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Friday, October 9
2nd Friday Art Walk | Oakland & Alameda
Friday, October 9 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Jingletown
The Second Friday Artwalk is a ad-hoc group of galleries and businesses in the Alameda/Jingletown arts districts to promote art and culture in the community. Select studios, galleries and businesses open their doors to support the local arts from 6-9 PM. Exact locations change month ...Monthly
Park Chalet’s Oktoberfest w/ Oompa Band + Stein Contest (Golden Gate Park)
Celebrate Oktoberfest at Park Chalet in San Francisco with live music from the Alpine Sound Band, a custom keepsake stein, and your first pour of fresh Oktoberfest beer included with admission. Enjoy stein-holding and costume contests, plus Bavarian-inspired food for purchase. The event is 21+ ...
SF’s Fleet Fest 2026: Brass Band Concert (Ghirardelli Square)
Friday, October 9 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Chinatown (Commercial St.)
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week air show and festival. San Francisco Fleet Week returns October 4-12, 2026, bringing more than a full week of ...
Free Comedy Night w/ Danny Dechi & Friends | Outer Richmond
Friday, October 9 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Bazaar Cafe
Comedian and the world’s only pencil musician Danny Dechi hosts a night of free laughs at Bazaar Cafe Stand-up Comedy Showcase. Come by every second Friday of the month for a lineup of local comedians. Please note that tjis event will now occur every 2nd Friday ...Monthly
High on Fire
Friday, October 9 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm |
Cost: $29.50 | The UC Theatre
High on Fire creates dynamic metal that merges primal fury and aggression, hesher bombast and hall of fame heaviness. Described as a “supersonic exercise in conquest by volume”, High on fire has rewritten the hard rock rule book since its formation in 1998, forging a ...
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 ...
SF State’s Free Public Rooftop Stargazing Nights w/ Huge Telescope (October 2026)
San Francisco State University Observatory hosts a free public open night with family-friendly astronomy talks, updates on astronomy research, and rooftop telescope observing. Programming is offered in English and Spanish, weather permitting. Located at SFSU Thornton Hall top floor Upcoming Weekly Schedule Through Dec. 4, ...
Free ‘I Love Boosters’ Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Friday, October 9 – 7:15 pm - Ends at 9:15 pm |
Cost: FREE | Proxy SF
FREE and open to all!
Join us at PROXY for a fashion forward, mayhem extravaganza in I Love Boosters!
A crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service.
* We recommend bringing seating, blankets, warm layers, and a few friends for ...
East Bay Bike Party (Every Second Friday)
Friday, October 9 – 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Secret Location (East Bay)
The East Bay Bike Party is a monthly mobile party for riders of all ages, experience levels, and bike types, to meet, ride, and play together in the streets on the second Friday of the month with upwards of 400 riders usually meeting near an East ...Monthly
Kangaroo Court
Welcome to Kangaroo Court: a fully-improvised courtroom comedy where you, the jury, decide the verdict.
Share your past slights, pet peeves, or personal grievances, and we’ll put them on trial. No case is too trivial, and the pettier the “crime,” the better the drama. We’ll take ...
Saturday, October 10
Second Saturdays ‘Round the World at Union Square: Bollywood Garba (SF)
Join us for our final Second Saturdays ‘Round the World event this year at Union Square! Get ready to twirl in an unforgettable Bollywood Garba at the heart of San Francisco — a vibrant celebration of rhythm, joy, and community in the festive season of ...
Live on Larkin: Free Street Fest 2026 (Tenderloin)
Saturday, October 10 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Larkin St (between Eliis & Eddy)
Live on Larkin – a new series of free street events on Larkin Street. Come out and celebrate in the Tenderloin, one of San Francisco’s most vibrant cultural crossroads, and discover why it’s one of the best destinations for amazing food, art, and history. Live ...
Oakland Rising “Follow the Music” Live (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Saturday, October 10 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Sat, Oct 10 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
Since launching in 2023 Follow the Music has been at the forefront of a rising movement promoting arts education around the Bay Area. The nonprofit organization introduces ...
“Golden Gate Comedy Night” SF’s Most Intimate Comedy Club
See top comics you’d normally see at Punch Line, Cobbs and SF Sketchfest up close at intimate comedy club in the heart of downtown SF. Looking for a real San Francisco comedy experience? Golden Gate Comedy Night is your go-to show – a sharp, fast-moving showcase of the Bay ...
FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows)
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 ...
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