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Events for May 1, 2024

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Wednesday, May 1

Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)

The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Wednesday

“Pay What You Can” Wednesday at SF’s Museum of Craft and Design
Wednesday, May 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Pay What You Can. Visitors are welcome to pay what they can every Wednesday
| Museum of Craft and Design

There’s no better time to visit the Museum of Craft and Design than on their Free First Thursdays. Committed to making art, craft, and design accessible to everyone, the Museum of Craft and Design is free on the first Thursday of every month. Museum of ...Monthly

Bay Area Dance Week 2024 w/ 150+ Free Events (April 26 – May 5)
Wednesday, May 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Various Locations

From April 25 to May 4th, enjoy 10 days of free dance events (classes, workshops, performances, open rehearsals, and more) happening all over the Bay Area. Watch inspiring artists, practice your favorite style, or discover a new groove. Visit the Bay Area Dance Week Hub ...

Bay Area Discovery Museum: Free Admission Day (Sausalito)
Wednesday, May 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Admission is free to Bay Area residents. Must show proof of residency (photo ID or piece of mail) in one of the nine Bay Area counties.
| Bay Area Discovery Museum (Fort Baker)

The Bay Area Discovery Museum is a one-of-a-kind indoor and outdoor children’s museum at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Museum is the only children’s museum in the U.S. to be located in a national park and is known for its emphasis on creativity through ...

11:00 amFree Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)  FREE
11:00 amOakland’s “The Bookmark Bookstore” Moving Sale w/ 50% Off (May 1-12)  FREE
SF’s GLBT History Museum: Free First Wednesday

Located in SF’s Castro District, the GLBT Historical Society Museum is the first full-scale, stand-alone museum of its kind in the United States. The museum celebrates 100 years of the city’s vast queer past through dynamic exhibitions and programming. Normally, admission is $10, but on ...Monthly

Ranch First Wednesday Open Community Day | Napa

Come and walk-in every first Wednesday of every month from 3-5 pm in the spring, summer and fall, and from 2-4 pm in the winter. Ranch First Wednesday Open Community Day Every First Wednesday Connolly Ranch, 3141 Browns Valley Road, Napa FREE (RSVP requested but not required) $5 ...Monthly

“The Wyatt Act” International Workers’ Day Celebration & Concert (Golden Gate Park)
Wednesday, May 1 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free!
| Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
May Day May Day!!! Free live music by The Wyatt Act, Taco Mosh, Like Planes at the Bandshell in beautiful Golden Gate Park! International Workers’ Day Celebration!
Cat Pilates (Purrlates) with 20+ Adorable Cats (SF’s Cat Cafe)

San Francisco’s only Cat Cafe hosts their mew Purrlates class in their cat lounge with 20+ cats on select Wednesday and Friday evenings. Each class lasts around 30-40 minutes, giving you time to mingle with cats, sip on a glass of sparkling wine (Friday nights ...

5:00 pm“I Survived the Atomic Bomb”: Pedro Arrupe’s Japan (USF)  FREE*
*https://www.usfca.edu/event/i-survived-atomic-bomb-pedro-arrupes-japan/11051238
50¢ Wing Wednesdays at Westwood (SF)
Wednesday, May 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*50 cent wings! Minimum of 6 wings (range of flavors) with a drink purchase.
| Westwood
6:00 pm“Wiener Wednesday” Free Hot Dog Night at Rye (SF)  FREE*
*Every Wednesday, Free Hot Dogs with every Hornitos Cocktail purchase
6:00 pm“Safe Words” Comedy & Hot Dogs | SF  FREE*
*Donation-based admission
6:00 pmBoombox Happy Hour at Pop’s Bar (SF)  FREE*
*It is free all night.
“South Side Beer Ride” Free Monthly Brewery Shuttle | SF
Wednesday, May 1 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Shuttle is Free. Beer for purchase.
| Triple Voodoo Brewery

Free hop on/hop off brewery shuttle. Start at any of the eight participating breweries, then hop on any one of three vans running approximately every 30 minutes.  First Wednesdays Free Beer Shuttle Every 1st Wednesday | 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm Speakeasy Brewery, 1195 Evans ...Monthly

6:30 pmDrink & Draw Art Event & Raffle | The Knockout  FREE
6:30 pmIntro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | SF  FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required.
7:00 pmBlack Hammer’s Free “Hopped Up” Trivia Night (Every Wednesday)  FREE
FREE Oakland “HellaSecret” Comedy Show (Wednesday Nights)

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 ...

“Opera Cocktales” May Queens and Kings at Martuni’s (SF)
Wednesday, May 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with Cocktail purchase
| Martuni's Piano Bar
Greetings Opera Cocktales Fans, Friends and Family!! From what we understand, in the traditions of the British Isles the May Queen or Queen of May is the personification of the May Day holiday and represents the coming of the springtime growing season. She often has a ...
7:00 pmSolo: A Show About Friendship (From This American Life)  $18*
*Promocode GABE at checkout for $7 off (normally $25)
“The Wizard of Oz” Film w/ Live Orchestra from San Francisco Symphony
Wednesday, May 1 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $69 | Davies Symphony Hall
Lights, Camera, Music!: Watch favorite films on the big screen at Davies Symphony Hall as the scores are performed live by the SF Symphony. The SF Symphony delivers a sweeping orchestral backing to the beloved story of young farm girl Dorothy as she follows the Yellow ...
7:30 pm“Wolfman Jeff Trivia” Night at SF’s Willkommen Beer Garden (Every Wednesday)  FREE
7:30 pmHometown Free Comedy Night & Happy Hour | Emeryville  FREE*
*Free with an RSVP
$2 Taco Night + Happy Hour Comedy at Skylark (SF)
Wednesday, May 1 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required. 2 drink minimum. 21+
| Skylark Bar

Join us for a night of laughter featuring Bay Area’s top rising comics! We showcase comedians that have been on Netflix, Comedy Central, Amazon, HBO… so come through and you may see the next big thing! HaHaHappy Hour Comedy at Skylark $5 beer, $2 tacos ...

Free Tix: “HellaSecret” SF Outdoor Comedy Night & Secret Beer Garden (Marina)

We’ve got a new covered secret beer garden to introduce you to for HellaSecret – a new series of pop-up live outdoor 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 ...

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