Free Fourth of July Weekend Events

Fourth of July has plenty to offer for free events, but the parties continue throughout the holiday weekend. D-Structure hosts local artists for Floating City and one of the biggest free jazz festivals returns with the Fillmore Jazz Festival. 1015 Folsom hosts a free-with-RSVP party with Goldie and a handful of other DJs and the Department of Fish and Game brings a Free Fishing Day to California waterways. The America’s Cup Louis Vuitton Cup finally gets underway on San Francisco Bay. Sunday Streets hits the Great Highway and Shooting Gallery opens it doors for the group gallery show I .

FRIDAY

Floating City
Local artists Iggy Medeiros, Kevin Wada, Jeremy Natividad, Michael Fleming, Aaron Berchild, Ryan Malley and more explore San Francisco as a kind of utopia of art, culture and community with their art work. Limited-edition T-shirts available for purchase.

Free-Did-It
1015 hosts a free-with-RSVP party featuring Goldie, Ryan Hemsworth, Groundislava and more.

SATURDAY

Fillmore Jazz Festival
One of the largest free jazz festivals in the United States, the Fillmore Jazz Festival brings two days of music to San Francisco’s historic “Harlem of the West.”

Free Fishing Day
The Department of Fish and Game turns a blind eye toward those looking to try out fishing without a permit in local rivers, lakes and oceans.

I <3 LV
The Shooting Gallery hosts a group show tribute to high-end fashion designer Louis Vitton from its new digs on the edge of the Tenderloin.

SUNDAY

America’s Cup
After year’s of planning and millions of dollars spent on waterfront projects for the America’s Cup, the Louis Vuitton Cup finally arrives with with sailors racing to reach the Cup finals.

Sunday Streets
San Francisco’s roaming outdoor event takes the party to the beach and shuts down the Great Highway for the afternoon.