Events for August 7, 2011
Sunday, August 7
The Fremont Festival of the Arts is celebrating 28 years of fun in the sun. The Fremont Festival of the Arts is the largest free street festival west of the Mississippi River. No, seriously, that’s what the press release says.
The festival featurs Kid City …
Join Iyengar yoga teacher Tony Eason for a free, destressing yoga session at San Francisco’s Pier 35, as part of series of Sunday outdoor classes.
The yoga session was originally supposed to be at Pier 39, but has now been moved to Pier 35. You should …
Head out to Golden Gate Park for this free, monthly daytime outdoor dance even sponsored by Temple Nightclub. The party starts at noon, so come early and enjoy 6 hours of nonstop dirty house beats. Bring your own picnic, beverages and good vibes for some …
There’s a lot of free live music in San Francisco but the Golden Gate Park Band has been doing it for possibly longer than anyone else.
In its 129th season, the 30-member orchestra, all clad in their bright red suits, are giving free concerts in …
Chow down on free hot dogs while coloring in a creature chalk painting on Sunday, August 7 at the Frankenart Mart, a quirky, shoebox-sized art gallery in the Inner Richmond.
Go either beef or veggie at this monthly hot dog day and help fill in artist …
The San Francisco Japantown Merchants Association will be hosting their annual Obon Odori celebration on Sunday, August 7 in the Japantown Peace Plaza.
Featuring yosakoi dancing and the important Obon Odori dance, this traditional dance is meant to honor the memory of one’s ancestors in a spirit of …
An R&B crooner and a local blues band play Stern Grove Festival’s 74th season of splendid summer admission-free performances in the park.
R&B great Aaron Neville whose songs are sprinkled with Cajun and Creole influences serenades the Grove with his chart-topping hits. Local bluesman Quinn Deveaux …
Got a Dylan gathering dust or a Stones record you want to swap? Then join Oakland’s Actual Cafe for their first ever vinyl record swap on Sunday, August 7.
An event meant only for collectors (meaning no dealers), you’ll be able to walk away with some …
Every Sunday
Visit the Bay Area Free Book Exchange (open every Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm in El Cerrito) and take home up to 100 books for free.
Yes, all 10,000+ books on all the shelves are available to the public, free of charge. …
Spend a Football Sunday the way it was meant to be enjoyed – stuffing your face full of free BBQ. Every Sunday football game, Ace’s gives sports fans a free plate of burgers, sausages, and all the gooey fixins that go with it. Enjoy drink …
Free Yoga on Sundays in Dolores Park at 11am, provided by the teachers of the Purusha Yoga community.
Free Yoga Flow in the Park
Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting and melting into the ground. Join us on weekends for a rejuvinating morning flow …
Get ready to swing in Golden Gate Park every sunny Sunday at “Lindy in the Park,” a weekly free event near the de Young Museum, when the streets of Golden Gate Park are closed to traffic and the dancers take over.
Lindy in the Park | Free Outdoor …
During the first two weekends in June, the 2012 East Bay Open Studios connects the public with over 400 artists in 14 cities in the East Bay. Since 1979, this event remains the largest art event in the region and draws an annual audience over 50,000.
East …
Come learn the basics of Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art, at the Jack London Square Farmers’ Market.
This cardio and strength training class includes learning the basic movements and acrobatics of this beautiful art form, as well as getting a chance to play with other …
Take a trip back to the 1930s just by heading to SoMa and visiting the California Historical Society’s A Wild Flight of the Imagination: the Story of the Golden Gate Bridge – a brand new historical exhibit honoring the bridge’s 75th anniversary.
Experience the story of the …
Check out a an exhibit presented by Ripley’s Believe It or Not including a 13-foot model of the Golden Gate Bridge, constructed out of 30,000 toothpicks and glue in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco.
In addition you can view a 1/3rd scale …
Want free reserved seating, reserved parking and free beverages and snacks during a Stern Grove event this summer? All you have to do is volunteer!
Volunteer positions include ushers, information booth staffers, bike valet, donation collectors, greeters, set up/take down experts and much more.
Sign up to …
Sundays are Dollar Days at Golden Gate Fields. If you haven’t made it out yet, you should check out the thoroughbred action of horse racing. Nearly everything costs just a single buck at Golden Gate Fields in Albany.
Some Sundays there are also free concerts at …
There is a place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that is heaven for Bay Area inline skaters and roller skaters who like to boogie to the funky beat on wheels. The area is is called, “Skatin’ Place”. It is located at 6th Avenue and …
The Milk Bar presents “Bluegrass Sundays,” a free weekly concert with three bands performing 90-minute sets, each playing old-timey bluegrass, Americana, folk, blues, and other sub-genres of acoustic music.
Bluegrass Sundays
Every Sunday | 2 pm-10 pm
Milk Bar | 1840 Haight Street, SF
FREE
Bands generally start at 4 pm, 6 …
Bring your family, friends, a blanket or low lawn chair, and a picnic to enjoy free professional theatre by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. This year the festival features Henry V, the Bard’s exciting tale about the rise of a young king and the glories …
Finish off the weekend at Molotov’s and enjoy an afternoon of free food (usually around 3pm) every Sunday between games of pool, retro pinball, and some serious punk rock ‘tude. While it’s usually burgers and hot dogs, occasionally the bar mixes it up with pizza, …
Since Sundays are the only day of the week that their kitchen’s closed, consider this Bender’s gift to you. Every Sunday from 3pm till 7pm, they’ll treat the public to a free BBQ with burgers, veggie options, or whatever else the bar’s in the mood …
Comstock Saloon, SF’s throwback saloon on the edge of the Financial District hosts Honky Tonk Sundays. In the spirit of the wild west, guests can experience tunes from DJ Blaze Orange’s vinyl collection of 20th century American country music and throwback food from Saloon Chefs Carlos …
As a testament to keep Sunday a Funday, the designers at 5th Stitch Collective are throwing a little party every Sunday in August to launch a new t-shirt design each week.
Mingle with the designers, see our newest designs, and snack up on some free cookies …
San Francisco City Guides offers a free night-time guided walking tour of North Beach.
It’s where food, culture, colorful history, and unexpected views all intersect in an erstwhile Italian ‘urban village’ that was also cradle to San Francisco’s bohemia.
North Beach By Night | 2012
May through October …
