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Win Tix: GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma
Sunday, August 30 – 8:00 am - Ends at 4:30 pm | Cost: WIN | Sonoma Raceway
Come watch a real life version of your favorite Hot Wheels cars when you see The GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma; a day of fast cars, fun people, and the fine breeze you get when a car whips by you at a gazillion miles an ...
Treasure Island Flea: “Dog Days of Summer” Festival | SF
Sunday, August 30 – All Day | Cost: $3 | Great Lawn (Treasure Island)
For August, the Treasure Island Flea goes to the dogs. There’s a “yappy” hour – Margaritas with a bite. Get 2-for-1 spicy margaritas before noon. And the bar also sells the Salty Dog and Salty Puppy (a non-alcoholic version of the Salty Dog). There’s also some ...

10:30 am“Leo: A Ghost Story” Book Reading | SF  FREE*
*The event is free and open to all, but please RSVP – so we know how much coffee to brew and how many special snacks to prepare! Please go to the website to RSVP.
“Community” Season 6 Trivia Tournament & Prizes | Berkeley
Sunday, August 30 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
 | The Princeton Review (Berkeley)
Catch up on all thirteen episodes of Community Season 6 in the comfort of your home and study up, because come Sunday, August 30, 2015, you’ll be put to the test. RSVP now (required) and head to the Princeton Review center in Berkeley to bubble in your scantron and ...
Off the Grid: Presidio Picnic & Food Truck Party | SF
Sunday, August 30 – 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

“Heavy Breathing” Final Absurd Artist-Led Fitness Class | Oakland
Sunday, August 30 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Lake Merritt Amphitheater

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 ...

12:00 pmBarbie Presents Rock ‘N Royals Interactive Concert Tour | Milpitas  FREE
12:00 pmCar-Free Sundays On Telegraph: Music & Outdoor Market | Berkeley  FREE
The Millet Project: Gluten-Free Food & Beer Tastings & Farm Tours | SF
Sunday, August 30 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
 | UC Gill Tract Community Farm
Come out for an afternoon with millets, highly nutritious, drought-tolerant, and gluten-free grains at the The Millet Project Exhibit on Sunday, August 30, 2015 from noon to 5 pm at the UC Gill Tract Community Farm in Albany. Free, but an RSVP is required. Take a stroll through the small-scale millet farm ...
12:00 pm“Wine Country” Kite Party | Presidio  FREE
12:00 pmWin Tix: Offline & Outside: 6-Hour SF Nature Walking Tour | SF  WIN*
*Win a pair of tickets.
Win Tix: Old Fashioned Texas Pig Roast & BBQ | Berkeley
Sunday, August 30 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: WIN | Smokey J's BBQ
In celebration of winning Best BBQ in the East Bay from East Bay Express, Smokey J’s BBQ is hosting a “Last Sunday of the Month Pig Roast.” They slow smoke two 100 pound pigs outside in their Big Daddy Show Smoker for 20 hours using mesquite, applewood and oak wood for ...
12:30 pmSOMA: Open House/Neighborhood Walking Tour | SF  FREE
1:00 pmRob Nilsson Films presents “A Bridge to a Border” | SF  FREE
SF Olympians Festival VI: The Fundraiser Games & Picnic | Golden Gate Park
Sunday, August 30 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but this is a fundraiser, so donations are suggested.
 | Pioneer Meadow (GG Park)
Dress in your best chiton and peplos, put some flowers in your hair or dust off those laurels you’ve been resting on, and come compete in a variety of field games (or cheer on those who do) of the first ever San Francisco Olympians Festival ...
Free Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Social & Free Sunglasses Giveaway | SF
Sunday, August 30 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*The first 200 people who also RSVP on Facebook will receive a free pair of sunglasses.
| Little Marina Green
San Francisco’s Zenni Optical is hosting a free ice cream social party along the SF bay with Humphry Slocombe ice cream, featuring live music and giveaways in Little Marina Green from 1-3 pm on Sunday, August 30, 2015. The free ice cream is for everyone and your sweet tooth ...
1:00 pmWin Tix: SF Mess Hall Project: Food, Craft Beer & Music | Great American Music Hall  WIN
2015 Ukranian Festival: Music, Dance & Martial Arts | Golden Gate Park Band
Sunday, August 30 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)

Come out for Ukranian-American Day with the Golden Gate Park Band for Ukranian music, singing, and dancing. The Program features leading Ukrainian performers from the Greater Bay Area and Sacramento in authentic regional costumes performing traditional Kozak folk dances (incl. the world-renowned Hopak), songs and music ...Every Sunday

1:30 pm“Faith Against Fracking” Open Discussion | Castro Valley  FREE
2:00 pmOakland’s Microfarm Movement | Land Action  FREE*
*$5-10 suggested donation.
2:00 pmSummer Outdoor Music Series | Corte Madera  FREE*
*FREE
2:00 pmMixed Media Mixer: Art, Music, Photo & Video Showcase | Berkeley  FREE
Free Shakespeare in the Park: Romeo & Juliet | The Presidio
Sunday, August 30 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Presidio 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 ...

Michael Jackson Dance Tribute | Union Square
Sunday, August 30 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Dance-A-Vision celebrates the life and legacy of Michael Jackson with a performance in Union Square at 2 pm on Sunday, August 30, 2015. This event was made not to impersonate, but to emulate the dance moves popularized by the King of Pop. Dance-A-Vision Entertainment has been in ...
2:30 pmTie-Dye T-Shirt Coloring for All Ages | SF  FREE
Shakespeare’s “King Lear”: Theatre in the Park | Berkeley
Sunday, August 30 – 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 ...

4:00 pmWin Tix: The San Francisco Burger Battle | The Hall  WIN
4:00 pmOriginal Famous Twang Sundays: Live Country Music | Potrero Hill  FREE
5:30 pmDodgeball Sweaty Sundays | SF  FREE*
*WDS newbies play for free, otehrwise $3 a person, $5 for 2 people, bring a buddy!
7:00 pmBrave New Jokes: Comedy Showcase | Mission Dist.  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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