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Saturday, December 20

“Science@Cal”: Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley
Saturday, December 20 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Mulford Hall (UC Berkeley)
"Science@Cal": Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley

Science@Cal is proud to present a series of free public science lectures on the third Saturday of every month. These talks are given by renowned UC Berkeley scientists and aimed at general audiences. Talks take place on the UC Berkeley campus at 11 am. Doors ...Monthly

2025 Holidays on Fourth Street: SF Chorus Carolers | Berkeley
Saturday, December 20 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fourth Street (Berkeley)
2025 Holidays on Fourth Street: SF Chorus Carolers | Berkeley

Dazzling Holiday Lights Each Night On each night starting at dusk, Fourth Street street sparkles with cheer every night at about 5PM. Holiday lights embroider every tree and glowing balls of light dangle from the branches. Enjoy the three blocks of beauty with friends and ...

Sunday, December 21

2025 Holidays on Fourth Street: Fratello Marionette’s Holiday Shows | Berkeley
Sunday, December 21 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Fourth Street (Berkeley)
2025 Holidays on Fourth Street: Fratello Marionette's Holiday Shows | Berkeley

Dazzling Holiday Lights Each Night On each night starting at dusk, Fourth Street street sparkles with cheer every night at about 5PM. Holiday lights embroider every tree and glowing balls of light dangle from the branches. Enjoy the three blocks of beauty with friends and ...

Free Winter Solstice Celebration at Cesar Chavez State Park (Berkeley)
Sunday, December 21 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:15 pm | Cost: FREE | Cesar Chavez State Park
Free Winter Solstice Celebration at Cesar Chavez State Park (Berkeley)
Celebrate the return of the Sun with astronomers and friends at the Chávez / Huerta Solar Calendar. Mark the changing of the seasons and share a moment of reflection in community as the sun sets on another orbit of our fragile and beautiful planet. Ancient astronomical ...

Thursday, January 1

Cancelled: Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum
Thursday, January 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission to galleries. Film programs are excluded. No advanced tickets required, but subject to capacity limits
| Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive
Cancelled: Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum

The Museum is closed on New Year’s Day Monthly

Sunday, January 4

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley
Sunday, January 4 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are encouraged.
| La Peña Cultural Center
Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley

This free, participatory event has been a staple at La Peña Cultural Center for 12 years due to its incredible fun, and recurs every 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba is the ...Monthly

Monday, January 12

Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | Berkeley
Monday, January 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required.
| Sports Basement (Berkeley)
Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | Berkeley

This one hour class provides an introduction to IMPACT Bay Area’s style of empowerment self-defense. In this class students develop intuition, situational awareness, congruent body language and verbal skills to deescalate and deter assault and harassment, as well as learn two simple and effective physical ...Monthly

Saturday, January 17

“Science@Cal”: Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley
Saturday, January 17 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Mulford Hall (UC Berkeley)
"Science@Cal": Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley

Science@Cal is proud to present a series of free public science lectures on the third Saturday of every month. These talks are given by renowned UC Berkeley scientists and aimed at general audiences. Talks take place on the UC Berkeley campus at 11 am. Doors ...Monthly

Saturday, January 24

“The Runarounds” Live at The UC Theatre (Berkeley)
Saturday, January 24 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:55 pm | Cost: $37.50 | The UC Theatre
"The Runarounds" Live at The UC Theatre (Berkeley)
DOORS 7 PM // SHOW 8 PM Known for turning every stage into a wild, full-throttle rock show, The Runarounds are a five-piece alt-rock band—Axel Ellis (guitar/vocals), Jesse Golliher (bass/vocals), Jeremy Yun (lead guitar), William Lipton (guitar/vocals), and Zende Murdock (drums). Startingwith a weekly residency at ...

Sunday, February 1

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley
Sunday, February 1 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are encouraged.
| La Peña Cultural Center
Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley

This free, participatory event has been a staple at La Peña Cultural Center for 12 years due to its incredible fun, and recurs every 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba is the ...Monthly

Thursday, February 5

Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum
Thursday, February 5 – 11:00 am - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission to galleries. Film programs are excluded. No advanced tickets required, but subject to capacity limits
| Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive
Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum

The UC Berkeley Art Museum is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley. Through art and film programs, collections, and research resources, the University aspires to be locally connected and globally relevant, engaging audiences from the campus, community, and beyond. Normally $18, the ...Monthly

Sunday, February 8

Lord of The Lost & the Birthday Massacre
Sunday, February 8 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm | Cost: $35 | The UC Theatre
Lord of The Lost & the Birthday Massacre
Lord Of The Lost & The Birthday Massacre ️ (SUNDAY FEB. 8TH) w/ special guest Wednesday 13 LORD OF THE LOST A name that over the past 15 years has embedded itself into the top tier of dark and heavy music. Without stagnation the genre-fluid band from Germany ...
Lord of the Lost & Birthday Massacre
Sunday, February 8 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:55 pm | Cost: $45 | The UC Theatre
Lord of the Lost & Birthday Massacre
Get ready to immerse yourself into the dark worlds of Lord of the Lost and The Birthday Massacre, two iconic names in the gothic and industrial rock scene! Known for their striking visuals and powerful sound, both bands deliver performances that blur the line between ...

Monday, February 9

Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | Berkeley
Monday, February 9 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required.
| Sports Basement (Berkeley)
Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | Berkeley

This one hour class provides an introduction to IMPACT Bay Area’s style of empowerment self-defense. In this class students develop intuition, situational awareness, congruent body language and verbal skills to deescalate and deter assault and harassment, as well as learn two simple and effective physical ...Monthly

Saturday, February 21

“Science@Cal”: Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley
Saturday, February 21 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Mulford Hall (UC Berkeley)
"Science@Cal": Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley

Science@Cal is proud to present a series of free public science lectures on the third Saturday of every month. These talks are given by renowned UC Berkeley scientists and aimed at general audiences. Talks take place on the UC Berkeley campus at 11 am. Doors ...Monthly

All Them Witches: Live in Concert (UC Theatre)
Saturday, February 21 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm | Cost: $35 | The UC Theatre
All Them Witches: Live in Concert (UC Theatre)
Versatile hard rock quartet, All Them Witches, thrive on contrast. They have deep musical roots and grow a heavy, visceral sound, with sheer dexterity delivered in every song. There is a ferocious energy and rhythmic nuance to the band that delivers devastating guitar riffs in ...

Friday, February 27

“clipping” Live: Experimental Hip-Hop Night at UC Theatre (Berkeley)
Friday, February 27 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:45 pm | Cost: $44 | The UC Theatre
"clipping" Live: Experimental Hip-Hop Night at UC Theatre (Berkeley)
DOORS 7 PM // SHOW 8 PM The critically acclaimed West Coast-based experimental hip-hop trio, “clipping” is fronted by Tony and Grammy winning actor, rapper and writer, Daveed Diggs along with producers Jonathan Snipes and William Hutson. They initially rose to prominence with their debut album MIDCITY ...

Sunday, March 1

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley
Sunday, March 1 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are encouraged.
| La Peña Cultural Center
Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley

This free, participatory event has been a staple at La Peña Cultural Center for 12 years due to its incredible fun, and recurs every 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba is the ...Monthly

Thursday, March 5

Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum
Thursday, March 5 – 11:00 am - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission to galleries. Film programs are excluded. No advanced tickets required, but subject to capacity limits
| Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive
Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum

The UC Berkeley Art Museum is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley. Through art and film programs, collections, and research resources, the University aspires to be locally connected and globally relevant, engaging audiences from the campus, community, and beyond. Normally $18, the ...Monthly

Thursday, March 12

“Landslide” An Epic Fleetwood Mac Singalong (The UC Theatre)
Thursday, March 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:55 pm | Cost: $36 | The UC Theatre
"Landslide" An Epic Fleetwood Mac Singalong (The UC Theatre)
DOORS 7 PM / SHOW 8 PM General Admission Standing Room with Limited Seating Choir! Choir! Choir! is the fully interactive, participatory show that turns audience into performer! So get ready to laugh, dance and SING! your hearts out with hundreds of other music-lovers just like you. ...

Friday, March 13

Noize MC Live: “Not All There” Rap-Rock Tour (Berkeley)
Friday, March 13 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm | Cost: $67.50 | The UC Theatre
Noize MC Live: “Not All There” Rap-Rock Tour (Berkeley)
Noize MC to Present New Album “Not All There” on Tour Across the U.S. and Canada In March 2026, acclaimed rap-rock artist Noize MC will bring his spring tour “Not All There” to North America. The tour supports the release of his latest album of the ...

Thursday, April 16

Mexican Singer “Aleks Syntek” Live at The UC Theatre (Berkeley)
Thursday, April 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:45 pm | Cost: *
*62.67
| The UC Theatre
Mexican Singer "Aleks Syntek" Live at The UC Theatre (Berkeley)
Renowned Mexican singer, songwriter, and producer Aleks Syntek is taking over The UC Theatre Thursday, April 16th! With over 25 years in the music industry and an Ariel award recipient from the Mexican Academy of Cinematography for Best Film Music, he is a force to ...

Wednesday, April 29

“Moonchild” Live: Genre-Defying R&B + Neo-Soul Trio (The UC Theatre)
Wednesday, April 29 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:55 pm | Cost: $40 | The UC Theatre
Moonchild is the genre-defying trio that has quietly but powerfully carved their own worldwide lane in the world of alternative R&B and neo-soul. Comprised of multi-instrumentalists Amber Navran, Max Bryk, and Andris Mattson, the Los Angeles-based band blends velvety vocals, intricate horn arrangements, jazz-rooted harmony, ...