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Saturday, March 16

The World Savvy Challenge Bay Area Competition 2013: Sustainable Communities | SFSU
Saturday, March 16 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE | San Francisco State University (Main)
The World Savvy Challenge Bay Area Competition 2013: Sustainable Communities | SFSU

On March 16, 2013, see hundreds of students from across the Bay Area share their research and solutions for sustainable communities at The World Savvy Challenge Bay Area Competition.
The World Savvy Challenge is an academic program that engages middle and high school students in project-based learning …

2013 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration & Parade | Dublin
Saturday, March 16 – 9:30 am | Cost: FREE | Dublin Civic Center
2013 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration & Parade | Dublin Where else but Dublin would you want to celebrate St Patrick’s Day 2013? So why not join Dublin, CA for a free, memorable and authentic Irish experience. The St Patrick’s Day Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday March 16 & 14th from 10am ...

Great Egret Nesting: Martin Griffin Preserve Public Opening | Marin
Saturday, March 16 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Martin Griffin Preserve
Great Egret Nesting: Martin Griffin Preserve Public Opening | Marin

Martin Griffin Preserve (formerly called Bolinas Lagoon Preserve) hosts one of the most studied Great Egret nesting sites on the West Coast and the public season opens on March 16, 2013.
Each year visitors can enjoy viewing approximately 100 active nests in a grove of redwoods …

Get To Know Your Brain: Speakers, Exhibits & Interactive Activities | Oakland
Saturday, March 16 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Samuel Merritt University
Get To Know Your Brain: Speakers, Exhibits & Interactive Activities | Oakland

For the past three years, as part of the Brain Awareness program, SMU’s Dr. Barb Puder has been facilitating a free brain health expo entitled “Get to Know Your Brain.”
This event is open to the public and is appropriate for all ages.
The expo, which includes …

Eggster’s 19th Annual Egg Hunt & Learning Festival | UC Berkeley
Saturday, March 16 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | UC Berkeley - Memorial Glade
Eggster's 19th Annual Egg Hunt & Learning Festival | UC Berkeley

Eggster will be holding its 19th Annual Egg Hunt and Learning Festival on Saturday, March 16, 2013, from 10 am to 3 pm at the UC Berkeley Campus on Memorial Glade.
This event is free and handicap accessible, so bring the whole family for arts and …

San Francisco’s 2013 St. Patrick’s Day Festival
Saturday, March 16 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Civic Center Plaza
San Francisco's 2013 St. Patrick's Day Festival

The all day festival before, during and after the 162nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day parade provides a great opportunity for attendees to learn more about Irish history and culture while having fun. The 2013 theme is Honoring The Celtic Woman.

A full day of activities are …

Year of the Snake Storytelling & Tea | Bloomingdale’s
Saturday, March 16 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Bloomingdale's
Year of the Snake Storytelling & Tea | Bloomingdale’s The Asian Art Museum’s mesmerizing storytellers will enliven Westfield San Francisco Centre with enchanting, family-friendly myths and folktales about gods, demons, ghosts, and animals, sparking the imaginations of both young and old. The recently opened David’s Tea will provide complimentary refreshments during story time. Storytelling ...
Free Sneak Preview: The Croods | SF
Saturday, March 16 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Code required, arrive early as admission not guaranteed
| Secret Movie Theater (SF)
Free Sneak Preview: The Croods | SF

Attend an exclusive free sneak preview advanced screening of “The Croods”, The Croods is the new 3D computer-animated adventure!.
Free Film Screening: The Croods
Saturday, March 16, 2013 (11am)
Secret Movie Theater Location in San Francisco
- RSVP Code: FUNSFGMXZ

Tickets available through GoFoBo.com/rsvp
Tickets are free, but subject to availability.
Exact …

8th Annual Norm’s Place St. Patrick’s Day Party | Danville
Saturday, March 16 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but you'll have to buy your own booze and food.
| Norm's Place
8th Annual Norm's Place St. Patrick's Day Party | Danville

Join the 8th annual “Best St. Patrick’s Celebration this side of the Rainbow” (or do they mean, the Caldecott Tunnel?) with authentic Leprechauns, bag pipers, green beer, 300 lbs. of corned beef, two bands – The Drop Daddies and The Mad Maggies and Irish Step Dancers on …

Funcheap’s 2013 Shamrock St. Patrick’s Weekend Bash | SoMa
Saturday, March 16 – 11:00 am | Cost: $5*
*$5 early bird two-day pass with secret code FUNCHEAP - otherwise $10 at door per day
| SoMa StrEat Food Park
Funcheap's 2013 Shamrock St. Patrick's Weekend Bash | SoMa Get ready for a big two-day St. Patrick’s Day weekend outdoor party presented by Funcheap with Irish food truck specials, giveaways, cheap Guinness, beer pong battles, free green beads, free beer tastings and  live music all day. Funcheap’s St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Bash | 2013 Sat. ...
Anarchist Alter-Bookfair, Workshops, DIY & Hacking | Mission Dist
Saturday, March 16 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*We think all events are free, but with anarchists you never can tell.
| Station 40
Anarchist Alter-Bookfair, Workshops, DIY & Hacking  | Mission Dist

On March 16, 2013 visit the Mission district and join a day of autonomously organized events with books, speakers, workshops, skillshares and hacking. Several locations. Many types of events. Decentralized.
Locations announced so far:

(A) Subversive Book Event | Station 40 (3030b 16th Street). 11am-6pm
A Day of (A) …

Ferry Plaza Famers Market: Free Seasonal Cooking Demos | SF
Saturday, March 16 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Ferry Plaza Famers Market: Free Seasonal Cooking Demos | SF

Seasonal Cooking Demo: Pooja Mottl
Saturday, March 16, 2013 – 11:00am – 11:45am
Pooja Mottl is a professionally trained natural foods chef based in New York. As a graduate of the Chef’s Training Program at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Healthy and Culinary Arts (NGI), Pooja is …

Goorin Bros. Annual Sample Sale: Live Music & Free Drinks | SF
Saturday, March 16 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Cassel Gallery
Goorin Bros. Annual Sample Sale: Live Music & Free Drinks | SF Join Goorin Brothers for their annual sample sale taking place March 14-16, 2013 at their Cassel Gallery in SoMa. They’ll have killer deals on their hats, plus complimentary libations, live music all weekend long, and a food truck outside with food for purchase if you ...
2013 St. Patrick’s Day Parade | San Francisco
Saturday, March 16 – 11:30 am | Cost: FREE | Downtown San Francisco
2013 St. Patrick's Day Parade | San Francisco

Attracting some 100,000 revelers, the annual St Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival is one of the city’s most popular events—save for any future World Series Parades for the Giants, of course.
San Francisco’s 162nd Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
When? Begins Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 11:30 am. …

Berkeley Old-Time Music “Spring Situation” Open House | Freight & Salvage
Saturday, March 16 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Freight & Salvage
Berkeley Old-Time Music

The Freight joins forces with The Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention to host the Spring Situation, a community open house and a free afternoon of old-time stringband picking, singing and dancing, including a family dance, cabaret-style concert sets, jam sessions and workshops galore on all manner …

Irish Bank St. Patrick’s Day Block Party 2013 | Financial Dist.
Saturday, March 16 – All Day | Cost: $10*
*$10 after noon. Free if you get there from 9am to noon.
| The Irish Bank
Irish Bank St. Patrick’s Day Block Party 2013 | Financial Dist. The Irish Bank Bar and Restaurant is home to all kinds of musical entertainment for two whole days during St. Patrick’s Day weekend on March 16-17, 2013. Two days of festival fun for 2013 – same lineup each day: 9am – Opening time 12pm – ...
Lake Merritt Newest Project Tour & Walk | Oakland
Saturday, March 16 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lake Chalet
Lake Merritt Newest Project Tour & Walk | Oakland

Tour the newest Measure DD project at the south end of Lake Merritt, learning about the effort underway to reverse the long history of urban encroachment upon this tidal lagoon.
You’ll visit the newly-opened channel, tidal marsh, and stormwater treatment features. Learn how the water flow …

2013 Spring Carnival: Egg Hunt, Crafts & Games | Emeryville
Saturday, March 16 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Emeryville Marina Park
2013 Spring Carnival: Egg Hunt, Crafts & Games | Emeryville

Hop on over to the Emeryville Marina Park where the City of Emeryville will be hosting its annual Spring Youth Carnival with free fun and games for children of all ages on March 16, 2013.
There will be age categorized egg hunts, bounce houses, balloon twisting, …

2013 Anarchist Book Fair: Saturday | Mission Dist.
Saturday, March 16 – All Day | Cost: FREE | The Armory
2013 Anarchist Book Fair: Saturday | Mission Dist.

Saturday
Main speakers room:

12pm – Grand Juries as Tools of Repression and How to Resist Panel (Shon Meckfessel, Leslie James Pickering): Are you ready for a grand jury subpoena? Anarchists get ready, the State is calling us by name. Come learn more about grand juries, why …

G.I. Joe Cosplay & Comics Party | Cartoon Art Museum
Saturday, March 16 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cartoon Art Museum
G.I. Joe Cosplay & Comics Party | Cartoon Art Museum

The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates the upcoming release of G.I. Joe: Retaliation with a full day of special events on Saturday, March 16, 2013.
The internationally renowned cosplay charity group Cobra 1st Legion will be in attendance, dressed as popular G.I. Joe and Cobra characters to …

16th Annual “Luck of the Irish” St. Paddy’s Pub Crawl | SF
Saturday, March 16 – All Day | Cost: $10*
*$10 per day, $25 for 3-day pass
| The Brick Yard
16th Annual Why spend this St. Paddy’s weekend holed up in a single bar, when you can hit up some of the best watering holes in SF with $2 beers, $3 well drinks and $4 whiskey shots. Last year 3,000 people joined this three-day pub crawl and ...
New Taste Spring Marketplace & Beer Garden | SF
Saturday, March 16 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | St. Gregory's Church
New Taste Spring Marketplace & Beer Garden | SF

For the first time, the market will feature a beer and wine garden sponsored by Almanac Beer Co. and featuring wine from Bluxome Street Winery. Also on-site will be food crafts for kids and cookbook signings.
Partial list of vendors:

Sous Beurre Kitchen
Tango and Stache
Christopher Books
Bernal Cutlery
Slow …

Humans vs. Zombies Nerf War | Dolores Park Humans vs. Zombies Nerf War | Dolores Park

This is a family-friendly, free game of Humans vs. Zombies, starting out at the Dolores Park playground and bringing both human and zombie alike into the surrounding neighborhood.
Free, but RSVP is required. Bring your own weaponry, and either a bandanna, scarf or strip of cloth. …

Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Saturday, March 16 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered. Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include ...
LepreCon 2013: St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl | Marina
Saturday, March 16 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring $$ for beverages
| Green's Sports Bar
LepreCon 2013: St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl | Marina

First, there was SantaCon…. now, there’s “Leprecon”. Join fellow costumed Leprechauns (or just wear lots and lots of green) for a pub crawl starting at Green’s (appropriately enough) in Russian Hill and then stumbling down Union Street to the Marina & Cow Hallow.
There are actually many “LepreCon” pubcrawls this …

Every Saturday

Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park
Every Saturday – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Rec Field: Golden Gate Park
Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park

Come and play outdoors, in nature. Enjoy inverting, reverting and melting into the ground. Join us on weekends for a rejuvinating morning flow
and meditation for body, mind, and spirit.
Purusha yogis teach free yoga on Saturday mornings in Golden Gate Park at 11 am,  as part of the …

Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Every Saturday – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland

Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a Scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered.
Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include Saturday …

Free “Punk & Rock N Roll” Saturdays & $3 Drinks | Thee Parkside
Every Saturday – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thee Parkside
Free

Thee Parkside hosts “Free Saturday Happy Hour Shows” on most Saturday afternoons – a free concert featuring rock and punk bands from all over the Bay Area. But make sure you check Thee Parkside schedule to confirm for any given week;  they sometimes skip weeks.
Free …

Free Outdoor BBQ | Lucky 13
Every Saturday – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but you'll have to buy your own drinks
| Lucky 13
Free Outdoor BBQ | Lucky 13

Sure, Lucky 13′s always loaded with free popcorn and goldfish – but, if you’re looking for something more sustainable with your rockabilly and punk on the jukebox, be sure to drop by their outdoor patio on Saturdays between 4 pm and 7 pm.
The menu each …

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