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Saturday, August 1

StemChef’s Virtual Free Kids Day
Saturday, August 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE
StemChef is hosting a virtual free Kids Day event on August 1st. It is a 12-hour nonstop live-streamed day of fun with performances such as magic show, puppet show, dance & music as well as activities and classes such as coding, robotics, baking, yoga for ...
9:00 amFirst Saturdays Free Outdoor Boot Camp | Oakland  FREE
9:00 amSick Plant Clinic | UC Berkeley Botanical Garden  FREE*
*Garden admission is free only if you're attending the Sick Plant Clinic.
2020 World Dog Surfing Championships | Pacifica
Saturday, August 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch. Dog competition entry is $10.
| Linda Mar State Beach
The Dog Surfing World Championships takes place on the NorCal coast — where the concept for the sport originated with big thanks to the book that started it all – The Dog’s Guide to Surfing – bringing together dog surfing talent for charity. Dog surfers are invited ...

Free Legion of Honor Museum Day for Bay Area Residents | Every Saturday

 the Legion of Honor offers free general admission to the permanent galleries to Bay Area residents. Advanced tickets are required, and capacity is limited due to COVID-19 precautions. Please note that admission to any special exhibits is not included nor discounted and will require ...Every Saturday

Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents | Every Saturday

, the de Young offers free general admission to the permanent galleries to Bay Area residents. Please note that admission to any special exhibits is not included nor discounted and will require the full admission price. Saturdays feature engaging art experiences for the entire family, ...Every Saturday

Free Parks Admission Day: Every 1st Saturday | Marin County
Saturday, August 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE | All Over Marin County

This event no longer takes place Come to the “Measure A Days” which offers free access to all parks on the first Saturday of the month. The name is because of the loss in fee revenues will be offset by the Measure A funds approved ...

Martinez Free Car Show “Cobra Day”
Saturday, August 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Admission for all spectators is FREE.
| The Cobra Experience
August 1 “Cobra Day” will bring the Largest Display of Shelby Cobras in Over 30 Years. Martinez event to reveal the winner of rare 427 Cobra from movie FORD v FERRARI. Free to all spectators, car buffs will see a record-setting display of Shelby Cobras and ...
Online Workshop: Training to Win
Saturday, August 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 1:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Registration Required
Training to Win is a volunteer-led event focused on empowering leaders to help win the 2020 November election. It will feature a full agenda of workshops focused on various campaign tools, best practices during the pandemic, and sessions on how to maximize your impact. The ...
10:00 amFree Guided Trail & Nature Walk | Golden Gate Park  FREE
Virtual Activity Fair for Kids Camps & Classes
Saturday, August 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Registration required.
Find the best activities for your child at our Virtual Activity Fair, all from the convenience of your home. Connect with activity directors, learn about their teaching philosophies and hear about the curriculum. Register to get a $15 ActivityHero promo code. Register: https://www.activityhero.com/pages/fall-virtual-open-house?aht_cam=social&aht_src=fbevent
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

Baby Gear Swap for Expecting Parents
Saturday, August 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free coffee for the first 5 guests!
| MudLab
Come and meet other expecting parents to exchange gently used baby gear! Coffee, pastries and fun! Outdoor event after we get our coffee. Please wear a mask. Free coffee for the first 5 guests!
10:00 am“Healthy Parks Healthy People”: Monthly Nature Walks | Bay Area  FREE
Makers Market in the Park at Santana Row
Saturday, August 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Santana Row
Makers Market in the Park is back! Come join us and shop from 25 highly curated local makers and artisans while enjoying live music! We are excited for our market to be located now in the beautiful plaza in front of the Splunk Office building, next ...
Online Panel: Injunuity, Film Screening & Discussion
Saturday, August 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Team Injunuity hosts a screening and discussion of their films. Injunuity is a mix of animation, music, and real thoughts from real people exploring our world from the Native American perspective. Injunuity is a collage of reflections on the Native American world, our shared past, our ...
Singles Bagel Meet Up
Saturday, August 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for purcahse. Free drip coffee to the first 5 guests!
| MudLab
Come out to meet other singles and sustainability-minded folk at a bagel and coffee meet up at MudLab. We’ll get coffee and pastries and then head across the street to hang at Empowerment Park near Lake Merritt. Masks and hand sanitizer required. Free drip coffee to ...
Black Comics Matter with Kristofor Harris
Saturday, August 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
“Black Comics Matter” will teach aspiring creators of color the basics of creating comics and character design, the history of Black representation in comics and cartoons and methods for channeling the Black experience through story and metaphor. All guest instructors will be Black artists and creators ...
A Socially-Distant Big Gay Car Wash
Saturday, August 1 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: $25*
*Washes start at $25
| Oasis
Thank you Broke-Ass Stuart for letting us know that a Big Gay Car Wash is coming to wipe down some hardtop. Grab your leaky hose and get ready for Suds and Studs “ A Socially Distanced Big Gay Car wash”, happening on Saturday, August 1 from ...
National Girlfriends Day Wine Tasting Celebration
Saturday, August 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE*
*Reservations required, bring cash for purchase.
| Winemaker Studios
Get together with the BFFs in your safe social circle for an afternoon of food and wine tasting at Winemaker’s Studios in San Francisco on Treasure Island! We have our large outdoor 17,500 sq. ft. courtyard open for safe and socially distant wine tasting. Reserve ...
12:30 pmNike Missile Site Open House & Storytelling | Marin Headlands  FREE
Trump’s Gestapo Protest and Rally
Saturday, August 1 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Polk and California
We are at a crossroads. A fierce struggle for the future is underway. The Trump/Pence regime sent federal agents from multiple agencies to storm the streets of Portland, Oregon and crush ongoing protests and put an end to the Black Lives Matter movement. It is ...
West Oakland Solidarity “All Power to the People”
Saturday, August 1 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | West Oakland BART
There would be a rally in solidarity with the West Oakland community on August 1, 2020, at 1 pm. Meet up at West Oakland BART. Please wear your mask and practice social distancing.
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, August 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

Live Music with Bob Roden Quintet
Saturday, August 1 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Riggers Loft Wine Company
The Bob Roden Quintet is an amazingly talented and versatile jazz ensemble playing a wide variety jazz, from standards to bebop, ballads to bossa…BRQ plays it all and loves sharing it with other jazz fans as well as with those for whom jazz may be ...
NorCal Night Market: Food, Shopping & Entertainment Festival | Pleasanton
Saturday, August 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 online or cash at the door. Children 3 and under are free. Parking is $10. Most vendors accept cash only and ATMs are available.
| Alameda County Fairgrounds (Pleasanton Ave.)

Everything tastes better at night. Bring family and friends to eat all your favorite snacks at the 14th season of 626 Night Market (formerly known as the NorCal Night Market). Inspired by the famous open-air nighttime bazaars of Asia, this iconic Californian festival, named after ...

Grace Cathedral Sound Bath Online
Saturday, August 1 – 5:00 pm | Cost: $10 | Grace Cathedral
A one-of-a-kind whole-body experience: a Sound Bath in the ambience of a magnificent sacred space. Presented by Grace Cathedral, musical director Gabriel Gold and top Bay Area musicians Sam Jackson and Timothy Surya Das who will take you on a deeply meditative, sonic journey. This is an ...
The Stud’s “Drag Alive Online” Every Saturday
Saturday, August 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but online donation of $10 appreciated: Venmo: stud_sf

This event series was cancelled on March 13, 2021 Thanks to SFist for letting us know that The Stud and Oasis are going virtual with their  Drag Shows Online. Not even the global pandemic can stop the Queens! Enjoy a weekly dose of virtual humor, flashy, queer and ...Every Saturday

Spontaneous Storytelling Online
Saturday, August 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $1*
*Pay as you can, suggested donation $5 to $20

We’ve converted our hilarious monthly open-mic storytelling show into an online event. Put your name in the virtual “hat” for a chance to tell a true story from your life, 5 minutes or less. For the past 5 years, Spontaneous Storytelling has been one of ...Monthly

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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