Events for October 3, 2026
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Saturday, October 3
Free Historic Waterfront Walking Tour at Jack London Square (Oakland)
Join local historian Scooter Marriner for a free 90-minute guided walk through Jack London Square and Oakland’s historic Produce & Warehouse District. The tour covers Jack London’s early life, Heinold’s First and Last Chance Saloon, transcontinental railroads, and the Port of Oakland. Meet at Ferry ...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 in Golden Gate Park (Oct. 2-4)
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is one of the largest, free-est and beloved music festivals in the country. Be one of over 750,000 attendees over the three-day musical extravaganza in beautiful Golden Gate Park. Save the date as Hardly Strictly Bluegrass makes its return for 2026. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass ...
6th Annual African Arts Festival (Yerba Buena Gardens)
The 6th Annual African Arts Festival celebrates the glorious diversity and extraordinary creativity of the continent’s peoples. Co-presented by Duniya Dance and Drum Company and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, it’s a family-friendly celebration of live music and dance featuring Bay Area ensembles representing different regions of ...
| 11:00 am | Makers Market Local Artist Fair at First Street Napa | FREE |
| 11:00 am | “Rhythm Rascals” SFCO Very First Concerts (SF Main Library) | FREE* *RSVP not required, completely admission free
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African Arts Festival at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026
Sat, Oct 3 | 11:00am – 4:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
The 6th Annual African Arts Festival celebrates the glorious diversity and extraordinary creativity of the continent’s peoples. Co-presented by Duniya Dance and Drum Company and the Yerba ...
| 11:00 am | 35th Annual Hoes Down Harvest Festival (Road Trip) | $70* *Tickets must be purchased online ahead of the event. Adult Camping: $30, Children - (4-16) Entry: $25, Camping: $10
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Free Fall 2026 Open Studios at 1890 Bryant (Oct. 2-4)
1890 Bryant Fall 2026 Open Studios: ART MADE HERE You’re invited to 2026 Fall Open Studios at 1890 Bryant Street Studios! Our artists once again are celebrating with the ArtSpan Mission District weekend. Experience Open Studios weekend at 1890 Bryant Street Art and independent artists ...
Filipino Island Fest (Alameda)
One of the largest Filipino cultural events returns to the Alameda waterfront for a 3rd year on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026. Filipino Island Fest brings thousands of attendees together to celebrate Filipino culture, community, and belonging.
This year’s theme reflects both where Filipinos come from and ...
Free Calder | O’Keeffe Exhibition Walkthrough (Palo Alto)
Celebrating the grand opening of Hauser & Wirth Palo Alto and its inaugural exhibition, ‘Calder | O’Keeffe,’ please join us for an exhibition walkthrough with Calder Foundation President Alexander S. C. Rower and Senior Curatorial Director Alexis Lowry to discuss the artist Alexander Calder and ...
Oakland’s Temescal Arts Community Art Week (Oct. 3-10)
You’re invited to the first-ever Temescal Arts Community Art Week, happening October 3–10!
We’re organizing a week of art, built on a simple belief: creativity heals, and creating together makes our community stronger, more resilient, and more whole.
Every day, from October 3rd to the 10th, you ...
Santa Cruz’s 1st Ever “Porchfest” Free Downtown Music Crawl (14 Venues / 50+ Concerts)
Santa Cruz Porchfest is a free, all-ages community music event that turns porches throughout downtown Santa Cruz into performance stages. Attendees can walk between locations to hear local artists across genres including folk, jazz, bluegrass, rock, hip-hop, salsa, and more, with printed maps and schedules ...
| 12:00 pm | Studio One Art Center Open House and Art Show | FREE* *Free for all, all day. RSVP suggested, drop ins welcome!
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30th Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival (SF)
The 30th Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in San Francisco offers a day of authentic Middle Eastern cuisine, live music, cultural performances, local crafts, a kids’ corner with activities, and a hookah lounge. The event is family-friendly and free ...
| 12:00 pm | DayThinking Trivia Brunch: Mean Girls | FREE |
Cultivar Block Party: 9+ Hours of Live Music, Food & Waterfront Fun (Sausalito)
Join Cultivar Sausalito for a full day of live music, food, craft cocktails, and wine on Tracy Way. Enjoy a festive waterfront atmosphere with performances throughout the afternoon and evening.
Live Music & Entertainment Schedule:
12:00–1:30 PM — Robbie Collins
2:00–3:30 PM — Stroke 9 Acoustic
3:30–4:15 PM — ...
| 12:00 pm | Robledo 2026 Harvest Festival: Grape Stomping + Mariachi (Sonoma) | $100* *Purchase Tickets on our website!
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“The Tiny Monster Show” Free Art Exhibit + Halloween Costume Contest (Oakland)
Whether or not you like monsters, one has to admit, most of us like a good scare now and then. Curiously, the word Monster derives from the Latin “monstrum”, (divine omen, object of dread). In turn, “monstrum” is the derivative of “monere”, (to remind, warn, ...
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
30th Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival (SF)
Join us as we celebrate 30 years of food, faith, culture, and community!
Enjoy an incredible variety of authentic favorites, including savory kebabs, falafel, shawarma, hummus, tabbouleh, kibbeh, stuffed grape leaves, and so much more. And don’t forget to stop by our sweets table for an ...
| 1:00 pm | West Coast Wet Hop Harvest Fest (Oakland) | $40* *Prices vary based on when purchased- $40 at Oktoberfest event or $45 Presale, $50 day of
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Free 30-Minute Dance Shows on Freedom + Justice at SF Libraries (Oct. 3-17)
October 3 – 17: Shows at 1pm and 3:15pm each Saturday
Flyaway Productions returns to the streets with a new dance-based public art project exploring the concept of freedom at the intersection of public libraries and prisons. Directed by Flyaway Artistic Director Jo Kreiter in coalition ...
2026 “Seeds of Time” Festival: 6 New Plays in San Rafael (October 3-18)
Marin Shakespeare Company, in partnership with Play On! Shakespeare, presents the second annual Seeds of Time Festival, featuring six new theatrical works and the playwrights bringing fresh voices, perspectives, and forms of storytelling to the stage.
Curated by AeJay Antonis Marquis, the festival runs October 3–18, ...
Free Georgia O’Keeffe Exhibition Walkthrough (Palo Alto)
Celebrating the grand opening of Hauser & Wirth Palo Alto and its inaugural exhibition, ‘Calder | O’Keeffe,’ please join us during our first day-long program of talks, readings, performances, books, music and food, for an exhibition walkthrough with Georgia O’Keeffe Director of Curatorial Affairs Dr. ...
