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US Secretary of Transportation Talk: The Future of Transportation | SoMa
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will present a keynote speech at the 2013 Mineta Transportation Institute Policy Summit.
The free event, which is open to the public, will feature experts representing viewpoints from both the national and state levels discussing the financial challenges facing the ...
All Day Summer Solstice Festival: Live Music, Silent Disco & Yoga | SoMa
Friday, June 21 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Freespace 2.0
Celebrate the summer solstice with an all day music celebration from 10 am to 10 pm on Friday, June 21, 2013 at Freespace.
Summer Solstice Music Celebration Schedule:
10:30 am: Paper airplane and Solar Creativity Challenge: SCRAP will bring a variety of supplies, toys, corks, gizmos, and CDs. Your goal is ...
Paper Airplane Contest & Solstice Sculpture Challenge | SoMa
Friday, June 21 – 10:30 am - Ends at 12:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Freespace 2.0
Think you’re a pro at folding, creasing and paper? Come test your paper airplane creation prowess in a Paper Airplane Contest at Freespace on Friday, June 21, 2013.
They’ll bring a variety of paper, fabric, glue, and sticks. You bring your engineering skills. Furthest flight and prettiest airplane might ...
Alameda County Fair & Fireworks Shows | 2013
The 2013 Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton runs from June 19 to July 7, 2013, highlighted by the fair’s spectacular fireworks displays every Friday of the fair. Best viewing location is from the Grandstand area. Fireworks show starts at approximately 9:30 pm. 2013 Alameda County Fair ...
Body Percussion Ensemble Concert | Yerba Buena Gardens
Friday, June 21 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:45 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
Weaving the oldest musical instrument, the human body, with instrumental webs of hand drums, bells, claves, gongs, trap set, banjo, voice, and more, Crosspulse embodies a virtual world tour.
There are two shows in the Children’s Garden at 11 am and 12:15 pm.
Pop-Up Parklets Festival: 35 Free Live Concerts | SF
Take a break on Friday for one of 35 free live music shows during your lunch, coffee break, or after work on Friday, June 21, 2013.
In celebration of International Music Day, an event that brings free concerts to 450 cities around the world, “Pop-up Concerts for ...
Free Tacolicious Day: Thrillist’s “Best Day of Your Life” | SF
On Friday, June 21, 2013, Thrillist editors want you to have the Best Day of Your Life by joining them on the ultimate pleasure tour of San Francisco, with a full day stocked with the very best local things to eat, drink, and do from ...
Market Street Flower Giveaway | SoMa
Friday, June 21 – 1:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Freespace 2.0
Brighten someone’s day with a flower. Freespace will get lots of flowers donated by the Brannan Street Wholesale Florists, then make them into small, pretty bouquets and give them out to strangers on Market Street.
Check out a video of their first flower giveaway and join them in ...
5-Hour Travelling Dance & Performance Crawl | SF
Friday, June 21 – 3:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | 32 Page Street
He Moved Swiftly is a site-specific performance by Amara Tabor-Smith about the life and work of choreographer Ed Mock. Traveling through multiple locations in San Francisco, Tabor-Smith conjures the spirit of Ed: a black, gay artist whose untimely death from AIDS in the 1980s left a ...
Free Ride Friday | Giants Fans To/From AT&T Park
Sidecar is an iphone & android smartphone app that lets you get a shared ride anywhere in the city – kind of like a taxi, but more fun. To honor Giants fans this week, Sidecar is offering a $10 discount off every ride to or ...
Friday Nights at the de Young: Urbanauts | Golden Gate Park
Schedule of Events | June 21, 2013
6-8:30 pm: Art Making for All – Museum Lobby
Hands-on art making in celebration of the new special exhibition Richard Diebenkorn: The Berkeley Years, 1953–1966. These projects help visitors of all ages get up close and personal with the artistic ...Every Friday
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
🎉 Off the Grid Returns to Fort Mason for 2025 – With a Massive Monthly Night Market + 110+ Vendors! After taking most of 2024 off, Off the Grid is making a huge comeback in 2025 — The beloved Friday night tradition at Fort Mason ...
Popuphood: “Fashion Friday” Mobile Fashion Truck Party | Oakland
Friday, June 21 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Popuphood presents Fashion Friday on the Plaza on Friday, June 21, 2013. A slew of mobile fashion trucks and local wine folks will take over Frank Ogawa Plaza for a fun and free happy hour shopping event with a live fashion show at 7 pm. Nine trucks, ...
Summer Soulstice Party: $1 Off Craft Beers at Sunset | SoMa
Celebrate the longest day of the year, June 21, 2013, with a five hour beer party with FunCheap and craft beers from Petaluma’s 101 North Brewing Company.
>> $1 Off Pints/$2 Off Pitchers of all 101 North’s delicious craft beers and an Additional $1 off pints right ...
Bites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland
> EVENT UPDATE: This event is no longer taking place. Bites Off Broadway will again bring the vibe of a neighborhood block party and picnic to the front of Studio One Art Center (465 45th Street) on Friday nights from May to October. 2016 Bites ...
Free Drinks Happy Hour: Thrillist’s “Best Day of Your Life” | SF
On Friday, June 21, 2013, Thrillist editors want you to have the Best Day of Your Life by joining them on the ultimate pleasure tour of San Francisco, with a full day stocked with the very best local things to eat, drink, and do from ...
All Night Summer Solstice Celebration: DJs & Yoga | Oakland
Welcome the dawn of summer days by celebrating into the night with yoga, dance, music, art, and healing at Sol, a union of like-minded spirits gathering in peace and consciousness on Friday, June 21, 2013.
Early bird tickets are $5. The price may go up at ...
Solstice Party: Free Drinks & Blackbird Blackbird (DJ Set) | SF
Flavorpill and Reyka Vodka are hosting a Summer Solstice celebration with complimentary Reyka cocktails, a DJ set by Blackbird Blackbird from 6-9 pm on June 21, 2013 at Swig in San Francisco.
Free, but an RSVP is required.
SF-based Blackbird Blackbird plays dreamy folktronica that pays homage ...
Macy’s Drive-In Movie, Carnival & Food Trucks: “The Smurfs” | Pleasanton
Celebrate the 80 year old tradition of going to the drive-in with a pop-up drive-in movie night, carnival and food trucks at Macy’s Stoneridge in Pleasanton.
Free, but an RSVP is required. Space is limited. Entry opens at 6:30 pm and will close once capacity is reached.
Round up the ...
’90s Rockers Gin Blossoms: Free Beach Concert | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Friday, June 21 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
The Gin Blossoms created much of the soundtrack for the early ’90s with hits like “Hey Jealousy,” “Found out About You,” and “Follow You Down.”
Free Range Fridays: Honky Tonk Live Music Night | Richmond Dist.
Friday, June 21 – 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Velo Rouge Cafe
Free Range Fridays features live, acoustic music by some of the Bay Area’s finest Americana performers. The series is hosted by Jeanie and Chuck Poling, longtime contributors to the local folk/country/bluegrass scene. Free Range Fridays attracts many great artists who play for the sheer joy ...
Summer Cinema & Food Trucks: “Wreck-It Ralph” | Temescal
Wreck-It Ralph is a 2012 American computer-animated family-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios about a video game villain who wants to be a hero. He sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.
Win Tix: $5 Classic Movie Night: The Graduate | Paramount Theatre
Here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson for trying to seduce young Ben Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) in this irreverent and quintessential 1960s film.
Jangly Acoustic Showcase: Bradley Skaught (The Bye Bye Blackbirds) | Brainwash
Friday, June 21 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | CLOSED - Brainwash Cafe
See a rare solo acoustic performance by Bradley Skaught of the jangly pop band The Bye Bye Blackbirds showcasing a lot of new songs from the upcoming Blackbirds album, We Need The Rain, along with older Blackbirds favorites and covers.
Washington D.C.’s Olivia Mancini is also on the bill, ...
