This Weekend: Sep 29 - Sep 30, 2018

RSVPs Open for October: Free Redwood State Park Days | Second Saturdays

To celebrate 100 years of saving California’s iconic redwood forest, Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks are offering more than 16,000 free vehicle day-use passes to more than 40 redwood state parks on the second Saturday of each month in 2018. The passes cover ...

Capitola Beach Festival: 5k Fun Run & Nautical Parade | 2018

This fall, Capitola would like to introduce a new annual event, the Capitola Beach Festival, to be held at the end of September. Locals and visitors alike look forward to the weekend-long event that will include a number of events and activities held all over ...

2018 Thunderbirds on the Wharf: 1955-66 Classic Car Show | Santa Cruz Come down to Santa Cruz for the 21st annual Thunderbirds on the Wharf from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, September 29, 2018. A collection of classic 1955-1957, the 1958-1965 vintage and the retro, 2002-2005 Thunderbirds will be displayed by owners from central and northern California.

2018 Candypalooza: Free Tastings, Tours & Candy Samples | Jelly Belly Factory

The annual Candypalooza at the Jelly Belly Factory is a free festival of all things sweet featuring free tastings, live music and free tours of the factory. Enjoy local musical acts, craft vendors from all over Solano County and beyond, and carnival attractions, rides and midway games for kids ...

52nd Annual Harvest Festival | Palo Alto Come to shop, hear music, browse their book sale, and eat lunch at the 52nd Harvest Festival. The specialized boutiques (including an international bazaar, treasured collectibles, jewelry and plants), and huge rummage and book sale, guarantees there will be something for everyone.

2018 Strutt Your Mutt: Local Food Trucks, Family & Pet Activities | Marina Join Best Friends Animal Society and their partner rescue groups, shelters and animal welfare organizations for Strut Your Mutt in San Francisco. 2018 Strutt Your Mutt Fundraise Saturday, September 29, 2018 | 9 am to noon Little Marina Green, 800 Marina Blvd, San Francisco FREE (Donations are accepted) You can ...

Win Tix: “Daybreaker” Morning Warehouse Dance Party | SF On September 29th, Daybreaker is taking over SF’s newest warehouse space, Colorbloq to throw a dope Saturdaybreaker. Join us for a magical kick-off to the weekend. Plus, we’ve got some of Opulent Temple’s finest DJs on the lineup. > Get Tickets – $40 (get it for $35, ...

Cal Academy of Sciences: Neighborhood Free Days | Hayes Valley & SOMA Residents For the weekend of September 28-30 residents of Chinatown, Financial District, Hayes Valley, Mission Bay, Nob Hill, North Beach, Russian Hill, SOMA, Telegraph Hill, Tenderloin, Treasure Island, Union Square, Yerba Buena Island get free admission to the California Academy of Sciences thanks to the “Neighborhood ...

2018 Pacific Coast Fog Fest | Pacifica

Say goodbye to summer with a weekend of sun, sand, and surf at the 33rd annual Fog Fest in Pacifica featuring live music, art, food and activities. Fog Fest 2018 September 29-30, 2018 | 10 am to 6 pm Palmetto Street, Pacifica FREE The Fog ...

83rd Annual “La Madonna del Lume” Fishing Boat Parade | SF

The festival of “La Madonna Del Lume” (also known as “The Blessing of the Fishing Fleet”) is a Sicilian tradition of protecting fishermen that have been practiced in San Francisco for 83 years. The 83rd annual blessing and fishing boat parade is an annual procession from ...

Budweiser 9th Annual Car Show | Fairfield This event supports their 32nd year, in house non-profit charity, Families Helping Families. Last year there were classic cars, live music, DJ, beer garden, silent auction, food & vendors and of course, brewery tours. See what they have in store for you this year.

2018 “City Kids” Family Fair: Elmo, Freebies & Fire Trucks | SF Join the Children’s Council of San Francisco for games, arts/crafts, and other fun educational activities for the whole family. City Kids Family Fair Activities: Photos with Elmo Free tote bags, a children’s book and fresh produce for the first 500 families Live music and performances, including DJ Hey Love, ...

TreasureFest’s Shoptoberfest 2018 | SF

Monthly The TreasureFest (formerly Treasure Island Flea) is a modern urban market for 15,000+ each month that houses around 400 curated vendors selling originally-made and designed items, artists, and antique/vintage collectors. Plus there’s typically 35+ food trucks, live local music, workshops, kids games, and bars with seasonal cocktails and ...

Free Day at Charles Schultz Museum: Year of the Dog | Santa Rosa Enjoy free Museum admission in honor of Snoopy and the Year of the Dog. See the Museum’s two latest exhibitions all about man’s best friend: Working Dogs, which celebrates these four-legged heroes as Schulz portrayed them in Peanuts, and Then Came the Dog, which simultaneously ...

Win Tix: Portola Garden Tour | SF’s Garden District Come see the gardens of the San Francisco Garden District. More than 20 public and private gardens will be on display with an after-party at Ferment. Drink. Repeat. (FDR) Brewery at 2636 San Bruno Avenue immediately following the tour. Taste ultra-local beer made from hops ...

2018 Oaktoberfest Beer Festival | Oakland

Oaktoberfest celebrates the history, the flavors, and the people of the Bay Area with craft beer and food, entertainment, arts, and ecology. Oakland’s Dimond District continues a tradition as an entertainment destination, begun in the early 1900s when Beer Gardens and German vacation resorts lined ...

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 ...

Figment 2018: Interactive Arts, Music, Game & Craft Festival in the Park | Oakland Figment is a free, family-friendly participatory arts event held in multiple cities, attracting tens of thousands of participants each year. Now in its second year in Oakland, come for a day in Mosswood Park full of interactive art, games, costumes, music, crafts, activities and workshops. Figment is ...

Sharktoberfest at the Sanctuary | The Presidio Join Shark Stewards and the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary celebrating sharks and the ocean. Activities, live music, food and shark fun for all ages. Prizes for the best shark or ocean costume.

1st Annual Free Kids Carnival at Palace of Fine Arts | SF Step right up to the First Annual Free Kids Carnival at the historic Palace of Fine Arts atrium. Non Plus Ultra is excited to bring you a carnival themed day that will be fun for all ages. Prepare for acrobat performances, stilt walkers, zip-line, carnival games, face painting, paint station, ...

stARTup Small Works Art Fair: 2,500 Sq. Ft of Indie Artists | SF

stARTup Small Works a “tabletop” style art fair in an industrial warehouse setting for select contemporary artists to show small-scale works ranging from sculptures, paintings, and drawings, to prints and ceramics. Its core mission is to provide artists with direct access to the art world, and ...

Legalize Psychedelic Medicine Rally & Nude Love Parade | SF City Hall Come and join the second rally to legalize psychedelic medicine which will take place in front of the San Francisco City Hall on Saturday, September 29th and will be followed by a Nude Love Parade through Haight Street. Legalize Psychedelic Medicine Rally & Nude Love Parade Saturday, ...

Around the Block: Pop-up Project Neighborhood Stories | Oakland Go beyond the walls of the Oakland Museum of California to experience Around the Block: A Day of Neighborhood Stories. Visit five engaging pop-up projects within a three-block radius of OMCA, for one day only on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Pick up a map at OMCA ...

Mission to Presidio 2018: History Hike, Dinner & Campfire | SF The Presidio’s Park Rangers and Mission Dolores’ Ohlone friends invite you along on a day of exploring San Francisco’s cultural past. Beginning in the Mission District, hike back in time along the old mission road and learn a little history as you follow the path from ...

2018 Salsa Festival: Tastings & Salsa Dancing | Redwood City Redwood City is fired up for its 11th annual Salsa Festival, on Saturday, September 29th, 2018 from noon until 8 pm. The city is going to be sizzling with a fun-filled day of tongue-tingling salsa, great activities, music, entertainment, dancing, food, beverages, and a wonderful time for ...

Middle Eastern Food Festival | SF

For over 20 years Saint Nicholas Church has provided the San Francisco Bay Area at large entertainment during their two day annual Middle Eastern Food Festival. Their Middle Eastern Food Festival showcases the different flavors of the Middle East. All food prepared is home made, fresh ...

2018 Osaka Matsuri: SF’s “Sister City” Food, Dance & Music | Japantown Japantown Chounaikai and the San Francisco Osaka Sister City Association is proud to sponsor the 3rd annual Osaka Matsuri, celebrating San Francisco’s oldest sister city relationship. There will be musical and cultural performances from all over the bay area and selling Osaka-style street food, like ...

Bottomless Oktoberfest: Food Trucks & Epic Brews | SF Join SF’s newest beer garden for Oktoberfest. Bavaria’s boozy celebration of good friends, great food, and epic brews. “PROST!” so-long to a summer well-spent with a foamy stein of Bavarian beer held high. Bottomless Oktoberfest German Beer Festival – Saturday, September 29th, 2018 | 12pm to 4pm (park ...

14th Annual San Francisco Black Family Day | SF Join for a day of fun, family, and fellowship at the park on Saturday at noon. 14th Annual San Francisco Black Family Day Saturday, September 29, 2018 | Noon to 5 pm Hamilton Park (Aquatic Center), 1900 Geary Blvd, San Francisco FREE Enjoy games, health resources, reentry support services, raffles jumpers, ...

2018 Beat Museum Poetry Festival | North Beach

You’re invited to the 11th Annual Beat Museum Poetry Festival on September 29-30, 2018 from 1 pm to 6 pm featuring a two day of poetry and music. View 2018 List of Readers  The Beat Museum Poetry Festival began in 2008, as part of a ...

Nigerian Independence Day Festival at Lake Merritt | Oakland Come paint the town green and white for Afopolitan’s “Nigerian Independence” Weekend Triple-header. Join in for a whirlwind of food, music, fashion, special performances, and a weekend jam-packed with entertainment. Most events are paid/ticketed affairs except for the free festival in the Park on Saturday. Nigerian ...

Forbidden Island’s 13th Annual Parking Lot Sale | Alameda

The most anticipated event of the year is here. Featuring the largest assortment of vintage collectibles, mid-century decor, classic artwork, ceramics, and retro-fashions this side of paradise. Due to popular demand, it’s a two-day event this year. Sept 29th and 30th from 2 pm to 7 ...

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

NorCal Night Market aims to bring the electric spirit of night markets and taste of international cuisines to Northern California. Suitable for all ages, the festival will feature 200+ food and merchandise vendors, games, art and live music for two weekends. Attendees can munch on ...

100 Thousand Poets For Change Poetry Readings | SF 100 Thousand Poets for Changes comes to Alley Cat Books with a full lineup of poets including MK Chavez, Maxine Chernoff, Norman Fischer, Les Gottesman, Joseph Lease, Alexandria Liston,  Giovanni singleton, and more to come.

Movie Night in the Park “Coco” | SF

Enjoy an evening of family entertainment with free outdoor movie screenings and festivities. Grab your picnic blanket, pack some snacks and join us for a family night of fun. SF Movie Night in the Park Saturday, Sept. 15, 22 & 29, 2018 | 7 pm ...

SF’s First Ever Fall “Prom” Party | SoMa StrEat Food Park It’s not the season and graduation may not be the reason, but kicking ass as an adult every day is absolutely an occasion to celebrate. Come to relive your glory days and re-do the big night as you time-warp back to high school at SoMa StrEat ...

“Crazy Funny Asians” Comedy Festival 2018 | SF

After seven straight sold-out Sunday shows, we decided to throw a weekend festival. Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s first ever “Crazy Funny Asians” Comedy Festival, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture ...

Win Tix: “NightHowl” Epic Celebration in SF’s National Park | Crissy Field Ahhwoooo….Calling all night owls, park lovers and partygoers. This is the night to impress your friends. Break out your trail chic outfits and experience one howl-of-a-night under the stars. Lead your pack to a night out in your national park with views of the Golden Gate Bridge ...

Win Tix: Neo- Psychedelic Pop Trio: The Essex Green | Bottom of the Hill The Essex Green lend themselves to writing undeniably catchy, yet elegant songs, sun baked in bright and colorful sonic layers. > Get Tickets – $15 (+21) With the release of their latest album, “Hardly Electronic,” the band meshes styles from various influences, old and new, in embodying ...

Final Day: Capitola Beach Festival | 2018

This fall, Capitola would like to introduce a new annual event, the Capitola Beach Festival, to be held at the end of September. Locals and visitors alike look forward to the weekend-long event that will include a number of events and activities held all over ...

September Sunrise Tour of Muir Woods | North Bay

Attend a sunrise guided tour through Muir Woods National Monument. While the early hour may seem uncivilized, if not down-right obscene, sunrise is a particularly beautiful time to visit an old-growth redwood forest. You’ll learn about the local plant and animal residents which are more ...

29th Annual Disc Golf Safari Tournament | Golden Gate Park This isn’t just a casual day of Frisbee in the park. This is professional disc golf and the 29th Annual “San Francisco Safari” brings together 150 pro and amateur players – including some of the best disc golfers in the world – to vie for nearly ...

Final Deadline: Vote Funcheap in Guardian’s 2018 “Best of the Bay” Poll

If you love the FuncheapSF website and all the free events we dig up, we’d love to ask you to take a few minutes and vote for FuncheapSF as “Best Overall Website”in the San Francisco Bay Guardian‘s annual “Best of the Bay” Readers Poll for ...

Annual Petaluma Fall Antique Faire | Historic Downtown Antique and collectible lovers throughout the Bay Area are welcome to come, browse and shop the 31st Annual Petaluma Antique Faire this fall on Sunday, September 30, 2018, 8 am to 4 pm set in one delightful and relaxing setting in downtown Petaluma. Admission is ...

2018 Candypalooza: Free Tastings, Tours & Candy Samples | Jelly Belly Factory

The annual Candypalooza at the Jelly Belly Factory is a free festival of all things sweet featuring free tastings, live music and free tours of the factory. Enjoy local musical acts, craft vendors from all over Solano County and beyond, and carnival attractions, rides and midway games for kids ...

Cal Academy of Sciences: Neighborhood Free Days | Telegraph Hill & Tenderloin Residents For the weekend of September 28-30 residents of Chinatown, Financial District, Hayes Valley, Mission Bay, Nob Hill, North Beach, Russian Hill, SOMA, Telegraph Hill, Tenderloin, Treasure Island, Union Square, Yerba Buena Island get free admission to the California Academy of Sciences thanks to the “Neighborhood ...

2018 Cole Valley Fair | SF The annual Cole Valley Fair takes place on Cole Street between Carl and Grattan Streets in San Francisco. Each year it features local artists with fine handmade crafts, delicious food, live music, a full block of vintage automobiles owned by neighborhood residents, children’s events including ...

2018 Pacific Coast Fog Fest | Pacifica

Say goodbye to summer with a weekend of sun, sand, and surf at the 33rd annual Fog Fest in Pacifica featuring live music, art, food and activities. Fog Fest 2018 September 29-30, 2018 | 10 am to 6 pm Palmetto Street, Pacifica FREE The Fog ...

2018 Oaktoberfest Beer Festival | Oakland

Oaktoberfest celebrates the history, the flavors, and the people of the Bay Area with craft beer and food, entertainment, arts, and ecology. Oakland’s Dimond District continues a tradition as an entertainment destination, begun in the early 1900s when Beer Gardens and German vacation resorts lined ...

SF’s Huge Island “Shoptoberfest” Festival | Treasure Island

Monthly The TreasureFest (formerly Treasure Island Flea) is a modern urban market for 15,000+ each month that houses around 400 curated vendors selling originally-made and designed items, artists, and antique/vintage collectors. Plus there’s typically 35+ food trucks, live local music, workshops, kids games, and bars with seasonal cocktails and ...

Applebee’s $2 Samuel Adams OctoberFest Month | Final Day

Applebee’s is back with their month-long discounted drinks campaign called the Neighborhood Drink of the Month. At participating Applebee’s nationwide for the entire month of September, you can get $2 Samuel Adams OctoberFest beer. The fall favorite is served in a 10oz mug. Throughout September, $2 Samuel ...

2018 Folsom Street Fair | SoMa The 35th Annual Folsom Street Fair, a true only in San Francisco original, covers over 13 city blocks filled with 250,000 people in their most outrageous leather, rubber, and fetish attire enjoying the world’s largest leather fair. 2018 Folsom Street Fair Sunday, September 30, 2018 | 11 ...

Tricycle Music Festival 2018 Kickoff | SF

Kids and families, Tricycle Music Fest at the library returns for the tenth year on Sept. 30 to Oct. 28, 2018. Join the San Francisco Public Library for the kickoff event on Sunday, September 30, 2018, at the Phyllis Wattis Theater. At the end of every ...

SFMOMA’s “Free Family Day” Free Museum Day | SF The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) welcomes families and inter-generational audiences to the museum for its Free Family Day on Sunday, September 30, 2018. While the museum is always free for visitors 18 and younger, on Free Family Day, it is also free for up ...

3rd Annual Little Italy Street Festival | San Jose Come and bring your family to the 3rd Annual Little Italy San Jose Street Festival on Sunday, September 30, 2018 where nearly 25,000 people attended last year. This year they will be expanding and closing down a 2nd street. Italian Tenor Pasquale Esposito will be honored as ...

Presidio Picnic: Off the Grid’s Sunday Food Truck Party | SF

every sunday San Francisco’s favorite family picnic is back for 2018. Presidio Picnic brings together the best of the Bay Area food scene with the beauty of this national park site and views of the bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. Held on the seven acre Main ...

stARTup Small Works Art Fair: 2,500 Sq. Ft of Indie Artists | SF

stARTup Small Works a “tabletop” style art fair in an industrial warehouse setting for select contemporary artists to show small-scale works ranging from sculptures, paintings, and drawings, to prints and ceramics. Its core mission is to provide artists with direct access to the art world, and ...

Community Science Day: Lab Tour & Hands-on Activities | Berkeley Step into the (close-toed) shoes of a scientist and explore biology at this community-wide science event. Visit UC Berkeley’s campus to experience a range of activities designed for visitors of all ages. Discover the fascinating power of DNA, the instruction manual for life. From the basic ...

83rd Annual Blessing of the Fishing Fleet: Sunday | SF

The festival of “La Madonna Del Lume” (also known as “The Blessing of the Fishing Fleet”) is a Sicilian tradition of protecting fishermen that have been practiced in San Francisco for 83 years. The 83rd annual blessing and fishing boat parade is an annual procession from ...

2018 SFMusic Day: Epic All-day Free Classical & Jazz Concert | SF

SFMusic Day champions a diverse cross-section of the Bay Area’s vibrant musical community in a free, accessible and rewarding atmosphere. SF Music Day celebrates the diverse and dynamic music of the region, from string quartets to jazz combos, new music pioneers to chamber groups steeped in ...