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Free Krispy Kreme Doughnut Day | April 1st
Friday, April 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*One free Original Glazed doughnut at just a few participating Krispy Kreme locations on April 1, 2016.
 | Krispy Kreme (Daly City)
Come enjoy a free Original Glazed doughnut at just a few participating Krispy Kreme locations on April 1, 2016. Why the free donut day? Here is their story… Each year the Doughnut Harvest yields hundreds of thousands of bushels of doughnettes—each one carefully nurtured from a doughnut seedling, then ...
Peet’s Coffee 50th Anniversary | 50¢ Coffee Day
Friday, April 1 – All Day | Cost: 50¢*
*Offer valid at participating Peet's Retail and Capital One locations only April 1st, 2016. Excludes airport, supermarket, and other licensed locations. Offer for a small drip coffee. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, promotion, or discount. Not valid on previous purchases. No cash value, substitutions, or rainchecks. Peet's reserve the right to withdraw or change the offer's terms and conditions at any time, at its discretion, and without notice. While supplies last.
 | Peet's (Market Street)
On April 1, 1966 Alfred Peet opened up his first cafe in Berkeley. Celebrate Peet’s 50th anniversary on April 1, 2016 by getting 50¢ small drip coffee all day long at most of their retail shops. The Usual Fine Print Offer valid at participating Peet’s Retail and Capital ...

All DayFirst Friday Free Coworking | Impact Hub Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but there is a $5 suggested donation for the optional potluck lunch.
All DayFree Admission Day | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History  FREE
“6th Annual Spring Big Book Sale” 250,000 Books on Sale | Fort Mason
Friday, April 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free entry, but bring some money for books, etc.
 | Fort Mason Center

Held at Fort Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion, the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library’s Spring Book Sale will feature over 250,000 books, DVDs, CDs, books on tape, vinyl and other forms of media in over 70 categories. Friends of the SF Public Library 2016 ...

All DayHistory Museum: Free First Fridays | Redwood City  FREE
12:00 pm18th Latino Art Now! Exhibition & Auction | San Jose  FREE
Friday Happy Hour Dance Party: DJs, Food Trucks & Pop-Up Market | Pier 70
Friday, April 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*$5 donation requested for each adult.
 | Pier 70
Pier 70 invites you to kick off another exciting season of happy hours with dancing, drinking, food, and fun for everyone. They guarantee smiles to accompany the beats and bouncing tunes for your picnics, dogs, kids and culinary appetites. RSVP on Facebook –  It’s free, but $5 donations requested ...
Warby “Barker” Pups in Glasses Portrait Party | SF
Friday, April 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Warby Parker (Hayes St)
Warby Parker will be hosting its Warby Barker event from 4-7 pm on Friday, April 1, 2016. Warby Parker is celebrating their canine friends with a party at their stores, where your cute pup can sit for a portrait (glasses or no glasses), feast on snacks, and ...
5:00 pmMachina Art Fest: Intersection Of Art & Music | Oakland  FREE
5:00 pmBurning Stupid: 30+ Year St. Stupid Retrospective Art Reception | East Bay  FREE
5:00 pmFriday Nights at OMCA: Night Market & Off the Grid | Oakland  $7.50*
*Half-price gallery admission for adults; ages 18 and under are free. Admission for members is always free.
“Off the Grid” Friday Night Food Truck Party | Fort Mason
Friday, April 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but bring some cash for food purchases.
 | Fort Mason Center

🎉 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 ...

“Oakland First Fridays” Block Party
Friday, April 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th

Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9:30pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue between 27th Street & 22nd Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs to life ...Monthly

Free Fort Point Brewing Beer Tasting | SF
Friday, April 1 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | The Epicurean Trader
Drop by SF’s best specialty food and craft spirits store, The Epicurean Trader, for an opportunity to taste a range of styles of beers from San Francisco brewer Fort Point Beer Co. Fort Point Beer Company is a New American brewery – the product of a ...
6:00 pmFree Violin-Piano Concert & Performers In-Conversation | SF  FREE
6:00 pmAsian Cultural Center First Fridays: Art, Performance & Games | Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but donations are greatly appreciated.
6:00 pmFirst Friday Shorts “Oakland Lost Landscapes” | The New Parkway  FREE
6:00 pmFirst Friday Follies Burlesque | Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but donations for the artists are awesome.
Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, April 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph

Over 30 Oakland Art Murmur affiliate venues have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month. Oakland Art Murmur presents a free monthly evening art walk, known as the ‘Art Murmur.” Every first Friday of the month, affiliate venues are open to the public from 6-9 ...Monthly

6:00 pmTemescal First Fridays | Oakland  FREE*
*Free admission, but bring cash for shopping, food, and drinks.
Concerts on the Plaza: 2016 Season Kick-Off | Mountain View
Friday, April 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Civic Center Plaza (Mountain View)

Grab your friends and neighbors and bring your blanket or lawn chair down to the Civic Center Plaza for Concerts on the Plaza, a monthly live music series will take place on the first Friday of the month April through September from 6-7:30 pm. In addition to the music, ...Monthly

40% Off: SF Vintners Market | City View at Metreon
Friday, April 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: 40% off*
*40% off - Funcheap tickets costs $75 plus ticketing fees
 | City View at Metreon

San Francisco Vintners Estates is back with a new location with a spring celebration of 100+ top-notch wines. Enjoy three hours of unlimited tastings of sipping 95+ point rated wines from Napa, Sonoma, Paso Robles, and beyond. SF Vintners Estates brings award-winning, super small production ...

Rally for Justice for All Victims of Racist Police Brutality | Mission Dist.
Friday, April 1 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission and 24th Street
From Akai Gurley to Mario Woods come out to rally for Justice for All Victims of Racist Police Brutality, and tell Fire SFPD Chief Suhr to stop all police terror. With the recent sham civil trial surrounding the murder of Alex Nieto in San Francisco that reinforced ...
6:30 pm“The Big Book of Kombucha” Book Launch | SF  FREE
7:00 pmSouth First Fridays Art Walk | San Jose  FREE
7:00 pmICA Live: Experimental Performance Art Series | San Jose  FREE
Awesome Orchestra Classical Jam with Moetar | Oakland
Friday, April 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required
 | Uptown Body & Fender
MoeTar and Awesöme Orchestra will both play a set of music on their own, but in between they will play together. Wha? Yes. Together. Come see a reading of A.O. playing with M.T. on 2 brand new, never heard before MoeTar songs arranged for the band ...
7:00 pmThe Senseless Bureau For April Fools Friday Special | Oakland  FREE
2016 Japanese Theatre Performance | SF
Friday, April 1 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*Tickets available at the door on a sliding scale from $5 - $15
 | NOHspace

In the 2015/16 Season, Theatre of Yugen will present a two-part presentation series inviting Bay Area artists to create, revive or develop work for a two-night presentation and artists’ engagement event at NOHspace. Series Presentation #1 will be a staged reading of “A Glass of ...

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