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Berkeley events this weekend

84 events this weekend (Oct 23–25) in and around San Francisco, 39 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 PM Los Vega Son Jarocho The Freight
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 Left Coast Chamber Ensemble @Claremont Claremont 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 PM The San Francisco Girls Chorus Fall Concert: Incantations First Congregational Church of Berkeley $0-$45
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
2 PM Turn Outrage into Action: Immigrants, the Courts and You La Peña Cultural Center 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
4 PM Ilona Bray & Stephen (C.S.)Soong's CAT TAKES QUEEN In-Store Event & Signing Mrs Dalloway's Free
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 PM One Song All Night: Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” The Freight
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

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