Tuesday, May 26
FREE: SF’s “Laugh GPT” AI-Powered Comedy Night (The Function)
The robot revolution is upon us, and they’ve infiltrated the world of comedy! Join us for “Laugh GPT,” the AI-powered comedy show that might just be humanity’s last stand-up hurrah. As artificial intelligence advances, who knows how long our human comedians will be able to hold ...Every Tuesday
$1 Margaritas & “Disco Taco Tuesday” at Underdogs (SoMa)
Join us for a Disco Taco Tuesday at Underdogs Cantina with $1 MARGARITAS from 7:30pm – 8pm! $1 Margs & Disco Taco Tuesday at 7:30pm Underdogs Cantina, 128 King St. (Across from ballpark), SF FREE (No Cover) $1 MARGARITAS from 7:30pm – 8:00pm ...Every Tuesday
Live Music Lunch Series at Thrive City (SF)
Tuesday, May 26 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Thrive City
Looking for a relaxing space to come out and enjoy your lunch?
Join us at Thrive City for our free Live Music Lunch Series! Catch special performances from Bay Area musicians and enjoy seating options whether you are bringing your lunch from home or grabbing a ...
SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu)
Tuesday, May 26 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Fulton Plaza
San Francisco’s free lunchtime concert series is back. The Civic Center Soundtrack returns for its third season starting Tuesday, April 14, 2026, bringing live music to Fulton Plaza twice a week through October. Concerts take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 pm to 3 pm ...
AAPI Women Makers Fair
Join us for a night celebrating creativity, community, and some incredible AAPI women makers.
On Tuesday, 5/26, we’re turning Wine Down into a pop-up fair featuring a curated group of winemakers, bakers, artists, writers, and small business owners, each bringing something unique, thoughtful, and worth discovering.
It’s not ...
SF’s Noe Valley Night Market 2026
Tuesday, May 26 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Noe Valley Town Square
Come out for the Noe Valley Night Market from 5–8pm at the Noe Valley Town Square for a cozy evening of live music, local retail and food vendors, and family-friendly fun. Gather with neighbors, support small businesses, and enjoy a music-filled evening out with the ...Monthly
Iraq War Veteran’s Tale: Helen Benedict Book Talk (SF)
Tuesday, May 26 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 6:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Book Passage (SF)
In The Soldier’s House, Helen Benedict tells the story of an Iraq War veteran who saves the lives of his assassinated Iraqi interpreter’s widow, child, and mother by bringing them to his upstate New York home. This is a compassionate tale that examines whether redemption and forgiveness are ...
Yesteryear’ Book Talk + Signing w/ Caro Burke (SF)
Meet the author, find out about a terrific new book, ask questions, hear directly from the author, and get personalized signed books!
We are so delighted to announce that Caro Claire Burke, the debut author of Yesteryear, will be joining Bookshop West Portal to discuss her ...
SF History Night | Pacific Heights
The San Francisco History Association hosts monthly talks which explore our city’s enchanting history in depth. Each month, a local history expert hosts a themed talk usually accompanied by a slide show with light refreshments. presentations cover a dizzyingly diverse variety of SF history ...Monthly
Wednesday, May 27
$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
$5 Off Tix: Darkly Comic “Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really” Live (May 15-June 27)
A wildly entertaining, blood-soaked twist on Dracula arrives at San Francisco Playhouse. In Kate Hamill’s gender-bending feminist revenge fantasy, the line between monster and man blurs fast. Critics are hooked: “the kind of horror I could watch all day,” says Vulture, while the The Wall ...
FREE “Hook-Up Horror Stories” Tindervention 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
Secret Guest List: Cobb’s Free Comedy Nights (“Get it?!” Gameshow)
Cobb’s Comedy Club has a secret guestlist for a handpicked group of shows at SF’s biggest comedy club. Every month they handpick some of SF’s top local comedians to showcase for you – often with credits like SF Sketchfest, NBC, Comedy Central and more. Secret ...
Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Wednesday
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Wednesday, May 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Opened to the public in 1993, YBCA was founded as the cultural anchor of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood. Our work spans the realms of contemporary art, performance, film, civic engagement, and public life. Centering artists as essential to social and cultural movement, YBCA ...Every Wednesday
Free Senior Health & Fitness Day SF Walk (2026)
Come for a walk on Crissy Field on May 27 to celebrate National Senior Health & Fitness Day. The afternoon includes a fitness warm up, games, resources for seniors, group walks (1.25, 2.5 or 4.5 miles), shopping discounts, a raffle and more. Get out and ...
Free Art Workshop: 3D Paper Flowers (SF)
Wednesday, May 27 – 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.
With inspiration from the spring season and flowers, add dimensionality into your colorful flower compositions.
Free Curator-Led Tour: Queer + Trans Movements Exhibit (YBCA)
Join us to learn more about this exhibition exploring how queer and trans communities harness creativity to build culture, sustain one another, and strengthen movements.
Meet co-curators Caro De Robertis and Tina Valentin Aguirre in the Grand Lobby. Free with registration.
Chess Lecture + Game Night at the Bernal Library (SF)
Wednesday, May 27 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Bernal Heights Branch Library
Join the Bernal Chess Club for our monthly lecture at the Bernal Heights Library. At 6pm we’ll learn about a beautiful game from chess history, followed by time for casual combat for those who want to play. All levels and ages are welcome. Bring a ...
“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)
With a name like “Rye,” this bar is obviously whiskey-centric… but on Wednesday nights the bar leans towards tequila is also awesomely hot dog centric! Come to Rye Bar every Wednesday for free hot dogs with every Hornitos cocktail purchase. Mo and Kat are you ...Every Wednesday
Black Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)
Wednesday, May 27 – 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Black Hammer Brewing
No pens, no paper. Join us for three rounds of fast-paced gameshow-style pub trivia in our taproom every Wednesday at 7PM. Free admission, with bonus points for fastest answer and a live scoreboard. Hopped Up Trivia at 7pm Black Hammer Brewing, 544 Bryant ...Every Wednesday
Jamie Shriner’s Queer Comedy Night (SF)
21+ | ♿ Accessible venue
Jamie Shriner brings a kind of comedy you do not get every night: sharp standup built around original songs, musical precision, and the particular thrill of watching a comic who can land a joke, a lyric, and an emotional left turn in ...
2026 Nerd Nite: Party Tips + Legal Laughs (SF)
Wednesday, May 27 – 7:00 pm |
Cost: $15 | Rickshaw Stop
May 27th 2026 Nerd Nite SF #160: Japanese Cocktail Histories, How to Throw a FUNCTION, and This is NOT Legal Advice
Presentations
Throughline: Japanese Cocktail History in a Glass
By: Bart Bernhardt
When Commodore Perry forced Japan at gunpoint to end its policy of isolationism, it ushered in an ...
Thursday, May 28
Secret Guest List: Cobb’s Free Comedy Nights (Comedy Allstars)
Cobb’s Comedy Club has a secret guestlist for a handpicked group of shows at SF’s biggest comedy club. Every month they handpick some of SF’s top local comedians to showcase for you – often with credits like SF Sketchfest, NBC, Comedy Central and more. Secret ...
FREE “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
