Events for May 18, 2019
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CANCELED: 19th Annual Malcolm X JazzArts Festival | Oakland
Unfortunately, this event has been canceled due to weather.
The Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival is back in Oakland’s San Antonio Park to celebrate the legacy of Malcolm X, featuring local musicians, poets, artist, vendors and community.
Kick it in the Graf Courts where there will be ...
2019 Oakland Veg Fest | Lake Merritt
The Oakland VegFest is back for their fifth year, organized by the Factory Farming Awareness Coalition (FFAC). As always, the VegFest is totally free and open to the public, and will feature awesome food, vendors, speakers, a “cutest dog” contest, and a kids area. Oakland ...
2019 Lake Merritt Free Boat Rental Day & Dragon Boat Rides | Oakland
Lake Merritt Boating Center hosts their annual Open House with free boat rentals. Come join the fun at Lake Merritt and get on the water to celebrate the National Safe Boating Week.
Saturday, May 18, 2019 | 11 am to 4 pm
Free half-hour boat rentals
Whaleboat and ...
2019 “Taste of Town Center” Free Food Tasting Festival | Corte Madera
The 10th Annual Taste of Town Center will take place on Saturday, May 18, 2019 featuring an afternoon of free, outdoor fun for the whole family.
Designed to introduce the community to the dining options at Town Center, the event will offer bites of the tastiest ...
| All Day | Contra Costa County Fair: Military & Law Enforcement Day | 2019 | FREE* *Military/Law Enforcement and their families with active ID will receive FREE Admission
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Berkeley Bluegrass Festival: Free Workshops & Jams | Freight & Salvage
For the fourth year, the Freight & Salvage celebrates incredible talent with the Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, May 16-19, 2019. Programmed by Grammy-award winner Laurie Lewis and The Freight’s program director Peter Williams, Berkeley Bluegrass Festival brings together leaders of the genre, up-and-coming artists, and music ...
Maker Faire Bay Area: Volunteer to Earn Free Tickets | Saturday
Are you looking for a fun, playful community service opportunity teaching people to love to make things – one that comes with two free tickets to Maker Faire, the Greatest Show & Tell on Earth? Helpful people from across the Bay Area have been invited ...
Romani Brass Band: Džambo Aguševi Orchestra | Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Straight outta Macedonia, the Roma brass band sensation Džambo Aguševi Orchestra turns the Gardens into a raging Balkan dance party. Led by the brilliant trumpeter Džambo Aguševi, the group headlines the Roma Festival, an event presented by the human rights advocacy organization Voice of Roma. ...
Canceled: Emergent Landscapes: Free Art Performances in Nature | Oakland
Emergent Landscapes is a free contemporary art event on Saturday, May 18, 1-8pm at an ancient volcano called Round Top located within Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve in Oakland, CA. Join us for immersive art performances and installations centering People of Color (POC) imaginations and futures.
Artists ...
Courthouse Docket: Wedding Fashions Through Time | Redwood City
On Saturday, May 18 at 1 pm, the Courthouse Docket continues with a fashion show presented by The San Mateo County History Museum Auxiliary.
Wedding Fashions Through Time will use outfits from the History Museum’s Millie Collection of Vintage Clothing, to explore changing fashions for wedding guests, ...
Amoeba Revolutions DJ Set: Eric Boss | SF
Hip-hop artist Eric Boss (aka E Da Boss) joins us at Amoeba SF for a Revolutions DJ set and album signing on Saturday, May 18th from 1-3pm. Buy his debut solo album, A Modern Love (out May 10th on Mocambo Records), at Amoeba SF to ...
Facebook’s “Cajun Carnival”: Mardi Gras & Blues Fest | Facebook HQ
Please check the event website for any rain updates.
Facebook Festival present “Cajun Carnival – A Mardi Gras & Blues Festival” featuring a free Kids’ Zone, food trucks, a farmers’ market, artisans & crafts, craft beer, plus wine and cocktails.
Entertainment & Live Music:
Community Stage:
-1:15 pm – 3:15 ...
| 2:00 pm | 2019 Walking Distance Dance Festival | SF | $20* *$20 per performance or $60 for 4 performances
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81st Annual Spring Concert: Deutscher Musikverein of SF | Tenderloin
The Deutscher Musikverein of San Francisco (DMV) announces its 81st Annual Spring Concert on Saturday, May 18th at 2 pm at St Mark’s Church in San Francisco.
The 30 piece wind band performs regularly throughout the year in the San Francisco Bay Area, performing a variety ...
Summer Celebration: Fashion, Music, Sweet Treats & Giveaways | Macy’s
Want to know what’s in for summer? Explore all that summer has to offer with interactive displays of Macy’s IT List. Check out the latest summer trends for all your summer celebrations and enjoy live music to dance to, sweet treats to cool off, and ...
Free Cooking Demo: Vegetarian Dishes with Chef Greg Lutes | Macy’s
Spend a delicious afternoon with Chef Greg Lutes of 3rd Cousin, an elevated neighborhood gathering place serving up New American-California cuisine. Learn from his inspirations and how to recreate his featured vegetarian dish at home.
Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente. Serving up good health. For more healthy ...
Free Musical Play: Xochitl and the Flowers | Community Music Center
Opera Parallèle presents Xochitl and the Flowers in collaboration with Community Music Center. Based on real-life events in San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood, Xochitl and the Flowers tells of a family’s determination to put down roots in a new country, while still preserving the heritage of ...
Skywatchers’ “At The Table: Visions” Festival | SF
3-day community festival presents “At The Table: Visions” with performances by Skywatchers Ensemble and new interactive art installation. This three-day festival will take place in San Francisco’s Tenderloin and blend performance, visual arts, community dining, and dialogue to highlight the challenges facing the Tenderloin neighborhood. ...
“Game of Thrones” Pop-Up Bar Comes to SF | SoMa
In celebration of the final season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” The Art of Flavor brings its famous “Taste of Thrones” experience to San Francisco at the award-winning 25 Lusk restaurant. It’s a two-week pop-up that transforms the downstairs lounge into the medieval world of ...
4th Annual New Strands Festival: Staged Readings & DJ Happy Hour | SF
On May 16 to 19, 2019, join the American Conservatory Theater’s 4th Annual New Strands Festival, where artists and audiences meet for the city’s most unique exploration of new theatrical work. During this free event, you can curate your own creative journey through performance spaces ...
2019 Walking Distance Dance Festival in the Park w/ Doggies | SF
The Walking Distance Dance Festival features dynamic choreographers based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. During a week-long series of double bills and site-specific work across ODC home and their local neighborhood in the Mission district, dip into the speculative future, consider biorhythms of the ...
| 6:30 pm | 2019 Walking Distance Dance Festival | SF | $20* *$20 per performance or $60 for 4 performances
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| 7:00 pm | Downtown 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
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Blue Moon Celebration: Free Cocktails, Telescope Viewing & Music | ATWater
Join Blue Moon at ATWater for a one-of-a-kind celebration of the lunar blue moon, occurring on Saturday, 5/18. A blue moon is rare, so we’re offering fans the opportunity to celebrate this with a memorable evening on May 18, 2019.
From 7:30 p.m. to midnight, party-goers ...
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 ...
