These 85 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 3 at 8pm +5
The Layover · Downtown Oakland • Free
Catch HBO and late-night TV talent for free every first Tuesday, with happy hour drinks flowing until the mic opens. It is the easiest fun night in Oakland.
February 26 at 8pm
First Street Wine Co · Livermore • $$
Laughs and libations collide at this cozy Livermore wine bar. With 320+ bottles to explore and a welcoming, unpretentious vibe, it's comedy night without the comedy club attitude.
The Pour Up Wine Bar · Antioch • $$
Catch hilarious comedy acts at this cozy wine bar where Monique and her team pour carefully chosen wines and serve up bites like the sweet-spicy Too Hot to Peach plate.
Potrero Hill
The kind of bar San Francisco used to have everywhere and now barely does. Mission Hill Saloon keeps it old-school: cold Hamm's, a solid pool table, monthly comedy nights, and bartenders who actually know their stuff. Bring cash.
Alameda
Local comedy club where national headliners and Bay Area rising stars take the stage in an intimate setting. Come for shareable plates and craft cocktails, stay for the wildly popular Sunday Drag Brunch.
Haight-Ashbury • $
Shake off Monday with free stand-up from touring comics and locals at this Haight pub. The frozen Irish Coffee is dangerously good.
Browse the Bay Area neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
The Abbey Tavern · Inner Richmond
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 8:00 PM
The Abbey Tavern · Inner Richmond
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
The Ric Bar and Arcade · Rockridge
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 8:00 PM
Pixels Arcade & Taproom · San Rafael
Tue, Oct 20 · 4:00 PM
The BreakRoom · Downtown Berkeley
$$
Tue, Oct 20 · 8:00 PM
Ranch Water · San Rafael
$
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
O'Reilly’s Pub · Haight-Ashbury
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 9:00 PM
Rockridge Improvement Club · Shafter
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Cameron's Pub & Restaurant · Half Moon Bay
$$
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Question Mark Tavern · West SoMa
Free
Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
The Layover · Downtown Oakland
Sun, Dec 6 · 6:00 PM
Mesa Maguey · Temescal
Free
Mon, Dec 21 · 7:00 PM
The Function · Civic Center
Free
440 Castro · The Castro
$
Tempo Kitchen & Bar · Gilroy
$$
The Caravan Lounge · Ballbach and SOFA
$$
Wild Side West · Holly Park
$
Mad Oak Bar ‘N’ Yard · Downtown Oakland
$$
Zingari Steakhouse & Pasta Bar · Lower Nob Hill
$$$
Danny Coyle's · Lower Haight
$
Sunshine Saloon Sports Bar and Charcoal Grill · Pleasanton
$
Tempo Kitchen & Bar · Gilroy
$$
The BAR – on Dolores · Noe Valley
Free
Jack London Square
$
Inner Richmond
$$
The Castro
$$
Branham
$$
Lower Nob Hill
$10-$15
Concord
$
Haight-Ashbury
$15
North Beach
Parkmerced
Hayes Valley
Lower Nob Hill
$$
Concord
Fairfax
$0-$10
Downtown Oakland
Free
Tenderloin
Chinatown
$
Russian Hill
Castro Valley
Mission District
$$
Jingletown
$$
Inner Richmond
$$
Dolores Heights
Downtown Oakland
West SoMa
$73.15
San Rafael
North Beach
$22-$56
Clinton
$$
Downtown Berkeley
$20-$100
Pleasanton
$$
Downtown Oakland
Free
Belmont
$
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