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SF Jazz Festival Free Block Party
By - posted 6/4/2017
Celebrations

In a reprisal of last-year’s event, PROXY and SFJAZZ host a neighborhood block party to kick-off the 35th San Francisco Jazz Festival. SFJAZZ Block Party Tuesday, June 6, 2017 | 5pm Proxy, 432 Octavia, SF FREE This exciting evening will feature live music from John Brothers Piano Company and North Beach Brass Band, plus a more...

Asian Art Museum Free Admission Day
By - posted 6/3/2017
Artsy Fartsy

The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian Art, with a collection of over 18,000 artworks spanning 6,000 years of history. Free First Sunday Admission for main galleries: Normally $15 for general admission, the museum offers free general admission more...

How to Hack Colossal Clusterfest
By - posted 6/3/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Colossal Clusterfest for Free? If you didn’t pay the $99.50 single day price tag for a ticket to Colossal Clusterfest, but still want to get in on the fun, you should be able to hear the live bands on both the Colossal Stage and the Piazza del Cluster Stage if you’re more...

“Napa Live: Inside Out” Music Festival & Crawl
By - posted 6/3/2017
Fairs & Festivals

This one is off the hook – a music crawl featuring 40 bands at 30 locations, such as stores, parks and patios, all within walking distance of each other. Performers span the musical spectrum, from Blues to bluegrass, rock and roll to reggae, and funk to fiddles. There will be more...

Free Day at California Academy of Sciences
By - posted 6/2/2017
Outdoorsy

The California Academy of Sciences is a world-class scientific and cultural institution in Golden Gate Park, a 400,000 square foot structure that houses an aquarium, a planetarium a natural history museum and a four-story rainforest all under a living roof. The Academy hosts four free days a year. California Academy of Sciences Quarterly more...

2017 OminoDay: All Day DJ & World Music Festival
By - posted 6/2/2017
Celebrations

OminoDay is a free day-long outdoor music festival which provides a social, musical, artistic, and cultural celebration for the families and youth of San Francisco. The event features some of the Bay Area’s hottest DJs, special guest performances and live mural/graffiti painting. 2017 Omino Day Music Festival Saturday, June 3, 2017 | 10 am more...

2017 National Trails Day: Volunteer Outdoors
By - posted 6/2/2017
Outdoorsy

Celebrate National Trails Day, the nation’s largest celebration of trails and the outdoors, in the Golden Gate National Parks on June 3, 2017. The National Park Service is realigning the trail at this historic Marin Headlands site to elevate safety and accessibility for visitors, improve drainage to prevent erosion, and create a more...

Free Krispy Kreme Day
By - posted 6/1/2017
Eat & Drink

Friday, June 2, 2017 is National Doughnut Day, supposedly a real holiday created in 1938 by the Salvation Army to honor volunteers who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. In celebration, Krispy Kreme is offering a free donut of any variety today at all participating stores including those in Concord, Daly more...

2017 NBA Finals: Where to Watch Warriors
By - posted 5/31/2017
Get Out: Events

Other than the sold out Oracle Arena, this is the biggest Official game watch party in SF for the Warriors. We’ve got everything you need to cheer on the Warriors in the 2017 Finals vs. the Cavs – living it up outdoors with the DubNation with tons of seating, Lots of more...

“Friday Nights at the de Young” is Back for 2017
By - posted 5/31/2017
Get Out: Events

Friday Nights at the de Young is a free weekly after-hours art “happening” in the museum’s public spaces. The event has a new theme every week, but typically includes an eclectic mix of live music, dance performances, film screenings, panel discussions, lectures, artist demos, hands-on art activities, and more. Plus, the observation tower more...

Check Out SFO’s Awesome Brand New Mural
By - posted 5/31/2017
Artsy Fartsy

Terminal 1 at SFO is under construction, so the airport is trying to bring you a little joy so you don’t notice their mess. Starting in early June, travelers passing through San Francisco International Airport’s temporary Terminal 1 will have the opportunity to see acclaimed local artist Jason Jägel transform a more...

Volunteer for Free Tickets to Clusterfest
By - posted 5/30/2017
Get Out: Events

Don’t have $99 for single day tickets but still want to be a part of Colossal Clusterfest at Civic Center on June 2-4, 2017? The festival is seeking volunteers to work 6 hour shifts in exchange for a 1-day ticket to the festival. The basics is that if you volunteer during more...

Mountaintop “Planetary Dance” Sunrise Ceremony
By - posted 5/29/2017
Celebrations

Greet the day atop Mt. Tamalpais in a sunrise mountaintop ceremony that is also a celebration of legendary dancer and activist Anna Halprin. On Sunday, June 4, 2017, arrive at 5:20 am at the peak parking lot, which is 45 minutes from the Stinson Beach exit off of Hwy 101. The walk more...

2017 Union Street Music Festival
By - posted 5/29/2017
Celebrations

To keep the festival fresh and exciting they have decided to put a much bigger emphasis on Music for the 2017 Festival. This year’s event will be known as The Union Street Music Festival. The event will have live bands performing in small entertainment areas throughout the site featuring five different more...

Friday Nights at the de Young
By - posted 5/29/2017
Artsy Fartsy

Friday Nights at the de Young is a free weekly after-hours art “happening” in the museum’s public spaces. The event has a new theme every week, but typically includes an eclectic mix of live music, dance performances, film screenings, panel discussions, lectures, artist demos, hands-on art activities, and more. Plus, the observation tower more...