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Sunday, August 23

Hello Kitty Cake Truck Returns to San Jose | Santana Row
Sunday, August 23 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Bring money for Hello Kitty goodies of course.
| Santana Row

The roving Hello Kitty Cafe Truck will be making an appearance in Northern California. There will have tasty treats and super cute merch. Upcoming 2019 Bay Area appearances include: June 1, 2019: Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek (in the Event Plaza near Macy’s) from 10 ...

11:00 amSunday Assembly: Communty Sing & Meetup | Oakland  FREE
Off the Grid: Presidio Picnic & Food Truck Party | SF
Sunday, August 23 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission, but bring money for food, drinks and some entertainment.
| 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

11:30 amClassical Indian Dance Workshop | San Leandro  FREE*
*RSVP is appreciated but not required
12:00 pmCar-Free Sundays On Telegraph: Music & Outdoor Market | Berkeley  FREE
Janelle Monáe Free Performance & Rally Against Police Violence | Mission
Sunday, August 23 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission and 24th Street
Janelle Monae, Jidenna & Wondaland labelmates will be protesting against police violence at a big rally in the Mission on Sunday,  joining families of people killed by police, immigrants, activists, and artists. The event, which takes place at 24th and Mission on Sunday, August 23, 2015 starting around 12:30pm should ...
Free Irish Dance & Music Concert | Golden Gate Park Band
Sunday, August 23 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 2:45 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)

The Golden Gate Park Band celebrates Robert Emmet Day with a program of Irish music, dancing, and costumes. Robert Emmet was an Irish nationalist and Republican, orator and rebel leader. He led an abortive rebellion against British rule in 1803 and was captured, tried and executed for high ...Every Sunday

1:00 pmRob Nilsson Films presents “What Happened Here?” | SF  FREE
1:00 pmLive Music: Caribbean All Stars | SF  FREE
1:00 pmPeople in Plazas: Free Reggae Concert | SF  FREE
Aesop Amuck Final Performance: Silly Storytelling Musical Adventure | Oakland
Sunday, August 23 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*All shows are free though donations are gratefully accepted.
| Dimond Park

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 ...

2:00 pmMoringa-Inspired Summer Celebration | Oakland  FREE*
*Free. RSVP for a free raffle ticket. Donations are appreciated
2:00 pmSummer Outdoor Music Series | Corte Madera  FREE*
*FREE
“Monsters Herding Cats” Absurd Artist-Led Fitness Class | Oakland
Sunday, August 23 – 2:30 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Starline Social Club

Heavy Breathing is a summer series of free critical theory seminars in the form of absurd, artist-led conceptual fitness experiences while jogging, swimming, restraint training, practicing yoga, and more. Feel the burn from June 18 to August 30, 2015 around the SF Bay Area. Heavy Breathing invites ...

2:30 pmSustainable Living: Composting Basics | SF  FREE
Jazz in the Park: Music, History & Jam | Emeryville
Sunday, August 23 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Doyle-Hollis Park

The Oakland Public Library presents a summer jazz, history and jam series on Sunday afternoons from July to August 2019. Each show will feature a headlining artist at 3 pm, followed by a “History of Jazz” discussion (4:30 pm), and a youth group performance (5 ...

4:00 pmFree Shakespeare in the Park: Romeo & Juliet | Redwood City  FREE
4:00 pmSan Francisco Mime Troupe’s “Freedomland” | Palo Alto  FREE*
*Free, but donation is suggested.
Shakespeare’s “King Lear”: Theatre in the Park | Berkeley
Sunday, August 23 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:15 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 ...

5:00 pm“Inside the Bubble” Book Discussion | Palo Alto  FREE
Dodgeball Power Hour & Bad Music Sing-Along | Mission Dist.
Sunday, August 23 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE when you mention Funcheap, or if you're a newbie. Otherwise, $3/person or $5 for 2 people
| Mission Recreation Center

The World Dodgeball Society has made a mission out of giving the childhood standby a seriously cool update. Their motto is “Winning is for losers.” Open gym is a one-hour pickup session to try the game out and test the waters and enjoy a good old fashioned power hour ...

6:30 pm“47 Years” Art Reception | Palo Alto  FREE
8:00 pmLive Music: Traditional American Music | SF  FREE
9:00 pm“Return of the Cypher” Hip-Hop & Beatbox Jam | Boom Boom Room  FREE
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