Sunday, September 20
Flower Piano 2026: 12 Hidden Pianos in Golden Gate Park (Final Day)
One of the most unique interactive music festivals in the Bay Area is back! Flower Piano returns for its 11th year with 11 days of music, 12 pianos, and 130 performances in the Botanical Garden, plus plenty of open play opportunities, family-friendly activities, and more ...
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 ...
69th Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival (Sept. 19-20)
The Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, one of Northern California’s most beloved outdoor arts traditions, returns to Old Mill Park beneath the towering redwoods on September 19 and 20, 2026, celebrating its 69th annual event with a vibrant weekend of fine art, live music, family programming, and community ...
47th Annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair 2026
Sunday, September 20 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Haight Ashbury
The annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair brings thousands of people to Haight Street between Stanyan and Masonic to shop over 200 outdoor vendors including food, green businesses, local artists, clothing, crafts, non-profits and more.
2026 Haight Ashbury Street Fair
Sunday, September 20, 2026 | 11 am to 5:30 ...
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, ...
2026 San Francisco Greek Festival (Sept. 18-20)
Sunday, September 20 – 11:00 am - Ends at 7:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Annunciation Cathedral
The 75th Annual San Francisco Greek Food Festival, “A Journey of Greek Culture,” returns to the Mission District September 18-20, 2026, bringing three days of homemade Greek food, traditional dancing, live music, and community celebration to Annunciation Cathedral. Come hungry for Greek favorites including gemista, ...
Free LGBTQ+ Big Band Jazz Concert in Golden Gate Park (AIDS Memorial Grove)
Sunday, September 20 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | National AIDS Memorial Grove
Grab a picnic and join LGBTQ+ big band The Super Super for an afternoon of big band jazz in the beautiful National AIDS Memorial Grove. Going beyond the traditional jazz canon, this concert features a variety of styles and composers including Hugh Masekela and Abdullah ...
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 ...
SF’s Massive Free “Poolside Daytime Disco” DJ Party (Union Square)
Sunday, September 20 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Union Square Plaza
Union Square is turning into a giant outdoor dance floor for a free afternoon of Daytime Disco, the sunny dance party from Poolside, on Sunday, September 20. RSVP
Poolside will perform live from 1-5 pm, joined by special electronic guests for an afternoon of breezy beats ...
Golden Gate Park Band’s Symphony in the Park”: Irish Celebration
The Golden Gate Park Band presents its 144th season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this 30-piece symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park since 1882. For 2026, the Golden Gate Park Band performs free weekly concerts most Sundays at 1 pm. ...Every Sunday
Jazz on the Bay Festival (Treasure Island)
Jazz on the Bay – Waterfront Jazz Festival Live at Gold Bar
In collaboration with West Coast Makers
Jazz. Funk. Soul. Rhythm. On the Bay.
Lineup
Outdoor Stage
Bay Area All Stars – Featuring Peter Michael Escovedo & Musicians from the Bay Area’s legendary funk, soul & jazz scene.
Ricky Aguilar ...
Puccini’s Tosca
California Lyric Artists Association proudly presents Puccini’s Tosca, a gripping story of love, jealousy, tyranny, and sacrifice set amid the political turmoil of Rome in 1800.
Featuring an international and Bay Area cast, the CLAA Chorus and Orchestra, and conductor Umberto Barisciano returning from Italy, this production is performed ...
Open Mic + Karaoke Night w/ Khalia: Tea, Snacks + Supportive Vibes (SF)
PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU SIGN UP TO PERFORM:
1) Clarion’s Music Open Mic and Talent Show entertains a specific audience that enjoys pop and classical songs and music, a little humor, and dances like hula and jazz. While we welcome artists of other genres, the host ...
Impossible Inventions (Berkeley)
Sunday, September 20 – 4:00 pm |
Cost: $5 | Berkeley Piano Club
Music full of youthful brilliance and optimism opens our season: we celebrate the music of the new generation through our Pathways Program, alongside Mendelssohn’s beautiful E-flat major quartet and music from Paul Novak, the winner of Left Coast’s 2025 Composition Contest.
Monday, September 21
Rodney Atkins Live on the Water
City Cruises Live is going big on the boat for an unforgettable night of country on the water with the multiplatinum country recording artist Rodney Atkins. He’ll be taking his small-town ‘boots on the ground’ energy onto the deck for a wholesome concert filled with ...
Caitlin Cook: The Hero We (sort of) Need
Best known for her hit bathroom graffiti musical The Writing on the Stall, Caitlin Cook returns with The Hero We (Sort Of) Need — a brand-new comedy hour jam-packed with new songs, hilarious stories, and projected visuals. Built around her childhood theory that everyone has a superpower, ...
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 Outdoor Bird Ensemble + Sunset Bell Ringing 2026 (Berkeley)
ambient bird – live oak 2026
tuesday september 22 – 6:15pm
live oak park: 1301 shattuck ave, berkeley
location: near the creek, under the trees
no formal seating: sit on the stone steps,
stand, wander, bring a blanket or chair
sfSOUND musicians join the bird ensemble
in an outdoor fall equinox performance ...
Wednesday, September 23
Bisexual Visibility Day with The Buds at El Rio (SF)
For years, The Buds have carried on a not-so-secret love affair with El Rio. And in September, we’re coming back to garden-rock the patio on Bisexual Visibility Day! Two of the band’s members are bisexual; bonus points if you can figure out who we are.
Bring ...
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 ...
“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
Friday, September 25
Sunset Night Market: The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Sunset Night Market™ shifts into fall with one of the most beloved celebrations: The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival! This festival is a time for giving thanks and the gathering of friends and family. Join us for a night of moon cakes, laterns, music, cultural performances, food, ...
“Union Square Dances” Free Outdoor Friday Night Dance Party (SF)
Friday, September 25 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Union Square Park
Come out to Union Square Park every Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm through October 16 for our free Union Square Dances. Enjoy rotating styles of live music and dancing, including Salsa, Country Western, Swing, Bollywood, and Tango. Each event starts with a lesson followed by ...Every Friday
Most Best Open Mic
Celebrate Bay Area poets, musicians, storytellers and showpeople. Who will win the performance of the night & be broadcast on KALW?
The Bay Area’s best performers shine at KALW’s Most Best Open Mic! Host Charlie Getter gathers a homegrown harvest of poets, musicians, and storytellers with ...
Saturday, September 26
Sausalito Art & Harbor Days
Saturday, September 26 – 10:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 1 Tracy Way
Sausalito Art & Harbor Days returns to the waterfront for its monthly run — 70+ vendors set up along the Ferry Landing with local art, crafts, and food, all with the bay right there.
Musiq 4 the Soul plays Gabrielson Park from noon to 3. Led ...
Off the Grid 2026 Treasure Island w/ Free Kites + Free Ferry Rides (Fall 2026)
Saturday, September 26 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 695 Avenue of the Palms
through October 17 from 11 AM to 4 PM, Off the Grid returns to Treasure Island, bringing food trucks, music, and family-friendly activities to Cityside Park in San Francisco’s newest waterfront neighborhood. The spring series includes free kite flying, face painting, and plenty ...Every Saturday
September Arts & Culture Fest w/ Live Mural Painting (Downtown San Mateo)
Saturday, September 26 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Downtown San Mateo
Join us in the heart of Downtown San Mateo for a fun day-long celebration of art, music, dance, poetry, food, and culture! From live bands and dazzling cultural performances to interactive kids’ activities, LIVE mural painting competitions, artists selling original handcrafted artworks, and poetry open ...
Rodeo Music and Art Market
The Rodeo Music & Art Market is a free, family-friendly community celebration taking place on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Lefty Gomez Field in downtown Rodeo. There will be 3 live bands, a DJ, food court, kids play zone, non profits, and 30+ art vendors. ...
2026 Bay Area “Chuseok” Korean Harvest Festival (The Presidio)
The Bay Area Chuseok Festival, hosted by Korean Center, Inc., returns to the Presidio for its 8th annual celebration of Korean culture, community, and tradition. The free festival honors Chuseok, Korea’s harvest holiday, bringing thousands of people together for a day of cultural connection, Korean ...
