Stand-up in Berkeley for free
Get stand-up in Berkeley for free in your weekly roundup.
Stand-up in Berkeley for free has exploded: from new-material nights where comics road-test their jokes, to sold-out solo shows, by way of free open mics. We list everything that's getting laughs right now.
Whether you're after a big headliner or a 5-quid open mic, the next date is right below.
Events — stand-up in Berkeley for free
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See also in Berkeley for free
Thu 23 · 6 PM
✨Pop🎸Rock
The Fray @ Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
Sun 16 Aug · 3 PMFree
🎷Jazz🌐World
Jazz on Sunday in the Park
Doyle Hollis Park
At 11 AMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Mr. Elephant
Temescal Branch Library
At 10 PM$35.75
💿DJ set🌍Afro
Omar ؏ Live in Oakland
Zanzi
Sun 26 · 2:30 PMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Jazz on Sunday
Golden Gate Branch Library
Wed 22 · 12 PM
🎫Concert
Sass N' Harmony @ Levi Strauss Plaza
Levi Strauss Plaza
Fri 24 · 8 PM
🎫Concert
Chance Peña @ The Fillmore
The Fillmore
Sat 25 · 8 PM
💿DJ set🎪Street party
Celebración De La Independencia de Peru con JULIO BRAVO Y ORQUESTA SALSABOR
Verdi Club
Fri 31 · 5:30 PM
🎸Jam / Open mic
Most Best Open Mic
220 Montgomery St
Fri 31 · 10 PM$14.06
🔊Techno💿DJ set
OMNYA
Halcyon SF
Fri 31 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Pegassi
1015 Folsom
Sat 25 · 7:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🪗Folk ball
Berkeley Experienced English Dance 4th Sat
Christ Church Berkeley
Fri 24 · 8 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
JOTERÍA
There/There bar
Sat 1 · 10 PM
🔊Techno💿DJ set
PSFYTECH IMMERSION
Continental Club
Tomorrow · 1 AM$25
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Ecstatic Dance Oakland ~ Sundays
Ecstatic Dance Oakland ~ Wednesdays
At 10 PM
⚡Electro💿DJ set
Mura Masa // Curve
TBA - SECRET LOCATION
At 3 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
JERRO at Aracely Garden
Aracely Cafe
Fri 24 · 11 AM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Those Who Know
Tamarack
Sun 26 · 4 AM
☀️Open air🔊Techno
Until We Meet Again l 969 Techno (Open Air)
TBA - San Francisco
Sat 1 · 8:30 PM
🎉Club☀️Open air
HOT LATIN BOAT PARTY Parte 3 | BANDA MAGUEY
Pier 3 Hornblower Cruise
At 2 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
LAVERN at 620 Jones Terrace
620 Jones
At 9 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
YokoO | Greg Eversoul
Monarch
At 9 PM
💿DJ set⚡Electro
Droid9 Pres. Alex O'Rion
Public Works Oddjob Loft
At 9 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
BASSIC
F8 1192 Folsom
At 9 PM
💿DJ set🏠House
Uncle Waffles
The Midway
At 9 PM
🎉Club🔊Techno
DVIRNUNS (MACCABI HOUSE) AT MADARAE
MadaRae San Francisco
At 10 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
High Level FEAT. Kai Alce with support from Eric Groove & DJ Said
The Foundry
At 10 PM
💿DJ set
Playa Peace Project Burning Man Camp Fundraiser: DAVI + GiZ + SIR JAMES
Club Six
Tomorrow · 1 PM
💿DJ set☀️Open air
Sunset Rooftop Party with Ali Farahani at Via Hotel
Hotel Via
Tomorrow · 2 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
WORLD CUP AFTER PARTY / NOMADZ
Phoenix Hotel
Wed 22 · 9 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Playland vs Unplug
Cat Club
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Fri 24 · 8 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
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The Great Northern
Fri 24 · 9 PM$36.05
🎉Club💿DJ set
ALCHEMY SF: Dore Alley
Public Works
Fri 24 · 9:30 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Jody Wisternoff & Nox Vahn (All Night Long)
Audio SF
Fri 24 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
DALI SF
Halcyon
Sun 26 · 2 PMFree
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
The Plastic Detox
Albany Library
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Sat 25 · 12:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
California Writers Club
Rockridge Branch Library
Thu 13 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
An Evening with Cafe Ohlone
El Cerrito Library
Sat 15 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Gardening Workshop: Native Plants
Piedmont Avenue Branch Library
At 12 PMFree
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
American 250 Movie Screening
African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Tue 21 · 4:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
English Learners Conversation Group
Orinda Library
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Thu 23 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Meet the Authors: Marisa Solis and Elizabeth Dougherty - The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide
Main Library
Thu 13 · 1 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
August Moraga Book Club
Moraga Library
At 3 PM
📚Literature📜Poetry
3rd Saturday Poetry in Chinatown
Clarion Performing Arts Center
Wed 22 · 1:30 PM
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Academy of Art Car Museum
1849 Washington St
Wed 22 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
SF Politics 101 with Joel Engardio
SPUR
Sun 26 · 4 AM
🏰Heritage
Tiburon Jewish Festival
Zelinsky Park
Wed 29 · 1 PM
🗺️Guided tour🏛️Architecture
Contemporary Art + Architecture: The Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building
90 7th St
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Wed 29 · 2 PMFree
🍽️Food
Oakland Bloom Presents: Michoacán Cooking with Tsiri
Elmhurst Branch Library
Thu 30 · 6 PM
🗣️Talk
Remembering Earth through Embodied Spiritual Ecology (In Person)
California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building
Thu 30 · 6 PM
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Opening Night // California and Provence: Oceans of the Unconscious
Francophone museum (inside Alliance Francaise building)
Fri 31 · 6 PM
🍽️Food
A Fresh Serving of Freakin' DeyLicious!
New Delhi Restaurant
Sat 1 · 4:45 PM
🎬Cinema🌟Preview
Transmutation | World Film Premiere & Live Artist Talk
War Memorial Veterans Building
Tue 4 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Homeschool 101
Hercules Library
Sat 8 · 9 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Unite & Rise: Voting Rights Day of Action - Berkeley
UC Berkeley Student Union: Martin Luther King Jr. Building
Wed 12 · 6 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
Filbert Steps Cleanup
Filbert Steps
At 10 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌳Outdoors
Civic Joy Corps Park Volunteering @ Lafayette Park
Lafayette Park
At 11 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌳Outdoors
Lower Polk Weekly Cleanup
Jane on Larkin
At 11 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌳Outdoors
North Beach Cleanup
Luke's Local
At 12 PMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
Fillmore South Cleanup
The Social Study
At 3 PMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
Chinatown Cleanup
Portsmouth Square Parking Garage
Tomorrow · 9:30 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
Muttville Cleanup
Muttville
Tomorrow · 9:45 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
Lower Nob Hill Weekly Cleanup
Another Cafe
Tomorrow · 1 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
Allyne Park Cleanup
Allyne Park
Tomorrow · 4 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
Tenderloin Weekly Cleanup
Turk Hyde Mini Park
Mon 20 · 11 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
Western Addition Cleanup
Western Addition Branch Library
Sat 25 · 10:30 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
Mid-Market Cleanup
Cumaica: Artesanos del Cafe
Sun 26 · 10 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
NW Potrero Hill Cleanup
The Benches Garden
Sun 26 · 10:30 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
Lower Pacific Heights Cleanup
Suze Riley Studio
Sun 26 · 12 PMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Dogpatch Games Cleanup
Dogpatch Games
Fri 31 · 6 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
Fillmore Street Happy Hour Cleanup
Pinsa Rossa
Sun 2 · 3 PMFree
🤝Volunteering🌱Ecology
The Hub Cleanup
McCoppin Hub Plaza
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Venues — stand-up in Berkeley for free
Frequently asked questions
Where can you catch stand-up in Berkeley for free?
Notably Fox Theater - Oakland, Elbo Room Jack London and San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech. See the full list of venues above.