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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Enter to Win Win Tix: El Vez’s: Cinco De Mayo Pre-Party \| Rickshaw Stop Tuesday, April 30 – 8:00 pm \| Cost: WIN \| Rickshaw Stop El Vez is the Latin sensation that is sweeping the Nation and the world, following successful tours in Australia, Germany, Spain, Norway, Holland, Austria, England, France, Belgium, Canada and more. > Get more...
8:00 pm	“Udder Hilarity” Free Comedy Show \| Hollow Cow	FREE* *RSVP to guarantee a seat
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
“Lululemon Flow & Jo”: Free Yoga Class & Coffee in an Art Gallery \| SoMa Wednesday, May 1 – 7:00 am \| Cost: FREE* *Free but an RSVP is required. \| 111 Minna Gallery Join Lululemon for their monthly complimentary yoga class and coffee at 111 Minna Gallery. Start the day with a gentle vinyasa flow, and leave centered and present. Top it off with a more...
All Day	Bay Area Dance Week: Carnaval, Tahitan Dance & More \| 2019	FREE* *Free, but some classes required RSVP.
11:00 am	GLBT History Museum: Free First Wednesdays \| Castro	FREE
5:30 pm	Asian Pacific American Heritage Awards Ceremony \| Herbst Theater	FREE* *RSVP required
6:00 pm	“Safe Words” Comedy & Hot Dogs \| SF	FREE* *Donation-based admission
6:30 pm	First Wednesdays Free Beer Shuttle \| SF	FREE* *Shuttle is Free.
6:30 pm	Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class \| SF	FREE* *Free but an RSVP is required.
6:30 pm	Drink & Draw Art Event & Raffle \| The Knockout	FREE
8:00 pm	The Setup’s “A Funny Thing Happened” Storytelling Night \| Beer Basement	$5* *$5 with discount code "funcheap" (First 20 people to RSVP with their emails to info@setupcomedy.com can get in for free.)
8:00 pm	“The Dirty Show” Comedy Night \| SF	FREE

Thursday, May 2, 2019
Bay Area Dance Week: Hula, Balkan Dance & More \| 2019 Thursday, May 2 – All Day \| Cost: FREE* *Free, but some classes required RSVP. \| San Francisco Bay Area 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 hundreds of free events throughout the Bay Area. Take dance more...
10:00 am	Free Movie Screening: Amazing Tales from the Archives \| SF	FREE
12:30 pm	Thursday Movement Classes w/ LINES Dance Center \| SF	FREE
5:00 pm	SFUSD Student Arts Festival: Community Day \| Asian Art Museum	FREE* *Upon arrival at the Asian Art Museum simply inform you are attending the SFUSD Arts Festival and you will be provided with free admission.
5:00 pm	Asian Art Museum’s $10 Thursday Nights \| SF	$10* *General admission tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, students and youths (age 13-17). There is a $10 surcharge for special exhibition tickets.
6:00 pm	Lower Polk / TL Art Walk \| Trendyloin	FREE
6:00 pm	Exploratorium After Dark: Let’s Ride Bikes \| Pier 15	$19.95* *$19.95 Adv/Door - Free for Lab Members ($10 Add-On Ticket for the Tactile Dome)
6:00 pm	Castro Art Walk \| First Thursdays	FREE
6:00 pm	NightLife in Space: The Moon \| California Academy of Sciences	$15* *Tickets are $15 ($12 for Academy members) / 21+
7:00 pm	Close-Up Comedy: Great Comics & Free Beer Giveaways \| SF	$5* *Beer, wine, and fancy pastries for sale
7:30 pm	Miriam Toews Author Talk: Women Talking \| Green Apple Books	FREE
8:00 pm	New Filmmakers Open Screening \| Mission Dist.	FREE
8:00 pm	Throwback Thursdays at Virgil’s: Late 90’s to Early 2000’s Pop \| SF	FREE
9:00 pm	Bay Party Vibes on the D-block \| SF	FREE
Friday, May 3, 2019
Bay Area Dance Week: Afro-Haitian, Folk Dance Party & More \| 2019 Friday, May 3 – All Day \| Cost: FREE* *Free, but some classes required RSVP. \| San Francisco Bay Area 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 hundreds of free events throughout the Bay Area. Take dance more...
11:00 am	Timbuk2 First Fridays Free Factory Tour \| San Francisco	FREE* *Free tours take place on the First Friday of the month, and tickets are required. Tours are limited to 20 people.
3:00 pm	“Block Fest” Tenderloin Arts Festival & Free Art Making \| SF	FREE* *Free, but an RSVP is required.
3:00 pm	Free Sightglass Coffee Cupping \| SoMa	FREE* *Free, but space is limited so an RSVP is requested.
4:00 pm	2019 Aventine Tres de Mayo Block Party \| Financial Dist.	FREE* *Free with RSVP
5:00 pm	Cinco de Mayo Fiesta: Tequila Shots & Salsa Dancing \| Cadillac Bar & Grill	FREE* *Bring cash for food and drinks. No cover charge.
5:00 pm	“Off the Grid” Fort Mason: Night Market & Food Truck Party \| SF	FREE* *Free to attend, but bring some cash for food purchases.
6:00 pm	North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl \| SF	FREE
7:00 pm	Hayes Valley’s Free Outdoor Movie Night: “The Last Race” \| SF	FREE
7:00 pm	Workshop First Fridays \| SF	FREE
7:00 pm	Bayview First Fridays: Entertainment, Karaoke & Food Truck \| Seven Stills	FREE* *Free, but bring cash for food and drinks
7:30 pm	Brenda Shaughnessy Author Reading: The Octopus Museum \| Green Apple Books	FREE
7:30 pm	San Francisco Bike Party \| First Fridays	FREE
8:00 pm	Cinco de Mayo Latinx Comedy Bash 2019 \| May 3-4	FREE* *Use secret code FUNCHEAP to get free tickets. Registration is required.
9:00 pm	“Wrapped in Plastic” Jazz Quartet \| The Royale	FREE
10:00 pm	HellaRnB Night (Beyoncé, Rihanna, TLC, Prince & More) \| SF	FREE* *Free with RSVP before 10:30pm; $5 after
Saturday, May 4, 2019
EdRev Expo: Celebration of Learning Differences & Community Day \| AT&T Park Saturday, May 4 – All Day \| Cost: FREE* *Free with RSVP \| Oracle Park (Formerly AT&T Park) Join for this one-day event with a unique focus on the 1 in 5 students with learning and attention challenges, often compounded by anxiety and depression. dRev Expo combines an educational conference more...
All Day	Bay Area Dance Week: Bhangra, Nordic Folk Dance & More \| 2019	FREE* *Free, but some classes required RSVP.
All Day	Free de Young Museum Day for SF Residents \| Every Saturday	FREE* *Free general admission to San Francisco residents. Valid ID or proof of residency required. This offer applies only to the permanent collection galleries.
All Day	Free Legion of Honor Museum Day for SF Residents \| Every Saturday	FREE* *Free general admission to San Francisco residents. Valid ID or proof of residency required. This offer applies only to the permanent collection galleries.
10:00 am	2019 San Francisco Cinco De Mayo Festival \| Mission Dist.	FREE
10:00 am	Heron Watch at Stow Lake \| Golden Gate Park	FREE
10:00 am	“Healthy Parks Healthy People”: Monthly Nature Walks \| Bay Area	FREE
10:00 am	Free Guided Trail & Nature Walk \| Golden Gate Park	FREE
All Day	Bank of America Free Museum Weekend	FREE* *Free for Bank of America or Merrill Lynch Card Holders. Some venues may be closed on certain days; please confirm directly with participating museums.
All Day	Largest Crowd-Sourced Art: The Immigrant Yarn Project \| SF	FREE
10:00 am	Dog Park Clean-up: SFDOG’s Scoop de Doo \| SF	FREE* *To sign up as a team leader or a helper, contact scooped@sfdog.org with your dog park of choice.
All Day	2019 Children’s Day Festival \| Japantown	FREE
All Day	2019 Shipyard Artsts Spring Open Studios: Saturday \| Hunters Point	FREE
11:00 am	71st Annual Cameron Carnival \| Chinatown	FREE* *Free to the public
1:00 pm	Festival Season 2019 Kick-Off: Tribute To Charlie Palmieri \| May 4 – Oct 27	FREE
1:30 pm	First Caturdays at Dolores Park: Unofficial Social Gathering for Cats \| SF	FREE
All Day	2019 Lower Haight Spring Art Walk \| SF	FREE
5:00 pm	Cinco de Mayo Fiesta: Tequila Shots & Salsa Dancing \| Cadillac Bar & Grilll	FREE* *Bring cash for food and drinks. No cover charge.
7:00 pm	Cinco de Mayo Latinx Comedy Weekend Bash \| 2019	FREE* *Use secret code FUNCHEAP to get free tickets. Registration is required.
8:00 pm	Sea Chantey Sing Along Aboard Historic Ship \| SF	FREE* *RSVP required 415-561-7171 or peter_kasin@nps.gov, Bring a mug for cider
8:00 pm	“Nightlife on Mars” Comedy Night \| SF	FREE* *Free with code CHEAPBASTARD - otherwise it's $5
8:30 pm	Downtown SF’s Desi Comedy Night \| Every Saturday	FREE* *Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $10 at door without RSVP
9:00 pm	Reverberation Radio DJ Night \| The Chapel	FREE
9:00 pm	Prince vs. Michael Jackson DJ Party \| NoPa	$5
9:30 pm	Sadderday: An Emo/Pop-Punk/Screamo Dance Party \| SF	FREE
Sunday, May 5, 2019
Tenderloin Neighborhood Part I: Rare Walking Tour \| SF City Guides Sunday, May 5 – 9:00 am \| Cost: FREE* *Free, but donations are accepted. Some tours may be limited in size. \| Powell & Market Explore the Tenderloin’s isolated rural village beginnings and its years as a quiet residential and small business neighborhood. Find out how it morphed into San Francisco’s hotel and silk stocking entertainment more...
6:00 am	After Dawn: Premiere Sunday Morning Party \| SF	FREE* *Free but an RSVP is required.
All Day	SFUSD Student Arts Festival 2019: Final Day \| Asian Art Museum	FREE* *Upon arrival at the Asian Art Museum simply inform you are attending the SFUSD Arts Festival and you will be provided with free admission.
10:00 am	Asian Art Museum Free Admission Day \| SF	FREE* *Special exhibitions may require separate admission surcharge
10:30 am	Free Mimosa “Boozy Brunch” w/ Vegan Options \| SF	FREE* *Get one complimentary drink with your brunch - and don't forget to tip like a rockstar.
All Day	2019 Shipyard Artsts Spring Open Studios: Sunday \| Hunters Point	FREE
All Day	“Sunday Streets” Huge Block Party \| Bayview & Dogpatch	FREE
All Day	Bay Area Dance Week: ’60 Go-Go Dance & Argentine Tango \| Final Day	FREE* *Free, but some classes required RSVP.
All Day	Taco-Con 2019: Lucha Libre & Epic Taco Festival \| SoMa	FREE* *5
All Day	2019 How Weird Street Faire & Parade \| SoMa	$15* *$15 Pre passes tickets
12:00 pm	20th Annual “How Weird” Street Faire \| SoMa	$11.11* *Early bird passes will be $11.11 for a limited time.
All Day	$15 Magic Pass on Sale: How Weird Street Faire \| May 5, 2019	$15* *11.11 Early bird presale sales ended.
12:00 pm	Bulbfest 2019 \| Albany	FREE* *Free, but some classes required RSVP.
12:30 pm	Free Monthly Yoga Class for Beginners \| SF	FREE* *Free but an RSVP is required.
5:00 pm	Cinco de Mayo Happy Hour: Outdoor Patio, Live Salsa & DJs \| SF	FREE* *Free before 6:30 pm, but an RSVP is required. All-day entry is $10 in advance. 21+
5:00 pm	Cinco de Mayo Fiesta: Tequila Shots & Salsa Dancing \| Cadillac Bar & Grill	FREE* *Bring cash for food and drinks. No cover charge.
7:00 pm	Clutch The Pearls: Drag Cabaret Night \| Make Out Room	$5* *Sliding scale donation of $5 to $10.
7:00 pm	“Crazy Funny Asians” Comedy Showcase \| SF	FREE* *RSVP Required. Donations ($5-$10) greatly appreciated.
9:00 pm	“Return of the Cypher” Hip-Hop & Beatbox Jam \| Boom Boom Room	FREE
11:59 pm	Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower \| 2019	FREE
Monday, May 6, 2019
Enter to Win Win Tix: SOLD OUT: 2019 San Francisco Beer Passport $1 Beers Monday, May 6 – 11:59 am \| Cost: WIN \| All Over San Francisco Like a secret insiders’ club for beer lovers, get 36 beers at 36 bars all over SF for just $40 – good thru December 31, 2019 at bars like Monarch, Blackbird, more...
8:00 pm	“Misery Index: Monday Comedy at The Rite Spot” \| Mission Dist.	FREE
8:00 pm	Free Cutting-Edge Avant Garde Concert \| Make-Out Room	FREE
8:00 pm	“Where’s The Local Talent?” Comedy Night \| SF	FREE
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
de Young Museum Free Admission Day \| First Tuesdays Tuesday, May 7 – 9:30 am \| Cost: FREE* *Free admission to general galleries; special exhibition fees still apply \| de Young Museum Founded in 1895 in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is a landmark art museum that showcases the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, more...
9:30 am	Legion of Honor Free Admission Day \| First Tuesdays	FREE* *Free admission to general galleries; special exhibition fees still apply
10:00 am	Conservatory of Flowers: Free Admission Day \| GG Park	FREE
10:30 am	Diego Rivera Mural at City College: Rare Walking Tour \| SF City Guides	FREE* *Free, but donations are accepted. Some tours may be limited in size.
11:00 am	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) \| Free First Tuesdays	FREE
11:00 am	Free Admission Day: Museum of Craft and Design \| Dogpatch	FREE
11:00 am	First Tuesday “Pay What You Wish” Day \| Cartoon Art Museum	FREE* *Pay What You Wish Day
11:00 am	Contemporary Jewish Museum Free Admission Day \| First Tuesdays	FREE
12:00 pm	TALL: Tenderloin Art Lending Library \| SF	FREE