Composer and SF native, Lisa Bielawa’s Crissy Broadcast turns Crissy Field into a vast musical canvas in three free performances on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10-11 am and 4-5 pm, and Sunday, October 27, 2013 from noon to 1 pm. The hour-long massive, spatial symphony will involve more than 800 more...

Vivid invites you to the ultimate ultraviolet experience at Harlot in SF where you’ll have fun with free glow paint, UV sunglasses, flourescent necklaces and glowsticks, and be mesmerized by blacklight cannons everywhere. Vivid Ultraviolet Party Friday, October 25, 2013 – 9:30 pm | Harlot | 46 Minna St. San Francisco, CA Free before more...

Ever thought swimming with Jaws meant certain death? Prepare to be proven wrong. Local filmmaker, Skyler Thomas, will show his shark film trailer and speak briefly on current issues facing the white shark. This will be followed by the presentation of brand new footage of diving in the open with great more...

Work alongside Golden State Warriors players for an NBA Cares Day of Service on October 21, 2013. Join the Warriors in San Francisco and help them clean up McLaren Park. The park beautification will consist of painting touch-ups, cleaning up litter and trash as well as removing unhealthy and overgrown shrubs. Warriors Community more...

On Sunday, October 20, 2013, over 30,000 women will race together through the streets of San Francisco for the 10th annual Nike Women’s Marathon to raise funds and awareness for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. You can cheer them on at one of several spectator-friendly vistas on the course. Check out more...

Come out and celebrate El Rio’s 35th birthday with a party with bands, free BBQ, dancing and best of all, no cover, from 3 pm to 2 am on October 19, 2013. There are five bands on the lineup, Red Hots Burlesque, plus games and mayhem promised later in the night. Enjoy more...

Lit Crawl 2013, spread over more than three hours, will host live readings of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and more in bookstores, bars, art galleries, restaurants, stores, cafés, a bowling alley, community spaces, and even a police station on Saturday, October 19, 2013. In one night there’s 83 events showcasing over 500 more...

The Exploratorium is a twenty-first-century learning laboratory, an eye-opening, always-changing, playful place to explore and tinker featuring hundreds of science, art, and human perception exhibits. While they don’t have monthly free days, they do host several special events throughout the year offering free admission for all.

Watch the 49ers beat down the Arizona Cardinals during the weekly FunCheap Food Truck Football Party. We’ve got food trucks, lots of big screen TVs, $2 PBRs, $3 Anchor Steam, and $12 bottomless mimosas. Yup, that’s bottomless Mimosas until the end of the game. FUNCHEAP 49ERS TAILGATE GAME WATCH PARTY Sunday, October 13, more...

Stuart Schuffman (aka Broke-Ass Stuart) has written three  famous travel guides and Jason Myers, author of four novels, including the bestsellers, Exit Here and The Mission , will be reading for the first time together. The Greatest Author Reading Ever Saturday, October 12, 2013 – 7pm Density, 593 Valencia (btwn 16th & 17th), SF FREE The more...

The final Urban Air Market of 2013 is in Lower Haight with over 130 indie designers, a great lineup of bands and local merchants enjoying the height of SF’s Indian Summer from 11 am to 6 pm on Saturday, October 12, 2013. Watch Haight St. at Fillmore come alive with music, fashion, more...

Brought to you by the same people who produce the Treasure Island Flea, the Jack of All Trades Market features a curated mix of 150+ local makers, indie designers, antiquers, collectors, artists, start-ups and more. In addition to shopping for one-of-a-kind items, there are food and craft beers for sale, plus DIY workshops and live more...

Knitters and crochet fanatics can rejoice and look forward to a day filled with yarn, yarn and more yarn, right here in San Francisco on October 11, 2013. Come to Union Square Park at noon sharp to meet the editors and bloggers of Crochet Today, find some new friends, bring your more...

Cozy up with Off the Grid at “Twilight at the Presidio” – a free weekly evening event on the Main Post Lawn every Wednesday from 5-9pm in October 2013. Off the Grid street food vendors will serve up dishes tapas-style while you relax under the stars on the Presidio’s Main Parade more...

Enjoy the awesome Sunday weather (it’s supposed to be 79 degrees) and watch the 49ers beat down the Houston Texans during the weekly FunCheap outdoor Food Truck Football Party. Surround yourselves with 49ers fans, plus food trucks, lots of big screen TVs, $2 PBRs, and $3 Anchor Steam. FUNCHEAP 49ERS TAILGATE more...