Wednesday, August 20
$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
“Hook-Up Horror Stories” Stand-Up Comedy Show (SF)
We’ve all had bad dates. Lets hear SF’s top comedians make you laugh about them! Bad dates make great comedy. 💘 First 50 RSVPs get in FREE – claim yours now (7p + 8:30p shows) Welcome to Tindervention—the stand-up show where SF’s top comedians spill their most outrageous dating ...Every Wednesday
$2 Taco Night + Happy Hour Comedy at Skylark (SF)
Join us for a night of laughter featuring Bay Area’s top rising comics! We showcase comedians that have been on Netflix, Comedy Central, Amazon, HBO… so come through and you may see the next big thing! HaHaHappy Hour Comedy at Skylark $5 beer, $2 tacos ...Every Wednesday
SF’s New Comedy Night: Free Tix + $3 Off Cocktails (8:30p Happy Hour Show)
Wednesday, August 20 – 8:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Function
SF’s Brand New “Happy Hour” Cheap Drinks Comedy Show (8:30PM) Late night laughs + happy hour drink specials w/ top HellaFunny comics at The Function – SF’s first black-owned comedy club Welcome to your new favorite new weeknight plan – comedy + happy hour drink ...
People in Plazas: Jazz/Funk Concert (SF)
Wednesday, August 20 – 12:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 555 California
This free annual outdoor music festival “People in Plazas” (PiP) puts on over 130 free lunchtime concerts featuring an array of different styles from July to September in over 15 different public plazas on or near Market Street from the Embarcadero to Fourth Street. “People in ...
Create Your Own Silhouette Collage: Free Art Workshop (YBCA)
Wednesday, August 20 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided.
Play around with shapes, color, and imagery by designing a figurative collage featuring silhouettes of yourself with friends, family, and community.
Castro Farmers’ Market 2025 (Every Wednesday)
Wednesday, August 20 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Castro Farmers' Market
Welcome back your favorite farmers to the corner of Market and Noe Streets as they offer their amazing citrus, tasty root vegetables, honey, flowers, baked goods, and beautiful leafy greens. Castro Farmers’ Market Every Wed., April 2 – November 19, 2025 | 3p-7p Castro Farmer’s ...Every Wednesday
Golden Gate Park Free Outdoor Concert “Songwriter Wednesday”
Wednesday, August 20 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Illuminate and SF Rec and Park hosts 5th Season of Free Live Music at the Golden Gate Bandshell in 2025 with more than 125 performances are planned to celebrate the Bandshell’s 125th anniversary. The 2025 season will run through mid-November, featuring shows most Wednesdays, Fridays, and ...
Outdoor Happy Hour w/ Free Drinks for First 250 (Embarcadero Center)
Embarcadero Center and Bar Car host an outdoor happy hour on the Urban Patio with signature cocktails, wine, and brews. The first 250 guests to check in receive a free drink or food item. Enjoy live music from Sofar Sounds and take photos in a ...
SF’s “Thirst Draft” Write Drunk, Edit Never Lit Night (Madrone Art Bar)
An event for writers — and for writing. Everyone gets the same prompt when they walk in the door. What ends up on the page is up to you. Here’s how it works:
Interpret the prompt however you like but try to incorporate it in some ...
Discover Salvia: Free Film on Psychedelics (SF)
In Western society, hallucinogenic shamanic plant medicines often spiral into abuse, legislation, and scientific restrictions. Salvia Divinorum is arguably the world’s most powerful naturally occurring psychedelic plant. Scientists have recently discovered new breakthroughs in neurobiology with this plant’s unique active molecule Salvinorin-A. In 1994 researcher ...
Free Film Screening – Salvia Divinorum: A Western Approach
Join us for a free screening of the documentary, Salvia: A Western Approach.
In Western society, hallucinogenic shamanic plant medicines often spiral into abuse, legislation, and scientific restrictions. Salvia Divinorum is arguably the world’s most powerful naturally occurring psychedelic plant. Scientists have recently discovered new breakthroughs ...
Free “Women in Sports Journalism” Talk + Free Joyride Pizza (SF)
Hey Valkyries faithful! Join KALW’s Bounce podcast on Wednesday, August 20th for a live conversation and community gathering exploring women’s sports, culture, and movement-building in the Bay Area and beyond.
This month’s episode, Through Her Lens: Women in Sports Journalism, spotlights the unique challenges and contributions of women covering ...
Laughs for T1 Diabetes Comedy Show + Free Cupcakes (SF)
Join us for the always anticipated monthly and highly regarded Value Culture BOOM BOOM Comedy Showcase at the famous Boom Boom Room on Fillmore Street since 2023!
This month we toast our superstar Stephanie Block for her birthday! Stephanie suffers from Type 1 Diabetes. In honor ...
Thursday, August 21
10% Off: “Bay Discovery Cruise” feat. Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island & More (May 23-Aug. 31)
Alcatraz City Cruises is offering an exclusive 10% off to “Bay Discovery Cruise” with code Funcheap10 Bay Discovery Cruise: A National Park Tour – Join A Sightseeing Adventure On San Francisco Bay! This 90-minute sightseeing cruise is full of San Francisco icons, such as: The ...
Lunchtime Concert w/ B. DeVeaux + Mare (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
WAM Local Sirens Presents: B. DeVeaux + Mare
Thu, Aug 21 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and Women’s Audio Mission bring Local Sirens to the Gardens for an afternoon of dynamic music. WAM’s Local ...
“Unstaged” SF’s Third Thursdays Block Party ✦ Live on Mid-Market (Aug. 2025)
Thursday, August 21 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Market Street (btwn 5th & 6th)
The returning free, monthly event series will inaugurate the new Mid-Market Entertainment Zone, starting Thursday, June 19, 2025! Happening the third Thursday of June, July, August, September, and October from 4-7p, UNSTAGED: Live on Mid-Market, brings a free, interactive monthly event that brings arts and ...
East Bay Outdoor Summer Comedy Festival 2025 (Live at Bay Street)
HellaFunny, the Bay Area’s most popular comedy collective joins forces with Funcheap to take over Bay Street Emeryville’s newly reimagined dining terrace for a brand new FREE monthly outdoor comedy festival featuring some of the Bay’s top comics, plus loads of giveaways from Bay Street’s restaurants and shops. Admission is free, ...Monthly
Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at “House of Air” Trampoline Park (SF)
Take full advantage of our 70+ trampolines — without the worry of running into (or launching) a 9 year old! Flight Club is House of Air’s exclusive 18+ takeover where the only thing flying through the air is you. Flight Club: Adult Flight NightThursdays: 6p ...Every Thursday
Hecklers Welcome: SF’s First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling
Welcome to Hecklers Welcome!, San Francisco’s only stand-up show where you get to talk back. This is not your average comedy night—this is a full-blown verbal brawl, where comics come ready to spar and the audience gets a license to heckle. Got jokes? Bring ’em. Got beef? Air ...Every Thursday
Free “HellaSecret” Comedy Night @ Secret Bar (Oakland)
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 ...
$5 Off: “San Francisco Tonight” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Want to have fun this Thursday night? You’re invited to the city’s most current improv comedy show. Each show, SF Tonight creates new, original comedy out of audience selected headlines and tabloids! You’ll be greeted with newspapers, magazines, and scissors. Cut out any headline you’d ...Every Thursday
“Umoja” Free Street Fair + STI/HIV Testing (Bayview)
Thursday, August 21 – 9:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Drop-In Center/ Mother Brown’s
The Umoja Health Access Point (Umoja HAP) is San Francisco’s first one-stop harm prevention and community health and wellness hub for Black communities.
Join us at Bayview Drop-In Center (Mother Brown’s) to get access to FREE HIV/STI/HEP-C testing and other resources from local organizations!
• STI/HIV Testing
• Health ...
People in Plazas: Jazz/Soul Concert (SF)
Thursday, August 21 – 12:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 333 Market St.
This free annual outdoor music festival “People in Plazas” (PiP) puts on over 130 free lunchtime concerts featuring an array of different styles from July to September in over 15 different public plazas on or near Market Street from the Embarcadero to Fourth Street. “People in ...
“Unstaged”: Live on Mid-Market Filipinx Block Party (SF)
Thursday, August 21 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Market Street (btwn 5th & 6th)
Market Street Arts presents UNSTAGED: Live on Mid-Market, celebrating Filipinx arts and culture with Kultivate Labs on Thursday, August 21, 2025, from 4-7 p.m. Join this free, vibrant community event on Market Street between 5th and 6th Streets to experience an electrifying lineup of live ...
West Oakland’s Prescott Night Market (August 2025)
Thursday, August 21 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Prescott Night Market (July - October)
The Prescott Night Market, presented by Prescott Market Hall, is a gathering place that comes alive once a month on Thursday nights from July to October 2025 from 6-9 pm. It unites residents, food makers, artisans, entrepreneurs, and local businesses in celebration of our rich ...
Free One-Night-Only Pop-Up Art Show + Punk Rock Karaoke (111 Minna)
111 Minna Gallery and Studio Fallout Present “I Saw but I Did Not See” – A Solo Exhibition by Winston Smith
111 Minna Gallery and Studio Fallout are proud to present I Saw but I Did Not See, the first San Francisco solo exhibition by legendary ...
Free “Beats, Brews & Vines” Festival (Millbrae)
Thursday, August 21 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Downtown Millbrae
Join us from 5-8 PM August 21st for a free night of music and dancing on Broadway & Hillcrest in downtown Millbrae. Local talent Justin & Jeremy Garcia open at 5 PM, followed by Pride and Joy from 6-8 PM. Bring your friends, family, and ...
SF’s Sunset Dunes “Fogust” Block Party w/ 100 Free Posters
Thursday, August 21 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am |
Cost: FREE | Noriega and Great Highway
Celebrate Fogust at the Sunset Dunes Merch Drop & Party on Noriega. The first 100 attendees receive a free Sunset Dunes poster, and the first 25 get a secret vintage gift. The event features live music, games, and an exclusive opportunity to purchase new merch. ...
Downtown Hayward’s Final “Summer Street Fest” of 2025
Thursday, August 21 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | B St and Main St in Downtown Hayward
This summer, there is still time to enjoy community fun in Downtown Hayward. The final Summer Street Party, celebrating the spirit of Hayward, takes place on the third Thursday of August and the community is invited for an evening of local entertainment and connection.
Taking place on August 21 from ...