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Saturday, July 8

SF’s Free “Japan Week” Gidayu Shamisen & Ozashiki Shamisen Workshop (Japantown)
Saturday, July 8 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 7:15 pm | Cost: FREE | Japantown East Mall, Studio Gen & Suite 505

Japan Week is a summer cultural festival featuring performances, workshops & demonstrations in San Francisco Japantown. Japan Week June 15-22, 2025 San Francisco Japantown Join us for our annual summer festival of Japanese arts and culture. Enjoy performances of taiko drumming, awa odori dance, Okinawan ...

SF’s “Summer of Music” 70+ Free Concerts in Nine Neighborhoods (Saturdays)
Saturday, July 8 – 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

2:00 pmCartoons and Crime (Berkeley)  FREE
2:00 pm“Sketchboard”: Figure Drawing Art Class & Live Music | SF  $5*
*Donation-based admission: $5-15
2:00 pm“Grant Levin Jazz Trio” Live in Chinatown (SF)  FREE*
*Purchase of tickets is voluntary and isn't required! Free admission for Funcheap readers! Just come in and enjoy free jazzy goodness and snacks!
San Francisco Mime Troupe’s “Breakdown” | San Jose
Saturday, July 8 – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
| St. James Park

The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe returns for its 2025 season with free and lively performances in park settings around the Bay Area. San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2025 Free political theater & music in parks around the Bay Area Various dates: July 4 ...

3:00 pm“Lordy Rodriguez: The Shape of Us” at Hosfelt Gallery (SF)  FREE*
*Free
SF Symphony’s “Ratatouille” Film w/ Live Orchestra (July 8-9)
Saturday, July 8 – 3:00 pm | Cost: $45 | Davies Symphony Hall
FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA: RATATOUILLE Sat, Jul 8 at 3:00pm – Tix start at $45 Sun, Jul 9 at 2:00pm – Tix start at $45 It’s an experience to savor as this Academy Award-winning film concert cooks up delectable moments again and again. Disney and Pixar’s Ratatouille plays ...
“Get Free” Hip Hop Dance Festival: Elements Day Party (2023)
Saturday, July 8 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Get Free is a hip hop dance festival, July 11-13, 2025, rooted in the artistry of freestyling, experimental battling, healing through community practices, and love for Black social dance and our Bay Area street community. This festival was formerly a weeklong and free, but it looks ...

Blankets & Blockbusters: “DC League of Super-Pets” (SF)
Saturday, July 8 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thrive City

This summer, check out Thrive City’s Blankets & Blockbusters! It’s movie night, and the stars are out! Thrive City invites you to B.Y.O. Blanket for the Bay Area’s biggest big screen experience. Take in a family favorite outdoors, and explore the interactive kids zone featuring ...

“SF Summer Renaissance” SoMa Rooftop DJ Party
Saturday, July 8 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $10 | Rooftop in Soma
Soundproof, Ezra, and Salon are thrilled to host a day party at Ezra’s famous SOMA rooftop, offering SF’s skyline as a backdrop, a groovy ambiance, and the talents of six home-grown SF DJs spinning tracks across genres. You’ll be immersed in SF’s vibrant culture and ...
5:00 pmOakland Spiders vs Portland Nitro: Pro Ultimate Frisbee  $21*
*Kids 12+Under free admission
5:00 pmHollywood New Movie “Sight” Free Pre Screening w/ Popcorn + Drink (Campbell)  FREE*
*Drink and popcorn provide for free. RSVP required. Age: 15+
5:00 pm“Pictures of You” Art Show at The Lab (SF)  FREE*
*Free
FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (6p + 8p 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 ...

6:00 pm5 Year Anniversary + Bay Area Makeup Awards at SF’s Metreon  $55*
*General Admission to the event + 1 welcome drink & scrumptious bites & a gift from us!
CANCELLED: “A Room with a View” Berkeley Summer Outdoor Theater in the Park (July 8)
Saturday, July 8 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No reservation required
| John Hinkel Park

Come have a picnic in the park with us and enjoy a classic love-story! This summer, Actors Ensemble of Berkeley will be bringing a new adaptation of E.M. Forster’s beloved novel, “A Room with a View”, to the John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre Saturdays/Sundays July 1st ...Every Sunday

7:00 pmiLa Minori Summer Tour 2023 at Bazaar Cafe  FREE
Tamale Lady Day 2023 (Alameda)
Saturday, July 8 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Fireside Lounge
Saturday July 8 at The Fireside, Alameda Celebrating Tamale Lady Day 2023! Live music by the Goat Family https://www.facebook.com/thegoatfamily Movies: “Our Lady of Tamale” A Rocumentary about Virginia Ramos The Tamale Lady SF “Bloodbath- A documentary about Elizabeth McGrath” (Sneak pre release!) “Meter maid me mad” “Meter maid me massacre” And more by Cecil ...
SF’s HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Saturday)
Saturday, July 8 – 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

7:00 pmAuthor: Book Launch: Anhvu Buchanan’s The Peeling of a Name (SF)  FREE*
*Free
“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

“Comedians with Criminal Records” Live in SF (2023)
Saturday, July 8 – 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 ...

8:30 pmSaturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF  FREE
Oakland’s Free Outdoor Movie Night: “Back To The Future” | Jack London Square
Saturday, July 8 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square

Cozy up on the waterfront this summer with free outdoor screenings of Hollywood blockbuster favorites every Saturday evening on the Jack London Square Marina Lawn. Bring a blanket, lawn chair and some take out from any of your favorite Jack London Square restaurants. 2023 Waterfront ...

SF’s Sutro Tower Epic “Sea of Lights” Laser Show (2023)
Saturday, July 8 – 8:35 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm | Cost: FREE | Sutro Tower

Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know about a brand new illuminated laser art piece called “loveAbove” from Illuminate – the same people who brought you the Bay Lights and the rainbow lasers above Market Street. The lights, streaming up through Sutro Tower, should be ...

Free, All-Ages ’80s Dance Party at Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley)
Saturday, July 8 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free and All Ages
| Sweetwater Music Hall
Free 80’s Dance Party with DJ Troubleman at Sweetwater Music Hall – 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 | 415-388-3850 | Wheelchair Accessible |  www.sweetwatermusichall.com | info@swmh.com Doors: 8 pm | Show: 9 pm | All Ages | No tickets required More information: https://sweetwatermusichall.com/event/80s-night-w-dj-troubleman-2/ Last one ...
9:00 pm“FirstClass: Departure” DJ Saturday Nights | Oakland  FREE
No Scrubs: ’90s Hip Hop and R&B Night (SF)
Saturday, July 8 – 10:30 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: $5*
*Get $5 off Tickets - Early Bird tickets $5 adv w/ code FUNCHEAP (otherwise $10-15). 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 ...

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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