Oakland to Transform Vacant Lot Into $16.9M Waterfront Park
Brand New, New Parks, Oakland, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches
Oakland to Transform Vacant Lot Into $16.9M Waterfront Park
A new 7-acre park with bay views, play areas, and trails is set to open in 2027.
"The Bay Lights" Returns After 3 Years Dark
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Reopening, San Francisco
"The Bay Lights" Returns After 3 Years Dark
Coming March 20, 2026 - The $11M rebuild restores the 1.8-mile Bay Bridge light installation
Bay Area Oceanfront State Park Could Triple in Size
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches
Bay Area Oceanfront State Park Could Triple in Size
Pigeon Point, Mount Diablo, Big Basin and other state parks set for major expansion.
Viral Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka to Lead SF Cherry Blossom Parade
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco
Viral Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka to Lead SF Cherry Blossom Parade
SF’s Cherry Blossom Festival returns April 11-19, with the Grand Parade set for April 19 from Civic Center to Japantown.
San Francisco April Festivals & Street Fairs 2026
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events
San Francisco April Festivals & Street Fairs 2026
Here's a round-up of April's best events including Easter celebrations, Cherry Blossom Festivals & more!

Friday, March 20, 2026

10:00 am   $15 Admission to SFMOMA (March 2-April 17, 2026)   $15
11:00 am   “Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day at SF’s Tato (Every Friday)   FREE*
*Every Friday pay anywhere from $0 up to $10. When a customer pays the full price of $10, TATO will give a free meal to someone in need in The City. Please note promotion might end at any time
1:00 pm   Women’s Collective Day: Free Fashion + Empowerment (Fillmore)   FREE*
*https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-collective-day-tickets-1984246200801?aff=oddtdtcreator
4:00 pm   The Superfair – San Francisco w/ 180 Artists (March 19-22)   $17*
*Tickets start at $17 for Art Explorer (Day pass), normally $29.87 (incl. fees) - use code FUNCHEAP50 for 50% off!
4:30 pm   GG Park’s Free Happy Hour Concert in the Park   FREE
5:00 pm   $1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)   FREE*
*Free admission with RSVP on Eventbrite
5:00 pm   Grafdoodles by Joe Dou Draw   FREE*
*Artist Reception Friday, March 20, 5-7pm. Free! Refreshments served.
6:00 pm   Art Exhibit The Meaning of Home   FREE*
*Space is limited. R.S.V.P. required by Tuesday, March 17.

Pick Date

Friday, March 20

The Superfair – San Francisco w/ 180 Artists (March 19-22)
Friday, March 20 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $17*
*Tickets start at $17 for Art Explorer (Day pass), normally $29.87 (incl. fees) - use code FUNCHEAP50 for 50% off!
| Gateway Pavilion at Pier 2, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
The Superfair - San Francisco w/ 180 Artists (March 19-22)

Superfair San Francisco Returns to Fort Mason with 180 Artists, Immersive Programming, and a Weekend of Art Discovery. Superfair San Francisco returns to Fort Mason Center’s Gateway Pavilion (Pier 2) March 19-22 with its biggest Bay Area edition yet, featuring 180 independent artists across two ...

“HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)
"HellaSecret" Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...

SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)
SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)

Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs at a secret location – a two-floor comedy club near ...Every Friday

“Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)
Friday, March 20 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| The Function
"Rush Hour Comedy Night" w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)

Welcome to ‘Rush Hour Comedy Night’ where laughter knows no bounds and cultural collisions are the name of the game. Join our dynamic duo of black and Asian comedians as they embark on a whirlwind adventure through the streets of humor, weaving together their diverse backgrounds and ...Every Friday

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Friday, March 20 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: "The Confessional" SF's Wild "Sins & Secrets" Improv Comedy Show

From the mild to the wild, all of us have guilty pleasures, moments of being bad, and the down right awful. Audiences submit written sins and secrets, and we weave a fully improvised comedy show. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. No one will know about the ...

“The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF)
Friday, March 20 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP (21+ with Valid ID) - One item minimum purchase per person required
| Moe Greens
"The Stoner Comedy Jam" Friday Nights (SF)

You know what makes stand-up comedy funnier? Smoking while watching it live! Come to San Francisco’s premiere cannabis club Moe Greens every Friday night for a night of laughter and, well, getting stoned. HellaFunny is taking over the cannabis lounge at Moe Greens for the ...Every Friday

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Friday, March 20 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: "Your Fucked Up Relationship" Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)

Since 2011, San Francisco’s hottest improv show remains “Your Fucked Up Relationship.” — Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook ...

SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)
SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)

See the show the SF Chronicle calls one of 22 San Francisco things everyone must do! 50 weekends a year, the critically-acclaimed San Francisco Neo-Futurists present The Infinite Wrench, an attempt to perform 30 bite-sized plays in a frantic race against the clock, in an ...

$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Friday, March 20 – 10:15 pm - Ends at 11:15 pm | Cost: $12.16*
*FUNCHEAP discount code for $5 off
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)

Once a week, in the late hours of what used to be “not considered late,” a group of degenerates and misfits gather to perform a seance unlike anything seen before. So comically evil that you may get sick to your stomach. The Ritual will be ...Every Friday

$15 Admission to SFMOMA (March 2-April 17, 2026)
Friday, March 20 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: $15 | SFMOMA
$15 Admission to SFMOMA (March 2-April 17, 2026)

SFMOMA is offering discounted $15 general admission from March 2-April 17, 2026, giving visitors full access to the museum at nearly half the regular price. The limited-time deal arrives as the museum prepares to unveil Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10, a major reinstallation featuring ...

“Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day at SF’s Tato (Every Friday)
"Pay-What-You-Can" Taco Day at SF's Tato (Every Friday)

While many restaurants are struggling, San Francisco Mexican restaurant TATO wants to give back. They’re bringing back their “Taco Love” special which features a two taco plate with sides, and pay-what-you-can pricing. Pay-What-You-Can Taco Day Tato 4608 3rd St. (@ McKinnon) San Francisco (Bayview) Every ...Every Friday

GG Park’s Free Happy Hour Concert in the Park
Friday, March 20 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
GG Park's Free Happy Hour Concert in the Park

Free live music is back in the park. Illuminate LIVE returns to the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, March 1, 2026, launching its sixth season of free outdoor concerts with more than 125 performances scheduled through mid-November. The long-running series has ...

$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
Friday, March 20 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission with RSVP on Eventbrite
| Monroe
$1 Drink Fridays: "Battle of the Decades" DJ Party (North Beach)

Fridays are now a little bit more awesome. Did someone say $1 drinks? Monroe in North Beach hosts “Battle of the Decades” DJ party and happy hour every Friday with a DJ spinning progressive tunes. Every hour is a different decade – with drink prices ...Every Friday

Free Bay Lights Countdown Return Celebration: “Lite Up The Nite” (SF)
Friday, March 20 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Downtown SF / Embarcadero
Free Bay Lights Countdown Return Celebration: "Lite Up The Nite" (SF)
​Celebrate the return of the Bay Lights from the best vantage point in town, Big Art Loop – Portside! Walk with your neighbors between Pier 14 and Brannan Street Wharf as we marvel at the sparkling views on and off the water. ​Countdown begins at sundown ...
Free Bay Lights Re-Lighting Official Block Party (The Embarcadero)
Friday, March 20 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Pier 14
Free Bay Lights Re-Lighting Official Block Party (The Embarcadero)
The Bay Lights Re-Lighting Official Block Party Friday, March 20, 2026 · 6–9pm The Embarcadero, SF (Pier 14 → Cupid’s Span / Waterbar) Join us in celebrating the return of The Bay Lights, a landmark public art installation on the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. This free, family-friendly gathering will feature ...
“The Bay Lights” Grand Relighting Celebration: After Party + Open Bar (SF)
Friday, March 20 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: $200*
*Benefit for Illuminate
| SHACK15
"The Bay Lights" Grand Relighting Celebration: After Party + Open Bar (SF)
A benefit for arts nonprofit Illuminate, the organization responsible for The Bay Lights. Be there when they shine again, with DJ GOSHFATHER Join artist Leo Villareal and Illuminate founder Ben Davis as we celebrate the Grand Relighting of The Bay Lights on the San Francisco–Oakland Bay ...
San Jose Bike Party
Friday, March 20 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Meet at 7:30 pm, roll at 8 pm.
| Secret San Jose Location
San Jose Bike Party

San Jose Bike Party is a place to ride bikes, make friends, and have a good time every third Friday of each month at 8 pm. San Jose is the largest city in Northern California, but they are hidden in the suburban sprawl. It’s time ...Monthly

Saturday, March 21

The Superfair – San Francisco w/ 180 Artists (March 19-22)
Saturday, March 21 – 10:00 am - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $17*
*Tickets start at $17 for Art Explorer (Day pass), normally $29.87 (incl. fees) - use code FUNCHEAP50 for 50% off!
| Gateway Pavilion at Pier 2, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
The Superfair - San Francisco w/ 180 Artists (March 19-22)

Superfair San Francisco Returns to Fort Mason with 180 Artists, Immersive Programming, and a Weekend of Art Discovery. Superfair San Francisco returns to Fort Mason Center’s Gateway Pavilion (Pier 2) March 19-22 with its biggest Bay Area edition yet, featuring 180 independent artists across two ...

Free SF Chinatown Spring Arts Fest + Block Party (2026)
Saturday, March 21 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*canvas painting workshop limited to first 20 participants
| SF Commercial Street
Free SF Chinatown Spring Arts Fest + Block Party (2026)
Commercial Break Marketplace returns to San Francisco Chinatown on Saturday, March 21, 2026 with a special Arts & Crafts Day featuring local artists, handmade goods, and interactive creative activities. For one afternoon, Commercial Street (between Kearny & Montgomery) will transform into a neighborhood street market with ...
First Annual “Boogie Down Brisbane” Hip-Hop Benefit (2026)
Saturday, March 21 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free | All ages
| Brisbane Community Park
First Annual “Boogie Down Brisbane" Hip-Hop Benefit (2026)
Community members of all ages are invited to gather for the first annual Boogie Down Brisbane, a hip hop benefit concert, that will showcase a vibrant, family-friendly lineup of hip hop music, art, activities, and community solidarity on Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. ...
“Crazy Funny Asians” Free Comedy Showcase (SF)
"Crazy Funny Asians" Free Comedy Showcase (SF)

Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs at SF’s brand new comedy club on Market St – ...Every Saturday

“HellaSecret” Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)
"HellaSecret" Speakeasy Comedy Show & Cocktail Night (Oakland)

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...

“Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens)
"Puff Puff Laugh" SF's Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens)

Puff Puff Laugh is Back! And now we’re on Saturdays! HellaFunny is taking over one of SF’s premier cannabis lounges, Moe Greens, for a night of “Puff Puff Laugh.” That’s right… it’s the only comedy show in San Francisco where you can (legally in California) get high ...Every Saturday

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Saturday, March 21 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: "The Confessional" SF's Wild "Sins & Secrets" Improv Comedy Show

From the mild to the wild, all of us have guilty pleasures, moments of being bad, and the down right awful. Audiences submit written sins and secrets, and we weave a fully improvised comedy show. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. No one will know about the ...

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Saturday, March 21 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: "Your Fucked Up Relationship" Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)

Since 2011, San Francisco’s hottest improv show remains “Your Fucked Up Relationship.” — Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook ...

SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)
SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)

See the show the SF Chronicle calls one of 22 San Francisco things everyone must do! 50 weekends a year, the critically-acclaimed San Francisco Neo-Futurists present The Infinite Wrench, an attempt to perform 30 bite-sized plays in a frantic race against the clock, in an ...

Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p)
Saturday, March 21 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $25 at door without RSVP
| Secret Location (SF)
Free Tix: HellaSecret "Desi Comedy Night" Live in SF (7p + 9p)

It’s the return of San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night with HellaFunny and Funcheap at a HellaSecret comedy venue with easy access to BART. See a showcase of some of the Bay Area’s top comedians of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Afghan, and South Asian descent ...Every Saturday

SF’s Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland)
Saturday, March 21 – 10:00 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| The Function
SF's Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland)

Welcome to The HellaFunny Olympics where the best San Francisco comedians go head-to-head against the best Oakland comedians in a classic Battle of the Bay. Who will win? You decide! Teams of comedians representing their city will engage in an epic joke off, trading jokes back and forth until ...Every Saturday

SF’s Free Sunrise Run + Free Coffee & Morning DJ Set (The Marina)
Saturday, March 21 – 7:00 am - Ends at 9:30 am | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Promenade
SF's Free Sunrise Run + Free Coffee & Morning DJ Set (The Marina)
Some of the best mornings of your life start before most people are awake. The city is quiet. The sky is beautiful. And when you’re sharing that with other people, running alongside someone you just met or a friend you haven’t seen in weeks, something ...
2026 “Cat’s Hill” Classic: Epic 1-Mile Bike Race Loop Challenge (Los Gatos)
Saturday, March 21 – 8:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free for spectators + free kids race at noon
| Nicholson & Tait Ave, Los Gatos, CA
2026 "Cat’s Hill" Classic: Epic 1-Mile Bike Race Loop Challenge (Los Gatos)
Cat’s Hill Classic Bicycle Race Returns for 50th Edition! The San Jose Bicycle Club is proud to announce that the 50th edition of the Cat’s Hill Classic bicycle race will be held on Saturday, March 21st, 2026. The Los Gatos Roofing Cat’s Hill Classic, with thestart/finish ...