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Sunday, August 2

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley
Sunday, August 2 – 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, August 6

Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum
Thursday, August 6 – 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

Monday, August 10

Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | Berkeley
Monday, August 10 – 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

Friday, August 14

“Humans Only” Music Showcase in the Park (Berkeley)
Friday, August 14 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE for HUMANS!
| Live Oak Park
“Humans Only” Music Showcase in the Park (Berkeley)
Get away from your screen every 2nd Friday at the Humans Only music showcase at Live Oak Park in Berkeley (Google Maps: Live Oak Area 2). Come meet a new artist. Come meet a new person. All ages, free admission, in a beautiful park in ...

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": 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, August 22

“San Francisco Mime Troupe” Live Summer Musical in the Park (2026)
"San Francisco Mime Troupe" Live Summer Musical in the Park (2026)

The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe returns for its 2026 season with free and lively performances in park settings around the Bay Area. San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2026 Free political theater & music in parks around the Bay Area Various dates: July 3 ...

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
Free Bill Callahan Show: New Album Live (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 ...

Sunday, August 30

2026 Bay Area “Brazilian Day” White Party & Lavagem Festival (Berkeley)
Sunday, August 30 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are appreciated. RSVP Required
| La Peña Cultural Center
2026 Bay Area "Brazilian Day" White Party & Lavagem Festival (Berkeley)
The annual ‘Lavagem do Bonfim’ is one of the most important events in the Afro Brazilian cultural calendar. This ritual dates back to colonial Brazil when enslaved Africans were forced to clean the church in preparation for the celebration of Senhor Do Bonfim “Our Lord”. They ...

Thursday, September 3

Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum
Thursday, September 3 – 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, September 6

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley
Sunday, September 6 – 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, September 14

Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | Berkeley
Monday, September 14 – 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, September 19

“Science@Cal”: Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley
Saturday, September 19 – 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

SFJAZZ Ravi Coltrane “Coltrane Centennial Celebration”
Saturday, September 19 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: $37 | The UC Theatre
SFJAZZ Ravi Coltrane "Coltrane Centennial Celebration"
Just days before John Coltrane would have turned 100 his oldest surviving son, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, presents a blazing young band to mark the milestone. While Ravi spent the first quarter century of his career focusing on acquiring a diverse array of experience as a sideman ...

Monday, October 12

Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | Berkeley
Monday, October 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, October 17

“Science@Cal”: Renowned Scientist Lecture | UC Berkeley
Saturday, October 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