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Sunday, August 24

2014 ODC Dance Family Day: Free Dance & Pilates Classes | SF
Sunday, August 24 – 9:30 am - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE | ODC Dance Commons
Show off your sashay at the 2014 ODC Dance’s Family Day, a special open house for children and adults of all ages to sample free classes, enjoy refreshments, talk to faculty and parents, and have your child try out some placement dance classes. There’s even a free Pilates class ...
Yoga In Nature: Free Class in a Wildlife Refuge | Fremont
Sunday, August 24 – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:30 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge
Enjoy the benefits of Yoga outdoors with great views of the salt marsh. Through story and postures, learn what has attracted people and wildlife to the Bay. Free, but an RSVP is required. There will be a short hike to the site from the Visitor Center. Bring ...

11:00 amCorvette Fest: 6 Generations of ‘Vettes & Live Music | Santa Rosa  FREE
Off the Grid: Presidio Picnic & Food Truck Party | SF
Sunday, August 24 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission, but bring money for food and drinks.
 | Main Post Lawn

EVENT UPDATE – The start date of Presidio Picnic is postponed until further notice. Please check facebook for updates. San Francisco’s largest community picnic, the Presidio Picnic, will return for its much-anticipated ninth season beginning Sunday, March 29 and running through October 25, from 11 ...Every Sunday

11:00 amSunday Assembly: Atheist Communty Sing & Meetup | East Bay  FREE
12:00 pmCar-Free Sundays: RC Car Racing, Cycling, Live Music & Outdoor Market | Berkeley  FREE
Awesöme Orchestra & The Dear Hunter Front Man’s New Symphony Premiere | Berkeley
Sunday, August 24 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 15:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Please consider contributing for beer and drinks, but they will be free of charge.
 | Firehouse Art Collective
Awesöme Orchestra Collective is back at one of their favorite haunts, the Firehouse Art Hangar in Berkeley. To participate musically, you must sign up on the form here with your name and instrument(s). Feel free to come and just listen, too and bring any friends. They’re going ...
12:00 pmWin Tix: 2014 FraggleFest: 20+ Breweries, Live Music & Pet Adoptions | Oakland  WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets. Regular cost, $10
Volunteer at Stern Grove: Free Seating, Parking & Snacks | Final Day of 2014
Sunday, August 24 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
 | Stern Grove

Want free reserved seating, reserved parking, and free beverages and snacks during a Stern Grove event this summer? All you have to do is volunteer. Volunteer positions include ushers, information booth staffers, bike valet, donation collectors, greeters, set up/take down experts and much more. >> Sign ...Every Sunday

SF Mime Troupe: Political Satire in the Park | Berkeley
Sunday, August 24 – 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
 | Frances Willard/Ho Chi Minh Park

The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe returns for its 2025 season with free and lively performances in park settings around the Bay Area. San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2025 Free political theater & music in parks around the Bay Area Various dates: July 4 ...

Robot Dance Party Down Valencia Street | Mission Dist.
Sunday, August 24 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Valencia Corridor
The Robot Dance Party bypasses his normal outing at Dolores Park to beep-bop-boogie down Valencia Street during the Sunday Streets celebration. We have no idea where exactly he’ll be (or when he’ll be there), but keep an eye out for crazed kids dancing around a robot ...
Funky Hip Hop “Bayonics” Free Concert | Union Square Live 2014
Sunday, August 24 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Bayonics are a 10-piece powerhouse combining hip hop, funk and R&B with elements of Latin music and reggae to create a sound that reflects the emerging face of urban music and culture on the west coast and abroad.
Free Tix: Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” Banjo Musical Edition | Berkeley
Sunday, August 24 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Get there early. Only the first 20 people (or 10 pairs) will get free tickets each night. Make sure you print out this page and take it with you to the door. The Funcheap offer was arranged with Caitlyn Louchard of the Shotgun Players.
 | Ashby Stage

The Shotgun Players group will be offering free tickets to their latest banjolicious production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to the first 20 people (or 10 pairs) who walk up and prove that they found it on FuncheapSF. Funcheap Free Tix Deal: Get there early. Only ...

Stern Grove Festival 2014 Finale: ’60s Rockers “The Zombies” | SF
Sunday, August 24 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Donations appreciated
 | Stern Grove
Legendary 60’s psychedelic rock group The Zombies close out the 77th Season. San Francisco-based indie folk group Vetiver opens the show.
Win Tix: Banjo & Mandolin Musical: Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” | Berkeley
Sunday, August 24 – 2:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets.
| Ashby Stage
Just how far will you go for love? Enjoy a provocative and fresh musical approach to this Shakespeare classic. A group of artists will create a musical landscape that delves into this tale of passion and mistaken identity. Banjo, guitar, mandolin, violin, washboard, drums and accordion ...
Beach Day: Low Tide Animal Search: Crabs, Mussels & Shrimp | Alameda
Sunday, August 24 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Crab Cove
Rise and shine while the tide is low and beat the crowds to the beach. Meet crabs, mussels, barnacles, worms and shrimp on the longest beach on the Bay with something new each week. Shorebirds may show food chains in action.
Rudyard Kipling Outdoor Musical Play | Noe Valley
Sunday, August 24 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*All shows are free though donations are gratefully accepted.
 | Noe Valley Town Square

A merry band of actors will pull up in a FluxWagon, unfold their stage before your very eyes, and perform for you and yours their wildly delightful adaptation of Aesop’s Fables, with live original music, plenty of pratfalls, and all sorts of silliness. Free, but donations are ...

3:00 pmMusician’s Guide to Brunch: Recipes Paired with Music | Omnivore Books  FREE
En Vogue Dance Class: Girl Groups Flash Mob | SF
Sunday, August 24 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: $6 | LEVYstudio

You might not be ready for this jelly, but The Girl Groups Flash Mob is coming. Seven girl groups will be repping in one glorious, bootylicious hit-filled medley including En Vogue, Spice Girls, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa, Destiny’s Child, Pussycat Dolls and Danity Kane. The Flash Mob is ...

4:00 pmTwang Sundays: Coastal Country & Working Class Aussie Music | Potrero Hill  FREE
4:00 pmFree Shakespeare in the Park 2014: The Taming of the Shrew | Redwood City  FREE
’90s Simpsons Trivia Night & Watch Party | Mission Dist.
Sunday, August 24 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Knockout

Love The Simpsons? Know The Simpsons like the back of your hand? Then join in ’90s Simpsons Trivia Night at The Knockout in the Mission District from 6-9 pm, every fourth Sunday of the month. Watch some ’90s Simpsons and answer some trivia if you ...

VMworld: Cirque Performances & The Black Keys Live Simulcast in the Gardens | SF
Sunday, August 24 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free from outside the fences around Yerba Buena Garden, but there's no guarantee that you can see/hear the performances
 | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
VMworld, VMware’s annual conference for virtualization and cloud computing, is in town (August 24-28, 2014), and to show their appreciation to their paying attendees, they’re throwing a customer appreciation party in Yerba Buena Gardens on Wednesday, August 27, 2014. While you have to have a VMworld badge to ...
Win Tix: Solo Sunday Theatre: “Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters” | SF
Sunday, August 24 – 7:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets.
 | Stagewerx Theatre
Celebrating its fifth year, Solo Sundays is a recurring series of some of the Bay Area’s top solo playwrights each showcasing work that will become full length shows. The August 24th lineup includes “Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters” by Echo Brown, “Deal With The Dragon” ...
7:30 pmWin Tix: Bill Bellamy (MTV, Last Comic Standing) Comedy Night: Sunday | Cobb’s  WIN*
*All shows are 18 & over and there is a two drink minimum per person.
9:00 pm“Return of the Cypher” Hip-Hop & Beatbox Jam | Boom Boom Room  FREE

Every Sunday

“Heart of the City” Sunday Farmers Market | UN Plaza
Every Sunday – All Day | Cost: FREE | UN Plaza
"Heart of the City" Sunday Farmers Market | UN Plaza
Heart of the City Farmers Market is a uniquely independent, farmer-operated, nonprofit farmers market located year round on Sundays and Wednesdays in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza, rain or shine. Nearly 30 local farmers and artisan food vendors provide a wide selection of fresh local produce, ...
Delicious Market Recipes & Free Seasonal Tasting | Jack London Square
Every Sunday – All Day | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
Delicious Market Recipes & Free Seasonal Tasting | Jack London Square
With more than 40 vendors, the Jack London Square Farmers Market offers local produce, food craft products, and breakfast and lunch options. The Jack London Square Farmers Market is operated by CUESA at Oakland’s Jack London Square on Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm, year ...
Dolores Park Free Bodyweight Bootcamp | SF
Every Sunday – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP/Donations optional for charity
 | Mission Dolores Park
Dolores Park Free Bodyweight Bootcamp | SF
WHAT IS “OUT”? Workouts are open to all from a certified personal trainer, Josh Muñoz. We are LGBTQ+ friendly and our group is open to all fitness levels. You will be challenged and supported in a safe, social workout environment. Bring a towel and water and ...
Victorian Walking Tour | Pacific Heights
Every Sunday – 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. Victorian Walking Tour Every Sunday | 2 pm 1801 Bush, 1801 Bush St., SF, CA Free, but donations are accepted. On a walk through the neighborhood of Lafayette Square, you’ll ...
Sunday Afternoon Bluegrass Jam | Bernal Heights
Every Sunday – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Lucky Horseshoe
Sunday Afternoon Bluegrass Jam | Bernal Heights
Grab that banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, harmonica and autoharp, and head over to The Lucky Horseshoe in Bernal Heights to join in San Francisco’s only Bluegrass Jam on a Sunday afternoon. Sunday Afternoon Bluegrass Jam Every Sunday | 4-7 pm The Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland Ave., SF, CA FREE Jamming ...
$5 Sunday Night Juggling Club at Circus Center | SF
Every Sunday – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Circus Center
$5 Sunday Night Juggling Club at Circus Center | SF
Experienced juggler or a newbie looking to learn? Come hang out at Juggling Club and collaborate in a fun, low-pressure environment with an experienced Circus Center instructor. All levels are welcome in this club class taught by Jade Ford. Juggling Club Most Sundays | 5-8p Circus Center, 755 Frederick St., ...
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