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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!

Wednesday, May 15

$2 Taco Night + Happy Hour Comedy at Skylark (SF)
Wednesday, May 15 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required. 2 drink minimum. 21+
| Skylark Bar
$2 Taco Night + Happy Hour Comedy at Skylark (SF)

Join us for a night of laughter featuring Bay Area’s top rising comics! We showcase comedians that have been on Netflix, Comedy Central, Amazon, HBO… so come through and you may see the next big thing! HaHaHappy Hour Comedy at Skylark $5 beer, $2 tacos ...Every Wednesday

Free Tix: “HellaSecret” SF Outdoor Comedy Night & Secret Beer Garden (Marina)
Free Tix: "HellaSecret" SF Outdoor Comedy Night & Secret Beer Garden (Marina)

We’ve got a new covered secret beer garden to introduce you to for HellaSecret – a new series of pop-up live outdoor 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 ...Every Wednesday

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 Wednesday

Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Wednesday, May 15 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)

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

Grand Opening of NUSA at The Public Market (Emeryville)
Wednesday, May 15 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Public Market (Emeryville)
You’re invited to the official grand opening of NUSA, an Indonesian Bakery led by visionary chef Jennifer Huang, at The Public Market Emeryville in partnership with La Cocina. Join us for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Wednesday, May 15 @11:00 am inside the food hall ...
“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)
Wednesday, May 15 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Every Wednesday, Free Hot Dogs with every Hornitos Cocktail purchase
| Rye Bar
"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

50¢ Wing Wednesdays at Westwood (SF)
Wednesday, May 15 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*50 cent wings! Minimum of 6 wings (range of flavors) with a drink purchase.
| Westwood
50¢ Wing Wednesdays at Westwood (SF)

It’s wing Wednesday at Westwood! Get your hands on mouthwatering wings for just 50 cents each, with a variety of flavors to choose from. Don’t miss out! 50¢ Wing Wednesdays , 6-9p Westwood, 2036 Lombard St. SF (@ Fillmore) No Cover 50 cent wings! Minimum ...Every Wednesday

Black Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)
Wednesday, May 15 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Black Hammer Brewing
Black Hammer's Free "Hopped Up" Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)

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

“Wolfman Jeff Trivia” Night at SF’s Willkommen Beer Garden (Every Wednesday)
Wednesday, May 15 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Willkommen
"Wolfman Jeff Trivia" Night at SF's Willkommen Beer Garden (Every Wednesday)

Sincere Earth greetings! Our advanced collective has run infinite models through some of our most working superb-computers and we’ve determined this to be the absolute most perfect trivia night for anyone advanced enough to read this message. Congratulations! Willkommen Wednesdays w/ Wolfman Jeff Trivia (night)™ ...Every Wednesday

Thursday, May 16

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 w/ Supergroup “QWANQWA” (SF)
Thursday, May 16 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 w/ Supergroup "QWANQWA" (SF)
A supergroup bringing together leading Ethiopian musicians from Addis Ababa’s fervently creative music scene, QWANQWA features Endris Hassen on the bowed, one-string masinko, Bubu Teklemariam on groove-driving bass krar, Misale Legesse on goat-skin kebero drum and incantatory vocals by Selamnesh Zemene. QWANQWA Thursday, May 16, 2024 | ...
“HellaSecret” Free Thursday Night Comedy Show @ Secret Bar (Oakland)
"HellaSecret" Free Thursday Night Comedy Show @ Secret Bar (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 ...

FREE TIX: SF’s New Polk Street Comedy Blast (Thursday Night)
Thursday, May 16 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with code FUNCHEAP (limited tickets)
| Mayes Oyster House
FREE TIX: SF's New Polk Street Comedy Blast (Thursday Night)

We’re taking over Polk Street’s busiest bar/night club and turning it into a pop-up comedy club on Tuesday and Thursday nights – New for 2024! HellaFunny and Funcheap take over Mayes Oyster House for a electric night of comedy and cocktails – so you’ll be right ...Every Tuesday

Win Tix: Lizzy McAlpine’s “The Older Tour” Live at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (SF)
Thursday, May 16 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*WIN
| Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Enter to win a pair of tickets to see the rising star, Lizzy McAlpine on stage live for her “The Older Tour” at SF’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Lizzy McAlpine, born outside Philadelphia, gained fame through Soundcloud and YouTube, leading to her debut album Give Me A ...
New LGBTQ+ Monthly Music Series “Vibin’ Live” (SF)
Thursday, May 16 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Admission free with dinner reservation
| Dirty Habit at Hotel Zelos
New LGBTQ+ Monthly Music Series "Vibin' Live" (SF)

Dirty Habit, the sultry restaurant and bar located on the 5th floor of Hotel Zelos, has partnered with the SF LGBT Center’s Cultural Department to present a monthly music series – “Vibin’ Live” – every third Thursday of the month. Showcasing rising BIPOC artists, bands ...Monthly

“Throwback Thursday” at Del Mar: ’90s to ’00s Party (SF)
Thursday, May 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No cover all night
| Del Mar
"Throwback Thursday" at Del Mar: '90s to '00s Party (SF)

One of SF’s most fun tropical bar/nightclub invites you every Thursday as some of the best DJs in SF take you back in time for the hottest 90’s to 2000’s music that once hit the dance floor. DJ starts at 9 pm and is FREE ...Every Thursday

Star Trek Trivia at a Tiki Bar (Oakland)
Thursday, May 16 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Kon-Tiki
Star Trek Trivia at a Tiki Bar (Oakland)

Back by popular demand! Star Trek Trivia, every third Thursday of the month beginning January 18, 2024! New location: The Kon-Tiki (original location) at 14th and Webster in Oakland. Join Andrei and Alli for a night of nerding out, finding your people,Monthly

16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)
Thursday, May 16 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Absolutely free for all!
| 16th & Mission BART (southwest streetcorner)
16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)

Time: 9pm to 12am, Celebrating 20 years in May 2023 (currently 19 years strong). Instagram: @16thmission. For 18 years, this outdoor “open mic-without-a-mic” has welcomed poets, musicians, emcees, comedy, and everything in between. In the best of San Francisco tradition, everyone is welcome, ...Every Thursday

Friday, May 17

“Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Show (SF)
Friday, May 17 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free tickets, but RSVP Required. Donations ($5-$10) greatly appreciated.
| Speakeasy Brewery
"Crazy Funny Asians" Friday Night Comedy Show (SF)

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. Free tickets for the first 100 people to RSVP ...Every Friday

SF’s Winter Beer & Comedy Festival 2024 (Speakeasy Brewery)
Friday, May 17 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with secret code FUNCHEAPGUEST. Normally $5-15.
| Speakeasy Brewery
SF's Winter Beer & Comedy Festival 2024 (Speakeasy Brewery)

Speakeasy Ales & Lagers has been defiantly brewing small batches of beer in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood since 1997. Come celebrate this legacy with a special pop-up comedy festival every Friday night. It’s a fun night with comedy, food trucks, and exclusive and rare lineup ...Every Friday

San Francisco POC Comedy Night (Fridays & Saturdays)
Friday, May 17 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Use secret code FUNCHEAP for comp tickets, otherwise, $10 off with secret code FUNCHEAP
| Mayes Oyster House
San Francisco POC Comedy Night (Fridays & Saturdays)

Welcome to San Francisco’s newest comedy night, spotlighting the vibrant humor of People of Color! Prepare for an evening of laughter as HellaFunny showcases handpicked talent that normally performs at Cobb’s, SF Sketchfest, and the Punch Line. Our lineup celebrates the diversity of the Bay Area’s comedic ...Every Saturday