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Tuesday, June 6

SF’s “Conservatory of Flowers” Free First Tuesdays (Golden Gate Park)
Tuesday, June 6 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Conservatory of Flowers
SF's "Conservatory of Flowers" Free First Tuesdays (Golden Gate Park)

Whether you’re a native San Franciscan, a visitor from the other side of the world, or a budding botanist, the Conservatory of Flowers located in Golden Gate Park, offers an intimate, up-close experience with nearly 2,000 species of rare, exotic and endangered plants from more ...Monthly

Fists of Improv: LGBTQ+ Leather Bar’s Free Improv Workshop (SF)
Tuesday, June 6 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | SF Eagle
Fists of Improv: LGBTQ+ Leather Bar's Free Improv Workshop (SF)

Free Event, All Levels Welcome 6:30PM Door, 7PM Start Part of SF Eagle Players initiative to bring independent and experimental theatre to the SoMa. This is an improv workshop in a LGBTQ+ leather bar, expect the topics we explore to be R-Rated. What if Improv ...Every Tuesday

Wednesday, June 7

“Pay What You Can” Wednesday at SF’s Museum of Craft and Design
Wednesday, June 7 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Pay What You Can. Visitors are welcome to pay what they can every Wednesday
| Museum of Craft and Design
"Pay What You Can" Wednesday at SF's Museum of Craft and Design

There’s no better time to visit the Museum of Craft and Design than on Pay What You Can Wednesday. MCD’s Pay What You Can Wednesday initiative strives to keep art accessible to all by giving visitors the opportunity to experience the latest exhibitions for whatever ...Every Wednesday

Free Admission Hour “Japanese Tea Garden” at Golden Gate Park (SF)
Free Admission Hour "Japanese Tea Garden" at Golden Gate Park (SF)

Please note that as of April 2022, admission the Japanese Tea Garden now is free for San Francisco residents with valid ID. Free hours for everyone (even non-residents) are 9-10am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world ...Every Wednesday

SF’s GLBT History Museum: Free First Wednesday
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

Thursday, June 8

Asian Art Museum’s $10 Thursday Nights (SF)
Asian Art Museum's $10 Thursday Nights (SF)

Looking for a great date night on the cheap? The Asian Art Museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays and general admission is just $10 (that’s half-off). Plus Special exhibitions are now included with general admission tickets! You can spend an evening in their ...Every Thursday

Beyond Bollywood Dance Series: Queering Dance Traditions (Asian Art Museum)
Thursday, June 8 – 6:30 pm | Cost: $10*
*Adults: $10, Seniors: $8, College/Youth: $7
| Asian Art Museum
Beyond Bollywood Dance Series: Queering Dance Traditions (Asian Art Museum)
Celebrate Pride Month with innovative and progressive performers who use ancient dance styles to create new works highlighting LGBTQ+ characters and perspectives. Beyond Bollywood Dance Series: Queering Dance Traditions is part of  Beyond Bollywood’s events and performances at Asian Art Museum. In celebration of Pride Month ...

Friday, June 9

“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
"Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid" Block Party + DJs (Oakland)

Reconnect with family, friends, and community at OMCA every Friday night – a weekly free outdoor experience with food trucks and music. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week, including live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid food trucks, and ...Every Friday

Saturday, June 10

Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)
Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)

, the de Young offers free general admission to the permanent galleries to Bay Area residents. Please note that admission to any special exhibits is not included nor discounted and will require the full admission price. Saturdays feature engaging art experiences for the entire family, ...Every Saturday

Free “Legion of Honor” Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)
Free "Legion of Honor" Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)

 the Legion of Honor offers free general admission to the permanent galleries to Bay Area residents. Advanced tickets are required, and capacity is limited due to COVID-19 precautions. Please note that admission to any special exhibits is not included nor discounted and will require ...Every Saturday

MoAD: Museum of the African Diaspora Free Museum Day (SF)
Saturday, June 10 – 11:00 am | 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

Sunday, June 11

Dance Dialogues Pop-Up Series: Urban Jazz Dance (Asian Art Museum)
Dance Dialogues Pop-Up Series: Urban Jazz Dance (Asian Art Museum)

Dance Dialogues Pop-Up Series: Urban Jazz Dance is a 30–45 minute dance performance and demonstrations in the gallery, followed by a Q&A on June 11 & June 22nd at Asian Art Museum as part of Beyond Bollywood’s events and performances. Dance Dialogues Pop-Up Series: Urban ...

SFMOMA’s “Free Family Day” Free Museum Day (SF)
SFMOMA's "Free Family Day" Free Museum Day (SF)
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) welcomes families and inter-generational audiences to the museum for its Free Family Day on Sunday, January 8, 2023. While the museum is always free for visitors 18 and younger, on Free Family Day, it is also free for up ...

Tuesday, June 13

San Francisco Botanical Garden’s Free Day (2nd Tuesdays)
San Francisco Botanical Garden's Free Day (2nd Tuesdays)

The San Francisco Botanical Garden is one of the most diverse gardens in the world. A unique urban oasis, the garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 acres of both landscaped gardens and open spaces, and showcasing over 9,000 different kinds ...Monthly

Fists of Improv: LGBTQ+ Leather Bar’s Free Improv Workshop (SF)
Tuesday, June 13 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | SF Eagle
Fists of Improv: LGBTQ+ Leather Bar's Free Improv Workshop (SF)

Free Event, All Levels Welcome 6:30PM Door, 7PM Start Part of SF Eagle Players initiative to bring independent and experimental theatre to the SoMa. This is an improv workshop in a LGBTQ+ leather bar, expect the topics we explore to be R-Rated. What if Improv ...Every Tuesday

Wednesday, June 14

“Pay What You Can” Wednesday at SF’s Museum of Craft and Design
Wednesday, June 14 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Pay What You Can. Visitors are welcome to pay what they can every Wednesday
| Museum of Craft and Design
"Pay What You Can" Wednesday at SF's Museum of Craft and Design

There’s no better time to visit the Museum of Craft and Design than on Pay What You Can Wednesday. MCD’s Pay What You Can Wednesday initiative strives to keep art accessible to all by giving visitors the opportunity to experience the latest exhibitions for whatever ...Every Wednesday

Free Admission Hour “Japanese Tea Garden” at Golden Gate Park (SF)
Free Admission Hour "Japanese Tea Garden" at Golden Gate Park (SF)

Please note that as of April 2022, admission the Japanese Tea Garden now is free for San Francisco residents with valid ID. Free hours for everyone (even non-residents) are 9-10am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world ...Every Wednesday

Thursday, June 15

Asian Art Museum’s $10 Thursday Nights (SF)
Asian Art Museum's $10 Thursday Nights (SF)

Looking for a great date night on the cheap? The Asian Art Museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays and general admission is just $10 (that’s half-off). Plus Special exhibitions are now included with general admission tickets! You can spend an evening in their ...Every Thursday

Friday, June 16

“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
"Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid" Block Party + DJs (Oakland)

Reconnect with family, friends, and community at OMCA every Friday night – a weekly free outdoor experience with food trucks and music. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week, including live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid food trucks, and ...Every Friday

Saturday, June 17

Free “Legion of Honor” Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)
Free "Legion of Honor" Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)

 the Legion of Honor offers free general admission to the permanent galleries to Bay Area residents. Advanced tickets are required, and capacity is limited due to COVID-19 precautions. Please note that admission to any special exhibits is not included nor discounted and will require ...Every Saturday

de Young Free Museum Weekend + Free Audio Tour (June 17-18)
de Young Free Museum Weekend + Free Audio Tour (June 17-18)

The US Premiere of “Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence” at the de Young Museum received grant from Google.org providing eight weekends of free admission to the exhibition and support for vital public programming, including school and youth curriculum. The Fine Arts Museums of San ...

Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)
Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)

, the de Young offers free general admission to the permanent galleries to Bay Area residents. Please note that admission to any special exhibits is not included nor discounted and will require the full admission price. Saturdays feature engaging art experiences for the entire family, ...Every Saturday

SF’s 67th Annual North Beach Festival (2023)
Saturday, June 17 – All Day | Cost: FREE | North Beach
SF's 67th Annual North Beach Festival (2023)

Considered one of the country’s original outdoor festivals, the North Beach Festival celebrates its 67th anniversary in historic North Beach. 2023 North Beach Festival Saturday & Sunday, June 17-18, 2023 | 10 am to 6 pm Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue, San Francisco FREE The North Beach Festival is ...

“Juneteenth Community Day” Free Day at Museum of the African Diaspora (SF)
Saturday, June 17 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Museum of the African Diaspora
"Juneteenth Community Day" Free Day at Museum of the African Diaspora (SF)
Come to MoAD and celebrate Freedom Day! The Museum honors Juneteenth with a free community day on Saturday, June 17th with exhibitions and programming for the whole family. Free admission 11am-6pm, with complimentary access to the current exhibition, Black Venus, surveying the legacy of Black Women ...

Sunday, June 18

de Young Free Museum Weekend + Free Audio Tour (June 17-18)
de Young Free Museum Weekend + Free Audio Tour (June 17-18)

The US Premiere of “Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence” at the de Young Museum received grant from Google.org providing eight weekends of free admission to the exhibition and support for vital public programming, including school and youth curriculum. The Fine Arts Museums of San ...

SF’s 67th Annual North Beach Festival (2023)
Sunday, June 18 – All Day | Cost: FREE | North Beach
SF's 67th Annual North Beach Festival (2023)

Considered one of the country’s original outdoor festivals, the North Beach Festival celebrates its 67th anniversary in historic North Beach. 2023 North Beach Festival Saturday & Sunday, June 17-18, 2023 | 10 am to 6 pm Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue, San Francisco FREE The North Beach Festival is ...

Tuesday, June 20

Fists of Improv: LGBTQ+ Leather Bar’s Free Improv Workshop (SF)
Tuesday, June 20 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE | SF Eagle
Fists of Improv: LGBTQ+ Leather Bar's Free Improv Workshop (SF)

Free Event, All Levels Welcome 6:30PM Door, 7PM Start Part of SF Eagle Players initiative to bring independent and experimental theatre to the SoMa. This is an improv workshop in a LGBTQ+ leather bar, expect the topics we explore to be R-Rated. What if Improv ...Every Tuesday

Wednesday, June 21

“Pay What You Can” Wednesday at SF’s Museum of Craft and Design
Wednesday, June 21 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Pay What You Can. Visitors are welcome to pay what they can every Wednesday
| Museum of Craft and Design
"Pay What You Can" Wednesday at SF's Museum of Craft and Design

There’s no better time to visit the Museum of Craft and Design than on Pay What You Can Wednesday. MCD’s Pay What You Can Wednesday initiative strives to keep art accessible to all by giving visitors the opportunity to experience the latest exhibitions for whatever ...Every Wednesday

Free Admission Hour “Japanese Tea Garden” at Golden Gate Park (SF)
Free Admission Hour "Japanese Tea Garden" at Golden Gate Park (SF)

Please note that as of April 2022, admission the Japanese Tea Garden now is free for San Francisco residents with valid ID. Free hours for everyone (even non-residents) are 9-10am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world ...Every Wednesday

Thursday, June 22

Asian Art Museum’s $10 Thursday Nights (SF)
Asian Art Museum's $10 Thursday Nights (SF)

Looking for a great date night on the cheap? The Asian Art Museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays and general admission is just $10 (that’s half-off). Plus Special exhibitions are now included with general admission tickets! You can spend an evening in their ...Every Thursday