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2017 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Concert
By - posted 6/14/2017
Get Out: Events

Every summer, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk casts its net and drags in a host of Top 40 bands from the ’70s, ’80s, and early ’90s to play free concerts right on the beach every Friday night. Friday Night Bands on the Beach  Every Friday, June 16 – September 1, 2017 – Two shows nightly; more...

2017 World Music Day Block Party
By - posted 6/14/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Palo Alto World Music Day is an annual music festival that takes place on Father’s Day in Palo Alto on University Avenue, between Webster and High, which will be closed to traffic. 2017 Palo Alto World Music Day  Sunday, June 18, 2017 | 3-7:30 pm University Ave, between Webster and High, Palo Alto FREE The festival features 50+ more...

2017 “Salsa Sundays” Kickoff Block Party
By - posted 6/13/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Salsa Sundays is back for summer 2017 with a series of five block parties held every third Sunday of the month from June through October in the heart of Downtown Berkeley. Come and join in the fun at the best block party around. Expect free live music and dancing in the more...

Free Taco Bell Day
By - posted 6/11/2017
Eat & Drink

For the second consecutive year, Taco Bell is teaming up with the NBA for the “Steal a Game, Steal a Taco” promotion. That means the first team to steal a win on the road during the 2017 NBA Finals also wins a free Doritos Locos Taco for everyone in America. Whether more...

Ike’s Returns to SF: Free Sandwich Day
By - posted 6/11/2017
Eat & Drink

On Monday, June 12th, to help celebrate San Francisco getting an Ike’s again, Ike’s Place will be giving away free sandwiches all day at their new flagship shop located at 901 Polk Street in San Francisco. Ike’s Returns to SF: Free Sandwich Day | Polk St. Monday, June 12, 2017 | All Day Ike’s more...

Clover Sonoma Pop-Up Milk Tasting Room & Free Treats
By - posted 6/10/2017
Eat & Drink

Clover Sonoma, the Bay Area’s favorite third-generation family-owned and operated dairy, has opened a Milk Tasting Room pop-up in Hayes Valley, which will be open from June 5 through July 21, 2017. Clover Sonoma Milk Tasting Room June 5-July 21, 2017 Clover Sonoma Pop-up, 330 Fell St. San Francisco, CA FREE Stop by the tasting room Mondays, more...

40th Annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair
By - posted 6/10/2017
Fairs & Festivals

The annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair brings thousands of people to Haight Street between Stanyan and Masonic to shop over 200 outdoor vendors including food, green businesses, local artists, clothing, crafts, non-profits and more. 2017 Haight Ashbury Street Fair Sunday, June 11, 2017 | 11 am to 5:30 pm Haight Street (Stanyan to Masonic), more...

2017 Hot Air Balloon Classic at Sonoma County
By - posted 6/9/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Set your alarm early and make the beautiful drive to the north coast for the annual Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic in wine country. You’ll be treated to the dawn balloon launch off a field full of classic and character shaped hot air balloons. And hey, on the way home you can treat more...

2017 San Francisco Free Folk Festival
By - posted 6/9/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Now in its 41st year, the San Francisco Free Folk Festival celebrates folk music and dance through free concerts and workshops from all over the world. Think of it as “Hardly Strictly,” but without the sunburn or the claustrophobia. 2017 San Francisco Free Folk Festival Saturday, June 10, 2017 | Noon to 10 pm Everett Middle School, 450 more...

51st Annual Sand Castle & Sand Sculpture Contest
By - posted 6/8/2017
Artsy Fartsy

Start your creative juices flowing and get ready to bring your shovel and buckets to the beach to create a unique piece of art at the annual Sand Castle and Sand Sculpture Contest on Alameda’s Robert Crown Memorial State Beach. This free event (free to compete and free to watch) is a more...

D*ck Pics: The Art Show
By - posted 6/8/2017
Artsy Fartsy

You might remember reading about a hall of unsolicited d*ck pics last spring. Everyone from VICE to Playboy to Ms. Magazine took notice of their unconventional resistance to this lewd act of sexual harassment. So they’re taking the show on tour – and the first stop is San Francisco. It’s a more...

“ChoreoFest” Contemporary Dance Festival
By - posted 6/7/2017
Fairs & Festivals

The inaugural Yerba Buena ChoreoFest highlights the spectacular strength, diversity, and vibrancy of the Bay Area contemporary dance scene through a three-day mini festival of site specific work. Curated by RAWdance’s Co-Artistic Directors Ryan T. Smith and Wendy Rein, the inaugural ChoreoFest will feature nine local companies in three truly more...

2017 Total Wellness Festival
By - posted 6/6/2017
Fairs & Festivals

Embarcadero Center will host the 14th Annual Total Wellness interactive health festival featuring health screenings, fitness demonstrations, health-related booths, a blood drive, raffle prizes, and more. Total Wellness Festival 2017 Thursday, June 8, 2017 | 11 am to 2 pm Street Levels of Two, Three and Four Embarcadero Center FREE Incorporating all facets of physical and mental wellness, more...

Free “Purple Rain” Movie Night on Prince’s Birthday
By - posted 6/5/2017
Celebrations

Are you a real Prince fan? If so, come out and celebrate Prince’s birthday for two days only at the Bayview Opera House with a viewing party of the amazing Purple Rain film and an all star purple party tribute concert. The free viewing party of Prince’s Purple Rain on an more...

Top of the Mark’s Wine & Free Movie Night
By - posted 6/5/2017
Get Out: Events

Wind down every Tuesday night during the summer of 2017 with a free wine or spirit tasting and screening of a classic movie. Summer Movie Nights are back at Top of the Mark featuring a selection of classic comedy, action, and drama flicks from the 1930s through the 1990s. In addition to the more...