Friday, October 9
“Mortified Live” Embarrassing Teen Diary Storytelling (SF)
As heard on The Mortified Podcast, & seen on Netflix’s Mortified Nation, check out Mortified – the national comedy/storytelling sensation live! Hear adults share their actual, embarrassing, & hilarious teen diaries live in front of total strangers. Check out the hilarious comedy/storytelling phenomenon that’s been ...
Yerba Buena Illuminated: Free 95-Ft Art Projection on Market Street
Friday, October 9 – 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 ...
Saturday, October 10
MoAD: Museum of the African Diaspora Free Museum Day (SF)
Saturday, October 10 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Museum of the African Diaspora
MoAD, a contemporary art museum, celebrates Black cultures, ignites challenging conversations, and inspires learning through the global lens of the African Diaspora. Free Day MoAD hosts a ‘THRIVE @ MoAD Community Day’ every second Saturday with free admission to all of its exhibitions. Check ...Monthly
“Sketchboard”: Figure Drawing Art Class & Live Music | SF
Join in at the Monument (140 9th St), for figure drawing accompanied by live musicians. Everyone is welcome, we are a mix of seasoned artists, students, and first timers. Poses range from 2, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 minutes. There will be easels provided and ...Monthly
The Music Room
See Satyajit Ray’s “The Music Room (Jalsaghar)” (1958), a film that brilliantly evokes the crumbling opulence of a fallen aristocrat desperately clinging to a vanishing way of life. Enjoy themed snacks as part of this series inspired by GaHee Park’s exhibition “Behind the Curtain.” Free ...
West SoMa Cleanup w/ Free Drink For Volunteers
Meet at Driftwood (1225 Folsom St) to grab our supplies and form our crew. Then, cleaning will occur from 4:00pm to 5:00pm around the neighborhood. Stay afterwards for a free drink courtesy of SOMA West CBD! Sign up on Eventbrite or email info@refuserefusesf.org with event ...
Sunday, October 11
SF’s Free “Dance Day” at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (2026)
YBG Dance Day
Sun, Oct 11 | 10am-3pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
A party, a workout, a meditation and a communal celebration, Yerba Buena Gardens Dance Day is a portal to a joyous dance-filled world! Presented by YBG Festival ...
Free Ado’s “Monstruo” J-Pop Dance Pop-Up + Video Shoot (Salesforce Park)
Something legendary is brewing for Halloween…
あど – モンスター (“Monstruo”)
Calling all J-Pop fans, anime music lovers, dancers, and active SF locals!
Join 20-year international fitness veteran Jay Leone (SF Jay Fitness / LUNA Movement) for a high-energy, open-air J-Pop dance pop-up and live video shoot in the ...
Monday, October 12
SF’s Indigenous Peoples Day at Yerba Buena Gardens
Monday, October 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
Indigenous Peoples Day
Mon, Oct 12 | 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Join us in celebration of San Francisco Indigenous Peoples Day with a magnificent profusion of Native American art, music and vendors. The event highlights the ...
Tuesday, October 13
$1 Margaritas & “Disco Taco Tuesday” at Underdogs (SoMa)
Join us for a Disco Taco Tuesday at Underdogs Cantina with $1 MARGARITAS from 7:30pm – 8pm! $1 Margs & Disco Taco Tuesday at 7:30pm Underdogs Cantina, 128 King St. (Across from ballpark), SF FREE (No Cover) $1 MARGARITAS from 7:30pm – 8:00pm ...Every Tuesday
Wednesday, October 14
$1 Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina (SoMa)
Join us for Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina with $1 Wings from 4:30pm – Close! $1 Wing Wednesdays | 4:30pm to Close Underdogs Cantina, 128 King St. (Across from ballpark), SF FREE (No Cover) $1 WINGS from 4:30pm – Close Happy Hour from ...Every Wednesday
Free Art Workshop: Hand Print Art
Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided. Design a mixed-media hand print art using watercolor and collage. Participants will explore the expressive nature of watercolor, and evoke themes of empowerment and community building.
Making Faces: A Puppet Crafting Workshop with Creativity Explored
Learn to craft a puppet ready for center stage! Join Creativity Explored artists for a hands-on, drop-in workshop to build your very own hand or stick puppet.
In this family-friendly activity, participants will be guided through the steps of designing, assembling, and puppeteering their work of ...
Black Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)
Wednesday, October 14 – 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
Thursday, October 15
$10 Off Tix: SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt (2026)
San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2026 with “SLASHED: Return to Hellville” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2026: Thirty-seven years after the infamous Hellville massacre, a terrifying new evil has ...
The Crossing’s 5th Anniversary Party w/ DJs + Basketball Court Ribbon Cutting (SF)
The Crossing at East Cut marks its fifth anniversary and The East Cut’s 10th anniversary with a free public gathering featuring a live DJ, bar specials, pop-up shops from Ruby’s Old & New and Paid-Time Off, a live photobooth, treats, and a ribbon cutting for ...
The Crossing’s 5th Anniversary + New Basketball Court Ribbon Cutting (SF)
Thursday, October 15 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Crossing at East Cut
We’re celebrating five years of The Crossing and 10 years of The East Cut! It’s been a wild ride, and we’re so excited to celebrate five years of bringing our downtown community together. There’s no better feeling!
Join us on Thursday, October 15th, from 4 to ...
Conversation: (Un)Writing Place
Join us for a lively conversation between author and journalist Lin Hierse and translator-scholar Dr. Jon Cho-Polizzi. Hierse’s writing navigates the complexities of life in contemporary Germany, exploring links between language, place, and belonging across generations. Her works are characterized by complex ambiguities, settings and ...
Friday, October 16
Mirus Gallery Presents: Nostalgia – A Group Exhibition
Friday, October 16 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Mirus Gallery
Mirus Gallery San Francisco presents Nostalgia, a dynamic group show featuring a menagerie of creative interpretations of the phenomenon of nostalgia by artists from California and beyond. This collection of artists uniquely reveals an element of a simpler time, and what colored time-treasured memories. Join ...
2026 Murphy & Cadogan Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony
Friday, October 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | SOMArts Cultural Center
Marking the 40th anniversary of the awards, SOMArts Cultural Center and the San Francisco Foundation are honored to present the 2026 Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition, featuring 15 emerging visual artists developing their artistic practices through painting, sculpture, hybrid practice, installation art, mixed media, drawing, and ...
Thematic Entertainment X Proper Tings Present: Dr. Ushūu & Two Swords
THEMATIC ENTERTAINMENT x PROPER TINGS PRESENT: DR. USHŪU & TWO SWORDS
Two worlds of bass music collide in San Francisco this October as Thematic Entertainment and Propertings join forces for a heavyweight night with two artists who have been pushing the boundaries of underground electronic music ...
Saturday, October 17
The Ceremony
See Nagisa Ōshima’s “The Ceremony” (1971) a film that explores the politics of desire through the story of a Japanese family forced to submit to a series of cruelly enforced traditions. Enjoy themed snacks as part of this series inspired by GaHee Park’s exhibition “Behind ...
Plate by Plate San Francisco 2026: Tasting Benefit for AAPI Communities
Looking for a night out in San Francisco that beats dinner and a movie?
Taste your way through 40+ acclaimed Bay Area restaurants and beverage partners, enjoy live music, and dress up for a good cause.
Join us October 17, 2026 at the San Francisco Design Center Galleria for Plate by Plate, ...
Yerba Buena Illuminated: Free 95-Ft Art Projection on Market Street
Saturday, October 17 – 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 ...
