Battle for the Bay Volunteer Challenge: San Francisco vs. Oakland San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf are leading volunteers from their two cities to face off in a cleaning and greening competition on Saturday, September 21, 2019 as part of the annual California Coastal Cleanup Day. The challenge is on to protect our ...

Volunteer at Alameda Coastal Cleanup Day | East Bay Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday, Sep 21. Make a difference in your community and join an event near you to pick up litter, restore creeks and clean up beaches. You can find additional event listings on the California Coastal Commission’s interactive map. Alameda Coastal Cleanup Day at Crown Beach Saturday, ...

2019 Coastal Cleanup Day | Albany Come join The Watershed Project staff for Coastal Cleanup Day on September 21, 2019 from 9 am to noon. The state’s largest shoreline cleanup project. On this international day of action, volunteers are needed to remove massive amounts of debris that accumulates on our beaches ...

“Kids Fly Free” Youth Plane Rides | Concord

Come to the EAA’s Young Eagles Rally on August 17th and September 21st to give your kid(s) the opportunity of a lifetime. The members will give kids a ride in their airplanes for free. (We cover the operating costs.) The purpose of this event is ...

2019 Pacific Fine Arts Festival: Saturday | Oakland

The Montclair Village Fall Art Walk returns to Oakland Saturday, September 21st and Sunday, September 22nd. Sponsored by the Montclair Village Association, this free event showcases works from more than 40 artists and crafters who will line the sidewalks displaying a wide array of handcrafted ...

24th Annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival: Saturday | East Bay

The 24th annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, one of the largest festivals in Contra Costa County held the 3rd weekend in September. In past years, over 80,000 people strolled among the stalls of art, handmade crafts, sampling foods from top local restaurants and enjoying quality ...

Smithsonian’s 15th Annual Free Museum Day | 2019

Museum Day brings together museums, zoos & cultural centers from all 50 states to offer free admission to all Museum Day ticket holders for the 15th Annual Free Museum Day. Museum Day represents a national commitment to access, equality and inclusion. 2019 Smithsonian Magazine Museum ...

Free Oakland Guided Walking Tours | African-American History

Stroll through downtown and discover the places where Oakland African American leaders have made their marks. Learn how Lionel Wilson, Delilah Beasley, Robert Maynard, the Dellums family, Josephine Baker, and others changed the Bay Area and California. Tour begins at 10 am in front of ...

The Bay’s Epic “Trash Party” Turn Trash Into Art | Albany On September 21, 2019 from 10 am to 3 pm, divert from the norm by diverting waste together. Experience, make, give and receive trashed based art. Make your own instruments like a trash percussion band, take-home biochar compost Kits (carbon cadets), bottle chandeliersscrap-sculptures, dancing pants ...

2019 Oakland’s “Eat Real” Street Food Festival | September 21-22

Eat Real combines a state fair, a street-food festival, and a block party to create a celebration of good food. At the Eat Real Festival, participants learn where food comes from, who grows it, and how to make it. Eat Real Festival admission is free; ...

$5 Day at Oakland Museum of California: 50th Birthday | Sept 21-22

Celebrate OMCA’s 50th birthday with us all weekend long! Visit on Saturday and Sunday for $5 admission to OMCA’s galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences. Please note, $5 admission likely applies only to the general admission galleries and does not include admission into ...

Farmers Market String Band Contest | Berkeley

The Berkeley Old Time Music Convention is a five day music festival featuring performances by local and national acts, several rollicking square dances, the illustrious stringband contest, workshops, and plenty of jamming, in venues throughout Berkeley. The convention is organized by folks who love old ...

“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

Heart of Oakley Festival | 2019 Join the annual event that takes place downtown on Main Street featuring a wide variety of performers, food vendors, wine, beer and more. 2019 Heart of Oakley Festival Saturday, September 21, 2019 | 11 am to 5 pm Oakley Civic Center Plaza, 3231 Main St, Oakley FREE View Festival Map Festival Highlights: Food ...

2019 Poetry Festival, Book Fair & Open Mic | Berkeley The 17th Annual Berkeley Poetry Festival features readings by many local poets, plus a poetry Open Mic at the Berkeley City College Student Lounge. 17th Annual Berkeley Poetry Festival Saturday, September 21, 2019 | 11:30 am to 4:30 pm Berkeley City College (Student Lounge), 5th Floor 2050 Center Street, ...

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: Face Painting & Scavenger Hunt | Berkeley Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month at the library. The celebration begins at 12 noon with face painting, a scavenger hunt with prizes, and the making of papel picados (a decorative Mexican paper craft). This is an all-ages event.

Trumer Oktoberfest Party: Beer Stein & Traditional Polka Music | Berkeley Come celebrate Oktoberfest and Trumer Brewery’s 15th anniversary with beer, food, and live music. Get your commemorative Trumer Oktoberfest beer stein and try our first new beer in 15 years. To mark the event, we are releasing a Märzen beer named Doppelgänger, a nod to our ...

World’s Biggest Eye Contact Experiment 2019 | Oakland On World Peace Day, share a minute of eye contact with others in public to rebuild the sense of shared humanity in Oakland. This is part of ‘The World’s Biggest Eye Contact Experiment 2019″, It’s being held in cities all over the world and your ...

3rd Annual Romanian Festival SF Bay Area | Hayward

Save the date for the 3rd Annual Romanian Festival. At the event, you will have the opportunity to experience the different wonderful aspects of Romanian Culture. 3rd Annual Romanian Festival Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 | Noon to 9 pm Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 | Noon ...

2019 Spirit & Soul Festival: Outdoor Bazaar & Live Music | East Bay The 11th annual Spirit & Soul Festival is a true celebration of Downtown Richmond. Spirit & Soul Festival transforms historic Main Street into an outdoor bazaar filled with food and artisan vendors, live music from two stages, dancing in the street, a beverage pavilion with VIP ...

Playing in the Plaza: Danielle Wertz | Emeryville

Playing on the Plaza, Bay Street’s free, live local music series, will continue from July to September with live musical performances every Saturday. From rock and jazz to folk and blues, a different local band will perform every Saturday throughout the summer (June 1 to ...

Free Music Concert in the Park: Hip Hop Showcase | Berkeley This event is dedicated to the teens and will showcase up and coming artists with a hip hop dance battle, and rap performances by Nef the pharaoh, LOE gino & C5, spoken word by Flax from Youth Speaks, a graffiti art contest, and much more. The Free Music Concert in ...

3rd Saturday Guided Gallery District Tour | Oakland

Every third Saturday, the Oakland Art Murmur presents a free guided walking tour based on a different theme each tour. Tours take place on the third Saturday of each month and are led by prominent Oakland gallery directors, curators, writers, and artists. You may check their website ...Monthly

NorCal Night Market: Food, Shopping & Entertainment Festival | Pleasanton

NorCal Night Market, the largest night market featuring food, merchandise, and arts in the Bay Area is back for its second year. Enjoy all the nighttime sights, sounds, and flavors in a spacious, picturesque location. Imagine strolling through rows of merchandise, games, and crafts booths ...

Free Kids Tickets: Oakland A’s Fireworks Night | vs. Texas Rangers

The Oakland A’s are in the thick of the playoff hunt and kids can get free tickets all September down the stretch (as long as they attend with one paying adult). Fans ages 12 and younger can attend home games in September free of charge. ...