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Saturday, June 22

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 …

Tuesday, June 25

Free Sneak Preview Movie Night: “The Heat” | SF
Tuesday, June 25 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Code required; arrive early as admission is not guaranteed.
| Secret Movie Theater (SF)
Free Sneak Preview Movie Night:

Attend an exclusive free sneak preview advanced screening of “The Heat,” a new comedy from Paul Feig, the director of Bridesmaids.
Sorry, all the passes have been claimed.
Free Film Screening: The Heat
June 25, 2013 | 7 pm
Secret Movie Theater Location in San Francisco
– RSVP Code: FUNSFRT97

Tickets …

Saturday, June 29

OminoDay 2013: All Day DJ & World Music Festival | SF
Saturday, June 29 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Potrero del Sol Park
OminoDay 2013: All Day DJ & World Music Festival | SF

OminoDay is a free day-long outdoor music festival scheduled for June 29, 2013 which will provide a social, musical, artistic and cultural celebration for the families and youth of San Francisco.
Inspired and in memory of Andrew “DJ Domino” Ele, who was a spiritual leader, youth …

Tuesday, July 2

de Young Museum Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays de Young Museum Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays

Founded in 1895 in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is a landmark art museum to showcase the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific.
The museum was designed …

Legion of Honor Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays Legion of Honor Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays

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 $10, admission is free on the first Tuesday of each month (special exhibition surcharges, if …

Conservatory of Flowers: Free Admission Day
Tuesday, July 2 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Conservatory of Flowers
Conservatory of Flowers: Free Admission Day

Whether you’re a native San Franciscan, a visitor from the other side of the world, or a classroom of budding botanists, the Conservatory of Flowers offers an intimate up-close experience with over 1,700 species of rare, exotic and endangered plants from more than 50 different …

Cartoon Art Museum: First Tuesday “Pay What You Wish” Day
Tuesday, July 2 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Pay What You Wish Day
| Cartoon Art Museum
Cartoon Art Museum: First Tuesday “Pay What You Wish” Day

The Cartoon Art Museum is the only museum in the U.S. dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of cartoon art in all its forms. This unique institution houses approximately 6,000 original pieces in its permanent collection; a complete volume research/library facility is located on the …

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) | Free First Tuesdays
Tuesday, July 2 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) | Free First Tuesdays

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) is one of the Bay Area’s premier venues for adventurous art. A multidisciplinary art Center, the YBCA features exhibitions, performance, film/video and community engagement programs, along with rotating art exhibits with a focus on contemporary and emerging artists …

Thursday, July 4

Pez Museum: First Thursday Free Admission Day
Thursday, July 4 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Burlingame Museum of Pez
Pez Museum: First Thursday Free Admission Day

The first Thursday of every month is free admission to the Pez Museum in Burlingame, a mini-museum where you can find over 500 pez dispensers from the past 80 years.
See the world’s largest pez dispenser and a rare Pez, worth about $5,000, a Mr Potato …

Alameda | Mayor’s 4th of July Parade | 2013
Thursday, July 4 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Park Street (Alameda)
Alameda | Mayor's 4th of July Parade | 2013

The Alameda 4th of July Parade is the one of the longest Independence Day parades in the nation with over 170 floats and 2,500 participants that travel a three mile route on July 4, 2013.
The parade was voted the “Best Hometown Celebration” for 2007 and ”Best Hometown Parade” for …

El Cerrito | WorldOne Festival: World Music & Circus Festival | 2013
Thursday, July 4 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Cerrito Vista Park
El Cerrito | WorldOne Festival: World Music & Circus Festival | 2013

Main Stage Music Lineup | July 4, 2013,  10 am to 7 pm

Tara Linden – tortilla Western
Del Mars – surf
Musical Arts Quintet – world chamber music
Ed Reen Quartet – jazz
Rusty Zinn and His Band – reggae
Suhaila Int’l Dance Company – belly dance
Fely Tchaco – West …

Berkeley Marina | 4th of July Fireworks & All Day Festival | 2013
Thursday, July 4 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Berkeley Marina
Berkeley Marina | 4th of July Fireworks & All Day Festival | 2013

The Berkeley Marina plays host to a bunch of exciting events including Kid’s Adventure Playground with old-fashioned sack races, face painting, live music, giant slides and more on July 4, 2013.
There’s crafts, food, free dragon boat rowing from noon to 5 pm, massages, carnival rides, an inflatable …

AAA Tipsy Tow: Free Car Tow Home | Fourth of July 2013
Thursday, July 4 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Bay Area
AAA Tipsy Tow: Free Car Tow Home | Fourth of July 2013 AAA’s Tipsy Tow Program offers a free tow for drinking drivers in Northern California from 6 pm on most major holidays (read: popular times to get wasted) until 6 am the next morning, in Northern California, Nevada and Utah. And you don’t even have to be ...

Friday, July 5

Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, July 5 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph
Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk

Oakland Art Murmur is a group of nearly 30 galleries in Oakland that have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month.
Every First Friday of the month, member galleries are open to the public from 6-9 pm. Additionally 23rd Street between Telegraph and Valley is closed …

First Friday Temescal Art Hop | Oakland
Friday, July 5 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission but bring cash for shopping, food and drinks.
| Alleys at Temescal Square
First Friday Temescal Art Hop | Oakland

Voted “Best Art Murmur Offshoot” in the East Bay Express Readers’ Poll, the Temescal Art Hop takes place from 6-9 pm every first Friday of the month.
Over 20 neighborhood galleries, cafes, bars, and retailers in Oakland’s Temescal district have teamed up to bring you a …

Saturday, July 6

Bank of America Free Museum Weekend Bank of America Free Museum Weekend

Holders of Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit cards and debit cards get free admission to six Bay Area museums and two Sacramento museums for the first weekend each month.
Participating Museums include:

Contemporary Jewish Museum (SF)
Legion of Honor (SF)
de Young Museum (SF)
San Jose Museum of …

Sunday, July 7

Asian Art Museum Free Admission Day | SF
Sunday, July 7 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Special exhibitions may require separate admission surcharge
| Asian Art Museum
Asian Art Museum Free Admission Day | SF

The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian Art, with a collection of over 17,000 artworks spanning 6,000 years of history. The museum is a public institution whose mission is to lead …

Free First Sunday Admission | Oakland Museum of California
Sunday, July 7 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Special exhibitions may require advanced tickets
| Oakland Museum of California
Free First Sunday Admission | Oakland Museum of California

The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) brings together collections of art, history and natural science under one roof to tell the extraordinary stories of California and its people.
Oakland Museum of CA’s First Free Sunday of the Month
A Survival Guide for a Free Museum Day
Free admission …

Sunday, July 21

San Francisco Symphony in the Park | 2013
Sunday, July 21 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Dolores Park
San Francisco Symphony in the Park | 2013

The San Francisco Symphony’s 2013 edition of their annual free concert in Dolores Park takes place Sunday, July 21, 2013.
Pack a picnic and bring your family for this annual tradition.

San Francisco Symphony in the Park 2013
- Sunday, July 21, 2013 – 2pm
- Dolores Park, SF
- …

Sunday, July 28

The Kinky “Up Your Alley” Fair | SoMa The Kinky

This isn’t an indie fair with hand-knit scarves or a baked goods; the 2013 Up Your Alley Fair is full of vendors to satisfy your needs–so long as it’s bondage, animal roleplay, kink, leather straps, whips, paddles, latex outfits or suspension.
>> Want something a little …

Saturday, August 17

2013 Family Kite Day Festival | Presidio
Saturday, August 17 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Main Post Lawn
2013 Family Kite Day Festival | Presidio

Watch spectacular kites flown high above the Presidio—from the acrobatic kites of world champions to the hand-made entries of amateurs. Free kites will be provided.

The annual “Family Kite Day” festival is scheduled for August 17, 2013 in The Presidio. In past years there have been …

Saturday, September 21

“Tour de Fat” 2013 Bike & Beer Festival | Golden Gate Park
Saturday, September 21 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Lindley Meadow

Tour de Fat 2013 will stop in San Franicsco on Saturday, September 21, 2013 with live music, strange bicycle mayhem, lots of beer and lots of recycling and composting.
The lineup and schedule may change a bit for 2013 as the lineup hasn’t been released, …