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San Francisco… land of the free. Here’s just the free stuff in SF and the Bay Area. Keep your wallet in your pocket and enjoy!

Saturday, April 27

WildCare’s Family Nature Day (Tiburon)
Saturday, April 27 – 10:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free for all, all day long!
| Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary
WildCare's Family Nature Day (Tiburon)
FREE FAMILY EVENT! Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 10 am – 2 pm at Richardson Bay Audubon Center and Sanctuary in Tiburon.  Learn about our local wildlife “Mrs. T-style!” Go on a naturalist-led hike, create a wildlife themed craft, take the scavenger hunt challenge, use spotting ...
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 ...

Tenderloin Branch Library Open House (SF)
Saturday, April 27 – 10:30 am - Ends at 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| San Francisco Main Library
Tenderloin Branch Library Open House (SF)
Celebrate the inaugural Tenderloin Branch Open House, which will activate every floor of the Main Library for I Love Tenderloin Week. The event features a resource fair with the Main Library’s community partners, an Arabic Story Hour followed by arts and crafts, a Streaming Music ...
Edith’s Pie 1-Year Cafe Anniversary Party w/ Free Coffee (Oakland)
Saturday, April 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Edith's Pie
Edith's Pie 1-Year Cafe Anniversary Party w/ Free Coffee (Oakland)
Join us as we celebrate our first year of operation in Uptown Oakland with specials, free grand coffee, DJs, and much more!
SF’s Free Outdoor Screen-Printing Pop-up at Heron’s Head Park (2024)
Saturday, April 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Event is free to attend, and prints are free! A suggested donation of $25 supports San Francisco parks and public spaces.
| EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park
SF's Free Outdoor Screen-Printing Pop-up at Heron's Head Park (2024)

‘Heart Your Parks’ Screenprinting Pop-Ups Return To Raise Funds For San Francisco Parks  The popular art giveaway events are returning for the second year to celebrate city parks and raise $50,000 to support these spaces. DATE UPDATE – Due to weather, the screenprinting pop-ups return ...

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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!
SF’s 2024 Youth Arts Summit
Saturday, April 27 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Youth Arts Exchange Studios at La Fenix
SF's 2024 Youth Arts Summit
Annual Youth Arts Summit.  Featuring works of 500 + youth artist in the San Francisco community.
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!
SF’s “Hip Hop on the Plaza” Free Festival w/ $1,000 in Prizes (UN Plaza)
Saturday, April 27 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | UN Plaza
SF's "Hip Hop on the Plaza" Free Festival w/ $1,000 in Prizes (UN Plaza)

Join @allthewaylivefoundation for Hip Hop on the Plaza this April at UN Plaza (Market and Hyde streets). Its next free program day is on Friday, April 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. and will feature a workshop, dance session and live DJs! For more information on this ...

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 ...
Groundbreaking for SF’s Japantown’s Huge Makeover w/ New Cherry Trees (Opening Late 2025)
Saturday, April 27 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Japantown Peace Plaza
Groundbreaking for SF's Japantown's Huge Makeover w/ New Cherry Trees (Opening Late 2025)
After years of planning, San Francisco’s Japantown Peace Plaza (1610 Geary Blvd.) is undergoing a big renovationstarting April 29, 2024 which will result in a more dynamic community plaza with new paving, plantings, and informal seating; a larger pagoda stage; an eternal flame; a Japantown History ...
Fool’s Gold: CCA MFA First Year Showcase Opening Reception (SF)
Saturday, April 27 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free and all ages!
| ICA San Francisco
On view Wednesday, April 24th—Sunday, April 28th. Opening reception Saturday, April 27th, 5-8pm. Pyrite (commonly known as fool’s gold) featured prominently in the work of the late and beloved artist Peter Simensky. Peter used pyrite in multimedia radio sculptures, tapping into airwaves to tune into the ...
SF’s HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Saturday)
Saturday, April 27 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $10 advanced tickets or $15 at door without RSVP
| Neck of The Woods
SF's HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Saturday)

It’s San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night at a great new comedy club at Neck of the Woods with HellaFunny and Funcheap. *Special Sept. 30, 2023 Special Location SAVOY TIVOLI in North Beach! Come hang at North Beach staple, Savoy Tivoli – a 117-year-old ...Every Saturday

“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.
Sausalito City-Wide Yard Sale 2024
Saturday, April 27 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 610 Coloma St.
Sausalito City-Wide Yard Sale 2024
Join us for our City Wide Yard sale happening April 27th from 9:00am-1:00pm. Over 80+ seller booths. Garage/Estate Sale Enthusiasts, put it on your calendar for some great treasure hunting! The Basics Saturday, April 27, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. MLK parking lot and basketball courts Entrance will be at ...