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, December 7
Berkeley Waterside Workshops Youth Festival (2024)
Join the City of Berkeley, Waterside Workshops, and our neighbors at the recently renovated Aquatic Park for the 2024 Berkeley Aquatic Park Youth Festival on Saturday, December 7!
Let’s celebrate Berkeley’s youth and the community-based organizations that support them with an afternoon full of family fun. ...
BART’s “SweaterFest” 2024 (Rockridge BART Station)
Saturday, December 7 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Rockridge Station (College Ave. @ Keith).
Mark your calendars for Saturday, Dec 7, 1pm to 4pm, at Rockridge Station (College Ave. @ Keith). Wear your BART holiday sweater from any year and enjoy crafts, cookies, music, and more. We’ll take a group photo of everyone in their sweaters during the event.
Petaluma Lighted Boat Parade (2024)
Saturday, December 7 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Petaluma River and Turning Basin
Petaluma Lighted Boat ParadePlease register your boat, dinghy, kayak, yacht at:https://forms.gle/iV1b5j5yEfA7VhEi7
Kick off the holiday season by joiningPetaluma Yacht Club’s flotilla! Several thousand citizens line the shore to take in the spectacle. We need vessels of all sizes- power, sail, and man-powered to join us. The ...
The Last Supper Party: Poetry and Music Series (SF)
Join us for the next installment of The Last Supper Party, featuring performances by Lewis Jordan, Giovanna Lomanto, and Lisa Graciano, curated by Kimi Sugioka at Temo’s Cafe!
About The Last Supper Party Series
Inspired by Fe Bongolan’s painting, this monthly series showcases diverse artists addressing social ...
San Francisco’s “City Star Party” & Telescope Night (Presidio Tunnel Tops)
The San Francisco Amateur Astronomers invite you to their next City Star Party, where you can take a gander at our universe through telescopes, socialize with more experienced amateur astronomers, and get some tips about the night sky. Take in the view from San Francisco’s picturesque Tunnel Tops in the ...
“MAPP” SF’s Free Art, Poetry & Concert Crawl in The Mission
Saturday, December 7 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Mission District
The Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP) sprawls across more than a dozen venues as well as public spaces, secret gardens, street corners, BART stations, cafes, bars, taquerias, and homes all over La Mission typically starting in the afternoon and going until late. The event features ...
Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade (2024)
Saturday, December 7 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Downtown Calistoga
The Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade is an amazing event that brings over 10,000 visitors to Calistoga. Don’t miss this enchanting night filled with holiday cheer and community spirit!
Join us for the annual Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade on December 7th, a dazzling holiday tradition that lights ...
Sunday, December 8
Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile
Sunday, December 8 – 9:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset)
Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday
Santa Skivvies 2024: Holiday Underwear Run Through the Castro (SF)
The Santa Skivvies Run is a festive romp through the Castro benefiting San Francisco AIDS Foundation when you can watch hundreds of bods drop trou, don Santa hats and reindeer antlers and help raise funds to support the free and local services of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
On ...
SF Holiday Maker Market & Chocolate Gallery 2024 (SF’s Ferry Building)
A one-day-only holiday market with everything made right here in San Francisco. Get your gifts and stocking stuffers—and maybe something nice for yourself—from local brands.
In addition, the holiday market will include a Chocolate Gallery filled with San Francisco chocolate makers. Share the joy of locally ...
SF’s “Shipyard Holiday Art Show” w/ 50+ Artists
Get ready to kick off your holiday shopping by joining our festive event in Building 101 of the Hunters Point Shipyard! Experience the holiday spirit with over 50 artists and their creations in our Shipyard Studios.
Shipyard Holiday Art Show (2024)
December 8, 2024 | 11a to ...
“49er Sunday Football” Watch Party at Westwood (SF)
Join us every Sunday for the 49ers’ games and score amazing deals: 49 cent wings $4.90 pints or Fireball shots $4.90 pizza slices Don’t miss out on the ultimate game day experience – bring your friends and cheer on the 49ers with great food and ...
“Let’s Glow SF” 2024: SF’s Huge Holiday Projection Arts Festival (Dec. 6-15)
Sunday, December 8 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco's Financial District
Let’s Glow SF, the country’s largest holiday projection event, will return to downtown San Francisco for the 2024 holiday season. From December 6th through 15th, this free outdoor holiday event will use high-tech projectors and lasers to showcase whimsical, large-scale pieces of animated art across the facade of ...
FREE: Oakland “HellaSecret” Comedy Show (Sunday)
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 ...
Free Tix: “Laff Baked” Sunday Night Cannabis Comedy Show (2024)
Spend Sunday night getting high (and laughing) with us. San Francisco’s Mission Cannabis Club features a beautiful lounge that is safe and clean for people to consume cannabis flower, prerolls, vapes, and edibles. Consume in comfort and sink into their dreamy leather booths or find ...Every Sunday
Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 8:45p)
It’s the return of San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night with HellaFunny and Funcheap at a HellaSecret comedy venue with easy access to BART. See a showcase of some of the Bay Area’s top comedians of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Afghan, and South Asian descent ...Every Sunday
Free Sunday Comedy Night at SF’s Newest Comedy Club (The Function)
San Francisco’s newest comedy club & cocktail lounge brings comedy and nightlife back to Market Street. Co-owned by comedian Stroy Moyd. Be among the first to check out THE FUNCTION – San Francisco’s brand new full-time comedy club bringing back stand-up comedy and nightlife to ...Every Monday
Lower Nob Hill Cleanup w/ Free Lunch for Volunteers (SF)
Sunday, December 8 – 9:45 am - Ends at 11:00 am |
Cost: FREE | Another Cafe (right outside)
Meet us every Sunday @ 9:45 AM to gear up outside of Another Cafe (1191 Pine Street, SF). We have one hour to clean up Lower Nob Hill from 10-11 AM. We have supplies for you. Free yummy lunch and beverage after. We have limited ...Every Sunday
“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
SFMOMA’s “Free Family Day” Free Museum Day (SF)
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) welcomes families and inter-generational audiences to the museum for its Free Family Day on December 8, 2024.
While the museum is always free for visitors 18 and younger, on Free Family Day, it is also free for up to ...
