Tuesday, August 4, 2026
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One of the most socially-distant ways to have fun, The West Wind Drive-In theaters in both San Jose and Concord are open for good old-fashioned drive-in movie fun.
West Wind Drive In more...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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Join us for Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina with $1 Wings from 4:30pm – Close!
$1 Wing Wednesdays
Every Wednesday | 4:30pm to Close
Underdogs Cantina, 128 King St. (Across from ballpark), SF
FREE (No more...
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| 7:30 pm | FREE Comedy Night (Every Wednesday) at The Function (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 | Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | SF’s GLBT History Museum: Free First Wednesday |
FREE*
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| 3:00 pm | Ranch First Wednesday Open Community Day | Napa |
FREE*
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| 5:00 pm | Walnut Creek’s Locust Street Festival 2026 |
FREE |
| 6:00 pm | “Safe Words” Comedy & Hot Dogs | SF |
FREE*
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| 6:00 pm | “Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF) |
FREE*
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| 6:30 pm | “South Side Beer Ride” Free Monthly Brewery Shuttle | SF |
FREE*
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| 6:30 pm | Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | SF |
FREE*
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| 6:30 pm | Drink & Draw Art Event & Raffle | The Knockout |
FREE |
| 7:00 pm | Black Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday) |
FREE |
| 7:30 pm | Hometown Free Comedy Night & Happy Hour | Emeryville |
FREE*
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Thursday, August 6, 2026
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There’s no better time to visit the Museum of Craft and Design than on their Free First Thursdays.
Committed to making art, craft, and design accessible to everyone, the Museum of Craft more...
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| 12:30 pm | Lunchtime Concert w/ Fely Tchaco (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026) |
FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Edgardo Cambón’s 40th Anniversary at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026 |
FREE |
| 6:00 pm | “First Thursdays” Live Music at The Village at San Antonio Center (Mountain View) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | Oakland’s Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal) |
FREE*
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| 7:30 pm | Free HellaFunny Thursday Comedy Night (Downtown SF) |
FREE*
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| 9:00 pm | Arcade Karaoke: SF’s Wild New Thursday Night Party + $3 Shots (SF) |
FREE*
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| 11:00 am | Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum |
FREE*
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| 12:00 pm | SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals |
FREE*
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| 12:00 pm | SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | San Jose’s Gordon Biersch Night Market |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | SF’s Free DFT Monthly Block Party: “Downtown First Thursdays” (2026) |
FREE*
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| 6:00 pm | Lower Polk / TL Art Walk | Trendyloin |
FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Movies on the Square 2026: Free Double Features Every Thursday (Redwood City) |
FREE*
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| 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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| 9:30 pm | Sadderday: An Emo/Pop-Punk/Screamo Dance Party | SF |
FREE |
Friday, August 7, 2026
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Friday, August 7 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens, Children’s Garden
Fri, Aug 7 | 11:00am – 11:30am
Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
799 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA
This children’s program has two shows: 11-11:30am with a repeat show 12-12:30pm.
A dancer, singer, teacher, playwright and more...
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| 7:00 pm | SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p) |
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 | “The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF) |
FREE*
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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 am | Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park) |
FREE*
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| All Day | Free Admission Day at Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History |
FREE |
| All Day | History Museum: Free First Fridays (Redwood City) |
FREE |
| 11:00 am | “Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day at SF’s Tato (Every Friday) |
FREE*
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| 3:00 pm | “Block Fest” Tenderloin Arts Festival & Free Art Making | SF |
FREE*
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| 5:00 pm | South First Fridays Art Walk (San Jose) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | $1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach) |
FREE*
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| 5:00 pm | Baukunst First Fridays: Art, Music + Food (Bernal Heights) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | “Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | Union Square’s Free “Salsa in the Square” Night Party (Every 4th Friday) |
FREE |
| 5:00 pm | “Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 5:00 pm | Pleasant Hill Night Market: Food, Music & Performances |
FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Oakland Art Murmur (First Fridays Art Walk) |
FREE |
| 6:00 pm | 20th Annual “Music on the Square” Free Concerts Every Friday (Redwood City) |
FREE*
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| 8:00 pm | Oakland Critical Mass | First Friday |
FREE |
| 8:00 pm | San Francisco Bike Party (First Fridays) |
FREE |
Saturday, August 8, 2026
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Pistahan (Day 1)
Sat, Aug 8
11:00am – 5:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
This program occurs on Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9.
Visit the Pistahan more...
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| 4:00 pm | “STEM Play and Bubble Day” Free Festival at The Village at San Antonio Center |
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 | “Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens) |
FREE*
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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 | SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat) |
$18.60*
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| 9:00 am | Trail & Habitat Volunteer Work: Restoring Laguna Honda’s Lost Trails | SF |
FREE |
| 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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| 10:00 am | “Kids Rock” 2026 Music Festival in the Park (Redwood City) |
FREE*
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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 |
| 12:00 pm | Free Beginner Parkour “Urban Ninja” Class |
FREE |
| 12:00 pm | Eco SF School Farm Volunteer Work Day | SF |
FREE |
| 2:00 pm | “Sketchboard”: Figure Drawing Art Class & Live Music | SF |
$5*
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| 2:00 pm | “San Francisco Mime Troupe” Live Summer Musical in the Park (2026) |
FREE*
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| 8:30 pm | Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF |
FREE |
| 9:00 pm | “FirstClass: Departure” DJ Saturday Nights | Oakland |
FREE |
Sunday, August 9, 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 | Second Day of Pistahan (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026) |
FREE*
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| 6:00 pm | “HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland) |
FREE*
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| 7:00 pm | Free Sunday Comedy Night in Downtown SF |
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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| 1:00 pm | Golden Gate Park Band’s Symphony in the Park: Music for Kids |
FREE*
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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 |
| 2:00 pm | “San Francisco Mime Troupe” Live Summer Musical in the Park (2026) |
FREE*
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Monday, August 10, 2026
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Welcome to the heart of laughter right on the edge of SF’s vibrant Hayes Valley district! Step into a world of hilarity and at the newest addition to the city’s comedy scene – a more...
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| 7:00 pm | Oakland’s Free “Town Biz” Comedy Night w/ HellaFunny (Mon + Tue) |
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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| 8:00 pm | Mirthquake: Monday Live Comedy in the Richmond w/ $5 Drinks (SF) |
FREE*
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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Tuesday, August 11 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Tue, Aug 11 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Jessie Square, Yerba Buena Gardens
760 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA
Sharing works that delight, provoke, inspire and rouse, the Poetic Tuesdays series turns lunchtime into a sumptuous more...
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| 7:30 pm | $1 Margaritas & “Disco Taco Tuesday” at Underdogs (SoMa) |
FREE*
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| 7:30 pm | Free SF “Hayes Valley Comedy Night” at The Function (Every Tuesday) |
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, August 12, 2026
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Join us for Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina with $1 Wings from 4:30pm – Close!
$1 Wing Wednesdays
Every Wednesday | 4:30pm to Close
Underdogs Cantina, 128 King St. (Across from ballpark), SF
FREE (No more...
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| 7:30 pm | FREE Comedy Night (Every Wednesday) at The Function (SF) |
FREE*
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| 11:00 am | Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) |
FREE |