Free events in and around San Francisco this weekend
941 events this weekend (Oct 23–25) in and around San Francisco, 150 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 23.
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Friday, October 23
- 7:30 AM Every Weekday Resistance until November 3, 2026 Mowry Avenue & Peralta Boulevard Free
- 9 AM Join Brady to table at a Health and Educational Fair in San Francisco Catholic Charities OMI Senior Center Free
- 9:30 AM Beta Fund X AWS X OpenAI Multi-Model Hackathon AWS Builder Loft Free
- 10 AM Harvest Festival® ~ Pleasanton Alameda County Fairgrounds Free
- 10 AM Help out at the D8 office ✨ Darshini's D8 Office Free
- 10:30 AM Understanding Día de los Muertos: Sugar Skull Making Shapell Lounge (MCC) Free
- 11 AM "Travel Memories" by Jan Grady Viewpoints Gallery Free
- 11:30 AM Copy of Weekly Friday Meditation Center for Spiritual Living San Jose Free
- 12 PM CREATIVE FUNDRAISING: Abundance vs Scarcity Homebridge Free
- 12 PM Drop-In Drawing @ The Anderson Anderson Collection Free
- 3:30 PM KEEP West Portal Clean BookShop West Portal Free
- 4 PM 2nd Annual Lower Polk Live! Music, Art & Community Street Festival Polk Street Free
- 4:30 PM Music Studies Colloquium: Rachana Vajjhala (University of California, Davis) Morrison Hall Free
- 5 PM 3rd Annual Howl-O-Ween Yappy Hour & Costume Parade at Hayes Mansion Hayes Mansion San Jose Free
- 5 PM Face Down Fascism Gilman Street & Santa Fe Avenue Free
- 5 PM Table at the Dublin Night Market at St. Pat's Row with the Tri-Valley United Democratic Campaign Dublin Night Market Free
- 6 PM An Evening of Art & Poetry SIY Gallery San Bruno Gallery Showroom Free
- 6 PM Beats & Crafts: Artspan Open Studios Opening Night Party w/Discomakes, Cold Leftovers, Fygma The Faight Collective Free
- 6 PM Carnival of Curiosities: A FREE Halloween Block Party on Ocean Avenue Ashton Avenue at Ocean Avenue Free
- 6 PM YPE East Bay: Friday Nights at OMCA Oakland Museum of California Free
- 6:30 PM Fuchsia Dunlop Author Talk • Five Tastes: Delicious Recipes for Chinese Flavors Omnivore Books on Food Free
- 6:30 PM Walter Mosley: Hanging and Burning Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free
- 7 PM 9th Ave: K-Ming Chang Green Apple Books on the Park Free
- 7 PM Ace Maker Social Ace Makerspace Free
- 7 PM Boots, Beats & BBQ The Alexandria San Carlos Free
- 7 PM Carolina Pihelgas: The Cut Line Telegraph Hill Books Free
- 7 PM Free College Admissions Talk for Grades 5-11 Families Palo Alto Chinese School Free
- 7 PM HALEH LIZA GAFORI presents RUMI: GOLD & WATER A night of music and poetry Dinkelspiel Auditorium Free
- 7 PM Lift Every Voice: A Festival Finale in Verse First Presbyterian Church of Oakland Free
- 7 PM Moonlight Market Moka & Co Free
- 7 PM Queerly Beloved: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Writing in Foglifter The Stud Free
- 7:15 PM Reiki Sound Bath with Dallas McKenzie & Jessica McCord Soulcare Studios Free
- 7:30 PM Faculty Recital: Livia Sohn, violin, & Bernadene Blaha, piano Braun Music Center Free
- 7:30 PM Stand-Up Comedy Show at de Vine Wine & Beer de Vine Wine & Beer Free
- 8 PM Blü Egyptian: Live from the E Rocks Den Free
- 8 PM LIVE BAND NIGHT Rocks Den Free
- 9 PM Fridays at Lucy Blue Lucy Blue Free
- 9 PM Just Dance! Golden Age EDM Party The EndUp Free
- 9 PM Rahaan + Alston Bar Part Time Free
- 9 PM The Midway Presents: LOVRA The Midway Free
- 9 PM The Velvet Vault: Amelia, hooCHi, Natasha Xo, Reedemit, S+ Question Mark Bar Free
- 9:30 PM I Heart The 90s Madrone Art Bar Free
- 10 PM Chinatown After Dark: Hidra, Yuka Yu 260 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA Free
- 10 PM Close Quarters: Midtwn, Operator SF, Corbin Mason DecoDance Free
- 10 PM Justin Bieber Vibes | Fri Oct 23 | Providence SF Providence Free
- 10 PM Tiffvny Joy, Peter Lo Pure Nightclub Free
Saturday, October 24
- 9 AM Birds, Bay And Belonging at Heron's Head Park EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park Free
- 9 AM Catholic Social Teaching in the Age of AI: Engaging “Magnifica Humanitas” St. Clare Parish Hall Free
- 9 AM ITV Pleasanton Saturday Farmers' Market Tabling Pleasanton Farmers' Market Free
- 9 AM Little Green's Market of Mysteries Little Green a Plant Bar Free
- 9 AM Signs of Fascism Lake Elizabeth Free
- 9:30 AM Hilltop Yoga + Coffee at the Lodge at Marconi (Donation-Based) Lodge at Marconi Free
- 9:30 AM Lattes & Leashes Voyager Craft Coffee Free
- 9:30 AM Unmute Your Intuition: A Silent Reset Day Retreat Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center Free
- 10 AM Banner Drop: San Rafael Pedestrian Overpass San Rafael Pedestrian Overpass Free
- 10 AM Civic Joy Corps Park Volunteering @ Aptos Park Check the description below for meeting location Free
- 10 AM Innerart Annual Art Show & Sale by Shiva Nourpouri Innerart / Shiva’s Arts — Home Garden Exhibition Free
- 10 AM San Mateo County History Museum Volunteer Orientation San Mateo County History Museum Free
- 10 AM Valkyries Watch Party SILVERCLOUD SF Free
- 10:30 AM Filipino-American History Month Festival Schafer Park Elementary School Free
- 10:30 AM Paint Party inspired by Pacita Abad Morgan Hill Library Free
- 11 AM 44th Annual Sandcastle Classic Sandcastle Classic on the beach Free
- 11 AM Coffee & Beats: Caley, Chris Sedayao, Good Question Hedge Coffee Free
- 11 AM Community Day: Dia de Los Muertos San Jose Museum of Art Free
- 11 AM Halloween Trick or Treat Spooktacular (Downtown Martinez) Downtown Martinez Participating Businesses Free
- 11 AM Harvest Festival at Alemany Farm Alemany Farm Free
- 11 AM Harvest Festival at Cityline Cityline Redwood Square Free
- 11 AM ITV Pleasanton Saturday Walmart Tabling Pleasanton Walmart Free
- 11 AM Piedmont Avenue's 39th Annual Halloween Celebration Piedmont Ave in Oakland (4135 PIEDMONT AVE Oakland Free
- 11 AM Turn the Volume UP! - (Pinole) Honk & Wave - Indivisible North East Bay Tennent Avenue & San Pablo Avenue Free
- 11:30 AM DEFEND ELECTION INTEGRITY Hillcrest Avenue & Lone Tree Way Free
- 12 PM Ivan Vielma Graduate Choral Conducting Recital Campbell United Methodist Church Free
- 12 PM NOPA Cleanup Central Avenue & Hayes Street Free
- 12 PM Oakland Halloween + Día de los Muertos: Tricks, Treats & Traditions in the Laurel (2026) Golondrino’s Mexican Grill Free
- 12 PM Satt Yoga at Stanford Old Union at Stanford Free
- 12 PM Social: Tenderloin Passport Main Library Free
- 1 PM Cass Hosts Volleys & Vibes: SZN 6 x WEEK 17 Crocker Amazon Tennis Courts Free
- 1 PM Howl-O-Ween Pawty on Fourth Fourth Street Maker’s Row Free
- 1 PM John Lewis: Good Trouble, free film screening and conversation Niles Discovery Church Free
- 1 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 1:30 PM Billionaire Takedown (Saturdays) Tesla Palo Alto Free
- 1:30 PM Dump Trump Peaceful Demonstration Park Boulevard & Excelsior Avenue Free
- 1:30 PM Tax the Billionaires: Protest Tesla HQ for YES on Prop 40 Tesla Engineering Headquarters Free
- 1:30 PM Whack Donuts 2-Year Anniversary Jam + Breakin’ Battle (Embarcadero Plaza) Embarcadero Plaza (Formerly Justin Herman Plaza) Free
- 2 PM Afro-Filipino Jazz Project at YBG Festival Yerba Buena Gardens Free
- 2 PM Black Panther Party Film Series African American Museum and Library at Oakland Free
- 2 PM Centerville Library's Halloween Carnival Centerville Library Free
- 2 PM End Experimentation on Dogs: SF March for the COMPACT Act UN Plaza Free
- 2 PM Good Samaritan Hospital’s Annual Trunk or Treat Event (San Jose) Good Samaritan Hospital Main Parking Lot Free
- 2 PM Movimiento Y Bienestar: Zumba en Familia Starting Arts Free
- 2 PM San Jose - Diwali Carnival, Festival of Lights (Free Event) Plaza de Cesar Chavez Free
- 2 PM SF Craft & Learn at the Museum of the Eye: Ojo de Dios (Oct. 24-31) Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye Free
- 2 PM When Manilatown Swung: The Manila Serenaders International Hotel Manilatown Center Free
- 2:30 PM 4TH Annual American Roots Mini-Fest - Sonoma- Murphys Murphy's irish Pub Free
- 3 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 3 PM Silicon Valley Whisk(e)y Festival 2026 Palo Alto Elks Lodge #1471 Free
- 4 PM "It's Just a Shot Away" Art Exhibition Opening Reception Floating Museum Free
- 4 PM Hagerty's RADwood NorCal: Bay Area '80s & '90s Car Festival Gold Bar Hangar Free
- 4 PM Trunk or Treat Family Fest (Alameda) Coastline Christian Schools Free
- 4 PM Trunk-n-Treat @ First Palo Alto UMC First United Methodist Church Free
- 5 PM Sunnyvale Halloween Crow Ride 2026 Columbia Park Free
- 6 PM Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Free
- 6:30 PM Free Hotel Transylvania Outdoor Movie Night in San Jose De Anza Park Free
- 6:30 PM Movie Night Under the Stars SPARK Social SF Free
- 7 PM Bear Ghost Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music Free
- 7 PM Meet New People! Saturday Night Networking Panera Bread Free
- 7:30 PM Kirtan with Anthony SF Dharma Collective Free
- 7:30 PM Naoko Kasai: Colors of Sound: An Evening of Piano Imagery Community School of Music and Arts Free
- 9 PM Disco Morte: Cristy Bubbles, Andy Human Mothership Free
- 9 PM French Tech & Afro House Dj Samson at MadaRae - FREE GUEST LIST Madarae Free
- 9 PM Mod 80s Disco: XsonicwavesX, Little treasure Rumpus Room Free
- 10 PM Desmadre! w/ Jae Coca + Wockie + DJ Romi & Latin Goth Patio Crybaby Free
- 10 PM Hawthorn Feat. Clee + The Great Hawthorn Wig Party Hawthorn Free
Sunday, October 25
- 9 AM Inner Sunset Farmers Market Inner Sunset Neighborhood Bulletin Board Free
- 9 AM Visitacion Valley Cleanup Mission Blue Free
- 9:30 AM Silver Terrace Playground Cleanup Silver Terrace Playground Free
- 9:30 AM Veterans for Connie: One More Mission IBEW Local 6 Free
- 10 AM Detroit Steps Maintenance Day Detroit Steps Free
- 10 AM Football Sundays Thrive City Free
- 10 AM Halloween Family Costume Party Palo Alto Magical Bridge Playground Free
- 10 AM NW Potrero Hill Cleanup The Benches Garden Free
- 10 AM Sunday Volunteer Workday @ REAP! REAP Climate Center Free
- 10:30 AM Mill Valley Lumber Yard 4th Annual Howl-O-Ween Mill Valley Lumber Yard Free
- 11 AM Bark at SPARK: Howl-O-Ween San Francisco SPARK Social SF Free
- 11 AM Family Day in the Garden: Pollinators and Pumpkins LEAF Urban Farm Free
- 11 AM Get out the vote with Robert Sandoval! McDonald's Free
- 11 AM Halloween Pet Parade & Costume Contest – San Jose | DogHood x WoofGang Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Evergreen Free
- 11 AM Sunnyvale Halloween Pet Parade Redwood Square - Corner of Murphy Ave & West McKinley Avenue Free
- 11 AM World Of Dumplings 2026 Ferry Building Free
- 11:30 AM 🎶 SF Music Day -- Herbst Theater Herbst Theater Free
- 12 PM Dogpatch Games Cleanup Dogpatch Games Free
- 12 PM Fillmore North Cleanup MATTINA Restaurant Free
- 12 PM Hidden - Art Exhibition Artist's studio - Janice Weingrod Free
- 12 PM 逆向悬浮 - 载歌在谷音乐节 Defying Gravity - ZGZG Music Festival 2026 Leo J Ryan Park Free
- 1 PM Afghan Cassette Archive: Stories, Sounds, and Music from Afghanistan Mountain View Library Free
- 1 PM Canvass @ The Great Hauntway - Noriega Sunset Dunes Free
- 1 PM Lower Pacific Heights Cleanup Suze Riley Studio Free
- 1 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 1:30 PM Sunday Afternoon Resistance Fremont Mowry and Fremont Free
- 2 PM Howl-O-Ween Costumed Pet Parade at City Center Bishop Ranch City Center Bishop Ranch Free
- 3 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 3 PM SARATOGA SYMPHONY CONCERT "From Saint Petersburg With Love" Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church Free
- 3:30 PM Overpass Visibility Brigade: Bridge of Solidarity I-80 Berkeley i80 Pedestrian/Bike Overpass Berkeley @ University Ave Free
- 5 PM Honors Wind Ensemble Concert Music Building Free
- 5 PM SALSERO SUNDAY Cavana Free
- 5:30 PM Otsukimi Moon Viewing Event Lakeside Park Garden Center Free
- 6 PM Bannering 101 (Palo Alto) Adobe Creek pedestrian & bike bridge Free
- 7 PM LIVE CUBAN SALSA DANCE PARTY Boom Boom Room Free
- 7 PM Meet New People! Sunday Night Networking Panera Bread Free
- 8 PM Black Flag Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music Free
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