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Saturday, April 27

Bay Area Dance Week 2024 w/ 150+ Free Events (April 26 – May 5)
Saturday, April 27 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Various Locations
Bay Area Dance Week 2024 w/ 150+ Free Events (April 26 - May 5)

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 ...

67th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24-28)
Saturday, April 27 – 10:00 am - Ends at 10:20 pm | Cost: $20 | All Over the Bay Area
67th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24-28)

The San Francisco International Film Festival by SFFILM is a celebration of movies and the people who love them. The Festival is a handpicked program of the most innovative films from around the globe, and by filmmakers who call the Bay Area home. Join us ...

SF’s 2024 Dogpatch Spring Weekend (April 27-28)
SF's 2024 Dogpatch Spring Weekend (April 27-28)

Celebrate Spring in Dogpatch April 27-28 and experience one of the coolest neighborhoods in San Francisco with FREE admission to the art museums and galleries; hands-on activities for all ages; discounts on activities like rock climbing, gaming, and foiling; delicious dining deals; and special neighborhood ...

SF’s DogFest 2024: Pet Festival, Carnival & Parade (Duboce Park)
Saturday, April 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch; food and games are for purchase and there's a registration fee for competing dogs
| Duboce Park
SF's DogFest 2024: Pet Festival, Carnival & Parade (Duboce Park)
DogFest 2024 is a mutt-tastic festival at one of the most dog-friendly parks in the city and the biggest dog event in San Francisco. 17th Annual DogFest Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 11 am to 4 pm Duboce Park, Duboce and Steiner, SF FREE to watch RSVP link TBA. Check out ...
SF’s Spring 2024 “Shipyard Open Studios” w/ 100+ Artists (Apr. 27-28)
Saturday, April 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission and free parking with RSVP
| Hunters Point Shipyard Artists
SF’s Spring 2024 “Shipyard Open Studios” w/ 100+ Artists (Apr. 27-28)

Shipyard Open Studios Showcases 40-Year Legacy of the Hunters Point Shipyard Artists! Join us at San Francisco’s historic Hunters Point Shipyard and Islais Creek Studios to connect with artists where they work. Shipyard Open Studios (Spring 2024) April 27-28, 2022 | 11a to 6p Hunters ...

2024 CCSF Connect: Open House & Resource Fair
Saturday, April 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | City College of San Francisco (Ocean Campus)
2024 CCSF Connect: Open House & Resource Fair
Learn how CCSF can help you meet your education & career goals. With 300+ programs, there’s something for everyone. 2024 CCSF Connect Saturday, April 27, 2023 | 11am – 3pm City College of San Francisco (Ocean Campus), 50 Frida Kahlo Way San Francisco FREE | RSVP Meet CCSF staff, faculty & ...
“Pickin’ On The Polk” SF’s Free 10-Hour Music Festival + Block Party (2024)
Saturday, April 27 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Discover Polk District
"Pickin' On The Polk" SF's Free 10-Hour Music Festival + Block Party (2024)

Like a mini Hardly Strictly Bluegrass taking over an entire neighborhood, Pickin’ on the Polk is a free block party & concert in the Discover Polk Community Benefit District – April 27, 2024. For 2024, this special festival will temporarily transform Polk Street into a ...

Free Emergency Prep Fair + Blood Drive (Fremont)
Saturday, April 27 – 8:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fremont Stake Center
Free Emergency Prep Fair + Blood Drive (Fremont)
Free Emergency Preparedness And Wellness Convention. Blood Drive Emergency Services• Personal preparedness for home, family and neighborhood• Hazard, risk and preparedness for earthquakes (Hayward Fault)• Blood Drive• Wellness Seminar(s)• About organizations that offer services and resources• Amateur (Ham) Radio. Expecting 20+ public agencies and community ...
SF’s 2024 Citywide Youth Arts Festival (Mission Dist.)
Saturday, April 27 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
SF's 2024 Citywide Youth Arts Festival (Mission Dist.)
Join us at MCCLA on Saturday, April 27th, from 10 AM to 4 PM for the SFUSD Citywide Youth Arts Festival! San Francisco Unified School District students will showcase their creativity through dance, instrumental music, vocals, theatrical performances, visual art, ceramics, textiles, and digital media throughout ...
SF’s Free “Senior Smiles” Dental & Wellness Health Fair (Spring 2024)
Saturday, April 27 – 10:00 am - Ends at 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Valid for seniors age 55+
| University of the Pacific School of Dentistry
SF's Free "Senior Smiles" Dental & Wellness Health Fair (Spring 2024)
Are you a Bay Area senior age 55+ looking to improve your health and wellness? Join us for a free community health event! Services will be provided by students and faculty volunteers from University of the Pacific’s dentistry, audiology, physical therapy and social work programs, and ...
40th Annual Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 (April 27-28)
Saturday, April 27 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Cupertino Memorial Park (Stevens Creek)
40th Annual Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 (April 27-28)

The 40th Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival is coming to the Cupertino Memorial Park on April 27th and April 28th, 2024. Enjoy free admission and free parking. At the 2024 annual Cherry Blossom Festival, you can check out arts and crafts vendors, Japanese cultural exhibits like ...

“TreasureFest” on Treasure Island 2024 (Apr. 27-28)
Saturday, April 27 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*$10 pre sale, $15 early bird, $20 general
| Treasure Island
"TreasureFest" on Treasure Island 2024 (Apr. 27-28)

TreasureFest is a monthly locally curated festival that features the best of the Bay Area. At TreasureFest you can shop from 300+ vintage & antique curators, crafts & makers, independent designers & artists. Enjoy 35+ top-rated food trucks and eateries, and try a variety of ...

SF’s “Earth Day on the Green” w/ Farm Tours & Mini Plant Sale (2024)
Saturday, April 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Alemany Farm
SF's "Earth Day on the Green" w/ Farm Tours & Mini Plant Sale (2024)
Join @alemany_farm (700 Alemany Boulevard) for its Earth Day on the Green celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. This free event will feature plantings, a mini plant sale, farm tours, face painting, food, music from Tony Saunders and the Noteworthy Band, and ...
San Francisco Art Fair 2024 (April 26-28)
San Francisco Art Fair 2024 (April 26-28)

Art Market San Francisco is now San Francisco Art Fair. This evolution is a direct affirmation of the fair’s commitment to the thriving arts ecosystem that defines the Bay Area. Continuing the fair’s dedication to San Francisco’s vibrant cultural institutions, active collecting community, and vital ...

Oakland Ebike Festival w/ Free Ice Cream
Saturday, April 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Please RSVP at newwheel.net/ebike-fest
| The New Wheel Electric Bikes (Oakland)
Oakland Ebike Festival w/ Free Ice Cream
Join us to celebrate spring at The New Wheel in Oakland with an ebike demo festival featuring the best electric bikes, brand representatives to answer your questions, and free ice cream!
“Ceili On the Lake” Irish Dance & Music Festival (Main County Fairgrounds)
Saturday, April 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*Adults $20; Children ages 5-11 $10
| Lagoon Park
"Ceili On the Lake" Irish Dance & Music Festival (Main County Fairgrounds)
Festivalgoers are invited to come “join the dance” in this inaugural two-day Ceili (pronounced KAY-lee) – Irish Gaelic for a party of neighbors and friends with music, dancing, food, and drink! Local Irish dance studios will present a variety of traditional and modern dances performed in Irish ...
Community Block Party (Berkeley)
Saturday, April 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Civic Center Park (Berkeley)
Community Block Party (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 ...
Makers Market on the Plaza (Walnut Creek)
Saturday, April 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Broadway Plaza
Makers Market on the Plaza (Walnut Creek)
Come out and enjoy the warm weather with us! Meet local artisans and take home a beautiful handcrafted keepsake! WHEN??: Saturday, April 27th | 11am-5pm ☀️ WHERE??: On Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, between Nordstrom & Macy’s ️ WHAT??: Local Makers & Artists – Live Music! > We’ve rounded up ...
Berkeley Bay Festival w/ Free Boat Rides (2024)
Saturday, April 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Shorebird Park Nature Center
Berkeley Bay Festival w/ Free Boat Rides (2024)
Celebrate the San Francisco Bay at the Berkeley Marina. Connect with the Bay and our local community through live music, performers, food, hands-on educational activities, and free boat rides. This free, family-focused event celebrates the Bay, its local wildlife, and the people and agencies dedicated to its ...
Spring Family Day (Richmond Art Center)
Saturday, April 27 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free event | Open to kids of all ages and their grown-ups | No rsvp is necessary
| Richmond Art Center
Spring Family Day (Richmond Art Center)
Join us for Spring Family Day at Richmond Art Center on Saturday, April 27, 12pm-3pm. Family Day is an open house event that celebrates the season through art-making. Activities include cyanotype printing, lantern making, and a community mural. Plus there’s live music, food, and special guests!
2024 Dutch “King’s Day” Windmill Festival in Golden Gate Park (SF)
Saturday, April 27 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Murphy Windmill
2024 Dutch "King's Day" Windmill Festival in Golden Gate Park (SF)

Normally the Murphy Windmill (the largest in the world when it was built in 1908) sits majestically, but silently watching over the southwest corner of Golden Gate Park which no longer needs it to pump the 40,000 gallons of water a day it used to ...

2024 “Dancing in the Park SF” Free Outdoor Dance Festival (Golden Gate Park)
Saturday, April 27 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 4:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Music Concourse Garage (GG Park)
2024 "Dancing in the Park SF" Free Outdoor Dance Festival (Golden Gate Park)
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF (MFDP|SF) presents an annual, one day, admission free, outdoor event in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Dancing in the Park SF features 20 dance groups or dance artists including professional dance companies, pre-professional programs and community groups from around the Bay ...
2024 Bay Area Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival (Palace of Fine Arts)
Saturday, April 27 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $35 | Palace of Fine Arts
2024 Bay Area Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival (Palace of Fine Arts)
For almost four decades the Harmony Sweepstakes has been presenting the region’s top vocal harmony groups in an exciting competition setting to determine a regional champion who will advance to the National Finals. A popular event with Bay Area audiences it has been called the “Superbowl of ...

Sunday, April 28

Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile
Sunday, April 28 – 9:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset)
Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile

Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday

67th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24-28)
Sunday, April 28 – 10:00 am - Ends at 9:40 pm | Cost: $20 | All Over the Bay Area
67th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24-28)

The San Francisco International Film Festival by SFFILM is a celebration of movies and the people who love them. The Festival is a handpicked program of the most innovative films from around the globe, and by filmmakers who call the Bay Area home. Join us ...

SF’s 2024 Dogpatch Spring Weekend (April 27-28)
SF's 2024 Dogpatch Spring Weekend (April 27-28)

Celebrate Spring in Dogpatch April 27-28 and experience one of the coolest neighborhoods in San Francisco with FREE admission to the art museums and galleries; hands-on activities for all ages; discounts on activities like rock climbing, gaming, and foiling; delicious dining deals; and special neighborhood ...

SF’s Spring 2024 “Shipyard Open Studios” w/ 100+ Artists (Apr. 27-28)
Sunday, April 28 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission and free parking with RSVP
| Hunters Point Shipyard Artists
SF’s Spring 2024 “Shipyard Open Studios” w/ 100+ Artists (Apr. 27-28)

Shipyard Open Studios Showcases 40-Year Legacy of the Hunters Point Shipyard Artists! Join us at San Francisco’s historic Hunters Point Shipyard and Islais Creek Studios to connect with artists where they work. Shipyard Open Studios (Spring 2024) April 27-28, 2022 | 11a to 6p Hunters ...

40th Annual Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 (April 27-28)
Sunday, April 28 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Cupertino Memorial Park (Stevens Creek)
40th Annual Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 (April 27-28)

The 40th Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival is coming to the Cupertino Memorial Park on April 27th and April 28th, 2024. Enjoy free admission and free parking. At the 2024 annual Cherry Blossom Festival, you can check out arts and crafts vendors, Japanese cultural exhibits like ...

“TreasureFest” on Treasure Island 2024 (Apr. 27-28)
Sunday, April 28 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*$10 pre sale, $15 early bird, $20 general
| Treasure Island
"TreasureFest" on Treasure Island 2024 (Apr. 27-28)

TreasureFest is a monthly locally curated festival that features the best of the Bay Area. At TreasureFest you can shop from 300+ vintage & antique curators, crafts & makers, independent designers & artists. Enjoy 35+ top-rated food trucks and eateries, and try a variety of ...

2024 “Opening Day On The Bay” Boat Parade & “Blessing of the Fleet” (SF)
Sunday, April 28 – 10:30 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Marina Green
2024 "Opening Day On The Bay" Boat Parade & "Blessing of the Fleet" (SF)
The annual Opening Day on the Bay typically shows off over 100 historic workboats, fireboats, towboats, and classic and contemporary craft. This marks the official start of the San Francisco boating season. Annual “Opening Day on the Bay” Boat Parade Sunday, April 28, 2024 – Blessing of the fleet – ...