Volunteering events in and around San Francisco this week
101 events in the next 7 days (Oct 31 – Nov 6) in and around San Francisco, 92 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 31.
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Saturday, October 31
- 7:45 AM Neighborhood Hands Bi-monthly Cleanup Guadalupe River Park
- 8 AM LIFT UP LIVES: Volunteer to Serve Our Neighbors in Need Guadalupe River Park Free
- 8:30 AM San Mateo Farmers' Market Compost Volunteer/ Voluntariado de Abono Orgánico San Mateo Farmers' Market Free
- 8:30 AM Volunteer in the Heritage Rose Garden! Heritage Rose Garden
- 9 AM Hunter Pence's Spooky Clean Up Crawl Lake Merritt Free
- 9 AM Nursery Workday Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center Free
- 9:30 AM Knock doors in Tulare (CA22) | Oct 30, 31, Nov 1, 2, 3 with Swing Left Tri-Valley and BAC! Volunteer travel to Tulare! Free
- 9:30 AM Volunteer Outdoors in Redwood City: Habitat Restoration at Redwood Creek Redwood Creek Free
- 10 AM Castro Cleanup Hi Tops SF Free
- 10 AM Community Garden Volunteer Workday/ Jornada Voluntaria de Jardinería East Palo Alto Community Garden Free
- 10 AM Daffodil Planting Volunteer Day CORE Test Orchard Free
- 10 AM Garden Volunteer Shifts Garden for the Environment Free
- 10 AM Glen Park Cleanup Critter Fritters Pet Foods Free
- 10 AM Lake Merritt Insitute - Lake Merritt Clean-Up Lake Merritt Insititue Free
- 10 AM Ocean Beach Clean Up Ocean Beach Cafe
- 10 AM Richmond District Cleanup Internet Archive Free
- 10:30 AM Mid-Market Cleanup Cumaica: Artesanos del Cafe Free
- 10:30 AM Volunteer at Ploughshares Nursery Ploughshares Nursery Free
- 1 PM Alemany Farm Volunteer Day Alemany Farm Free
- 1 PM Dialing for Democracy — the Final Senate Push Democratic Volunteer Center Free
- 1 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 3 PM Chinatown Cleanup Kearny St and Clay St Free
- 3 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 3 PM 🎃 Halloween: volunteer cook & Share a Vegan Meal with Someone in Need Mantra Room
- 3:30 PM Volunteer: Halloween Neighborhood Celebration Elliot Street — Between Teddy Ave & Campbell Ave Free
- 9:15 PM WILD AT HEART Roxie
Sunday, November 1
- 9:30 AM Knock doors in Tulare (CA22) | Oct 30, 31, Nov 1, 2, 3 with Swing Left Tri-Valley and BAC! Volunteer travel to Tulare! Free
- 9:30 AM Muttville Cleanup Muttville Free
- 10 AM Marsh Restoration on the Bay Sears Point Trailhead Free
- 10 AM Richmond High Volunteer Day & Semillitas Rising Richmond High School
- 10 AM Safe & Healthy Haight Street Cleanup Haight Street & Shrader Street Free
- 10 AM Sunday Volunteer Workday REAP Climate Center Free
- 10:30 AM Volunteer at Ploughshares Nursery Ploughshares Nursery Free
- 11 AM Potrero Flatlands Cleanup Jackson Playground Park Clubhouse Free
- 12 PM Sunday Game Day Edenvale Library Free
- 1 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 1 PM Reading to Children with Kathy Cambrian Library Free
- 3 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 3 PM The Hub Cleanup McCoppin Hub Plaza Free
- 8 PM Marie Antoinette (4K Restoration) Roxie
Monday, November 2
- 8 AM Outer Sunset Morning Cleanup Andytown Roastery & Coffee Lab Free
- 9:30 AM Knock doors in Tulare (CA22) | Oct 30, 31, Nov 1, 2, 3 with Swing Left Tri-Valley and BAC! Volunteer travel to Tulare! Free
- 10 AM Enjoy Volunteering and Traveling With Your Own 501(c)(3) Organization Starbucks Table Free
- 10 AM LEAF Urban Farm Volunteering LEAF Urban Farm Free
- 1 PM Alemany Farm Volunteer Day Alemany Farm Free
- 3 PM Reading to Children with Aysha Cambrian Library Free
- 4:30 PM Dublin Library Teen Advisory Group Meeting Dublin Library Free
- 5 PM Castro Valley Library Teen Advisory Group Castro Valley Library Free
- 5:30 PM Weekly Volunteer Meetings The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment Free
- 6:15 PM Reading Buddies for Grades K-6 Morgan Hill Library Free
Tuesday, November 3
- 10 AM CORE Tuesday Volunteer Day CORE Test Orchard Free
- 10 AM Enjoy Volunteering and Traveling With Your Own 501(c)(3) Organization Starbucks Table Free
- 10 AM Lake Merritt Insitute - Lake Merritt Clean-Up Lake Merritt Insititue Free
- 10 AM Miraloma Cleanup Mollie Stone's Market Free
- 10 AM Vintage Media Lab Rinconada Library Free
- 10:30 AM Sign Up for Free Rides for Seniors San Leandro Senior Center Free
- 12:30 PM Pittsburg Mobile Farmers' Market Volunteer / Voluntariado de Mercado Móvil Pittsburg Health Center Free
- 3 PM After School Teen Lounge Union City Library Free
- 3:15 PM Origami for Kids Bascom Library Free
- 3:15 PM Teen Volunteer Tuesday Guerneville Regional Library Free
- 4 PM Reading to Children with Ms. Lee Cambrian Library Free
- 5 PM VolunTEEN Hour East Palo Alto Library Free
- 5:30 PM Teens Reach at Hillview Hillview Library Free
- 6 PM Reading Buddies [Compañeros de Lectura] Gilroy Library Free
- 6 PM Restoring Anadromy: Collaborative Restoration Efforts in the Alameda Creek Watershed Danville Library Free
Wednesday, November 4
- 8 AM EPA Farmers’ Market Volunteer / Voluntariado de Mercado de Agricultores Bloomhouse Free
- 9 AM Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm - Weekday O'Donohue Educational Farm Free
- 10 AM Enjoy Volunteering and Traveling With Your Own 501(c)(3) Organization Starbucks Table Free
- 10 AM Garden Volunteer Shifts Garden for the Environment Free
- 11 AM Crissy Field Cleanup Sports Basement Presidio Free
- 1 PM Vintage Media Lab Mitchell Park Library Free
- 2 PM Wednesday Volunteer Workday REAP Climate Center Free
- 3 PM Edenvale Park Monthly Clean Up Hayes Mansion San Jose Free
- 3 PM Reading To Children at the Willow Glen Library Willow Glen Library Free
- 3 PM Vintage Media Lab Mitchell Park Library Free
- 4 PM Joyce Ellington Teens Reach Orientation Joyce Ellington Library Free
- 4 PM Teens Reach Meeting & Activity Educational Park Library Free
- 4:30 PM Teen Advisory Board at Dimond Dimond Branch Library Free
- 4:30 PM Teen Program Incubator at Almaden Almaden Library Free
- 5 PM Joyce Ellington Teens Reach Meeting Joyce Ellington Library Free
- 5 PM Level Up Readers Cupertino Library Free
- 6 PM VolunTEEN Hour Pacifica Sharp Park Library Free
- 6:45 PM San Jose Stamp Club Pearl Avenue Library Free
Thursday, November 5
- 9 AM Nursery Workday Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center Free
- 10 AM Enjoy Volunteering and Traveling With Your Own 501(c)(3) Organization Starbucks Table Free
- 10 AM LEAF Urban Farm Volunteering LEAF Urban Farm Free
- 10:30 AM Sign Up for Free Rides for Seniors San Leandro Senior Center Free
- 12 PM Lawyers in the Library: Employment & Civil Law Central Santa Rosa Library Free
- 12 PM Vintage Media Lab Rinconada Library Free
- 3:30 PM One Richmond Cleanup One Richmond Free
- 4:15 PM San Ramon Library Teen Advisory Board San Ramon Library Free
- 4:30 PM West Valley Branch Teens Reach Meeting West Valley Library Free
- 5 PM Pleasanton Young Professionals Mixer November 2026 Cellar Door 4469 Railroad Ave See tickets
Friday, November 6
- 9 AM Native Plant Garden Volunteer Day at the Laguna Environmental Center Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation Free
- 9 AM Nursery Workday Our City Forest Nursery and Training Center Free
- 10 AM Novato Baylands Open Volunteer Day Novato Baylands Native Plant Nursery (Point Blue) Free
- 10:30 AM Volunteer at Ploughshares Nursery Ploughshares Nursery Free
- 1 PM Drop-In Appliance Assistance Brisbane Library Free
- 5 PM Arts Los Altos Downtown Walking Tour Meet at the Mandahlia sculpture 169 State Street Los Altos
- 5 PM Leyendo en español para niños - Reading to Children in Spanish Berryessa Library Free
- 6:15 PM Low Cost Reiki Clinic for the Community Soulful Sanctuary Free
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