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Wednesday, June 7

$10 Day: San Mateo County Fair 2023 (June 7)
Wednesday, June 7 – 11:00 am | Cost: $10*
*$10 Adults admission for June 7 only
| San Mateo County Event Center
$10 Day: San Mateo County Fair 2023 (June 7)

The San Mateo County Fair returns to the Bay Area June 3-11, 2023 with early-bird admission tickets starting at $15 for adults (early bird pricing ends June 2, 2023) and then tickets go up to $20 for adults. Admission includes entry to headliner concerts which ...

Pacifica Coastside Farmers’ Market (April 5 – December 20)
Wednesday, June 7 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Rockaway Beach
Pacifica Coastside Farmers' Market (April 5 – December 20)

(April 5 – December 20) from 2-6pm come down to Rockaway Beach in Pacifica for the Coastside Farmers Market! The event features local farmers and merchants offering a variety of items including: produce, flowers, baked goods, artisanal cheese and more! After you work ...Every Wednesday

27th Annual “Effie Lee Morris” Lecture w/ Free Book to Youth (SF)
Wednesday, June 7 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| San Francisco Main Library
27th Annual "Effie Lee Morris" Lecture w/ Free Book to Youth (SF)
Celebrate the power of words as a source of witness and healing as Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes delivers the 27th annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture. Rhodes’ numerous award-winning and bestselling books for young people include Ghost Boys, Black Brother, Black Brother, Paradise on Fire, Bayou ...
Free Arts & Crafts Swap at San Leandro Library
Wednesday, June 7 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Leandro Main Library in Trustees Room
Free Arts & Crafts Swap at San Leandro Library
Arts & Crafts Swap! FREE! All Ages & Skill Levels Welcome! Neurodivergent-Friendly! Donate, Craft, Grab Goodies! art/craft/office/school supplies & recyclable items Where: San Leandro Main Library in Trustees Room When: Every 1st Wed of the month 5:30-7:30pm Hosted by: California BrainWaves’ Healing Arts Program Sponsored by: Bay Area Professional Organizer ALSO: Farmer’s Market at Library 3-7pm Book Sale ...

Thursday, June 8

SF Zoo Free Admission Day (June 2023)
SF Zoo Free Admission Day (June 2023)

The San Francisco Zoo, Northern California’s largest zoological park and conservation center, periodically offers free admission for San Francisco residents. When is the next free zoo day for SF residents? – Thursday, June 8, 2023 (a rare Thursday. Usually it’s a Wednesday) The free days are ...

VENOMventure Immersive Game + Earn $75 Gift Card (Berkeley)
Thursday, June 8 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required: www.tinyurl.com/venomventure
| Berkeley Public Library (Central Branch)
VENOMventure Immersive Game + Earn $75 Gift Card (Berkeley)
A strange and mysterious plant is on a rampage! Can you solve the science puzzles to save the world from a leafy green end? Book your time slot to play this escape-style, STEM-ed game in the giant inflatable lab. Book a regular game or book a research ...
Draw with an Author & Illustrator K-Fai Steele at SF Public Library
Thursday, June 8 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| Visitacion Valley Branch Library
Draw with an Author & Illustrator K-Fai Steele at SF Public Library
Make art with K-Fai Steele, 2023 Summer Stride illustrator. Play drawing games, turn doodles into designs and more. For ages 5 and older. K-Fai Steele is the author and illustrator of A Normal Pig and the illustrator of Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt? and other ...
SF Design Week Open Studio (2023)
Thursday, June 8 – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Creativity Explored
SF Design Week Open Studio (2023)
Join Creativity Explored to celebrate SF Design Week! Kick off the summer with an open studio event at Creativity Explored, in celebration of SF Design Week! With extended gallery hours, a raffle of special CE goodies, and music by DJ Lil Sur, there’s no better day ...
Bay Area’s Free “Circus in the Park” 2023 w/ Circus Bella (June 8 – July 16)
Thursday, June 8 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Donations accepted.
| Various locations in June & July 2023
Bay Area's Free "Circus in the Park" 2023 w/ Circus Bella (June 8 - July 16)

Bananas! – Circus Bella’s New One Ring Outdoor Circus Show for Summer 2023 Circus Bella is excited to announce their jubilant return to the Bay Area Parks from June 8 – July 16, 2023 with its 14thAnnual all new, open air, outdoor show: BANANAS! – ...

Redwood City “Movies on the Square” 2023 (June 8 – Aug. 31)
Thursday, June 8 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*All Ages!
| Courthouse Square
Redwood City "Movies on the Square" 2023 (June 8 - Aug. 31)

Welcome to Movies on the Square 2023! Redwood City’s summer movie experience brings you FREE movies on Thursday evenings starting on June 8 through August 31. Enjoy Downtown Redwood City on Courthouse Square by bringing the family out to a FREE movie! Your summer movie ...Every Thursday

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

Redwood City Music on the Square 2023 (June 2 – Sept. 1)
Friday, June 9 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free! All Ages!
| Courthouse Square
Redwood City Music on the Square 2023 (June 2 - Sept. 1)

Welcome to Music on the Square 2023… featuring an exceptional summer of free outdoor concerts lined up from June 2 through September 1. Celebrate our 17th year with us by enjoying FREE music for fourteen weeks throughout the summer on Friday evenings! With top-quality local ...Every Friday

Fairfax Free Outdoor Movie Night at the Baseball Field (2023)
Friday, June 9 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fairfax Contrati Ball Field
Fairfax Free Outdoor Movie Night at the Baseball Field (2023)

Come visit the small bohemian town of Fairfax June 10th & 11th for the Fairfax Festival & Ecofest! Join us all week long for festivities that truly embody our town’s values: community, family, sustainability, and, of course, it’s a raging party with amazing music across ...

Saturday, June 10

Free Shakespeare in the Park 2023 “The Tempest” in Berkeley (June 10-11)
Saturday, June 10 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | John Hinkel Park
Free Shakespeare in the Park 2023 "The Tempest" in Berkeley (June 10-11)

Inferno Theatre is the first company to reopen the free summer theater-in-the park tradition at the historic 1934 amphitheatre at John Hinkel Park after a beautiful multi-year renovation, with a live, magical production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. What could be better than The Tempest, a play that ...

SF’s D10 Neighborhood Beautification Day
Saturday, June 10 – 8:30 am | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required
| 1106 Wisconsin St
SF's D10 Neighborhood Beautification Day
Join San Francisco Public Works for a day of greening and neighborhood pride in District 10 (Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Bayview, and more). There will be 7-10 worksites where volunteers will garden, mulch, pick up litter, or abate graffiti. The projects and tasks will be different, depending ...
SF’s 2023 “Juneteenth on the Waterfront” (Ferry Plaza)
Saturday, June 10 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
SF's 2023 "Juneteenth on the Waterfront" (Ferry Plaza)
Celebrate local Black-owned businesses at the 3rd annual Juneteenth on the Waterfront on Saturday, June 10. Kick off a month of Juneteenth celebrations in San Francisco with a day of delicious food, community, and family fun at the Embarcadero Ferry Terminal Plaza (south of the ...
44th Annual “Fairfax Festival” & Ecofest + Parade (June 10-11)
Saturday, June 10 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Bolinas Road (Fairfax)
44th Annual "Fairfax Festival" & Ecofest + Parade (June 10-11)

Come visit the small bohemian town of Fairfax June 10th & 11th for the Fairfax Festival & Ecofest! Join us all week long for festivities that truly embody our town’s values: community, family, sustainability, and, of course, it’s a raging party with amazing music across ...

SF’s Filipino “Be Free” Festival at Kapwa Gardens (SoMa)
Saturday, June 10 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | Kapwa Gardens (SOMA Pilipinas)
SF's Filipino "Be Free" Festival at Kapwa Gardens (SoMa)
Celebrate Filipino creativity & liberation with us at multiple locations in SOMA Pilipinas! FREE FOR ALL AGES, TIX @ the LINK! The Be Free Crawl in San Francisco’s SOMA Pilipinas district is an annual celebration that showcases the vibrant Filipino culture. This year’s event promises to ...
Oakland’s Free “H.U.M.A.N Family Fun Day” at Lake Merritt
Saturday, June 10 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| Lake Merritt
Oakland's Free "H.U.M.A.N Family Fun Day" at Lake Merritt
H.U.M.A.N is excited to announce the launch of its H.U.M.A.N Family Fun Day event, set to take place on June 10th at Lake Merritt in Oakland, California. The event is free to join and promises to be a thrilling and enjoyable day filled with lots ...
Jazz on the Hill 2023 (San Mateo)
Saturday, June 10 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | College of San Mateo
Jazz on the Hill 2023 (San Mateo)
Jazz On The Hill returns! We present this day-long celebration in gratitude to our community. Thank you for the support you’ve given to KCSM 91.1 FM, San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation, and College of San Mateo. Join us for live jazz with a great ...
San Francisco “Porchfest” Free Music Festival (2023)
Saturday, June 10 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*all free
| SF Mission District
San Francisco "Porchfest" Free Music Festival (2023)
SF Porchfest Takes on Year 5 We are excited to announce that on Saturday, June 10th, from 12-6 pm, SF Porchfest will return to San Francisco’s Mission District for a fifth year. An afternoon of music on the porches, parklets, and stoops of the Mission, SF ...
Free Ice Cream Social at The Village at San Antonio Center (Mountain View)
Saturday, June 10 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Village at San Antonio Center
Free Ice Cream Social at The Village at San Antonio Center (Mountain View)
On Saturday, June 10th from Noon-2pm, we’re celebrating the arrival of summer with an Ice Cream Social!  Come to the park at The Village at San Antonio Center and cool off with some ice-cold treats from an ice cream cart. Strike a pose in our photobooth ...
Free Beginner Parkour Class (SF)
Saturday, June 10 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Downtown SF / Embarcadero
Free Beginner Parkour Class (SF)
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 ...
Oakland’s Rockridge Rock-N-Stroll Family Fest 2023 (May – October)
Saturday, June 10 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| Rockridge District - College Avenue Shops
Oakland's Rockridge Rock-N-Stroll Family Fest 2023 (May - October)

The Rockridge Rock-N-Stroll series returns on the second Saturday of each month from May through October. This series, produced by the Rockridge District Association, offers live outdoor music as visitors stroll College Avenue from Broadway to Alcatraz enjoying sales, craft stations, tastings, pop-up vendors, and ...Monthly

Chinatown Branch Library Open House & Anniversary Party (SF)
Saturday, June 10 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| Chinatown / Him Mark Lai Branch Library
Chinatown Branch Library Open House & Anniversary Party (SF)
Celebrate the Chinatown Branch Library’s 102th anniversary, 1921 to 2023. Join us for exciting performances by the Flying Angels Chinese Dance group and the Halau Ha’a Kea o Kinohi native Hawaiian dance group. You can also make your own buttons, DIY bookmarks, and participate in a ...
Parkside Branch Library Open House w/ Firefighters + Drag Queen Honey Mahogany (SF)
Saturday, June 10 – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| Parkside Branch Library
Parkside Branch Library Open House w/ Firefighters + Drag Queen Honey Mahogany (SF)
Parkside Branch Library’s first Open House in three years features events for the whole family! Meet some fire fighters and their fire truck! Relax to the soothing sounds of a string trio while enjoying button-making, coin purse painting and more crafts! Thrill to Drag Queen Story ...

Sunday, June 11

Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile 2023
Sunday, June 11 – 9:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission
| Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset)
Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile 2023

A weekly market featuring farmers, ranchers, food artisans, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Explore all the amazing local businesses surrounding the farmers market at sunsetstrong.com. You can find us every Sunday 9am-2pm year round on 37th avenue/Ortega and every Wednesday ...Every Sunday

2023 Inner Sunset Sunday’s Flea Market (SF)
Sunday, June 11 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission: All Welcome
| Inner Sunset
2023 Inner Sunset Sunday's Flea Market (SF)

The Inner Sunset Flea is a grassroots-organized flea market, occurring monthly 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. Inner Sunset Sunday’s Flea Market April ...Monthly

Free Shakespeare in the Park 2023 “The Tempest” in Berkeley (June 10-11)
Sunday, June 11 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | John Hinkel Park
Free Shakespeare in the Park 2023 "The Tempest" in Berkeley (June 10-11)

Inferno Theatre is the first company to reopen the free summer theater-in-the park tradition at the historic 1934 amphitheatre at John Hinkel Park after a beautiful multi-year renovation, with a live, magical production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. What could be better than The Tempest, a play that ...

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 ...