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Thursday, August 6

Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum
Thursday, August 6 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission to galleries. Film programs are excluded. No advanced tickets required, but subject to capacity limits
 | Berkeley Art Museum/ Pacific Film Archive
Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum
SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals
Thursday, August 6 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Residents of the nine Bay Area counties are invited to spend a day at the museum on us
SFMOMA's "Free First Thursdays" Free Museum Day for Locals
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Friday, August 7

Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
Friday, August 7 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free from 9-10am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; otherwise non-resident admission is $12 - $16 depending on the season. San Francisco residents are always free with valid ID
Japanese Tea Garden's Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
History Museum: Free First Fridays (Redwood City)
Friday, August 7 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | San Mateo County History Museum
History Museum: Free First Fridays (Redwood City)
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)
Friday, August 7 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | North Beach
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)
“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
Friday, August 7 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Most outdoor activities and entertainment is free and open to the public from 5-9pm. Regular Museum applies to enter the galleries
"Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid" Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
Oakland Art Murmur (First Fridays Art Walk)
Friday, August 7 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Oakland: Broadway/Telegraph Cooridor
Oakland Art Murmur (First Fridays Art Walk)
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Saturday, August 8

MoAD: Museum of the African Diaspora Free Museum Day (SF)
Saturday, August 8 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Museum of the African Diaspora
MoAD: Museum of the African Diaspora Free Museum Day (SF)
“Sketchboard”: Figure Drawing Art Class & Live Music | SF
Saturday, August 8 – 2:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*Donation-based admission: $5-15
 | The Red Victorian
Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF
Saturday, August 8 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF
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Sunday, August 9

Golden Gate Park Band’s Symphony in the Park: Music for Kids
Sunday, August 9 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome.
 | Spreckels Temple of Music
Golden Gate Park Band's Symphony in the Park: Music for Kids
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)
Sunday, August 9 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)
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Tuesday, August 11

San Francisco Botanical Garden’s Free Day (2nd Tuesdays)
Tuesday, August 11 – 7:30 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free on the 2nd Tuesday of the month; on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and daily from 7:30-9 am. Free for SF residents daily
San Francisco Botanical Garden's Free Day (2nd Tuesdays)
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Wednesday, August 12

Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Wednesday, August 12 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
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Thursday, August 13

Brazil in the Gardens: Alexandre Ribeiro & Alessandro Penezzi (Yerba Buena Gardens)
Thursday, August 13 – 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens - Esplanade
Brazil in the Gardens: Alexandre Ribeiro & Alessandro Penezzi (Yerba Buena Gardens)

Date: Thu, Aug 13
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Venue: Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA + Google Map Phone: (415) 543-1718
Every summer some of Brazil’s greatest musicians gather in the redwoods of Cazadero for California Brazil Camp, and every season …

Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library
Thursday, August 13 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Public Library, Latino/Hispanic Room, Lower Level
Shame Cave Comedy Show: A Shameful Yet Shameless Night | SF
Thursday, August 13 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Hill Saloon
Shame Cave Comedy Show: A Shameful Yet Shameless Night | SF
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Friday, August 14

“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
Friday, August 14 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Most outdoor activities and entertainment is free and open to the public from 5-9pm. Regular Museum applies to enter the galleries
"Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid" Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
SF’s “Chinatown Night Market” 2026 (Every Second Friday)
Friday, August 14 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Chinatown (Grant Ave.)
SF's "Chinatown Night Market" 2026 (Every Second Friday)
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Saturday, August 15

“Science@Cal”: Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley
Saturday, August 15 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE
"Science@Cal": Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley
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Sunday, August 16

Golden Gate Park Band’s Symphony in the Park: Hungarian Culture
Sunday, August 16 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome.
 | Spreckels Temple of Music
Golden Gate Park Band's Symphony in the Park: Hungarian Culture
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Wednesday, August 19

Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Wednesday, August 19 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
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Friday, August 21

Castro Night Market 2026 (March – Sept)
Friday, August 21 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 18th and Castro
Castro Night Market 2026 (March - Sept)
“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
Friday, August 21 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Most outdoor activities and entertainment is free and open to the public from 5-9pm. Regular Museum applies to enter the galleries
"Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid" Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
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Saturday, August 22

SFMOMA’s New 75,000 Floating Kites Canopy Debuts
Saturday, August 22 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free to view
SFMOMA's New 75,000 Floating Kites Canopy Debuts

75,000 hand-built kites are coming to San Francisco and you can walk right under them for free.

A massive new installation, Jacob Hashimoto: Giant Arc, is transforming the free public Roberts Family Gallery at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art into a floating canopy of …