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Saturday, May 11

SF’s Spring 2024 “Padel in the Park” Festival (Embarcadero Plaza)
Saturday, May 11 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP on Eventbrite
| Park Padel
SF's Spring 2024 "Padel in the Park" Festival (Embarcadero Plaza)
Spring into action with Padel in the Park! This grand springtime event transforms Park Padel in Embarcadero Plaza into a padel paradise. Exhibition Match: Witness the skill and intensity of top padel players. Tournament: Sign up ahead of time for round-robin tournament. DJ Booth: Get pumped with the best beats by ...
2024 Marin Open Studios w/ 260+ Artists: Weekend Two (May 11-12)
Saturday, May 11 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*This event is free and open to the public
| Marin Open Studios
2024 Marin Open Studios w/ 260+ Artists: Weekend Two (May 11-12)

Returning for its 31st year is the annual Marin Open Studios (MOS). For two weekends, art lovers from across the Bay Area are invited to visit art studios all over Marin County for a self-guided tour to meet the artists, enjoy their portfolio of artwork ...

“Grace’s Universe” Drag Queen Story Hour at The Sanctuary (Oakland
Saturday, May 11 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free All Are Welcome!!!
| The Sanctuary
"Grace’s Universe" Drag Queen Story Hour at The Sanctuary (Oakland
Welcome to Grace’s Universe Drag Queen Story Hour at The Sanctuary! For Mother’s Day Weekend, The Sanctuary, the only 100% sustainable Black queer woman owned apothecary, apparel, home decor boutique in the Bay Area, is hosting Tunita James, a Barnes & Noble Press Bestselling LGBTQIA Children’s book author ...
MoAD: Museum of the African Diaspora Free Museum Day (SF)
Saturday, May 11 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Museum of the African Diaspora
MoAD: Museum of the African Diaspora Free Museum Day (SF)

Join us every Second Saturday for Thrive @ MoAD Community Day with free admission to all our exhibitions. Across the globe, museums are increasingly being recognized as having an important role to play in promoting personal and social well-being in partnership with the healthcare industry. ...Monthly

SF’s Free “Y for Youth” Community Festival (Crane Cove Park)
Saturday, May 11 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE GENERAL ADMISSION We are thrilled to offer free admission to Y for Youth. Register your party here to be automatically entered into a raffle to win a fun prize. While we are ensuring that this event is free for our entire community to enjoy, we encourage and gratefully accept tax-deductible donations to make this possible and support the critical programs and services throughout the Bay Area. Your support is invaluable in empowering our youth and ensuring they have access to the tools they need to thrive. SUGGESTED DONATION LEVELS $100 - Provides supplies for after school STEAM enrichment program $50 - Provides one sponsorship for a camper to create lifelong memories at day camp during a school day off. $25 - Provides healthy after school snacks for 50 students per week. VIP EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE For an elevated experience and to further support the Y, join us for the VIP Experience. The VIP Experience includes: All-day access to our covered VIP tent, including: Luxurious VIP lounge seating and private restrooms Complimentary Food & Drinks Certified child-care Experience an exclusive Y for Youth Program from 5:00 - 6:45 pm Receive an exclusive VIP gift Mingle at our cocktail hour meet & greet with our Main Stage Headliners & Honoree Inspirational Keynote Speaker with a special performance by YMCA Youth Enjoy our headliners from some of the best seats in the house Reserved seating at the Main Stage for our Youth Headliners: Alphabet Rockers Reserved seating at the Main Stage for our Festival Headliners: Con Brio
| Crane Cove Park
SF's Free "Y for Youth" Community Festival (Crane Cove Park)
Welcome to the Y for Youth Community Festival! Come join us for a day of fun, music, and community at Crane Cove Park. This event is all about celebrating and empowering our youth. From live performances to interactive workshops, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. So ...
Rockridge Market Hall “Indie Food Fest” Tasting Event (Oakland)
Saturday, May 11 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Rockridge Market Hall
Rockridge Market Hall "Indie Food Fest" Tasting Event (Oakland)
Join us at Rockridge Market Hall for an afternoon with some of our favorite independent artisan food makers from across the nation. This marketwide food festival will feature tastings of cheese, charcuterie, olive oil and more from Arawak Farm, Le Bon Garçon, Burlap & Barrel, ...
Haas-Lilienthal House Tours of Historic 1886 Victorian (May 11-Sept. 21)
Saturday, May 11 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: $10*
*Walk ups accepted, space limited
| Haas-Lilienthal House
Haas-Lilienthal House Tours of Historic 1886 Victorian (May 11-Sept. 21)
2024 Guided Tours of the Haas-Lilienthal House will take place on select Saturdays from May 11 to September 21 at 12 noon, 1:00 p.m., and 2:00 p.m. $10 for the general public, free for SF Heritage members. Space is limited, so reserve early.
“May Madness” San Rafael 34th Anniversary Classic Car Parade
Saturday, May 11 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Downtown San Rafael
"May Madness" San Rafael 34th Anniversary Classic Car Parade
Saturday, May 11, 2024 – Noon to 6pm – Downtown San Rafael, 34th Anniversary Classic Car Display and Parade
SF’s “Little Saigon” AAPI Month Street Party (2024)
Saturday, May 11 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Little Saigon
SF's "Little Saigon" AAPI Month Street Party (2024)
Join the Tenderloin Merchants Association as we celebrate in Little Saigon for our AAPI Month Festival from 12-6 PM at 730 Larkin Street. This event is free to attend, and we will have cultural performances, free food, and an assortment of local vendors to support! We ...
Free Beginners Parkour Class (UC Berkeley)
Saturday, May 11 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mulford Hall (UC Berkeley)
The Beginner’s Class is geared towards first timers, and lasts 1.5 hours. The emphasis will be on controlled progression and will cover: philosophy of parkour, training, conditioning and safety tips, and basic movements such as vaults, landings and rolls. Taking photos/videos at this session is discouraged.     – Please ...
Hawaiian May Day Festival 2024 (Hayward)
Saturday, May 11 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free for all
| Downtown Hayward (B Street and Main Street)
Hawaiian May Day Festival 2024 (Hayward)
We are back in Hayward for the third consecutive year, celebrating Hawaiian May Day 2024! This FREE family-friendly event is hosted by the Kumu Hula Association of Northern California, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, dedicated to perpetuating Native Hawaiian and Polynesian culture through arts, language, music, and ...
Mill Valley Music Festival 2024 (May 11-12)
Saturday, May 11 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: $149*
*Discount for Seniors & Teens
| Friends Field South
Mill Valley Music Festival 2024 (May 11-12)
Get ready…Mill Valley Music Festival returns to Friends Field on May 11-12, 2024! This year’s festival boasts an amazing lineup featuring indie legends Fleet Foxes and jam-band favorites Greensky Bluegrass alongside other prominent acts such as Thee Sacred Souls, Margo Price, St. Paul & The Broken ...
Shakespeare on Tour Presents As You Like It (SF Main Library)
Saturday, May 11 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, no registration necessary.
| Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library
Shakespeare on Tour Presents As You Like It (SF Main Library)
Join Rosalind, Orlando, Celia, and Touchstone as they escape to the forest of Arden in Shakespeare’s antic comedy focusing on love, loss and redemption. With a hilarious love triangle, mistaken identities and an exciting wrestling match, this production is sure to delight. Featuring one of ...
Roundtable Reading: Freddie vs. the Family Curse by Tracy Badua
Saturday, May 11 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: $14*
*Included with admission: Free for kids 18 and under and for one adult per child 13 and under
| Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive
Roundtable Reading: Freddie vs. the Family Curse by Tracy Badua
While other people may have bad days, Freddie Ruiz and his family are truly cursed. He’s learned to lay low and keep himself out of trouble, which means no fun, no friends, and no risks! But when he discovers a family heirloom, a century-old amulet ...
Springlicious 2024 Drag Fundraiser for Glide Pride Team (SF)
Saturday, May 11 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*Wheelchair Accessible. Cash Bar and Tacos on Site. Open to All guests age 21 and up
| The Great Northern
Springlicious 2024 Drag Fundraiser for Glide Pride Team (SF)
Springlicious 2024 @ The Great Northern Springlicious is an evening of amazing drag performances as a fundraiser for Glide Pride Team, a community group of Glide Memorial Church.  $20 General Admission.  3 PM Mixer, 4 PM Show, 6 to 8 PM Dance Party, Saturday May 11, ...
Laura Mitsu Artist Talk
Saturday, May 11 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 2358MRKT
Laura Mitsu Artist Talk
Please join us as artist, Laura Mitsu goes indepth about her work, process, and her most recent work from her solo exhibition, Poetic Abstraction. Open to the public and all are welcome to come to 2358MRKT gallery May 11th, Saturday 3-4 pm Doors open at 2:30 pm Artist ...
Queers Bonfire Night at Ocean Beach (SF)
Saturday, May 11 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $1*
*Sliding scale $1-$20
| Ocean Beach (Balboa)
✨ Come join us for a night of good music, games, and community at Ocean Beach. Get ready to gather around the fire, roast some marshmallows or whatever your heart desires. Connect with fellow queer women & LGBTQA2+. Whether you’re from the Bay or visiting. Come ...
The Dinner Detective Comedy Mystery Dinner Show (SF)
Saturday, May 11 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: $114.95 | The Marker Hotel San Francisco
The Dinner Detective Comedy Mystery Dinner Show (SF)
America’s largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner theatre show is now playing! Solve a hilarious mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect ...
Duboce Park Free Outdoor Movie Night w/ Star Wars Rogue One (SF)
Saturday, May 11 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Duboce Park
Duboce Park Free Outdoor Movie Night w/ Star Wars Rogue One (SF)
Outdoor Movie Night returns to Duboce Park on Saturday, May 11, 2024 with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. (please note the original date 5/4/24 was moved due to weather) The movie begins at 8 p.m. on the upper lawn with local a local band, Pistachio ...
SF’s HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Saturday)
Saturday, May 11 – 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
SF's HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Saturday)

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

Mozart Requiem (San Francisco City Chorus)
Saturday, May 11 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $20 | Calvary Presbyterian Church
Mozart Requiem (San Francisco City Chorus)
The San Francisco City Chorus presents Mozart’s masterful Requiem, a Handel organ concerto, and two choral gems of the 20th century. After twenty-six storied years with the San Francisco City Chorus, Larry Marietta will take his final bows as Artistic Director at our Spring 2024 Concert. ...
Duniya African Band w/ Free Drink (Bissap Baobab SF)
Saturday, May 11 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $10*
*entry gets you a free drink too
| Bissap Baobab SF
Duniya African Band w/ Free Drink (Bissap Baobab SF)
Duniya features the music of Mali played in a modern band setting. Come check it out!

Sunday, May 12

Mother’s Day Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile (SF)
Sunday, May 12 – 9:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset)
Mother's Day Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile (SF)

Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday

SF’s Mother’s Day Flea Market (Inner Sunset)
Sunday, May 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission: All Welcome
| Inner Sunset
SF's Mother's Day Flea Market (Inner Sunset)

The Inner Sunset Flea is a grassroots-organized flea market, occurring every second Sunday in the heart of San Francisco’s Inner Sunset neighborhood. The Flea features over 30 resident, artisan, nonprofit, and local business vendors as well as food, activities, and more. The Flea has doubled ...Monthly

“The Fillmore Eclipse” Immersive SF Theater Experience (Extended thru May 26)
Sunday, May 12 – 2:30 pm - Ends at 4:30 pm | Cost: $50*
*$30 tickets for students and artists, $80 for VIP with reserved table and 1 drink
| Honey Arts Studio
“The Fillmore Eclipse” Immersive SF Theater Experience (Extended thru May 26)

The Fillmore Eclipse is brand new limited-run immersive theater project set in the Fillmore Jazz scene of the 1950s. New Dates Added! Due to sell outs, this event has been extended through Memorial Day Weekend. See NEW dates below. Step into the Fillmore Eclipse for a ...

FREE: Oakland “HellaSecret” Comedy Show (Sunday)
FREE: Oakland "HellaSecret" Comedy Show (Sunday)

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 ...

Secret Mother’s Day Guest List: Cobb’s Free Comedy Nights (May 12)
Secret Mother's Day Guest List: Cobb's Free Comedy Nights (May 12)

Cobb’s Comedy Club has a secret guestlist for a handpicked group of shows at SF’s biggest comedy club. Every month they handpick some of SF’s top local comedians to showcase for you – often with credits like SF Sketchfest, NBC, Comedy Central and more. Secret ...

Free Tix: “Laff Baked” Sunday Night Cannabis Comedy Show (2024)
Sunday, May 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| Mission Cannabis Club
Free Tix: "Laff Baked" Sunday Night Cannabis Comedy Show (2024)

Spend Sunday night getting high (and laughing) with us. San Francisco’s Mission Cannabis Club features a beautiful lounge that is safe and clean for people to consume cannabis flower, prerolls, vapes, and edibles. Consume in comfort and sink into their dreamy leather booths or find ...Every Sunday

“Crazy Funny Asians” Sunday Night Comedy Showcase (SF)
"Crazy Funny Asians" Sunday Night 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. Free tickets for the first 100 people to RSVP “Crazy ...Every Sunday

Mother’s Day Free Performance: “The People’s Palace” Aerialists at SF City Hall
Sunday, May 12 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*There is no cost to attend this free event. Register in advance to reserve your spot.
| San Francisco City Hall
Mother's Day Free Performance: "The People's Palace" Aerialists at SF City Hall

The People’s Palace is an artistic intervention with City Hall’s Beaux-Arts Roman and Greek iconography. Aerialists and performers will interact with the architecture and large scale projections, transforming these symbols into new, more inclusive narratives that more accurately reflect San Francisco’s diverse and dynamic cultures ...