The Bay Area's shelter-in-place order has brought countless events usually held as in-person gatherings online. We're aiming to support local businesses in San Francisco and Oakland by highlighting five of these events each day.
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Here's your SF event calendar for Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10. Enjoy a children's festival, catch a 'Buffy'-themed drag show or take a garden tour — all from the comfort of your couch.
2020 Virtual Children's Day Festival
While the annual Children’s Day Festival in Japantown's Peace Plaza was canceled due to shelter-in-place restrictions, the organizers are hosting a two-hour virtual festival on Saturday afternoon. The program will include both live and pre-recorded content for families, including cultural performances, music and storybook readings.
When: Saturday, May 9, 1 p.m.
How to join: Via Facebook Live
Price: Free
Saturday Stitch-In
Get out your embroidery project and tune in to this "stitch-in" hosted by the San Francisco School of Needlework and Design. During this two-hour session, instructors will be ready to chat about needlework, answer questions and help you achieve all of your shelter-in-place stitching ambitions.
When: Saturday, May 9, 2 p.m.
How to join: Via Zoom; learn more in the Facebook event
Price: Free
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Live!
SoMa nightclub Oasis is well-known for its drag-parody stagings of popular television shows, with live recreations of episodes of everything from "Sex and the City" to "The Golden Girls." On Saturday night, they'll broadcast a pre-recorded drag send-up of beloved '90s series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," followed by a live chat with the actors about how it was put together.
When: Saturday, May 9, 7 p.m.
How to join: Via YouTube
Price: Free
Mother's Day Sunday Celebration
This Sunday, the Tenderloin's Glide Church will host its annual celebration of mothers. Submit an image of your mother, people who identify as mothers, historical mothers and mothers of movements, so attendees can celebrate them together online.
When: Sunday, May 10, 10 a.m.
How to join: Via Zoom
Price: Free
San Francisco Native Plant Garden Tour
Tour 14 local gardens and three public gardens during this livestreamed event, hosted by the San Francisco and Northern San Mateo County chapter of the California Native Plant Society. Local gardeners will discuss how they brought a little bit of the wild into the city's urban landscape, and how you can incorporate native plants into your home garden.
When: Sunday, May 10, 10 a.m.
How to join: Via Eventbrite
Price: Free
