Saturday, May 9, 2026
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The West Coast’s largest Taiwanese American celebration is back and in person on Saturday, May 9, 2026 in San Francisco’s Union Square! Join us from 10AM – 4PM for a free more...
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| 10:30 am | Golden Gate Park “Singing in the Park” Community Party (SF) |
FREE*
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| 11:00 am | MoAD: Museum of the African Diaspora Free Museum Day (SF) |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | “Off the Grid” Waterfront Fest + Free Ferry Rides (Treasure Island) |
FREE*
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| 11:00 am | SF’s “KQED Fest” Free Block Party + Open House (2026) |
FREE |
| 12:00 pm | Free Beginner Parkour “Urban Ninja” Class |
FREE |
| 12:00 pm | Eco SF School Farm Volunteer Work Day | SF |
FREE |
| 1:00 pm | Huge Free Waterfront Concert: Om Records 30th Anniv. Bash |
FREE |
| 2:00 pm | “Sketchboard”: Figure Drawing Art Class & Live Music | SF |
$5*
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| 2:00 pm | SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026 Kickoff: Live Salsa Dance Party |
FREE |
| 8:00 pm | Lou Deezi |
$48.34 |
| 8:30 pm | Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF |
FREE |
| 9:00 pm | “FirstClass: Departure” DJ Saturday Nights | Oakland |
FREE |
Sunday, May 10, 2026
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The Inner Sunset Flea Market is back for its 11th season on April 12th! Launched in collaboration with the Inner Sunset Park Neighbors and happening every second Sunday from April to more...
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| 11:00 am | The Box SF Artistica Creators Fest (May 9-10) |
FREE*
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| 6:00 pm | “HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 1:00 am | Free Mother’s Day Concert: Golden Gate Park Band’s Symphony in the Park |
FREE*
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| 9:00 am | Free Day at GG Park’s “Japanese Tea Garden” on Mother’s Day 2026 (SF Residents) |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | 14 Free Guided Walking Tours of San Francisco on Mother’s Day 2026 |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | The Exploratorium’s Free Admission Day for Mother’s Day (2026) |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | Free Day at GG Park’s “Conservatory of Flowers” for Mother’s Day 2026 (SF Residents) |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | “Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF) |
FREE*
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| 10:30 am | “Sunday Assembly” Silicon Valley Community Gathering | Mountain View |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | “Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park) |
FREE*
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| 11:00 am | Hawaiian May Day Festival 2026 at Alameda County Fairgrounds (May 9-10) |
$25*
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| 1:00 pm | Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF) |
FREE |
| 2:00 pm | Anime & Manga Club: An Afternoon Full Of Fun | SF |
FREE |
| 4:30 pm | Free Reggae in the Park 2026 “Crucial Sundays” (Golden Gate Park) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | Mother’s Day Bonfire at Ocean Beach (2026) |
FREE*
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Monday, May 11, 2026
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San Francisco’s newest comedy club & cocktail lounge brings comedy and nightlife back to Market Street. Co-owned by comedian Stroy Moyd.
Be among the first to check out THE FUNCTION – San more...
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| 7:00 pm | Oakland’s Free “Town Biz” Comedy Night w/ HellaFunny (Mon + Tue) |
FREE*
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| 9:00 am | Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park) |
FREE*
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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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| 6:30 pm | Cyberpunk Cinema Night | Mission Dist. |
FREE |
| 7:00 pm | Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | Berkeley |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | “Motown On Mondays” DJ Night (Madrone Art Bar) |
FREE*
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| 8:00 pm | Anuv Jain |
$74.84 |
| 8:00 pm | Mirthquake: Monday Live Comedy in the Richmond w/ $5 Drinks (SF) |
FREE*
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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Get ready for the return of HellaFunny comedy night to Temescal with a series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay.
This HellaFunny comedy show takes place at the just-opened Mesa more...
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| 7:30 pm | FREE: SF’s “Laugh GPT” AI-Powered Comedy Night (The Function) |
FREE*
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| 7:30 am | San Francisco Botanical Garden’s Free Day (2nd Tuesdays) |
FREE*
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| 12:00 pm | SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu) |
FREE |
| 7:00 pm | “Cartoonist Conspiracy of San Francisco” Collaborative Drawing Jam |
FREE*
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| 8:30 pm | $6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose |
$6*
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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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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| 11:00 am | Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) |
FREE |
| 4:00 pm | ‘Midweek Melodies’ Free Happy Hour Concert (Golden Gate Park) |
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 |
| 7:00 pm | The Laugh Boat: Local Brews & Free Comedy | SF |
FREE |
Thursday, May 14, 2026
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Diversity takes center stage at HellaFunny’s brand new “People of Color” Comedy Night in Oakland
Welcome to Oakland’s newest comedy night, spotlighting the vibrant humor of People of Color!
RSVP for Free Tickets
Prepare for more...
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| 12:00 pm | SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu) |
FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library |
FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Performance: Kim Shuck’s Poem May (SF Main Library) |
FREE |
| 7:30 pm | Comedy Sharks Standup Night | Peninsula |
FREE |
| 8:00 pm | Shame Cave Comedy Show: A Shameful Yet Shameless Night | SF |
FREE |
| 9:00 pm | Every Thursday: “Inner Circle” Dance Party at White Rabbit (SF) |
FREE*
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| 9:00 pm | 16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic) |
FREE*
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Friday, May 15, 2026
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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 more...
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| 7:00 pm | “Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | “HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | “Golden Gate Comedy Night” SF’s Most Intimate Comedy Club |
FREE*
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| 8:00 pm | “The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF) |
FREE*
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| 8:00 pm | $5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show |
$11.94*
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| 9:00 pm | SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat) |
$18.60*
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| 9:00 pm | $5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday) |
$16.37*
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| 10:15 pm | $5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF) |
$12.16*
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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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| 4:30 pm | GG Park’s Free Happy Hour Concert in the Park |
FREE |
| 4:30 pm | Free Concert: Wreckless Strangers Live at Golden Gate Park (SF) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | Castro Night Market 2026 (March – Sept) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | “Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 5:00 pm | $1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach) |
FREE*
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| 8:00 pm | San Jose Bike Party |
FREE*
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Saturday, May 16, 2026
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Launching April 18th, one of San Francisco’s favorite vintage and makers market is returning for it’s fifth season!
Come celebrate Earth Day at the 2026 season launch of Secondhand Saturday! A curated, more...
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| 7:00 pm | “Crazy Funny Asians” Free Comedy Showcase (SF) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | “Golden Gate Comedy Night” SF’s Most Intimate Comedy Club |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | “HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 8:00 pm | “Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens) |
FREE*
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| 8:00 pm | $5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show |
$11.94*
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| 9:00 pm | SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat) |
$18.60*
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| 9:00 pm | Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p) |
FREE*
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| 9:00 pm | $5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday) |
$16.37*
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| 10:00 pm | SF’s Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 9:30 am | Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday) |
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 | De Youngsters Day Out: Free Museum Day for Families (2026) |
FREE |
| All Day | Free PresidiGo Shuttle | Downtown to Presidio |
FREE |
| 10:00 am | Boogie Music Fest 2026 (Downtown Campbell) |
FREE*
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| 11:00 am | “Science@Cal”: Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | Southeast Asian New Year Celebration: Songkran Festival 2026 (SF) |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | “Off the Grid” Waterfront Fest + Free Ferry Rides (Treasure Island) |
FREE*
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| 2:00 pm | Retro Future Review: Free Indie & Synth Pop Mini Festival in GG Park |
FREE |
| 11:59 pm | San Francisco Midnight Mystery Ride (Every Third Saturday) |
FREE |
Sunday, May 17, 2026
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The San Francisco Civic Music Association presents “Civic Strings” free concerts from Dec. 14, 2025 – May 17, 2026 at First Baptist Church!
“Civic Strings” concerts – a smaller, string-focused ensemble, especially more...
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| 6:00 pm | “HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 8:00 am | Bay to Breakers 2026 (Everything You Need to Know) |
FREE*
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| 10:00 am | SF’s Free “Sundays at the Beach” Tai Chi Day (Great Highway) |
FREE |
| 10:00 am | SFMOMA’s Hat Party for Matisse Exhibit Opening |
$30*
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