Free Music and Cultural offerings September and October in San Francisco

Many comment that our city can be quite expensive. It is also a city that offers many wonderful free activities and cultural opportunities for the entire family. September and October offer visitors and local residents some of the best weather of the year in San Francisco. Below are some offerings that only prove that "the best things in life are free"!

The Golden Gate Park City Band
Free Sunday Concerts 127th Season
The Spreckles Temple of Music, Music Concourse (between the DeYoung Museum and the Academy of Sciences)

All concerts start at 1PM and last until 2:30-2:45.
There will not be a concert on September 13th (due to band vacation)

Classical, Ethnic, Broadway, Marches and Standards with Dancers, Performers, Singers.

http://www.goldengateparkband.org

Many of San Francisco's finest museums offer free days on one of the first days of each month. Below is a detailed list of partcipating museums and their "free" days.

Free 1st Sunday
Asian Art Museum200 Larkin Street (between Fulton & McAllister)Civic Center, across from City HallSan Francisco, CA 94102Tel: (415) 581-3500Also discounted every Thursday evening: $5.00 after 5:00p
Free 1st Tuesday
Cartoon Art Museum655 Mission Street (between 2nd & 3rd)San Francisco, CA 94105Tel: (415) 581-3500First Tuesday is “Pay What You Wish Day.”
de Young MuseumGolden Gate Park50 Hagiwara Tea Garden DriveSan Francisco, CA 94118Tel: (415) 863-3330Also: $2 discount on regular admission with Muni pass or transfer.
Legion of HonorLincoln Park34th Avenue & Clement StreetSan Francisco, CA 94121Tel: (415) 863-3330Also: $2 discount on regular admissionwith Muni pass or transfer.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)151 Third Street (between Mission and Howard)San Francisco, CA 94103Tel: (415) 357-4000Also discounted every Thursday evening: Half price admission from 6:00p to 9:00p.
Yerba Buena Center Galleries701 Mission StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102Tel: (415) 978-2700
Free 1st Wednesday
Exploratoriumat the Palace of Fine Arts3601 Lyon StreetSan Francisco, CA 94123Tel: (415) 561-0399Groups of 10+ must have reservations
Bay Area Discovery MuseumEast Fort Baker557 McReynolds RoadSausalito, CA 94965Tel: (415) 339-3900From 9a to 4p, beginning October 1, 2008. Replaces Free Second Saturday afternoons.
Free 1st Thursday
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive2626 Bancroft Way2621 Durant Avenue(Between College & Telegraph)Berkeley, CA 94720Tel: (510) 642-0808Free admission to galleries, public programs, and 5:30p PFA screening.
Burlingame Pez Museum214 California DriveBurlingame, CA 94010Tel: (650) 347-2301

Fort Point
The famous civil War era fortress below Golden Gate Bridge is a free museum always. Open daily untill 6 p.m.

Alamo Square Park and the "Painted Ladies"
Enjoy a picnic in Alamo Square Park and take in one of San Francisco's most iconic views. With the Old city in the foreground and the dramtic skyline of new san Francisco in the background- this has become one of SF's top attractions. It is also the location of many of San Francisco's most popular films and TV series... Full House, Junior, Tales of the City, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dr Doolitlle II, The Princess diaries etc etc. After your picnic, guests at Golden Bear can join in a glass of wine and a tour inside one of these famous private homes.

Keep posted to this blog for more free events!