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Free things to do in San Francisco soon

Sun15Nov

Golden Gate Heights Stairways

Free Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 10:00 am · Golden Gate Heights Stairways
Sun15Nov

Mission Dolores Neighborhood

Free Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 10:30 am · Mission Dolores Neighborhood
Sun15Nov

Telegraph Hill Stairway Hike

Free Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 10:30 am · Telegraph Hill Stairway Hike
Sun15Nov

Haight-Ashbury

Free Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 11:00 am · Haight-Ashbury
Sun15Nov

Barbary Coast: The Devil's Playground

Free Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 11:00 am · Terrific Street: The Devil’s Playground
Tue17Nov

UCSF Industry Documents Library Workshop

Free Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · 9:00 am
Tue17Nov

Lunch and Learn Tech Seminar Series: Illumina

Free Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · 12:00 pm · Health Sciences West (HSW)
Tue17Nov

Meditation and Guided Imagery

Free Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · 1:00 pm
Wed18Nov

Workout Wednesdays for Neuro-Oncology Patients

Free Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 12:00 pm

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What is Fog City Freebies?

Fog City Freebies is a free weekly email newsletter covering free events, conferences and local businesses in San Francisco, CA. It's part of The Local Loop by localnewsletter.co.

How much does it cost?

Nothing. Fog City Freebies is free to read, and every event we feature is free or has a free option unless we label it otherwise.

When does it arrive?

Every Thursday morning, in time to plan your weekend.

Where do the events come from?

From public event calendars, venue and organizer feeds, libraries, parks departments and museums in San Francisco. We link to the original source on every event.