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!
Friday, September 11
Free Online Encore: 22nd Queer Women of Color Film Fest (2026)
Missed the International Queer Women of Color Film Festival (QWOCFF) in San Francisco? The films are coming to you, FREE, from September 11 to 21, 2026.
QWOCFF 2026 extends beyond June, with 47 films screening from LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers. We Resist, and We Roll. Everywhere.
“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
Craft, Crisp & Refreshing: Fort Point Tasting
Friday, September 11 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Ferry Building
Craft, Crisp & Refreshing: Fort Point Tasting
Date & Time: September 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM (Pacific Time)Venue: Ferry Building, 1 Ferry Plaza,
Sample Fort Point beer, cider, and non-alcoholic brews in-store. Discover your new favorite drink and enjoy a refreshing tasting!
Join us for an exciting ...
Pier 70 “Time Machine” Grand Opening: 150 Years of History (Sept. 11-13)
Friday, September 11 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Historic Building 12, Pier 70
Celebrate the grand opening of the Pier 70 Time Machine at Historic Building 12, featuring interactive displays, hundreds of primary artifacts, a 24-foot 10,000-Year History Wall, Ramaytush Ohlone Cultural Display, and a photographic retrospective. Presented by the Bethlehem Shipyard Museum and Potrero Hill Archives Project, ...
“Union Square Dances” Free Outdoor Friday Night Dance Party (SF)
Friday, September 11 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Come out to Union Square Park every Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm through October 16 for our free Union Square Dances. Enjoy rotating styles of live music and dancing, including Salsa, Country Western, Swing, Bollywood, and Tango. Each event starts with a lesson followed by ...Every Friday
Adrian West Band
Friday, September 11 – 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Fold
Adrian West Band plays for our first time at The Fold, a cozy cafe/event space/collective in the SF Mission. We’ll be a four-piece band playing up close and personal in a lovely listening room! The cafe offers a range of healthy food menu options, hot ...
$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
SF’s Chinatown Night Market (Sept. 2026)
Friday, September 11 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | BeChinatown Night Market on Grant
The BeChinatown Night Market returns to Grant Avenue on Friday, September 11, 2026, featuring lion dancing, live music by Jest Jammin’, games, arts and crafts, and a celebration of Asian American food and culture. The event runs from 5 PM to 9 PM, with activities ...
“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
The Town’s favorite block party, Friday Nights at OMCA, is back for the 2026 season, inviting the Bay to kick off the weekend with the crew—whether family, friends, or neighbors. Join us every Friday, April–October, at 5 pm for a free evening of live music, interactive activities, ...Every Friday
SF’s “Chinatown Night Market” 2026 (Every Second Friday)
Friday, September 11 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Chinatown (Grant Ave.)
Chinatown Night Market returns for 2026, bringing monthly street festivals, food vendors, shopping, and live entertainment back to the heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Recently voted the #1 night market in the country for the second year in a row, the free event takes over ...Monthly
“Humans Only” Music Showcase in the Park (Berkeley)
Get away from your screen every 2nd Friday at the Humans Only music showcase at Live Oak Park in Berkeley (Google Maps: Live Oak Area 2). Come meet a new artist. Come meet a new person. All ages, free admission, in a beautiful park in ...
Free Rosh Hashanah Services w/ Music, Potluck + Shofar (SF)
Join Keneset HaLev’s inclusive Jewish (and Jew-ish, and non-Jewish) community for song, celebration, meditation, discussion, and teshuva – repair & return. Our participatory, post-denominational services feature creative Traditional, Renewal and Earth-Based Jewish liturgy in Hebrew and English.
With service leader Maggid-Chaplain Jonathan Furst, the KHL Band ...
Free Summer Outdoor Movie Nights (Hayward)
Bring the entire family for these feature films playing all summer in parks around the district. Put together your movie setup with a picnic dinner, low-back small chairs and/or blankets and flashlight (keep them low, please). Zootopia 2 (PG)Friday, June 5, 7:00 pm Unity Park, ...Monthly
Free Film Crawl on Cortland – Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema
Friday, September 11 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 5 Venues in Bernal Heights
Friday, Sept. 11, 7–10 pm
Film Crawl on Cortland Avenue by Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema Season #23
We are thrilled to return to Cortland Avenue for a new season of film crawl in 5 venues, including our long-term partners Progressive Grounds Coffee House, Baukunst, Bernal Heights Library, ...
Yerba Buena Illuminated: Free 95-Ft Art Projection on Market Street
Friday, September 11 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Humboldt Bank Building
San Francisco has officially turned a downtown building into a giant art projector. Yerba Buena Illuminated launched Tuesday, August 25, 2026 projecting giant digital artworks onto the historic Humboldt Bank Building at 785 Market St., at the top of Yerba Buena Lane. The massive projection ...
East Bay Bike Party (Every Second Friday)
Friday, September 11 – 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Secret Location (East Bay)
The East Bay Bike Party is a monthly mobile party for riders of all ages, experience levels, and bike types, to meet, ride, and play together in the streets on the second Friday of the month with upwards of 400 riders usually meeting near an East ...Monthly
Stand-Up Comedy Show: Laughs at The Lariat Tavern
Stand-Up Comedy Returns to The Lariat Tavern, Friday, September 11th for this SPECIAL EVENT! After a long week of hard work it’s time to be entertained by the best Stand-Up Comedians in the Bay Area.
Welcome to one of the best Stand-Up Comedy Shows in the ...
Saturday, September 12
Flower Piano 2026: 12 Hidden Pianos in Golden Gate Park (Sept. 10-20)
One of the most unique interactive music festivals in the Bay Area is back! Flower Piano returns for its 11th year with 11 days of music, 12 pianos, and 130 performances in the Botanical Garden, plus plenty of open play opportunities, family-friendly activities, and more ...
Free Mid-Autumn Festival in San Francisco’s Richmond District (2026)
Saturday, September 12 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Clement Street between 8th and 11th Avenue
The 10th Annual SF Richmond District Autumn Moon Festival takes over Clement Street on Saturday, September 12, bringing together 90+ vendors and community booths, hot food, live performances, family activities, Mid-Autumn festivities, and more for one of the neighborhood’s biggest community celebrations of the year.
And ...
Live on Larkin: Free Street Fest 2026 (Tenderloin)
Saturday, September 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Larkin St (between Eliis & Eddy)
Live on Larkin – a new series of free street events on Larkin Street. Check out live music, performances, free activities and games, vendors, and more! Live On Larkin 2026 2nd Saturdays, July – December 2026 | 12p – 5p Larkin St. & Eddy St., ...
