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Doggie Bar Crawl & Hula Hooping | Treasure Island Flea
Saturday, August 30 – All Day | Cost: $3 | Great Lawn (Treasure Island)
The Treasure Island Flea: Celebrates the ‘Dog Days of Summer’ and Back to School on August 30-31, 2014. August Highlights Doggie Bar Crawl The TI Flea will host nearly a dozen fun and and different vendors selling an array of pet products. From doggie bow ties and shoes, ...
Win Tix: DIY Bloody Mary Kit: Treasure Island Flea | August 30-31
Saturday, August 30 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*Win a pair of admissions to the Flea plus a bloody mary kit
 | Great Lawn (Treasure Island)
Now that “summer” is here for San Francisco, the Treasure Island Flea is upping their brunch game with a new mobile lawn bar serving DIY Bloody Mary and Mimosa kits. Just plop yourself down for a picnic and they’ll wheel it over to you. The kits ...

2014 San Francisco Zine Fest & Radical Parenting Panel | Golden Gate Park
Saturday, August 30 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Hall of Flowers

The San Francisco Zine Fest is a free, annual celebration of small-press publishing from zines and comics to art books and beyond. Exhibitors come from all over the world, and while the focus is on zines, all walks of DIY life are represented — comics, ...

11:00 amFerry Plaza Farmers Market: Free Seasonal Cooking Demo | SF  FREE
12:00 pmCome Out & Play: Games Workshop | UN Plaza  FREE
12:00 pm2014 Harvest Fair: Live Blacksmithing, Artisan Market & Concert | Alameda  FREE
Win Tix: 1st Annual Electronic Sriracha Festival | San Jose
Saturday, August 30 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: WIN | St. James Park (San Jose)
The 1st Annual Electronic Sriracha Festival celebrates the iconic hot sauce featuring 35+ food trucks and tents paired with 24 DJs spinning EDM. Expect two city blocks, three stages of electronic music, four bars and 120 sriracha-infused dishes.
1:00 pm2014 Chinese Moon Festival Celebration: Music, Dance & Martial Arts | SF  FREE
Stranger Birthday Bash: Music, Potluck & Gift Making | Dolores Park
Saturday, August 30 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is requested and make sure to bring something along for the potluck
 | Dolores Park
Birthdays are an arbitrary reason to celebrate the fact that we exist, but it’s always about one person, so Tea With Strangers is changing that. Birthdays With Strangers is a fun experiment to bring the community together in celebration of each other. Stranger Birthday Bash Saturday, August 30, 2014 – ...
SF Mime Troupe: Outdoor Political Satire | Golden Gate Park
Saturday, August 30 – 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
 | Peacock Meadow

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 ...

Free Shakespeare in the Park 2014: The Taming of the Shrew | SF
Saturday, August 30 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Main Post Lawn

For the 37th season of Shakespeare in the Park, SF Shakes will present a production of “As You Like It.” Having produced “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to wide acclaim in 2018, this summer the company turns to a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy “As ...

Superhero “Moop Troop” Trash Flash Mob | Berkeley
Saturday, August 30 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Downtown Berkeley BART
Join up for the first official Monthly MOOP Troop. MOOP (n, v) Matter Out of Place. “This term was coined at Burning Man, to support the event’s Leave No Trace principal. The idea is simple: If it’s on the ground, it doesn’t belong there. It ...
2:00 pmFluxFest 2014: Live Music & Theatre Block Party | SF  $5*
*Suggested donation is $5 - $15 at the door. Proceeds go directly to the actors.
Philly’s Strand of Oaks Rock Concert | Amoeba SF
Saturday, August 30 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Amoeba Music (SF)
Strand of Oaks, the rock project of Philadelphia-based songwriter and producer Timothy Showalter, plays live at Amoeba SF. Their latest album HEAL is out now on Dead Oceans (available on LP & CD).
2:00 pmPhilosophical Performance Art: “Searching for Diogenes” | SoMa  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
“Queen of the Amazons”: Theatre in the Park | Berkeley
Saturday, August 30 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | John Hinkel Park

Actors Ensemble with Berkeley’s Inferno Theatre present William Shakespeare’s “King Lear.” Adapted and directed by Giulio Cesare Perrone, this ensemble production condenses and intensifies this seminal family tragedy with striking visuals, physicality and live music. 2015 Performance Dates All performances start at 4 pm Saturday and Sunday, August 22nd ...

Free Beer & BYOB Comedy Night | Oakland
Saturday, August 30 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Bergeron's Books
On Saturday, August 30, 2014, Bergeron’s Books invites you to a comedy night featuring headliner Kaseem Bentley. Bergeron’s Books is a space that invites people to traverse this “realm of shadows” through books, comics, and art. Please note the event is on Saturday, not Sunday as was previously listed. Admission ...
Dueling Piano Party & Free Wine Night | SF
Saturday, August 30 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No cover charge. Funcheaper's just mention this posting to the bartender to get one complimentary glass of wine.
 | EvenKeel Lounge

Join up for two back-to-back evenings (August 30-31, 2014) of interactive fun and entertainment when Dueling Pianos invades EvenKeel Lounge at Pier 2620 Hotel. As an exclusive perk, Funcheapers receive one complimentary glass of wine either day. Just mention this offer to the bartender to ...

8:00 pmFilm Night in the Park: “Blood Alley” | North Bay  FREE*
*Free, but donations are appreciated.
“The Big Bang” Astronomy Lecture & Star Party | Mt. Tam
Saturday, August 30 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre
For August 30th, the lecture features Dr. Lloyd Knox of UC Davis, with the topic “The Big Bang in Context.” Follow the history of the “big bang” picture of our origins of the universe, clarified by observational successes. What remaining questions drive scientists toward deeper exploration?
8:00 pmLaurel Outdoor Movie Night: “The Lego Movie” | Oakland  FREE
9:00 pmWin Tix: Lush Lo-Fi “Peaking Lights” in Concert | The Chapel  WIN
Free Roxie Theater Movie Night: Skateboarding Film “Beautiful Moment” | SF
Saturday, August 30 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Roxie Theater
Beautiful Moment is a San Francisco based film which captures a cinematic perspective, expressing a viewpoint that is shared by many that aim to thrive in skateboarding. The film offers a glimpse into this world’s subtleties, passion, innovation, consternation, and unacceptability. Free Movie Night: “Beautiful Moment” Saturday, August ...

Every Saturday

Free Community Yoga Class | Berkeley
Every Saturday – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Sports Basement (Berkeley)
Free Community Yoga Class | Berkeley
Grab your yoga mat and come to Sports Basement Berkeley for some relaxing weekend yoga. Community classes take place every Saturday. Free Community Yoga Class Every Saturday | 10 am Sports Basement, 2727 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA FREE Please BYOM (Bring Your Own Mat) and water bottle. All levels are welcome. Updated 1/28/2020 ...
Historic Ferry Building Tour | SF
Every Saturday – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Tour is free, they pass out a donation envelope at the end of the tour if you choose to donate.
 | Ferry Building
Historic Ferry Building Tour | SF
Enjoy an hour-long walk on the rise, tragic fall, and modern rebirth of one of San Francisco’s most renowned historic landmarks. Visit a contemporary swirl of shops and learn the history of ferries, freeways, and quakes. Meet at the foot of the stairs at the front ...
Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park
Every Saturday – 11:30 am | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park
Take yourself outside and into the beauty of this city’s heart and soul. Practice yoga under the trees and let the ocean air sooth and invigorate you. This class expertly blends breathing and movement, strength and grace, imagination and form. You will gain a personal understanding ...
“The Setup” Underground Comedy Show | SF
Every Saturday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 online with discount code FUNCHEAP; otherwise, it's $10.
 | The Basement
"The Setup" Underground Comedy Show | SF
The Setup is an underground stand-up comedy show in the heart of San Francisco. This venue used to be the green room for the legendary Blackhawk jazz venue where Miles Davis used to play. Now, it’s a comedy show that features established comedians from around the ...
“Critical Hit” Comedy Show | Oakland
Every Saturday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $10 | It's Your Move Game Store
"Critical Hit" Comedy Show | Oakland
Critical Hit is hosted by Erik Krasner, Hayden Greif-Neill and Jim McVeigh at It’s Your Move Games & Hobbies in Temescal for over 4 years and still going strong. Every week, some of our favorite comedians are invited to perform. Along with the producers, you can ...
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