Free Art Workshop: Halloween Garland at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Grand Lobby

This week · Wednesday 21 to Tuesday 27 October 2026

Make something this week

One thing made a day: a class, a drop-in studio, a printshop with the doors open. Paid stops are the ones worth paying for; the free ones are really free.

Other pathsThe whole week103 Make36 Listen4 Watch3 Kids14 Spend nothing37

🏺 This week’s trail

7 stops, from Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Grand Lobby on Wednesday to Workshop SF on Tuesday. 3 of them free; the paid stops add up to $518.

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for the whole week

Wednesday

Stop 1 of the week

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Grand Lobby

Free · registerStop 1 · 2:00 PMFree Art Workshop: Halloween GarlandYerba Buena Center for the Arts, Grand Lobby · SF Downtown & WaterfrontA drop-in craft session in YBCA's Grand Lobby where you design and build a Halloween garland of characters and symbols, inspired by the artist-made haunt The Haunt; materials are provided…

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3:30 PMArt Club for TeensRichmond Art CenterFree · register 6:00 PMHalloween Costume WorkshopAce Makerspace$65

Thursday

Stop 2 of the week

Ace Makerspace

FreeStop 2 · 7:00 PMWorkshop Care NightAce Makerspace · Oakland & East BayVolunteers pair up to maintain and repair Ace's woodshop tools, from aligning a table-saw blade to fixing dust-collection ducts, while practising Shop Basics habits such as logging assets…

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12:00 PMSocial Media Mastery WorkshopSebastopol Center for the ArtsFree · register 6:00 PMFused Glass Sugar SkullThe Crucible$35

Friday

Stop 3 of the week

San Francisco Main Library

FreeStop 3 · 2:00 PMChinese Knot with Ms. YanSan Francisco Main Library · SF Downtown & WaterfrontMs. Yan teaches Chinese decorative knotting in a two-hour session for adults at the Main Library, 100 Larkin Street (Civic Center BART/Muni). It runs 2–4 pm on Friday, Oct 23 and is free.…

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6:00 PMNight at the MuseumPalo Alto Art Center$95 7:00 PMSewing 101: Alberta Crossbody ToteWorkshop SF$88

Saturday

Stop 4 of the week

San Francisco Center for the Book

$400Stop 4 · 9:30 AMBookbinding Core 4: Classic Rounded Back Cloth BindingSan Francisco Center for the Book · SF Mission & SouthThe fourth unit of SFCB's Bookbinding Core sequence, covering the traditional rounded-and-backed cloth case binding, at the San Francisco Center for the Book, 375 Rhode Island Street in…

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9:30 AMCylinder Core 4: Digital into AnalogSan Francisco Center for the Book$225 10:00 AMMetal Clay SkullsThe Crucible$275

Sunday

Stop 5 of the week

Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI)

$50Stop 5 · 10:00 AMFirst Fire: Glass Fusing for BeginnersBay Area Glass Institute (BAGI) · South BayBAGI calls this its most accessible class. You cut and layer coloured sheet glass into a small dish, tile, coaster set or sun catcher, and the studio fuses it in the kiln, with no solder…

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10:00 AMUltra Textural Weaving on a Unique SubstrateSebastopol Center for the ArtsFrom $125 12:00 PMBeginner's Leatherworking: Tri-Fold Leather JournalWorkshop SF$72

Monday

Stop 6 of the week

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

$20Stop 6 · 6:00 PMLife Drawing Meet-UpSebastopol Center for the Arts · Marin & North BayAn untutored Monday-night session drawing from a live model, where you bring your own supplies. It meets Mondays, 6–9 PM, at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High Street, Sebastopol…

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7:00 PMChill Sketching: Learn to Sketch What You SeeWorkshop SF$58

Tuesday

Stop 7 of the week

Workshop SF

$48Stop 7 · 7:00 PMIntro to UV Resin: Jewelry, Coasters and KeychainsWorkshop SF · SF West SideStudents pour and cure UV resin into molds to make small pieces such as jewelry, coasters and keychains, at Workshop SF, 1310 Haight Street in the Haight (Muni 7 Haight-Noriega or 43…

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103 eventsThe whole weekThree picks a day, every category 🎶 ListenThe music week5 stops · 2 free · $36 🎬 WatchThe film week2 stops · 2 free · $0 🧒 KidsThe family week6 stops · 5 free · Unpriced 🆓 Spend nothingThe free week7 stops · 7 free · $0

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