Thursday, May 2
Bay Area Dance Week 2024 w/ 150+ Free Events (April 26 – May 5)
Thursday, May 2 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Various Locations
From April 26 to May 5th, enjoy 10 days of free dance events (classes, workshops, performances, open rehearsals, and more), happening all over the Bay Area. Watch inspiring artists, practice your favorite style, or discover a new groove. Visit the Bay Area Dance Week Hub ...
SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals (2023)
All residents of the nine Bay Area counties are invited to spend a day at the museum on us! From noon–8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month, Bay Area residents can enjoy SFMOMA’s galleries filled with lively and inspiring art and related events ...Monthly
2024 DocLands Documentary Film Festival in San Rafael (May 2-5)
Thursday, May 2 – All Day |
Cost: $16.50 | Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center
Join us for the 2024 DocLands Documentary Film Festival, where inspiration meets entertainment. From May 2-5 at the Smith Rafael Film Center, delve into 30 captivating titles, including 25 feature-length and 5 short films. Experience the excitement of 26 premieres, including 4 World, 1 North American, ...
Friday, May 3
Bay Area Dance Week 2024 w/ 150+ Free Events (April 26 – May 5)
Friday, May 3 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Various Locations
From April 26 to May 5th, enjoy 10 days of free dance events (classes, workshops, performances, open rehearsals, and more), happening all over the Bay Area. Watch inspiring artists, practice your favorite style, or discover a new groove. Visit the Bay Area Dance Week Hub ...
2024 San Francisco “Windup Watch Fair” at Fort Mason (May 3-5)
The Windup Watch Fair is a three-day-long shopping event that brings watch brands and customers together in a fun, approachable, and engaging environment. Come see over 60 brands and their products, including local San Francisco brand Treiber Timepieces.
The 2024 San Francisco Windup Watch Fair is at ...
Saturday, May 4
Bay Area Dance Week 2024 w/ 150+ Free Events (April 26 – May 5)
Saturday, May 4 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Various Locations
From April 26 to May 5th, enjoy 10 days of free dance events (classes, workshops, performances, open rehearsals, and more), happening all over the Bay Area. Watch inspiring artists, practice your favorite style, or discover a new groove. Visit the Bay Area Dance Week Hub ...
2024 El Cerrito Hillside Festival + Insect Hike & Nature Scavenger Hunt (May 4-5)
Saturday, May 4 – 8:00 am - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | El Cerrito Hillside Natural Area
The El Cerrito Trail Trekkers are proud to host the tenth annual El Cerrito Hillside Festival in El Cerrito’s 100-acre gem, the Hillside Natural Area. There’s something for everyone at the festival, including guided, informative hikes about the geology, trees, edible and medicinal plants, birds, ...
Crockett Town Wide Yard Sale 2024
Saturday, May 4 – 8:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Down Town Plaza, 1244 Pomona Street
Town Wide Yard Sale! Find antiques, car parts, toys, furniture, plants, office supplies and much more. Vendors in downtown plaza, music and hot dogs and churros.
“Moving Day San Francisco” A Walk for Parkinson’s (Crissy Field)
The Parkinson’s Foundation will host its annual Moving Day San Francisco, a Walk for Parkinson’s, on May 4 at Crissy Field. The in-person event is one of many community events taking place across the country this year. Funds raised through Moving Day will support cutting-edge ...
2024 de Young Museum’s “de Youngsters Day Out” Free Festival (SF)
Saturday, May 4 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:15 pm |
Cost: FREE | de Young Museum
We invite you, and all Bay Area families, to attend the third annual de Youngsters Day Out on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
This event is open to every Bay Area family and free of charge. The in-person, all-day event will include hands-on art-making activities, in-gallery conversations ...
SF’s Bike Rodeo for Kids (Pier 30-32)
Free Bike Rodeo for Youth Ages 5-17
On Saturday May 4, come to Pier 30-32 for a day of bike safety and bike fun! We’ll be doing bike safety inspections, giving kids a chance to ride through the bike obstacle course and join us on an ...
39th Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival (Hayward)
La Alianza de Hayward will be hosting the 39th Annual Cinco de Mayo event on Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 10:0am to 5:00pm. The event will include live music and dance performances, food vendors, artisan vendors, car show, and much more. Don’t miss out on ...
2024 Bay Area Book Festival’s Family Day (Berkeley)
The 10th Anniversary Bay Area Book Festival will take place in two parts: Family Day at the Berkeley Public Library on Saturday, May 4, 2024 (geared towards youngsters through teens/YA) and our full 10th Anniversary festival on June 1 & 2, 2024 in Downtown Berkeley. We ...
4th Annual “Happy San Mateo County” Day: 168th Birthday Party (2024)
Saturday, May 4 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Mateo County History Museum
The San Mateo County History Museum will present its Fourth Annual Happy San Mateo County Day on May 4th from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in celebration of the county’s 168th birthday.
The theme for this year’s party is the 1940s. Craft activities from the era will be ...
2024 Marin Open Studios w/ 260+ Artists (May 4-12)
Returning for its 31st year is the annual Marin Open Studios (MOS). For two weekends, art lovers from across the Bay Area are invited to visit art studios all over Marin County for a self-guided tour to meet the artists, enjoy their portfolio of artwork ...
2024 Japantown Kodomo no Hi Children’s Day Festival (SF)
Get the kids together and come out to our annual Children’s Day Festival on Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 11:00am-4:00pm at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California in San Francisco’s Japantown neighborhood!
Bring out the kids and friends to enjoy our annual festival ...
Intertribal Dance Gathering at Presidio (SF)
Saturday, May 4 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Presidio Transit Center
The Native American Health Center welcomes indigenous communities and the greater public back to the Presidio for a day of healing dances, screen printing, arts and crafts marketplace, health screenings and more. See dances from the Costanoan Rumsen Tribe (Ohlone), Point Arena Pomo, Cahuilla Bird ...
SF’s 25th Annual “How Weird” Street Faire 2024
The longest-running dance festival on the West Coast returns with 9+ stages of music, dancing, costumes, and weirdness in downtown San Francisco.
25th Annual How Weird Street Faire
May 4, 2024 | Noon to 8pm
Centered at Howard and 2nd Streets, San Francisco, Earth
Tickets – $25 – Early ...
San Francisco’s World Goth Day Festival 2024 on USS Hornet (Alameda)
The Menagerie Oddities Market proudly presents Covenant in an exclusive West Coast performance. The Swedish band will headline a multitalented lineup during this year’s celebration of dark subculture: music, fashion, art & community with Goths, by Goths, for Goths™.
Cameron Carnival at Cameron House (SF’s Chinatown)
Cameron Carnival makes its long-awaited return! Join us for an enjoyable afternoon filled with family-friendly games, activities, and food.
It’s the perfect opportunity to reunite with old friends and forge new connections.
Don’t miss your chance to win a complimentary meal and concession game tickets by participating ...
SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 Season Kickoff (May 4 – Nov. 2)
Saturday, May 4 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
The 2024 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival hosts a full lineup of free outdoor music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs. The Festival opens on Saturday, May 4 at 1:00pm with Cuban soul from Pedrito Martinez. Now in its 24th year, the Festival will run each ...
Prescott Circus Showcase: Free Youth Circus and Music (Oakland)
Saturday, May 4 – 1:30 pm - Ends at 2:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Studio One Art Center
Juggling, acrobatics, stilt dancing, music, and much more!
Ordinary children performing extraordinary skills!
Presentado en español e inglés.
ASL Interpreted.
The Prescott Circus Theatre, with the YAP Band, returns to the stage with a Spectacular Spring Showcase featuring the talent and pride of Oakland youth!
We Can Play Here! is ...
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower | 2024
Saturday, May 4 – 11:59 pm - Ends at 5:30 am |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Bay Area
The Eta Aquarids will be active between April 15 and May 27, 2024 with its peak expected on the night of May 4 and predawn hours of May 5. Thankfully, for 2024, the peak is expected during a new moon, so the skywatchers won’t be affected ...
Sunday, May 5
2024 El Cerrito Hillside Festival + Insect Hike & Nature Scavenger Hunt (May 4-5)
Sunday, May 5 – 8:00 am - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | El Cerrito Hillside Natural Area
The El Cerrito Trail Trekkers are proud to host the tenth annual El Cerrito Hillside Festival in El Cerrito’s 100-acre gem, the Hillside Natural Area. There’s something for everyone at the festival, including guided, informative hikes about the geology, trees, edible and medicinal plants, birds, ...
Bay Area Dance Week 2024 w/ 150+ Free Events (April 26 – May 5)
Sunday, May 5 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Various Locations
From April 26 to May 5th, enjoy 10 days of free dance events (classes, workshops, performances, open rehearsals, and more), happening all over the Bay Area. Watch inspiring artists, practice your favorite style, or discover a new groove. Visit the Bay Area Dance Week Hub ...
Akoma Grand Market Celebration of Mothers: Tea & Hat Party (Oakland)
Join us for the 2nd Annual AKOMA Grand Market Celebration of Mothers Tea & Hat Party on May 5, 2024, at Liberation Park, in Oakland! Get ready to tip your hats and raise your teacups in honor of the incredible women in our lives. From the heartfelt ...
2nd Annual Akoma Grand Market Celebration of Mothers: Tea & Hat Party (Oakland)
Sunday, May 5 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Liberation Park - Oakland
Join us for the 2nd Annual AKOMA Grand Market Celebration of Mothers Tea & Hat Party on May 5, 2024, at Liberation Park, in Oakland! Get ready to tip your hats and raise your teacups in honor of the incredible women in our lives. From the heartfelt ...
Cinco de Mayo 2024 Festival (East Palo Alto)
Sunday, May 5 – 11:00 am - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Bell Park
Celebrating Culture and Community in East Palo Alto, CA 94303.
*Mariachi *Cultural presentation *Raffles *Information *History *Activities *Folkloricos *Family oriented *Delicious foods.
The parade will start at 11:00 AM outside of The Primary School at the intersections of Clarke and Donohoe Streets, followed by the festival in ...
2024 Marin Open Studios w/ 260+ Artists (May 4-12)
Returning for its 31st year is the annual Marin Open Studios (MOS). For two weekends, art lovers from across the Bay Area are invited to visit art studios all over Marin County for a self-guided tour to meet the artists, enjoy their portfolio of artwork ...
Old Woodside Store Day: 1880s Logging Town Fun (2024)
Sunday, May 5 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Woodside Store
On May 5 from 12-4 p.m., the San Mateo County Historical Association will present Old Woodside Store Day, a free family event!
Visitors will be invited to experience life in the 1880s, as activities will focus on the history of the Woodside Store and the redwood ...
