BARTable This Weekend: April 10-12
Visit the BART booth at the SF Cherry Blossom Festival. Photo courtesy of the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival.
Get ready for a weekend full of fun events near BART. In SF, the iconic SF Cherry Blossom returns, and Spring Restaurant Week is back, too. Across the bridge in the East Bay, enjoy a belated Easter celebration at Second Fridays in San Leandro or dance the evening away at the Oakland Museum of California during "Friday Nights at OMCA." You're bound to find something to do at a BART station near you, so keep scrolling and let's start planning for the weekend.
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Head to San Leandro on Second Fridays this weekend. Photo courtesy of Downtown San Leandro.
Each year, over 220,000 people attend the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, which is one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Japanese and Japanese American traditions. This dazzling display showcases the vibrant colors and grace of Japanese culture, as well as the rich heritage and diversity of the Japanese American community. Take BART to Montgomery St., then hop on the 38-Geary or 39R-Geary Rapid bus and get off at Fillmore. The event is in the Japanese Peace Plaza.
Spring San Francisco Restaurant Week returns now until April 19. Savor the city with special prix-fixe menus from SF’s best restaurants, explore incredible neighborhoods, and support local chefs and teams who make this city delicious. Visit the list of participating restaurants and get to eating!
This world premiere play with music comes from A.C.T.-commissioned playwright Eisa Davis, the singular writer-musician-actor whose keen ear for the language and inner lives of adolescent women brought us the Pulitzer finalist "Bulrusher." At turns hilarious and melancholy, raucous and poetic, "||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||" is an exquisite and achingly true story of friendship, self-discovery and the salvation of art-making. See the show at Strand Theater, 0.1 miles from Civic Center/UN Plaza.
You needn’t pay a dime – or even a pretty penny! – to enjoy the breadth of the Bay Area’s offerings. Below you’ll find a roundup of free local events, including festivals, markets, museum admission-free days and more!
Catch SambaDá performing live at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA). Photo courtesy of OMCA.
Step into your weekend with Brazilian-inspired music, dance and joyful connection at Friday Nights at OMCA. On the Garden Stage, SambaDá delivers a joy-filled set rooted in electric Brazilian rhythms with a funky American twist. In the Amphitheater, a Baile Funk dance lesson introduces signature steps and expressive movements that celebrate the culture, creativity and community of Brazil’s Funk Carioca tradition. Take BART to Lake Merritt, and OMCA is about a block away.
The Museum of African Diaspora (MoAD) is hosting Second Saturday with free admission to the museum. MoAD celebrates Black cultures, ignites challenging conversations and inspires learning through the global lens of the African Diaspora. The MoAD museum is 0.3 miles from Montgomery St.
The Asian Art Museum, KQED, and San Francisco Public Library host this night of workshops, performances and conversation during "Lighting the Way." Take part in an interactive experience to explore new ways to move culture forward. Take BART to Civic Center/UN Plaza, and the Asian Art Museum is 0.2 miles away.
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Children's Fairyland hosts an educational music performance on the puppet stage this weekend. Photo courtesy of Children's Fairyland.
The perfect place to spend spring break is Children's Fairyland. The whimsical 10-acre storybook park is designed for families with little ones aged 0-8. This weekend, enjoy an educational performance by author RHYMOSAURS, who writes kids' hip-hop books. Fairyland sits on the shores of Lake Merritt, 0.6 miles from 19th St. Oakland.
LookOut is where you need to be if you like entertainment with your brunch. Lips & Lash features a rotating cast of talents, including drag illusionists, burlesque performers, live vocalists, dancers and more. You can expect lots of laughs, delicious food and tasty specialty cocktails. LookOut is located 0.8 miles from 16th St. Mission.
Celebrate the vibrant flavors of Thrive City restaurants and bars during Taste of Thrive City, one of the many events happening during SF's Spring Restaurant Week. Discover new dishes through various samples, featuring menu items such as melt-in-your-mouth wagyu skewers, laphet fried rice and sweet-tooth-satisfying ice cream sandwiches. Enjoy a day outside filled with live entertainment, a kids zone with family-friendly activities and comfortable outdoor seating options. Take BART to Powell St and transfer to the Muni T Third Line to the UCSF/Chase Center (16th Street) platform.
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