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Sunday, April 12

Contra Costa Vintage Market
Sunday, April 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Admission is free!
| Vintage Vida
Contra Costa Vintage Market
Where the Bay Area’s top vintage dealers and community come together in the heart of sunny downtown Lafayette, California! Taking place every second Sunday of the month, starting on Sunday April 12th, just off Mt. Diablo Blvd, this East Bay gathering features a curated lineup of ...
SF Cherry Blossom Festival 2026: April 11-12 & 18-19
Sunday, April 12 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Japantown Peace Plaza
SF Cherry Blossom Festival 2026: April 11-12 & 18-19

Welcome to the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions and the biggest on the West coast. Since 1968, the Festival has served to cultivate the continued alliance between Japan and the United States using culture as its ...

Golden Gate Park Free Music Fest “Live at the Shell” (SF)
Sunday, April 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Event
| Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Golden Gate Park Free Music Fest "Live at the Shell" (SF)
Sunday April 12 at the Golden Gate Park Bandshell Live! at the Shell 2026 starring Cynny, SundaY, Professa Gabel, Brycon & Nick Otis
Ploverfest Community Music Festival at SF’s Sunset Dunes (2026)
Sunday, April 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, all ages!
| Sunset Dunes
Ploverfest Community Music Festival at SF’s Sunset Dunes (2026)
Join us for a celebration of the volunteers, leaders, and neighbors who helped make it possible. This community celebration marks one year since the opening of California’s largest pedestrianization project in history! Enjoy a “musical mile” of local bands and DJs playing along the park, plus ...
Gilman Brewery “Punks Parade” Craft Faire w/ 60+ Vendors + 7 Bands (Berkeley)
Sunday, April 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 ticket includes access the whole days festivities. 60 vendors, 7 bands, on-site pet adoptions
| Gilman Brewing Company
Gilman Brewery "Punks Parade" Craft Faire w/ 60+ Vendors + 7 Bands (Berkeley)
Punks Parade Craft Faire is here again! 60+ vendors, 7 bands, beers, food trucks, desserts, and of course, dozens of pups & kittens to adopt Welcome to Punks Parade Vol 9- Craft Faire and Animal Shelter Fundraiser at Gilman Brewing Company! Join us on April 12, ...
“Ploverfest” Free Community Celebration of 1 Year of Sunset Dunes (SF)
Sunday, April 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Noriega Sunset Lounge (Sunset Dunes Park)
"Ploverfest" Free Community Celebration of 1 Year of Sunset Dunes (SF)
Join us for a celebration of the volunteers, leaders, and neighbors who helped make it possible. This community celebration marks one year since the opening of California’s largest pedestrianization project in history! Enjoy a “musical mile” of local bands and DJs playing along the park, plus ...
Holi Festival 2026 at Bishop Ranch
Sunday, April 12 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: $11.89*
*Kids 10 and under attend free! Holi powder is extra and available for purchase
| Bishop Ranch
Holi Festival 2026 at Bishop Ranch
Bishop Ranch in downtown San Ramon will host the East Bay’s largest Holi Festival on Sunday, April 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. This vibrant, family-friendly celebration of the beloved Indian festival of color welcomes the Tri-Valley community to usher in spring with music, movement ...
2026 Holi Festival & Color Fight at City Center Bishop Ranch (San Ramon)
Sunday, April 12 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: $10 | City Center Bishop Ranch
2026 Holi Festival & Color Fight at City Center Bishop Ranch (San Ramon)
Join us for Holi, the vibrant Indian spring festival of color and joy. Experience the energy of music, dancing, and the playful tradition of throwing colors at 2700 Camino Ramon, adjacent to City Center. Admission is $10, so gather your friends and family and welcome the ...
Voices Taking Space
Sunday, April 12 – 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free; RSVP encouraged
| Community Music Center
Voices Taking Space
San Francisco Bay Area’s ​21V, a professional treble ensemble of soprano and altos of all gender identities under the direction of Dr. Martín Benvenuto, presents Voices Taking Space on Sunday, April 12th at 4:00 p.m. at the Community Music Center in San Francisco. 21V joins forces ...
Free Reggae in the Park 2026 “Crucial Sundays” (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, April 12 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Free Reggae in the Park 2026 "Crucial Sundays" (Golden Gate Park)

Free live music is back in the park. Illuminate LIVE returns to the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, March 1, 2026, launching its sixth season of free outdoor concerts with more than 125 performances scheduled through mid-November. The long-running series has ...

Monday, April 13

Second Mondays Open Mic (Bayview Opera House)
Monday, April 13 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Ruth Williams Opera House
Second Mondays Open Mic (Bayview Opera House)
Second Mondays: Second Mondays is a multi-disciplinary open mic for Black people to share and enjoy incredible art. The stage welcomes comedy, poetry, singing, rapping, instrumentalists, and more! It’s what we at Gold Beams have been doing for three years. And this month it’s FREE! All ages welcome!
Inamo Mondays Drag and Variety Show
Inamo Mondays Drag and Variety Show
Ina Mo! Your Mama! Ta mére! Tu Madre! Mama Yako! It’s here! The newest Monday night shindig in the city presented by the legendary mothers of the @mabuhay.bitches and @midnightsunsf . It’s a variety show like no other with special surprises and extra special guest performers EVERY ...

Tuesday, April 14

Tomora: Tom Rowlands + Aurora Live (The Regency Ballroom)
Tuesday, April 14 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $65.10 | The Regency Ballroom
Tomora: Tom Rowlands + Aurora Live (The Regency Ballroom)
Goldenvoice Presents TOMORA TUE, 14 APR 2026 at 08:00PM PDTAges: All AgesDoors Open: 07:00PM OnSale: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 at 12:00PM PSTAnnouncement: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 at 12:00PM PST If tickets in the accessible section are unavailable, please reach out to the venue for accommodations. Please note, orders in ...

Wednesday, April 15

‘Midweek Melodies’ Free Happy Hour Concert (Golden Gate Park)
Wednesday, April 15 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
'Midweek Melodies' Free Happy Hour Concert (Golden Gate Park)

Free live music is back in the park. Illuminate LIVE returns to the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, March 1, 2026, launching its sixth season of free outdoor concerts with more than 125 performances scheduled through mid-November. The long-running series has ...

Behemoth at Regency Ballroom (SF)
Wednesday, April 15 – 6:25 pm | Cost: $60.46 | The Regency Ballroom
Behemoth at Regency Ballroom (SF)
Goldenvoice Presents The Godless IV 2026 BEHEMOTH with Deicide, Rotting Christ, Immolation WED, 15 APR 2026 at 06:25PM PDT Ages: All Ages Doors Open: 05:30PM OnSale: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 at 10:00AM PST Announcement: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 at 07:00AM PST If tickets in the accessible section are unavailable, please reach out to the ...

Thursday, April 16

Mexican Singer “Aleks Syntek” Live at The UC Theatre (Berkeley)
Thursday, April 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:45 pm | Cost: *
*62.67
| The UC Theatre
Mexican Singer "Aleks Syntek" Live at The UC Theatre (Berkeley)
Renowned Mexican singer, songwriter, and producer Aleks Syntek is taking over The UC Theatre Thursday, April 16th! With over 25 years in the music industry and an Ariel award recipient from the Mexican Academy of Cinematography for Best Film Music, he is a force to ...

Friday, April 17

GG Park’s Free Happy Hour Concert in the Park
Friday, April 17 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
GG Park's Free Happy Hour Concert in the Park

Free live music is back in the park. Illuminate LIVE returns to the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, March 1, 2026, launching its sixth season of free outdoor concerts with more than 125 performances scheduled through mid-November. The long-running series has ...

Free Multimedia Concert: Women Crossing/Liminality (SF)
Friday, April 17 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music Bowes Center
Free Multimedia Concert: Women Crossing/Liminality (SF)
Ensemble for These Times explores women’s immigration and identity in a multimedia concert of contemporary chamber music, featuring: *”Field of Sorrow,” a new work for soprano, cello, and piano by Indian-Honkongese composer Juhi Bansal, setting translations of landays (women’s poetry from Afghanistan); *a new commission for found-object ...

Saturday, April 18

SF’s “Secondhand Saturday” 2026 w/ Sunset Mercantile (Season Launch)
Saturday, April 18 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission
| Sunset Community Mercantile
SF's "Secondhand Saturday" 2026 w/ Sunset Mercantile (Season Launch)

Launching April 18th, one of San Francisco’s favorite vintage and makers market is returning for it’s fifth season! Come celebrate Earth Day at the 2026 season launch of Secondhand Saturday! A curated, stylish, and modern take on the traditional flea market, featuring over 60 vintage ...Monthly

Butter & Egg Days Parade & Festival 2026 (Downtown Petaluma)
Saturday, April 18 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Historic Downtown Petaluma
Butter & Egg Days Parade & Festival 2026 (Downtown Petaluma)
Theme: “America’s Birthday – Petaluma Style” Celebrating 250 years of independence, ingenuity, and small-town pride. “Americas’ Birthday – Petaluma Style” celebrates the nation’s 250th Birthday by honoring Petaluma’s deep agricultural roots and hometown spirit. This 43rd Annual Butter & Egg Days Parade recognizes the farmers, families, immigrants, ...
Vallejo Ferry Fest (2026)
Saturday, April 18 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mare Island Historic Core
Vallejo Ferry Fest (2026)
Bring the whole family and join us for a fun-filled day on the Mare Island waterfront. Enjoy food trucks, local vendors, live music, raffles, giveaways, and more! Save the date for this unique, FREE waterfront celebration. When: Saturday, April 18th, 2026 – 11:00 A.M. – 4:00 ...
SF’s 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival: April 11-12 & 18-19
Saturday, April 18 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Japantown Peace Plaza
SF's 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival: April 11-12 & 18-19

Welcome to the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions and the biggest on the West coast. Since 1968, the Festival has served to cultivate the continued alliance between Japan and the United States using culture as its ...

Cal Football Spring Game 2026 (Berkeley)
Saturday, April 18 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Here: https://app.calbears.com/LP=147?_gl=1*1m6y40g*_gcl_aw*
| California Memorial Stadium
Cal Football Spring Game 2026 (Berkeley)
Every season has a starting point – this is ours. Saturday, April 18 at 1PM. California Memorial Stadium. The first look at Cal Football in 2026, with new energy on the sidelines and a team ready to turn heads. Join us for a FREE day of ...
Lebanon Hanover at The Regency Ballroom
Saturday, April 18 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $53.88 | The Regency Ballroom
Lebanon Hanover at The Regency Ballroom
Goldenvoice & Minty Boi Present Lebanon Hanover The Regency Ballroom 1300 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 673-5716 Sat Apr 18, 2026 – 8:00 PM Ages: All Ages Doors Open: 7:00 PM Onsale: Wed Apr 16, 2025 – 10:30 AM If tickets in the accessible section are unavailable, please reach out to the venue for accommodations. Please note, orders in ...

Sunday, April 19

SF’s “Mozart to Mendelssohn” Free Full Orchestra Concerts (2025/26)
Sunday, April 19 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP - donations are accepted
| Herbst Theatre
SF’s “Mozart to Mendelssohn” Free Full Orchestra Concerts (2025/26)

The San Francisco Civic Music Association presents “Mozart to Mendelssohn” concerts! (M2M) is the Association’s second full orchestra, and was formed in 2014 to accommodate the growing number of musicians who wanted the experience of per forming large orchestral works. The group typically per forms ...

Exclusive Discounted Tix: Joshua Bell Violin Recital Live (SF)
Sunday, April 19 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $99*
*Use promo code: BELLOFFERFC for discounted tickets
| Davies Symphony Hall
Exclusive Discounted Tix: Joshua Bell Violin Recital Live (SF)

With a career spanning four decades, multiple Grammy awards, recitals in the most prestigious concert halls of the world, and collaborations and projects with artists spanning continents and genres, Joshua Bell “doesn’t stand in anyone’s shadow” (New York Times). One of the most celebrated and ...

Free Earth Day Reggae Takeover at Golden Gate Park
Sunday, April 19 – | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Free Earth Day Reggae Takeover at Golden Gate Park

Free live music is back in the park. Illuminate LIVE returns to the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, March 1, 2026, launching its sixth season of free outdoor concerts with more than 125 performances scheduled through mid-November. The long-running series has ...

SF’s 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival & Grand Parade w/ Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka
Sunday, April 19 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Japantown Peace Plaza
SF's 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival & Grand Parade w/ Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka

Welcome to the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions and the biggest on the West coast. Since 1968, the Festival has served to cultivate the continued alliance between Japan and the United States using culture as its ...

Mozart to Mendelssohn : Shostakovich
Sunday, April 19 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP - donations are accepted
| Herbst Theatre
Mozart to Mendelssohn : Shostakovich
The San Francisco Civic Music Association presents Mozart to Mendelssohn: Shostakovich Program – Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture – Max Richter: On the Nature of Daylight – Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 “The Year 1905”   Music Director & Conductor: John Kendall Bailey Admission is FREE and registration/RSVPs are appreciated. Seating is ...

Monday, April 20

Cattle Decapitation
Monday, April 20 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $42.34 | The Regency Ballroom
Cattle Decapitation
Goldenvoice Presents30 YEARS OF INHUMANITY TOUR CATTLE DECAPITATIONwith Brujeria, No Cure MON, 20 APR 2026 at 07:00PM PDTAges: All AgesDoors Open: 06:00PM OnSale: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 at 10:00AM PSTAnnouncement: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 at 10:00AM PST If tickets in the accessible section are unavailable, please reach out to ...