SF Memorial Day Weekend Comedy Festival

Funcheap listed a free Memorial Day weekend comedy festival at The Function in San Francisco running from Friday, May 22, through Monday, May 25, 2026. The event page says the Mid-Market venue at 1414 Market Street will host four nights of stand-up, cocktails and late-night shows. The listing says admission is free with RSVP, attendance is limited to guests 21 and older, and a two-drink minimum applies during shows. The venue’s own site identifies The Function as a comedy club and cocktail lounge in San Francisco. ### Where is the festival and when do shows start? The Function, at 1414 Market Street in San Francisco, is the venue named on Funcheap’s event listing for the festival. The page says shows are scheduled in the evening across the four-day run, with a 7 p.m. start time shown on the daily listings for Saturday, May 23, Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25. Friday, May 22 is included in the festival run described by Funcheap as “May 22-25,” and third-party event listings also place the festival at The Function across those same dates. ### What does “free” mean for this event? Funcheap describes the festival as “FREE – RSVP for free tickets,” but the listing also says the shows are 21+ and require a two-drink minimum per person during performances. (sf.funcheap.com) The page says seating is limited and lineups are subject to change. The Eventbrite profile for Funcheap says the site curates Bay Area events and distributes listings through its platform, which is where RSVP links for many events are handled. (sf.funcheap.com) The festival page directs readers to reserve tickets rather than buy general admission. ### How many comics and shows are included? Funcheap’s listing says The Function will host eight comedy shows over four nights. (sf.funcheap.com) The event description says the lineup includes rising Bay Area comics and special guests with credits including Cobb’s, Punch Line, SF Sketchfest, ABC and NBC. The published event page does not name a full performer roster in the search snippet, but it frames the weekend as a festival format rather than a single headliner set. (eventbrite.com) That structure — multiple shows spread across four nights — is the main draw presented in the listing. ### What is special about Memorial Day Monday? (sf.funcheap.com) Monday, May 25 is singled out in Funcheap’s listing with “happy hour all night.” A separate Funcheap page for that date repeats the same festival description and identifies the Monday program as part of the four-day run. The venue’s website also markets drink service and comedy programming as part of its regular model, describing The Function as a comedy club and cocktail lounge. (sf.funcheap.com) That aligns with the event page’s emphasis on cocktails and late-night laughs over the holiday weekend. ### Is this a one-off event or part of a broader holiday calendar? Funcheap’s Memorial Day weekend guide includes the comedy festival among its holiday listings for San Francisco and the Bay Area. (sf.funcheap.com) The site’s day-by-day calendar for May 23 also surfaces the same event, indicating it is being promoted as part of a broader weekend slate rather than a standalone listing. (thefunctionsf.com) Funcheap’s category page for Memorial Day weekend also shows the festival on Sunday, May 24, reinforcing that the event is being pushed across multiple dates during the holiday stretch. ### What should people check before going? Funcheap says RSVP is required for free tickets, seating is limited, and lineups may change. (sf.funcheap.com) The event page also says the festival is restricted to guests 21 and older and that a two-drink minimum applies during shows. Monday, May 25 is the final night listed in the four-day run, and Funcheap’s separate Monday page advertises happy hour all night for that closing program. (sf.funcheap.com) RSVP details and the latest event information remain on Funcheap’s listing for the festival at The Function. (sf.funcheap.com) (sf.funcheap.com)