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Tuesday, August 7

Sneak Peek Transit Tours of SF’s New Transbay Terminal | SoMa
Tuesday, August 7 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required. Non-transferable
| Salesforce Transit Center

From July 31 to August 3 get a sneak peek of the San Franicisco’s brand new Transbay Transit Center with a series of free public tours. There are four unique themed tours of the transit center and a 5.4-acre rooftop park, so you’ll have the rare ...

de Young Museum Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays
Tuesday, August 7 – 9:30 am - Ends at 5:15 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission to general galleries; special exhibition fees still apply
| de Young Museum

Located in beautiful Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is a landmark art museum founded in 1895. Your visit includes a whirlwind trip around the world as the museum’s collections feature priceless treasures and works of arts from the 17th through the 20th centuries ...Monthly

Legion of Honor Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays
Tuesday, August 7 – 9:30 am - Ends at 5:15 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission to general galleries; special exhibition fees still apply
| Legion of Honor

The Legion of Honor displays a collection of 4,000 years of ancient and European art in an exquisite Beaux-Arts building in an unforgettable setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Normally general admission is $20 for adults, but on the first Tuesday of each month admission ...Monthly

10:00 am$1 Movie Festival: Minions & The Boss Baby | Fairfield  $1*
*Family movie are $1 on Tues-Weds at 10 am.
10:00 am$1 Movie Festival: Minions & The Boss Baby | Dublin  $1*
*Family movie are $1 on Tues-Weds at 10 am.
10:00 amFinal $1 Family Movie Day of 2018 | Redwood City  $1*
*10 movies for $5 in advance, or $1 per movie day of show
Conservatory of Flowers: Free Admission Day | GG Park
Tuesday, August 7 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Conservatory of Flowers

Whether you’re a native San Franciscan, a visitor from the other side of the world, or a budding botanist, the Conservatory of Flowers, located in Golden Gate Park, offers an intimate, up-close experience with nearly 2,000 species of rare, exotic, and endangered plants from more ...Monthly

Free Admission Day: Museum of Craft and Design | Dogpatch
Tuesday, August 7 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Museum of Craft and Design

Please note the Museum of Craft and Design no longer has a free day on the First Tuesday of every month. As of 2022 the museum has a “pay what you can” Wednesdays. Enjoy free admission to the Museum of Craft and Design on the first Tuesday of every ...

11:00 amYerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) | Free First Tuesdays  FREE
Contemporary Jewish Museum Free Admission Day | First Tuesdays
Tuesday, August 7 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Contemporary Jewish Museum

The Contemporary Jewish Museum engages audiences of all  backgrounds through dynamic exhibitions and programs that explore contemporary perspectives on Jewish culture, history, art, and ideas. And the architecture of the Museum itself is a work of art. CLOSURE UPDATE: The Contemporary Jewish Museum has closed ...

First Tuesday “Pay What You Wish” Day | Cartoon Art Museum
Tuesday, August 7 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Pay What You Wish Day
| Cartoon Art Museum

Founded in 1984, the Cartoon Art Museum has something for everyone—from comic strips, comic books and anime to political cartoons, graphic novels and underground comix. People of all ages can view original cartoon art at exhibitions and screenings, produce their own comics and animation at ...Monthly

12:00 pmPeople in Plazas: Latin Concert | SF  FREE
12:00 pmFree Admission Day at the Bedford Gallery | East Bay  FREE
“Lagunitas Live”: RSVPs Open for Free King Tuff Concert | Petaluma
Tuesday, August 7 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but tickets are required.
| Lagunitas Brewery

Lagunitas Brewery in Petaluma presents a free live summer concert series featuring some amazing bands in their LaguMiniAmphitheaterette that would normally play big venues in San Francisco. Show are free, but tickets are required for each show. You’ll want to grab them quick as these shows will definitely ...

1:00 pm“Numbered” Free Film Screening | SF  FREE
4:00 pmUnder the Buck: Retro Game Night & Happy Hour | SF  FREE*
*Free basket of roadhouse onions with mention of Funcheap, one per check.
2018 “National Night Out” Neighborhood Meet Up | SF
Tuesday, August 7 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Playground
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign designed to promote neighborhood camaraderie and strengthen the relationship between police and communities to help make our neighborhoods safer places to live.  
“Awesöme Orchestra” Epic Free Classical Concert | Oakland
Tuesday, August 7 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required; donations are welcome.
| Oakland Public Library (Main Branch)

Awesöme Orchestra brings people together for musical adventures. Their free sessions are part performance, part open rehearsal. They provide the sheet music, and anyone is welcome to play or to listen. The Awesöme Orchestra Collective is the Bay Area’s most adventurous reading orchestra, dedicated to playing excellent orchestral ...

“Human Errors: A Conversation About Evolution’s Mistakes” Book Talk | SF Main Library
Tuesday, August 7 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
San Francisco Public Library is pleased to bring biology professor and forensic scientist Dr. Nathan Lents to the Main Library for a talk titled “Human Errors: A Conversation About Evolution’s Mistakes”. For such “highly evolved creatures,” humans harbor a surprising number of glitches, quirks, and outright ...
6:30 pmSummertime Outdoor Blues Concert | Orinda  FREE
6:30 pmWin Tix: “The Heart of the Mission” Food & Community Forum | SF  WIN
2018 Moby-Dick Marathon Lecture Series Kick Off | SF
Tuesday, August 7 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Maritime Research Center
From correspondence with British publisher Richard Bentley in June of 1850, it appears that Herman Melville initially set out to write “a romance of adventure founded upon certain wild legends in the Southern Sperm Whale Fisheries.” This is not quite the narrative that entered into ...
7:30 pmWin Tix: Weezer + The Pixies Co-Headlining Tour | Shoreline Amphitheatre  WIN
8:00 pm“My Greasy Sons” Comedy Showcase & Craft Beer | Oakland  $5
8:00 pmIt’s Just 2 Minutes: Stand-Up Comedy Game Show | Haight  FREE
“Udder Hilarity” Comedy Show w/ Chad Opitz | Hollow Cow
Tuesday, August 7 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP to guarantee a seat
| Hollow Cow
8/7 Lineup:  Headliner: Chad Opitz (Doug Loves Movies, SF Sketchfest, Punchline, Cobb’s) Featuring: Terry Dorsey (Regular at the San Jose Improv, Punchline, Cobb’s) Arjun Bannerjee Julie Ash Allison Hooker Marty Cunnie
8:00 pmPizzaHacker Free Comedy Night | SF  FREE*
*Free and an RSVP entitles you to a discount on pizza
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