Did Labor Day weekend sneak up on you this year? It happens to the best of us.

If you failed to make advance plans for the long weekend, the KQED Arts & Culture team has you covered. Below are a handful of quick suggestions to fill the next three days with leisure and fun — because nothing says “celebrate the social and economic achievements of workers” like packing your weekend with the total and complete opposite of work.

Friday, Aug. 29

Bask your brain in Crossroads 2025

Gray Area, San Francisco

Kick off the weekend with this annual festival of avant-garde, artist-made films handpicked by San Francisco Cinematheque. Get into mini-vacation mode by watching flickering, experimental images in the dark with strangers. Wonder what it all means. The program runs through Aug. 31.

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