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!
Wednesday, June 24
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Wednesday, June 24 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Opened to the public in 1993, YBCA was founded as the cultural anchor of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood. Our work spans the realms of contemporary art, performance, film, civic engagement, and public life. Centering artists as essential to social and cultural movement, YBCA ...Every Wednesday
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Wednesday, June 24 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Opened to the public in 1993, YBCA was founded as the cultural anchor of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood. Our work spans the realms of contemporary art, performance, film, civic engagement, and public life. Centering artists as essential to social and cultural movement, YBCA ...Every Wednesday
Summer Break in Yerba Buena: Crafting in Color
Wednesday, June 24 – 11:00 am - Ends at 1:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Lane and Jessie Square
You deserve a break! Summer Break in Yerba Buena features free outdoor programs in Yerba Buena Lane and Jessie Square! Weekdays in June and July, we’ll have something for everyone. On Wednesdays, we’ll have free Crafting in Color activities including friendship bracelets, mini DIY succulent ...
“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)
With a name like “Rye,” this bar is obviously whiskey-centric… but on Wednesday nights the bar leans towards tequila is also awesomely hot dog centric! Come to Rye Bar every Wednesday for free hot dogs with every Hornitos cocktail purchase. Mo and Kat are you ...Every Wednesday
Free Contemporary and Improvisation Dance Class
Wednesday, June 24 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Joe Goode Annex
Rooted in release, texture, and groove. The class incorporates a follow along rhythm based warm up, improvisation across the floor, and choreography to end.
Bodies of Empowerment (BOE) is a free class program brought to you by Kristin Damrow & Company. BOE has free classes every ...
Free Queer Comedy + Art Show: Pride is a Laugh Riot 2026 (SF Eagle)
Pride • Comedy • Art • Community
Pride is a LAUGH RIOT
A night of queer comedy, art, rebellion, catharsis, community, and empowerment at the historic SF Eagle.
Presented by Safe Words, San Francisco’s longest-running queer comedy showcase, the event brings together a stacked lineup of queer comics ...
Black Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)
Wednesday, June 24 – 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Black Hammer Brewing
No pens, no paper. Join us for three rounds of fast-paced gameshow-style pub trivia in our taproom every Wednesday at 7PM. Free admission, with bonus points for fastest answer and a live scoreboard. Hopped Up Trivia at 7pm Black Hammer Brewing, 544 Bryant ...Every Wednesday
“Oasis Lives” The Future of SF’s Iconic Queer Nightlife Venue (KALW)
The Oasis family comes to KALW for a live community conversation about the future of the Bay’s iconic queer nightlife institution.
KALW welcomes Oasis founder D’Arcy Drollinger and Princess producer Tito Soto for a conversation moderated by reporter Stafford Hemmer.
For more than a decade, Oasis has ...
SF’s “She/They” Bike Ride (Ocean Beach to Golden Gate Park)
Finally! A bike ride for the she’s, they’s, n gays! (Allies are welcome.)
DETAILS:
Meet at Judah & La Playa stop at 7pm. We will roll out at 7:30pm sharp.
Bring water, music, friends, lights, and your bike. 420 friendly, always ride responsibly.
ROUTE:
Flexible route this time! We will ...
Thursday, June 25
SF Pride Block Party + World Cup Watch Party (Yerba Buena Lane)
Grab your heels, cleats (or both!) and head to Jessie Square in Yerba Buena for an SF Pride Block Party and World Cup Watch Party.
Your Pride Pre-Game Starts Here! You’re invited to the Official SF Pride Block Party and Pride House SF World Cup Watch ...
SF’s World Cup 2026 Watch Party at Underdogs Cantina (USA vs Türkiye)
Group Stage World Cup 2026 | USA vs TÜRKIYE | JUNE 25th, 2026 at 7 PM
FREE “Hecklers Welcome” SF’s First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling
Welcome to Hecklers Welcome!, San Francisco’s only stand-up show where you get to talk back. This is not your average comedy night—this is a full-blown verbal brawl, where comics come ready to spar and the audience gets a license to heckle. Got jokes? Bring ’em. Got beef? Air ...Every Thursday
South San Francisco Small Business Expo 2026
Thursday, June 25 – 9:30 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | South San Francisco Conference Center
Attend San Francisco’s Largest Networking Event!
Founded in 2008, Small Business Expo is the largest business-to-business trade show, conference, and educational event in the United States, designed specifically for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and startups.
Held live and in person across major U.S. cities, this dynamic one-day ...
BRYR Clogs Online Sample Sale (25-60% Off)
Thursday, June 25 – 10:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | BRYR Clogs
Bryr Clogs is hosting its massive annual online sample sale.
Get handmade clogs for 25-60% off regular retail.
And for the first time ever, we have bags!
Log on early so you don’t miss out.
Online only.
Summer Break in Yerba Buena: So You Think You Can Soccer?
Thursday, June 25 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Lane and Jessie Square
You deserve a break! Summer Break in Yerba Buena features free outdoor programs in Yerba Buena Lane and Jessie Square! Weekdays in June and July, we’ll have something for everyone. On Thursdays, come try your skills at giant soccer ball darts!
SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu)
Thursday, June 25 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Fulton Plaza
San Francisco’s free lunchtime concert series is back. The Civic Center Soundtrack returns for its third season starting Tuesday, April 14, 2026, bringing live music to Fulton Plaza twice a week through October. Concerts take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 pm to 3 pm ...
Official SF Pride Block Party and World Cup Watch Party (Yerba Buena Lane)
Thursday, June 25 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Lane
Grab your heels, cleats (or both!) and head to Jessie Square in Yerba Buena for an SF Pride Block Party and World Cup Watch Party.
Your Pride Pre-Game Starts Here! You’re invited to the Official SF Pride Block Party and Pride House SF World Cup Watch ...
“SOMA Nights” Neighborhood Block Party + Night Market (SF)
Thursday, June 25 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Folsom St. (between 6th-12th)
SOMA Nights returns in 2026, bringing a monthly street party to San Francisco’s Folsom Street (6th–12th) on the fourth Thursday of each month, from April 23 through September 24, 2026. This free, high-energy event spotlights the neighborhood’s creative spirit with local food, pop-up vendors, art, ...Monthly
Queer Comedy
Catch some of the best LGBTQ comics in the Bay for free!
Free World Soccer Watch Party: USA vs. Türkiye (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk)
Thursday, June 25 – 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - Main Beach
Celebrate world soccer with a free USA vs. Türkiye watch party on Main Beach at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Enjoy the match on a giant LED screen with a designated beer garden, plus access to Boardwalk food and drinks. Additional soccer matches will be shown ...
