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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, April 16

Every Thursday: “Inner Circle” Dance Party at White Rabbit (SF)
Thursday, April 16 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Inner Circle is always Free with RSVP
| White Rabbit
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

Friday, April 17

SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)
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

“Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)
Friday, April 17 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| The Function
"Rush Hour Comedy Night" w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)

Welcome to ‘Rush Hour Comedy Night’ where laughter knows no bounds and cultural collisions are the name of the game. Join our dynamic duo of black and Asian comedians as they embark on a whirlwind adventure through the streets of humor, weaving together their diverse backgrounds and ...Every Friday

“HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)
"HellaSecret" Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...

“The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF)
Friday, April 17 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP (21+ with Valid ID) - One item minimum purchase per person required
| Moe Greens
"The Stoner Comedy Jam" Friday Nights (SF)

You know what makes stand-up comedy funnier? Smoking while watching it live! Come to San Francisco’s premiere cannabis club Moe Greens every Friday night for a night of laughter and, well, getting stoned. HellaFunny is taking over the cannabis lounge at Moe Greens for the ...Every Friday

Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
Japanese Tea Garden's Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)

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 Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Friday

“Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day at SF’s Tato (Every Friday)
"Pay-What-You-Can" Taco Day at SF's Tato (Every Friday)

While many restaurants are struggling, San Francisco Mexican restaurant TATO wants to give back. They’re bringing back their “Taco Love” special which features a two taco plate with sides, and pay-what-you-can pricing. Pay-What-You-Can Taco Day Tato 4608 3rd St. (@ McKinnon) San Francisco (Bayview) Every ...Every Friday

GG Park’s Free Happy Hour Concert in the Park
Friday, April 17 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
GG Park's Free Happy Hour Concert in the Park

Free live music is back in the park. Illuminate LIVE returns to the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, March 1, 2026, launching its sixth season of free outdoor concerts with more than 125 performances scheduled through mid-November. The long-running series has ...

“Startup Art Fair” 70+ Indie Artist Fair in 1950s Motel (April 17-19)
Friday, April 17 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*ticket appear to be free
| Hotel Del Sol
"Startup Art Fair" 70+ Indie Artist Fair in 1950s Motel (April 17-19)

Startup Art Fair, the original artist-first hotel takeover fair, proudly announces the return of Startup San Francisco 2026. This boutique, multi-room gallery experience transforms the Hotel del Sol into an immersive art fair where every door opens to discovery and every conversation leads to connection. ...

$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
Friday, April 17 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission with RSVP on Eventbrite
| Monroe
$1 Drink Fridays: "Battle of the Decades" DJ Party (North Beach)

Fridays are now a little bit more awesome. Did someone say $1 drinks? Monroe in North Beach hosts “Battle of the Decades” DJ party and happy hour every Friday with a DJ spinning progressive tunes. Every hour is a different decade – with drink prices ...Every Friday

Castro Night Market 2026 (March – Sept)
Friday, April 17 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 18th St & Castro St
Castro Night Market 2026 (March - Sept)

One of the Castro’s biggest street events is coming back for another season. The Castro Night Market returns for season two on Friday, March 20, 2026, taking over two blocks of 18th Street and turning them into a pedestrian-friendly night market filled with food, music, ...Monthly

All Things Hidden Book Launch (Morgan Hill)
Friday, April 17 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | The Granary
All Things Hidden Book Launch (Morgan Hill)
Join us for the highly anticipated release of Lesley Miles’ memoir All Things Hidden, in conversation with Jordan Rosenfeld. All Things Hidden…a witness to paradise lost traces Lesley’s experience into a Maya community-building project in Ixcan, Guatemala, where she uncovers the hidden complexities of American involvement ...
“History Live” Discover SF’s Baseball Past w/ Lincoln Mitchell (SF)
Friday, April 17 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*In-person and livestream tickets are free; donations to our nonprofit are always appreciated
| Museum of San Francisco
"History Live" Discover SF's Baseball Past w/ Lincoln Mitchell (SF)
Join author and professor Lincoln Mitchell as he discusses the history of baseball in San Francisco from the Eagles and Red Rovers to Logan Webb and Buster Posey. Lincoln Mitchell teaches in the Political Science Department and School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. ...
Free Presidio Night Walk: Meet Nocturnal Creatures (SF)
Friday, April 17 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Registration Required
| Presidio Visitor Center
Free Presidio Night Walk: Meet Nocturnal Creatures (SF)
Ever been curious about what creatures are active starting around sunset and into the night?  We are! Join the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy for a night walk to learn about the local wildlife that you can hear or see at night in The Presidio. ...
Free Multimedia Concert: Women Crossing/Liminality (SF)
Friday, April 17 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music Bowes Center
Free Multimedia Concert: Women Crossing/Liminality (SF)
Ensemble for These Times explores women’s immigration and identity in a multimedia concert of contemporary chamber music, featuring: *”Field of Sorrow,” a new work for soprano, cello, and piano by Indian-Honkongese composer Juhi Bansal, setting translations of landays (women’s poetry from Afghanistan); *a new commission for found-object ...
Fauxnique: How Do I Look? (SF)
Friday, April 17 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*limited arts access tickets available, get them before they're gone.
| ODC Theater
Fauxnique: How Do I Look? (SF)
How Do I Look? – the most vain, mundane and loaded question. Fauxnique, the drag queen guise of multi-faceted artist Monique Jenkinson, wields her unique combination of precise physicality, irreverent humor and gutsy vulnerability, to dig past glossy platitudes and flattering exaggerations into the hot ...
Free ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Friday, April 17 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Proxy SF
Free 'Little Amélie or the Character of Rain' Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Free and open to all! Join us at PROXY to see the wonder and beauty of life through a child’s eyes in Little Amélie or the Character of Rain! The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense ...

Saturday, April 18

SF’s “Secondhand Saturday” 2026 w/ Sunset Mercantile (Season Launch)
Saturday, April 18 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission
| Sunset Community Mercantile
SF's "Secondhand Saturday" 2026 w/ Sunset Mercantile (Season Launch)

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, stylish, and modern take on the traditional flea market, featuring over 60 vintage ...Monthly

The Box SF Artistica Creators Fest (April 18-19)
Saturday, April 18 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*TICKETS NOT REQUIRED
| The Box SF
The Box SF Artistica Creators Fest (April 18-19)

The Box SF’s Artistica Creators Fest (formerly known as Artists and Makers Fair) is a multi-day weekend event held monthly at the historic building located in the heart of San Francisco! Originally the William Randolph Hearst printing plant built in the 1920’s, The Box SF is now ...

“HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)
"HellaSecret" Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...