San Francisco… land of the free. Here’s just the free stuff in SF and the Bay Area. Keep your wallet in your pocket and enjoy!
Saturday, November 7
Free “San José Roots” Cultural Fest + Historic Home Tours
Saturday, November 7 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Pedro Square Market
History San José is honoring the cultural diversity of the region on November 7th at the San Pedro Square Market.
San José Roots celebrates San José’s history, starting with its earliest periods to its present innovative spirit. The free program aims to provide a platform for ...
Free Filipino “Manilatown” Film Double Feature + Q&As at SFMOMA
“Two Films. One Manilatown Legacy.” brings two generations of San Francisco’s Manilatown and International Hotel history to the big screen at SFMOMA for a special FREE double-feature presentation.
At 1 PM, experience the San Francisco premiere of the newly enhanced and restored edition of Curtis Choy’s ...
Dog Carnival (Alameda)
Step Right Up, Little Dogs!
The Pee-Wee Paws Carnival is coming to town! Get ready for an afternoon of GAMES, PRIZES & FUN!
Carnival games & activities
Games to play & prizes to win
Photo opportunities
🦴 Treats
Playtime & doggy socializing
Bring your little baby and come play, win, snack, and ...
Opening Reception for Technicolor: Currents, Concrete & Canopies
Join us for the Opening Reception for Technicolor: Currents, Concrete & Canopies. This beautiful, vibrant retrospective of esteemed photographer Kelly Nicolaisen showcases her unique view of the world with all its shapes, sizes, colors, and more.
Throughout her career, Kelly has also had the opportunity to ...
Free “Wood Street” Film Screening on Oakland’s Unhoused + Q&A (SF Main Library)
WOOD STREET follows a year in the life of Oakland’s largest unhoused encampment as its residents face an imminent eviction that threatens to dismantle their community. As notices appear and police move in, residents organize — building barricades, filing lawsuits, and protesting at City Hall ...
Free Alameduh Zine Release Party w/ DJs + Hyperlocal Food (Alameda)
ALAMEDUH ZINE ISSUE 2 RELEASE PARTY
Free entry! Hyperlocal food! DJ + record store! 100% Alameda pop-up market! Community art project! + more!
Music from:
Gold Digger Records
Food from:
Calafia Taqueria
Pound 4 Pound Burgers
Suga & Spice Cookie Co.
100% Alameda pop-up market featuring:
ALAMEDUH
Amy Liu Big Softie
Coven of Stitches
East2West Pottery
EBB Garden ...
Free Grand Opening: Downtown Berkeley’s “Zero Empty Spaces” Arts Marketplace
Saturday, November 7 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Zero Empty Spaces Berkeley
Celebrate the grand opening of Zero Empty Spaces Berkeley, the organization’s first California location, inside the former Half Price Books in Downtown Berkeley. Explore a once-vacant storefront transformed into a retail arts marketplace and community-focused gallery featuring local artists, makers, designers, and creative entrepreneurs. Meet ...
Free Last Supper Party: Poetry Music + Community Bread (SF)
An Evening of Poetry and Music with Colleen Shoshana McKee, Olga Zilberbourg and Timothy Goodspeed curated by Kimi Sugioka and presented in collaboration with The Sycamore.
We invite our audience to share ideas and bread and find inspiration in the thoughts and words of artists and ...
Oakland Diwali 2026 Festival of LIght
Saturday, November 7 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | BLOC 15
Oakland Diwali is a festival of lights like no other. Free and family-friendly, Oakland Diwali brings together hundreds people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds from all across the Bay Area. Dynamic dance and music performances, delicious South Asian food, a beautiful Bazaar, and infectious ...
Free Night Walking Tour of Chinatown Alleyways + North Beach (SF)
After dark, Chinatown quiets down. That’s when this walk starts.
It’s a free 90-minute evening tour that begins at the Dragon Gate and works up through Chinatown’s back alleys to the point where the neighbourhood turns into North Beach. Along the way: the old tong buildings ...
Free Book Reading: A Childhood on the Hippie Trail at Adobe Books
In 1970, five-year-old Caleb Dardick set off with his family on an extraordinary 20,000-mile journey from Amsterdam to India in a VW bus. His father used a wheelchair, his mother was living with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, and the three children found themselves immersed in the ...
Free Oakland Symphony Youth String Concert (Fall 2026)
Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra’s String Orchestra presents its first concert at the Valley Center for the Performing Arts. Led by conductor Lewis Patzner, the free program includes Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings along with Renaissance dances and Baroque repertoire.
Original Event Description:
_OSYO String Orchestra Fall concert on ...
Brüxie & Friends: Free Ghetto Tech House Night + Birthday Celebration
I’m turning 50, and I’m celebrating the best way I know how: Dancing the night away with good friends.
Fifty years of music, laughter and love, and the best parts are always with good friends. Come celebrate half a century with me and all our Scorpio ...
Sunday, November 8
SF’s “Inner Sunset Flea Market” 2026 w/ Sunset Mercantile (Season Finale)
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 November, this vibrant, well-loved community event transforms Irving Street (9th-11th Ave.) into a lively ...Monthly
Free Sunday Comedy Night in Downtown SF
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 chic, upscale comedy club boasting avant-garde decor, an upstairs lounge and a roster of top-notch comedians. ...
2026 Muchos Art + Comic Expo: 50+ Artists (Berkeley)
Sunday, November 8 – 12:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | La Peña Cultural Center
Join us for the 2026 Muchos Art and Comic Expo!
Presented at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley, MACE makes it’s East Bay debut for 2026! Formerly the Mission Art and Comic Expo, MACE rebranded to Muchos Comics to provide our event and services across the ...
Diwali at the Outer Sunset Farmers Market
Celebrate the 4th Annual Diwali (the Festival of Lights) at The Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile! Join us again for a celebration of tradition and enlightenment with our fourth annual Diwali Festival. Featuring live music, cooking demos, family-friendly activities, and more! Did we mention ...
Lower Nob Hill Weekly Cleanup w/ Free Lunch for Volunteers (SF)
Sunday, November 8 – 9:45 am - Ends at 11:00 am |
Cost: FREE | Lower Nob Hill Neighborhood/Another Cafe
Lower Nob Hill Weekly Cleanup Sundays, 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM Meet outside Another Cafe at 1191 Pine St Grab a picker, meet the people on your block, and leave the sidewalks cleaner than you found them. We provide all the supplies: grabbers, bags, gloves, ...Every Sunday
Bank of America’s “Museums On Us” Free Museum Weekend (2026)
Holders of Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, or U. S. Trust cardholders (credit cards and debit cards) get free admission to six Bay Area museums, two Sacramento museums and to more than 225 cultural institutions nationwide, for the first full weekend each month including the de ...Monthly
“Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)
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 the Sunday Scaries hit with an easy hour of picking up trash around our ...Every Sunday
