July 4, 2018
Wednesday · Independence Day

Headliners

8:00 amHalf Moon Bay's 48th Ol' Fashioned 4th of July Parade & Block Party Let the good times roll with a mini Mardi Gras style parade. Also, a Pancake Breakfast, Red, White and Blue Community BBQ, Libations... 650-726-8380
9:00 amAlameda Mayor's July 4th Parade R.A.C.E Oakland Metro. The R.A.C.E. is a five kilometer (3.1 mile) run and walk through Alameda starting at 9AM just before the 4th of July... 510-523-2647
10:00 amAlameda Mayor's Fourth of July Parade Oakland Metro. One of the largest and longest Independence Day parade in the nation. With over 170 floats and 2,500 participants who travel...
12:00 pmFourth of July Celebration Pier 39. Featuring an afternoon line-up of popular local bands. The public is invited to participate in all the waterfront Independence... 415-705-5500
12:00 pm-
10:00 pm
4th of July @ the Berkeley Marina Berkeley Marina. Live music, food trucks & booths, handmade crafts, free dragon boat rowing, live pony rides, petting zoo, carnival... 510-548-5335
12:00 pm-
5:00 pm
4th of July Block Party Jack London Square. This festive day will fill the waterfront with activities and entertainment for both parents and children. The July 4th...
7:45 pmRed and White Fleet Fourth of July Fireworks Cruise Enjoy a brief sail along San Francisco's stunning city lights before you stop to view the fireworks show. While onboard, beverages... 415-673-2900
8:00 pmSan Francisco Whale Tours 4th of July Fireworks Cruise Pier 39. Bring the family out to watch the fireworks from the water. No food or drinks will be provided aboard the boat, but patrons are more than...
8:15 pmRed and White Fleet Fourth of July Fireworks Cruise Enjoy a brief sail along San Francisco's stunning city lights before you stop to view the fireworks show. While onboard, beverages... 415-673-2900
8:15 pmBlue & Gold Fleet 4th of July Cruise Pier 39. Enjoy a trip around the San Francisco Bay with views of the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges, Alcatraz Island and the city skyline before viewing...

Festivals

8:00 amHalf Moon Bay's 48th Ol' Fashioned 4th of July Parade & Block Party Let the good times roll with a mini Mardi Gras style parade. Also, a Pancake Breakfast, Red, White and Blue Community BBQ, Libations... 650-726-8380
10:00 amAlameda Mayor's Fourth of July Parade Oakland Metro. One of the largest and longest Independence Day parade in the nation. With over 170 floats and 2,500 participants who travel...
12:00 pmFourth of July Celebration Pier 39. Featuring an afternoon line-up of popular local bands. The public is invited to participate in all the waterfront Independence... 415-705-5500
12:00 pm-
10:00 pm
4th of July @ the Berkeley Marina Berkeley Marina. Live music, food trucks & booths, handmade crafts, free dragon boat rowing, live pony rides, petting zoo, carnival... 510-548-5335
12:00 pm-
5:00 pm
4th of July Block Party Jack London Square. This festive day will fill the waterfront with activities and entertainment for both parents and children. The July 4th...
7:45 pmRed and White Fleet Fourth of July Fireworks Cruise Enjoy a brief sail along San Francisco's stunning city lights before you stop to view the fireworks show. While onboard, beverages... 415-673-2900
8:00 pmSan Francisco Whale Tours 4th of July Fireworks Cruise Pier 39. Bring the family out to watch the fireworks from the water. No food or drinks will be provided aboard the boat, but patrons are more than...
8:15 pmRed and White Fleet Fourth of July Fireworks Cruise Enjoy a brief sail along San Francisco's stunning city lights before you stop to view the fireworks show. While onboard, beverages... 415-673-2900
8:15 pmBlue & Gold Fleet 4th of July Cruise Pier 39. Enjoy a trip around the San Francisco Bay with views of the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges, Alcatraz Island and the city skyline before viewing...

The Arts

9:30 am-
4:30 pm
CrossOver - 2 Artists, 6 degrees of Separation The Reclaimed Room. CrossOver - 2 Artists, 6 degrees of Separation is a collaboration between Reddy Lieb and Jennifer Ewing. Each artist has...
10:00 am-
6:00 pm
Ragnar Kjartansson: Scenes from Western Culture McEvoy Foundation for the Arts. The McEvoy Foundation for the Arts presents two major installations by Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson:...
10:00 am-
5:30 pm
Frankenstein's Birthday Party Hosfelt Gallery. Frankenstein's Birthday Party features contemporary artists looking at the body and our attempts to conquer death; advances...
10:00 am-
5:30 pm
Bill Kane: Emanations Foreign Cinema. Modernism is pleased to present their fourth one-person exhibition of works by Bill Kane. His photographs and... 415-541-0461
11:00 am-
6:00 pm
The Open Workshop: New Investigations in Collective Form Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Presenting a group of design experiments by Bay Area design-research studio The Open Workshop... 415-978-2787
11:30 amDaily Tours at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art docents provide a new perpective on the museum with... 415-357-4000
12:00 pm-
6:30 pm
"A Forgiving Sunset" A Solo Exhibition By Scott Albrecht First Amendment Gallery. The First Amendment Gallery is proud to annouce "A Forgiving Sunset" - A Solo Exhibition By Scott Albrecht... 415-523-8282
12:30 pmDaily Tours at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art docents provide a new perpective on the museum with... 415-357-4000
1:30 pmDaily Tours at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art docents provide a new perpective on the museum with... 415-357-4000
2:30 pmDaily Tours at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art docents provide a new perpective on the museum with... 415-357-4000
6:00 pm'Love, Chaos and Couture' - All Dressed Up with Someplace to Go Teatro ZinZanni's Spiegeltent. Featuring an artistic collaboration with international fashion designer Luly Yang. An affectionate... 415-438-2668
7:30 pmStraight White Men Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley. As Ed, a widower, prepares to celebrate Christmas, he calls his three grown sons back to the family home...
8:00 pmBeach Blanket Babylon Club Fugazi. Beach Blanket Babylon presents sketches, that include the use of spectaculary large hats and outrageous costumes... 415-421-4222

For Children

9:30 amToddler Circle Time Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito. The Bay Area Discovery Museum gives it's toddler visitors a place to practice language, movement...
1:30 pmAfternoon Storytime Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito. This interactive storytime lets kids travel around the world and have some amazing adventures...

Business

8:00 am-
3:30 pm
IEEE International Congress on Internet of Things 2018 Grand Hyatt San Francisco. Offers creative thinking, long-term visions, and innovative methodologies to respond to the... 732-562-3878

Community

9:00 am-
4:15 pm
Waterfront Segway Guided Tour Segway Tours. Guided Segway tours depart daily from San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf and also from Sausalito. Sightsee at... 415-474-3130
10:30 amPenquin Feedings California Academy of Sciences. Watch the members of the African Penguin colony being feed by the Academy marine biologists... 415-379-8000
10:30 amPenguin Feeding San Francisco Zoo. Magellanic penguins are fed by hand on Penguin Island.
11:00 am-
1:00 pm
'Foot!' Tour: Hobnobbing with Gobs of Snobs The 'Foot!' tour Hobnobbing with Gobs of Snobs covers distinctive architecture, SF's richest people and Old Nouveau Riche, the... 415-793-5378
11:00 amWhat Makes Us Human? California Academy of Sciences. Fun activities help reveal the origins of who we are. Compare the adaptations the human body has made throughout...
11:30 amGrizzly Bear Feeding San Francisco Zoo. Head to Hearst Grizzly Gulch to watch the grizzly sisters, Kachina and Kiona, enjoy some treats.
12:00 pm-
3:00 pm
Haas-Lilienthal House Tour San Francisco Architectural Heritage. Featured on A&E's America's Castles' series, the Haas-Lilienthal House, built in... 415-441-3000
1:00 pmJapanese Tea Garden Walking Tour Japanese Tea Garden. This 45 minute walking tour explains the symbolisim and culture behind the beautiful ponds, bridges... 415-752-4227
3:30 pmPenguin Feeding San Francisco Zoo. Magellanic penguins are fed by hand on Penguin Island.
3:45 pmGiraffe Feeding San Francisco Zoo. Visit the Osher Giraffe Lodge to watch the giraffes eat.
4:00 pmCalifornia Sea Lion Feeding San Francisco Zoo. Come to the Fred Carroll Family Sea Lion Pool to watch the rescued, blind, Sea Lions train via verbal commands...
6:30 pm-
9:30 pm
Urban Permaculture Design Course Permaculture Demo Garden. This is a design course and participants will be working in teams producing a design for an actual... 415-260-6570

Health & Fitness

9:00 amAlameda Mayor's July 4th Parade R.A.C.E Oakland Metro. The R.A.C.E. is a five kilometer (3.1 mile) run and walk through Alameda starting at 9AM just before the 4th of July... 510-523-2647
6:30 pm-
7:30 pm
Heated, Healing Yoga LGBT Community Center. Great yoga, inspiring and supportive teacher. Offering community classes and other studio classes... 415-671-6097

Dining Specials

11:30 am-
2:00 pm
Down the Line Lunch Waterbar. A 3-course prix fixe lunch menu is served each weekday. 415-284-9922
11:30 am-
2:00 pm
Nawlins Express Lunch Creola, San Carlos. A special prix fixe 3-course lunch is available. 650-654-0882
11:30 am-
2:30 pm
Blue Plate Special Local Kitchen and Wine Merchant. Grilled panini, croque monsieur, soup, salad are options in the daily lunch special... 415-777-4200
11:30 amLunch Special Puccini & Pinetti Italian Grill. Wireless internet access is available as you enjoy a 3-course prix fixe lunch with an optional... 415-392-5500
11:30 am-
2:30 pm
Affari Veloci Lunch Quattro, East Palo Alto. Enjoy a quick, prix fixe lunch of 4 mini-courses served on one plate. 650-470-2889
11:30 am-
4:00 pm
Prix-Fixe Lunch Scala's Bistro. Chef Jen Biesty prepares 2 courses for a special lunch each day. 415-395-8555
11:30 am-
2:00 pm
Business Luncheon Tommy Toy's Cuisine Chinoise. A 5-course lunch is available for under $25 Wednesday through Friday. Groups welcome... 415-397-4888

Nightlife

5:00 pm-
8:00 pm
Happy Hour Horizon Restaurant and Lounge. Each Happy Hour has a different weekly theme. Tasty Tuesdays - free fries; wet martini Wednesdays... 415-576-1919
7:30 pm-
11:30 pm
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo play jazz, swing and rhythm and blues. 415-392-3434
Live Blues Performances at The Saloon The Saloon. This historic hotspot - one of San Francisco's best blues venues - is a huge supporter of the local music scene and features... 415-986-7666
Live Entertainment at Biscuits and Blues Biscuits and Blues. Live music most days, often 2 shows on weekend nights. 415-292-2583
Live Bands At Pier 23 Pier 23 Cafe. Pier 23 Cafe offers live entertainment, with jazz, reggae, salsa and rock bands playing nightly... 415-362-5125
Trivia Night at The Pub The Pub at Ghirardeli Square. New MC Ethan will be rockin the mic for the new season. Start studying. Expect to see you all here... 415-351-0500