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Events for August 1, 2026

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Saturday, August 1

2:00 pmFree Play Festival: Melina’s Not Good Enough for Monday (Aug 1-3)  FREE*
*reserve your spot via ticket link -- optional donation
SF’s “ChoreoFest” Outdoor Dance Festival: Day Two (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Saturday, August 1 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
ChoreoFest (Day 2) Sat, Aug 1 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts. San Francisco, CA Free RSVP Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest 2026 occurs on two days: Saturday, July 25 and Saturday, August 1. These programs move through different sites within Yerba Buena Gardens. Like ...
2:00 pmAAPI On The Bay: 40+ Islander Makers + Live Music Festival (Treasure Island)  $22.40*
*Prices are tiered and will increase closer to the event date
2:00 pmThe Connection Lab: A Guided Experience for Singles  $77
“San Francisco Mime Troupe” Live Summer Musical in the Park (2026)
Saturday, August 1 – 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
| London Nelson Community Center

The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe returns for its 2026 season with free and lively performances in park settings around the Bay Area. San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2026 Free political theater & music in parks around the Bay Area Various dates: July 3 ...

4:00 pmMatthew Spence with Brynn Harrington – Lessons from the Wall  FREE
Free World Premiere: “Transmutation” Film + Live Artist Talk (Herbst Theatre)
Saturday, August 1 – 4:45 pm - Ends at 5:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Admission is free to all, donations are appreciated.
| Herbst Theatre
You’re invited to join the world premiere of the film, Transmutation, exploring the life and work of master metalworker and internationally acclaimed artist Hans Casanova. Celebrating 20 years in jewelry artistry, this film unravels Casanova’s creative mind, bringing us on a journey through the decades of practice, ...
5:00 pmCoconut Hint Live  FREE
Dan Hoyle’s Takes All Kinds
Saturday, August 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 6:10 pm | Cost: $25 | The Marsh (San Francisco)
From the creator of Tings Dey Happen, The Real Americans, and Border People comes Takes All Kinds, a raw, funny, moving new piece of journalistic theater and embodied storytelling. Takes All Kinds channels powerful, funny and complex people caught in the social and political currents ...
5:00 pmTerraesthesia  FREE
5:00 pmThe Magician’s Room  FREE
“MAPP” SF’s Free Art, Poetry & Concert Crawl in The Mission (August 2026)
Saturday, August 1 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm | Cost: FREE | The Mission District

The Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP) sprawls across more than a dozen venues as well as public spaces, secret gardens, street corners, BART stations, cafes, bars, taquerias, and homes all over La Mission typically starting in the afternoon and going until late. The event features ...

6:00 pmSpark: A Couples Workshop to Turn Up the Electricity  $147
6:00 pmNoe Valley Salsa Dance Night  FREE
7:00 pmPop Punk vs Grunge: Green Day + STP Tributes Live (Sunnyvale)  $10*
*General admission. 21+
“Golden Gate Comedy Night” SF’s Most Intimate Comedy Club
Saturday, August 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP. 21+
| The Function

See top comics you’d normally see at Punch Line, Cobbs and SF Sketchfest up close at intimate comedy club in the heart of downtown SF. Looking for a real San Francisco comedy experience? Golden Gate Comedy Night is your go-to show – a sharp, fast-moving showcase of the Bay ...

7:00 pmSo You Think You Can Sketch? Live Comedy Writing Battle (Old Sacramento)  $17.10*
*Your ticket also gets you into all of our other shows for the evening! We will stamp your hand to ensure you can come and go.
7:00 pmLatin Punk Night at Question Mark Tavern  FREE*
*NO COVER
“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

7:00 pmJohn and The Locals  $82
Movie Night at the Museum of the Eye: Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Saturday, August 1 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $10.36*
*Tickets may be purchased at the door. Seating is limited. Outside food and drink are prohibited.
| Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye
The Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye is hosting its inaugural Movie Night: Sherlock Holmes (2009) The evening begins with a lecture about the real-life medical influences behind Sherlock Holmes, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s surprising connection to ophthalmology. Before becoming one of the most famous authors ...
Big Trouble in Little China 40th Anniversary Pop-Up w/ DJs + Dim Sum (Chinatown)
Saturday, August 1 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: $10*
*General Admission with a Welcome Shot
| CHI Lounge
Hold on to your six-demon bag, San Francisco! For one night only on August 1st, we are bringing to you the neon-lit underworld of Big Trouble in Little China! Come to CHI Lounge at the heart of SF Chinatown for a themed popup night with ...
8:00 pmAlonzo King Lines Ballet Advanced Summer Program Showcase 2026  $33*
*General Admission (Student): $18.19 incl. $3.19 Fee || General Admission: $33.09 incl. $5.09 Fee
8:00 pmJerry Day After Party at Rock’s Den  FREE
8:00 pmSleepyhead Sleepover  $10
8:00 pmTherapist Zero  $30*
*Pay What You Can
“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, August 1 – 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)

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, August 1 – 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)

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 ...

9:00 pmValley Heat: Monthly Standup Comedy Showcase (Old Sacramento)  $17.10*
*Your ticket also gets you into all of our other shows for the evening! We will stamp your hand to ensure you can come and go.
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