” Day (First Tuesdays) |
FREE*
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4:00 pm | SF’s Free Arcade Game Night at The Detour (First Tuesdays) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | Watch Party: Vanderpump Rules Season Finale w/ Free Cocktail (Treasure Island |
$15*
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8:00 pm | Tuesday Trivia Night at Nigh Heron (Oakland) |
FREE |
8:30 pm | $6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose |
$6*
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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There’s no better time to visit the Museum of Craft and Design than on Pay What You Can Wednesday.
MCD’s Pay What You Can Wednesday initiative strives to keep art accessible to more...
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11:00 am | SF’s Small Business Week Pop-up Shop w/ 40+ Artists & Makers (2024) |
FREE |
6:00 pm | 50¢ Wing Wednesdays at Westwood (SF) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | FREE Oakland “HellaSecret” Comedy Show (Wednesday Nights) |
FREE*
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8:00 pm | $2 Taco Night + Happy Hour Comedy at Skylark (SF) |
FREE*
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8:00 pm | Free Tix: “HellaSecret” SF Outdoor Comedy Night & Secret Beer Garden (Marina) |
FREE*
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9:00 am | Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park) |
FREE*
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11:00 am | Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) |
FREE |
6:00 pm | “Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | Black Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday) |
FREE |
7:30 pm | “Wolfman Jeff Trivia” Night at SF’s Willkommen Beer Garden (Every Wednesday) |
FREE |
Thursday, May 9, 2024
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Thursday, May 9 12:30 am - Ends at 1:30 am |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
The African diaspora is a vast cultural archipelago, and in each community spiritual and communal necessities gave rise to music and dance traditions reflecting the realities of the landscape. Neblinas del more...
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7:00 pm | “HellaSecret” Free Thursday Night Comedy Show @ Secret Bar (Oakland) |
FREE*
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8:00 pm | FREE TIX: SF’s New Polk Street Comedy Blast (Thursday Night) |
FREE*
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5:00 pm | 10 Beers For 10 Years: Park Release Party (SF) |
FREE*
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5:00 pm | Asian Art Museum’s $10 Thursday Nights (SF) |
$10*
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5:00 pm | Heritage Happy Hour: Zeitgeist (SF) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | “Throwback Thursday” at Del Mar: ’90s to ’00s Party (SF) |
FREE*
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9:00 pm | 16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic) |
FREE*
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Friday, May 10, 2024
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Speakeasy Ales & Lagers has been defiantly brewing small batches of beer in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood since 1997.
Come celebrate this legacy with a special pop-up comedy festival every Friday night.
It’s more...
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7:00 pm | “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Show (SF) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | FREE: Oakland’s HellaSecret Comedy & Cocktail Night 2024 (7p + 9p Shows) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | San Francisco POC Comedy Night (Fridays & Saturdays) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | Laugh GPT: SF’s First AI-Powered Stand-up Comedy Show (2024) |
FREE*
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8:00 pm | “The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF) |
FREE*
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9:00 am | Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park) |
FREE*
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11:00 am | “Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day at SF’s Tato (Every Friday) |
FREE*
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1:00 pm | 2024 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Mental Health Day Celebration (Treasure Island) |
FREE*
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5:00 pm | “Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland) |
FREE*
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5:00 pm | SF’s Friday Night Market “Bhangra & Beats” (2024) |
FREE |
5:00 pm | $1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach) |
FREE*
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5:30 pm | SF’s “Chinatown Night Market” 2024 (Every Second Friday) |
FREE |
7:30 pm | East Bay Bike Party (Every Second Friday) |
FREE |
Saturday, May 11, 2024
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Saturday, May 11 1:00 pm - Ends at 2:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
The women in Kitka are fearless sonic explorers, and you can hear their intrepid spirit in every haunting song. Over nearly four decades the nine-women Oakland ensemble has developed a vast, breathtaking more...
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1:00 pm | 2-for-1 Distillery Tour & Whiskey Tasting at Tripp Distillery (Pacifica) |
$9*
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3:00 pm | $5 Off Tix: Award-Winning Play “The Glass Menagerie” from San Francisco Playhouse (May 2-June 15) |
$10*
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7:00 pm | FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | “Comedians with Criminal Records” Live in SF (2024) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | SF’s “Black Laughs Matter” North Beach Comedy Pop-Up (2024) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | San Francisco POC Comedy Night (Fridays & Saturdays) |
FREE*
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7:00 pm | “Crazy Funny Asians” Comedy Showcase (SF) |
FREE*
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8:00 pm | “Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens) |
FREE*
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10:30 pm | No Scrubs: ’90s Hip Hop and R&B Night (SF) |
FREE*
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9:30 am | Free “Legion of Honor” Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday) |
FREE*
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9:30 am | Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday) |
FREE*
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10:00 am | 2024 Taiwanese American Cultural Festival (Union Square) |
FREE |
11:00 am | Hawaiian May Day Festival 2024 (Hayward) |
FREE |
11:00 am | MoAD: Museum of the African Diaspora Free Museum Day (SF) |
FREE |
11:00 am | SF’s Spring 2024 “Padel in the Park” Festival (Embarcadero Plaza) |
FREE*
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11:00 am | 2024 Marin Open Studios w/ 260+ Artists: Weekend Two (May 11-12) |
FREE*
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11:00 am | “Grace’s Universe” Drag Queen Story Hour at The Sanctuary (Oakland |
FREE*
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3:00 pm | Springlicious 2024 Drag Fundraiser for Glide Pride Team (SF) |
$20*
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3:00 pm | Laura Mitsu Artist Talk |
FREE |
7:00 pm | Mozart Requiem (San Francisco City Chorus) |
$20 |