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Berkeley events this week

157 events in the next 7 days (Oct 23–29) in and around San Francisco, 78 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 23.

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Friday, October 23

9 AM Sensational Seniors™ Gratitude Gathering Northbrae Community Church
10:30 AM Bilingual Baby Bounce (Spanish/Español) @West: Hora de cantos y juegos para bebé West Branch Free
10:30 AM Family Place Parent Child Playshops Central Library Free
11 AM Stay-n-Play @West West Branch Free
12 PM BETR/EECS Solid State Technologies Seminar: Dr. Vivek Singh, NVIDIA | Let’s Talk About the Good: How AI and AC are Enabling Semiconductor Scaling Grimes Engineering Center Free
12 PM Free Gentle Yoga + Meditation 2-week Workshop Series with Sonya Dresser West Berkeley Family Wellness Center Free
3 PM Bones at Central Berkeley Public Library Free
3:30 PM La maison des bois: Episodes 1–3 BAMPFA
3:30 PM MOCHA Creative Art Play @Central: Fall 2026 series! Central Library Free
4:30 PM Music Studies Colloquium: Rachana Vajjhala (University of California, Davis) Morrison Hall Free
5 PM Art Market at Donkey & Goat Donkey & Goat Winery Free
5 PM Face Down Fascism Gilman Street & Santa Fe Avenue Free
5 PM Parent Café – All Caregivers Welcome West Berkeley Family Wellness Center Free
6 PM 2026 Hillside Club Revue Hillside Club $81.88
6 PM Decadence - A Show on Decay NoNo Tattoo Collective Free
7 PM Basement The UC Theatre See tickets
7 PM Big Ballers: Dinner with Entrepreneurs | Manhattan Restaurant of the Week $108.55
7 PM Film Screening: The Arch BAMPFA
7:30 PM THE SECRET IN THE WINGS at Theatre Lunatico La Val's Subterranean Theater
8 PM A Jazzy Halloween with Sarah Star The Back Room See tickets
8 PM Chalice + Prezident Brown: Legends of Reggae with Donny Rasta & JAHBUDDA! Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center $30
8 PM Los Vega: Son Jarocho The Freight
8 PM Turning Towards the Heart: Devotional Whirling & Dance with Miriam Peretz The Green Yogi $33.85-$44.52
9 PM Cheekface w/ special guest Bodega Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music
9 PM Cumbia Night! The Starry Plough Pub

Saturday, October 24

8:30 AM TechConnect Muslim Fest '26 UC Berkeley See tickets
9 AM bay area tea friends: white tea Blue Willow Teaspot Free
10 AM Ballet & Books Central Library Free
10 AM Puzzle Swap @Claremont Claremont Branch Free
10 AM Red Cross - First Aid/CPR/AED [October 2026] Student Union $103.22
10 AM Three Stone Hearth 20th Anniversary Kids & Family Day Three Stone Hearth Free
10:30 AM Family Story Time @Central CCR Central Library Free
11 AM UC Berkeley Emeriti Association (UCBEA) Speaker Series: Elisa Tamarkin Women’s Faculty Club See tickets
11:30 AM What DO People Do at the Science Museum? @Central: w/ Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and UCMP Scientists! Central Library Free
12 PM LGBTQ+ Singles PotLuck Cragmont Rock Park $8.24
12 PM Saint Mary's College of California Swimming at Cal Berkeley
1 PM a READING of the NOITUTITSNOC & panel discussion: Christy Chan performs the US Constitution backwards Central Library Free
1 PM BCS K-12 Quads Berkeley Chess School See tickets
1 PM Howl-O-Ween Pawty on Fourth Fourth Street Maker’s Row Free
1 PM Wear your creation @Central: Polymer clay jewelry making Central Library Free
1 PM WEST COAST PREMIERE PERFORMANCE: A Reading of the Noitutitsnoc Berkeley Public Library Free
2 PM Dance Party for Queer Families/Allies @West West Branch Free
2 PM Film Screening: La maison des bois: Episodes 4–7 BAMPFA
2 PM Free Online Yoga Summit - Yoga and the Art of Awakening Yoga Kula Free
2 PM Halloween Tea Party @North (Registration Required) North Branch Free
2 PM Pale Ale Palooza 940 Parker St, 940 Parker Street, Berkeley, CA, 94710 $48.98-$90.13
3 PM SMU Mustangs at California Golden Bears Mens Soccer Edwards Stadium
4:30 PM Bay Area Roots Festival 2026 Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
6 PM Basement (NIGHT 2) The UC Theatre
7 PM Baroque Masquerade: A History of Mystery LIFE Adventist Church of Berkeley Free
7 PM Bear Ghost Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music Free
7 PM Chetina's Debut Album Listening Party La Peña Cultural Center (Lounge connected to Los Cilantros resturant) $12.51
7 PM Film Screening: Le petit soldat BAMPFA
7:30 PM Steve Reich at 90: A Birthday Celebration Zellerbach Hall See tickets
7:30 PM THE SECRET IN THE WINGS at Theatre Lunatico La Val's Subterranean Theater
8 PM John Gorka The Freight
9 PM Mehmooni x Mother Armenia The Starry Plough Pub

Sunday, October 25

10 AM Animal Day 2026! University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley
11 AM Read-to-a-Princess: Costume Party Mr.Mopps Children's Books Free
12 PM Hidden - Art Exhibition Artist's studio - Janice Weingrod Free
1 PM Halloween Strings Driveway Concert Driveway Free
1:30 PM SATYA Sundays: Somatic Awareness for Yogis with Tina Rath The Green Yogi $39.19
2 PM Exhibit Tour: Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing 2155 Center Street Berkeley, CA Free
2 PM Sixteen Rivers Fall Fundraiser and 27th-Anniversary Celebration Northbrae Community Church Free
3 PM Beginner Tai Chi Classes By Xin Huang Hana Holistic Medical Center / Anas Hana MD $39.19
3 PM Call for Score: Solo Piano, Vol.3 Berkeley Piano Club $0-$33.85
3 PM Iestyn Davies, countertenor Oliver Wass, Baroque triple lever harp and modern harp Hertz Hall See tickets
3 PM The Tom Reynolds Conspiracy The Back Room See tickets
3:30 PM October 2026 Picture Book Club for Grown Ups Mr.Mopps Children's Books Free
3:30 PM Overpass Visibility Brigade: Bridge of Solidarity I-80 Berkeley i80 Pedestrian/Bike Overpass Berkeley @ University Ave Free
4 PM As You Are - honoring 30 years of K★STAR★PRODUCTIONS home of KKDE and BCF Shawl-Anderson Dance Center $17.85-$23.18
4 PM Film Screening: Colorful Youth BAMPFA
6 PM Intermediate Tai Chi Classes By Xin Huang Hana Holistic Medical Center / Anas Hana MD $39.19
6 PM Women's Meditation Group at Nyingma Nyingma Institute Free
7 PM BHC Concert Series - Berkelium String Quartet Hillside Club $17.85-$33.85
7 PM Film Screening: After Hours BAMPFA
7:30 PM Voices of Music presents Amanda Forsythe in Recital First Congregational Church of Berkeley See tickets
8 PM Black Flag Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music Free

Monday, October 26

11 AM Communicating Effectively @Claremont Claremont Branch Free
12 PM Bobby McFerrin & Motion The Freight
12 PM Free 6-week Prenatal Yoga Series West Berkeley Family Wellness Center Free
4 PM Sticker Club @Claremont Claremont Branch Free
4 PM The Next Generation of Democratic Resilience: Commemorating 30 Years of Taiwan’s Electoral Sovereignty IEAS Conference Room Free
4:15 PM Physics Colloquium with Alexander Sushkov: Quantum noise from a piece of Teflon: macroscopic magnetic resonance at the standard quantum limit Lecture Hall #1 Free
5 PM Berkeley Line Dancing Party (Every Monday) Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center $23.18
6 PM Soul Motion Lab Pop Up with Valerie Chafograck Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship $25.31-$37.05
6 PM The Downbeat - with Carla! The Berkeley Alembic Free
6:30 PM Full Moon Forest Bath Claremont Canyon to the Labyrinth Viewpoint $28.52
6:30 PM Monday Evening Storytime @Central CCR Central Library Free
7 PM Screening of "The Eternal Song" with Filmmakers Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo David Brower Center $20
7:30 PM Community Mondays: Fil Am Futurism with Karl Evangelista and Grex The Freight

Tuesday, October 27

4 AM Electronic Music-Making Studio @Central CMR: play and learn music creation with Ableton Central Library Free
10 AM Read Aloud Storytelling Central Library Free
12 PM Berkeley Writers at Work Morrison Library Free
2:30 PM Tai Chi @Central: Ancient Chinese Mind/Body Exercise Central Library Free
4 PM Mystery Book Club @West: Lisa Gardner West Branch Free
4 PM Sugar Skull Craft @North: Decorate a clay sugar skull North Branch Free
4 PM Teen TTRPGs Club @North North Branch Free
4:30 PM LEGO Club @Central CCR Central Library Free
5 PM Free Yoga Classes - October West Berkeley Family Wellness Center Free
5:30 PM Catie Cuan // Physical AI: Giving AI a Robot Body Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation Free
6 PM Filipinx Folk Songs & More @West: Featuring Aireene Espiritu of The Sampaguitas! West Branch Free
6:30 PM Weekly Fitness Planning With Hands-on Personal Training And Nutritional Advice Hana Holistic Medical Center / Anas Hana MD $39.19
7 PM Matthew Aldrich's THE NATURAL ORDER Launch Event And Book Signing Mrs Dalloway's Free
7 PM Trivia Night at Great Notion Brewing Berkley Great Notion Brewing - Berkeley Free
8 PM Havok Cornerstone

Wednesday, October 28

10:30 AM A Sprinkle of Spanish / Un poquito de Español Storytime Central Library Free
10:30 AM Storytime on the Lawn @North North Branch Free
11 AM Stay & Play @North North Branch Free
11 AM Stay-n-Play @Central Children's Room Central Library Free
12:30 PM Hallo-Teen Hangout @Claremont Claremont Branch Free
2 PM Teen Hangout @North North Branch Free
4 PM Author Erika Krouse in conversation with Fiona McFarlane at the Fife Room Wheeler Hall Free
4:30 PM Baltic Bards: An Evening with Eli and Jānis Jātnieki from Riga, Latvia Donkey & Goat Winery $30
4:30 PM Berkeley Rush Hour Resistance Berkeley University Ave. Pedestrian Bridge over I-80 Free
4:30 PM Reading Buddies @ Central Central Library Free
5 PM Berkeley Beginners Line Dancing Party (Every Wednesday) The Finnish Hall $23.18
5 PM Indivisible Berkeley Wednesday Anti-Trump Protests In front of the Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch of the Berkeley Public Library Free
5 PM Zumba with Kimmie Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center $17.85
6 PM Build What’s Next: Startup Career Night Haas School of Business Free
6 PM Defending Our Rights, Fighting For Our Future David Brower Center Free
7 PM California Volleyball vs Stanford - Big Spike & Camper Reunion - Blue Out Berkeley
7 PM Eric Beck Rubin's TEN CLEAR DAYS In-Store Event And Book Signing Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore Free
7 PM Film Screening: Our Sister Hedy BAMPFA
7 PM Headlands Brewing Company On Campus - Berkeley Headlands Brewing - On Campus at UC Berkeley Free
7 PM Mumiy Troll The UC Theatre
7 PM Tango dance classes with Felipe and Ayano at La Bruja Berkeley City Club $49.87-$65.87
7:30 PM Angela Davis in conversation with Poulomi Saha Zellerbach Hall See tickets
8 PM The Spooky Slam The Starry Plough Pub $9.31

Thursday, October 29

12 PM Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement® with Dr. Ifátólú Gardner Hana Holistic Medical Center / Anas Hana MD $39.19
3 PM California Women's Soccer vs Notre Dame Berkeley
3 PM Chess at Central Berkeley Public Library Free
3:30 PM The Haunted Library @Claremont Claremont Branch Free
4 PM Grounded in Birth: A Childbirth Education Series for BIPOC Birthing People West Berkeley Family Wellness Center Free
4:30 PM Margot Wagner CD Release Concert Hillside Club $12.51-$23.18
5 PM Free Yoga Classes - October West Berkeley Family Wellness Center Free
5 PM Repulsive Reads @North North Branch Free
5:30 PM Psychoactive Substances in Buddhist Practice in Premodern Tibet Mangalam Center Free
5:30 PM Qi Gong with Elvia Perez Hana Holistic Medical Center / Anas Hana MD $39.19
5:30 PM Wisdom: Bridging The Gap Between Dentistry and Medicine Skates On The Bay Free
6 PM Siren Gallery at Starfish Arts Costume Party Starfish Arts Free
7 PM Bridge City Sinners The UC Theatre
7 PM Celluloid Frontiers: A Missing Can of Film and Stop Genocide BAMPFA
7 PM Newberry & Verch The Back Room See tickets
7 PM UNDER LIGHT Zellerbach Hall
7 PM Who’s My Match Singles Mixer | Ages 21 and up Beta Lounge $7.50-$20
7:30 PM Ernest Aines: Slow Roll (Berkeley) First Church of Christ Scientist See tickets
8 PM Coco & Breezy Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music
8 PM Krut The Freight
8 PM Maryna Krut The Freight

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