Berkeley Poetry Festival 2026
Berkeley Poetry Festival 2026 offers a week of free poetry events across Berkeley venues, including virtual workshops and live readings.
First Results from the JUNO Experiment
Join SLAC for a physics colloquium presenting the first results from the JUNO neutrino detector, detailing initial detector performance and the implications for neutrino science and cosmic sources.
Sitting and Dharmette with Nikki Mirghafori and Gil Fronsdal
Join meditation teachers Nikki Mirghafori and Gil Fronsdal for an evening of sitting practice and a dharma talk at Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, offering mindful guidance in a tranquil, contemplative setting.
Understanding Your Money Mindset
Join a free Stanford webinar exploring how beliefs, habits, and relationships shape money decisions, blending behavioral finance, financial psychology, and practical strategies to gain clarity and confidence in managing your finances.
Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
Visit San Francisco's Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park for a free 9–10am admission hour on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Residents with ID are always free; non-residents pay $12–$16, depending on season.
Campfire Program
Free daily 30-minute campfire talks at Presidio Tunnel Tops where National Park Service rangers present Indigenous, military, and WWII internment histories for visitors of all ages.
Unscripted: Good Writing – An Evening with Anne Lamott & Neal Allen
Join acclaimed authors Anne Lamott and Neal Allen for an intimate evening at the Curran Theatre as they discuss good writing, share readings, and offer candid insights into craft and storytelling.
Physics Colloquium with Tongyan Lin: Bumps, Wiggles, and Vibrations: Hints of Dark Matter in Our Galaxy
UC Berkeley hosts a Physics Colloquium by Tongyan Lin exploring bumps, wiggles, and vibrations as signs of dark matter in our galaxy, blending astrophysics and particle physics into an engaging, scholarly talk.
Reconciling AI Benchmark Performance with Developer Productivity
Stanford's Gates CS Building hosts Joel Becker as he examines how AI benchmarks can outpace developer productivity, presenting evidence on the productivity paradox, deployment bottlenecks, and next steps for AI-assisted coding.
Gov. Josh Shapiro: Where We Keep the Light
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro appears at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club on Mar 16 for a public conversation about his book 'Where We Keep the Light' and issues in leadership and public service.
The Second Emancipation: Author Howard French in conversation with Journalist Adam Hochschild
Author Howard French in conversation with journalist Adam Hochschild at UC Berkeley on Mar 16, 2026, discussing The Second Emancipation and exploring race, history, and contemporary policy in a public author talk.
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
Free tax assistance session at SF Public Library (9:00 AM–5:00 PM) for low-income taxpayers. Volunteers provide guidance on filing basics, credits, and local tax resources in a welcoming community setting.
Golden State Warriors at Washington Wizards
NBA regular-season game: Golden State Warriors visit the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena for a live professional basketball matchup on March 16, 2026.
Distributed Load Balancing for Generative AI Inference
Santiago Balseiro (Columbia University) presents research on distributed load balancing techniques to scale generative AI inference in a seminar hosted by UC Berkeley IEOR.
Liza Weinstein: Logics of Dispossession
Join Liza Weinstein for a scholarly lecture tracing how eviction regimes shape urban policy and governance in Indian cities, combining fieldwork insights with urban theory at UC Berkeley.
Seminar 211, Economic History: Mini-Conference
A scholarly seminar at UC Berkeley on economic history, featuring a mini-conference with researchers presenting current work and engaging in discussion and Q&A in an academic campus setting.
ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF (BOTH SHOWS
Anna von Hausswolff performs two immersive, organ-driven experimental shows in San Francisco on Mar 16, 2026, delivering dark, dramatic soundscapes and intense live atmospheres.
Neyman Seminar: Himabindu Lakkaraju
Neyman Seminar at UC Berkeley featuring Himabindu Lakkaraju presenting research in statistics and machine learning as part of the department's academic talk series.
Rethinking Materials for a Resource-Constrained World: Pathways to Sustainable and Equitable Infrastructure
This lecture at Davis Hall examines how infrastructure materials drive energy use and emissions, and explores design, environmental systems, and value-chain strategies for climate-smart, equitable built environments in a resource-constrained world.
Think Different - Apple, The Counterculture & Digital Culture 1976-2026
A ticketed evening lecture at Manny's in San Francisco exploring Apple's role in counterculture and digital culture from 1976–2026 with journalist John Markoff and Stanford Prof. Fred Turner.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition
Screening of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Extended Edition at Alamo Drafthouse SF. Immerse yourself in Tolkien's epic with longer cuts, immersive sound, and a nostalgic cinema night for fans and newcomers alike.
Anna von Hausswolff @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Swedish experimental artist Anna von Hausswolff brings her organ-driven, atmospheric live show to Brick & Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco on March 16, 2026.
Castle In The Sky (Subtitled)
A subtitled screening of Studio Ghibli's Castle in the Sky at the Balboa Theatre — a classic family-friendly anime shown in Japanese with English subtitles.
Jane Austen & Camp Criticism | A Talk by Professor Wendy Anne Lee
UC Berkeley hosts a compelling English-literature talk, Jane Austen & Camp Criticism, led by Professor Wendy Anne Lee. The session explores how camp criticism reshapes our reading of Austen, offering close analysis and lively scholarly discussion in a formal campus setting.
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