Friday, August 9, 2024 | ||
 Reconnect with family, friends, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week, including live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, more... | ||
Saturday, August 10, 2024 | ||
 Join us every Second Saturday for Thrive @ MoAD Community Day with free admission to all our exhibitions. Across the globe, museums are increasingly being recognized as having an important role more... | ||
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Sunday, August 11, 2024 | ||
 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 more... | ||
| 11:00 am | Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) | FREE |
| 11:59 pm | 2024 Perseids: The Best Meteor Shower of the Year (Peak: Aug. 11-13) | FREE |
Monday, August 12, 2024 | ||
 Get out in the open, away from city lights to see the annual Perseids Meteor Shower, the most beloved meteor shower of the year for the Northern Hemisphere. The annual Perseids meteor more... | ||
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | ||
 The San Francisco Botanical Garden is one of the most diverse gardens in the world. A unique urban oasis, the garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 more... | ||
Friday, August 16, 2024 | ||
| Reconnect with family, friends, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week, including live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, more... | ||
Saturday, August 17, 2024 | ||
 For the first time ever, a stand-alone concert is coming to Golden Gate Park. Introducing the inaugural Golden Gate Park Concerts, coming to the Polo Field in San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate more... | ||
| 11:30 am | San Francisco Sea Music Festival 2024 | FREE*
*This is a FREE all-day multistage music festival! Donations to support the event are highly appreciated!
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| 3:00 pm | System of a Down & Deftones: Massive Summer Concert at SF’s Golden Gate Park | $169*
*GA tickets starting at $169
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Sunday, August 18, 2024 | ||
| 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 more... | ||
Monday, August 19, 2024 | ||
 The first “supermoon” of the year will occur on August 19, 2024. August’s full moon is known as the Sturgeon Moon. This “supermoon” is unique because it’s a special seasonal blue moon and more... | ||
Friday, August 23, 2024 | ||
| Reconnect with family, friends, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week, including live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, more... | ||
Saturday, August 24, 2024 | ||
 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 more... | ||
Sunday, August 25, 2024 | ||
| 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 more... | ||
| 11:00 am | “Sunday Streets” SF’s Free Street Festival & Block Party (Mission Dist.) | FREE |
| 12:00 pm | City Center Bishop Ranch’s Free Neighborhood Block Party (San Ramon) | FREE |
| 1:00 pm | Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Symphony in the Park: Ukrainian Culture Day | FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome.
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Friday, August 30, 2024 | ||
| Reconnect with family, friends, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week, including live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, more... | ||
Sunday, September 1, 2024 | ||
 Through the power of art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco brings the diverse cultures of Asia to life. Located in the heart of San Francisco, the museum is home to more... | ||
| 11:00 am | Oakland Museum of California’s Free First Sundays (OMCA) | FREE*
*Additional $6 fee for access to special exhibitions
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| 1:00 pm | Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Symphony in the Park: Big Band Day | FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome.
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Monday, September 2, 2024 | ||
| 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 more... | ||
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 | ||
 The Legion of Honor displays a collection of 4,000 years of ancient and European art in an exquisite Beaux-Arts building in an unforgettable setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Normally general admission more... | ||
| 9:30 am | de Young Museum Free Day (First Tuesdays) | FREE*
*Free admission to general galleries; special exhibition fees still apply. Timed tickets required
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| 10:00 am | SF’s “Conservatory of Flowers” Free First Tuesdays (Golden Gate Park) | FREE |
| 11:00 am | SF’s Cartoon Art Museum’s “Pay What You Wish” Day (First Tuesdays) | FREE*
*Pay What You Wish Day
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024 | ||
 The Bay Area Discovery Museum is a one-of-a-kind indoor and outdoor children’s museum at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Museum is the only children’s museum in the U.S. to be located more... | ||
| 11:00 am | SF’s GLBT History Museum: Free First Wednesday | FREE*
*Free tickets are not available for reservation online on free days; all visitors will be welcomed to the museum as long as there is capacity on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Thursday, September 5, 2024 | ||
 The UC Berkeley Art Museum is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley. Through art and film programs, collections, and research resources, the University aspires to be locally connected more... | ||
| 1:00 pm | SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals (2023) | FREE*
*All residents of the nine Bay Area counties are invited to spend a day at the museum on us! From 1–8 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 — for free.
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Friday, September 6, 2024 | ||
 The Contemporary Jewish Museum engages audiences of all backgrounds through dynamic exhibitions and programs that explore contemporary perspectives on Jewish culture, history, art, and ideas. And the architecture of the Museum more... | ||
| 8:00 am | SF’s Morning Coffee Cleanup w/ Free Coffee for Volunteers (Inner Richmond) | FREE*
*Sign up on this TogetherSF Mobilize page: https://www.mobilize.us/togethersf/event/513212/
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| 5:00 pm | “Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland) | FREE*
*Most outdoor activities and entertainment is free and open to the public from 5-9pm. Regular Museum applies to enter the galleries
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| 6:00 pm | SF’s Free Outdoor Movie Night (Duboce Park) | FREE |
Sunday, September 8, 2024 | ||
| 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 more... | ||
| 11:00 am | Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) | FREE |
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | ||
| The San Francisco Botanical Garden is one of the most diverse gardens in the world. A unique urban oasis, the garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 more... | ||
Friday, September 13, 2024 | ||
| Reconnect with family, friends, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week, including live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, more... | ||
| 5:00 pm | SF’s Friday Night Market “Bhangra & Beats” (2024) | FREE |
Saturday, September 14, 2024 | ||
| Join us every Second Saturday for Thrive @ MoAD Community Day with free admission to all our exhibitions. Across the globe, museums are increasingly being recognized as having an important role more... | ||
Sunday, September 15, 2024 | ||
 The annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair brings thousands of people to Haight Street between Stanyan and Masonic to shop over 200 outdoor vendors including food, green businesses, local artists, clothing, crafts, non-profits more... | ||
| 1:00 pm | Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Symphony in the Park: “The Emerald Isle” | FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | ||
| September 2024’s “Harvest” full moon is also a supermoon. Plus, it’ll be extra special because there will also be a partial lunar eclipse, visible from North America, which is when the more... | ||
Friday, September 20, 2024 | ||
| Reconnect with family, friends, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week, including live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, more... | ||
Sunday, September 22, 2024 | ||
 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 more... | ||
| 1:00 pm | Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Symphony in the Park: Spanish Culture Day | FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome.
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Friday, September 27, 2024 | ||
| Reconnect with family, friends, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week, including live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, more... | ||
Saturday, September 28, 2024 | ||
 Sometimes you’ve just got to get away from it all and clear your head with the peace and serenity of a national park. On certain “fee-free” days throughout the year, enjoy free entry more... | ||
| 10:00 am | “TreasureFest” on Treasure Island 2024 (Sept. 28-29) | $15*
*$10 pre sale, $15 early bird, $20 general
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Sunday, September 29, 2024 | ||
| 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 more... | ||
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | ||
| The Legion of Honor displays a collection of 4,000 years of ancient and European art in an exquisite Beaux-Arts building in an unforgettable setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Normally general admission more... | ||
| 9:30 am | de Young Museum Free Day (First Tuesdays) | FREE*
*Free admission to general galleries; special exhibition fees still apply. Timed tickets required
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| 10:00 am | SF’s “Conservatory of Flowers” Free First Tuesdays (Golden Gate Park) | FREE |
| 11:00 am | SF’s Cartoon Art Museum’s “Pay What You Wish” Day (First Tuesdays) | FREE*
*Pay What You Wish Day
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| 1:00 pm | Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Symphony in the Park (Season Closer) | FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome.
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | ||
 Located in SF’s Castro District, the GLBT Historical Society Museum is the first full-scale, stand-alone museum of its kind in the United States. The museum celebrates 100 years of the city’s more... | ||
Thursday, October 3, 2024 | ||
| The UC Berkeley Art Museum is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley. Through art and film programs, collections, and research resources, the University aspires to be locally connected more... | ||
| 1:00 pm | SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals (2023) | FREE*
*All residents of the nine Bay Area counties are invited to spend a day at the museum on us! From 1–8 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 — for free.
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Friday, October 4, 2024 | ||
| The Contemporary Jewish Museum engages audiences of all backgrounds through dynamic exhibitions and programs that explore contemporary perspectives on Jewish culture, history, art, and ideas. And the architecture of the Museum more... | ||
| 5:00 pm | “Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland) | FREE*
*Most outdoor activities and entertainment is free and open to the public from 5-9pm. Regular Museum applies to enter the galleries
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| 6:00 pm | SF’s Free Outdoor Movie Night: “The Princess and the Frog” | FREE |
Saturday, October 5, 2024 | ||
 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 more... | ||
Sunday, October 6, 2024 | ||
| Through the power of art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco brings the diverse cultures of Asia to life. Located in the heart of San Francisco, the museum is home to more... | ||
| 11:00 am | Oakland Museum of California’s Free First Sundays (OMCA) | FREE*
*Additional $6 fee for access to special exhibitions
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Monday, October 7, 2024 | ||
 The Draconid meteors are caused when Earth collides with bits of debris shed by periodic comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner (and that’s why this shower used to be called the Giacobinids). October’s Draconid meteor shower more... | ||
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | ||
| The San Francisco Botanical Garden is one of the most diverse gardens in the world. A unique urban oasis, the garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 more... | ||
Friday, October 11, 2024 | ||
| Reconnect with family, friends, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week, including live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, more... | ||
Saturday, October 12, 2024 | ||
| Join us every Second Saturday for Thrive @ MoAD Community Day with free admission to all our exhibitions. Across the globe, museums are increasingly being recognized as having an important role more... | ||
Sunday, October 13, 2024 | ||
| 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 more... | ||
| 11:00 am | Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) | FREE |
Thursday, October 17, 2024 | ||
| On October 17, 2024, there will be a Super Hunter’s Moon. Plus, it’s also the biggest Supermoon of the year. which means the moon will come closer to the Earth than any more... | ||
Friday, October 18, 2024 | ||
 Sundown Cinema returns for 2024 just in time for another summer in San Francisco. This free outdoor movie series, the only one of its kind in the Bay Area, will feature seven more... | ||
Sunday, October 20, 2024 | ||
| 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 more... | ||
| 11:59 pm | Orionids Meteor Shower 2024 | FREE |
Friday, October 25, 2024 | ||
 For the first time in four months, it’s finally legal again to have a bonfire at Ocean Beach. During the “No Burn” Season (which runs from November 1 to the end more... | ||
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | ||
| 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 more... | ||
| 3:00 pm | Final Weekend of Ocean Beach Bonfires for 2024 (Ends Oct. 31) | FREE*
*Fire rings are first come, first serve
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Sunday, October 27, 2024 | ||
| 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 more... | ||
| 2:00 pm | Costumed Pet Parade, Treats & Halloween Selfie Station (San Ramon) | FREE |
Thursday, October 31, 2024 | ||
| For the first time in four months, it’s finally legal again to have a bonfire at Ocean Beach. During the “No Burn” Season (which runs from November 1 to the end more... | ||
Friday, November 1, 2024 | ||
| The Contemporary Jewish Museum engages audiences of all backgrounds through dynamic exhibitions and programs that explore contemporary perspectives on Jewish culture, history, art, and ideas. And the architecture of the Museum more... | ||
Sunday, November 3, 2024 | ||
| Through the power of art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco brings the diverse cultures of Asia to life. Located in the heart of San Francisco, the museum is home to more... | ||
| 11:00 am | Oakland Museum of California’s Free First Sundays (OMCA) | FREE*
*Additional $6 fee for access to special exhibitions
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| 5:00 pm | San Ramon’s “Diwali” Indian Festival of Lights 2024 | FREE |
Monday, November 4, 2024 | ||
 Every year from September to November, the Earth passes through a broad stream of debris left by Comet Encke. The dust associated with the comet hits the Earth’s atmosphere at 65,000 more... | ||
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | ||
| The Legion of Honor displays a collection of 4,000 years of ancient and European art in an exquisite Beaux-Arts building in an unforgettable setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Normally general admission more... | ||
| 9:30 am | de Young Museum Free Day (First Tuesdays) | FREE*
*Free admission to general galleries; special exhibition fees still apply. Timed tickets required
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| 10:00 am | SF’s “Conservatory of Flowers” Free First Tuesdays (Golden Gate Park) | FREE |
| 11:00 am | SF’s Cartoon Art Museum’s “Pay What You Wish” Day (First Tuesdays) | FREE*
*Pay What You Wish Day
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | ||
| The Bay Area Discovery Museum is a one-of-a-kind indoor and outdoor children’s museum at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Museum is the only children’s museum in the U.S. to be located more... | ||
| 11:00 am | SF’s GLBT History Museum: Free First Wednesday | FREE*
*Free tickets are not available for reservation online on free days; all visitors will be welcomed to the museum as long as there is capacity on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Thursday, November 7, 2024 | ||
| The UC Berkeley Art Museum is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley. Through art and film programs, collections, and research resources, the University aspires to be locally connected more... | ||
| 1:00 pm | SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals (2023) | FREE*
*All residents of the nine Bay Area counties are invited to spend a day at the museum on us! From 1–8 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 — for free.
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Friday, November 8, 2024 | ||
 City Center’s popular Ice Rink is set to open November 8 at 6pm with skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi cutting the ribbon and welcoming the community to another holiday season of skating. more... | ||
Saturday, November 9, 2024 | ||
| Join us every Second Saturday for Thrive @ MoAD Community Day with free admission to all our exhibitions. Across the globe, museums are increasingly being recognized as having an important role more... | ||
Sunday, November 10, 2024 | ||
 With an irrefutable aptitude for writing chart-smashing pop songs and a reputation as a pioneer in electronic music, BRIT Award-winning Becky Hill is one of Britain’s most in-demand music artists. Her more... | ||
| 11:00 am | Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) | FREE |
Monday, November 11, 2024 | ||
| Sometimes you’ve just got to get away from it all and clear your head with the peace and serenity of a national park. On certain “fee-free” days throughout the year, enjoy free entry more... | ||
