Get Ready for Fun: Your Bay Area Weekend Guide - November 18 & 19

November 17, 2023

Get Ready for Fun: Your Bay Area Weekend Guide - November 18 & 19

Looking for a fun & cheap event this weekend? Check out our calendar for a list of all the fun things to do in The Bay Area including:

Most Popular Upcoming Events

  1. Winter 2023 “West Coast Craft” Fair w/ 275+ Artists at Fort Mason (Nov. 18-19)

  2. Alcatraz’s Thanksgiving Indigenous Peoples’ Sunrise Ceremony (2023)

  3. 2023 “IlluminOdyssey” Dazzling Winter Lights (Nov. 10-Jan. 28)

  4. “Disco YES!” Chinatown Art Block Party (SF)

  5. “Superfine” San Francisco Art Fair w/ 60 Artists (Nov. 16-19)

  6. Golden Gate Park’s Bike Ride & Sunset Viewing Party (SF)

  7. Winter 2023 “West Coast Craft” Fair w/ 275+ Artists at Fort Mason (Nov. 18-19)

  8. Ghirardelli Square’s 2023 Holiday Lighting Ceremony

  9. $5 Friday with the Circus Center Flyers (SF)

  10. San Francisco New Year’s Eve Fireworks at Midnight (2023/2024)

Most Popular City Guides

  1. How to Volunteer for Thanksgiving 2023 in SF

  2. SF’s Giant Ferris Wheel Reopens at Fisherman’s Wharf (Nov. 13)

  3. Golden Gate Park’s Lighted Forest is Back for 2023

  4. How to Get the NY Times for Free (Updated for 2023)

  5. SF’s Giant Laser Lights Return for APEC (Nov. 13-16)

  6. San Francisco November Festivals & Street Fairs

  7. Free Monthly Museum Days

  8. Oakland’s First Fridays Going On Hiatus Starting in January

  9. BART Says Goodbye to Paper Tickets (Last Day For Use Nov. 30)

  10. Bay Area’s “Cut Your Own” Christmas Tree Farms 2022

SAN FRANCISCO

Saturday, November 18, 2023
12:00 pm Superfine” San Francisco Art Fair w/ 60 Artists (Nov. 16-19) $14.40*
7:00 pm “Crazy Funny Asians” Comedy Showcase (SF)   FREE*
7:00 pm Laugh GPT: SF’s First AI-Powered Stand-up Comedy Show (2023)   FREE*
7:30 pm “Drunk Theatre” SF’s Wildest Comedy Show (November 2023)   $25*
10:30 pm No Scrubs: ’90s Hip Hop and R&B Night (SF)   $5*
9:30 am Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)   FREE*
9:30 am Free “Legion of Honor” Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)   FREE*
10:00 am Winter 2023 “West Coast Craft” Fair w/ 275+ Artists at Fort Mason (Nov. 18-19)   FREE
12:00 pm SF’s New Free Outdoor Music Series in India Basin Waterfront Park (Sept. 30 – Nov. 18)   FREE
12:00 pm Fern Alley Music Series   FREE
1:00 pm Legion of Honor’s Free Symposium on Botticelli (SF)   FREE*
2:00 pm SF’s Valencia Street Saturday Block Parties (July 8-Nov 18)   FREE
4:00 pm SF’s “Clean up The City” West SoMa Cleanup (w/ Free Drink for Volunteers)   FREE
7:00 pm 2023 Big Gay Prom (SF)   $50
7:00 pm SF’s HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Saturday)   FREE*

 

Sunday, November 19, 2023
9:00 am Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile 2023
 
12:00 pm “Superfine” San Francisco Art Fair w/ 60 Artists (Nov. 16-19)   $14.40*
8:00 pm “Crazy Funny Asians” Sunday Night Comedy Showcase (SF)   FREE*
10:00 pm “Laughter Hours” SF’s New Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Show (Sunday Nights)   FREE*
10:00 am Winter 2023 “West Coast Craft” Fair w/ 275+ Artists at Fort Mason (Nov. 18-19)   FREE
10:00 am “Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)   FREE*
11:00 am “Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)   FREE*
11:00 am SF’s “Fall Holiday Chocolate Salon” Returns for 2023   $19*
1:00 pm Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)   FREE

EAST BAY

Fun events don't have to be limited to San Francisco. Here are some cost-effective ways to have fun in Oakland, Berkeley, and the neighboring regions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

Saturday, November 18, 2023
7:00 pm FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows)  FREE
10:00 am Bedford Gallery’s 14th Annual Craft Fest w/ Handmade Goods (Walnut Creek)   FREE
11:00 am “Wine & Whiskers” Party”: Laurel Burch x Berkeley Humane (Berkeley)   FREE
11:00 am Patchwork Show: Modern Makers Festival at Jack London Square (Oakland)   FREE
1:00 pm 2023 Holidays on Fourth Street: Make Glass Ornaments | Berkeley   FREE

 

Sunday, November 19, 2023
4:00 pm Win Tix: “Disney Junior Tour: Costume Palooza” Live at the Fox Theater (Oakland)
 
3:00 pm Free Symphony Orchestra Concert: Beethoven & Debussy (Oakland)   FREE*

North Bay

Exciting Weekend Activities in Marin, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma You Shouldn't Miss. 

Saturday, November 18, 2023
11:30 am  Santa’s Riverboat Arrival & Small Business Saturday (Petaluma)
  FREE
12:00 pm 2023 Parade of Lights & Winter Wonderland (San Rafael)   FREE*

 

Sunday, November 19, 2023
11:30 am  Santa’s Riverboat Arrival & Small Business Saturday (Petaluma)
  FREE
12:00 pm 2023 Parade of Lights & Winter Wonderland (San Rafael)   FREE*
10:00 am Sunday Football    FREE
11:00 am The park market: Holiday Mercantile    FREE

SOUTH BAY

Explore the weekend's exciting events in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.

Saturday, November 18, 2023
8:00 pm
The Buttertones + Tiger Print   $20
7:00 PM  Annie Lederman   $25 - $75, 21+

 

Sunday, November 19, 2023
11:00 am
Yuletide Holiday Tea   FREE
2:00 pm The Barber of Seville - OPERA SAN JOSÉ   $55-$195

 

 

 

 

 

 


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