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Events for March 12, 2026

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Thursday, March 12

9:00 amEquator Coffee: North Star Blend Tasting Experience  FREE
2026 Oakland Restaurant Week (March 12-22)
Thursday, March 12 – 11:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*Specialty meals and pricing with lunch offers at $15, $25, $35 and/or dinner from $35, $45, and $65.
| All Over Oakland

From March 12-22, 2026, take advantage of some amazing specials from your favorite local restaurants during Oakland Restaurant Week 2026. Oakland Restaurant Week returns March 12-22, 2026. Named #1 Best Food City in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler in 2024 and 2025, Oakland’s diverse culinary scene enticed with ...

Oakland’s Big Celebration Rally for Olympic Gold Medalist Alysa Liu
Thursday, March 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with registration
| Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland is rolling out the welcome mat for hometown Olympic champion Alysa Liu with a free community rally at Frank Ogawa Plaza on Thursday, March 12, 2026. The celebration will honor Liu’s Olympic gold medal win and welcome the Oakland native back to the city that ...

5:00 pmCaroline Woolard 2026 Ted Purves Social Practice Lecture  FREE*
*RSVP is encouraged but not mandatory
The SF Symphony at Excelsior Library
Thursday, March 12 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Excelsior Branch Library
Enjoy an evening of music with the San Francisco Symphony’s Community Chamber Concert program, with cellist Anne Richardson and bassist Dan Smith. This program brings small ensembles to community spaces across San Francisco. These free concerts are an opportunity to get to know SF Symphony musicians and ...
5:30 pmRooted in Wisdom: Introduction to Ayurveda & The Science of Self-Healing  FREE
6:00 pmDisrupting Dementia: A Global Approach to Improving Brain Health  $17.85*
*Members receive a discount
6:00 pmOpening Reception: Veins of Sorrow by Sameh Khalatbari (SF)  FREE
6:00 pmComedy Hour at the Ameswell Hotel  Paid Tickets*
*$20 per person or $12.50 per person for two. Ticket price goes towards food and beverage purchase!
6:00 pmHidden Harmony Opening Reception  FREE
6:00 pmThursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library  FREE
Performance: Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates Women in a Golden State
Thursday, March 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:15 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Public Library, Main, Latino Room (Lower Level)
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites writers featured in Women in a Golden State to present at SFPL’s Monthly poetry reading.  Kim Shuck was San Francisco’s seventh Poet Laureate. Her poetry draws on her multiethnic background which includes Polish and Cherokee heritage, and her ...
Oakland’s Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)
Thursday, March 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Mesa Maguey

Diversity takes center stage at HellaFunny’s brand new “People of Color” Comedy Night in Oakland Welcome to Oakland’s newest comedy night, spotlighting the vibrant humor of People of Color! RSVP for Free Tickets Prepare for an evening of laughter as HellaFunny showcases handpicked talent that normally ...Every Thursday

Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at “House of Air” Trampoline Park (SF)
Thursday, March 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*Pricing is Per Hour, House of Air Grip Socks are required to jump.
| House of Air

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

SF Bay Area and Environmental History
Thursday, March 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Donations welcome
| Southeast Community Center
San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History is a sweeping and richly detailed account of how one of the world’s most ecologically diverse regions has been shaped over millennia by natural forces and human hands. It gives readers a lens to understand not only the Bay ...
7:00 pm“Landslide” An Epic Fleetwood Mac Singalong (The UC Theatre)  $36
7:00 pm1979 Disco-Inspired Musical: “Disaster!” (SF)  $25*
*Ticket sales go to the Art Departments to fund the school art departments.
FREE “Hecklers Welcome” SF’s First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling
Thursday, March 12 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| The Function

Welcome to Hecklers Welcome!, San Francisco’s only stand-up show where you get to talk back. This is not your average comedy night—this is a full-blown verbal brawl, where comics come ready to spar and the audience gets a license to heckle. Got jokes? Bring ’em. Got beef? Air ...Every Thursday

Free Sea Shanty Sing-Along for St. Paddy’s Weekend (Oakland)
Thursday, March 12 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free show… but the tip jar helps keep the rum flowing and the barnacles off the hul
| Slainte Pub
After a string of sold-out small venues — including a recent ticketed show — Oakland’s Shipwrecked Shanty sails back to Sláinte Irish Pub to kick off a celebratory weekend of St. Patrick’s Day cheer and the first hints of spring. Experience the original live “Shantyoke!” — ...
7:30 pmComedy Sharks Standup Night | Peninsula  FREE
7:30 pmYou’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose + More (The Lost Church)  $15
8:00 pmShame Cave Comedy Show: A Shameful Yet Shameless Night | SF  FREE
8:00 pmHuman Resources: A Live Stand Up Comedy Event  $15*
*Minimum 1 item purchase
8:00 pmFree Blues Night w/ John Rybak + Friends (Pacifica)  FREE
9:00 pm16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)  FREE*
*Absolutely free for all!
9:00 pmEvery Thursday: “Inner Circle” Dance Party at White Rabbit (SF)  FREE*
*Inner Circle is always Free with RSVP

Every Thursday

“Level Up Thursdays”: Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | Raven Bar
"Level Up Thursdays": Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday night, Raven Bar & Lounge hosts a free dance party with DJ Mark Andrus who will play your favorite throwback jams. Drink Specials All Night $10 Mixed Cocktails $6 Beer $6 Seltzer Video DJ Mark Andrus Level Up Thursday: Every Thursday at 9 pm Raven Bar & Lounge, 1151 Folsom St., SF FREE Updated ...
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