Get Ready for Fun: Your Bay Area Weekend Guide - November 4 & 5, 2023

November 3, 2023

Get Ready for Fun: Your Bay Area Weekend Guide - November 4 & 5, 2023

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. SF’s Ocean Ave. Diwali Festival 2023

  2. SOLD OUT: 2023 “SF Tea Festival” at Ferry Building (Nov. 4-5)

  3. SF’s 2023 Dia de los Muertos “Festival of Altars” in The Mission

  4. Bank of America’s “Museums On Us” Free Museum Weekend

  5. SF’s Winter “Renegade Craft Fair” at Fort Mason (Nov. 4-5)

  6. “TEL HI” Winter Festival 2023 w/ Free Food (SF)

  7. Fillmore’s Friday Night Market (SF)

  8. Le Marché Pop Up: Bay Area French Warehouse Sale (Nov. 3-5 and 17-19)

  9. El Rio’s 45th Birthday w/ Open Bar, Free Food + “Dolly Parton Hoot” (2023)

  10. SF’s 2023 Union Square Christmas Tree (Nov. 9 – Jan. 2024)

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SAN FRANCISCO

Saturday, November 4, 2023
 10:00 am SOLD OUT: 2023 “SF Tea Festival” at Ferry Building (Nov. 4-5)   $20
10:00 am “Clean Up The City” SF’s Volunteer Weekend w/ Free Lunch + Happy Hours (Nov. 4-5)   FREE*
11:00 am “MakeArt Family Day” at SF’s Museum of Craft and Design (November 2023)   $8*
All Day SFFILM’s 2023 Doc Stories: Documentary Festival (Nov. 2-5)   $18*
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*
8:00 pm 40% Off Tix: San Francisco Playhouse’s “Nollywood Dreams” by Jocelyn Bioh (Sept. 28-Nov. 4)   $15*
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*
All Day Bank of America’s “Museums On Us” Free Museum Weekend   FREE*
10:00 am SF’s Holiday Ice Skating Rink at Union Square: 2023 Opening Weekend   FREE
11:00 am SF’s Winter “Renegade Craft Fair” at Fort Mason (Nov. 4-5)   $5*
12:00 pm “TEL HI” Winter Festival 2023 w/ Free Food (SF)   $20*
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
12:00 pm KOHO Japantown Film Festival w/ DJ & Marketplace (SF)   FREE*
12:00 pm SF’s Ocean Ave. Diwali Festival 2023   FREE
2:00 pm Workshop: Cannoli Making with Antonette Machi (SF)   FREE
2:00 pm SF’s Valencia Street Saturday Block Parties (July 8-Nov 18)   FREE
3:00 pm El Rio’s 45th Birthday w/ Open Bar, Free Food + “Dolly Parton Hoot” (2023)   FREE
4:00 pm SF’s “Clean up The City” West SoMa Cleanup (w/ Free Drink for Volunteers)   FREE
5:30 pm “Muni Is My Ride: Portraits of Muni in Words and Images” Book Launch (SF)   FREE
7:00 pm SF’s HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Saturday)   FREE*
9:00 pm SF’s Prince vs. Michael Jackson DJ Party (NoPa)   $10

 

Sunday, November 5, 2023
9:00 am Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile 2023
  FREE*
10:00 am SOLD OUT: 2023 “SF Tea Festival” at Ferry Building (Nov. 4-5)   $20*
10:00 am Asian Art Museum: Free Admission Day (Every First Sunday)   FREE*
10:00 am “Clean Up The City” SF’s Volunteer Weekend w/ Free Lunch + Happy Hours (Nov. 4-5)   FREE*
All Day SFFILM’s 2023 Doc Stories: Documentary Festival (Nov. 2-5)   $18*
8:00 pm 40% Off Tix: DEVO’s 50th Anniversary Tour (SF)   40% Off*
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 SF’s Holiday Ice Skating Rink at Union Square: 2023 Opening Weekend   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 San Francisco’s Annual Veterans Day Parade 2023   FREE
11:00 am SF’s Winter “Renegade Craft Fair” at Fort Mason (Nov. 4-5)   $5*
11:00 am “Castro Art Mart” Mini Block Party on Noe St. (Every First Sunday)   FREE
1:00 pm Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)   FREE
1:00 pm A Conversation w/ Governor Jerry Brown at Grace Cathedral   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 4, 2023 
All Day Bank of America’s “Museums On Us” Free Museum Weekend  FREE*
9:30 am  Legion of Honor   FREE*
10:00 am CIVIC JOY FUND clean up the city   FREE
9:00 pm Allure Feat. Ryan Lucero   FREE

 

Sunday, November 5, 2023 
11:00 am Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya (First Sundays)
  $11
11:00 am Oakland Museum of California’s Free First Sundays (OMCA)   FREE*
11:00 am Livermore’s Diwali Festival of Lights 2023   FREE
5:00 pm San Ramon’s “Diwali” Indian Festival of Lights 2023   FREE
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm   $5
9:00 am   FREE
10:00 am   FREE

North Bay

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

Saturday, November 4, 2023 
10:00 am San Rafael Goldenaires Holiday Crafts Fair  FREE*
All Day Bank of America’s “Museums On Us” Free Museum Weekend   FREE*
8:00 pm Band of Heathens   $28
9:00 pm Pavlo in concert   $35 - $65
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Marin Arts & Crafts show   FREE
8:30 pm
Mark Hummel Blues band   $15  
7:00 pm
Jamsession w/ Dainah Donovan   FREE

 

Sunday, November 5, 2023 
7:00 pm 
Jeff Crosby $18
6:30 pm
THE SANTORINI TOUR: Pavlo in Concert $35
7:00 pm Andy Summers of the police  
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Marin arts & crafts show FREE
10:00 am San Rafael BEAD & design show  $8 
12:00 pm Project Space: Victoria Shen FREE

SOUTH BAY

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

Saturday, November 4, 2023 
9:30 am - 5:15 pm
Bank of America’s “Museums On Us” Free Museum Weekend FREE
9:30 am Legion of Honor  FREE
10:00 am CIVIC JOY FUND: Clean up the city FREE, ALL AGES
9:30 pm
 FREE

 

Sunday, November 5, 2023 
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
OASIS PRESENTS: Tea Dance Sundays FREE
9:00 am Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile  FREE
10:00 am Sunday Football FREE

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