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eBay Live at Pokémon XP (Jessie Square)
Saturday, August 29 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Jessie Square
eBay Live at Pokémon XP in Jessie Square features events for all kinds of Pokémon fans!
– Route ’96 Journey: Pick up a collector map and complete interactive stops around the experience to earn an exclusive eBay x Crave Collectibles Pokémon repack.
– Gem Gym: Put your ...
Free “Castro Carnival” Block Party: LGBTQ+ Art & Drag Shows (SF)
Saturday, August 29 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Noe Between Market & Beaver
Carnival Family Block Party
Saturday, August 29, 2026
12:00 PM 5:00 PM
You’re invited!
Join us Saturday August 29th for a vibrant Carnival Celebration at Noe and Market Street 12 PM to 5 PM.
You’re invited!
Join us Saturday August 29th for a vibrant celebration of community at Noe and Market Street 12 PM ...
Free Pokémon “Detective Pikachu” Outdoor Movie + Free Popcorn (Japantown SF)
Celebrate Pokémon fandom at an outdoor screening of Pokémon Detective Pikachu in San Francisco Japantown. The event takes place on Osaka Way and features free popcorn for the first 50 attendees. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and enjoy a family-friendly afternoon supporting local ...
3rd Annual Gospel Music In the Park (Brentwood)
Saturday, August 29 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Brentwood City Park
It’s that time again! The 3rd Annual Gospel Music in the Park is coming to Brentwood City Park on Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 1:00 PM–6:00 PM!
Hosted by True Free Love Ministries and Dream2b, this FREE community event is bringing together an incredible group of ...
SF Zine Picnic 2026: Make Art + Zines Outdoors (Yerba Buena Gardens)
Saturday, August 29 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
Join the annual SFZF Zine Picnic at Yerba Buena Gardens in Downtown San Francisco for an outdoor afternoon of zine-making, art, and community. All supplies and snacks are provided, and participants are encouraged to bring their own zines, art in progress, snacks to share, and ...
8th Annual Russian River “Real Neato” Music Fest in the Redwoods (2026)
>We are excited to bring you the 8th Annual Real Neato Music Festival on Saturday, August 29, 2026 from 2-10PM. at the Rio Nido Roadhouse in Guerneville, California.
This single-day festival takes place in West Sonoma County’s most picturesque setting—the Russian River Valley. Majestic coastal redwoods ...
10th Annual “Scumdance” Film Festival: Wild DIY Films (SF)
Saturday, August 29 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 10:45 pm |
Cost: $18 | The Lost Church
Now in our TENTH YEAR – Scumdance is a celebration of the weirdest and wildest micro-budget films from around the world!
Join us for a full day of movies made by punks, dirtbags, metalheads & oddballs – all united to unleash their unconventional creations on an ...
Poetry in the Parks: Poetry of Grief and Healing (Crissy Field)
Register for this free workshop, where you’ll create an original poem inspired by Crissy Field and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Led by acclaimed poet Jodie Hollander, the Poetry in the Parks: Share Your Voice workshops invite participants to slow down, observe the landscape, and ...
“The Giant Crane” Free Shipyard History Talk by Stacey Carter at the Shipyard Gallery (SF)
Hear the story of the giant crane at Hunters Point Shipyard at a free history talk by historian Stacey Carter at the Shipyard Gallery. The huge gantry crane has towered over the Shipyard since the 1940s and remains one of the most striking landmarks on ...
Free Utopia Workshop: Design Your Ideal City Block w/ Crayons (Oakland)
Saturday, August 29 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Lakeview Branch Library
Creating Utopia: designing an ideal society
Free 2-hour interactive workshop – August 29, 2:00-4:00
At Lakeview Public Library – 550 El Embarcadero, Oakland
Question: What should a truly livable city block look like?
Draw what you want, share your vision with others.
Assignment #1- draw a single city block where you would ...
Free “Sunnyvale Country Fest” 2026 at Cityline Redwood Square
Sunnyvale Country Fest at Cityline Redwood Square features live country music from the Chris Scoville Band, free line dance lessons, a free photo booth, giveaways, and family-friendly activities. Food from local vendors is available for purchase. Admission is free with RSVP; attendees are encouraged to ...
Union Square’s Free Outdoor Movie Night: “Pokémon: Detective Pikachu” (Aug. 2026)
Saturday, August 29 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Union Square Plaza
Union Square’s free summer outdoor movie series returns for a second season this summer with five nights of films, pre-show entertainment, and downtown movie nights under the stars. All screenings are free and take place in Union Square Plaza. Movies begin at sunset, with pre-show activities taking ...
“What the Hell Happened in SF?” Free Bay Area Dance-Theater (ODC Theater)
What the Hell Happened in San Francisco? (Bay Area Premiere)(2024) is an evening-length work of dance-theater wrestling with idealism, dreams, and disillusionment. Malinda LaVelle and Emmaly Wiederholt met in 2008 in San Francisco while trying to “make it” as contemporary dance artists. They burned that dream ...
FREE: SF’s Black-Owned Comedy Club: 2 Year Anniversary Shows (2026)
Legendary Bay Area comedian STROY MOYD (who has opened for Dave Chappelle, plus appeared on STARZ, ABC, NBC) headlines four shows to celebrate The Function’s second anniversary weekend. Be among the few to celebrate the 2 year anniversary of THE FUNCTION – San Francisco’s only ...
Yerba Buena Illuminated: Free 95-Ft Art Projection on Market Street
Saturday, August 29 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Humboldt Bank Building
San Francisco has officially turned a downtown building into a giant art projector. Yerba Buena Illuminated launched Tuesday, August 25, 2026 projecting giant digital artworks onto the historic Humboldt Bank Building at 785 Market St., at the top of Yerba Buena Lane. The massive projection ...
“Golden Gate Comedy Night” SF’s Most Intimate Comedy Club
See top comics you’d normally see at Punch Line, Cobbs and SF Sketchfest up close at intimate comedy club in the heart of downtown SF. Looking for a real San Francisco comedy experience? Golden Gate Comedy Night is your go-to show – a sharp, fast-moving showcase of the Bay ...
“Crazy Funny Asians” Free 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: 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 ...
2026 Free A Cappella Night: Live Campus Groups Return (UC Berkeley)
WELCOME BACK to A Cappella!!! This completely FREE show will feature music and audition information from the Berkeley a cappella groups you know and love. Check out the link in our website for more info. See you at Dwinelle 145, 7:30 PM on Saturday, August ...
“Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens)
Puff Puff Laugh is Back! And now we’re on Saturdays! HellaFunny is taking over one of SF’s premier cannabis lounges, Moe Greens, for a night of “Puff Puff Laugh.” That’s right… it’s the only comedy show in San Francisco where you can (legally in California) get high ...Every Saturday
$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
From the mild to the wild, all of us have guilty pleasures, moments of being bad, and the down right awful. Audiences submit written sins and secrets, and we weave a fully improvised comedy show. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. No one will know about the ...
$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Since 2011, San Francisco’s hottest improv show remains “Your Fucked Up Relationship.” — Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook ...
SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)
See the show the SF Chronicle calls one of 22 San Francisco things everyone must do! 50 weekends a year, the critically-acclaimed San Francisco Neo-Futurists present The Infinite Wrench, an attempt to perform 30 bite-sized plays in a frantic race against the clock, in an ...
Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p)
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
