Events for August 23, 2025
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Saturday, August 23
Free Summer Backyard Bash w/ Games + Outdoor Movies (SF)
The Crossing’s Annual Summer Party is Back!
Sports and movies on jumbo screens, pickleball courts, soccer fields, cornhole and lawn games, a full bar and food court—The Crossing is Downtown’s Backyard, and what better way is there to celebrate summer than with an epic backyard bash?
Our ...
Free “Castro Carnival” Block Party: LGBTQ+ Art & Drag Shows (SF)
You’re invited!
Join us Saturday August 23rd for a vibrant celebration of community at Noe and Market Street 12 PM to 5 PM.
Featuring:
• LGBTQ+ Artists
• Music
• Drag Performances
This family-friendly (FREE) event is hosted by the Castro Merchants and is a great way to support local.
Come be ...
| 12:00 pm | Dungeons and Dragons Tournament (SF) | $50 |
“MakeArt Family Day” at SF’s Museum of Craft and Design (August 2025)
Make Art Family Day: Buttons On! and A Roadmap to Stardust!
This August, dive into summer fun on a Saturday afternoon packed with hands-on gallery activities for all ages!
MakeArt Family Day at the Museum of Craft and Design (MCD) invites visitors of all ages to experience ...
SF’s Free “Love Letters to Dolores” Celebration in the Park (Dolores Park)
Save the date! For our Love Letters to Dolores event
Join LoveDolores to write your own love letter to the park. Come solo or with a friend! Music, picnic blankets, cards, and markers provided. There will also be exclusive LoveDolores merch giveaways🤭
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“All the Way Live SF” Hip Hop Dance Festival + Dance Battles (2025)
All The Way Live Foundation, in partnership with Civic Center CBD and Creative Grounds, is thrilled to announce the return of Hip Hop on the Plaza, a summer series of free, all-ages events celebrating the rich history and diverse artistry of Hip Hop dance in ...
Duboce ParkJam 2025: Free Concert + Picnic Day (SF)
Friends of Duboce park is hosting its third Duboce ParkJam on Saturday, August 23 from 12 to 5 PM. This free event brings live music to Duboce Park with performances from five local musical groups, including
Misunderstood @misunderstoodband
Olive Pants @olivesingssongs
Middle Dog @middledogmusic
Lightning Made Rhinos
UNAMAZ @unamazmusic
Bring your ...
SF’s “Fern Alley Music Series” feat. Brad Nofal and Friends
Welcome to the Fern Alley Music Series! Established in 2023, the Fern Alley Music Series has quickly become a beloved community event, celebrating music, art, and culture in the heart of the Lower Polk. Experience the Fern Alley Music Series—where music, art, and community ...
Free “Rising Seas” Outdoor Climate Art + Dance Series (Alameda)
Connecting culture and climate awareness in creative and engaging ways, Rhythmix Rising Seas presents a free, outdoor series, May through August, transforming Alameda’s waterfront parks with live music, dance, and theater.
Enjoy the theatrics of the “Climate Detective from the Future”, directed by Jeff Raz, as he looks for ...
$5 for 2: California Pisco Tasting & Distillery Tour (Pacifica)
Try the Tripp Distillery’s California PISCO tasting where two people can try PISCO, whiskey, gin, and more for just $5 ($2.50 each)! Visit the award winning Tripp Distillery and try our California PISCO, Whisky, Rum, Gin, and other fun spirits while watching whales migrate across ...
Free 1000 Van Ness Movie Ticket for “Dead to Right” (Pick up Free Ticket in Chinatown)
Notes: Free movie tickets for ” Dead to Right” !
Cinemas: Apple Cinemas Van Ness (1000 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco)
Date & Time: 8/23/25 Saturday 1:00 pm or 3:30 pm
Must pick up the ticket at Chinatown Visitor Information Center in person. One ticket per person.
Free “Pancho Villa” Book Launch + Filipino Boxing Showcase & Free Food (SF)
Join us for the premiere launch event for our new book: Pancho Villa: World Champion, 1923, at Sentro Filipino in San Francisco.
In 1923, Filipino boxer Francisco “Pancho Villa” Guilledo shattered expectations by becoming the first Asian flyweight world champion. This historic triumph not only ignited the ...
Free “Chocolate Chip Cookie Festival” w/ Tastings (Palo Alto)
The Museum of American Heritage is excited to announce our upcoming family event, the Chocolate Chip Cookie Festival! This free event will be hosted at our location at 351 Homer Avenue in Palo Alto and will feature milk, cookie tasting, and historic games. Bring your ...
Bay FC vs. Washington Spirit: Epic Soccer Match (Oracle Park)
Bay FC is headed to Oracle Park to face the Washington Spirit on August 23! Experience an immersive day of soccer in the heart of San Francisco with breathtaking views of the Bay and a matchup featuring standout players like Asisat Oshoala, Trinity Rodman, Abby ...
Free Tribal Music + Dance: “Rising Seas” (Alameda)
Experience the joyful and unifying power of tribal Philippine polyrhythmic percussion, song and dance. Performing the pre-colonial music and dance of Mindanao, Southern Philippines, the Manilatown Ancestral Ensemble weaves stories from indigenous perspectives on the effects of and solutions for climate change.
2-for-1 Distillery Tour & Whiskey Tasting at Tripp Distillery (Pacifica)
Unfortunately Tripp Distillery has closed as of October 30, 2025. 🥃 Dive into the spirited world of Tripp Distillery with this exclusive Groupon deal that’s bound to elevate your weekends! 🌟 Embark on a tantalizing journey with a Distillery Tour and Tasting for two (whiskey ...
| 1:00 pm | Free “Back to School” Pet Photo Shoot + Meet Adoptables (Walnut Creek) | FREE* *No reservations needed.
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SF’s First-Ever Free Techno w/ Tuncate (Salesforce Park)
Free Techno will be welcoming LA Techno stalwart Truncate for our FIRST EVER activation at Salesforce Park on August 23rd!
David Flores (Truncate) is well known for his pivotal role in shaping the Los Angeles techno world since the early 2000’s. He’s no stranger to performing ...
| 2:00 pm | “Just Be Happy” Roller-Skating Solo Clown Show (SF) | $17.85* *This is the cost for a single ticket when purchased through Eventbrite
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SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival World Premiere “Sammay: The Way Home is an Upwards Spiral” (2025)
SAMMAY: the way home is an upwards spiral – World Premiere
Sat, Aug 23 | 2pm – 3:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
A dazzling, array of kinetic street dance idioms transforms the Gardens into a liberated movement zone with ...
Free Rooftop Techno Party w/ Truncate (Salesforce Park)
Free Techno will be welcoming LA dance music stalwart Truncate for the first ever techno focused activation at Salesforce Park on August 23rd! This show is free of charge for the public and is intended to be enjoyed by community members from all walks of ...
SF’s “Pier Party” at Fisherman’s Wharf: Free Summer Concert Series (Aug. 23)
Are You Ready to Come Rock the Dock? Fisherman’s Wharf Presents “Pier Party at the Wharf” Summer Concert Series Running every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 3-7 PM until the end of September, this concert series kicks off on June 14, 2025! Get ready to ...
Every Saturday
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
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
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
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
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 ...
