Free de Young Museum Day: All 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

Cal Academy of Sciences: Neighborhood Free Days | Dogpatch & Excelsior

Each San Francisco neighborhood (defined by zipcode) can visit the California Academy of Sciences for free over a three-day weekend (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday) in the spring and fall of each year. So that means as long as you have a driver’s license or other proof ...

Free Legion of Honor Museum Day: Bay Area Residents | Every Saturday

, the Legion of Honor 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 ...Every Saturday

2019 Oktoberfest: Stein-holding Contest, Costumes, & Bavarian Food | Campbell

Join the two-day Bavarian-themed of the 25th Annual Oktoberfest, with events showcasing authentic, mouthwatering German foods including Bratwurst and other sausages, sauerkraut, pretzels and German potato salad, a variety of beers and ales, over 100 fine artisans from all over the country, and an impressive ...

Corgi Con Fall 2019: Massive Dogo Beach Paw-ty | Ocean Beach The NorCal Corgi Con is a wonderfully bizarre beach day bash for dogs (and their pawrents) that brings together hundreds of enthusiastic Corgis, their owners and wannabes too on Ocean Beach in San FranCorgsco, between Stairwell 2 and 5 near the Cliff House, from 10 am to 2 ...

Step-by-Step Composting Lecture | Burlingame Learn how to make your very own compost step by step! The backbone of every healthy garden, compost improves all soil types and can be a difference between success and failure with many plants! In this class, we will teach you how to make compost either ...

SF Chamber Orchestra “With Strings Attached” Children’s Concert | SF The violins, violas, cellos and double bass form the most important section of our orchestra.  Learn about vibrating strings, horsehair bows, what pizzicato means, and why cellos don’t have chin rests!  Plus lots of beautiful music from our amazing professional players. Concerts: Saturday, October 19, 2019: San ...

SF Open Studios 2019 | Richmond, Sunset, Cole Valley, West Portal, Excelsior & Balboa Park

SF Open Studios is the oldest and largest open studios program in the country, featuring an annual, month-long, city-wide art event that showcases over 800 emerging and established San Francisco artists in their studios over four weekends in October and November. Each weekend, art patrons, admirers, and collectors ...

2019 Potrero Hill Festival & Street Fair: 100+ Vendors & Live Music | SF The 30th Annual Potrero Hill Festival takes place on Saturday, at the 20th Street between Wisconsin and Missouri Streets. 2019 Potrero Hill Festival Saturday, October 19, 2019 | 11 am to 4 pm 20th Street btwn. Missouri & Wisconsin St, Potrero Hill, San Francisco FREE Come celebrate the Potrero community and ...

2019 San Francisco Trolley Dances | Oct. 19-20

Each year, Epiphany Productions transforms the city’s streets into stages through San Francisco Trolley Dances, a series of free contemporary dance performances along a Muni line. RSVP for your Tour – 2019 Event: Dance performance and more along the historic J-Church trolley route. San Francisco ...

2019 Día de los Muertos Festival: Lowrider Altars, Mariachi & Lucha Libre | San José Come enjoy this year’s special 10th Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival filled with live music, food, local artists, lowrider altars, over 100 vendors, and even Lucha Libre wrestling. Día San José is steeped in tradition and culture. The festival features an amazing display of San José’s long history with ...

10% Off: Fisherman’s Wharf’s 2019 Clam Chowder Festival | SF

Get ready for Wharf Fest, San Francisco’s beloved waterfront festival with an open-air concert and the Chowder Competition, where you get to taste SF’s best chowders and help crown the winner. This year’s Chowder Competition participants are: Alioto’s, Blue Mermaid Restaurant & Bar, Cioppino’s, Fisherman’s ...

Alemany Farm 15th Annual Harvest Festival | SF This community gathering has become a favorite fall tradition to enjoy the warm October sun before heading into the shorter, cooler winter days. Bring a friend, make new friends, catch up with old friends, and have some fun at the farm on Saturday, October 19, 2019, ...

Win Tix: San Francisco Int’l Tea Festival | Palace of Fine Arts If you love tea, there’s probably no better event all year to attend. Explore and taste hundreds of teas from over 30 different tea makers. Vendors include established brands and local artisans. The two-day festival takes place October 19-20. > Get Tickets – 50% off – $12.50 $25 – with exclusive promo ...

25th Annual Days of the Dead Community Celebration | Oakland Museum of California

Join as OMCA comes alive for the 25th annual community celebration honoring Days of the Dead traditions. Craft activities, tasty food, dance groups, live music, colorful ofrendas, and ceremonia bring the community together for this healing tradition. Celebrate this special two-day Días de los Muertos ...

2019 FOG Diwali “Festival of Lights” & Fireworks | Newark In keeping with annual tradition, Federation of Indo-Americans (FIA), Festival of Globe (FOG), and Fremont Hindu Temple are celebrating FOG Diwali and Fireworks – Festival of Lights this year on a grand scale. FOG Diwali “Festival of Lights” & Fireworks Saturday, October 19, 2019 | 11 am ...

“Outpost” San Francisco City Market 2019 | The Midway Come join us on October 19, 2019 for a day of exploration at SF’s premier culture fest. We’ll collectively explore the theme of “Creating a Cooler Future”. Immerse yourself in creativity, surrounded by leaders and tastemakers from cool brands, media, and lifestyle spaces. Wander the ...

“Svenatra in the Park” Masterful Majestic Orchestra | SF San Francisco native and musician Sven Soderlund has moved away from performing heavy metal to the smooth sounds of Sinatra. Come to enjoy Sven and his big band ‘wow’ you at his October 19th “Svenatra in the Park” concert. Joining Sven is local chanteuse Marleen ...

“OurTownSF” LGBTQ Non Profit Expo & Festival 2019 | Castro On Saturday, October 19, 2019, OurTownSF along with the Eureka Valley Recreation Center and TurnOut will host over 100 arts, community, fundraiser, health, legal, political, recovery, service, & spiritual groups serving our community for the 4th Annual OurTownSF Non-profit Expo. OurTownSF Non-profit Expo 2019 Saturday, October 19, 2019 |  ...

Facebook’s Fall Fest: Latin Celebration & Halloween Bash | Facebook HQ Join Facebook for their Fall Festival featuring a Latin cultural celebration with Halloween activities. Proceeds benefit youth mentoring and sports programs.

3rd Annual San Francisco Archives Crawl | SFSU Join San Francisco archival repositories for San Francisco’s 3rd Archives Crawl. San Francisco’s Archives Crawl is designed to celebrate archives in the Bay Area and encourages guests to explore and engage with institutions that collect, preserve, and provide access to archival material. Visit institutions you may ...

2019 YBCA 100 Summit: Create Social Change Talk & Perofmances | SoMa Every year, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts releases the YBCA 100 list, which recognizes the artists, leaders, activists, thinkers, movers, and dreamers who are using their creative and political power to enact change. 2019 YBCA 100 Summit: Create Social Change Saturday, October 19, 2019 | 1 ...

SF Chamber Orchestra “With Strings Attached” Children’s Concert | San Mateo The violins, violas, cellos and double bass form the most important section of our orchestra.  Learn about vibrating strings, horsehair bows, what pizzicato means, and why cellos don’t have chin rests!  Plus lots of beautiful music from our amazing professional players. Concerts: Saturday, October 19, 2019: San ...

Howl-O-Ween: Halloween Paw-ty for the Pups | Mission Bay Grab your pups and head over to the Howl-o-ween Paw-ty at the new Mission Bay Channel Street Dog Park with tricks and treats around every corner. Trick-or-treat goodies Raffle prizes A costume contest with fun prizes Muttville will be offering adoptions Off-leash playtime for all well-behaved humans and pups Costume contests ...

8th Ohlone Annual Big Time Gathering “8 Generations” | The Presidio

Come out and join in celebrating 8th Annual Ohlone Big Time. The Legacy with traditional dances, games, exhibitors, and of course food. 8th Ohlone Annual Big Time Gathering Friday & Saturday, October 18 & 19, 2019 | 2 pm Rob Hill Campground (Presidio), Central Magazine Rd, ...

2019 Litcrawl Book Fair | The Chapel

San Francisco’s legendary annual Litquake festival features hundreds of authors, poets and journalists in a myriad of separate events throughout the Bay Area. It’s all meant to foster interest in literature for people of all ages, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant forum for Bay Area ...

2019 Annual Burning Man Decompression: “Black Top City” Street Faire | SF Bring the spirit and imagination of Black Rock City to the Bay and help create this year’s inspiring incarnation of “Black Top City.” An urban version of Burning Man along the waterfront at the Potrero Power Station. Last year was an incredible experience at this location, ...

Free Public Art Lecture: Mexican Sugar Skull History & Creation | Berkeley Breathtaking colorful Sugar Skulls have long been part of the Mexican culture. Beautifully decorated Sugar Skulls are often used as decorations on graves and altars during Dia de los Muertos or Day of Dead. Dive into the rich history of the sugar skulls tradition alongside internationally ...

SF’s Filipino Night Market “Undiscovered” | SoMa Inspired by the vibrant night markets of Asia, Undiscovered is a free monthly music and food festival and curated collection of emerging artists and merchants that celebrate the rich cultural heritage of SF’s SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District. Undiscovered SF is Northern California’s only night market dedicated to Filipino-American ...

Win Tix: $50 Gift Card for “Undiscovered” SF’s Filipino Night Market | SoMa October is Filipino-American History Month (FAHM) and we’re celebrating at Undiscovered SF Creative Night Market on Saturday, October 19th at 598 Stevenson St. @ 7th in SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District in San Francisco. The food theme this month is Adobo FLIPPED and participating ...