Sunday, September 20
Blues, Brews & BBQ (Alameda)
Join us for a celebration of world-class Blues musicians, a myriad of local craft breweries, and smoking BBQ vendors.
Celebrate the 9th Annual Blues, Brews & BBQ on Sunday, Sept. 20, from noon to 6 p.m. at Washington Park (740 Central Ave.) in Alameda. Presented by ...
“Let’s Paws” Benefit for Sulala Animal Rescue in Gaza (Berkeley)
Join Albany & El Cerrito for Palestine for a morning breakfast event benefiting Sulala Animal Rescue, the only animal welfare organization operating in Gaza. Enjoy a vegan breakfast and activities for the whole family, including your furry friends!
The highlight of the morning is a live ...
35th Annual Fiesta on the Hill (Bernal Heights)
Sunday, September 20 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center
Celebrate community, culture, and connection at the 35th Annual Fiesta on the Hill on Cortland Avenue in Bernal Heights.
Celebrate 35 years of community, culture, and connection at the 35th Annual Fiesta on the Hill, presented by the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center. As BHNC approaches 50 ...
SF’s Alta Plaza Park Tennis Courts are Back: Reopening Celebration (SF)
Sunday, September 20 – 10:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Alta Plaza Park Tennis Courts
Friends of Alta Plaza Park, San Franciscans for Sports and Recreation, and San Francisco Recreation and Park will celebrate the resurfacing of Alta Plaza Park’s tennis courts. The event includes tennis activities, foam-tip archery, refreshments, family activities, special guest speakers, and a ceremonial unveiling of ...
SF’s Muni Heritage Weekend 2026: Ride Rare Historic Vehicles (Sept. 19-20)
Step aboard San Francisco’s transit history at Muni Heritage Weekend, a two-day celebration featuring rare vintage streetcars, buses and cable cars, free rides, interactive exhibits, family activities and more at the San Francisco Railway Museum and Don Chee Way Plaza. San Francisco’s iconic transit system ...
SF’s Free “Sundays at the Beach” Tai Chi Day (Great Highway)
Sunday, September 20 – 10:00 am |
Cost: FREE | The Great Highway
Join us for Tai Chi this Sunday! 10am at Judah and Great Highway Park This monthly course is for beginners and experienced students of tai chi alike. Plus, coffee is on us at @javabeachsf after the course. As a reminder, Sundays at the Beach is ...Monthly
Step Inside 1920s-30s Storybook Homes: Alameda Legacy Tour (2026)
Join us on the 2026 Alameda Legacy Home Tour! Support preservation and spend the day on a lovely island visiting the interiors of seven unique historic homes built from 1925 to 1936, an era in which “Storybook” homes influenced by trends in Hollywood were all ...
Free Manning Mud Stompers Family Dance w/ Live Old-Time Music (Berkeley)
This event is similar to a square dance, but easier to do. Fun for kids and parents!
All dances will be taught and called by caller Janine Smith. Live music by Manning Mud Stompers (an old-time band made up of young people).
FREE
Fun for the whole family, ...
SF’s Chinatown “Autumn Moon Festival”: Dumpling Contest & White Crane Dragon Parade
Sunday, September 20 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Chinatown
Get ready for the 36th Annual San Francisco Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival, returning to Chinatown on Saturday, September 19, and Sunday, September 20, 2026, from 11am to 5pm. The free two-day celebration takes over Grant Avenue between California and Broadway, with food vendors, mooncakes, kids ...
Free “Berkeley Old Time Music” Festival in the Park (+ Free Ashkenaz Workshops)
The Berkeley Old Time Music Convention returns September 16-20, 2026, for its 23rd annual festival with five days of old-time music, dancing, workshops, open jams, and concerts at venues across Berkeley. The event features acclaimed local and national musicians, free daytime programs at Berkeley Central ...
SF’s 2026 “Comedy Day” Festival in the Park w/ 50+ Comics (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, September 20 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Robin Williams Meadow (Sharon Meadow)
San Francisco’s original, longest-running, free, outdoor comedy concert in the world, Comedy Day in the Park is back to celebrate its 45th anniversary.
If you like lounging in the park, laughing your ass off, then Comedy Day might be the best way for you to spend a ...
9th Annual Blues Brews + BBQ Fest (Alameda)
Join us for our 9th annual celebration of world-class Blues musicians, a myriad of local craft breweries, and smoking BBQ vendors. The Blues stage features Chris Cain, Terrie Odabi, and the Aki Kumar Blues Jam.
The BBQ grills will be smoking up delicious plates throughout the ...
Kathryn Otoshi – The White Raven
Sunday, September 20 – 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Award-winning author and illustrator Kathryn Otoshi—best known for her groundbreaking picture books that blend powerful social messages with vibrant visual storytelling—presents The White Raven, a poignant journey of self-acceptance, belonging, and the courage to rise above rejection to find light, love, and home.
Yom Kippur Services
Join Keneset HaLev’s inclusive Jewish (and Jew-ish, and non-Jewish) community for song, celebration, meditation, discussion, and teshuva – repair & return. Our participatory, post-denominational, indoor/outdoor services feature creative Traditional, Renewal and Earth-Based Jewish liturgy in Hebrew and English.
With service leader Maggid-Chaplain Jonathan Furst, the KHL ...
Ice Cream Social – Pottery Painting and Ice Cream Sundaes
It’s Our End of Summer Ice Cream Social!
This event is for Kids and Adults alike.
First, you’ll choose which Ice Cream Bowl you’d like to paint. After creating your work of art, you’ll make a trip to the Ice Cream Sundae Bar.
There are no studio fees!
Only ...
Tuesday, September 22
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 Full Schedule Released
Tuesday, September 22 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | Hellman Hollow
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. Full ...
SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu)
Tuesday, September 22 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Fulton Plaza
San Francisco’s free lunchtime concert series is back. The Civic Center Soundtrack returns for its third season starting Tuesday, April 14, 2026, bringing live music to Fulton Plaza twice a week through October. Concerts take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 pm to 3 pm ...
Free Book Launch: Lisa Moore Ramée’s “More Trouble Than It’s Worth” (Berkeley)
Join us at Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore on Tuesday, September 22 at 6:30 PM when author LISA MOORE RAMEE will celebrate the launch of her new book, More Trouble Than It’s Worth, and will be joined by author ANGELA DALTON for the conversation.
In this powerful and ...
Final Night of Summer: Sunset Dunes Walk w/ Ocean Views
Join Latino Outdoors for a free, easy sunset night walk at Sunset Dunes in San Francisco. The walk follows a flat, paved trail along a repurposed stretch of Highway 1, offering ocean views, hammocks, and kid play areas. Meet at the Octavius Octopus Statue near ...
Wednesday, September 23
Free Art Workshop: Still Life Watercolor Painting
Wednesday, September 23 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Create art inspired by our programming at this drop-in art workshop! All ages welcome, all materials provided. Create a watercolor painting through observation of still life objects. Participants will explore compositional elements such as shapes, color, value, and reflective light.
Thursday, September 24
SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu)
Thursday, September 24 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Fulton Plaza
San Francisco’s free lunchtime concert series is back. The Civic Center Soundtrack returns for its third season starting Tuesday, April 14, 2026, bringing live music to Fulton Plaza twice a week through October. Concerts take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 pm to 3 pm ...
District 5 Tenderloin Family Summit
This is Your City. This is Your Voice. This is Your Future. Share your story about growing up and raising your family in San Francisco.
Every family has a story. Every voice matters. Please share yours.
Join us for the District 5 Tenderloin Family Summit! The This Is ...
“SOMA Nights” 2026: Neighborhood Block Party + Night Market (SF)
Thursday, September 24 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Folsom St. (between 6th-12th)
SOMA Nights returns in 2026, bringing a monthly street party to San Francisco’s Folsom Street (6th–12th) on the fourth Thursday of each month, from April 23 through September 24, 2026. This free, high-energy event spotlights the neighborhood’s creative spirit with local food, pop-up vendors, art, ...Monthly
USS “Haunted Hornet” Devil’s Sea Alameda Halloween Scare Ship (Sept. 24 – Nov. 1)
THE USS HAUNTED HORNET:
THE DEVIL’S SEA
THIS 2026 HALLOWEEN SEASON
SEPTEMBER 24TH – NOVEMBER 1ST
ABOARD THE USS HORNET · ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA
AGES 13+ EVENT
Those who cross into the Devil’s Sea are forever changed. Called to drink from the waters of the Bay by the voices below, they are ...
First Annual SF Brazilian Film Festival (Vogue Theatre)
The First San Francisco Brazilian Film Festival is a cultural bridge connecting San Francisco audiences with the creativity, diversity, and spirit of Brazil through the power of cinema.
The festival will bring together stories and communities to celebrate Brazilian stories that explore identity, history, resilience, social ...
Friday, September 25
SF’s Huge “Sunset Night Market” (Sept. 25)
Friday, September 25 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Irving & 22nd
The long-awaited return of the Sunset Night Market has arrived! Sunset Night Market™ gets ready for summer with The Dragon Boat Festival! Join us for a night of food, culture, music, and community spirit. Bring your family, invite your friends, and wish for good luck while taking ...
Maker Faire Bay Area 2026 (Sept. 25-27)
The 20th anniversary of MAKER FAIRE. A weekend packed with wonder and whimsy! We are bringing together the best of the best from legendary makers who have been with us since the beginning to the newest innovators who are shaping the future. Maker Faire celebrates ...
SF’s “Visitacion Valley” Night Market + Block Party (2026)
Friday, September 25 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Leland Avenue (Between Bayshore & Peabody)
The inaugural Visitacion Valley Night Market takes place on the last Fridays of August and September along Leland Avenue in San Francisco. This free community event features delicious food vendors, local shopping, live music, street dancing, family-friendly activities, and resources from community organizations. All ages ...
“Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid” Block Party + DJs (Oakland)
The Town’s favorite block party, Friday Nights at OMCA, is back for the 2026 season, inviting the Bay to kick off the weekend with the crew—whether family, friends, or neighbors. Join us every Friday, April–October, at 5 pm for a free evening of live music, interactive activities, ...Every Friday
Saturday, September 26
SF’s “Get Up, Get Out” Black Men’s Health Symposium (Bayview)
Saturday, September 26 – 8:30 am - Ends at 2:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Bayview YMCA
Join us for an exciting event focused on health and wellness for Black men!
We’ll have:
Insightful health education presentations for all ages.
Organizations offering health and wellness resources.
Two thrilling 3-on-3 basketball tournaments, one for youth and one for adults.
Breakfast, lunch, trophies, medals, & swag bags
Register here!
