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Friday, May 1

Free Online Radio Play “Snowflakes, or Rare White People” (May 1-10)
Friday, May 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Online
UC Berkeley’s Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) closes its 2019–2020 season with the cuttingly smart satire SNOWFLAKES, OR RARE WHITE PEOPLE by Dustin Chinn. The show is free and available online as a recorded radio play from Friday, May 1 through Sunday, ...
All DayFirst Friday Free Coworking | Impact Hub Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but there is a $5 suggested donation for the optional potluck lunch.
Free First Friday Tour at the Museum of Art & History | Santa Cruz
Friday, May 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Normal price admission is $10.
| Museum of Art & History (Santa Cruz)

Make the MAH a stop on your First Friday Art Tour for three floors of exhibitions, live music, and drop-in craft activities. Visit the Museum for free all-day. Catch up with friends in Abbott Square and grab a bite to eat from one of your favorite ...Monthly

All DayHistory Museum: Free First Fridays | Redwood City  FREE
All DayFree Admission Day | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History  FREE
11:00 amTimbuk2 First Fridays Free Factory Tour | San Francisco  FREE*
*Free tours take place on the First Friday of the month, and tickets are required. Tours are limited to 20 people.
SF’s “Re-Open California” City Hall Protest at Noon
Friday, May 1 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco City Hall
Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know about a planned “Reopen California” protest in front of San Francisco City Hall at Noon, May 1st. “We Have Rights” California is encouraging people to protest with signs in front of City Hall from Noon to 2pm. They are ...
60 Minute YouTube Special: Cirque Du Soleil “One Night for One Drop”
Friday, May 1 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Get ready for a #CirqueConnect 60 minute special unlike any other! This Friday, May 1st at 12 pm PST Cirque du Soleil presents a thrilling act from One Night for One Drop, an annual spectacular show imagined by Cirque du Soleil and presented by MGM Resorts in support of One ...
Life Changes Online Art Auction Benefiting Creativity Explored
Friday, May 1 – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free and open to the public
| Virtual Auction
Bid from bed in the Life Changes Art Auction, an online silent auction featuring an incredible selection of collectible original artwork by Creativity Explored artists with developmental disabilities. Start bidding on Friday, May 1 at 3:00 pm (PDT). As always, a portion of proceeds go directly ...
3:00 pmFree Sightglass Coffee Cupping | SoMa  FREE*
*Free, but space is limited so an RSVP is requested.
3:00 pm“Block Fest” Tenderloin Arts Festival & Free Art Making | SF  FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
CANCELLED: Friday Nights at OMCA: Night Market, DJs & Off the Grid | Oakland

UPDATE: Due to COVID-19 concerns, this event has been canceled. Every Friday

“Off the Grid” Fort Mason: Night Market & Food Truck Party | SF
Friday, May 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but bring some cash for food purchases.
| Fort Mason Center

🎉 Off the Grid Returns to Fort Mason for 2025 – With a Massive Monthly Night Market + 110+ Vendors! After taking most of 2024 off, Off the Grid is making a huge comeback in 2025 —  The beloved Friday night tradition at Fort Mason ...

“Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival
Friday, May 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th

Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9:30pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue between 27th Street & 22nd Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs to life ...Monthly

Disney’s Virtual “Happily Ever After Hours” with Animator Butch Hartman
Friday, May 1 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Registration Required
Join animator and former Nickelodeon television showrunner Butch Hartman for behind-the-scenes stories about his early projects after graduating from CalArts—An American Tail (1986) and Pocahontas (1995) and his illustrious career at Nickelodeon creating the animated television series’ The Fairly OddParents (2001–17), Danny Phantom (2004–09), T.U.F.F. ...
$5 First Friday at Chabot Space & Science Center | Oakland Hills
Friday, May 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*From 6-10pm enjoy $5 admission to the Center. There is no pre-registration for First Fridays.
| Chabot Space & Science Center

Enjoy $5 admission to the Chabot Space & Science Center in the Oakland Hills every First Friday of the month from 6-10 pm. $5 admission includes unlimited access to everything from laser and planetarium shows to Night Hikes and Star Stories. Regular admission is $18 ...Monthly

“Batch Made Market” Artisan Food | SF
Friday, May 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Forage Kitchen

UPDATE: Due to COVID this event is postponed until further notice. This is your monthly chance to come see and taste what’s cooking at Forage Kitchen. Your favorite chefs are in the kitchen, and you can walk through and taste their favorite new recipes. Plus ...Monthly

North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl | SF
Friday, May 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | North Beach

On the first Friday of every month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl with special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. First Fridays Art Crawl ...Monthly

Oakland Art Murmur | First Fridays Art Walk
Friday, May 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph

Over 30 Oakland Art Murmur affiliate venues have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month. Oakland Art Murmur presents a free monthly evening art walk, known as the ‘Art Murmur.” Every first Friday of the month, affiliate venues are open to the public from 6-9 ...Monthly

Innerspace Virtuality: A Benefit Party for Artists of CounterPulse & The Stud
Friday, May 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free!
CounterPulse & The Stud are hyperlinking to channel an augmented corporeality into your homes. Vivvyanne ForeverMORE! will host of this intergalactic offering of DJs, drag, and brilliantly-isolated performance art. Together CounterPulse and The Stud artists are brimming with digital forms of artistic life. 6-7pm DJ Set with ...
Outdoor Alameda Porch Music: Social Distancing Concert
Friday, May 1 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE

We love what locals are doing in Alameda. Please be advised. We are letting you know about a hyper-local neighborhood community event. If you do not live within walking distance of the event, please do not attend. If you love it too, consider starting this ...Every Friday

Bay Area Online Book Festival #UNBOUND Kicking off the weekend of May 1-3, the Bay Area Book Festival will launch “Bay Area Book Festival #UNBOUND”: a series of world-class live and recorded virtual author programs on the Festival’s YouTube channel. Engage with the brightest thinkers and doers from the Bay Area, nation, ...
7:00 pmSouth First Fridays Art Walk | San Jose  FREE
Madcap Online Stories for Community Stress Relief Let’s celebrate making it through another week of home schooling! Or whatever you call storyteller Lisa Rothman’s husband setting up his new home “office” in the hall RIGHT in front of the bathroom while the kids stay in their pjs all day and ask if ...
7:30 pmMoonlight Comedy: No Cover Comedy & Dance Party | The Uptown  FREE*
*Donation of $10-20 per audience member is recommended and appreciated
San Francisco’s Spring “Mocktail Club” | Downtown SF
Friday, May 1 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free before 10:30pm, but an RSVP is required.
| Bar Fluxus

You’re invited to San Francisco’s Mocktail Club... start your weekend right at a special celebration of delicious and refreshing seasonal mocktails at Bar Fluxus, a cool art bar that’s tucked away in a secret alley you’d never find on your own. Whether you want to ...

Second Floor Stand Up: Virtual Comedy & Music Show – Zoom Edition
Friday, May 1 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required, Donations Encouraged
Second Floor Stand Up: A Comedy & Music Show @ NODE brings you some of the best local and nationally touring comedians. Hosted by Tony Zavala and Sureni Weerasekera, every Friday at 8 PM. Stay on your couch – we bring the laughs! Pay what you ...
San Francisco Bike Party | First Fridays
Friday, May 1 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret Location (SF)

San Francisco Bike Party  (not to be confused with Critical Mass) is a monthly celebration of biking for riders of different ages, types, and skill levels to enjoy. Every month is a different theme and you’re encouraged to dress up. San Francisco Bike Party is held on ...Monthly

8:00 pmOakland Critical Mass | First Friday  FREE
8:00 pmSouth First Fridays Art Walk & Special Performances | San Jose  FREE
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