29 venues · 140 upcoming events
Things to do in East Bay: free events and every venue
Every place we list events for, grouped by neighbourhood. Each venue page shows what’s coming up (recurring shows on their next date), what we’ve listed there before, the address, BART, Muni and Caltrain and what’s nearby — checked by a person, not a crawler.
Free in East Bay this week
38 free events in the next seven days, soonest first. Free means the venue prints it as free; a few still ask you to register.
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Grand Lobby
THRU WED, OCT 21Free Art Workshop: Halloween GarlandYerba Buena Center for the Arts, Grand LobbyFree with registrationDetails → - Richmond Art Center
WEDNESDAYS · 3:30–6:30 PMArt Club for TeensRichmond Art CenterFree · registration requiredDetails → - San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium
WED, OCT 21Rocky Horror Picture Show with a Full Shadow CastSan Francisco Main Library, Koret AuditoriumDrop-in · prop bags $5Details → - Parkside Branch Library
WED, OCT 21Papel PicadoParkside Branch LibraryFree · reservations requiredDetails → - Museum of the African Diaspora
WED, OCT 21Nafissa Thompson-Spires: The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard MilfordMuseum of the African DiasporaFree · $10–$15 suggested donationDetails → - Ace Makerspace
WED, OCT 21Ace Makerspace TourAce MakerspaceFree–$15Details →
- Oct22Ferry Plaza Farmers Market (Tuesday and Thursday)TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS · 10 AM–2 PM · Ferry BuildingFree to attend
- Oct22Social Media Mastery WorkshopTHU, OCT 22 · Sebastopol Center for the Arts$0.00 · free and open to the public, donations accepted · RSVP requested
- Oct22Heavy Metal: Industrial Artisan FairTHU, OCT 22 · The CrucibleFree · RSVP
- Oct22Laser LabTHU, OCT 22 · Ace MakerspaceFree – $12.00
- Oct22Workshop Care NightTHU, OCT 22 · Ace MakerspaceFree – $15.00
- Oct23Halloween Haunted HangarFRI, OCT 23 · Hiller Aviation MuseumIncluded with museum admission · members free
Oakland & East Bay
- Ace Makerspace
Ace Makerspace55 upcoming6050 Lowell Street, Suite 214, Oakland, CA 94608See what's on → - Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive16 upcoming2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704See what's on → - Berkeley Art StudioBerkeley Art Studio0 pastMLK Jr. Building, Student Union, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720See what's on →
- Big Break Regional ShorelineBig Break Regional Shoreline2 upcoming69 Big Break Rd, Oakley, CA 94561See what's on →
- Black Diamond Mines Regional PreserveBlack Diamond Mines Regional Preserve1 upcoming5175 Somersville Rd, Antioch, CA 94509See what's on →
- Brooks Island Regional PreserveBrooks Island Regional Preserve1 pastRichmond Marina, Richmond, CA 94804See what's on →
- Brushy Peak Regional PreserveBrushy Peak Regional Preserve1 upcomingLaughlin Staging Area, Laughlin Rd, Livermore, CA 94551See what's on →
- Carquinez Strait Regional ShorelineCarquinez Strait Regional Shoreline1 upcomingNejedly Staging Area, Carquinez Scenic Dr, Martinez, CA 94553See what's on →
- Chabot Space & Science Center
Chabot Space & Science Center10 upcoming10000 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619See what's on → - Coyote Hills Regional ParkCoyote Hills Regional Park3 upcoming8000 Patterson Ranch Rd, Fremont, CA 94555See what's on →
- Crown Memorial State BeachCrown Memorial State Beach1 upcomingOtis lot, Shoreline Dr, Alameda, CA 94501See what's on →
- Del Valle Regional ParkDel Valle Regional Park5 upcoming7000 Del Valle Rd, Livermore, CA 94550See what's on →
- Huckleberry Botanic Regional PreserveHuckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve1 upcoming7090 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94611See what's on →
- Jack London SquareJack London Square3 upcomingBroadway & Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607See what's on →
- Lake Chabot Regional ParkLake Chabot Regional Park0 past17600 Lake Chabot Rd, Castro Valley, CA 94546See what's on →
- Lake Merritt Sail Boat House
Lake Merritt Sail Boat House1 upcoming568 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA 94610See what's on → - Martin Luther King Jr. Regional ShorelineMartin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline1 upcomingTidewater Boating Center, 4675 Tidewater Ave, Oakland, CA 94601See what's on →
- Morgan Territory Regional PreserveMorgan Territory Regional Preserve1 upcoming9401 Morgan Territory Rd, Livermore, CA 94551See what's on →
- Oakland Museum of California
Oakland Museum of California7 upcoming1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607See what's on → - Point Pinole Regional ShorelinePoint Pinole Regional Shoreline1 upcomingAtlas Rd Staging Area, Richmond, CA 94806See what's on →
- Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation AreaQuarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area1 upcoming2100 Isherwood Way, Fremont, CA 94536See what's on →
- Richmond Art CenterRichmond Art Center3 upcoming2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804See what's on →
- Save The Bay Nursery, MLK Regional ShorelineSave The Bay Nursery, MLK Regional Shoreline1 upcomingMartin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (nursery address not published)See what's on →
- Sea Trek Alameda
Sea Trek Alameda1 upcoming1120 Ballena Blvd, Suite 200, Alameda, CA 94501See what's on → - Sobrante Ridge Botanic Regional PreserveSobrante Ridge Botanic Regional Preserve1 upcomingCoach Road Staging Area, Coach Dr, Richmond, CA 94803See what's on →
- Sunol Wilderness Regional PreserveSunol Wilderness Regional Preserve1 upcoming1895 Geary Rd, Sunol, CA 94586See what's on →
- The Crucible
The Crucible19 upcoming1260 7th Street, Oakland, CA 94607See what's on → - Various East Bay regional parksVarious East Bay regional parks1 upcomingRotating East Bay regional parks (see calendar for weekly site)See what's on →
- Waveform Ceramics
Waveform Ceramics2 upcoming951 Aileen Street, Oakland, CA 94608See what's on →