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Member Events
We invite our KQED Members to periodic free or discounted cultural events in the Bay Area. Please sign up for On KQED to get on the events mailing list. If you need a Member Card, please contact Member Services or call 415-553-2150 Mon-Fri, 9am-4:45pm.
We now have digital Member Cards available in the KQED app! Just log in using the email address attached to your KQED account and click the person icon at the top right of the screen. You’ll find the card there. Need to update your email address or get a physical KQED Member Card? Contact Member Services or call (415) 553-2150 Mon-Fri, 9am – 4:45pm.
Not a member? Become one today!
YMCA of Greater San Francisco
April 1-30, 2025
Achieving your wellness goals is always better together! KQED members can join any YMCA of Greater San Francisco and save up to $199 with no join fee. Plus, bring a friend, and they’ll save, too. Sign up online or in-person using code KQED to redeem this exclusive offer*.
Learn more at ymcasf.org/kqed-promo.
We now have digital Member Cards available in the KQED app! Just log in using the email address attached to your KQED account and click the person icon at the top right of the screen. You’ll find the card there. Need to update your email address or get a physical KQED Member Card? Contact Member Services or call (415) 553-2150 Mon-Fri, 9am – 4:45pm.
San Francisco Art Fair
April 17-20, 2025
Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, San Francisco
San Francisco Art Fair, the Bay Area’s longest running contemporary art fair, returns for its 13th edition at Fort Mason this April 17–April 20. 2025’s edition welcomes 85 galleries, centering creativity from the East Bay and affirming the region’s vibrant arts ecosystem. Use code KQED for 50% off your tickets.
Visit sanfranciscoartfair.com
San Francisco International Film Festival
April 17-27, 2025
Various Berkeley and San Francisco venues
The San Francisco International Film Festival is returning for its 68th year! This event is an essential stop for emerging storytellers, established filmmakers, and movie lovers alike. Learn more at SFFILM.org and use the code KQEDFILM for 10 percent off festival packs.
Startup Art Fair
April 18-20, 2025
Hotel Del Sol, San Francisco
Visit Startup Art Fair, where you can view and collect artwork from over 100 emerging artists at the Hotel Del Sol, 3100 Webster Street, San Francisco from April 18th-20th. In appreciation for their support, KQED members get 50% off their tickets by using the code KQEDHALF at startupfair.com.
Meet Clifford the Big Red Dog at Y for Youth Community Festival
Saturday, May 3
Dogpatch YMCA at Crane Cove, San Francisco
Join KQED on Saturday, May 3 at the Y for Youth Community Festival and Dogpatch YMCA Grand Opening! Enjoy live music, dance, youth activities, food, and more. Plus meet PBS Kids Clifford the Big Red Dog. Fun for all ages and free for everyone! Saturday, May 3 from 12:00pm – 4:00pm at Dogpatch YMCA at Crane Cove in San Francisco.
Learn more at go.ymcasf.org.
32nd New Living Expo
May 9 – 11, 2025
Marin Center, San Francisco
2025 event returns to the Marin Center in San Rafael featuring over 100 speakers including author John Gray (“Men Are From Mars, Women are From Venus“), 120+ special exhibits, yoga classes, QiGong demos, outdoor music stage and an Outdoor Natural Food Pavilion. Visit the ticket page on www.newlivingexpo.com to register for complimentary one day passes, and use the code KQEDComp25.
California Academy of Sciences: Dino Days!
Discounted E-Tickets KQED Members
Step into the world of prehistoric giants at the California Academy of Sciences’ biggest Dino Days yet! Come face-to-fang with 13 life-size animatronic dinosaurs in the Academy’s outdoor gardens. Don’t miss this epic adventure — learn more at calacademy.org/exhibits/dino-days.
KQED members can save $5 off when purchasing tickets at calacademy.org/kqed. Good through September 30, 2025
KQED Live – Other Public Events Hosted by KQED
Visit KQED Live for other events open to the public, for both members and non-members.
On KQED Member Magazine
View our On KQED member magazine online and download printable PDFs.
Major Donor Benefits
As a member of one of our major donor societies, you get an insider look at the programming and services of KQED, including tours of our studios and chances to meet public media personalities like David Greene, Jacques Pépin, Dina Temple Raston, Michael Krasny and others. View All Major Donor Benefits.
KQED Member Help
Need to check the status of your KQED Membership, make changes to your profile, or find out when your thank-you gift will arrive? Our membership staff is available Monday-Friday, 9am-4:45pm, at (415) 553-2150 or contact Member Services.
Answers to many of your questions can also be found in our Help Center
KQED Passport
KQED Passport is a member benefit that gives eligible donors and supporters extended access to an on-demand library of quality public television programming online. The KQED Passport library currently offers members more than 1,000 episodes to watch, with new PBS and KQED programs being added weekly.
The library features episodes from popular programs like American Experience, American Masters, Antiques Roadshow, Nature, NOVA, and Masterpiece. In addition to these signature series, the library is full of public television’s acclaimed arts, science, history, and lifestyle programs.
Look for the blue compass icon next to programs that are Passport-eligible.