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Thursday, July 17
SF’s Brand New 1.5 Acre “Outpost” Picnic Meadow Opening at Presdio Tunnel Tops
Thursday, July 17 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Tunnel Tops (Presidio)
Starting Thursday, July 17, the Presidio is opening Outpost Meadow, a new 1.5-acre picnic area at Presidio Tunnel Tops. Designed as an extension of the Outpost nature playground and Field Station, this space was created in response to families’ requests for more room to gather, ...
Lunchbreak Music at Union Square Plaza (SF)
Bring your lunch for an alfresco escape and tap your toes to local indie and singer-songwriters. Curated by Trixie Rasputin Presents.
“People in Plazas” Market Street Free Summer Music Festival (July 8 – Sept. 24)
Thursday, July 17 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 1:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | All Over San Francisco
This free annual outdoor music festival “People in Plazas” (PiP) puts on over 130 free lunchtime concerts featuring an array of different styles from July to September in over 15 different public plazas on or near Market Street from the Embarcadero to Fourth Street. “People in ...
Free Climate Films: 12th Hour + Earth Emergency (SF)
Thursday, July 17 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:15 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Public Library, Latino Room, Lower Level
The San Francisco Public Library continues July’s Everybody’s Climate film series with a screening of two short documentaries, 12th Hour and Earth Emergency.
12th Hour
Can humans solve the climate crisis? 12th Hour delves into humanity’s psychological resistance to ecological change, and why such changes are needed ...
Lunchtime Concert w/ Arun Ramamurthy Trio (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Arun Ramamurthy Trio
Thu, July 17 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Brooklyn violinist Arun Ramamurthy is an Indo-jazz explorer who creates strikingly beautiful music fusing the spirit of raga music and jazz. Steeped in the Carnatic musical tradition ...
Free “Bandaloop” Aerial Outdoor Dance Shows at Oakland City Hall (July 8-26)
SOMEWHERE TO OAKLAND July 8–26, 2025 | Frank H. Ogawa/Oscar Grant Plaza | Free Community Events BANDALOOP presents Somewhere to Oakland — a month of free vertical dance on the walls of Oakland City Hall and the Rotunda, live music, talks and community ritual featuring ...
“Unstaged” SF’s Third Thursdays Block Party ✦ Live on Mid-Market (July 2025)
Thursday, July 17 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Market Street (btwn 5th & 6th)
The returning free, monthly event series will inaugurate the new Mid-Market Entertainment Zone, starting Thursday, June 19, 2025! Happening the third Thursday of June, July, August, September, and October from 4-7p, UNSTAGED: Live on Mid-Market, brings a free, interactive monthly event that brings arts and ...
Free Museum & Gallery Crawl: Yerba Buena Third Thursdays | SoMa
Yerba Buena Third Thursdays is a monthly outing of art, performance, music, and drinks in the Yerba Buena neighborhood in the heart of downtown San Francisco, between 2nd and 5th Street, and Market and Harrison Street. Free, but an RSVP is recommended to save time ...
“Top Chefs” Thursdays: Live Music, $4 Pizza Slices + $5 Wine (Downtown SF)
Thursday, July 17 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Escape From New York Pizza
Join us every Thursday evening for Top Chefs Thursdays at Escape From New York Pizza, located in the heart of downtown San Francisco at 333 Bush St. Experience an extended happy hour like no other, featuring live music from The Top Chefs Band, delicious pizza, ...Every Thursday
SF’s “Mission Wine Walk” A Summer Sip & Stroll (2025)
Sip, stroll, and discover the Mission!
Join us for the Mission Wine Walk, a tasting event highlighting community, craftsmanship, and connection. We’re transforming a stretch of Mission Street (17th to 21st) into an immersive wine walk through small businesses, galleries, plant shops, bookstores, cafes, and more.
Mission Wine ...
Summer Sounds: Free Zydeco & Cajun Concert w/ Tom Rigney (Walnut Creek)
FREE Music Event
A powerhouse roots band serving up grooves, sharp solos, and pure musical joy.
Rigney’s band of all stars simmers and cooks with musical intelligence. Their high energy live show features tight ensemble playing, deeply infectious grooves, and rich soloing. Renowned guitarist Danny Caron (Marcia ...
California Fire & Water: A Climate Crisis Poetry Reading
Thursday, July 17 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:15 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Public Library, Latino Room, Lower Level
The chaos produced by our changing climate is steadily increasing. Poetry can be both solace and activism. Poets Molly Fisk and Kim Shuck invite you to hear poems from varied perspectives about wildfire, flooding and related catastrophes in California. They will be joined by six ...
SF Laborfest Panel Discussion on Park Privatization
Laborfest presents a panel discussion concerning the creeping privatization of public spaces in San Francisco — from the Conservatory of Flowers to the Upper Great Highway to the Zoo and beyond, and the methods used to secure consent. Thursday, July 17, 6-7:30 p.m. Park Branch Library, ...
Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at “House of Air” Trampoline Park (SF)
Take full advantage of our 70+ trampolines — without the worry of running into (or launching) a 9 year old! Flight Club is House of Air’s exclusive 18+ takeover where the only thing flying through the air is you. Flight Club: Adult Flight NightThursdays: 6p ...Every Thursday
Free “Teacher’s Lounge” Party: All DJ Sets by Public School Teachers (SF)
Thursday, July 17 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Make-Out Room
This Thursday, July 17, 2025, Come through to the @makeoutroomsf for another edition of the “Teacher’s Lounge,” by the Recess Dj Collective: @djelbowgreasy, @falserealityrecords & @djcodythasthehomie with special guest @phraze_vader. 6-10pm FREE ADMISSION!!! Mission District. Farmers Market directly outside sponsored by @foodwise 3pm -7pm. Do ...
SFMOMA Rooftop Party w/ Bay Area DJs + KEXP (SF)
SFMOMA’s Rooftop Radio series returns with a 21+ evening of music, art, and rooftop views. KEXP’s Bay Area hosts Kelley Stoltz and Gabriel Lopez spin a back-to-back DJ set, followed by a live performance from SPELLLING. Attendees can shop vinyl from local record stores, purchase ...
Free Outdoor Summer “Movies on the Square” Redwood City (Inside Out 2 + Ghostbusters)
Redwood City’s favorite outdoor movie tradition is back for 2025! evening for twelve weeks, starting June 5, 2025, Courthouse Square transforms into a magical open-air theater with free double features for all ages with Movies on the Square! Kick off the evening with ...Every Thursday
