Free Events
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, September 12
Golden Gate Park “The Whale’s Tail” Beer/Wine Garden + Live Music (Summer 2026)
The Whale’s Tale is a seasonal, open-air destination for live music, food and drinks, community programming and relaxing afternoons. Open Saturdays and Sundays and select holidays beginning Memorial Day weekend, the Whale’s Tail features a rotating lineup of musical acts throughout the season, weekly free ...Every Saturday
17th Annual Greek & Middle Eastern Festival (Rohnert Park)
A Taste of Greece & the Middle East Comes to Rohnert Park! Get ready for a weekend filled with delicious food, live music, dancing, culture, and community! The 17th Annual Greek & Middle Eastern Festival returns to Rohnert Park on Saturday, September 12, and Sunday, ...
24-Hour “Moby Dick Marathon” Free Overnight Lit Party (SF)
The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, in partnership with the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association and Litquake, is hosting a 24-hour Moby Dick reading marathon in the Maritime Museum on September 12th and 13th.
Brace yourself as the MD24 resurfaces in 2026! The Moby ...
5th Annual “Rock the Block” Kids Festival (San Leandro)
Join Boys & Girls Clubs of San Leandro (BGCSL), in partnership with California’s Expanded Learning Opportunity Program (ELO-P), for the biggest back-to-school neighborhood block party, where families, neighbors, and supporters come together to celebrate the joy, energy, and impact of our Clubs. This free, family-friendly event ...
Free Book Talk: The Earth Said Remember Me w/ Jason Dove Mark (Corte Madera)
The Earth Said Remember Me: How to Revive Our Memories and Restore the Planet by Jason Dove Mark is a rallying cry and resistance manual from one of the leaders, breathing new life into the environmental movement.
ABOUT THIS EVENT
This event will be hosted by Book Passage ...
Castro Wellness Street Fair w/ DJs + Drag Shows
Try a free movement class. Catch a drag performance. Sample a wellness session. Meet local neighbors, healers, and small business owners!
Welcome to the Castro Wellness Street Fair!
Proudly sponsored by Castro Merchants Association!
Saturday, 1–5pm | Noe St between Market and Beaver | Free
You deserve an afternoon off. ...
Free San Francisco “Chinatown” Neighborhood Film + Q&A (SF Main Library)
Film: Chinatown (1995)
Film screening and post-film discussion with Director, Felicia Lowe and San Francisco Poet Laureate, Genny Lim.
“Chinatown” offers an intimate look at San Francisco’s oldest neighborhood that thrives and survived isolation, racial and social injustice throughout its 160-year history. The film, which features the poetry ...
4th Annual Kite by the Bay at Candlestick Point (SF)
Free kite festival at Candlestick Park! Decorate a kite, listen to music, go fishing and enjoy the outdoors.Welcome to Kite By The Bay! Join us at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m. for a day of kite-flying fun, hosted by California State Parks, Faces SF ...
15th Annual Hayward Metalfest w/ 7 Bands
We’re proud to announce the official lineup for the 15th Annual MetalFest!
Join us Saturday, September 12 at the Memorial Park Amphitheater in Hayward for a full day of heavy music featuring:
Blind Illusion Frolic Cultural Warfare Negative Sixxx Short Fuse Creepo Successor
FREE • All ...
43rd Annual Mediterranean Food Festival (Los Altos Hills)
Get ready for two unforgetable days of fun, delicious food, family entertainment, music, culture dancing performances, crafts, Church tours, Kids zone and more!
SF’s ‘Kite by the Bay’ 2026: Kite Festival in the Park (Candlestick Point)
Free kite festival at Candlestick Park! Decorate kites to fly, listen to music, go fishing, and enjoy the outdoors!
Free kite festival at Candlestick Park! Decorate a kite, listen to music, go fishing and enjoy the outdoors.Welcome to Kite By The Bay! Join us at Candlestick Point State ...
Free Chinatown Film Screening + Panel w/ Poet Laureate (SF Main Library)
Attend an exclusive screening of the Emmy Award winning film, “Chinatown,” which offers an intimate look at San Francisco’s oldest neighborhood that thrived and survived isolation, racial and social injustice throughout its 160-year history. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the ...
Joanna Biggar Book Reading + Signing: “To End All Wars” (Corte Madera)
Please join us for a reading by Joanna Biggar from her new book, To End All Wars. This event is organized by the Left Coast Writers and hosted by Book Passage.
ABOUT THIS EVENT
This event will be hosted by Book Passage at our Corte Madera store.
Free Admission ...
A Rare Glimpse – John Wood
Please join us for the opening reception of John Wood’s new show “A Rare Glimpse”. Spanning 33 years, the show features new and old work from his collection.
Free Shipyard Stories Reading + All-Ages Coloring Party (SF)
Hear Bayview-Hunters Point seniors read their own stories about the Hunters Point Shipyard and its giant crane at Community Voices, the closing celebration for the “Hometown Heroes” Shipyard Stories coloring book.
The book, created by artist William Rhodes with historian Stacey Carter, turns community stories into ...
“Afrocinematika: Women of Afrofuturist Film” + Q&A at SFO Museum (Free Parking)
Curated by filmmaker and artist Celia C. Peters, Afrocinematika will showcase powerful, innovative short science fiction films that shine a light on the Women of Afrofuturism. These films represent a new approach to speculative storytelling in film, one that centers the Black experience while reflecting ...
Classic Movie & Gallery Night: “Pandora and Flying Dutchman” (SF)
See Albert Lewin’s “Pandora and Flying Dutchman” (1951) starring Ava Gardner as an enigmatic singer who falls hard for the legendary Flying Dutchman eternally condemned to sail the seas.
Enjoy themed snacks as part of this series inspired by GaHee Park’s exhibition “Behind the Curtain.” Free ...
Classic Film Night: “Trouble in Paradise” + Gallery Entry (SF)
See Ernst Lubitsch’s “Trouble in Paradise” (1932), a story of a high-society thief and pickpocket who fall in love amid the canals of Venice while attempting to con each other.
Enjoy themed snacks as part of this series inspired by GaHee Park’s exhibition “Behind the Curtain.” ...
DJs By The Bay: Waterfront Electronic Music Festival (Sausalito)
Head to Dunphy Park on the Sausalito waterfront for DJs By The Bay, a free outdoor electronic music festival. The event brings together local Marin DJs for an afternoon in the park.
Designed for music lovers, families, and picnickers alike, the afternoon features live DJ sets, ...
En Plein Air: Mid-Show Art Reception (A Celebration of Art and Alameda)
The Frank Bette Center for the Arts invited 40 talented painters to Alameda to participate in our 21st annual weeklong, juried Plein Air Paint Out event.
Plein air painting—French for “open air”—is the practice of creating art outdoors, directly from life. Rather than working from photographs ...
