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Friday, April 26

San Francisco A.I. Block Party (Music City)
Friday, April 26 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Music City
San Francisco A.I. Block Party (Music City)
Music City San Francisco brings musicians and music lovers together to ignite the soul of local music culture. Our mission is to be an engine of talent and commerce that drives the rebirth of San Francisco music culture by cultivating an artist development ecosystem that empowers ...
Children of Lucy-World Rhythms Show (SF)
Friday, April 26 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE
| Music City San Francisco
Children of Lucy-World Rhythms Show (SF)
Children of Lucy is a new instrumental sextet, drums percussion bass guitar, and two horns, a dance band that plays original music based on themes rhythms, and harmonies from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and our own USA. A C Lewis, drummer, and bandleader, transcribes and composes ...

“The Furious Tits” Queer Punk Video Release Party (SF)
Friday, April 26 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: $12*
*$12 in advance $15 at the door
| Neck of The Woods
"The Furious Tits" Queer Punk Video Release Party (SF)
Your favorite queer punk band is releasing a music video and we’re celebrating with a show!! We’ll be headlining Neck of the Woods, Friday April 26 (Friday after 4/20). The video is for a breakup song called “Fine With Me,” dedicated to all of our ...

Saturday, April 27

“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 ...

Jazz Jam in the Garden w/ Sam Peoples (Hayes Valley)
Saturday, April 27 – 1:00 am - Ends at 4:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free drink if you mention FunCheap
| Hayes Valley Art Works
Jazz Jam in the Garden w/ Sam Peoples (Hayes Valley)
JAZZ JAM RETURNS! Hayes Valley Art Works presents our jam music series: Jazz Jam in the Garden Special Guest! Sam Peoples on Keyboards  Join us the last Saturday of every month in our lovely outdoor garden for a free jazz concert & jam session. With members of ...
“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 ...

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 ...

Alcatraz City Cruises’ Free “Community Day by the Bay” Festival (SF)
Saturday, April 27 – 10:30 am - Ends at 2:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free for Everyone!
| Pier 33
Alcatraz City Cruises' Free "Community Day by the Bay" Festival (SF)
Join Us For “Community Day by the Bay” on April 27th! This free, day-long event will include fun prizes, arts & crafts, education, and a range of family-friendly activities that combine hands-on fun with informative education stations suitable for all ages! Fun Activities: Prizes – including SF Giants ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
Bay Area “Lolita Land” Popup Market & Jfashion Show (Rodeo)
Saturday, April 27 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free all day admission
| Four Fools Winery
Bay Area "Lolita Land" Popup Market & Jfashion Show (Rodeo)
This is a free event, tickets are not required but your reservation helps us prepare for the expected number of attendees. Welcome to the enchanting world where Lolita J-fashion meets the whimsical essence of Candy Land! Join us at the Four Fools Winery for a delightful ...
One Found Sound: Music Without a Conductor (Cafe du Nord)
Saturday, April 27 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: *
*25
| Swedish American Hall
One Found Sound: Music Without a Conductor (Cafe du Nord)
Join One Found Sound for Waveform, an electrifying evening of live classical music like you’ve never seen before. Opening with the West Coast premiere of Sam Wu’s flowing work Hydrosphere, Waveform sails along to Ruth Gipps’s mid-century Modern masterpiece Seascape before concluding with Ludwig van Beethoven’s monumental Third Symphony. Sit up ...
“Uncle Neil” SF’s Free Neil Young Tribute Concert w/ 3 Sets (Ireland’s 32)
Saturday, April 27 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*21+
| Ireland's 32
"Uncle Neil" SF's Free Neil Young Tribute Concert w/ 3 Sets (Ireland's 32)
— California’s Premier Neil Young Tribute Band — UNCLE NEIL performs live! 3 sets expanding Neil Young’s catalogue! Free show, 21+. 8pm—Late.
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

Mare Island’s 2024 One-Day Music Festival “Deck Out at The Quarters”
Sunday, April 28 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free for all, but please RSVP
| Officers Row, Mare Island
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 ...
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 ...

2nd Annual Gilman District Street Fair (Berkeley)
Sunday, April 28 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Gilman and Fifth Street in Berkeley
2nd Annual Gilman District Street Fair (Berkeley)
Get ready for the 2nd Annual Gilman District Street Fair! With over 100 vendors and activities, the second year of this exciting new street fair will be a celebration of everything that makes our neighborhood and city unique – from our eclectic mix of local businesses ...
“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" Free 2024 Book Festival (SF)
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 ...
More than a Song: APIA Singers (SF Main Library)
Sunday, April 28 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| San Francisco Main Public Library
More than a Song: APIA Singers (SF Main Library)
The Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) Biography Project launches APIA Heritage Month at the Main Library with its 11th annual kickoff event by honoring APIA singers. Through biographical portraits, games, craft activities and live music, learn about singers past and present, local and international, engaged in social justice through ...
826 Valencia’s Storytellers’ Showcase (Yerba Buena Gardens)
Sunday, April 28 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 2:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
826 Valencia's Storytellers' Showcase (Yerba Buena Gardens)
You’re invited to 826 Valencia’s eighth annual Storytellers’ Showcase! Students from our programs in schools and in the Mission, Tenderloin, and Mission Bay will be reading their original writing for their families and community. All year, our young authors have been reflecting on the theme “Write ...
2024 Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Sunday Park Concerts (Apr. 28 – Oct. 1)
Sunday, April 28 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 2:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome.
| Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
2024 Golden Gate Park Band's Free Sunday Park Concerts (Apr. 28 - Oct. 1)

The Golden Gate Park Band presents its 142nd season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this 30-piece symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park since 1882. For 2024, 25 free weekly concerts take place most Sundays at 1 pm. Concerts are approximately ...Every Sunday

Free Reggae in the Park 2024 “Crucial Sundays” (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, April 28 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Free Reggae in the Park 2024 "Crucial Sundays" (Golden Gate Park)

Performances in Golden Gate Park Announced for 2024 Season. Season 4 will bring 125+ free live performances at Golden Gate Park Bandshell. After several months of renovations, Illuminate is beginning its robust performance season with 125+ diverse free concerts at historic landmark venue, the Golden ...

Tuesday, April 30

“Foxtails Brigade” Live at The Lost Church (SF)
"Foxtails Brigade" Live at The Lost Church (SF)
$18 General Admission Doors at 7:30pm. Show from 8:15-10:30pm with one intermission Earlybirds! $3 off each ticket when you use the code earlybird4 at checkout. Offer ends April 28th. Promo Codes are not applicable at the door. Codes are not case sensitive, but must be typed as one word. Foxtails Brigade’s sound is a clockwork of junkyard beats, warped orchestral sonics, ...

Wednesday, May 1

“The Wizard of Oz” Film w/ Live Orchestra from San Francisco Symphony
Wednesday, May 1 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $69 | Davies Symphony Hall
"The Wizard of Oz" Film w/ Live Orchestra from San Francisco Symphony
Lights, Camera, Music!: Watch favorite films on the big screen at Davies Symphony Hall as the scores are performed live by the SF Symphony. The SF Symphony delivers a sweeping orchestral backing to the beloved story of young farm girl Dorothy as she follows the Yellow ...
“The Wyatt Act” International Workers’ Day Celebration & Concert (Golden Gate Park)
Wednesday, May 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free!
| Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
"The Wyatt Act" International Workers’ Day Celebration & Concert (Golden Gate Park)
May Day May Day!!! Free live music by The Wyatt Act, Taco Mosh, Like Planes at the Bandshell in beautiful Golden Gate Park! International Workers’ Day Celebration!

Thursday, May 2

“Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” Film w/ Live Orchestra (May 2-4)
Thursday, May 2 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $89 | Davies Symphony Hall
"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" Film w/ Live Orchestra (May 2-4)

Lights, Camera, Music!: Watch favorite films on the big screen at Davies Symphony Hall as the scores are performed live by the SF Symphony. Experience the magic of this intergalactic epic like never before as the SF Symphony performs John Williams’ Oscar-winning score live to ...

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
2024 DocLands Documentary Film Festival in San Rafael (May 2-5)
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, ...