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San Francisco… land of the free. Here’s just the free stuff in SF and the Bay Area. Keep your wallet in your pocket and enjoy!

Sunday, April 21

SF’s Free “Sundays at the Beach” Tai Chi Day (Great Highway)
Sunday, April 21 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | The Great Highway
SF's Free "Sundays at the Beach" Tai Chi Day (Great Highway)

Join us for Tai Chi this Sunday! 10am at Judah and Great Highway Park This monthly course is for beginners and experienced students of tai chi alike. Plus, coffee is on us at @javabeachsf after the course. As a reminder, Sundays at the Beach is ...Monthly

SF’s 2024 Cherry Blossom Festival & Parade
Sunday, April 21 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Japantown Peace Plaza
SF's 2024 Cherry Blossom Festival & Parade

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 serves to cultivate the continued alliance between Japan and the United States using culture as its bridge. ...

Bay Area Skate Fest at UN Plaza (SF)
Sunday, April 21 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | UN Plaza
Bay Area Skate Fest at UN Plaza (SF)
Calling all skaters (and those who want to learn!), don’t miss the Bay Area Skate Fest at UN Plaza on April 21, 11am-3pm! Lessons, contests and more! See you there! #sfciviccenter #unplaza #unskate #unskateplaza
Comedy Workshop & Family Caregiver Training (SF)
Sunday, April 21 – 11:00 am - Ends at 1:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Please RSVP
| Southeast Community Center
Comedy Workshop & Family Caregiver Training (SF)
CalGrows, California’s Department of Aging, and Kinary – a new mobile app designed to support caregivers – are thrilled to present a FREE Family Caregiver Training Program for California residents. This program is designed for family caregivers who are actively caring for a loved one who ...
“Cary Lane” Haight St. Sample Sale: 40-80% Off (April 20-21)
Sunday, April 21 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cary Lane Haight St
"Cary Lane" Haight St. Sample Sale: 40-80% Off (April 20-21)

Cary Lane Sample Sale This weekend 4/20-4/21 on Haight St✨ Tons of pieces will be out Saturday morning, doors open at 11:00am. We’ll have styles for men and women with a size range from XS-XXL🤍 ALL UP TO 80% OFF! Jams from DJs @agropol_ & @riickyryan and drinks from @drinkghia will ...

Earth Day Celebration at SF’s Botanical Gardens
Sunday, April 21 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to San Francisco Residents
| San Francisco Botanical Garden
Earth Day Celebration at SF's Botanical Gardens
Join us for a fun filled celebration of Earth Day in the Great Meadow at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. This all ages program will feature children’s book readings by local authors, crafts, games, and more! Attendees are welcome to bring a picnic lunch and ...
“Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, April 21 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Weather permitting (rain cancels)
| JFK Drive Lindy Hop Spot
"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

Bernal Heights Earth Day Stroll 2024
Sunday, April 21 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Bernal Heights Branch Library
Bernal Heights Earth Day Stroll 2024
Earth Day events of all shapes & sizes, along Cortland Ave and around Bernal hill. Sustainable vendors, artists, give aways, Earth Day sales, musicians, non-profits, habitat restoration and clean ups, demos and talks, community garden fairs… you name it. Come stroll along the hill, do ...
2024 San Francisco Earth Day Festival
Sunday, April 21 – 11:00 am - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The New Farm
2024 San Francisco Earth Day Festival
Come to San Francisco’s annual Earth Day celebration, as we continue to raise awareness of the environmental and social issues affecting our planet. Earth Day SF is about activism, inspiration & innovation. It’s coming together to enjoy music, food, creating art, and inspiring hope for our ...
Rooftop “Creative Building Blocks” Competition for Kids (Chinatown)
Sunday, April 21 – 11:30 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Roof Top of Chinatown Rose Pak Station
Rooftop "Creative Building Blocks" Competition for Kids (Chinatown)
Join us in celebrating Spring Time in Chinatown with the “Creative Building Block Competition” hosted by SFCVIC! The event takes place on Sunday, April 21, 2024, from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm at the upper rooftop of Chinatown’s Rose Pak Station. Children aged 6 to ...
Bay Area Girls Painting Picnic at Lake Merritt (Oakland)
Sunday, April 21 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend; bring your own picnic goods to share.
| Lake Merritt Pergola
Bay Area Girls Painting Picnic at Lake Merritt (Oakland)
Join us for a casual meetup to paint, draw, and picnic with other Bay Area girls looking to making friends! Some basic art supplies will be provided. Don’t forget to bring your favorite picnic snacks/drinks, a blanket or towel to sit on, or any art supplies you’d ...
SF’s Spring “Wiggle Fest” Block Party (2024)
Sunday, April 21 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Wiggle (Lower Haight)
SF's Spring "Wiggle Fest" Block Party (2024)
Join Duboce Triangle in celebrating “the wiggle” – The Wiggle is a 1-mile zigzagging bicycle route in that runs from Market Street to Golden Gate Park. The route takes cyclists on bike-friendly roads through the city’s western neighborhoods, minimizing hilly inclines. The route generally follows the historical ...
“Storefront Market” Earth Day Celebration at Thrive City (SF)
Sunday, April 21 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thrive City
"Storefront Market" Earth Day Celebration at Thrive City (SF)
Let’s celebrate Mother Earth as one! Join us as Fantastic Negrito, the founder of Storefront Records, brings an open-air market, The Storefront Market to Thrive City for an Earth Day Celebration, on Sunday, April 21, from 12PM-4PM. Experience an immersive artisan market featuring vendors from across ...
Vocalpalooza (SF)
Sunday, April 21 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Register in advance for free workshops, donations gratefully accepted
| Community Music Center
Vocalpalooza (SF)
Community Music Center Voice Department presents Vocalpalooza, free a day of voice and singing-related activities that bring together all types of CMC vocalists in performance, education, and choral community—students and faculty alike! All are welcome to sign up to participate in the workshops, and join ...
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)
Sunday, April 21 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Skatin' Place
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)

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

Films: “The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg” + “The Poetry Deal” (SF Main Library)
Sunday, April 21 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 2:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Public Library (Main)
Films: “The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg” + “The Poetry Deal” (SF Main Library)
In honor of National Poetry Month we screen documentaries about Diane Di Prima and Allen Ginsberg, renowned Beat poets who lived and worked in San Francisco. Note: This program takes place in the Library’s Latino Room (lower level). The Poetry Deal: A Portrait of Poet Diane ...
U.S. Rep Zoe Lofgren: What’s at Stake in the 2024 Election (Mountain View)
Sunday, April 21 – 1:30 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mountain View Senior Center
U.S. Rep Zoe Lofgren: What's at Stake in the 2024 Election (Mountain View)
Member of Congress Zoe Lofgren will discuss the outlook for the 2024 election, the danger of a second Trump term, and what Democrats need to do to win in November at this in-person event sponsored by the Democratic Volunteer Center. Congressional candidates Adam Gray (CA-13) ...
Mozart to Mendelssohn: Classical Classics (Herbst Theater)
Mozart to Mendelssohn: Classical Classics (Herbst Theater)
The San Francisco Civic Music Association presents Mozart to Mendelssohn’s Fall Concert, “Classical Classics” PROGRAM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 Music Director & Conductor: John Kendall Bailey Admission is FREE and registration/RSVPs are appreciated but not required. Seating is limited and ...
Open Mic Music & Talent Showcase
Sunday, April 21 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Clarion Performing Arts Center
Open Mic Music & Talent Showcase
Sing and dance at the happiest corner on earth! Bring your songs and poems. Sign up at 4 pm. Bring your music and put on your dancing shoes! Poets, bring a poem or two! It’s time to share your talents with a group of friends!   Let’s have ...
Free Reggae in the Park 2024 “Crucial Sundays” (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, April 21 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Free Reggae in the Park 2024 "Crucial Sundays" (Golden Gate Park)

Performances in Golden Gate Park Announced for 2024 Season. Season 4 will bring 125+ free live performances at Golden Gate Park Bandshell. After several months of renovations, Illuminate is beginning its robust performance season with 125+ diverse free concerts at historic landmark venue, the Golden ...