Free Events
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, October 3
30th Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival (SF)
Join us as we celebrate 30 years of food, faith, culture, and community!
Enjoy an incredible variety of authentic favorites, including savory kebabs, falafel, shawarma, hummus, tabbouleh, kibbeh, stuffed grape leaves, and so much more. And don’t forget to stop by our sweets table for an ...
Oktoberfest at Headlands Brewing (Lafayette)
Oktoberfest is taking over Headlands! From September 19 – October 4, enjoy festive Beer Gardens, Oktoberfest music, special beer releases, and 1L pours paired with a Biergarten Pretzel for $20.
On Saturday, October 3, join us for East Bay to Bavaria featuring Headlands beers, German imports, ...
Oktoberfest at Headlands (Berkeley)
Oktoberfest is taking over Headlands! From September 19 – October 4, enjoy festive Beer Gardens, Oktoberfest music, special beer releases, and 1L pours paired with a Biergarten Pretzel for $20.
On Saturday, October 3, join us for East Bay to Bavaria featuring Headlands beers, German imports, ...
30th Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival (SF)
The 30th Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in San Francisco offers a day of authentic Middle Eastern cuisine, live music, cultural performances, local crafts, a kids’ corner with activities, and a hookah lounge. The event is family-friendly and free ...
Oakland’s Temescal Arts Community Art Week (Oct. 3-10)
You’re invited to the first-ever Temescal Arts Community Art Week, happening October 3–10!
We’re organizing a week of art, built on a simple belief: creativity heals, and creating together makes our community stronger, more resilient, and more whole.
Every day, from October 3rd to the 10th, you ...
Santa Cruz’s 1st Ever “Porchfest” Free Downtown Music Crawl (14 Venues / 50+ Concerts)
Santa Cruz Porchfest is a free, all-ages community music event that turns porches throughout downtown Santa Cruz into performance stages. Attendees can walk between locations to hear local artists across genres including folk, jazz, bluegrass, rock, hip-hop, salsa, and more, with printed maps and schedules ...
2026 “Seeds of Time” Festival: 6 New Plays in San Rafael (October 3-18)
Marin Shakespeare Company, in partnership with Play On! Shakespeare, presents the second annual Seeds of Time Festival, featuring six new theatrical works and the playwrights bringing fresh voices, perspectives, and forms of storytelling to the stage.
Curated by AeJay Antonis Marquis, the festival runs October 3–18, ...
Free 30-Minute Dance Shows on Freedom + Justice at SF Libraries (Oct. 3-17)
October 3 – 17: Shows at 1pm and 3:15pm each Saturday
Flyaway Productions returns to the streets with a new dance-based public art project exploring the concept of freedom at the intersection of public libraries and prisons. Directed by Flyaway Artistic Director Jo Kreiter in coalition ...
Free Georgia O’Keeffe Exhibition Walkthrough (Palo Alto)
Celebrating the grand opening of Hauser & Wirth Palo Alto and its inaugural exhibition, ‘Calder | O’Keeffe,’ please join us during our first day-long program of talks, readings, performances, books, music and food, for an exhibition walkthrough with Georgia O’Keeffe Director of Curatorial Affairs Dr. ...
Free Kids’ Classical Concert: Rhythm Rascals (Palo Alto)
Very First Concerts are an admission free classical series designed with the youngest listeners in mind.
Two Shows! At 2:00 and 2:45.
Very First Concerts are a classical series designed with the youngest listeners in mind. Each interactive, 30 minute concert features a central theme, short selections, ...
Free Early Access Screening: “The Chosen” Season 6 Premiere (San Leandro)
See it First: Join the Knights of Columbus 16028 council of St. Leander’s Church for a special early access free entry to watch “The Chosen” Season 6 Episode 1 – a widely acclaimed and inspiring television series that has garnered a significant following. We anticipate a ...
Oktoberfest Ambassador Kurt at Biergarten
Games, Sausage Eating contests, and more at Hayes Valley’s magical Biergarten. Enjoy fun times surrounded by nature, tunes, and good German food/beer.
Red Bull Batalla “Bay Under Cup” Freestyle Spanish Rap Battle (SF)
Red Bull Batalla “Bay Under Cup” Freestyle Rap Battle | SF
Get ready to witness the raw energy of the Bay Area’s premier Spanish-language freestyle rap tournament! The Bay Under Cup is officially here, serving as a high-stakes qualifier for the Red Bull Batalla USA National ...
Free Philip Guston Reading w/ Daughter Musa Mayer (Palo Alto)
Celebrating the grand opening of Hauser & Wirth Palo Alto’s new bookshop, and coinciding with our inaugural exhibition, ‘Calder | O’Keeffe,’ please join us during our first day-long program of talks, readings, performances, books, music and food, for an afternoon of readings with President of ...
Masquerade: 35 Artists Explore “Art To Wear” (Berkeley)
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 3, 4-6pm. Guests are encouraged to dress artfully! Free refreshments with optional donation.
Mask Making Workshop with Curator Mirto Golino: Saturday, October 10, 2-4pm
Demo Days: Masquerade Edition: Saturday, October 24th, 14pm: Spring Kraeger, Onna Schwindt
Featured Artists: Abdullah Al-Mansour, Aodan, Isabella Amaya, Oluwakemi Arigbon, ...
Adrian West Band
Come hear the five-piece Adrian West Band perform in the beergarden at Waterhawk Lake Club in Rohnert Park! Free show, all ages (tips appreciated). We play from 4 – 7pm.
Adrian West Band is a five-piece acoustic rock ensemble from Oakland. They play a fun mix ...
Opening Reception: The Data at Hand
The Data at Hand: Data Physicalizations of Earth and Space explores how artists transform complex environmental and social data into tangible, accessible forms. Bringing together newly commissioned and existing works, the exhibition considers how physicalizing data can make our changing planet more immediate and personal. ...
Pinkwash Dance Party
Pinkwash: For the Dolls.
The Comrades’ Dance Party & mutual aid returns to El Rio on Saturday, October 3. Presented by The Hala Collective, the event features sets from thebaptist.mp3, mr_m4cr0, itstongolele, and mamaganuush. Expect a community-focused session at this Mission District staple.
This Pinkwash is centering ...
Harman Projects Presents: Not To Sweet
Harman Projects is pleased to announce Not Too Sweet, a solo exhibition by San Francisco-based artist Felicia Chiao.
Opening Night Reception:
Saturday, October 3rd
5pm to 7pm
The artist will be in attendance
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday / 11am – 6pm
Exhibition on view until Saturday, October 24th
The Last Supper Party: Free Poetry Music + Bread (Mission)
San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF) is pleased to announce the start of the fifth season of The Last Supper Party, curated by Alameda Poet Laureate Kimi Sugioka. The season opens on Saturday, October 3, at 6 p.m. at Muddy Waters Coffee & Lounge (521 ...
