Saturday, July 11
Golden Gate Park “The Whale’s Tail” Beer/Wine Garden + Live Music (Summer 2026)
The Whale’s Tale is a seasonal, open-air destination for live music, food and drinks, community programming and relaxing afternoons. Open Saturdays and Sundays and select holidays beginning Memorial Day weekend, the Whale’s Tail features a rotating lineup of musical acts throughout the season, weekly free ...Every Saturday
West Oakland Prescott Craft Market: 50+ Vendors & DJs (2026)
Saturday, July 11 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Prescott Market West Oakland
Prescott Market in West Oakland hosts a holiday pop-up craft faire on three dates in 2026, featuring over 50 rotating local vendors with handmade crafts, upcycled goods, rare records, clothing, jewelry, and more. The event includes DJs, a large stage, a food court with eight ...
Free Bastille Day Festival w/ Tastings (Oakland)
Saturday, July 11 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Rockridge Market Hall
Saturday, July 11 is our 9th Annual Bastille Day Celebration! We’re honoring French cuisine and culture with specials and tastings from all around the market: French wine, cheese and charcuterie, pastries and desserts, and much more. Admission is free—no ticket or registration required!
Pacific Feats Festival 2026 at SF’s Palace of Fine Arts (July 11-12)
Pacific Feats Festival 5 is a two-day celebration of Pacific Islander culture at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The event features live music, cultural showcases, sports activations, island food vendors, wellness experiences, and a marketplace. The festival marks its 5th anniversary with ...
“San Francisco Mime Troupe” Live Summer Musical in the Park (2026)
The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe returns for its 2026 season with free and lively performances in park settings around the Bay Area. San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2026 Free political theater & music in parks around the Bay Area Various dates: July 3 ...
Free Dogpatch Block Party + Line Dancing (SF)
Saturday, July 11 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Minnesota Flyover
The Dogpatch Music Series returns to the Minnesota Flyover for a free outdoor block party featuring live music, line dancing, face painting, tacos, games, and family-friendly activities. The event is open to all ages and is part of the One City Day after-party.
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SF’s 2026 Shakespeare in the Trash: Bard Goes Rubbish
Saturday, July 11 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | SOMA West Trash Yard
Hark! Your Friends’ Basement Theater Company and SOMA West Community Benefit District approach with joyous news.
Come witness a motley crew of players conjure scenes from the Bard within the confines of a scrapyard!
Friday, July 10th: 6:30pm
Saturday, July 11th: 2pm
Saturday, July 11th: 6:30pm
Sunday, July 12th: 2pm
See now the stately Elizabethan ...
Dolly Parton Hoot 20th Anniversary w/ Bands & Sing-Along (El Rio)
Saturday, July 11 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | El Rio
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Dolly Parton Hoot at El Rio in San Francisco. This free event features live bands, sing-alongs, wigs, rhinestones, and homemade Dolly remixes by Jenny Hoyston. Hosted by Margaret Belton, the event invites attendees to dress up and enjoy an ...
“Tamale Lady Day” Celebration 2026: Outdoor Party, Concert, Film (Zeitgeist)
Tamale Lady Day 2026. Saturday, July 11 at Zeitgeist Beer Garden in the Mission.
Join us in celebrating the life and legacy of Virginia Ramos, The Tamale Lady SF.
Experience an evening of great live music, films and even delicious hot-n-steamy tamales. Bands start at 4:20 PM featuring:
Vaxxines, ...
Free Patrón Tequila Tasting (Rocks Den)
Saturday, July 11 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Rocks Den
Curious about Patrón?
Stop by and sample a variety of tequilas while learning a little more about what goes into every pour.
Saturday, July 11
5:30-8:30pm
Free Berlin-Style Digital Art Opening + DJ Set(Palo Alto)
This is the opening of German digital artist, Kim Asendorf’s, PXL exhibit where we invite you to eat, dance, and meet some really cool people. Kim will be DJ-ing in the back of the exhibit so think Berlin night club meets art gallery! Have fun.
Sunday, July 12
SF’s “Inner Sunset Flea Market” 2026 w/ Sunset Mercantile (Every 2nd Sunday)
The Inner Sunset Flea Market is back for its 11th season on April 12th! Launched in collaboration with the Inner Sunset Park Neighbors and happening every second Sunday from April to November, this vibrant, well-loved community event transforms Irving Street (9th-11th Ave.) into a lively ...Monthly
SF’s Indigenous Peoples Day at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026
Sunday, July 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Sun, Jul 12 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
Presented by Indigenous Justice
More than a celebration of indigeneity, Honoring Our Relatives seeks to bridge shared struggles across communities while centering the issue of missing and murdered ...
“HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)
Secret pop-up comedy show at a new bar in Temescal in Oakland Get ready for the return of our “HellaSecret” comedy show in Oakland. A new series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll ...
Free Sunday Comedy Night in Downtown SF
Welcome to the heart of laughter right on the edge of SF’s vibrant Hayes Valley district! Step into a world of hilarity and at the newest addition to the city’s comedy scene – a chic, upscale comedy club boasting avant-garde decor, an upstairs lounge and a roster of top-notch comedians. ...
“Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)
Tired? Sunday Funday. Wired? Sunday done-day. Make our neighborhood better, brunch with cool people (sorry not sorry, we’re biased), get deals to some fave local spots, and wrap it up before the Sunday Scaries hit with an easy hour of picking up trash around our ...Every Sunday
Free 2026 Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival (July 12-13)
Sunday, July 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Palo Alto Art Center
The vibrant world of ceramics and glass returns to the Bay
Area this summer as the ACGA Clay & Glass Festival makes its much-anticipated return to the Palo Alto Art Center on Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13, 2025. Hosted by the Association of Clay and Glass ...
Future of Us Festival 2026: 50+ Free Events in SF (July 4-12)
Sunday, July 12 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Pearl
Future of Us Festival | July 4–12, 2026 | San Francisco San Francisco is celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary with Future of Us, a first-of-its-kind 10-day citywide civic festival running July 4–12, 2026. More than 30 Future Culture Fellows, civic leaders, artists, educators, and community ...
“Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)
Get ready to swing in Golden Gate Park every sunny Sunday at “Lindy in the Park,” a weekly free event near the de Young Museum, when the streets of Golden Gate Park are closed to traffic and the dancers take over. This in person event resumed ...Every Sunday
SF’s Free 6-Hour “Ferry Fest” 2026: Concerts, Art + DJs (Ferry Building)
Ferry Fest 2026 returns to the San Francisco Ferry Building for a free, all-ages celebration featuring live performances from Bay Area musicians, signature cocktails, outdoor family activities, vintage shopping from the Pickwick Vintage Show, art by Meredith Steele, wine tasting with Napa Vintners, and art ...
“Free Oakland Up” Market: Shop for Free Treasures (Every Friday-Sunday)
Free Oakland UP, a Social Practice Project by Jocelyn Meggait, is open Fridays through Sundays from 12–4 PM, offering free materials for art, collage, and junk journals such as ephemera, electronics parts, books, and household goods. Outdoor items are entirely free to take (just don’t ...Every Sunday
Pacific Feats Festival 2026 at SF’s Palace of Fine Arts (July 11-12)
Pacific Feats Festival 5 is a two-day celebration of Pacific Islander culture at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The event features live music, cultural showcases, sports activations, island food vendors, wellness experiences, and a marketplace. The festival marks its 5th anniversary with ...
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)
Sunday, July 12 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Skatin' Place
There is a place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that is heaven for Bay Area inline skaters and roller skaters who like to boogie to the funky beat on wheels. The Godfather of Skate brings his mobile DJ unit and plays groovy tunes for ...Every Sunday
Free Concerts at the Lake: 35-Piece Oakland Municipal Band (2026)
Sunday, July 12 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Lake Merritt Pergola
Over 100 years of music! Summer Concerts at the Lake Merritt Bandstand Enjoy our 2026 Season with our Music Director, Kaitlin Bove! Emeritus Connductor Troy Davis will be special guest for July 4. 2026 Concerts start July 4, and continue July 12, 19, 26, and ...
Golden Gate Park Band’s Free ‘Disney Magic’ Symphony in the Park
The Golden Gate Park Band presents its 144th season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this 30-piece symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park since 1882. For 2026, the Golden Gate Park Band performs free weekly concerts most Sundays at 1 pm. ...Every Sunday
SF’s 2026 Shakespeare in the Trash: Bard Goes Rubbish
Sunday, July 12 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | SOMA West Trash Yard
Hark! Your Friends’ Basement Theater Company and SOMA West Community Benefit District approach with joyous news.
Come witness a motley crew of players conjure scenes from the Bard within the confines of a scrapyard!
Friday, July 10th: 6:30pm
Saturday, July 11th: 2pm
Saturday, July 11th: 6:30pm
Sunday, July 12th: 2pm
See now the stately Elizabethan ...
“San Francisco Mime Troupe” Live Summer Musical in the Park (2026)
The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe returns for its 2026 season with free and lively performances in park settings around the Bay Area. San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2026 Free political theater & music in parks around the Bay Area Various dates: July 3 ...
“Every Body Moves” Street Dance Class + DJ party (The Future of Us Festival)
Sunday, July 12 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: $3 | The Fold
Fun dance party that turns into a DJ party. Learn street dance from some of the Bay’s best, and put it into action on the dance floor right away! There will be a hip hop, house, and waacking class followed by freestyle dance with “dance ...
Monday, July 13
Free SF Comedy Show “Hayes Valley Comedy Night” at The Function (Every Monday)
Welcome to the heart of laughter right on the edge of SF’s vibrant Hayes Valley district! Step into a world of hilarity and at the newest addition to the city’s comedy scene – a chic, upscale comedy club boasting avant-garde decor, an upstairs lounge and a roster of top-notch comedians. ...
Oakland’s Free “Town Biz” Comedy Night w/ HellaFunny (Mon + Tue)
Get ready for TownBiz Comedy Night in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood—a celebration of Oakland comedy and culture with a series of pop-up live shows across the Bay by HellaFunny. This HellaFunny comedy night takes place at the just-opened Mesa Maguey, an upscale agave bar and Oaxcacan restaurant that’s a perfect date-night ...Every Monday
