Events for October 14, 2017
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How to Help Fire Victims (Updated) | Volunteer, Donate, Benefits & Evacuee Resources
Here’s just a few of the ways how you can help the victims of the tragic North Bay fires and how you can help the region recover. We hope you consider volunteering, donating and attending one of the many benefits.
This is by no means an ...
California Academy of Sciences | Free Day for Outer Mission & Glen Park Residents
Each San Francisco neighborhood (defined by zipcode) can visit the California Academy of Sciences for free over a three-day weekend (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday) in the spring and fall of each year. Please note: At this time, Neighborhood Free Weekends are on hold due to capacity limitations ...
Free California Academy of Sciences Day | North Bay Fire Relief
The California Academy of Sciences is opening their doors this week with free admission through Sunday, October 15th to try to do something nice for people affected by the fires to give a free, safe place for families to get out of the smoke during ...
Free de Young Community Celebration for “Teotihuacan” | SF
Celebrate ‘Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire’ with the de Young on Saturday, October 14, 2017, and explore one of the earliest, largest, and most important cities in the ancient Americas.
Catch a Cine+Mas film screening, listen to music from female DJ collective, Chulita Vinyl ...
Free Adoption Weekend: SPCA’s Fall “Adopt-a-thon” | SF
SPCA is celebrating 150 years of serving San Francisco’s animals and the people who love them. Come join the street party with it’s latest theme, “Cuddle Me.” SPCA “Cuddle Me” Festival October 13, 2018 | 10 am to 3 pm San Francisco SPCA, 201 Alabama St, ...
24th Annual Downtown Alameda Classic Car Show
The 24th Annual Downtown Alameda Classic Car Show takes place on Saturday, October 14. More than 400 classic vehicles will be on display in Alameda’s historic downtown district.
Classic cars of every description will line up along Park Street between Encinal Ave and Buena Vista Ave – antique roadsters, ...
| 10:00 am | Walk on the Wild Side | San Jose | FREE |
| 10:00 am | Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale | South SF | FREE |
“Trees, Ferns & Rhododendrons” Plant Sale | SF Botanical Garden
Bring the Garden home! San Francisco Botanical Garden propagates and sells a multitude of different kinds of plants, many exclusive to the Garden’s Nursery. For more than 50 years, we’ve held popular plant sales and are now pleased to offer plants for sale every day ...
Pumpkins in the Park: Costume Parade & Children’s Concert | San Jose
Pumpkins in the Park is a harvest fair for families with a strong environmental education component. It is designed to promote awareness of the Guadalupe River Park and celebrate the fall season.
Pumpkins in the Park is held to raise funds and enlist supporters for Guadalupe ...
| 10:15 am | Privacy On Facebook: Secure Yours | South SF | FREE |
Free Seasonal Cooking Demo & Tasting with Innovative Cuisine | Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Stop by the CUESA Classroom for a cooking demo featuring the seasonal bounty of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Laura Stec is a chef, author, public speaker and green-cuisine consultant. Currently, she is Corporate Chef for Pescadero Foods, Inc., sustainably farming their Wattle & Comb® 100% ...Every Saturday
| 11:00 am | Oktoberfest: Bavarian Tradition & Oom-pah-pah Live Music | Napa | FREE* *Free for youth under 18. An RSVP is required.
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Cancelled: Pizzafest 2017: All-You-Can-Eat Tastings & 1,000 Pizza Bake-Off | Berkeley
Please note, due to the air quality, this event has been cancelled. They will be issuing ticket refunds through Brown Paper Tickets.
Pizzafest is a fundraiser, so they kindly ask that please consider turning this refund back into a helpful donation for Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (B.O.S.S.) ...
Pier 39 “Party with a Purpose” Benefit for Fire Victims | SF
In light of the devastation and loss of life caused by North Bay wildfires, they are turning the Birthday Bash into a Party with a Purpose.
There will be great music, entertainment, and the American Red Cross will be accepting donations to help those affected by ...
| 11:00 am | Fall Gardening: Spruce Up Your Yard | Oakland | FREE |
CANCELED Due to Fires: Jack of All Trades Halloween Market | Jack London Square
Get a head start on your Halloween and shop for vintage costumes. Plus feature workshops include a FREE paint your own pumpkin station (yes, pumpkins are FREE), and a design your own custom halloween jewelry for $8.
Mission District “Calle 24” Latino Art Stroll & Mural Tour | SF
Precita Eyes Muralists | 2981 24th Street
11 am to 12:30 pm
BILINGUAL GUIDED MURAL TOUR
– Trace decades of visual storytelling on our bilingual guided mural tour through the 24th Street Corridor.
Adobe Books Backroom Gallery | 3130 24th Street
12pm to 2pm
BILINGUAL CHILDREN’S READING CIRCLE
– Award-winning poet Jorge Tetl Argueta ...
| 11:00 am | Creative Family Fun Crafts: Make Your Own Fabulous Funghi | The Presidio | FREE* *Free, an RSVP is preferred.
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Rihanna Flash Mob | SF
On October 14th, be on the lookout San Francisco as Bay Area Flash Mob perform Rihanna’s 2016 VMA awards show performance. If you want to learn the medley as well, check out their website.
Bay Street Anniversary Celebration | Emeryville
Celebrate the 15th anniversary of Bay Street with an afternoon of free festivities in the shopping center’s Center Plaza. Everyone is invited to join in the fun that will feature live music, ice cream treats, balloon animals, superhero appearances and a free gift to the ...
| 12:00 pm | Eco SF School Farm Volunteer Work Day | SF | FREE |
“Paseo Artistico” Latin American Block Party | The Mission
The spirit of independence has always been strong in the Mission. From Do-it-yourself artists to experimental media, graffiti artists and revolutionary solidarity with Latin American leftists. This month they charge their spirit of independence to raising consciousness about a free Puerto Rico as well as ...
| 12:00 pm | Free Beginner Parkour “Urban Ninja” Class | FREE |
“Bluegrass Under the Sun” SF Old-Time Music Festival | Castro
The San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival takes place the week after Hardly Strictly Bluegrass for six finger-pickin’ days of free (or affordable) bluegrass and old-time Americana music at venues all over the city. See the full schedule. 2017 Free Events Friday, October 13th at ...
Japan CineFest 2017: Indie Short Film Festival | SF Main Library
Highlighting some of the most exciting new voices in cinema, New York Japan CineFest is one and only Japanese independent short film festival that travels from city to city in the U.S. and Japan, starting a premiere in New York in early June.
The program features works by ...
Osundun Festival: The Beauty of Cultural Diversity | Oakland
Osundun Fest2017 is a free and kid-friendly event, but donations are welcome at the entrance. The events will highlight “the beauty of the diverse community through the presentation of arts, live arts, artists, spoken words, musicians, dance/drums performers and vendor artistries.
Anchor artists are Luis Marroquin ...
Every Saturday
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
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
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
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
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 ...
