San Francisco Events & Things to Do

San Francisco is super spendy to live in, but there’s always a ton of fun, free & cheap things to do… if you know where to look. Here’s our calendar of upcoming fun, yet affordable, events.

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Monday, June 15, 2026
8:00 pm	Mirthquake: Monday Live Comedy in the Richmond w/ $5 Drinks (SF)	FREE* *free tickets, RSVP to ensure a spot, 21+
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
5:30 pm	“Creation is Shelter” Exhibition Opening Reception (SF)	FREE
6:00 pm	House of Glide: Celebrating Pride and Power (SF)	FREE* *Need to register
7:00 pm	Swing Dance Night: Radio Gatsby Jazz Band Live (SF)	$20

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Secret Guest List: Cobb’s Free Comedy Nights (Comedy Allstars) Wednesday, June 17 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm \| Cost: FREE* *Free with RSVP. Must arrive 30 minutes early for guaranteed entry. All shows are 18 & over with valid photo ID. Like most comedy clubs, there is a two drink minimum. \| Cobb's Comedy Club Cobb’s Comedy Club has a secret guestlist for a handpicked group of shows at SF’s biggest comedy club. Every month they handpick some of SF’s top local comedians to showcase for you more...
9:00 am	Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)	FREE* *Free from 9-10am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; otherwise non-resident admission is $12 - $16 depending on the season. San Francisco residents are always free with valid ID
11:00 am	“Biblio Bistro” Farmers’ Market Cooking School \| UN Plaza	FREE
11:00 am	Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)	FREE
2:00 pm	Free Art Workshop: Yarn Weaving (SF)	FREE* *Free with RSVP
5:00 pm	SF “AI Engineers Mixer” Happy Hour: Open Bar + Free Games (Thriller Social Arcade)	FREE* *RSVP Required. Organizers reserve the right to refuse entry at their discretion. Intended for AI Engineers
6:00 pm	“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)	FREE* *Every Wednesday, Free Hot Dogs with every Hornitos Cocktail purchase
6:00 pm	Artist-Led Tour of “Conjuring Power” (SF)	FREE
7:00 pm	Water + Planet Habitability: Free Science Lecture w/ Snacks (SF)	FREE
7:00 pm	Black Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)	FREE
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Downtown SF Free DJ Party w/ Justin Martin (Mint Plaza) Thursday, June 18 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm \| Cost: FREE* *Free with RSVP at themidwaysf.com/justinmartin \| Mint Plaza Justin Martin headlines a free outdoor dance party for all ages at Mint Plaza in downtown San Francisco as part of Third Thursdays on Mint, presented by The Midway, 620 Jones, more...
7:00 pm	Cult Movie Night: Peaches Christ + Improv Tribute to “Dream Warriors” (SF)	$15* *$13.50 for Senior Citizens; $16 for Adults
7:00 pm	Social Media Prom: North Beach Nights at 117-Year-Old Bar (Savoy Tivoli)	$30* *Early bird is $30, General admission is $45 includes a gift bag worth over $150 and a drink ticket.
7:30 pm	Nightmare on Elm Street 3 w/ Peaches Christ + Live Improv (SF)	$15
8:00 pm	Shordie Shordie	$42.34
Friday, June 19, 2026
“Chelle! & Friends” (Kids’ Show) at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026 Friday, June 19 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 pm \| Cost: FREE \| Yerba Buena Gardens, Children’s Garden Fri, Jun 19 \| 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. Led by New Orleans-native Michelle Jacques, more...
7:00 pm	SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)	FREE* *Free tickets, but RSVP Required. Donations ($5-$10) greatly appreciated. Otherwise, $15 adv / $20 door tickets also available
7:30 pm	SF Comedy Legends “The Sklar Brothers” Live at Cobb’s Comedy Club (June 19–20)	$34.05* *Starts at $34.05 General Admission – 18+ 2 drink min valid ID
10:00 pm	Secret Guest List: Cobb’s Free Comedy Nights (Kinfolk Comedy)	FREE* *Free with RSVP. Must arrive 30 minutes early for guaranteed entry. All shows are 18 & over with valid photo ID. Like most comedy clubs, there is a two drink minimum.
10:00 am	San Francisco Waterfront Summer Market: 3-Day Cultural Fest (Ferry Building)	FREE
5:00 pm	“Off the Grid” Fort Mason: Friday Night Market w/ 110+ Vendors (2026)	FREE* *Free to attend, but food/drink for purchase
5:00 pm	$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)	FREE* *Free admission with RSVP on Eventbrite
7:30 pm	Josh Kornbluth’s What Is To Be Done?: Fighting Fascism and Depression	$15
8:00 pm	SF’s 2026 Fresh Meat Festival: 25th Anniv. of Trans + Queer Performance (June 19-21)	$15* *NOTAFLOF
9:00 pm	Juneteenth 2025: “Queen Out” Queer Club Bash w/ SadBoi + Memphy (Public Works)	$16* *No one turned away for lack of funds - DM @queenoutsf on Instagram before 6 PM day of show.
9:00 pm	Greens & Cornbread	$5
Saturday, June 20, 2026
SF Comedy Legends “The Sklar Brothers” Live at Cobb’s Comedy Club (June 19–20) Saturday, June 20 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:45 pm \| Cost: $34.05* *Starts at $34.05 General Admission – 18+ 2 drink min valid ID \| Cobb's Comedy Club The Sklar Brothers are coming to Cobb’s June 19-20 for a weekend full of nonstop laughs! The Sklar Brothers Friday – Saturday, June 19-20, 2026 Cobb’s Comedy Club, 915 Columbus Avenue, SF Get Tickets – more...
9:00 pm	Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p)	FREE* *Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $25 at door without RSVP
8:00 am	SF Dragon Boat Festival: 2026 Friendship Races on Lake Merced (June 20-21)	FREE
9:00 am	Sand Art Party: Build a Massive Masterpiece Together (Ocean Beach)	$2
9:30 am	Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)	FREE* *Free general admission to Bay Area residents. Valid ID or proof of residency required. This offer applies only to the permanent collection galleries. Advanced timed tickets required.
9:30 am	Free “Legion of Honor” Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)	FREE* *Free general admission to Bay Area residents. Valid ID or proof of residency required. This offer applies only to the permanent collection galleries. Timed advanced tickets required
10:00 am	SF Waterfront Summer Market: 3-Day Cultural Fest at Ferry Building (June 19-21)	FREE
All Day	Free PresidiGo Shuttle \| Downtown to Presidio	FREE
10:00 am	Secondhand Saturdays: 60+ Vintage Vendors (Outer Sunset)	FREE* *Free
10:00 am	Free 2026 Golden Gate Park Succulent Expo: 40+ Rare Plant Vendors (June 20-21)	FREE* *FREE all day!
10:00 am	Pet Food Express’ Free “Fun & Fitness” Fest (Little Marina Green)	FREE* *Free entry 10am - 2pm!
11:00 am	Fillmore Farmer & Flea Market (African American Art & Culture Complex)	FREE
11:00 am	SF’s North Beach Festival 2026 (June 20-21)	FREE
11:00 am	2026 San Francisco Juneteenth Parade (Market Street to Fulton Plaza)	FREE
12:00 pm	SF’s Native Contemporary Arts Festival (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)	FREE
8:00 pm	Ibrahim Maalouf	$53.95
11:59 pm	San Francisco Midnight Mystery Ride (Every Third Saturday)	FREE
Sunday, June 21, 2026
SF’s “Mozart to Mendelssohn” Free Full Orchestra Concerts (2025/26) Sunday, June 21 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm \| Cost: FREE* *RSVP - donations are accepted \| Herbst Theatre The San Francisco Civic Music Association presents “Mozart to Mendelssohn” concerts! (M2M) is the Association’s second full orchestra, and was formed in 2014 to accommodate the growing number of musicians who more...
7:00 pm	Secret Guest List: Cobb’s Free Comedy Nights (“Get it?!” Gameshow)	FREE* *Free with RSVP. Must arrive 30 minutes early for guaranteed entry. All shows are 18 & over with valid photo ID. Like most comedy clubs, there is a two drink minimum.
8:00 am	SF Dragon Boat Festival: 2026 Friendship Races on Lake Merced (June 20-21)	FREE
9:00 am	Free 2026 Golden Gate Park Succulent Expo: 40+ Rare Plant Vendors (June 20-21)	FREE* *FREE all day!
10:00 am	SF Waterfront Summer Market: 3-Day Cultural Fest at Ferry Building (June 19-21)	FREE
10:00 am	“Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)	FREE* *Sign up on this TogetherSF Mobilize page: https://www.mobilize.us/togethersf/event/444979/
11:00 am	SF’s North Beach Festival 2026 (June 20-21)	FREE
11:00 am	“Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)	FREE* *Weather permitting (rain cancels)
1:00 pm	Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)	FREE
1:00 pm	Golden Gate Park Band’s Father’s Day & Juneteenth Symphony in the Park	FREE* *Free, but donations are welcome.
3:00 pm	Mozart to Mendelssohn : Chopin & Gorecki’s Symphony No. 3	FREE* *RSVP - donations are accepted
5:00 pm	Father’s Day Bonfire Night at SF’s Ocean Beach (2026)	FREE* *Fire rings are first come, first serve
Monday, June 22, 2026
SF Neo-Futurists’ “Infinite Pride” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) Monday, June 22 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm \| Cost: $33.85* *$33.85 - GA (fees included) \| El Rio 30 gay plays performed in 60 even gayer minutes, featuring an all queer/trans cast of SF Neo-Futurists Join your favorite local non-illusory theater troupe, the San Francisco Neo-Futurists, for 60 minutes of more...
6:00 pm	SF Arcade Bar “Emporium” 8 Free Game Tokens for “Industry Night” (Every Monday)	FREE* *8 free game tokens if you are part of the "industry"
7:00 pm	“Motown On Mondays” DJ Night (Madrone Art Bar)	FREE* *Free before 8pm; $5 after
8:00 pm	Mirthquake: Monday Live Comedy in the Richmond w/ $5 Drinks (SF)	FREE* *free tickets, RSVP to ensure a spot, 21+
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
$5 Off Tix: Darkly Comic “Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really” Live (May 15-June 27) Wednesday, June 24 – 7:00 pm \| Cost: $47* *Normally $52; $5 off with code FUNCHEAP \| San Francisco Playhouse A wildly entertaining, blood-soaked twist on Dracula arrives at San Francisco Playhouse. In Kate Hamill’s gender-bending feminist revenge fantasy, the line between monster and man blurs fast. Critics are hooked: “the more...
7:30 pm	SF’s Iconic Punchline Comedy Club: Secret Guest List (Scott Capurro has Friends)	FREE* *Free with RSVP. Must arrive 30 minutes in advance for guaranteed entry. All shows are 18 & over with valid photo ID. Like most comedy clubs, there is a two drink minimum.
9:00 am	Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)	FREE* *Free from 9-10am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; otherwise non-resident admission is $12 - $16 depending on the season. San Francisco residents are always free with valid ID
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* *Every Wednesday, Free Hot Dogs with every Hornitos Cocktail purchase
7:00 pm	Black Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)	FREE
Thursday, June 25, 2026
SF Pride Block Party + World Cup Watch Party (Yerba Buena Lane) Thursday, June 25 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm \| Cost: FREE* *RSVP required for free entry. All ages. \| Jessie Square Grab your heels, cleats (or both!) and head to Jessie Square in Yerba Buena for an SF Pride Block Party and World Cup Watch Party. Your Pride Pre-Game Starts Here! You’re invited more...
8:00 pm	Coit Comedy: Stand Up Comedy & Free Golden Boy Pizza \| SF	$5* *Use "Funcheap" to get a 50% discount ticket with 1 drink minimum requirement. Otherwise it's $10.
Friday, June 26, 2026
“Drag Me Downtown” SF Pride Pop-Up Drag Show Series (2026) Friday, June 26 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm \| Cost: FREE* *RSVP \| Merchants Exchange Club Buckle up, buttercup! Drag Me Downtown, San Francisco’s signature pop-up drag show series, returns every Friday for Pride 2026! 4 Shows. 13 Performers. 100% San Francisco. Produced by the Downtown SF Partnership in collaboration with Bobby more...
7:00 pm	SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)	FREE* *Free tickets, but RSVP Required. Donations ($5-$10) greatly appreciated. Otherwise, $15 adv / $20 door tickets also available
9:00 am	200 Weddings Today! Huge LGBTQ+ Pride Marriage Celebration at SF City Hall (2025)	$111
11:00 am	San Francisco’s Annual Trans March + Festival 2026	FREE
5:00 pm	$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)	FREE* *Free admission with RSVP on Eventbrite
6:00 pm	San Francisco Critical Mass (Last Friday of the Month)	FREE
8:00 pm	Underscores	$39.44
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Summer “Creative Youth Celebration” Festival at YBCA (SF) Saturday, June 27 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm \| Cost: FREE* *Tickets to this public event are FREE, though there is a suggested donation of $20. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts On Saturday, June 27 from 12-5pm, the Creative Youth Celebration will transform Yerba Buena Center for the Arts into a one-day-only, multidisciplinary showcase featuring hundreds of works by award-winning high school more...
8:00 pm	$5 Off Tix: Darkly Comic “Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really” Live (May 15-June 27)	$47* *Normally $52; $5 off with code FUNCHEAP
9:00 pm	Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p)	FREE* *Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $25 at door without RSVP
9:30 am	Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)	FREE* *Free general admission to Bay Area residents. Valid ID or proof of residency required. This offer applies only to the permanent collection galleries. Advanced timed tickets required.
9:30 am	Free “Legion of Honor” Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)	FREE* *Free general admission to Bay Area residents. Valid ID or proof of residency required. This offer applies only to the permanent collection galleries. Timed advanced tickets required
11:00 am	2026 San Francisco Pride Festival (June 27-28)	FREE* *Free, but donations are requested
8:00 pm	Aaron Hibell	$36.86
Sunday, June 28, 2026
“Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF) Sunday, June 28 – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am \| Cost: FREE* *Sign up on this TogetherSF Mobilize page: https://www.mobilize.us/togethersf/event/444979/ \| Manny’s Tired? Sunday Funday. Wired? Sunday done-day. Make our neighborhood better, brunch with cool people (sorry not sorry, we’re biased), get deals to some fave local spots, and wrap it up before more...
10:30 am	2026 San Francisco Pride Parade	FREE
11:00 am	“Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)	FREE* *Weather permitting (rain cancels)
11:00 am	2026 San Francisco Pride Festival (Civic Center)	FREE* *Free, but a donations appreciated
1:00 pm	Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)	FREE
1:00 pm	Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Symphony in the Park: Around the World in 90 Minutes	FREE* *Free, but donations are welcome.
Monday, June 29, 2026
6:00 pm	SF Arcade Bar “Emporium” 8 Free Game Tokens for “Industry Night” (Every Monday)	FREE* *8 free game tokens if you are part of the "industry"
7:00 pm	“Motown On Mondays” DJ Night (Madrone Art Bar)	FREE* *Free before 8pm; $5 after
8:00 pm	Mirthquake: Monday Live Comedy in the Richmond w/ $5 Drinks (SF)	FREE* *free tickets, RSVP to ensure a spot, 21+
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
SF’s Noe Valley Night Market 2026 Tuesday, June 30 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm \| Cost: FREE \| Noe Valley Town Square Come out for the Noe Valley Night Market from 5–8pm at the Noe Valley Town Square for a cozy evening of live music, local retail and food vendors, and family-friendly fun. Gather more...
7:00 pm	SF History Night \| Pacific Heights	$10* *$10 for non-members; free for SFHA members
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
SF Symphony: Mendelssohn 5 & Bruch Violin Concerto (SF) Wednesday, July 1 – 7:30 pm \| Cost: $39* *Tickets start at $39 (while supplies last) \| Davies Symphony Hall Debuting conductor Chloé Van Soeterstède leads a Romantic program rich in warmth and color. Elfrida Andrée’s Overture in D major reveals a pioneering Swedish musical voice, while Max Bruch’s First Violin more...
9:00 am	Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)	FREE* *Free from 9-10am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; otherwise non-resident admission is $12 - $16 depending on the season. San Francisco residents are always free with valid ID
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* *Free tickets are not available for reservation online on free days; all visitors will be welcomed to the museum as long as there is capacity on a first-come, first-served basis.