Events for September 12, 2026
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Saturday, September 12
| 12:00 pm | Eco SF School Farm Volunteer Work Day | SF | FREE |
24-Hour “Moby Dick Marathon” Free Overnight Lit Party (SF)
The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, in partnership with the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association and Litquake, is hosting a 24-hour Moby Dick reading marathon in the Maritime Museum on September 12th and 13th.
Brace yourself as the MD24 resurfaces in 2026! The Moby ...
Golden Gate Park “The Whale’s Tail” Beer/Wine Garden + Live Music (Summer 2026)
The Whale’s Tale is a seasonal, open-air destination for live music, food and drinks, community programming and relaxing afternoons. Open Saturdays and Sundays and select holidays beginning Memorial Day weekend, the Whale’s Tail features a rotating lineup of musical acts throughout the season, weekly free ...Every Saturday
| 12:00 pm | Free Beginner Parkour “Urban Ninja” Class | FREE |
43rd Annual Mediterranean Food Festival (Los Altos Hills)
Get ready for two unforgetable days of fun, delicious food, family entertainment, music, culture dancing performances, crafts, Church tours, Kids zone and more!
SF’s ‘Kite by the Bay’ 2026: Kite Festival in the Park (Candlestick Point)
Free kite festival at Candlestick Park! Decorate kites to fly, listen to music, go fishing, and enjoy the outdoors!
Free kite festival at Candlestick Park! Decorate a kite, listen to music, go fishing and enjoy the outdoors.Welcome to Kite By The Bay! Join us at Candlestick Point State ...
Castro Wellness Street Fair w/ DJs + Drag Shows
Try a free movement class. Catch a drag performance. Sample a wellness session. Meet local neighbors, healers, and small business owners!
Welcome to the Castro Wellness Street Fair!
Proudly sponsored by Castro Merchants Association!
Saturday, 1–5pm | Noe St between Market and Beaver | Free
You deserve an afternoon off. ...
15th Annual Hayward Metalfest w/ 7 Bands
We’re proud to announce the official lineup for the 15th Annual MetalFest!
Join us Saturday, September 12 at the Memorial Park Amphitheater in Hayward for a full day of heavy music featuring:
Blind Illusion Frolic Cultural Warfare Negative Sixxx Short Fuse Creepo Successor
FREE • All ...
4th Annual Kite by the Bay at Candlestick Point (SF)
Free kite festival at Candlestick Park! Decorate a kite, listen to music, go fishing and enjoy the outdoors.Welcome to Kite By The Bay! Join us at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m. for a day of kite-flying fun, hosted by California State Parks, Faces SF ...
Free San Francisco “Chinatown” Neighborhood Film + Q&A (SF Main Library)
Film: Chinatown (1995)
Film screening and post-film discussion with Director, Felicia Lowe and San Francisco Poet Laureate, Genny Lim.
“Chinatown” offers an intimate look at San Francisco’s oldest neighborhood that thrives and survived isolation, racial and social injustice throughout its 160-year history. The film, which features the poetry ...
“Afrocinematika: Women of Afrofuturist Film” + Q&A at SFO Museum (Free Parking)
Curated by filmmaker and artist Celia C. Peters, Afrocinematika will showcase powerful, innovative short science fiction films that shine a light on the Women of Afrofuturism. These films represent a new approach to speculative storytelling in film, one that centers the Black experience while reflecting ...
| 2:00 pm | A Rare Glimpse – John Wood | FREE |
| 2:00 pm | “Sketchboard”: Figure Drawing Art Class & Live Music | SF | $5* *Donation-based admission: $5-15
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DJs By The Bay: Waterfront Electronic Music Festival (Sausalito)
Head to Dunphy Park on the Sausalito waterfront for DJs By The Bay, a free outdoor electronic music festival. The event brings together local Marin DJs for an afternoon in the park.
Designed for music lovers, families, and picnickers alike, the afternoon features live DJ sets, ...
4th Annual Free “Opera In The Amphitheater” (Novato)
Opera takes the stage outdoors in Novato this September with the 4th Annual Opera in the Amphitheater, a free afternoon of live performances, family activities, and Italian-inspired treats on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
Presented by the Hamilton Arts Foundation, the event brings professional opera singers to ...
“Guttural Scream at the Sea” Massive Group Yell + BYO Fresh Bruit Picnic (The Presdio)
got laid off? your love life a disaster? not one, but two of your violins got stolen? your family won’t stop asking you about raymond, your hypothetical future husband they invented in their minds because it sounds like your brother’s wife’s name (rachel)? your parents ...
Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema – Under The Stars at Precita Park / Free Outdoor Film Screening
Saturday, Sept. 12, 6–9:30 pm
Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema Season #23: Under the Stars at Precita Park
Under the Stars is the annual Bernal Heights tradition of enjoying local films in an outdoor cinema with family, friends, and community partners. All are invited to bring picnics, blankets ...
| 6:00 pm | Trace by David Choong Lee Opening Reception | FREE |
30th Annual SF Drag King Contest
Bold, brazen, and beautiful Drag Kings take center stage to
compete and celebrate at the biggest, best and longest-running Drag King Contest in the world.Come bust a nut while we deconstruct the patriarchy that be –
This year’s theme: Dirty Thirty.This fierce and fun-fueled competition is filled ...
