A Camp Fire documentary at Stanford, YPE's energy career expo and a remembrance planting in the Presidio. Twenty-nine ways to find your people this week, eleven of them free and open to all.
Halloween weekend outdoors on the Peninsula, a 9Zero week in San Francisco, and a ballot party at Manny's. Thirty-four ways to find your people this week.
A transit phonebank in a union hall, ballot night at SPUR, circular textiles at 9Zero, and a twilight marsh walk in Fremont. Twenty-five ways to find your people this week, nineteen of them free.
A rooftop mixer in Old Oakland, a repair clinic in Redwood City, SPUR walking Oakland through its ballot, and a bat walk at the Don Edwards refuge. Twenty ways to find your people this week, thirteen of them free.
Find your people over dinner, on a neighborhood bike ride or among the redwoods. Explore 18 Bay Area sustainability and community events for September 21–27, from volunteer mornings and climate gatherings to public forums and practical workshops. Many are free, with registration details included.
Bring a broken item and a little curiosity to Burlingame Public Library on September 11. Fixit Clinic coaches will help you troubleshoot and explore repairs, offering a practical way to learn something new and connect with people nearby.
A Palo Alto climate nonprofit that has been running since 1970, offering free workshops, home electrification tours and youth programs across the Peninsula and South Bay.
Who it's
A public-agency gardening education program covering Santa Clara County, and the densest calendar of practical sustainability workshops anywhere in the South Bay.
Who it's actually for
Anyone
The San Mateo County government department that runs the county's climate, waste, water and education programs, and the most dependable source of free public sustainability events on the
Discover the best community events across the Bay Area for the next two weeks. From Peninsula climate mixers to beachside eco-carnivals and founder happy hours, here is your curated guide to showing up and finding your people.