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!
Saturday, April 18
SF’s Free “Cherry Bomb Market” (2026)
support small business and shop for jewelry, vintage, tattoos, ceramics, screen printing and more!
all ages
free
12-6pm
Earth Day Festival 2026 + SF’s Green Business Expo (Yerba Buena Gardens)
Saturday, April 18 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
Celebrate Earth Day 2026 at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco with a free, family-friendly festival featuring a Green Business Expo, live music by LoCura and DJ Lamont, eco-education activities, tree planting demonstrations, a mobile skate park, planetarium exhibit, free carousel rides, local food and ...
2026 Green Business Expo + Earth Day Festival (Yerba Buena Gardens)
Celebrate San Francisco Green Businesses at the Yerba Buena Gardens 2026 Earth Day Festival! Join San Francisco Environment Department, in partnership with the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy and Climatebase, for a day of sustainability, community, and action at the official kickoff event for SF Climate ...
SF SPCA Birthday Block Party
Bring your dog. Bring your friends. Bring your favorite humans.
Everyone is welcome at our Birthday Block Party!
Join us for an afternoon packed with tail wags and community
right outside our campus on Alabama Street.
What to Expect
Off the Grid food trucks and beverage stations
Live entertainment throughout the ...
Free Family Photo Fun Day (SF Chinatown)
Saturday, April 18 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Commercial Street
On April 18, San Francisco Chinatown’s Commercial Break Marketplace hosts a vibrant community day featuring a Free Family Photo Fun Day and a returning Free Canvas Painting Class. Families can enjoy professional photo sessions, guided painting with all materials provided, and a lively weekend market atmosphere. The San Francisco Public Library Bookmobile will ...
2026 Earth Day Festival & Green Business Expo (Yerba Buena Gardens)
Join the fun and kick off Earth Month and SF Climate Week with a bang at the Yerba Buena Gardens 2026 Earth Day Festival! The San Francisco Green Business Program is hosting an exciting Green Business Expo in partnership with the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy ...
“Startup Art Fair” 70+ Indie Artist Fair in 1950s Motel (April 17-19)
Startup Art Fair, the original artist-first hotel takeover fair, proudly announces the return of Startup San Francisco 2026. This boutique, multi-room gallery experience transforms the Hotel del Sol into an immersive art fair where every door opens to discovery and every conversation leads to connection. ...
Free Earth Day Fun w/ Flowerpot Coloring & Potting (Pleasanton)
Saturday, April 18 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Pacific Pearl Shopping Center
What: Pacific Pearl is excited to invite the community to its Earth Day Celebration, the perfect way to kick off the spring season. This free, family-friendly event offers something for everyone, with activities that include flowerpot coloring and potting as well as face painting (while ...
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 ...
Free ‘Julius Caesar’ Show + Q&A (SF Main Library)
The SF Shakespeare Festival brings Julius Caesar to the library! This exploration of political intrigue, betrayal, and the impact of leadership is timeless. Fascinating and complex characters create a chain reaction that quickly spirals out of control. Shakespeare’s deft examination of how power can affect ...
SF Shakespeare Festival’s “Julius Caesar” (Koret Auditorium)
This gripping blend of drama, passion, and political intrigue is brought to life through Shakespeare’s powerful and poetic language. Shakespeare’s sharp exploration of influence, persuasion, and the lengths people will go to in pursuit of authority offers rich material for reflection and an unforgettable theatrical ...
Free “SF Opera” Spring 2026 Tour of Bay Area Parks (Emeryville)
Bohème Out of the Box is back for its fourth season—and we’re taking Puccini’s story of love, friendship and heartbreak on the road this April. A one-hour, open-air La Bohème, performed on a converted shipping-container stage. Sung in Italian. English translations on your phone. Bring ...
2026 School of Rock: Free Summer Concert (Palo Alto)
The Museum of American Heritage is hosting a free summer concert with Bay Area rock bands the KLA Jammers and Coconut Hint! Bring friends and family to 351 Homer Avenue in Palo Alto to see the Museum of American Heritage and enjoy a night of ...
Meet Pixar Animators + Explore Feo the Chupacabra (SF)
Saturday, April 18 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Cartoon Art Museum
Join the Cartoon Art Museum to welcome Sequoia Blankenship and Rob Thompson for a reception and toon talk for the spotlight exhibition of their debut graphic novel Feo the Chupacabra, a madcap adventure through Hollywood as Feo, a down-on-his-luck chupacabra, must transform into a famous ...
California Symphony’s 40th Anniversary Gala (Berkeley)
Saturday, April 18 – 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Claremont Club & Spa
Join us for the California Symphony’s 40th Anniversary Gala hosted by Classical California’s Dianne Nicolini on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the historic Claremont Hotel in Berkeley. Enjoy an evening of fine dining, wine, auction, paddle raise, and live performances celebrating four decades of music-making. ...
San Francisco Midnight Mystery Ride (Every Third Saturday)
Saturday, April 18 – 11:59 pm |
Cost: FREE | Secret Location (SF)
Every third Saturday, you are invited to bicycle with the San Francisco Midnight Mystery Ride as they set out to a new mystery location in SF. Where to meet? They’ll post ride start locations on their website and Facebook page, the day of the ride only; there’s ...Monthly
Sunday, April 19
Bon Marché Curated 2nd Hand Market: The Love your Planet Edition (Albany)
Join us at the 2nd Annual Earth Day Market, Bon Marché Pop-Up: L’Édition “Aime ta Planète” (Love Your Planet), a co-hosted celebration with Abrams Claghorn Gallery.
We’re coming together just ahead of Earth Day to celebrate our love for this precious planet with a joyful afternoon ...
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 ...
FREE: “Hayes Valley Comedy Night” Sunday at The Function (SF)
Welcome to the heart of laughter right on the edge of SF’s vibrant Hayes Valley district! Step into a world of hilarity and at the newest addition to the city’s comedy scene – a chic, upscale comedy club boasting avant-garde decor, an upstairs lounge and a roster of top-notch comedians. ...
SF’s Free “Sundays at the Beach” Tai Chi Day (Great Highway)
Sunday, April 19 – 10:00 am |
Cost: FREE | The 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
