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2012 Berkeley Kite Festival | July 28-29
Sunday, July 29 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*All day parking $10 at Marina w/ free shuttle to festival
| Berkeley Marina
2012 Berkeley Kite Festival | July 28-29

Kites aren’t just for kids any more. Experience the artistry of modern kite flying at the 27th Annual Berkeley Kite Festival & West Coast Kite Championships.
This annual festival for 2012 features giant creature kites as big as houses, high flying kite fights, plus free …

Free Capoeira Class: Brazilian Martial Art Dance | Oakland
Sunday, July 29 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
Free Capoeira Class: Brazilian Martial Art Dance | Oakland

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 …

Presidio Games: Festival & Food Trucks | SF
Sunday, July 29 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Main Post Lawn
Presidio Games: Festival & Food Trucks | SF

Celebrate summer and the opening of the Olympics with traditional small-town fun and entertainment for kids and adults.
Put together a picnic from Off the Grid food trucks that will be parked nearby and enjoy the day at the Main Parade Ground in the middle of …

SF International Poetry Festival: Poetry Crawl | North Beach
Sunday, July 29 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | The Emerald Tablet
SF International Poetry Festival: Poetry Crawl | North Beach

Join the North Beach Poetry Crawl to close four days of the San Francisco International Poetry Festival.
Readings and workshops will take place all over North Beach from 11am to 8pm on July 29, 2012. Here is the complete list, but be aware that the schedule …

1st-Ever “Chrome Bike Swap”: Free Beer | Dolores Park
Sunday, July 29 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Dolores Park
1st-Ever

Find a “new” bike at the 1st ever Chrome Bike Swap under the belltower at Dolores Park in San Francisco on Sunday, July 29, 2012 from 11a to 4pm. If you’re a seller arrive at 10am.
Shop and swap all things wheels and pedal powered. Old …

2nd Annual Urban Bazaar-B-Q: Fair Trade Goods & Food | SF
Sunday, July 29 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free workshops, but food may be for sale. Bring cash just in case.
| Urban Bazaar
2nd Annual Urban Bazaar-B-Q: Fair Trade Goods & Food | SF

Urban Bazaar is celebrating its second anniversary on July 29, 2012 and they’re throwing a little shindig to celebrate, featuring an “Urban Bazaar-B-Q” and free workshops & demonstrations all day on Sunday, July 29th from 12-6:30pm.
The festivities will include:

Barbecue & beer from noon ’til we …

Art Center Open House: Art, Performance & Music | Marin Headlands
Sunday, July 29 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Headlands Center for the Arts
Art Center Open House: Art, Performance & Music | Marin Headlands

Join the Headlands Center for the Arts for Summer Open House 2012.
Roam the various buildings of the campus, engage with artists in their studios, experience new work and works in progress, see performances, hear readings, and stay for a homemade lunch in the Mess …

Free Performance by the San Francisco Ballet | Stern Grove Festival
Sunday, July 29 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Stern Grove
Free Performance by the San Francisco Ballet | Stern Grove Festival

Experience the grace and beauty of one of the world’s premiere ballet companies in the incomparable setting of Stern Grove…don’t miss San Francisco Ballet’s only summer performance in the Bay Area.
Stern Grove Festival 2012
Sunday Concerts at 2pm
June 24 – August 26, 2012
Stern Grove, …

Three Free Solo Plays | Berkeley
Sunday, July 29 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Berkeley Public Library (Central Branch)
Three Free Solo Plays | Berkeley

Karen Penley presents “The Girls” and “Um.” “The Girls” is a series of animal girls pieces accompanied by violin and accordion and the changing and swishing of skirts. “Um” is musings by a girl girl with interlacings of accordion and improvisation. Karen Penley has been …

Union Square Circus Festival 2012 | SF
Sunday, July 29 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Union Square Circus Festival 2012 | SF

The Picklewater Free Circus Festival brings back free circus to Bay Area Families throughout July at San Francisco’s Union Square.
The Picklewater Free Circus Festival is a free festival of circus arts featuring some of the best in Circus Arts from around the bay area, the …

Win Tix: Sweeney Todd: The Musical
Sunday, July 29 – 2:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular price, $30
| Eureka Theatre
Sweeney Todd: The Musical

Ray of Light Theater, our favorite local theater troupe in SF, is tackling the demon barber of Fleet Street with their production of “Sweeney Todd.”
The musical, which runs Thursdays through Sundays July 13-August 11, 2012 at The Eureka Theatre in the Financial District and features Music …

1st Annual Vintage Bike Hop | Alameda
Sunday, July 29 – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Drinks are extra
| Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge
1st Annual Vintage Bike Hop | Alameda

Join the A-Town Agency & the Broken Spokes Bicycle Club for their 1st Annual Vintage Bicycle Hop on Sunday, July 29, 2012, which will feature an outdoor mai-tai bar, live music and an awards ceremony for the spiffiest sets of wheels there.
1st Annual Vintage Bike Hop …

Fiddles N’ Fables: Music Festival & Free Ice Cream | San Jose
Sunday, July 29 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Jose State University Campus Green
Fiddles N' Fables: Music Festival & Free Ice Cream | San Jose

Fiddles N’ Fables on July 29, 2012 has quickly become a beloved family tradition, with last year’s festival drawing over 16,000 people and giving out 192 gallons of free ice cream. 
A part of Symphony Silicon Valley’s 2012 free outdoor summer music festival, this evening features musical …

Win Tix: Pablo Francisco | Cobb’s Comedy Club SF
Sunday, July 29 – 7:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Regular cost, $25.00 + $6.80 fee
| Cobb's Comedy Club
Pablo Francisco | Cobb’s Comedy Club SF

It’s going to be an evening of zany comedy and impressions as Pablo Francisco headlines Cobb’s.
From spoofs of melodramatic Spanish-language soap operas and movie trailers to hilarious voices and sound effects, audiences never know what to expect from this manic comedian. Pablo’s a favorite …

Rare 16mm & Super 8 Animation Film Night (1910-1970) | Berkeley
Sunday, July 29 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Tannery
Rare 16mm & Super 8 Animation Film Night (1910-1970) | Berkeley

The Berkeley Underground Film Society is a club for collectors, researchers, and film enthusiasts in the East Bay and San Francisco Area.
Every Sunday they reach into their archives for a selective film history of unseen, rarely projected, or otherwise obscure 8mm, 9.5mm, and 16mm prints.
Berkeley Underground Film …

Every Sunday

The Free Book Store | East Bay
Every Sunday – All Day | Cost: FREE | Bay Area Free Book Exchange
The Free Book Store | East Bay

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. …

Free Football Sunday BBQ | Ace’s Bar
Every Sunday – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free, though you should probably buy a few drinks
| Ace's Bar
Free Football Sunday BBQ | Ace's Bar

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 Sunday Yoga in the Park | Dolores Park
Every Sunday – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*rain may cancel
| Dolores Park
Free Sunday Yoga in the Park | Dolores Park

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 …

Lindy in the Park: Free Outdoor Swing Dance | Golden Gate Park
Every Sunday – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Lindy in the Park: Free Outdoor Swing Dance | Golden Gate Park

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 …

Free Capoeira Class: Brazilian Martial Art Dance | Oakland
Every Sunday – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
Free Capoeira Class: Brazilian Martial Art Dance | Oakland

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 …

Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party | SF
Every Sunday – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party | SF

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 …

Bluegrass Sundays: Old-Timey Mini-Music Festival | Haight
Every Sunday – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Milk Bar
Bluegrass Sundays: Old-Timey Mini-Music Festival | Haight

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 …

Free Shakespeare in the Park 2012 & Food Trucks | Presidio
Every Sunday – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Main Post Lawn
Free Shakespeare in the Park 2012 & Food Trucks | Presidio

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 …

Free Sunday BBQ | Lower Haight
Every Sunday – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, although you should probably buy a drink
| Molotov's
Free Sunday BBQ | Lower Haight

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, …

Free Dive Bar BBQ | Bender’s Bar & Grill
Every Sunday – 3:00 pm | Cost: Free*
*Free, but you'll have to buy the drinks
| Bender's Bar & Grill
Free Dive Bar BBQ | Bender's Bar & Grill

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 …

Honky Tonk Sundays: Americana DJs & Drink Specials | Comstock
Every Sunday – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Comstock Saloon
Honky Tonk Sundays: Americana DJs & Drink Specials | Comstock

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 …

Tee-Party Sundays: T-Shirt Shopping Party w/ Free Cocktails & Cookies | SF
Every Sunday – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP is required for the Free $5 gift card (first 40 guests)
| 5th Stitch Collective
Tee-Party Sundays: T-Shirt Shopping Party w/ Free Cocktails & Cookies | SF

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 …

North Beach By Night: Guided Walking Tour | SF
Every Sunday – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but donations accepted
| Meet at Specs Cafe
North Beach By Night: Guided Walking Tour | SF

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 …

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