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Saturday, June 17

Oakland’s 14th Annual Juneteenth Festival
Saturday, June 17 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $25*
*$25 GA
| Lake Merritt Amphitheater
FAM BAM! Oakland’s 14th Annual Juneteenth Festival! A celebration of Black/African culture that has become a family-friendly tradition for thousands of Bay Area residents. The festival is a safe space, serving as a day of reflection and education, promoting wellness, unity, and pride. Oakland’s Juneteenth Festival ...
Wonderful Blackiful People: Book Launch & Opening Celebration (SF)
Saturday, June 17 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Sliding scale donation welcome
| Creativity Explored II
Join us for an afternoon of food, music, and art to celebrate Blackiful’s newly published book and concurrent exhibition opening, Wonderful Blackiful People. Wonderful Blackiful People: Bay Area Changemakers A to Z is a newly published book by Blackiful, a cohort of Black artists at Creativity ...

12:00 pmMission Branch Library Open House (SF)  FREE*
*Free
12:00 pm“PAL” in the Parks: Gamelan Sekar Jaya (Alameda)  FREE*
*Free for all!
12:00 pmExcelsior Branch Library Open House (SF)  FREE*
*Free
Free Outdoor “Juneteenth Celebration” at Golden Gate Park’s Historic Bandshell
Saturday, June 17 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)

Illuminate and SF Rec and Park hosts 5th Season of Free Live Music at the Golden Gate Bandshell in 2025 with more than 125 performances are planned to celebrate the Bandshell’s 125th anniversary. The 2025 season will run through mid-November, featuring shows most Wednesdays, Fridays, and ...

Concord’s “Pride in the Plaza 2023” Festival
Saturday, June 17 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Todos Santos Plaza
This summer Rainbow Community Center is proud to bring back our beloved annual Pride in the Plaza in Concord. The 13th Annual Pride in the Plaza will be the first since 2019 and the onset of the pandemic. This family friendly event will convene LGBTQIA+ ...
1:00 pmFree Dance Meditation Workshop (SF)  FREE*
*Free - suggested love offering of $5, $10, $15, or $20
Memorial Protest: Shut Down GG Fields Race Track (SF)
Saturday, June 17 – 1:15 pm | Cost: FREE | 1900 Fourth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
Golden Gate Fields Race Track continues to race horses to death and the people continue to call for its closure! Please join us in demonstrating and outreaching on bustling 4th street against the East Bay’s only CAFO / Animal Gambling operation and its abusive, exploitative ...
2:00 pm3rd Saturday Guided Gallery District Tour | Oakland  FREE
SF’s “Summer of Music” 70+ Free Concerts in Nine Neighborhoods (Saturdays)
Saturday, June 17 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | All Over San Francisco

San Francisco used to be best known for its vibrant culture and arts scene instead of store closures and a gloomy downtown. But the summer of 2023 is about to become a lot more livelier with the launch of the brand new Summer of Music ...Every Saturday

My (Unauthorized) Hallmark Movie Musical (SF) How long has it been since you’ve enjoyed a truly romantic experience? Admit it: We are suckers for a story with romance. We are proud to present Eloise Coopersmith’s My (Unauthorized) Hallmark Movie Musical in which the writer dreams herself awake and rediscovers romance in a nonconventional ...
3:00 pmArt in the Park: Live Music, Arts & Spoken Word | Tenderloin  FREE
Un Viaje: “Pride at the Park” Free Rooftop Festival (Salesforce Park) The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) presents Un Viaje: Pride at the Park, a drag performance immersed in live folk music with Banda Sin Nombre. This performance will take place on Saturday, June 17, from 3 to 6 p.m. at TJPA’s Salesforce Park Main Plaza. Banda ...
Free Guided Sunset Photography Hike at La Honda Creek (Redwood City)
Saturday, June 17 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful photography hike at La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve, where you’ll experience the area’s sweeping views and gorgeous rolling grasslands! The preserve is over 6,100 acres, of which POST has contributed 5,200 acres. You will be guided by ...
“Munch Ado About Improv” 18+ Only Spontaneous Kinky Theatre (SF)
Saturday, June 17 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission but donations are greatly appreciated
| Wicked Grounds
We are The Fists of Improv, SF Eagle’s resident improv troupe! For Pride month, we are debuting our first Kinky Improvisational Theatre show, with a Vegas-worthy grand finale! We will be at Wicked Ground’s Annex, that’s up the stairs. *Photo Credit: https://linktr.ee/DJBvon Part of SF Eagle Players, an initiative ...
SF’s HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Saturday)
Saturday, June 17 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $10 advanced tickets or $15 at door without RSVP
| Neck of The Woods

It’s the return of San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night with HellaFunny and Funcheap at a HellaSecret comedy venue with easy access to BART. See a showcase of some of the Bay Area’s top comedians of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Afghan, and South Asian descent ...Every Saturday

FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows)

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...

“Comedians with Criminal Records” Live in SF (2023)
Saturday, June 17 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free w/ secret code FUNCHEAPGUEST. Limited comp tickets. Otherwise $5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP
| Mayes Oyster House

Comedians with Criminal Records has moved to The Function! SF’s first black-owned comedy club at 1414 Market Street – Get Tickets Crime is no laughing matter in San Francisco… unless it’s Comedians with Criminal Records – a unique showcase of professional comics who’ve had troubles ...

7:00 pm“Cat People” Comedy Show & Free Pizza | Oakland  $10
“Crazy Funny Asians” Comedy Showcase (SF)

Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs at SF’s brand new comedy club on Market St – ...Every Saturday

FREE TIX: 2023 Juneteenth “Black Laughs Matter” Comedy Festival Live in SF (June 16-17)
Saturday, June 17 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP (normally $15-20)
| Mayes Oyster House

All. Black. Comics. Need we say more? See “Black Laughs Matter” with some of the top rising Black comics the Bay Area has to offer as this special summer comedy showcase for Juneteenth. Black Laughs Matter – Juneteenth 2023 Friday & Saturday, June 16-17, 2023 ...

AT&T “Turn Up The Love” Tour Returns to SF for Pride (2023)
Saturday, June 17 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| AT&T Flagship Store (1 Powell)
You’re invited to connect to the greatest LGBTQ+ musicians this summer with our compliments. The AT&T Turn Up The Love Tour is coming back to San Francisco! The San Francisco flagship store at 1 Powell St will include performances by Wrabel, Gigi Perez and Coco & ...
“Fringe” Indie Music Video Party | Madrone Art Bar
Saturday, June 17 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free before 10 pm with RSVP on Facebook; otherwise, it's $5. 21+
| Madrone Art Bar

Fringe, the indie music video dance party, happens every third Saturday at Madrone Art Bar. Free before 10 pm with an RSVP; otherwise, it’s $5. DJs Blondie K and subOctave will spin your favorite indie music videos plus the latest remixes to create a buzz on the dance floor. ...

No Scrubs: ’90s Hip Hop and R&B Night (SF)
Saturday, June 17 – 10:30 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: $10*
*Get $5 off Tickets - Early Bird tickets $10 adv w/ code FUNCHEAP (otherwise $15-20). Two drink minimum
| Neck of The Woods

From TLC, to the Fresh Prince, to Kid ‘N Play to Usher We’re taking over San Francisco’s brand new venue “The Function” on Market Street with a killer new sound system, fully remodeled bar and the newest nightlife spot in San Francisco. No Scrubs: SF’s ...

11:59 pmSan Francisco Midnight Mystery Ride | SF  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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