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2014 World Cup Game Watch: Quarterfinals Friday | SoMa StrEat Food Park
Watch the 2014 World Cup with a festive soccer-loving crowd at Soma StrEat Food Park with Funcheap. There’s an outdoor beer garden, lots of big screen HDTVs, beer specials, and food from around the globe. 2014 World Cup Game Final Sunday, July 13, 2014 | Doors at ...
World Cup 2014 Quarterfinals Outdoor Viewing Party | San Jose
Friday, July 4 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | St. James Park (San Jose)
San Jose Earthquakes and San Jose Downtown Association invite you to come out for 10 outdoor viewing events with live coverage of 20 of soccer’s most prestigious matches from Brazil, rotating on a huge screen in two of downtown’s central parks – Plaza de Cesar Chavez ...
Hollister | Epic 4th of July Motorcycle and Music Street Festival | 2014
Friday, July 4 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Hollister
Hollister (about 15 miles south of Gilroy) is not only one of the best California Motorcycle Rallies, but also one of the most important rallies since it’s the birthplace of the “American Biker.” The Hollister “incident” in 1947 inspired Marlon Brando’s The Wild One which ...
2-for-1 Jamba Juice Weekend | July 2-6
Jamba Juice wants to help cool you down this 4th of July weekend with a buy one, get one free offer on all their juices and smoothies. Bring a friend along and your coupon to snag 2 drinks for the price of one, anytime from ...
Retro Picnic & Live Music Under the Dome: Friday | Westfield SF
Friday, July 4 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Centre
Westfield San Francisco Centre kicks off Fourth of July weekend with live performances and a Picnic Under the Dome from noon to 5 pm, Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5, 2014.
Guests attending the retro-themed picnic will enjoy music and special Fourth of July treats including lemonade, cotton candy ...Every Thursday
Free Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Day from @hiddencash & Free Magic Show | Haight
Thanks to Broke Ass Stuart for tipping us off to some yummy free 4th of July ice cream today at Ben & Jerry’s.
Normally @hiddencash leaves free money around the city, but today it’s free calories. Get to Ben & Jerry’s on Haight Street by 1 ...
All-American Boy Band Flash Mob | Jack London Sq.
Friday, July 4 – 1:30 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
Nothing says Red, White, and Blue quite so well as a good ‘ol American boy band medley flash mob.
Come on down to Jack London Square on July 4th around 1:30-3 pm to catch Bay Area Flashmob perform all your favorite dances from N’Sync, Backstreet Boys… maybe even ...
“Enough is Enough” Anti-Harassment Protest | Oakland
Friday, July 4 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Rock Paper Scissors Collective
Freedom fighters everywhere are invited to declare your independence from harassment and other unacceptable forms of violence at Enough Is Enough, a protest against street harassment happening in Oakland on July 4, 2014.
Meet in front of Rock Paper Scissors (23rd and Telegraph) and then they’ll ...
Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, July 4 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph
Please Note: Due to the Fourth of July falling on First Friday in 2014, some galleries will be closing earlier at 8 pm, though others may be on their regular schedule. We suggest getting your night started early if you want to make sure to ...Monthly
Pride and Prejudice: Free Outdoor Play | Berkeley
Friday, July 4 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | John Hinkel Park
The Actors Ensemble presents free performances of “The Marriage of Figaro”, the revolutionary comedy play (not the opera) at the beautiful John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre in Berkeley. The Marriage of Figaro is the 18th century comedy by Beaumarchais which foreshadowed the French Revolution. This classic of the theatre tells a ...
Free Root Beer Floats & July 4th Concert | Walnut Creek’s 100th Birthday
Friday, July 4 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Walnut Creek Civic Park
Walnut Creek celebrates 100 years with a free 4th of July Concert and Ice Cream Social in Civic Park on Friday, July 4, 2014.
Walnut Creek’s former mayors will serve free root beer floats before the concert (5-6 pm) and after the concert (7-7:30 pm). Bring a ...
July 4th Beer Olympics: Free BBQ, $2 Beers & Fireworks Viewing | SF
Celebrate the 4th of July at the SF Beer Olympics which features a free BBQ plate of all-American grub to the first 100 or so people to get there before 6 pm.
There’s free entry before 6 pm with a drink purchase and an RSVP.
Play Independence Day themed drinking ...Every Friday
Oakland | 4th of July Free BBQ, Summer Jams & Art Show | 2014
Friday, July 4 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Loakal Art Gallery & Boutique
In 2014, Independence Day falls on First Friday, so get your fix of patriotism and local art all in one place at Loakal Boutique’s 4th of July BBQ in downtown Oakland.
They’ll be grilling hot dogs and burgers (veggie options too), sipping on summery refreshments and pumping ...
4th of July “Off the Grid” Food Trucks & Fireworks | Fort Mason
Off the Grid is open on July 4, 2014 and it’s a fantastic place to pre-party and watch TWO fireworks shows from.
Not only is this the state’s largest weekly evening Street Food market, but Fort Mason is super close to the fireworks show in ...
Mini-Flashmob & Epic Film Night w/ Live Symphony Soundtrack | The New Parkway
Friday, July 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | The New Parkway
Ever wanted to watch your favorite movies with a live symphony orchestra playing the soundtrack? Come hear Awesöme Orchestra. the Bay Area’s premiere adventure-seeking orchestra, play excerpts from four epic film scores by John Williams, Alan Silvestri, and Joe Hisaishi at The New Parkway on ...
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
4th of July San Francisco Bike Party: Patriotic Ride to the Fireworks | SF
Friday, July 4 – 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Secret Location (SF)
Since our next bike party is on the 4th of July, we’re going patriotic. Deck out yourselves and your bikes in your American best – whether you cover yourself with flags, bunting or hot dogs.
Join us for an Americana themed event, and we’ll lead ...Monthly
Embarcadero | 4th of July Roller Disco Party & Fireworks Viewing | 2014
Friday, July 4 – 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Every Friday night, skaters meet D. Miles Jr., the “GodFather of Skate,” at Ferry Plaza for the wildest ride in San Francisco, and in 2014, July 4th just happens to be on Friday and the skaters will be there just in time to view the fireworks on July 4, ...
Hoodslam: Crazy July 4th Lucha Libre Wrestling Night | Oakland
Friday, July 4 – 8:30 pm |
Cost: $10 | The Oakland Metro Opera House
The wrestlers of Hoodslam are back with their over-the-top fights, crazy, costumed characters and convoluted story-lines, live music and burlesque.
This event is full of booze and it’s 420-friendly, so heed the organizers’ advice and “dont bring your f’n kids.“
The Fourth of July edition is called “#AMERICA – Cuz not every ...
Dream Pop Goth Prog Concert: Golden Drugs | Oakland
Friday, July 4 – 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Uptown Nightclub
Band Lineup | July 4, 2014
Golden Drugs is f*cked Oakland dream pop goth prog featuring members of Twin Steps, Creepers and more. Modern Man is sound of light, fleeting darkness, wave of enlightenment. Droning echoes, whirling, driving, pushing, pulling, morphing the atmosphere. Reverberation, saturation, intoxication. Noise ...
