SF’s Giant Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is Blooming!
Museums / Cultural Institutions, Wow
SF’s Giant Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is Blooming!
The Conservatory of Flower’s smelly, spectacular “big bloom” is happening July 8-9 for only 48 hours!
San Francisco July Festivals & Street Fairs (2025)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events
San Francisco July Festivals & Street Fairs (2025)
Look forward to the Fillmore Jazz Festival, SF's 4th of July Fireworks, the huge 626 Night Market and much more
SF’s Historic Golf Course Turns 100
Local Icons, San Francisco
SF’s Historic Golf Course Turns 100
SF’s public golf "TPC Harding Park" course marks its centennial with July 18 events and year-round exhibits.
Golden Gate Park Skate Plaza Renamed for Influential SF Skater
Local Icons, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco
Golden Gate Park Skate Plaza Renamed for Influential SF Skater
SF's Waller Skate Park renamed Zion Skate Plaza to honor blind skater and community advocate
SF's New Coastal Skate Park Opens at Sunset Dunes
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco
SF's New Coastal Skate Park Opens at Sunset Dunes
San Francisco’s newest park expands with a skate area featuring eco-friendly design and ocean views.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

9:00 am   Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)   FREE*
*Free from 9-10am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; otherwise non-resident admission is $12 - $16 depending on the season. San Francisco residents are always free with valid ID
9:00 am   Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)   FREE*
*Free from 9-10am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; otherwise non-resident admission is $12 - $16 depending on the season. San Francisco residents are always free with valid ID
11:00 am   Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)   FREE
12:00 pm   “People in Plazas” Market Street Free Summer Music Festival 2025 | July 9   FREE
12:00 pm   SF’s Giant Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is Blooming: Daytime Hours (July 9)   FREE*
*$25 for after hours tickets. Free for SF Residents for daytime tickets on July 9, 2025 Visit Chanel in the West Gallery of the Conservatory of Flowers, on Wednesday, July 9, 12pm-4:30pm, last entry at 4pm. Purchase your tickets online to save time!
2:00 pm   YBCA’s Free “Altar Diorama” Workshop (SF)   FREE
3:00 pm   Castro Farmers’ Market 2025 (Every Wednesday)   FREE
4:00 pm   SF Hash Week with Fire King at 7 Stars (Richmond)   FREE

Pick Date

Wednesday, July 9

$1 Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina (SoMa)
Wednesday, July 9 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No admission charge. Wings are $1 each.
| Underdogs Cantina
$1 Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina (SoMa)

Join us for Wing Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina with $1 Wings from 4:30pm – Close! $1 Wing Wednesdays | 4:30pm to Close Underdogs Cantina, 128 King St. (Across from ballpark), SF FREE (No Cover) $1 WINGS from 4:30pm – Close Happy Hour from ...Every Wednesday

“Hook-Up Horror Stories” Stand-Up Comedy Show (SF)
Wednesday, July 9 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| The Function
"Hook-Up Horror Stories" Stand-Up Comedy Show (SF)

We’ve all had bad dates. Lets hear SF’s top comedians make you laugh about them! Bad dates make great comedy. 💘 First 50 RSVPs get in FREE – claim yours now (7p + 8:30p shows) Welcome to Tindervention—the stand-up show where SF’s top comedians spill their most outrageous dating ...Every Wednesday

$2 Taco Night + Happy Hour Comedy at Skylark (SF)
Wednesday, July 9 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required. 2 drink minimum. 21+
| Skylark Bar
$2 Taco Night + Happy Hour Comedy at Skylark (SF)

Join us for a night of laughter featuring Bay Area’s top rising comics! We showcase comedians that have been on Netflix, Comedy Central, Amazon, HBO… so come through and you may see the next big thing! HaHaHappy Hour Comedy at Skylark $5 beer, $2 tacos ...Every Wednesday

Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
Japanese Tea Garden's Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)

The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Wednesday

Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
SF’s Giant Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is Blooming: Daytime Hours (July 9)
SF’s Giant Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is Blooming: Daytime Hours (July 9)

Hold your breath! The Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park has announced that one of their rare super smelly “corpse flowers” is blooming. Experience the incredibly large, notoriously stinky corpse flower bloom! Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Bloom Update: It’s happening! Our lovely Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum), Chanel, is blooming! ...

YBCA’s Free “Altar Diorama” Workshop (SF)
Wednesday, July 9 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
YBCA’s Free “Altar Diorama” Workshop (SF)
Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided. Honor someone you love who passed by creating an altar diorama in their memory à la Malaya Tuyay’s public art “What is Legacy Without Liberation.”
Castro Farmers’ Market 2025 (Every Wednesday)
Wednesday, July 9 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Castro Farmers' Market
Castro Farmers' Market 2025 (Every Wednesday)

Welcome back your favorite farmers to the corner of Market and Noe Streets as they offer their amazing citrus, tasty root vegetables, honey, flowers, baked goods, and beautiful leafy greens.  Castro Farmers’ Market Every Wed., April 2 – November 19, 2025 | 3p-7p Castro Farmer’s ...Every Wednesday

SF Hash Week with Fire King at 7 Stars (Richmond)
Wednesday, July 9 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 7 Stars
SF Hash Week with Fire King at 7 Stars (Richmond)
Celebrate Day two of SF Hash Week with Fire King at 7 Stars. Fire King will debut a fresh batch from their ever-evolving lineup of premium solventless live rosin and bubble hash. Featuring a pressed icewater expression of Whitethorn Rose (Hogwash Pharms x Huckleberry Hill ...
Golden Gate Park Free Outdoor Concert “Songwriter Wednesday”
Wednesday, July 9 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Golden Gate Park Free Outdoor Concert "Songwriter Wednesday"

Illuminate and SF Rec and Park hosts 5th Season of Free Live Music at the Golden Gate Bandshell in 2025 with more than 125 performances are planned to celebrate the Bandshell’s 125th anniversary. The 2025 season will run through mid-November, featuring shows most Wednesdays, Fridays, and ...

Thursday, July 10

Lunchtime Concert w/ Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Thursday, July 10 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE
| Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
Lunchtime Concert w/ Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto Thu, July 10 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts. San Francisco, CA A leading practitioner of the koto, Japan’s national instrument, Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto is an Oakland teacher, performer, composer and filmmaker who has devoted her life to expanding ...
Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at “House of Air” Trampoline Park (SF)
Thursday, July 10 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*Pricing is Per Hour, House of Air Grip Socks are required to jump.
| House of Air
Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at "House of Air" Trampoline Park (SF)

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

Hecklers Welcome: SF’s First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling
Thursday, July 10 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| The Function
Hecklers Welcome: SF's First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling

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 “HellaSecret” Comedy Night @ Secret Bar (Oakland)
Free "HellaSecret" Comedy Night @ Secret Bar (Oakland)

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...

Minnesota Street Project: SF Art Book Fair 2025 (July 11-13)
Thursday, July 10 – 9:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE
| Minnesota Street Project
Minnesota Street Project: SF Art Book Fair 2025 (July 11-13)
Minnesota Street Project Foundation presents The 2025 San Francisco Art Book Fair July 11 – 13, 2025 Preview: Thursday, July 10 1150 25th Street 1275 Minnesota Street 1240 Minnesota Street 1201 Minnesota Street San Francisco, CA 94107 For the third year in a row, Minnesota Street Project Foundation is pleased to present the San ...
Climate Films: “Duty of Care: The Climate Trials” + “Disobedience: The Fight for Climate Survival”
Thursday, July 10 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Koret Auditorium
Climate Films: "Duty of Care: The Climate Trials" + "Disobedience: The Fight for Climate Survival"
The San Francisco Public Library continues July’s Everybody’s Climate film series with a screening of two short documentaries, Duty of Care: The Climate Trials and Disobedience: The Fight for Climate Survival.  Duty of Care: The Climate Trials  Meet Roger Cox, the first and only lawyer to have ...
Free “Circus Bella” Show at Lincoln Summer Nights (Oakland Chinatown)
Thursday, July 10 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Get takout food in the neighborhood and bring to event
| Lincoln Square Park Oakland Chinatown
Free "Circus Bella" Show at Lincoln Summer Nights (Oakland Chinatown)
Join the fun on July 10th Lincoln Summer Nights with a FREE Circus in the Parks performance by Circus Bella at Lincoln Square Park in Oakland Chinatown (250 10th St) and EVERYONE is invited! There will also be a community fair, games and activities, and of ...
SF’s “Valencia Live” Night Market in The Mission (Every 2nd Thu)
Thursday, July 10 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Valencia Street
SF's "Valencia Live" Night Market in The Mission (Every 2nd Thu)

San Francisco is set to debut a brand new night market in the Mission District on May 8, 2025. A three-block stretch of Valencia Street, between 16th and 19th streets, will be closed to vehicle traffic from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for Valencia LIVE! ...Monthly

“Thrive at Five” Music & Happy Hour Deals at Thrive City (July 10-Aug 28)
Thursday, July 10 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Thrive City
"Thrive at Five" Music & Happy Hour Deals at Thrive City (July 10-Aug 28)
Thrive City is officially THE spot to be when the clock strikes five. Grab your squad and enjoy live music and exclusive deals from our amazing retailers and bars. We’re bringing everything from smooth R&B, Latin beats, electrifying EDM and more to Mission Bay on ...
Free Outdoor Summer “Movies on the Square” Redwood City (Bravemaker Film Fest)
Thursday, July 10 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE! ALL AGES!
| Redwood City Courthouse Square
Free Outdoor Summer "Movies on the Square" Redwood City (Bravemaker Film Fest)

Redwood City’s favorite outdoor movie tradition is back for 2025! evening for twelve weeks, starting June 5, 2025, Courthouse Square transforms into a magical open-air theater with free double features for all ages with Movies on the Square! Kick off the evening with ...Every Thursday

Poetry Reading: Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates Colossus: Water
Thursday, July 10 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:15 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Public Library, Latino Room, Lower Level
Poetry Reading: Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates Colossus: Water
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites poets to read from their new anthology, Colossus: Water, 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 experiences as ...
Live Music, First Thursdays at The Village at San Antonio Center
Thursday, July 10 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Village at San Antonio Center
Live Music, First Thursdays at The Village at San Antonio Center
Get ready for The Klipptones Trio who serves up jazzy music that’ll have you swinging, smiling, and craving an encore! Grab your lawn chair or blanket and join us on Thursday, July 10th* from 6-8pm in the park. Event is free to attend. Event registration ...
San Francisco Mime Troupe’s “Disruption” (Davis High School)
Thursday, July 10 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| Davis High School
San Francisco Mime Troupe’s “Disruption” (Davis High School)

The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe returns for its 2025 season with free and lively performances in park settings around the Bay Area. San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2025 Free political theater & music in parks around the Bay Area Various dates: July 4 ...

Raffle & Trivia Fundraiser for Project Open Hand (SF)
Thursday, July 10 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free event but raffle tix, food, and drinks available for purchase
| Teeth Bar SF
Come join Project Open Hand’s Young Professionals Council to help raise funds to provide healthy meals to people living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses and seniors. Trivia: 7:30-9, bring your friends to form a competitive trivia team Raffles: ongoing raffle tix sales and drawings for awesome ...
The Best of The Bay Area Pop Punk Scene at 924 Gilman (Berkeley)
Thursday, July 10 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $10*
*$10
| 924 Gilman
The Best of The Bay Area Pop Punk Scene at 924 Gilman (Berkeley)
| The Best of The Bay Area Pop Punk Scene |   H is 4 Hector, Accidents at Sundown, Jackie Clementine, and Atom and the Breaknecks LIVE at 924 Gilman in Berkeley, CA on Thursday 7/10/25 7pm $10.00 | ALL AGES     TIX: https://www.924gilman.org/           H IS 4 HECTOR   H is 4 Hector ...
SF’s Summer 2025 Full Moon Water Ritual “Buck Moon” (India Basin Waterfront Park)
Thursday, July 10 – 8:33 pm | Cost: FREE | India Basin Waterfront Park
SF's Summer 2025 Full Moon Water Ritual "Buck Moon" (India Basin Waterfront Park)

Join India Basin Waterfront Park’s Curator-in-Residence, Rhiannon Evans MacFadyen, for monthly Full Moon Water Rituals at India Basin Waterfront Park (900 Innes Avenue). These free, all-ages ceremonies will take place at sundown. Each event will be facilitated by artists and culture bearers from Bayview-Hunters Point and ...

Friday, July 11

SF’s “Bastille on Belden” French Bastille Day Street Block Party (2025)
Friday, July 11 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to attend, but we encourage attendees to frequent the restaurants along Belden Place.
| Belden Place
SF’s “Bastille on Belden” French Bastille Day Street Block Party (2025)
Oui, oui, c’est magnifique! Bastille on Belden is back for a fourth year of French fun in the Financial District! Once the home of Frenchmen seeking riches during the Gold Rush, Belden Place now offers something even more treasured in today’s world: a quaint European escape ...
Minted SF: Weekly Downtown Night Market & Festival (July 11)
Friday, July 11 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE RSVP
| Mint Plaza
Minted SF: Weekly Downtown Night Market & Festival (July 11)

Come for the beats. Stay for the community. Each event is a tribute to the sounds, flavors, and spirit that make San Francisco unique. MINTED SF is San Francisco’s new Friday night Happy Hour experience – a free, all-ages celebration of music, food, and community ...

Excelsior’s First-Ever “From the E” Night Market Kick Off w/ Lucha Libre
Friday, July 11 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Norton and Harrington Streets
Excelsior’s First-Ever “From the E” Night Market Kick Off w/ Lucha Libre

Excelsior’s First-Ever “From the E” Night Market Kicks Off July 11! The Excelsior neighborhood is coming alive this summer with the debut of “From the E” Night Market, a high-energy, family-friendly block party launching on Friday, July 11, from 5–10 PM on Norton and Harrington ...

Friday Nights at OMCA with Raye Zaragoza
Friday Nights at OMCA with Raye Zaragoza
Friday Nights at OMCA brings you an evening of music, movement, and connection across cultures and generations! Experience a captivating live performance by singer-songwriter Raye Zaragoza, whose soulful blend of folk and Americana channels themes of self-discovery, joy, and resilience. With powerful vocals and storytelling rooted in ...