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Saturday, August 8

San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival 2026 (Fort Mason)
Saturday, August 8 – 11:00 am | Cost: $15*
*$15-$75
| Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival 2026 (Fort Mason)
Pistahan 2026: SF’s Filipino Cultural Festival & Parade (Aug. 8-9)
Saturday, August 8 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE
Pistahan 2026: SF's Filipino Cultural Festival & Parade (Aug. 8-9)

The Bay Area’s biggest Filipino celebration returns to San Francisco this August with two days of culture, food, music, dance, and community at Yerba Buena Gardens.

The Pistahan Parade and Festival kicks off Saturday, August 8, 2026 with the largest Filipino parade on the West Coast, …

San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival 2026 (Fort Mason)
Saturday, August 8 – 12:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*$15-$75
| Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival 2026 (Fort Mason)
Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF
Saturday, August 8 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF

Sunday, August 9

Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)
Sunday, August 9 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)

Monday, August 10

Tuesday, August 11

Wednesday, August 12

Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Wednesday, August 12 – 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
2026 Perseids: The Best Meteor Shower of the Year (San Francisco Bay Area Viewing Guide)
Wednesday, August 12 – 11:59 pm | Cost: FREE
2026 Perseids: The Best Meteor Shower of the Year (San Francisco Bay Area Viewing Guide)

Get out under the stars, away from city lights, to catch the annual Perseids Meteor Shower, the Northern Hemisphere’s most popular meteor shower.

Each summer, Earth passes through the trail of dust and debris left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle, creating a dazzling display of shooting stars. …

2026 Perseids: The Best Meteor Shower of the Year
Wednesday, August 12 – 11:59 pm | Cost: FREE
2026 Perseids: The Best Meteor Shower of the Year

Thursday, August 13

Brazil in the Gardens: Alexandre Ribeiro & Alessandro Penezzi (Yerba Buena Gardens)
Thursday, August 13 – 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens - Esplanade
Brazil in the Gardens: Alexandre Ribeiro & Alessandro Penezzi (Yerba Buena Gardens)

Date: Thu, Aug 13
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Venue: Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA + Google Map Phone: (415) 543-1718
Every summer some of Brazil’s greatest musicians gather in the redwoods of Cazadero for California Brazil Camp, and every season …

Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library
Thursday, August 13 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Public Library, Latino/Hispanic Room, Lower Level
Shame Cave Comedy Show: A Shameful Yet Shameless Night | SF
Thursday, August 13 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Hill Saloon
Shame Cave Comedy Show: A Shameful Yet Shameless Night | SF

Friday, August 14

SF’s “Chinatown Night Market” 2026 (Every Second Friday)
Friday, August 14 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Chinatown (Grant Ave.)
SF's "Chinatown Night Market" 2026 (Every Second Friday)

Saturday, August 15

SF’s 2026 Dahlia Competition in Golden Gate Park (Aug 15-16)
Saturday, August 15 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | 9th and Lincoln at the Hall of Flowers Auditorium
SF's 2026 Dahlia Competition in Golden Gate Park (Aug 15-16)
SF’s 2026 Dahlia Competition in Golden Gate Park (Aug 15-16)
Saturday, August 15 – 10:00 am | Cost: FREE | 9th and Lincoln at the Hall of Flowers Auditorium
SF's 2026 Dahlia Competition in Golden Gate Park (Aug 15-16)

Each summer on the third weekend in August, the Dahlia Society of California draws thousands of visitors to its annual flower show in the Hall of Flowers at Golden Gate Park’s County Fair Building.
Growers from across California bring their finest blooms to compete for ribbons …