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San FranFREEsco has joined up with FunCheap to help hunt down the most interesting free (and cheap) events in the Bay Area.
These events are hand-picked by Becca Bandit of San FranFREEsco, which shares with you all the best FREE or almost free events and happenings in the SF Bay Area including concerts, parties, open bars, free food, free events, art openings, free museum admission, fairs, festivals and more.
SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals
All residents of the nine Bay Area counties are invited to spend a day at the museum on us! From noon–8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month, Bay Area residents can enjoy SFMOMA’s galleries filled with lively and inspiring art and related events ...Monthly
2025 Winter Lighting Ceremony & Free Carousel Rides (Yerba Buena Gardens)
Saturday, December 6 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Children's Creativity Museum
Put a “spin” on a classic holiday tradition this winter as the Children’s Creativity Museum lights up the Bay Area’s oldest and most beloved carousel in Yerba Buena Gardens.
This historic carousel was constructed in 1906 and lived at Playland-at-the-Beach from 1913 to 1972 and moved ...
San Francisco SantaCon: City-Wide Santa Pub Crawl (2025)
Saturday, December 13 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
“SantaCon” is San Francisco’s annual city-wide Santas-only pub crawl happening on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
Join the private SantaCon SF Facebook Group – this is where you get the best most up-to-date info
Get details on 2025 events at the public SantaCon SF Facebook group
This flash mob-type event ...
San Francisco New Year’s Eve Fireworks at Midnight (2025/2026)
Wednesday, December 31 – 11:59 pm |
Cost: FREE | Embarcadero
Ring in 2026 with San Francisco’s annual fireworks show over the Bay.
The big fireworks show will take place at midnight this year (December 31, 2025) on New Year’s Eve 2025/2026.
Say goodbye to 2025 and ring in the 2026 new year with 200,000 fellow bundled-up San ...
SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals
All residents of the nine Bay Area counties are invited to spend a day at the museum on us! From noon–8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month, Bay Area residents can enjoy SFMOMA’s galleries filled with lively and inspiring art and related events ...Monthly
SFMOMA’s “Free Family Day” Free Museum Day (2026)
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) welcomes families and inter-generational audiences to the museum for its Free Family Day on June 14, 2026.
The June 2026 Free Family Day will feature the newly refreshed Fisher Collection galleries on Floor 5. We’ll celebrate the colorful and vibrant ...
