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2017 Begonia Festival: Sand Sculpture Contest, Flower Mural & Movie at the Beach | Capitola
Saturday, September 2 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Stockton Avenue (Capitola)

See some brilliant blooms while boating, baiting and frolicking on the beach over Labor Day weekend at the 65th annual Capitola Begonia Festival. With over 43 acres and 3 million blooms come late summer, the Begonia Festival is a spectacular sight and a fun, family-oriented ...

9:00 amFirst Saturdays Free Outdoor Boot Camp | Oakland  FREE
9:00 amSick Plant Clinic | UC Berkeley Botanical Garden  FREE*
*Garden admission is free only if you're attending the Sick Plant Clinic.
10:00 amFree Guided Trail & Nature Walk | Golden Gate Park  FREE
10:00 amLabor Day Weekend Sidewalk Sale | Livermore  FREE
10:00 amFamily-Friendly Bike Ride | The Presidio  FREE*
*Rent a bike from Sports Basement or bring your own. Free but an RSVP is required.
Taylor Mac Button-Making Spectacular w/ Machine Dazzle | Curran
Saturday, September 2 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| Curran
Coming off of his recent install of Neiman Marcus windows, genius costume designer and artiste extraordinaire Machine Dazzle is DIY-ing it up on CURRAN’s stage. Get excited for Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, and have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with Machine to ...

10:00 am“Healthy Parks Healthy People”: Monthly Nature Walks | Bay Area  FREE
Bank of America Free Museum Weekend

Holders of Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, or U. S. Trust cardholders (credit cards and debit cards) get free admission to eight Bay Area museums, two Sacramento museums and to more than 225 cultural institutions nationwide, for the first full weekend each month including the de ...Monthly

Kiosk Fest 2017: Zine Reading, Workshop & Live Music | SF
Saturday, September 2 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Market St (Embarcadero to 5th St)

The Grand Newsstand, San Francisco’s zine stand, is hosting an open-air festival to celebrate zines, art, and printed media. Kiosk Fest takes place around Market Street in San Francisco between 5th Street and the Embarcadero. Kiosk Fest 2017 September 1-2, 2017 | 10 am to ...

Free Seasonal Cooking Demo & Tasting: Contrada | Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Saturday, September 2 – 10:30 am - Ends at 11:15 am | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building

Stop by the CUESA Classroom for a cooking demo featuring the seasonal bounty of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Jason Tuley’s childhood in Santa Barbara, Calif. was greatly influenced by his time spent in his grandma Luella’s restaurant. Even though he was very young, he was ...Every Saturday

11:00 amCreative Family Fun Crafts: Make Bendy Bicycles | The Presidio  FREE
Free Seasonal Cooking Demo & Tasting: EatGordaEat | Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Saturday, September 2 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 12:45 pm | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building

Stop by the CUESA Classroom for a cooking demo featuring the seasonal bounty of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. EatGordaEat is the name of Illyanna Maisonet’s self-published Puerto Rican cookbook and her popups. Illyanna grew up in the Sacramento Delta, surrounded by an abundance of produce ...Every Saturday

12:30 pmNike Missile Site Open House & Storytelling | Marin Headlands  FREE
First Caturdays at Dolores Park: Unofficial Social Gathering for Cats | SF
Saturday, September 2 – 1:30 pm - Ends at 4:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Dolores Park

Attention friends of Caturday, your favorite day of the month is back. First Caturday is a day to reclaim the glory of the outdoors for your feline friends. It is a day for charming and delightful outdoor cat-napping and socializing. It is where you can freely exchange ...Monthly

Fitbit Local Monthly Workout: Bayside Bootcamp | SF
Saturday, September 2 – 1:30 pm - Ends at 2:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Huntington Park
Sweat it out with Fitbit Local, a monthly series of free workouts hosted by fitness leaders from your community. Fitbit Local Ambassadors Caroline Jordan and Buddy Macuha will help boost your energy and get a great workout in before the Labor Day holiday. Meet at Huntington ...
San Francisco Mime Troupe’s “Walls” | Golden Gate Park
Saturday, September 2 – 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
| Golden Gate Park (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 ...

2:00 pm“All Governments Lie” Documentary Screening | SF Main Library  FREE
Free Shakespeare in the Park: “Hamlet” Preview | The Presidio
Saturday, September 2 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Main Post (Presidio)

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 ...

Portuguese Festival: BBQ, Games & Dancing For Labor Day Weekend | Hayward
Saturday, September 2 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Show them that you heard about the event through funcheap and receive a free drink. 1/per person.
| BJM Hall

Rock out on your Labor Day holiday and bring the whole family at the Portuguese Festival at BJM Hall in Hayward from September 2-3, 2017. Portuguese Festival: BBQ, Games & Dancing For Labor Day Weekend September 2, 2017 | 4 pm to 12 am September 3, 2017 ...

The Knight of the Burning Pestle: Very-nearly-Shakespeare in the Park | Berkeley
Saturday, September 2 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | John Hinkel Park

“The Knight of the Burning Pestle” was written by the accomplished Jacobean playwright Francis Beaumont and first performed around 1607. In the play, the audience interrupts the (apparently rather dull) Elizabethan drama “The London Gentleman” and insist the players perform a different play (made up ...

Hofbrauhaus Munich Saturdays Kickoff Party | SF
Saturday, September 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Schroeder's Restaurant

Schroeder’s Restaurant is celebrating their 124 years in San Francisco by kicking off the very first Hofbrauhaus Party and will be happening every Saturday until September 23, 2017. Hofbrauhaus Munich Saturdays Saturdays, September 2-23, 2017 | 5 pm to 10 pm Schroeder’s Restaurant, 240 Front Street, ...

Ripped from the Headlines: Poets Reading the News | Oakland
Saturday, September 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Itani Ramen
Come hear poetic reflections on the news from legendary writers Arisa White & Moira Roth, along with the editors of Poets Reading the News, Jenna Spagnolo and Elle Aviv Newton, at Oakland’s Beast Crawl. This is the world’s only newspaper written entirely by poets publishing work ...
San Francisco Comedy Crawl: 20 Comics at 3 Venues | The Mission
Saturday, September 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Donations encouraged
| Sports Basement (Bryant St.)
Get your comedy fix all in one night with 20+ stand up comedians performing three shows in three rooms all along 16th Street in the heart of the Mission with drink specials, free snacks and giveaways. San Francisco 5th Annual Comedy Crawl Saturday, September 2, 2017 | ...
“The Goonies” Free Outdoor Summer Movie Night | Mission Bay

Say hello to San Francisco’s newest outdoor film series, Free Mission Bay Movie Nights. Come early to grab a blanket spot on the astroturf, toss a few bean bags at the community Cornhole, and pick up your gourmet picnic from 10+ of SF’s favorite food trucks. ...

2017 SF Zine Fest Pre Party | Mission: Comics & Art
Saturday, September 2 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but do bring some money to buy comics
| Mission: Comics & Art

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, ...

6:30 pmKaty Perry-Themed Happy Hour Dance Party | SF  FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required.
7:00 pmLabor Day Weekend Downtown Comedy Night | SF  FREE*
*Free with RSVP and code HELLAFUNNY. Otherwise $15 online $20 at the door
7:00 pmDowntown Comedy Night at SF’s Newest Art Bar | SF  FREE*
*Free with RSVP and code HELLAFUNNY. Otherwise $15 online $20 at the door
Sea Chantey Sing Along Aboard Historic Ship | SF
Saturday, September 2 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required 415-561-7171 or peter_kasin@nps.gov, Bring a mug for cider
| SF Maritime National Historical Park

Sailors and scallywags alike gather around for an evening of traditional sea songs and chanteys for the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s monthly chantey on the first Saturday night of each month from 6-9pm with entry beginning at 5:30pm. Park rangers will lead the public ...

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
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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