DogFest 2019: Pet Festival, Carnival & Parade | Duboce Park DogFest 2019 is a mutt-tastic festival at one of the most dog-friendly parks in the city and the biggest dog event in San Francisco. 12th Annual DogFest Saturday, April 27, 2019 | 11 am to 4 pm Duboce Park, Duboce and Steiner, SF FREE to watch All events are free to ...

2019 Annual Arab Cultural Festival | Union Square The 23rd Annual Arab Cultural Festival moves to Union Square to bring the sights, smells, and sounds of the Arab world to San Francisco with a showcase of food music, games, gifts and, most importantly, the spirit of Arab Americans and of the Arab world. 2019 Arab Cultural Festival Saturday, April ...

2019 Opening Day On The Bay: Free Sail Boat Rides | Treasure Island Celebrate Opening Day on the Bay at the Treasure Island Sailing Center with free sailboat rides, kayaking, and stand up paddle boarding, plus enjoy music, family activities and food. 2019 Opening Day & National Safe Boating Day Saturday, April 27, 2019 | 11 am to 4 pm Treasure Island Sailing ...

2019 Alemany Farm Earth Day Work Party, BBQ | SF Spend an afternoon on the farm working the garden and get rewarded with a great spit-roast pig and BBQ potluck at the Alemany Farm Earth Day celebration. 2019 Alemany Farm Earth Day Celebration Saturday, April 27, 2019 | 11 am to 4 pm Alemany Farm, 700 Alemany blvd, San ...

2019 Art Market San Francisco | Fort Mason

Art Market San Francisco will return to the Fort Mason Festival Pavilion this spring to celebrate its sixth edition, featuring seventy-five modern and contemporary art galleries from around the world. Following record breaking sales, city-wide partnerships, and attendance of over 28,000 visitors in 2018, the ...

5th Annual Acorn Festival: Hands On Activities, Food & Drinks | Castro Valley Sponsored by the PTO, the 5th annual Acorn Festival, will be held on Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. This is a community event, and all are invited to attend. The theme is Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM). There will be a ...

2019 Queer Comics Expo: Dress Up, Artists Meet Up & Talk | SF

Rainbows will follow rainstorms at the Queer Comics Expo on April 27-28 from 11 am to 5 pm each day at the Cartoon Art Museum’s new home in Fisherman’s Wharf at 781 Beach Street. The expo encourages attendees to dress up, draw, meet artists, mingle, ...

Free Workshop: Customize your Jeans with Crayola | Macy’s Join us for a Crayola Create It Yourself event as we take the CIY network offline at this hands-on workshop. Artists of all ages will use Crayola Fabric paint and Markers, to create patches, putting a personal stamp on classic Levi’s T’s or a denim ...

Dutch “King’s Day” Windmill Festival 2019 | Golden Gate Park The Dutch community in San Francisco invites you to celebrate King’s Day 2019 near the Murphy Windmill on the south end of Golden Gate Park. King’s Day, the biggest national celebration in the Netherlands, is returning once again to San Francisco. Dutch King’s Day San Francisco will be ...

2019 stARTup Art Fair: Boutique Hotel-Turned-Epic Art Gallery | Hotel Del Sol

San Francisco’s stARTup Art Fair is one of the most unique art shows you’re likely to ever encounter. A converging point in a boutique hotel setting where art professionals and the art loving public gather to discover today’s most talented independent artists and engage with thought-provoking conversations, ...

National Poetry Month w/ Poet Rozalie Hirs | SF Join for a poetry reading and lecture on creativity by the acclaimed Netherlands-based poet and composer Rozalie Hirs. Her poems and musical compositions are lyrical and innovative, and in both art forms she explores the adventure of listening, reading, and imagining.

2nd Annual “Llamapalooza” Independent Bookstore Day | SF The party animals are back… Celebrate the 2nd Annual Llampalooza Independent Bookstore Day once again. The festivities will begin at 12:30 pm with a rousing game of BookShop Bingo for all ages. Can you name a book that features a crime fighter? A book that is set ...

11th Annual Dancing in the Park: Outdoor Dance Festival | Golden Gate Park See some of the best dance companies and dance schools in the Bay Area perform under the sun at the 11th annual Dancing in the Park festival at Golden Gate Park’s music concourse on April 27, 2019. This annual outdoor dance event features 30 dance ...

10th Portola Branch Library Open House Anniversary | Portola Ten years ago the Portola Branch Library moved to its new location on Bacon Street after an 80-year stint of store front locations on San Bruno Avenue. Join in celebrating the 10th year anniversary, featuring  special Guest Appearance from District 9 Supervisor, Hillary Ronen, Kapalakiko Hawaiian ...

Saving Energy & Bill: Earth Day 2019 | Oakland Bring your energy bill and meet with representatives of the programs that can help you save energy and money. From understanding your bill to rebate programs for energy upgrades to solar, learn what resources are available to you. Join us at 11 am for a quick talk about ...

2019 Oakland Dance Festival | Jack London Square

The Oakland Dance Festival brings the best local dancers, choreographers and teachers from the top studios to Jack London Square for two days of fabulous rhythm and fun. 2019 Oakland Dance Festival April 27-28, 2019 | 2 to 8 pm Jack London Square, Oakland FREE ...

“Oaklash” Bay Area All-Day Drag Festival | Oakland

Oaklash is the first ever festival of Bay Area drag and queer performance. This year’s festival will feature a full weekend of nonstop drag including live performance, music, local vendors, DJs, and more. Queens, kings, and queers from all over the Bay Area and beyond will ...

Make Your Own Tiny Mail w/ the World’s Smallest Post Service | Oakland Visit the future site of the World’s Smallest Post Service for a sidewalk pop-up. Sit at teeny tiny roll-top desks and make your own incredible tiny letters and packages for loved ones. Use all of the WSPS’s exquisite materials including itty-bitty faux postage stamps and ...

“The Wait Room” Outdoor Aerial Dance | SF

Flyaway’s The Wait Room, a site-specific dance honoring women with incarcerated loved ones, premieres April 19-27, 2019 in San Francisco. The Wait Room, created in partnership with Essie Justice Group, is a performance installation that exposes the physical, psychic, and emotional burden of incarceration for women with imprisoned loved ones. ...

Free Author Talk on Handcrafted Cocktails | Omnivore Books Celebrated Los Angeles bartender Christiaan Röllich approaches a drink the way a master chef approaches a dish: he draws on high-quality seasonal ingredients to create cocktails for every occasion. In Bar Chef, Röllich shares 100 original recipes for drinks that are as beautiful as they are ...

“Game of Thrones” Pop-Up Bar Comes to SF | Final Night

In celebration of the final season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” The Art of Flavor brings its famous “Taste of Thrones” experience to San Francisco at the award-winning 25 Lusk restaurant. It’s a two-week pop-up that transforms the downstairs lounge into the medieval world of ...

2019 Southside Festival | Bayview The Southside Festival is a free music festival, showcasing local, indie artists and was created to enliven indoor merchant spaces in the Bayview Hunters Point, using music as a vehicle to bring much needed foot traffic to local business. 2019 Southside Festival Saturday, April 27, 2019 | 6 ...

SF Chamber Orchestra Main Stage Concert “Crossover” | Palo Alto We explore the fascinating intersections of classical, pop and jazz with the Catalyst String Quartet (“invariably energetic and finely burnished” according to The New York Times) and our own rock-star violist, Darcy Rindt. Hear how Mozart invented jazz, along with romantic works by the British ...

Free Smuin Ballet Tickets at YBCA | SF After ten years as Choreographer-in-Residence, master dance maker Amy Seiwert returns to Smuin for its quarter-century celebration with a smashing world premiere featuring her signature choreography, described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “keeping founder Michael Smuin’s legacy of unabashed showmanship alive.” Tickets to Smuin’s Dance ...

Downtown SF’s Desi Comedy Night | Every Saturday

It’s San Francisco’s brand new (and only) weekly Desi Comedy Night at a cool downtown SF art bar with HellaFunny and Funcheap. See a showcase of some of the Bay Area’s top comedians of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Afghani, and South Asian descent. Let’s celebrate the ...Every Saturday

Win Tix: Jagged Florida Dream Pop: SALES | August Hall Morgan (guitar, vocals) and Shih (guitar, programming) formed the band in Orlando, Florida after the longtime friends had been recording music together on and off for several years. Their latest musical project, SALES, is based on vocal and instrumental improvisation as well as sampling. > Get ...

Win Tix: Hubba Hubba Revue’s Uptown Cabaret: Kabarett Dekadenz | SF Burlesque, live music & more. Hubba Hubba Revue heats up your Saturday night at The Uptown Nightclub in fabulous Oakland with tantalizing striptease, snazzy cocktails & the smokey, sultry sounds of Dorian Dietrich’s Kabarett Dekadenz. > Get Tickets – $15 Adv / $20 Door (21+) With performances by, ...

2019 “Spey-O-Rama” Fly Casting Championship Finals | Golden Gate Park

The Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club will be presenting the 17th Annual Spey-O-Rama, the World Championship of Spey Casting, April 26-28, 2019, from 8 am to 5 pm at the casting ponds located in Golden Gate Park. In addition to showcasing product exhibits and casting ...

32nd Annual Petaluma Antique Faire | Historic Downtown Antique and collectible lovers throughout the Bay Area are welcome to come, browse and shop the 32nd Annual Petaluma Antique Faire on Sunday, April 28, 2019, 8 am to 4 pm set in one delightful and relaxing setting in downtown Petaluma. Admission is free. The historic ...

Bay Area Dance Week: Ballet & Showgirl Classes | 2019

Dancers’ Group is pleased to announce the 21st anniversary of Bay Area Dance Week, which will run April 26-May 5, 2019. The annual 10-day festival features over 400 hundred free events throughout the Bay Area. Take dance classes and watch free performances in a wide range of styles including Argentine tango, ...