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Saturday, September 1

9:00 amSick Plant Clinic | UC Berkeley Botanical Garden  FREE*
*Garden admission is free only if you're attending the Sick Plant Clinic.
Melbourne Pop-Up Experience: Insta-worthy Bathing Boxes | AT&T Park
Saturday, September 1 – 9:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | AT&T Park - Lefty O'Doul Plaza
Melbourne’s iconic Bathing Boxes are coming to San Francisco. Stop by Qantas Airways’ pop-up event to experience the best of Melbourne and receive an exclusive Qantas flight offer to Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne Pop-Up Experience: Insta-worthy Bathing Boxes Saturday, September 1, 2018 – 9:00 am to 6:00 pm AT&T ...
9:30 amStitch-at-Home Challenge: Burlesque Exhibition | Union Square  FREE
10:00 amJack London Square Waterfront | Free Oakland Guided Walking Tours  FREE*
*Reservations are recommended by leaving a message on the Tours’ 24-hour hotline at (510) 238-3234 or via email to aallen@oaklandnet.com
Free Tours of Historic Greenpeace Ship “Arctic Sunrise” | September 1-9
Saturday, September 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Pier 19

The historic Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is coming to San Francisco.  You’re invited on board for a free public tour of the ship. Meet the crew, experience the ship, and learn about Greenpeace’s work. All ages are welcome on board and families are encouraged. Ofreceremos ...

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

“Clear Mind Brunch”: Complimentary Kombucha & Live DJ | Mission
Saturday, September 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP to be entered to win a $100 Curio Bar SF gift certificate.
| Curio
Can’t think of a better reason to get out of bed on a Saturday? Clear your head and your hangover while satisfying those brunch cravings at the first-ever Clear Mind Brunch. Come to Curio, The Chapel’s brand new restaurant space, for a full morning of craft ...
10:00 amFree Guided Trail & Nature Walk | Golden Gate Park  FREE
Pay-Your-Age Birthday Bear | Build-A-Bear
Saturday, September 1 – 10:00 am | Cost: $1 | Build-A-Bear Workshop

Build-A-Bear is treating birthday boys and girls to a special treat. Bring in your little ones to a Build-A-Bear Workshop anytime during their birthday month for a special Count Your Candles ceremony and Birthday Treat Bear, and pay just their age. Build-A-Bear Kids’ Birthday Treat ...

10:30 am“Healthy Parks Healthy People”: Monthly Nature Walks | Bay Area  FREE
11:00 amWin Tix: The San Francisco Rosé Soirée | SPARK Social SF  WIN
Rita’s Italian Ice Grand Opening: $1 Ices & $2 Frozen Custard | Alameda
Saturday, September 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Rita's Italian Ice
Rita’s Italian Ice will host a festive grand opening at its newest location at Alameda South Shore Center on September 1 from 11 am – 9 pm. The celebration will include a special ribbon-cutting ceremony, $1 Italian Ice and $2 Frozen Custard deals, and a ...
“Festac” Labor Day Weekend Art & Culture Block Party | Oakland
Saturday, September 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| Old Oakland Corridor
The Oakland Cannery Collective, seeking to preserve artist small business, live/work studio spaces and culture. The festival, “FESTAC”, will celebrate the diversity and pride through performances, artisan “studios on the streets” and more. The festival will also launch a campaign to promote Oakland city policies that ...
“Taste of Oakland” Epic Free Summer Music/Food Festival | Jack London Square
Saturday, September 1 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
Jack London Square Free Summer Series and Youth Aid presents Taste of Oakland is a free festival benefiting Youth Aid Nonprofit. The headliner is Grammy Award wWinners Tony! Toni! Toné plus gospel choirs, celebrity chef demos, Oakland Gay Men’s Chorus, DJs, food trucks, beer garden, climbing wall, ...
12:00 pmEast Bay Booksellers’ One Year Anniversary | Oakland  FREE
12:30 pmNike Missile Site Open House & Storytelling | Marin Headlands  FREE
Manila Disco Fever: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival | SF
Saturday, September 1 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 2:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
Disco fever wasn’t just an American epidemic. In the late 1970s, those lithe, funk-inflected bass lines, slinky keyboards and punchy horns spread around the globe, finding a particularly receptive audience in the Philippines. Manila Disco Fever celebrates the Manila Sound, a hugely popular movement that ...
1:30 pmFirst Caturday at Lake Merritt: Outdoor Cat-napping & Socializing | Oakland  FREE
First Caturdays at Dolores Park: Unofficial Social Gathering for Cats | SF
Saturday, September 1 – 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

Free Shakespeare in the Park: A Midsummer Night’s Dream | The Presidio
Saturday, September 1 – 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 ...

Shakespeare in the Park: “The Complete Works of Shakespeare” Mashup | Berkeley
Saturday, September 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:15 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP but not required.
| John Hinkel Park

“Noises Off!” meets Shakespeare in Actors Ensemble’s inventive adaptation of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged” playing free at 4 pm weekends in the John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre through September 3rd. Theater in the Park: “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged” Sat., Sun. ...

Soft Launch Party “Meet More You” Company: Potluck, BBQ & Bonfire | SF
Saturday, September 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP is required at https://goo.gl/G9c2Vm
| Ocean Beach Fire Pits
This is Meet More You  Company Soft Launch Party. This is a free event but your RSVP is required. They will be checking names and pluses. Why? Of course they want you to try their new website (and/or mobile app) (and they welcome all feedback ...
5:00 pmSummer Beats Free Concert Final Day: Sun Kings | Alameda  FREE
5:00 pmBlockchain ‘n Grill: Cryptocurrency Talk, Music & Comedy Showcase | Oakland  $5*
*$5 tickets in advance otherwise it's $15 general admission.
2018 Salsa Festival on Fillmore | SF
Saturday, September 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fillmore Center Plaza

The 9th Annual Salsa Festival on the Fillmore in San Francisco is a free, two-day extravaganza featuring salsa lessons, live music, and a free huge outdoor dance party under the stars at the Fillmore Center Plaza. 2018 Salsa Festival in the Fillmore Friday-Saturday, Aug. 31 – Sept. 1, 2018 | ...

6:30 pmSpontaneous Storytelling & Free Drinks Night | Oakland  FREE
8:00 pmLatinx Dance Night: Cumbia, Salsa & Reggaeton | Oakland  FREE
8:00 pm“Nightlife on Mars” Comedy Night | SF  FREE*
*Free with code CHEAPBASTARD - otherwise it's $5
8:00 pmDowntown Comedy Night at SF’s Newest Art Bar | SF  FREE*
*Free with RSVP and code HELLAFUNNY. Otherwise $15 online $20 at the door. Free for first 50 to RSVP
8:00 pmCraft Beers & Free Comedy Night | Oakland  FREE

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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