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Watch Amazing & Massive Sand Art Creation | Ocean Beach
Friday, May 2 – 6:45 am - Ends at 8:45 am |
Cost: FREE | The Cliff House
Andres Amador is an earthscape artist from San Francisco who is well known for creating massive sand drawings on the beach using only a rake and some volunteers. His next project is at Ocean Beach from 6:45 to 8:45 am on Friday, May 2, 2014.
Andres ...
Free “Ape Do Good” T-Shirt Giveaway Day | Mission Dist.
Friday, May 2 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Ape Do Good Printing
Ape Do Good Printing makes screen printed t-shirts and garments in the Mission District.
For anyone that comes by their shop and gives them a hearty handshake (seriously… the handshake is required) you’ll get a pick up a free Ape Do Good t-shirt.
Ape Do Good ...
Don Pisto’s Cinco De Mayo “4 Day Bender”: | North Beach
Friday, May 2 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 am |
Cost: FREE | Don Pisto's Restaurant
With Cinco de Mayo falling on a Monday, Don Pistos’ decided to throw a four-day party.
Starting Friday, May 2, 2014, Don Pisto’s Restaurant will have Joshua Fernandez DJ, San Franpsycho printing t-shirts, the occasional mariachi appearance, a bicycle that peddles to blend margaritas and tons ...
Rotunda Dance Series: La Tania Baile Flamenco Company | City Hall
Friday, May 2 – 12:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco City Hall
On Friday, May 2, the Rotunda Dance Series will present La Tania Baile Flamenco in performances of the dances of Spain, from the solemn Andalusian caña, to classic flamenco, to the folk dances of Seville, all set to live guitar and vocals.
The performance by La ...
Amplified Heartbeat Outdoor Experiment | SF
Friday, May 2 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Mechanics Monument Plaza
Come experience Soundscape of the Human Heart, an outdoor, public, temporary body-literacy exhibit that explores this and other ideas by amplifying four live heartbeats into public spaces in San Francisco. From noon to 2 pm on Wednesday, April 30 and Friday, May 2 at the Mechanics ...
Friday Lunchtime “Capture the Flag” | Ferry Building
Friday, May 2 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Recapture the recess of your youth with a quick lunchtime game of “Capture the Flag” on Friday, May 2, 2014.
Meet at the “island” between the Ferry Building and Embarcadero Station and do your best to avoid jail.
Have a blast with a quick lunchtime game and ...
Your Future BART Ride: New Train Tours | South Bay
Friday, May 2 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Great Mall Main Transit Center
BART is inviting everyone to come check out the new life-size train model during 10 events when you can walk through the new trains and give your feedback between April 16 and May 9, 2014. It’s the final chance to say what you want before the ...
Atlanta Rockers’ Manchester Orchestra Concert | Amoeba SF
Friday, May 2 – 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
See Manchester Orchestra perform at Amoeba San Francisco at 5 pm on May 2, 2014.
Manchester Orchestra is an American indie rock band which formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 2004.
Manchester Orchestra seemed ready to set the world ablaze when they dropped “Top Notch,” the band’s first new single ...
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
🎉 Off the Grid Returns to Fort Mason for 2025 – With a Massive Monthly Night Market + 110+ Vendors! After taking most of 2024 off, Off the Grid is making a huge comeback in 2025 — The beloved Friday night tradition at Fort Mason ...
Food Utopia: Sculpture, Lecture & String Quartet | Friday Nights at the de Young
Dig into Georgia O’Keeffe’s garden and her passion for the land at Lake George. Come learn about food utopias, edible flowers, food sculpture and live music with the Real String Vocal Quartet.
6 pm: Live Music by the Real Vocal String Quartet – Wilsey Court
The Real Vocal ...Every Friday
Jack’s Night Market Opening: Art, Crafts & Performance | Oakland
Friday, May 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
> EVENT UPDATE: This event is no longer taking place. Enjoy a captivating evening of merriment and verve—with an eclectic mix of local makers, music, tasty eats, eccentric fun and an exciting array of quirky entertainment and surprises at Jack’s Night Market. Jack’s Night Market ...
Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, May 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph
Over 30 Oakland Art Murmur affiliate venues have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month. Oakland Art Murmur presents a free monthly evening art walk, known as the ‘Art Murmur.” Every first Friday of the month, affiliate venues are open to the public from 6-9 ...Monthly
“(f)ART” Animal Poop Art Show | Mission Dist.
Friday, May 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Wonderland SF
“(f)ART” is an exhibition featuring the latest works by internationally un-celebrated artists, Guillermo Sanchez and Rafael Saenz, founders of IPoopYou.com.
The exhibition will be a prolific assortment of paintings, small photographs, fashion designs, and a site-specific installation. Many parts of the pieces use as a medium ...
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl | SF
Friday, May 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | North Beach
On the first Friday of every month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl with special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. First Fridays Art Crawl ...Monthly
First Friday Follies: Burlesque & Creepy Puppet Show | Oakland
As Oakland Art Murmur winds down on your Friday night, find your way to the Stork Club on 23rd and Telegraph around 9 pm for the perfectly strange after-party, The First Friday Follies burlesque show, a monthly free event featuring dancing girls, sometimes a creepy little ...Monthly
Silent Connections: Connect with Strangers through Silent Interactive Activities | SoMa
Friday, May 2 – 6:15 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Freespace 2.0
Shhhhh….
“Nowadays we rely so heavily on verbal communication that it has become our crutch – our main way to try and understand each other; we forget the importance of observing, feeling and being silent.”
Connect with strangers turned friends through a series of silent activities that ...
South First Fridays Art Walk | San Jose
Friday, May 2 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | SoFA District (San Jose)
Join an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district (and beyond) every first Friday of the month. Please note that South First Fridays is typically canceled in July and January due to the holidays. South First Fridays hours depend on ...Monthly
“What’s Your Sign?” Costumed Bike Ride | San Francisco Bike Party
Friday, May 2 – 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Secret Location (SF)
Star signs, street signs, signs of the times, sign language, sign us up.
This month’s Bike Party is going to be all about signs – and however you want to interpret them. Dress as your fabulous Leo self, pair up for a Gemini costume, or get ...Monthly
SF Indie’s First Friday Roller Disco Party | Mission Dist.
SF IndieFest presents a fun, monthly roller disco party, the last Friday of every month with skate rentals and groovy disco tunes courtesy of Black Rock Roller Disco. Costumes are encouraged and IndieFest not responsible for alcohol influenced roller skating wipe outs. SF Indie’s Roller Disco ...Monthly
Outdoor Movie & Food Truck Night: “Frozen” | Emeryville
Friday, May 2 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Doyle-Hollis Park
Join the City of Emeryville for the kickoff to the Spring Dinner and a Movie Series.
On Friday, May 2, 2014, the City of Emeryville will be showing Frozen on the big screen in the park.
Frozen is computer-animated Disney film that tells the story of a fearless ...
Macaulay Culkin’s Pizza-Themed Velvet Underground Cover Band | Oakland
Friday, May 2 – 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Uptown Nightclub
Macaulay Culkin has a pizza-themed Velvet Underground cover band, The Pizza Underground.
Not content to merely play the classics, Culkin’s anti-folk group has called themselves the Pizza Underground. As the name suggests, they re-imagine the VU catalogue and other Lou Reed songs… but all of the ...
