Sunday, May 31
Explore Modern Thrillers: Cults + Corruption (The Marsh)
Secrets fester in isolated communities. Corporations conceal monstrous truths. Grief curdles into vengeance. In this high-stakes thriller panel, Sarah Gailey, Jendia Gammon, Luke Goebel, and Paddy Hirsch explore conspiracy as both engine and mirror, reflecting our deepest anxieties about belonging, power, and truth. In Make Me Better, Gailey ...
2026 Bay Area Book Festival + “Bookworm” Block Party (Downtown Berkeley)
As the Bay Area Book Festival (BABF) enters its 12th year, it stands as both a cultural celebration and a critical gathering space where activists, authors, and audiences can unite around today’s most urgent issues and uplift marginalized voices. We present first-rate live conversations with ...
Step Into Austen’s World: Regency Ball + Show (Berkeley)
Step into the world of Jane Austen and Bridgerton for an afternoon of historical elegance and entertainment!
At 1:00pm, the Academy of Danse Libre presents a special showcase performance spanning our full historical repertoire ranging from the Jazz Age back to the 1810s.
At 3:00pm, the Hillside ...
2026 Vets in Vans’ Pet Wellness Fair (Berkeley)
This community-centered event will bring together families, veterinary resources and local partners for a day focused on accessible care, education and connection. Vets in Vans’ mobile unit will be onsite offering low-cost vaccines, and there will be staff and partner presentations throughout the day. Community ...
Free Art Reception: Mystery Exhibition Unveiled (Berkeley)
Sunday, May 31 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Kala Art Institute
Kala Gallery is excited to present We’re a Mystery Which Will Never Happen Again, an exhibition exploring everyday myth, mystery, and the potential for discovery within the present moment. Featuring works by Woody De Othello, Jane Hambleton, David Huffman, Lucy Puls, Meghan Shimek, and Maryam Yousif, the exhibition invites viewers to reimagine ...
Thursday, June 4
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, June 7
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, June 8
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, June 20
“Science@Cal”: Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley
Saturday, June 20 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Mulford Hall (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
Tuesday, June 23
Bôa First New Music in 20 Years (The UC Theatre)
Tuesday, June 23 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm |
Cost: $32.50 | The UC Theatre
In 1998, British alt-rock band bôa dropped their breakout single “Duvet,” a sweeping anthem that went on to soundtrack the Japanese cult-classic anime Serial Experiments Lain. Nearly two decades later, “Duvet” re-emerged anew on TikTok, igniting a feverish renewed interest in the band (today “Duvet” ...
Tuesday, June 30
Cymande
Tuesday, June 30 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm |
Cost: $35 | The UC Theatre
Cymande’s legacy spans over four decades, winning over new audiences with their mesmerizing fusion of psychedelic soul and reggae. They’re coming to Berkeley on June 20th and it will be a show for the records!
Thursday, July 2
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, July 5
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, July 13
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, July 18
“Science@Cal”: Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley
Saturday, July 18 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Mulford Hall (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
Monday, August 10
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, August 15
“Science@Cal”: Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley
Saturday, August 15 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Mulford Hall (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
Friday, August 28
Free Bill Callahan Show: New Album Live (The UC Theatre)
Friday, August 28 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | The UC Theatre
My Days of 58 is the eighth Bill Callahan album, his first since 2022. The twelve tunes here open uncanny depths of expression as Bill continues to blaze one of the most original songwriting-and-performance trails out there. With My Days of 58, he applies the ...
