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!
Thursday, October 8
The Wow Story Lab: Free Storytelling Workshop for Professionals
Bring one story. Leave knowing exactly what makes it land. This free, hands-on storytelling workshop is for professionals and entrepreneurs who want to communicate with more confidence, whether in a presentation, a pitch, an interview, or a toast. No lectures or slides: participants bring one ...
SF’s Fleet Week 2026: Blue Angels Arrival & Practice Survey Flights (2026)
Thursday, October 8 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Marina Green
Although it’s not the full airshow later in the week, typically the Blue Angels will do survey flights periodically during the time period of about 1-5 pm on Thursday.
So, although it’s not guaranteed, on Thursday you should be able to see (and hear) the Blue Angels ...
SF’s Fleet Week 2026: USAF Band of Golden West Brass (Crab Wheel Plaza)
Thursday, October 8 – 1:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Fisherman’s Wharf Crab Wheel Plaza
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week air show and festival. San Francisco Fleet Week returns October 4-12, 2026, bringing more than a full week of ...
Discover Amaro Angeleno: Store Tasting
Thursday, October 8 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Hayes Valley
Discover Amaro Angeleno : Store Tasting
Join us for an exciting in-person tasting event at The Epicurean Trader – Hayes Valley on October 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM (PDT) . Immerse yourself in the unique flavors of Amaro Angeleno and experience a delightful afternoon of discovery ...
Fleet Week 2026 Heroes Block Party w/ SF’s Biggest American Flag (North Beach)
Celebrate Fleet Week at the Heroes Block Party!
San Francisco residents and visitors are invited to an unforgettable evening in North Beach at the Heroes Block Party, hosted by American Legion Cathay Post 384!
Experience a patriotic street celebration featuring San Francisco’s biggest American flag, DJs, musical ...
SF’s Fleet Week 2026: Navy Band SW Brass Band (Castro – Jane Warner Plaza)
Thursday, October 8 – 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Jane Warner Plaza
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week air show and festival. San Francisco Fleet Week returns October 4-12, 2026, bringing more than a full week of ...
SF’s Fleet Week 2026: USAF Band of Golden West – Mobility (Pier 39)
Thursday, October 8 – 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Pier 39
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week air show and festival. San Francisco Fleet Week returns October 4-12, 2026, bringing more than a full week of ...
District 9 Mission Family Summit
This is Your City. This is Your Voice. This is Your Future. Share your story about growing up and raising your family in San Francisco.
Every family has a story. Every voice matters. Please share yours.
Join us for the District 9 Mission Family Summit! The This Is ...
SF’s Final FREE “Valencia Live” Street Party of 2026 (October)
Valencia LIVE! is back for a 2026 season! See you in the streets for a FREE, all-ages monthly neighborhood celebration with live music, cocktails to go, restaurants, art, shopping, and tons of fun in the streets. Live music curated by Carnaval SF. Select blocks of ...
SF’s “Valencia Live” Night Market in The Mission (Every 2nd Thu)
Thursday, October 8 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Valencia Street
A free, monthly neighborhood celebration on Valencia Street with live music, dancing, art-making and more. Valencia LIVE! is back for a 2026 season! See you in the streets for a FREE, all-ages monthly neighborhood celebration with live music, cocktails to go, restaurants, art, shopping, and tons of fun in the ...
Free KPFA Event: “The People’s History” Dave Zirin’s New Howard Zinn Biography (Oakland)
KPFA co-presents this evening celebrating the publication of The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn, by Dave Zirin, a columnist at The Nation.
The new book examines the life and work of the iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, whose bestselling work, A People’s History of the United States, changed the ...
SF’s Fleet Week 2026: Ceremonial Band aka Wind Ensemble (Honor Our Fallen Marines Memorial)
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week air show and festival. San Francisco Fleet Week returns October 4-12, 2026, bringing more than a full week of ...
SF Election 2026: Big Donors, Power Grabs + What Voters Need to Know (SF)
Wealthy special interests are trying to grab more power in San Francisco — whether they succeed is up to voters.
At a time when public oversight is shrinking and power is being concentrated fewer hands, understanding the role of large campaign donors in our political process ...
Workshop: Writing Hard Enough to Shift Gravity
Thursday, October 8 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:15 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Public Library, Main Library, Latino Room (lower level)
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck, host of SFPL’s Poem Jam poetry reading series, offers a free one-hour poetry writing intensive workshop, in the hopes of encouraging newer poets and providing strategies to established poets. Please bring a notebook, a pen and your best ...
SF’s Fleet Week 2026: Navy Band SW Destroyers (DD)
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week air show and festival. San Francisco Fleet Week returns October 4-12, 2026, bringing more than a full week of ...
Free Talk: Ocean Beach + Fort Funston Dunes (SF)
Despite a history of urbanization and military use, two major distinct dune systems directly connected to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach persist: the mostly artificial fringe of Sunset Dunes along the Great Highway fill embankment, and the perched bluff-top dunes on uplifted ice-age (Colma formation) sand ...
Every Thursday: “Inner Circle” Dance Party at White Rabbit (SF)
Free Thursday Party featuring DJs spinning House, Disco, Remixes, Currents, Classics and more every Thursday at White Rabbit. Join us at White Rabbit on Thursdays for Inner Circle, a weekly get-together dedicated to the DJ and a love for dance music. No cover. No worries! ...Every Thursday
16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)
Time: 9pm to 12am, Celebrating 20 years in May 2023 (currently 19 years strong). Instagram: @16thmission. For 18 years, this outdoor “open mic-without-a-mic” has welcomed poets, musicians, emcees, comedy, and everything in between. In the best of San Francisco tradition, everyone is welcome, ...Every Thursday
Friday, October 9
Westbrae Pumpkin Patch 2026 in North Berkeley (Sept. 18 – Oct. 31)
Fall is just around the corner, and we’re excited to share a great local opportunity for families to enjoy a seasonal tradition while supporting our schools. Westbrae Nursery in North Berkeley, located at the corner of Gilman and Santa Fe, will host its annual pumpkin ...
SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)
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 and heritage with laughs at a secret location – a two-floor comedy club near ...Every Friday
