Tuesday, April 23
Tenderloin “Small Business Boogie” TL Neighborhood Crawl
Tuesday, April 23 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | 180 Golden Gate Avenue,
Discover your neighborhood with Teddy Kramer, founder of SF’s beloved Small Business Boogie, and the Library’s Business, Science and Technology Center! Stops include local favorites the Tenderloin Museum, the Phoenix Hotel, Shovels Bar and Grill and more.
Wednesday, April 24
Creative Expressions of Wellness + Free Flower Arranging Workshop (Tenderloin)
Wednesday, April 24 – 1:15 pm - Ends at 4:15 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Healing Well
A free event for our volunteers, donors and community members. 1:15-2:15 Flower arranging workshop 2:30-3:30 Stories of resilience: Hear from our recent leadership program graduates 3:30-4:15 Food and mingling Additional Info: Please sign up for the flower arranging workshop ahead of time as supplies are ...
“Home is a Hotel” Free Movie Screening (Tenderloin)
Wednesday, April 24 – 2:30 pm - Ends at 4:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Hospitality House
“From a single mother trying to find her missing daughter to an elderly woman going blind and facing eviction, the low-income residents of San Francisco’s single room occupancy housing tell their stories.” Join Hospitality House for a movie screening of “Home is a Hotel”
La Cocina Open House (Tenderloin)
Wednesday, April 24 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | La Cocina
Stop by to learn about La Cocina’s business incubator program and event space. Enjoy a welcome treat by some of the newest food entrepreneurs producing out of La Cocina’s Hyde kitchen. Activities for kids!!
Thursday, April 25
Special Tenderloin Walking Tour (2024)
Thursday, April 25 – 3:30 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 55 Taylor
Starting at 55 Taylor, Ending at 601 Eddy Street RSVP with mvuong@kidsclub.org First 30 are free; Come take an in-depth tour of the Tenderloin and its history from people with lived experiences
Free “Music Night in the Alley” Tenderloin Block Party (Spring 2024)
Thursday, April 25 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Dodge Alley
Join us for a new Dodge Alley Socials event featuring Silk Road. FREE!
“Trans Temporal Resistances” Closing Art Exhibition (Tenderloin)
Thursday, April 25 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Tenderloin Museum
Trans Temporal Resistances is the closing public program for Transition Times: Re-Membering Anticarceral Resistance in the Tenderloin, an archival exhibit contextualizing the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria. Program curators Emji Saint Spero and Leila Weefur invite writers and artists to engage with trans archives and architectures through ...
Create: SF’s “Monkey Block” Tribute Art Party
CREATE!, a celebration of San Francisco’s creative past, present, and future, will take place at Landing at Leidesdorff, 200 Leidesdorff Street from 4-8 PM on Thursday, April 25th, 2024. The visual and performing arts activation will honor the artistically innovative roots of the downtown area, specifically those of Monkey Block, ...
Saturday, April 27
Community Block Party (Berkeley)
Saturday, April 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Civic Center Park (Berkeley)
The Berkeley Public Schools Fund Community Block Party invites all of Berkeley to celebrate student joy and excellence. With live performances, artwork, and activities, this event demonstrates how BUSD students are learning to thrive in school and in life!
It’s the Schools Fund mission come to ...
Sunday, April 28
Mare Island’s 2024 One-Day Music Festival “Deck Out at The Quarters”
Experience an afternoon of unforgettable live music at the historic Mare Island on Officer’s Row (Walnut Avenue).
Decked Out at the Quarters brings together Bay Area’s unique and talented acts for a one-day-only music extravaganza you won’t want to miss.
With over 20 bands rocking genres from ...
“Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros” Free 2024 Book Festival (SF)
Sunday, April 28 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Parque Ninos Unidos
Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros is back, celebrating 25 years of children, books and literacy! Laugh, dance and be inspired during performances throughout the day and take home free books and activities provided by San Francisco Public Library and community partners. We hope ...
Thursday, May 2
SF’s New Monthly Block Party “Downtown First Thursdays” Kick-Off
Thursday, May 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Second Street (South of Market)
Thanks to SFGATE for sharing the news about this new free monthly party coming to Downtown SF starting May 2, 2024 with the hopes of drawing 10,000 people each month. On Tuesday, March 13th, a meeting was held for local shop owners and people who ...Monthly
Friday, May 3
San Leandro’s 1st Annual “MexiPino Fiesta” (2024)
Friday, May 3 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Downtown San Leandro
Join us on May 3rd for Downtown San Leandro’s First Annual MexiPino Fiesta and enjoy a fusion of Mexican and Filipino cultures and cuisines!
The San Leandro MexiPino Fiesta is an event showcasing Mexican and Filipino food, vendors, art, music, cars, and more! Located at 222 ...
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)
Friday, May 3 – 5:00 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
SF’s Newest Mural w/ Dedication Party & Free Castro Art Walk
Friday, May 3 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 19th Street between Market Street and Caselli Avenue
Come have fun on Friday, May 3, 2024 from 5-8pm on 19th Street (between Market Street and Caselli Avenue) with a short program at 6pm. Our free neighborhood street party celebrates the iconic Upper Market Mural “Chant of the Earth, Voice of the Land.” Originally ...
“Oakland Art Murmur” 2024 (First Fridays Art Walk)
Friday, May 3 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 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.” 2024 Update: Art Murmur is still on! Despite Oakland First Fridays being on ...Monthly
Saturday, May 4
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 ...
Sunday, May 5
“Castro Art Mart” Mini Block Party on Noe St. (Every First Sunday)
Sunday, May 5 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Market & Noe
The Castro Art Mart Features LGBTQ Artists, Live Music, and Drag Performances every 1st Sunday of the month on Noe St and Market St (Next to the Lookout Bar), 11-5pm. Come enjoy this Free, Family & Friendly event hosted by Castro Merchants, while supporting local artists, ...Monthly
Friday, May 10
SF’s “Chinatown Night Market” 2024 (Every Second Friday)
Friday, May 10 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Chinatown (Grant Ave.)
Chinatown night markets are back! Kicking off March 8, 2024, and continuing the second Friday of the month throughout the rest of the year. Chinatown Night Market 2024 Every Second Friday | 5:30-9p Grant Ave. from Sacramento to Jackson, San Francisco FREE The Civic Joy ...Monthly
Saturday, May 18
7th Annual “Oaklash” Drag & Queer Festival in Old Oakland (2024)
The Oaklash Festival is the Bay Area’s favorite celebration of Drag and queer performance. This year’s seventh annual festival will feature a full weekend of nonstop DRAG including live performance, DJs, artists, music, dancing, vendors and more Friday May 19th – Sunday May 19th! Kings, ...
Saturday, June 1
San Leandro Cherry Festival & Parade (2024)
Saturday, June 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Downtown San Leandro
Come to historic Downtown San Leandro and check out live music, vendors, local food, fun zone, and most of all… CHERRIES!
The San Leandro Cherry Festival is a long-standing San Leandro tradition celebrating our past, present and future! The first Cherry Festival was held in 1909. ...
“MAPP” SF’s Free Art, Poetry & Concert Crawl in The Mission
Saturday, June 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Mission District
The Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP) sprawls across more than a dozen venues as well as public spaces, secret gardens, street corners, BART stations, cafes, bars, taquerias, and homes all over La Mission typically starting in the afternoon and going until late. The event features ...
Sunday, June 2
“Castro Art Mart” Mini Block Party on Noe St. (Every First Sunday)
Sunday, June 2 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Market & Noe
The Castro Art Mart Features LGBTQ Artists, Live Music, and Drag Performances every 1st Sunday of the month on Noe St and Market St (Next to the Lookout Bar), 11-5pm. Come enjoy this Free, Family & Friendly event hosted by Castro Merchants, while supporting local artists, ...Monthly
Thursday, June 6
SF’s New Monthly Block Party: “Downtown First Thursdays”
Thursday, June 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Second Street (South of Market)
Thanks to SFGATE for sharing the news about this new free monthly party coming to Downtown SF starting May 2, 2024 with the hopes of drawing 10,000 people each month. On Tuesday, March 13th, a meeting was held for local shop owners and people who ...Monthly
Friday, June 7
“Sunday Streets” 2024 Kickoff: SF’s Free Street Festival & Block Party (Tenderloin)
Friday, June 7 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Tenderloin
Get ready to hit the streets: Sunday Streets is back for a new season. Celebrate 16 years of Sunday Streets SF transforming San Francisco streets into car-free community spaces for all to enjoy at events across the City in 2024. The Sunday Streets SF family ...
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)
Friday, June 7 – 5:00 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
“Oakland Art Murmur” 2024 (First Fridays Art Walk)
Friday, June 7 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 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.” 2024 Update: Art Murmur is still on! Despite Oakland First Fridays being on ...Monthly
Friday, June 14
SF’s “Chinatown Night Market” 2024 (Every Second Friday)
Friday, June 14 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Chinatown (Grant Ave.)
Chinatown night markets are back! Kicking off March 8, 2024, and continuing the second Friday of the month throughout the rest of the year. Chinatown Night Market 2024 Every Second Friday | 5:30-9p Grant Ave. from Sacramento to Jackson, San Francisco FREE The Civic Joy ...Monthly
Thursday, July 4
SF’s New Monthly Block Party: “Downtown First Thursdays”
Thursday, July 4 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Second Street (South of Market)
Thanks to SFGATE for sharing the news about this new free monthly party coming to Downtown SF starting May 2, 2024 with the hopes of drawing 10,000 people each month. On Tuesday, March 13th, a meeting was held for local shop owners and people who ...Monthly
Friday, July 5
“Oakland Art Murmur” 2024 (First Fridays Art Walk)
Friday, July 5 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 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.” 2024 Update: Art Murmur is still on! Despite Oakland First Fridays being on ...Monthly
