Free Art Workshop: Halloween Garland at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Grand Lobby

This week · Wednesday 21 to Tuesday 27 October 2026

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🆓 This week’s trail

7 stops, from Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Grand Lobby on Wednesday to Sebastopol Center for the Arts on Tuesday. Every one of them free.

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Wednesday

Stop 1 of the week

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Grand Lobby

Free · registerStop 1 · 2:00 PMFree Art Workshop: Halloween GarlandYerba Buena Center for the Arts, Grand Lobby · SF Downtown & WaterfrontA drop-in craft session in YBCA's Grand Lobby where you design and build a Halloween garland of characters and symbols, inspired by the artist-made haunt The Haunt; materials are provided…

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3:30 PMArt Club for TeensRichmond Art CenterFree · register 5:00 PMRocky Horror Picture Show with a Full Shadow CastSan Francisco Main Library, Koret AuditoriumFree · register

Thursday

Stop 2 of the week

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Free · registerStop 2 · 12:00 PMSocial Media Mastery WorkshopSebastopol Center for the Arts · Marin & North BayJacqui Bonner of Mindful Media gives artists hands-on instruction in using Instagram and Facebook to publicise their work, covering how to build posts, encourage audience interaction and…

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5:00 PMHeavy Metal: Industrial Artisan FairThe CrucibleFree · register 7:00 PMLaser LabAce MakerspaceFree

Friday

Stop 3 of the week

San Francisco Main Library

FreeStop 3 · 2:00 PMChinese Knot with Ms. YanSan Francisco Main Library · SF Downtown & WaterfrontMs. Yan teaches Chinese decorative knotting in a two-hour session for adults at the Main Library, 100 Larkin Street (Civic Center BART/Muni). It runs 2–4 pm on Friday, Oct 23 and is free.…

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5:00 PMFriday Nights with DATANAGANOakland Museum of CaliforniaFree 6:30 PMAuthor Talk: Walter Mosley, Hanging and BurningSan Francisco Main Library, Koret AuditoriumFree · register

Saturday

Stop 4 of the week

Ferry Building

FreeStop 4 · 8:00 AMFerry Plaza Farmers Market (Saturday)Ferry Building · SF Downtown & WaterfrontThe Saturday Ferry Plaza Farmers Market fills the front and back plazas of the Ferry Building with Northern California growers, ranchers and food makers, and Foodwise runs free chef demos…

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9:30 AMFree Saturdays at the de Youngde Young MuseumFree · register 9:30 AMFree Saturdays at the Legion of HonorLegion of HonorFree · register

Sunday

Stop 5 of the week

Grace Cathedral

Free · registerStop 5 · 9:30 AMThe Forum with Arlie Russell Hochschild: Stolen PrideGrace Cathedral · SF Downtown & WaterfrontDean Malcolm Clemens Young talks with Berkeley sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild about Stolen Pride, her study of how economic decline in Pikeville, Kentucky, left blue-collar men open…

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10:00 AMAutumn Views at Pole MountainPole Mountain / Little Black Mountain PreserveFree · register 10:00 AMFree Family Day: K-Pop, Art, and BeyondSFMOMAFree · register

Monday

Stop 6 of the week

Hiller Aviation Museum

FreeStop 6 · 10:00 AMHalloween Haunted HangarHiller Aviation Museum · PeninsulaThe museum decorates a spooky gallery and runs a 'Great Pumpkin' scavenger hunt, with costumes encouraged, at the Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Rd, San Carlos (San Carlos Caltrain is…

Tuesday

Stop 7 of the week

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

FreeStop 7 · 6:00 PMPoetry LivesSebastopol Center for the Arts · Marin & North BayA spoken-word evening that starts with a workshop (a freewrite, a reading, discussion and structured writing, with an optional share-out) from 6 to 7 PM, then an open mic from 7:15 to…

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10:00 AMFerry Plaza Farmers Market (Tuesday and Thursday)Ferry BuildingFree 10:00 AMHalloween Haunted HangarHiller Aviation MuseumFree

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