Events for April 11, 2026
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Saturday, April 11
| 12:00 pm | Eco SF School Farm Volunteer Work Day | SF | FREE |
Art Explosion & Miro Studios: Spring Open Studios Weekend (SF)
On Saturday and Sunday, April 11th & 12th, noon to 5 pm both days, we’re hosting our annual Spring Open Studios Weekend at 744 Alabama Street (between 19th and 20th Streets in The Mission District.) At this Free event immerse yourself in our community of ...
Project Artaud Open Studios and Arts Festival
Project Artaud is hosting more than 70 artists and performers on April 11 and 12. There will be performances all day long each day throughout the building. This is the first live work building in San Francisco and the birthplace of Open Studios.
Z Space Theatre ...
| 12:00 pm | Free Live Music + Food Fest (San Jose Flea Market) | $3* *Live music is free with admission to the San Jose Flea. Admission is $10 per car or $3 per person walk-in.
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| 12:00 pm | Free Beginner Parkour “Urban Ninja” Class | FREE |
| 12:00 pm | Performance: Ballet Afsaneh | FREE |
Art Explosion Spring Open Studios 2026 (April 10-12)
Art Explosion Spring Open Studios returns for a weekend of art, open studios, and a free kickoff party in the Mission District. More than 100 local artists will open their workspaces to the public, showcasing everything from painting and sculpture to photography, fashion, and jewelry. ...
Celebrate “Brixton” Therapy Dog w/ Love Fest Memorial (Pier 23)
On Saturday – April 11 (12-3PM) at Pier 23 we will be celebrating the life of sweet Golden Boy – Brixton At Large the iconic Heart of San Francisco with an epic Love Fest Memorial.
That day also happens to be National Therapy Dog Appreciation Day ...
SF’s “Spring Awakening” Free Art & Cumbia Dance Fest (Presidio Tunnel Tops)
Join us for a day of dance, music, art and community. Celebrate the new umbrella artwork by artists Favianna Rodriguez, Felicia Gabaldon, and Tosha Stimage at Presidio Tunnel Top’s Outpost Meadow. Participate in a Cumbia lesson with In Lak’ech Dance Academy and dance to Cumbiaton with DJ Sizzle. Special art giveaway while supplies last.
Bring your own picnic or enjoy delicious food celebrating the Bay Area’s diverse ...
Art Matters: Free Spring Open Studios 2026 at 1890 Bryant (April 10-12)
Join this historic arts community as the doors open this Spring and celebrate human art in all its forms. Studios throughout the building feature art alongside the artists who create it, individuals who teach, mentor, nurture, and thrive on the exchange of new ideas. Art ...
SF’s Free Neo Psych Fest in Golden Gate 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 ...
West Berkeley Community Print Festival
Kala’s annual Printmaking Festival is here! Free and fun for all ages! Celebrate spring and the art of printmaking and more: Join us for a fun day of art activities from community art workshops and artist demonstrations to artist vendors and print studio tours. Stop ...
| 1:00 pm | Women in Focus | FREE |
“Unbreakable” Cherry Blossom Festival Book Signing (SF Japantown)
Cherry Blossom Festival book signing and fun family activity on Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 1-3 pm at NJAHS, Japantown, SF.
UNBREAKABLE: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp, is a powerful and poignant picture book that delves into the world of American incarceration ...
Art Lovers Unite: Creatives Picnic (SF Presidio)
You know that thing where someone asks what you do for fun and you start talking about your [novel/ceramics practice/film photography/embroidery obsession] and their eyes glaze over within 30 seconds? Yeah. This club is for you.
Creatives ONLY Social Club is a brand new gathering for Bay ...
| 1:00 pm | Media Literacy Workshop & Film Screening: The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh | FREE* *RSVP required
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Stanford Football: Free Spring Practice at Kezar Stadium (2026)
Stanford Football is headed back to historic Kezar Stadium for a free spring practice on Saturday, April 11. Fans are invited to an afternoon of football and family-friendly activities. Gates open at 1:30 PM for a fan fest featuring food trucks, inflatables, and games. Practice ...
Stanford’s First Football Spring Practice in SF in 14 Years (Kezar Stadium)
Stanford football returns to historic kezar stadium!
Stanford Football is headed back to historic Kezar Stadium for a free spring practice on Saturday, April 11. Fans are invited to an afternoon of football and family-friendly activities.
Gates open at 1:30 PM for a fan fest featuring food ...
| 2:00 pm | “Sketchboard”: Figure Drawing Art Class & Live Music | SF | $5* *Donation-based admission: $5-15
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Free “SF Opera” Spring 2026 Bay Area Tour (April 11-26)
Bohème Out of the Box is back for its fourth season—and we’re taking Puccini’s story of love, friendship and heartbreak on the road this April. A one-hour, open-air La Bohème, performed on a converted shipping-container stage. Sung in Italian. English translations on your phone. Bring ...
“Four Artists Talk” Documenting Hunters Point Shipyard (SF)
The art exhibit “Echoes of Parcel G” was created in response to the beginning of the wholesale demolition of buildings at the historic Hunters Point Shipyard.
It starts with six buildings on a section of the Shipyard called Parcel G. Eventually even most of the artist ...
| 2:00 pm | Artist Panel Discussion | FREE |
Epic Night of Ideas 2026: “Lighting the Way” (SF)
The Bay Area’s biggest celebration of creativity and critical thought is back at the San Francisco Public Library and Asian Art Museum with afternoon and evening programming featuring a performance and conversation led by Forum with Thao Nguyen, Instrument Petting Zoo by San Francisco Symphony, ...
SF’s “Night of Ideas” Huge Free Day-to-Midnight Festival (2026)
Spend an evening exploring the ideas, art, and conversations shaping how we move forward collectively. Villa Albertine’s Night of Ideas returns in 2026 with an after-dark celebration of art, innovation, and culture across the U.S., landing in San Francisco at the Public Library and the ...
50th Anniversary of Punk Rock in San Francisco (The New Farm)
A special 50th anniversary Punk Rock history event at The New Farm
Featuring bands and musicians from the dawn of the punk rock revolution of San Francisco.
NO ALTERNATIVE, SLEEPERS AD, SOCIETY DOG plus AVENGERS guitar player GREG INGRAHAM performing with JEAN CAFFEINE, THE DEAD SAILOR GIRLS ...
2026 “Studios, Style, Swap” Fest (SF)
Root Division presents Studios, Style, Swap, a celebration of style, sustainability, and creative reuse on Saturday, April 11, from 4-7 PM. The event features a community clothing swap, live screen-printing station, hands-on workshops, and a lineup of local vendors. We’ll also debut a new exhibition ...
“One Book, One Coast” w/ San Francisco Public Library: They Called Us Enemy
Stretching from California’s southern border to northmost tip of Washington state, One Book, One Coast (OBOC) is a brand-new, multi-state community reading initiative that brings readers together around a shared book, sparking conversation, programs and reflection across the West Coast.
Our inaugural selection is They Called Us ...
“Checkpoint Zoo” Ukrainian Spring Film Marathon (SF)
“Checkpoint Zoo” is an award-winning documentary by filmmaker Joshua Zeman — one of the most gripping true stories to come out of the Russia-Ukraine war. In the early days of the invasion, four young volunteers joined zookeepers on an impossible mission to evacuate over 5,000 ...
