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Events for July 8, 2023

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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

A cultural festival featuring performances, workshops/demonstrations in San Francisco Japantown. Presented by GenRyu Arts in association with East and West Japan Center Mall. Japan Day Festival SUNDAY, July 9, 2023 12:00-5:00pm three stages at the Peace Plaza stage, Japan Center East Mall (2nd floor), and ...

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 continues its 2023 season with more free and lively performances in park settings around the Bay Area with their 2023 new musical “Breakdown” San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2023 Free political theater & music in parks all over ...

3:00 pm“Lordy Rodriguez: The Shape of Us” at Hosfelt Gallery (SF)  FREE*
*Free
“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 free weeklong hip hop dance festival 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 offers an opening showcase, 20 dance classes, 2 panels, ...

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 ...
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 pm“Pictures of You” Art Show at The Lab (SF)  FREE*
*Free
5:00 pmHollywood New Movie “Sight” Free Pre Screening w/ Popcorn + Drink (Campbell)  FREE*
*Drink and popcorn provide for free. RSVP required. Age: 15+
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

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!
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 San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night at a great new comedy club at Neck of the Woods with HellaFunny and Funcheap. *Special Sept. 30, 2023 Special Location SAVOY TIVOLI in North Beach! Come hang at North Beach staple, Savoy Tivoli – a 117-year-old ...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. Don’t miss our Special LATE 9PM SHOW on Saturday, October ...Every Saturday

7:00 pmiLa Minori Summer Tour 2023 at Bazaar Cafe  FREE
“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

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 with the law in the past. In addition to an hilarious comedy set, you’ll also hear the back-story of the comedian ...

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 ...
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 ...
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 Neck of the Woods, an awesome nightclub on Clement Street that was recently completely remodeled in 2021 with a killer new sound system, new lighting and new dance ...Every Saturday

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