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.

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Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival 
September 23 – 24, 2023

Join KQED at the 66th Annual Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival where art and community meet under the redwoods (September 23-24 @ Old Mill Park). Spend a fun-filled weekend engaging with award winning artists, shopping for hidden gems and enjoying live entertainment with family and friends. Use  discount code KQEDMVFAF at eventbrite.com/mill-valley-fall-arts-festival for $5 off or present KQED Member Card at the door.

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.

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch
September 30 – October 1, 2023
Palo Alto Art Center

Palo Alto’s beloved Great Glass Pumpkin Patch draws thousands of visitors from all over the world to explore more than 10,000 one-of-a-kind glass artworks created by local artists. As a KQED member, you and one guest are invited to an early hour of shopping on Saturday, September 30th, 9-10 AM, before the event opens to the general public. To gain admittance KQED members must show their KQED membership card and a corresponding photo ID. More information is available at greatglasspumpkinpatch.org.

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.

Museum of Craft and Design
October 7, 2023 – February 4, 2024
Palo Alto Art Center

Designing Peace makes its West Coast debut on October 7 at the Museum of Craft and Design. This not-to-miss exhibition explores how design can help create social, environmental, and economic peace. Organized by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Designing Peace features design projects from around the world (representing 20 countries) that look at ways to create and sustain more durable peaceful interactions—from creative confrontations that challenge existing structures to designs that demand embracing justice and truth in a search for reconciliation. For the month of October, free Sunday admission to KQED members presenting their KQED Member Card.

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.

The San Francisco Fall Show
KQED Members can save 20%
October 12 – 15, 2023
Fort Mason Center

The San Francisco Fall Show celebrates La Dolce Vita – the quintessentially Italian approach to the “good life”. Showcasing 40+ international dealers, offering for sale an extraordinary range of fine, contemporary, jewelry, and decorative arts, the Fall Show also features a distinguished Lecture Series over its four days. KQED members can receive 20% off the general entry show ticket (regular price $20, for KQED member $15) with Promo Code: KQEDMember or by presenting their current KQED Member Card at the door. For tickets and more information, please visit www.sffallshow.org.

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.

KQED Audiences Save 20% on Selected Shorts: Live at Litquake
October 14, 2023
Marines’ Memorial Theatre

Join Litquake and host Andrew Sean Greer at 8:00pm on Saturday, October 14 at the Marines’ Memorial Theatre for an unforgettable night of stories live onstage, with special guest readers Tate Donovan, Baron Vaughn, and Michaela Watkins. Selected Shorts is a radio show and podcast broadcast on more than 150 stations around the country. Each Selected Shorts event is a unique night of literature performed by terrific actors of stage and screen. Save 20% off general admission tickets to Selected Shorts: Litquake Edition by entering code KQEDSELECT at checkout.

For information and tickets: https://tockify.com/litquake

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.

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.

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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.

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