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 radical art-activism. (inclusively under $30-free, updated frequently)
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[FRIDAY] (6/12)Days Like This’ a Party for the People, by the People [Oakland : 6:30-9:30] at the Lake Merritt Pergola. (free)bikebike 5+ panels 6/11-14: East Bay, various times] for - discussions on urban infrastructure, bike activism, bike ride for palestine, critical mass/bike party history, ending w a dinner and partyEast Bay Bike Party!
[2nd Fridays: East bay, 7:30pm] location (tba) (free)[Saturday] (6/13)Bubble Fest @ Chabot science center [East bay,
June 13 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm] Get ready to be blown away at Bubblefest! Step into a world of wobbly wonders and popping surprises as bubble experts showcase the coolest tricks and mind-blowing science behind bubbles. From rainbow-colored bubbles to bubble art masterpieces, find something awe-inspiring for everyone! ($19-24)Game of Shrooms June 13th Alameda, “Every year artists around the world participate in this “art n seek” event where they hide art around for people to find. And this year, West Alameda is participating. ” more info here West Alameda (FREE)"Tour of the ghost of Temescal Creek" [5/13 : East Bay, 11am] on indigenous & industrial history of oakland waterways, 11am, 51st and Telegraph. 11a 25 north oaklandEast Bay Open Studios
[June 6 - 7 & 13 - 14, East bay]
11 am - 5 pm daily] free art studios to experience"AfroPortals Community Archiving Day", [June 13, Oakland], noon, Location upon RSVP (Eastmont Hills). An archive day centering Black Queer Folks (free)Two-Spirit Celebration: Pride in the Park [June 13th, Oakland 12-4] Let’s lounge, eat, create and celebrate the love that sustains our communities! 12-4pm 〰️ Dimond Park, Oakland 〰️ FREE“We Losin’ Recipes” Juneteenth Celebration, [June 13, noon, Oakland] West Oakland Library. cookout/drinks, djs, line dancing & other activities. 12-4 (free)The Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Festival [ 6/13, Alameda 12:00 PM 5:00:00 PM ] Presented by the Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society. Festival features a plant contest and expo, tons of vendors, plant talks, raffles, auctions, food and drink, and live music. @ St. Joseph Notre Dame High School, 1101 Chestnut St, Alameda (Free)Tram Day 2026, A celebration of Susi Ramstein, and psychedelic pioneers everywhere [June 13, Berkeley, 1-4]
“On June 12, 1943, Albert Hoffman’s 22-year-old laboratory assistant, Susi Ramstein, swallowed 100 micrograms of LSD-25 at her desk in Basel, becoming not only the first woman to take acid, yet the first woman to take acid at work.
With this action, Susi became part of the long-honored tradition of self-experimentation, yet it wasn’t Susi’s first encounter with the substance - she’s been an unsung figure in Bicycle Day itself. Susi was on her own bicycle right next to Hofmann on April 19, 1943, pedaling hard to keep up with him. Through the afternoon, she coached him through the visual distortions, summoned the doctor when the family physician wasn't available, fetched milk from the neighbor, and quite literally sat with him until his wife came home. On that day Susi effectively became the world's first LSD guide, Back in the lab on June 12th, once the peak had passed, Susi opted not for a bicycle, though instead boarded the tram home, where she found her fellow passengers in their cloche hats and corsets deeply comical. Eighty-three years later, we're inviting you to ride along.”
Tram Day is our annual celebration of psychedelic women: pioneers, sitters, scientists, dreamers, the unsung and the newly uncovered. @ Berkeley Chapel of the FlowersBerkeley, CA 3049 Adeline Street
Berkeley, ($19.43)hayes valley clothing/stuff swap 1-3p patricia's green sf @ Patricia's Green (Hayes & Octavia), 499 Hayes St, San Francisco, CABRING DA HEAT! Hot chili cook out JUNE 13 / oakland 1PM-5Pm
What started as a pot of chili and an open invitation inside Dax Lee's Barbershop has grown into one of Oakland's most anticipated annual events. Every June, 800+ neighbors, food lovers, and local legends show up to watch some of the East Bay's best chefs compete for chili glory, with live music and a full bar to keep things moving. This ain't your average cook-off.
It never has been. A FUNDRAISER FOR HOMELESS ACTION Since day one, the Cook-Off has been about more than chili. Every edition raises money for organizations on the front lines of fighting homelessness in Oakland. @ SNOW PARK 19th Street & Harrison, Oakland CA ($30)[Fill your cup] [June 14th, SF, Dolores park 2pm] “Do you have a fit that makes you feel euphoric in your body? Come celebrate pride by walking the peoples' runway! 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ This is a community pride month event to honor the moments in our lives where we feel most ourselves 2pm 〰️ Mission Dolores Park, SF 〰️ FREE, bring clothes to swap”[On Transgression As Creation] [June 13, SF, 3pm] Experience designer N.D. Austin will discuss recent work on ritual, curiosity, and building experiences beyond the Insurance Dome. 13 June 2026 3pm 401 Alabama St - SF Studio 123 Gratis (Bring friends or a bottle to share)Department of Civic Romanticism Bureau of Images community bike ride/photography session [June 13th, East bay, 4:30] of different industrial spaces in Richmond/Albany. 4:30p richmond bart (free )bikebike 5+ panels 6/11-14: East Bay, various times] for - discussions on urban infrastructure, bike activism, bike ride for palestine, critical mass/bike party history, ending w a dinner and partyMATERIAL SPELLS Book Release June 13 West oakland, 6pm, + Reading by Tracy Ren w tea, performances, new sculptures, 6pm, Eternal Now (West Oakland) free“Finding Your Spiritual Anchor”
: Preparing for Unstable Times Ahead Company:
Saturday, 13 June, 6:00 pm – 9:30 @ Cupertino Community Hall 10350 Torre Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014 Description: Experience the presence of a realized Himalayan Siddha Master and experience chanting, meditation, words of wisdom and absorb his personal blessings while being guided to find your spiritual anchor during unstable times. Cost: FREE Register hereWikipedia Show and Tell powerpoint party 7:30pm, Bathers oakland freeSUNDAY (6/14)Bay Area Butterfly Festival 2026: Plant Gardens. Protect Pollinators. [ Sunday, June 14, Valejo, 10:00 AM 4:00 PM ] FREE community event with hands-on learning, art, music, kids' activities, and food vendors. @ Vallejo People's Garden 1055 Azuar Drive Vallejo, CA, (free)East Bay Open Studios
[June 6 - 7 & 13 - 14, East bay]
11 am - 5 pm daily] free art studios to experienceMural Fest (12–4pm)
951 Hudson Ave, San Francisco $free & all ages at The Box Shop -2nd to last Open House in the site!Guided Nature Walk + Photography Workshop [june 14, oakland, 10-12:30pm]
Join the Li sisters for a guided nature walk and hands-on photography workshop in Oakland! ($ Pay what you want)clothing swap at Hammerling Wines in Berkeley, [June 14th, Berkeley 1-4] freeAwesöme Orchestra Collective -on the Waterfront [june 14th 2-5] Awesöme Orchestra Collective has been bringing orchestral music to adventurous places throughout the SF Bay Area since 2013. Their mission is to make awesome orchestral adventures accessible to musicians and the public. Join us for a free and family friendly afternoon Live on the Waterfront as Awesöme Orchestra Collective expolres the music they are working on as a 90+ member community orchestra. ( $10 mandatory parking fee for cars)“Disappeared in Detention” ICE Information Session, [June 14th Berkeley, 3:30pm] , La Peña Cultural Center Berkeley freeHead in the Clouds art show [6/14 : 6-10, SF, ] Art show and multidisciplinary community event featuring art, music, crafting, tattoos, drinks, a curated gallery space, a merch table with physical prints and zines, an interactive community canvas, a crafting table, flash tattoos, a live band, 4 local DJs, and 17 local creators. Portion of proceeds go to Anera & Canal Alliance. Tickets available online and at the door. @ The Faight Collective, 473A Haight St. (free)Live World Record push up Attempt! 6/14, 4pm, berkeley,
Come watch Holly aka the Lavender Legend attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most push-ups in an hour by a woman. This is a free live event, open to the public. All are welcome. Invite your friends and family to come watch and support Holly’s attempt. Arrive promptly at 4pm. Victory reception afterwards. Event ends at 7pm.
@ The Finnish Hall, 1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley, CABrown Thumbs punjabi x mexican land solidarity [June 14th, SF, 5-9p] performance/panel, dance mission theater donation
WENSDAY (6/17)The Art of Black Storytelling — Juneteenth Edition [June 17th, 6:30 Oakland] 〰️ “Join us for a special Juneteenth edition of Pub Scholar, an evening exploring the power, craft, and cultural legacy of Black storytelling as one of the most enduring forms of expression and resistance. Led by a spoken word artist, author, and curator of Oakland’s Get-Hype Open Mic, this talk traces the evolution of Black oral tradition through Negro spirituals, the Harlem Renaissance, and contemporary spoken word. We’ll unpack the techniques at the heart of the craft: rhythm, repetition, metaphor, and call-and-response, and how they’ve been used to preserve memory, build identity, and shape cultural movements.” 〰️ 6:30pm 〰️ Mad Oak, Oakland 〰️ ($25 〰️)[THURSDAY] (6/18)Free Tai Chi classes [6/11 : Oakland, 8:30am - 2pm] Gain the health benefits of traditional Tai Chi and Chi Gung practice in a friendly group setting. classes will be held in-person at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. (free)THURSDAY NIGHT
PANTHER PROWL [Oakland : 6-9pm] We host a free, family-friendly event every Thursday night at the DeFremery Park basketball courts from 6pm to 9pm. It's an official Oakland Parks & Rec program where the community comes together to skate in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. There is a rotation of live DJs from the community providing the music and snacks and drinks are provided by members of the community to share with all at no cost (free)EastBayCommunitySpace Board Game Night [3rd Thursday, East Bay, 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm] "Why be bored when you could BOARD?! Roll on over to EBCS for our monthly board game night. This community event is on the third Thursday of every month in the Telegraph room. Doors open at 6:30pm and the event lasts until ~10/11pm. Bring games, snacks, and friends! (donation-based "(NOTAFLOF)MESTIZO BEAT / SUN HOP FAT live music [june 18th, SF, 8pm] live funk soul, ethiopian jazz, latin beats, afrobeat]
@ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell Street, San Francisco, {25$ at the door)
[Friday] (6/19)Days Like This’ a Party for the People, by the People [Oakland : 5:30-9:30] at the Lake Merritt Pergola. (free)HELP ME!!!! An Interactive Mime Seance Performed by Leo Lion June 19 June 19, SF @ 8pm / Doors Open @ 7:30pm Thank goodness you're here! A dead mime needs help. At this interactive seance, audiences must think outside the box to help a family of ghosts resolve their unfinished business. Play charades, solve puzzles, and pierce the veil between life and death on this madcap quest for forbidden knowledge. ($20-or more Sliding Scale Tickets:) (notaflof)Fresh Meat Festival of trans and queer performance 6/19,20,21 : 8pm SF
FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL returns for its 25th Anniversary with bold, breathtaking, and boundary-pushing dance, music, drag, theater, and interdisciplinary performance, celebrating twenty-five years of trans and queer artistry, resilience, and joy. ($15 or more)Saturday 6/20SF Bay Area Tatreez Circle [June 20, SF 1-3pm] Join us for an afternoon of tatreez, Palestinian embroidery, as we come together in community to stitch. A tatreez circle is a gathering of tatreez artists who stitch together while sharing stories and learning from each other. All levels of experience are welcome but this is not meant to be a workshop. We will not be teaching tatreez but are happy to help guide you on what you need to get started before the event. Bring your own projects and your own supplies. @ medicine for nightmares, 3036 24th Street San Francisco (free)Solarpunk Solstice - Gathering Light [6/20, Richmond, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM] In these times of deepening darkness we choose another path. Join us at our second annual Solarpunk Solstice as we imagine the most wildly beautiful futures for our planet and all our people. A future in which oppressive systems have been replaced by those that restore, where regeneration is living practice, and where every person is free to show up whole and be seen. We are not waiting for permission to create the world we deserve. We are making it, right now, together! Dancing and laughing and dreaming it into existence! @ Union Machine Works ( $5.00 or more)Fresh Meat Festival of trans and queer performance 6/19,20,21 : 8pm SF
FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL returns for its 25th Anniversary with bold, breathtaking, and boundary-pushing dance, music, drag, theater, and interdisciplinary performance, celebrating twenty-five years of trans and queer artistry, resilience, and joy. ($15 or more)SUNDAY 6/21Fresh Meat Festival of trans and queer performance 6/19,20,21 : 8pm SF
FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL returns for its 25th Anniversary with bold, breathtaking, and boundary-pushing dance, music, drag, theater, and interdisciplinary performance, celebrating twenty-five years of trans and queer artistry, resilience, and joy. ($15 or more)
MONDAY 6/22BAD ART CLUB: Mini Sh*tty Graphic Novels [June 22, 6:30-9:30pm] “Bad Art Club is where you go to unblock creativity, be in community and play like a kid again. Come be yourself & do your worst with us! This is where collaging meets zine-making and storytelling. Fill up mini pages with literally whatever, and then let the story tell you. In this workshop, your creativity is bound to surprise the sh*t out of yourself and the people around you. Bad Art Club is like the art classes you wish you had as a kid. It’s where you go to wake up your creativity, connect with genuine people and have yourself a good laugh.” @ The NookSan Francisco, 1242 Market Street
Floor 2 San Francisco ($17.80 or more)The SF Neo-Futurists' Pride benefit show INFINITE PRIDE [Mon 6/22, 8:00pm] @ El Rio, SF Tue 6/23, 6:30pm + 9:00pm] @ The Stud, SF 30 gay plays in 60 even gayer minutes by an all queer/trans cast, celebrating queer joy / queer truth / queer weirdness /TUESDAY 6/23[ Open Sky Studio] 6/23, SF , 8-10@ Kindered Studio SF, 1910 Bryant St Open Sky Studio: a guided experience series for emerging creatives designed to build work, worlds, and momentum in shared flow + offered: Creative Coworking Rotating Art Prompts Guided Focus Sessions Ambient Soundscapes Curated Tea Blends Restoration + Reclamation (Sliding Scale)BiIPOC coworking day [2nd Tuesdays : Oakland, 10-1pm ] A free space for BIPOC movement workers & entrepreneurs to network and collaborate. RSVP @ understory: 3340 International Blvd (free)THURSDAY 6/24Free Tai Chi classes [6/24 : 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)Out of Focus TV presents AV Club @ Shapeshifters Cinema [Last Thursdays : Oakland] 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.Laughs and Lit: Queer Storytelling and Comedy [June 25, 8-9:30 , SF] This special evening brings together an incredible lineup of writers, artists, and storytellers for a celebration of queer storytelling, humor, and community. Expect a lively, thoughtful, and unforgettable night of literary conversation, comic brilliance, and creative connection (free)
FRIDAY (6/25)SUNDAY 6/28[4th Sundays: Oakland] Rollin with the Homos (rolling skating and drag)Ignite SF Puppet Slam: Pride Edition [june 28, SF, 4:30-6:30] Join us during Pride Weekend for an afternoon of funny, weird, and totally queer short-format puppet performances. (Mask Required Event) Featuring short-form puppetry acts by local artists, this fast-paced showcase highlights bold ideas, strange characters, handmade puppets, and fearless queer creativity.($ 23)
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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)
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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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[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