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Wednesday, June 19

Oakland’s Churches & Temples: Free Guided Walking Tours | Summer 2013 Oakland's Churches & Temples: Free Guided Walking Tours | Summer 2013  Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ...

Thursday, June 20

Third Thursday Piedmont Avenue Stroll | Oakland
Thursday, June 20 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Piedmont Avenue
Third Thursday Piedmont Avenue Stroll | Oakland At the Piedmont Avenue Stroll you can expect to see a variety of art mediums, enjoy entertainment, and sample refreshments with many businesses showcasing hand-picked local artists and designers. The monthly event was voted Best Art Walk That’s Not Art Murmur in 2012 by the East ...

Friday, June 21

Summer Solstice 2013: Evening Walk | Presidio
Friday, June 21 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required by calling 415-561-4323.
| Rob Hill Campground
Summer Solstice 2013: Evening Walk | Presidio

What is Summer Solstice? Come and find out on this family-friendly evening walk that starts at the Rob Hill parking lot and ends with a fun campfire program.
Free, but an RSVP is required by calling 415-561-4323.
You’ll hear stories from many cultures about the longest day …

San Jose Bike Party
Friday, June 21 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret San Jose Location
San Jose Bike Party San Jose Bike Party is a place to ride bikes, make friends, and have a good time every third Friday of each month at 8pm. San Jose is the largest city in Northern California, but they are hidden in the suburban sprawl. It’s time to ...

Saturday, June 22

Free Oakland Walking Tour | Uptown, Lake Merritt & Secret Rooftop Garden Free Oakland Walking Tour | Uptown, Lake Merritt & Secret Rooftop Garden Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ...
San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival 2013
Saturday, June 22 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations accepted
| Pioneer Log Cabin Picnic Area
San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival 2013

The 7th annual San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival on June 22, 2013 is the world’s largest human-powered mobile music festival that’s 100% powered by bicycles (it’s a 14-bike pedal powered stage) and takes you to two different locations for two different mini bicycle festivals.
After setting up …

Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Saturday, June 22 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered. Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include ...

Sunday, June 23

Victorian Walking Tour | Pacific Heights
Sunday, June 23 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted.
| 1801 Bush
Victorian Walking Tour | Pacific Heights See and learn about the Victorian era architecture of the city’s first suburb on a guided walk from SF City Guides. On a walk through the neighborhood of Lafayette Square, you’ll learn about Victorian lifestyles and San Francisco’s illustrious history. You’ll see some steep streets ...

Wednesday, June 26

Free Oakland Summer Walking Tours | Old Oakland Free Oakland Summer Walking Tours | Old Oakland Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ...

Saturday, June 29

Oakland Chinatown: Free Guided Walking Tours | Summer 2013 Oakland Chinatown: Free Guided Walking Tours | Summer 2013 Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ...
Philosophy Walk Through Philosopher’s Way: “Truth” | McLaren Park
Saturday, June 29 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are appreciated.
| McLaren Park
Philosophy Walk Through Philosopher's Way:

On June 29, 2013, the walk will be focused on the topic of “Truth.”

Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Saturday, June 29 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered. Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include ...

Sunday, June 30

Instant Camera Photo Walk | Mission Dist.
Sunday, June 30 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Photobooth SF
Instant Camera Photo Walk | Mission Dist. Bring your favorite Polaroid/Land or Frankenstein Instant camera and walking shoes and join Photobooth staff on a group photo walks through the Mission every last Sunday of the month. You’ll meet up at the end and show off our photo results. Show up a little ...

Wednesday, July 3

Jack London Square Waterfront: Free Guided Walking Tours | Summer 2013 Jack London Square Waterfront: Free Guided Walking Tours | Summer 2013 Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ...

Thursday, July 4

Lower Polk Art Walk | SF
Thursday, July 4 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lower Polk / Gulch Corridor
Lower Polk Art Walk | SF Art lovers in the city often attend other first Thursday galleries ending at 7:30pm, but the Lower Polk Art Walk runs until 10 pm. Every few months they transform Fern Alley into the “Artists in the Alley” night gallery, open to all independent artists who ...

Saturday, July 6

Free Summer Walking Tours | Victorian-Era Oakland Free Summer Walking Tours | Victorian-Era Oakland Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ...
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Saturday, July 6 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered. Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include ...

Wednesday, July 10

Free Oakland Walking Tour | Uptown, Lake Merritt & Secret Rooftop Garden Free Oakland Walking Tour | Uptown, Lake Merritt & Secret Rooftop Garden Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ...

Saturday, July 13

Free Oakland Summer Walking Tours | City Center Free Oakland Summer Walking Tours | City Center Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ...
“Occupy Civil Liberties” Protest & Festival | Civic Center
Saturday, July 13 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park

Occupy Civil Liberty will be a mass march, festival and occupation against the ongoing police state and the continued suppression of our civil liberties.
Join in for a mass march to a public occupation with workshops, skillshares, food, music (live bands and DJs), civil disobedience and resistance.

 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, July 17

New Era / New Politics: Free Oakland Guided Walking Tours | Summer 2013 New Era / New Politics: Free Oakland Guided Walking Tours | Summer 2013   Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ...

Thursday, July 18

Third Thursday Piedmont Avenue Stroll | Oakland
Thursday, July 18 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Piedmont Avenue
Third Thursday Piedmont Avenue Stroll | Oakland At the Piedmont Avenue Stroll you can expect to see a variety of art mediums, enjoy entertainment, and sample refreshments with many businesses showcasing hand-picked local artists and designers. The monthly event was voted Best Art Walk That’s Not Art Murmur in 2012 by the East ...

Friday, July 19

San Jose Bike Party
Friday, July 19 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret San Jose Location
San Jose Bike Party San Jose Bike Party is a place to ride bikes, make friends, and have a good time every third Friday of each month at 8pm. San Jose is the largest city in Northern California, but they are hidden in the suburban sprawl. It’s time to ...

Saturday, July 20

Oakland’s Churches & Temples: Free Guided Walking Tours | Summer 2013 Oakland's Churches & Temples: Free Guided Walking Tours | Summer 2013  Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ...
3rd Saturday Guided Gallery District Tour | Oakland
Saturday, July 20 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE
3rd Saturday Guided Gallery District Tour | Oakland Every third Saturday, the Oakland Art Murmur presents a free guided walking tour based on a different theme each tour. Tours take place on the third Saturday of each month and are led by prominent Oakland gallery directors, curators, writers, and artists.