COOL HAPPENINGS ~ rad / unique / authentic ~ Bay Area

A diverse (arts & culture) events-list of: creative community gatherings, empowering social events, interactive workshops, fun art parties, DIY happenings, and art-activism. (inclusively under $30-free, updated frequently)

<<< AUGUST >>>

TUESDAY (8/11)Wood Street documentary at the New Parkway 8/11, oakland, 6:30 474 24th St, Oakland, CA, “ Two unhoused men turned community leaders— John and LaMonté —organize their neighbors in the face of displacement, addiction, and a failing social system. Their story is a powerful testament to resilience, solidarity, and the right to remain.”Tickets:THURSDAY (8/13)Free Tai Chi classes [ : Oakland, 8:30am - 2pm] Gain the health benefits of traditional Tai Chi and Chi Gung practice in a friendly group setting. classes will be held in-person at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. (free)daydream: chill coworking/destim space with tea and snacks [8/13, Oakland, 10a-7pm] , dish studios downtown [8/13, oakland 10a-7p/] free[QTBIPOC Clothing Swap] [Thu, Aug 13, Oakland, 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM] QTBIPOC clothing swap hosted by pocketfullofwhimsy and tacofest. bring clothes, toys, masks, and chisme, (Free) @ 699 Bellevue Ave, Oakland (Fairyland entrance)Deliria 2 at the Gray Area Festival [Aug 13, SF] of cyberpunks mutants and mondoids. Day 2 is $25THURSDAY NIGHT
PANTHER PROWL [Oakland : 6-9pm] We host a free, family-friendly event every Thursday night at the DeFremery Park basketball courts from 6pm to 9pm. It's an official Oakland Parks & Rec program where the community comes together to skate in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. There is a rotation of live DJs from the community providing the music and snacks and drinks are provided by members of the community to share with all at no cost (free)
Cuba benefit party [8/13, Oakland, 6-10] with art vendors, drinks, DJs and live cuban blues + psychedelic cumbia 6-10p by donation @ tammarack 1501 Harrison, Oakland

FRIDAY 8/14East Bay Bike Party!
[2nd Fridays: East bay, 7:30pm] location (tba) (free)
Days Like This’ a Party for the People, by the People [Oakland : 5:30-9:30] at the Lake Merritt Pergola. (free)Habibi Night wine tasting night [8/14, 6-8pm, SF] Taste the indigenous grapes of Lebanon and Palestine with Veronica of Nomadic. Featuring wine flights from Lebanese producers Mersel Wine and Heya Wines, alongside Palestinian producer Cremisan Winery. These are special wines with deep-rooted history, each telling a unique story. Grab a friend and taste through the lineup.. ( wine flights and music are no cover just good wine and good people) @ Arcana 2512 Mission St, San Francisco“Night at the Grand Opera” – All Ages Rococo Romp at Jean Sweeney Open Space Park [8/14, 6:30-8pm, Alemeda] (1925 Sherman St., Alameda) Grab your chairs and blankets and head outdoors to celebrate the diverse cultural traditions of our community with live theater, music and dance from around the globe at Rhythmix in the Parks! String & Shadow Puppet Theater returns this summer with a brand-new production, Night at the Grand Opera! Set in an old European opera house during the golden age of Grand Opera, Night at the Grand Opera is a frenzied romp through a candlelit night at the Opera. Rococo extravagance is fashioned with elaborate cardboard sets that collapse and unfold to reveal the many great dramas of the opera house (not all of which happen on stage.). Love triangles, converging revolutionary plots, art-loving flies and disaffected vermin are brought to life with cardboard and papier-mache. String & Shadow Puppet Theater at Jean Sweeney Open Space Park] (Suggested donations: $20/adult, $10/child )John Brothers Piano Company music shows [8/14, 9-10pm, SF] - @ Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio, August 14 @ 9:00 pm
[$15 – $30] 39 Fell St. San FranciscoSATURDAY (8/15)SCRAP grand opening for new store 8/15, SF, 10-5pm After almost 50 years of keeping art materials accessible, SCRAP has purchased a building, right here in the Bayview around the corner from our current home! @ 141 Industrial St, # 1
San Francisco CA (free to visit, stuff for sale)Cotati Accordion Festival [8/15,16, all day, petaluma] this weekend! Both Sat/Sun. So much live music featuring accordions from many different genres! (One-Day advanced ticket $23, at the gate $27 ) Cotati Accordion Festival 29 Mission Drive, Petaluma, CA 94952Annual Dahlia Show August 15 & 16, 2026 [8/15,16, SF, 10AM to 5PM]
Each summer, on the third weekend in August, the Dahlia Society of California draws thousands of visitors to its annual show in the enormous Hall of Flowers. Growers from all over the state bring their best blooms. (free)Biopunk 2050: Final Showcase [Saturday, August 15
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM, SF] “For one night, Mabuhay Gardens becomes the year 2050 — and every startup in Biopunk Cohort 2 stages an immersive demonstration of what the world looks like if their science wildly succeeds. The disease that's gone. The material that replaced plastic. The therapy grown overnight. You won't sit through slides — you'll move through a future city and meet the founders making it real, today. Expect immersive demo scenes, short dispatches from 2050 on the main stage, the founders and investors building this future, and a reception to close the night. Punk roots, biotech future “— (free?)[Sparks in the Park] a afternoon mingle for bay area singles] [Saturday, Aug 15 2:30pm – 5:30pm] “If you are a single person in the Bay Area between 25-35 years old, please join us for a lovely afternoon in the park at Lake Merritt (meeting by the Band Stand gazebo)! This event is for people of all genders and sexualities who are looking for intentional connections that could lead to something more. We will facilitate a few low-stakes activities, which will start at 3pm. Please try to arrive before 3pm to check in with us, get yourself a nametag, and create some personal contact cards that you can share with people that you meet! On your nametag, you will be able to identify which gender(s) you’re interested in, whether you're (non)monogamous, and/or anything else that feels important to you!
Please feel free to bring a treat to share, there will definitely be time for snacking and mingling.  Let us know if you have any questions or if you have any special needs/requests that we can accommodate. Looking forward to seeing you there <3. hosted by Siena “
(free) @ edoff memorial band stand , 666 Bellevue Ave[They have Names, staged reading] [8/15, Oakland, 5pm] “Come. Listen. Witness. On August 15, we gather in Oakland — beneath the Sumud Mural — to speak the names. And tell the stories. THEY HAVE NAMES A staged reading. Written by Mo Sati. Performed by Cory Wechsler, Andrea Valverde, and Nicolás Valdez. Music by Claude Palmer. Where: Uptown Gallery @ Sumud Mural 401 26th Street, Oakland. The genocide continues. Stop pretending it is not. Sponsors: Taxpayers Against Genocide, Albany & El Cerrito for Palestine, Project Hope for Palestine, Berkeley Network for Palestine, Watermelon Connections, Bay2Gaza Mutual Aid”Jail support latin dance party [8/15, Oakland, 7:30pm] for oakland abolition and solidarity, tamarack oakland 7:30-late, by donationSUNDAY (8/16)Herb Walk: Berkley Aquatic Park [8/16, 11-1pm, Berkeley] Come Out to Our Herb Walk 8/16 ! (w/ Violet Moon and Madalyn Berg) Date & Time Sun, Aug 16 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM PDT Description About the Walks: Get to know medicinal plants and botany in an ecological context. We see bringing people into the parks as growing into our relationship with and belonging to land- through devotional practices of observation, listening, and tending with humility and respect for original peoples. And yes, we'll have yummy snacks. Violet Moon and Madalyn Berg (she/they/ella/elle) of the Cabinet are @BlueOtter alumni, plant lovers, and friends. We're both practicing clinical herbalists who share a commitment to guiding herbal practice towards an ethical, ancestrally enriching herbal medicine tradition for the benefit of our ecological and human communities. (Suggested Exchange: $25-45, No one is turned away for lack of funds. Reach out to RSVP regardless. ) Location 80 Bolivar Dr Berkeley, CA.Cotati Accordion Festival [8/15,16, all day, petaluma] this weekend! Both Sat/Sun. So much live music featuring accordions from many different genres! (One-Day advanced ticket $23, at the gate $27 ) Cotati Accordion Festival 29 Mission Drive, Petaluma, CA 94952Annual Dahlia Show August 15 & 16, 2026 [8/15,16, SF, 10AM to 5PM]
Each summer, on the third weekend in August, the Dahlia Society of California draws thousands of visitors to its annual show in the enormous Hall of Flowers. Growers from all over the state bring their best blooms. (free)Oakland Pride Parade and Festival [Sun, Aug 16, Oakland, at 12:00 PM] The Oakland Pride Festival is back and better than ever, featuring artists alongside an incredible lineup of supporting acts. Oakland Pride returns to Downtown Oakland on Sunday, August 16, 2026, for a powerful day of celebration, community, and culture at Now entering its next chapter as a program of the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center, Oakland Pride continues to stand as one of the Bay Area’s most vibrant and impactful LGBTQ+ celebrations—bringing together thousands of attendees, local artists, community organizations, and businesses from across the region. @ Frank H. Ogawa Plaza 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612
($22.56)anarchist free school fuck flock talk 8/16, 1-3p west oakland (free)LGBTQIA+ history bike tour led by Amy Sueyoshi [Sunday 8/16, SF 1-3pm] info and RSVP here: (You don't have to be LGBTQIA+ or an SF Bicycle Coalition member to attend) (free)Resting into Oneself: A Movement Meditation [Sunday August 16th at 10-11am] at Home Bass in downtown Oakland - a guided movement meditation to attune to your body's rhythms, sense into your emergent inner movements, and re-weave your body into the greater body. For all who are curious. Accessible to every body. No meditation or dance experience needed. Suggested donation of ( $10, no one turned away for lack of funds. )

TUESDAY (8/18)Name & Gender Change Clinic [8/18th 3-6PM, SF Main Library] legal name change and gender marker change (free)The San Francisco Writers Workshop [8/18 7-9, SF] The San Francisco Writers Workshop provides a forum for writers in any genre to share their work-in-progress and receive constructive critiques from other writers. Visit our website linked here for more detials. @ Noisebridge 272 Capp St. (free)WENSDAY (8/19[Intimacy in Motion ~ Art Show at The Faight] [8/19, SF 7-10] INTIMACY IN MOTION ~ ART SHOW at The Faight Collective San Francisco on Wednesday, August 19 from 7-10pm <3 featuring HOLD a live puppet theater piece by Odd Savvy. This is a curated community art gallery exploring the theme of INTIMACY IN MOTION. Interactive & live performances (physical theatre, puppetry, and more), artist Q&As - all the art upstairs and relax downstairs with jazz & natural wine in collaboration with The Faight's Sound Pour. ($10-20, donation), @ Faight475 Haight st, SFTHURSDAY (8/20)Free Tai Chi classes [ : Oakland, 8:30am - 2pm] Gain the health benefits of traditional Tai Chi and Chi Gung practice in a friendly group setting. classes will be held in-person at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. (free)THURSDAY NIGHT
PANTHER PROWL [Oakland : 6-9pm] We host a free, family-friendly event every Thursday night at the DeFremery Park basketball courts from 6pm to 9pm. It's an official Oakland Parks & Rec program where the community comes together to skate in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. There is a rotation of live DJs from the community providing the music and snacks and drinks are provided by members of the community to share with all at no cost (free)Oakland Review of Books (ORB) Launchiversary: Always Be Launching Company [Thursday, August 20, Oakland, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM] Oakland Review of Books continues to exist in space and time, and like Oakland, is always becoming. Celebrate with us and keep launching with us. We're bringing the pizza, the DJs, the hop fight, the capacious tote bags, the Book Domme, the Oaklandest raffle prizes, and more. You're bringing the money you'll pay Eli's for beer or fernet, a friend who doesn't yet subscribe to ORB, and (this is important) the least essential book you own. @ Eli's Mile High Club ($15 NOTAFLOF)

THURSDAY (8/27)Free Tai Chi classes [ : Oakland, 8:30am - 2pm] Gain the health benefits of traditional Tai Chi and Chi Gung practice in a friendly group setting. classes will be held in-person at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. (free)THURSDAY NIGHT
PANTHER PROWL [Oakland : 6-9pm] We host a free, family-friendly event every Thursday night at the DeFremery Park basketball courts from 6pm to 9pm. It's an official Oakland Parks & Rec program where the community comes together to skate in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. There is a rotation of live DJs from the community providing the music and snacks and drinks are provided by members of the community to share with all at no cost (free)

FRIDAY (8/28)
Days Like This’ a Party for the People, by the People [Oakland : 5:30-9:30] at the Lake Merritt Pergola. (free)SATURDAY (8/29)State of play Festival (dance) [8/28,29, SF, various times] State of Play invites you to join the creative process, presenting premieres and works in progress by dance artists from the Bay Area and across the US who push the limits of experimentation, risk, and curiosity. Bringing audiences and artists closer together, State of Play centers the art of art-making and its constant: play. ODC Theater , 3153 17th St, San Francisco, CA 94110 (arts access : 0- $20 each show )The Cure Ate Her Company: by Molly McLean August 29, 8pm “Step into the absurd world of s art museum as she gives you an idiotic, ahistorical tour. McLean, a character and standup performer, acts as an enthusiastic curator, taking the audience through ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary art. The character fails to teach anyone anything, though she may try. The curator’s attitude is a mix of the confident idiocy of Philomena Cunk and the goofy slapstick of Mr. Bean. $20 -or more sliding scale: The Cure Ate Her Performed by Molly McLeanSUNDAY (8/30)State of play Festival (dance) [8/28,29, SF, various times] State of Play invites you to join the creative process, presenting premieres and works in progress by dance artists from the Bay Area and across the US who push the limits of experimentation, risk, and curiosity. Bringing audiences and artists closer together, State of Play centers the art of art-making and its constant: play. ODC Theater , 3153 17th St, San Francisco, CA 94110 (arts access : 0- $20 each show )An Evening with Bob Baker Marionette Theater [ 8/30, SF 7-8pm] Join us for a special evening with Bob Baker Marionette Theater, featuring a live performance followed by a conversation exploring the Theater's remarkable history, creative process, and vision for the future. Bob Baker Marionette Theater has delighted audiences with creativity, joy, and imagination since 1963. , @ Church of Clown 2400 Bayshore Boulevard San Francisco, ($?)[Project Plethora] [8/30, Oakland, 8pm-12am] A Bay Area entertainment experience inspired by the spirit of Studio 54. The event encourages guests to become part of the experience, with surprise performances, dance showcases, and a celebration-oriented atmosphere. Whether you’re coming to dance, meet new people, celebrate, or simply experience something different, Project Plethora is a space where everyone can be themselves. The dance floor belongs to you!Talent lineup is listed as TBA. Tickets will be released officially later, or can be purchased at the door. @ Continental Club, 1658 12th St, Oakland, CA

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"The Cool Happening calendar is the in-the-know guide for intimate, quirky, thoughtful events as well as ridiculous parties and larger gatherings outside the mainstream. If you are feeling out of the Loop, Cool-Happenings will loop you back in! It will keep you well-connected with the Bay-Area's sweetest underground and art scenes :)" - Fur Ry (Schemer/Instigator/Sentimentalist)"I love Cool Happenings because it reminds me of how varied and wonderful adventures in The Bay can be. Thank you for your curated list of fun things" - Katy Atchison (Artist & Journalist for Broke-Ass Stuart)"Cool Happenings' events list keeps expanding in depth and complexity. It's definitely the place I go first when mapping out the vastness of the Bay Area performance scene." - Jett Rink"When friends ask me how to plug into the Bay Area underground arts scene, I send them the link to Cool Happenings; it's a great shortcut to learn about our vibrant community." -Dvo"I love how Cool Happenings makes it so easy to find creative and unique events, and I'm excited to explore them each month. It's an amazing way to be in touch with the art happening in our community. I feel like it's a gift in my mail box each month" - Idalia Ramos ( dancer/performer/visual artist)

<<< weekly >>>

MONDAY
SUDO ROOM Women / NonBinary Coding nights Mondays [Oakland: 7pm-9pm or even later] hackerspace at Omni CommonsSF -9-10am] Japanese tea garden free hours pagodas, stone lanterns, stepping stone paths, native Japanese plants, serene koi ponds, and a zen garden. Cherry blossom trees bloom throughout the garden in March and April. (free)SHADES SF dance [SF :7pm] ($13-25 for lesson and dance, $10-20 for dance only (no one turn away for lack of funds)TUESDAY
Figure drawing [SF : 6:30-8:30] "Excited to announce our new home for our Tuesday Nights in Oakland at thespace1308 / in collaboration with wolfepack_studios ✨ Starting in June, catch us sustaining the vibes yall know and love, alongside friendly, familiar faces ✍🏾📍 (🎟️ $20 admission)HardwareHackNight Tuesdays
[eastbay : 7pm-11pm] hackerspace at Omni Commons (free)East Bay Fusion Dance [East bay : 7:00 pm - midnight] Social partner dance event on Tuesday nights in Oakland. Fusion Partner dance is a collaborative improvised partner dance that prioritizes connecting with your partner over specific steps. The music is varied to include many different genres, cultures, and dance forms. (10-25$)WENSDAYS[SF ,7-10:30] Wednesday Night Lindy Society at Decodance Swing Dancing every Wednesday night (21+ two drink min + free dance class)SF -9-10am] Japanese tea garden free hours pagodas, stone lanterns, stepping stone paths, native Japanese plants, serene koi ponds, and a zen garden. Cherry blossom trees bloom throughout the garden in March and April. (free)THURSDAYs
Free Tai Chi classes [ : Oakland, 8:30am - 2pm] Gain the health benefits of traditional Tai Chi and Chi Gung practice in a friendly group setting. classes will be held in-person at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. (free)THURSDAY NIGHT
PANTHER PROWL [Oakland : 6-9pm] We host a free, family-friendly event every Thursday night at the DeFremery Park basketball courts from 6pm to 9pm. It's an official Oakland Parks & Rec program where the community comes together to skate in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. There is a rotation of live DJs from the community providing the music and snacks and drinks are provided by members of the community to share with all at no cost (free)SF, 10pm [16th & Mission Open Mic] Poetry and More, Every Thursday @10pm on the SW Corner of -16th & Mission St. San Francisco (free)First Thursday Art Walk [ First Thurs-nights : SF ] explore Downtown and Tenderloin galleries. (free)[Oakland 9pm-1am] Ahi Nama (salsa dancing) 8-9pm beginners, 9-10pm mixed levels, dance social (10pm-1am)FRIDAY
[Oakland : 5:30-9:30] Days Like This’ a Party for the People, by the People at the Lake Merritt Pergola. (free)[SF : 9-10am] Japanese tea garden free hours pagodas, stone lanterns, stepping stone paths, native Japanese plants, serene koi ponds, and a zen garden. Cherry blossom trees bloom throughout the garden in March and April. (free)SATURDAY
[2/ Richmond, 9am -4pm] [Build Richmond's youth Village, (A village that will house the homeless]In Richmond, every Saturday. This is a collaborative effort of two different homefulness campaigns, where we continue to build our community, LITERALLY. Come experience some magic and bring skills and dreams back to your local area. FIGHT THE SWEEPS, BUILD PPL POWER @ 175 23rd st. Richmond. Questions and confirm attendance text 5102820396 (free Volunteer)[Berkeley: 10 am - 6 pm] Aftel museum of Curious Scents ($25)[Berkeley : 11 am – 6 pm] Tilden Steam train rides ($4)[Oakland : 1-2pm] Jewelry and Crafts for adults join and make wearable objects, materials provided @ the Melrose branch libraryMAPP Mission Arts Performance Project SF 1st Saturdays : SF ] [4/6: SF 12pm MAPP is a familia, a community and a series of arts, music and activist events encompassing several venues as well as public spaces, street corners, bart stations, cafes, bars, taquerias, homes all over La Mission.SUNDAY
[Berkeley : 11 am – 6 pm] Tilden Steam train rides ($4)[SF : 3pm ] Music Jam @ the Radical Reading room "Come Play With Us!
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<<< MONTHLY >>>

[3rd Mondays :SF] Monthly all-ages Queer Bowling event! Come and bowl for free while enjoying bites from local food pop ups, discounted drinks, DJs, and drag ($10)[Crisis Club Zine Club*] Crisis Club Zine Club: 1st and 3rd Mondays! Free to attend, materials provided or BYO, work on whatever you want. Masks are required and provided. March 2nd & 16th, see you then! ✏️ @ Crisis Club 5887 San Pablo Ave Oakland (Free)[2nd Tuesdays: SF] San Francisco Botanical Garden’s Free Day[2nd Tuesdays : Oakland, 10-1pm ]BiIPOC coworking day A free space for BIPOC movement workers & entrepreneurs to network and collaborate. RSVP @ understory: 3340 International Blvd (free)[1st and 3rd Wensdays: Oakland] Ripples Healing Circle. sharing a safe space with circle guiders Kelly and AJ. @ 2520 Telegraph aveFirst Thursday Art Walk [ First Thurs-nights : SF ] explore Downtown and Tenderloin galleries.[3rd Thursday, East Bay, 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm] EastBayCommunitySpace Board Game Night Why be bored when you could BOARD?! Roll on over to EBCS for our monthly board game night. This community event is on the third Thursday of every month in the Telegraph room. Doors open at 6:30pm and the event lasts until ~10/11pm. Bring games, snacks, and friends! (donation-based (NOTAFLOF)[Last Thursdays : Oakland] Out of Focus TV presents AV Club @ Shapeshifters Cinema A/V Club is a chill hang for folks who want to meet and share film/video/sound/music projects in progress, or recently completed projects—open screening-style. Bring something to show, or just come to watch some cool work, meet some new people and join in conversation.[First Fridays : Oakland. Art murmur in Oakland, Art gallery openings, art booths, street dance, food vendors. (grand-27th and telegraph)First Fridays : Northbeach SF Art night art night, galleries, music, street artEast Bay Bike Party!
[2nd Fridays: East bay, 7:30pm] location (tba) (free)[2nd Fridays: SF, 6-9pm] SF’s Lowrider Cruise of the Mission (Every 2nd Friday) Check out the Bay’s polished and decked out lowriders cruising Down Mission Street 20th and Mission[1st Saturdays : SF ] [4/6: SF 12pm] MAPP Mission Arts Performance Project MAPP is a familia, a community and a series of arts, music and activist events encompassing several venues as well as public spaces, street corners, bart stations, cafes, bars, taquerias, homes all over La Mission.[2nd Saturdays ][8-10:30pm : Oakland], Bay Area Micro Fusion (dance) Micro Fusion Fundamentals and Lessons. ($0-25)[1st Sundays : SF 4-7pm] No Kings! No Queens! Chess Club No Kings! No Queens! is the super-chill community chess club. Hosted by Danny Cao, all ages and skill levels are encouraged to come. Never played chess? We'll teach you! Come hang out, talk chess and play a few games. (free)[1st Sundays : Oakland, 7:30 ] Doors That Only Open in Silence - an ongoing monthly workshop in free improvisation, hosted by Jacob Felix Heule open participation, non-hierarchical workshop in free improvisationBring your instrument or come to listen. No advance notice needed - just show up. Small groups will be randomly assembled from submitted names immediately before each group plays. (free)[First Sunday: SF 8-11] Clutch the pearls A cabaret of drag curiosities… First sunday of every month!HOSTED BY Churro Nomi + Mira[2nd Sundays: Oakland 1:30-4:30] Mixed-Media collage workshop with Rock Paper Scissors artists, at Oakland Main Library 125 14th street.[2nd & 4th Sunday, noon-3]Visiting the Octagon House Museum Built in 1861, the Octagon House is a San Francisco historical landmark, an architectural treasure and a Colonial and Federal Periods Decorative Arts Museum. (free, donations accepted)[4th Sundays, SF] ShadowLight artists in residence at Red Poppy Art House. It is a Free Monthly program with hands-on workshop activities for families on the fourth Sunday of each month.[4th Sundays: Oakland] Rollin with the Homos (rolling skating and drag)[Last Sunday : Kensington] : Beatles Thingy : Beatles Karaoke with live accompaniment @ Kensington Circus Pub, Kensington. *Also Happens first Tuesday of the month @ Rite Spot, 17th & Folsom 7:30-9:30, FREE