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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.

Saturday, March 7

SF’s 2026 Chinese New Year Parade
Saturday, March 7 – 5:15 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch (standing room or bring your chair); official parade bleacher seats start at $48
| Chinatown
SF's 2026 Chinese New Year Parade
Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. It was started in the 1860s and takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Community Street Fair ...

Saturday, March 14

Saturday, March 21

80,000 Free Tulips Are Coming to SF’s Union Square (2026)
Saturday, March 21 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 4:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, everyone is welcome to come a pick a bouquet of tulips
| Union Square
80,000 Free Tulips Are Coming to SF's Union Square (2026)
Flower Bulb Day is coming to America. We will return on March 21, 2026, with a colorful display of more than 80,000 tulips that will cover Union Square in San Francisco. And you are invited to visit the square and pick your own bunch of ...

Thursday, April 2

SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals
Thursday, April 2 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Residents of the nine Bay Area counties are invited to spend a day at the museum on us
| SFMOMA
SFMOMA's "Free First Thursdays" Free Museum Day for Locals

2026 UPDATE: Sadly, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has confirmed that its Free First Thursday program is temporarily paused beginning February 2026. The museum says the program will be re-envisioned and relaunched at a future date, with updates to be shared once plans are finalized. As ...Monthly

Thursday, May 7

SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals
Thursday, May 7 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Residents of the nine Bay Area counties are invited to spend a day at the museum on us
| SFMOMA
SFMOMA's "Free First Thursdays" Free Museum Day for Locals

2026 UPDATE: Sadly, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has confirmed that its Free First Thursday program is temporarily paused beginning February 2026. The museum says the program will be re-envisioned and relaunched at a future date, with updates to be shared once plans are finalized. As ...Monthly

Thursday, June 4

SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals
Thursday, June 4 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Residents of the nine Bay Area counties are invited to spend a day at the museum on us
| SFMOMA
SFMOMA's "Free First Thursdays" Free Museum Day for Locals

2026 UPDATE: Sadly, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has confirmed that its Free First Thursday program is temporarily paused beginning February 2026. The museum says the program will be re-envisioned and relaunched at a future date, with updates to be shared once plans are finalized. As ...Monthly

Sunday, June 14

SFMOMA’s “Free Family Day” Free Museum Day (2026)
Sunday, June 14 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free for up to four adults accompanying each visitor 18 and younger.
| SFMOMA
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 ...