Saturday, September 26
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. ...
4th Annual “Circus on The Square” + Free Popcorn (SF)
Step right up for a free afternoon of dazzling circus performances, food, activities, and family fun at St. Mark’s Square!
Step right up for a magical afternoon of circus, fun, and community at St. Mark’s Square! Enjoy dazzling performances from the talented artists of Circus Bella, along with free popcorn, ...
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 ...
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
Union Square’s Cinema Under the Stars: “The Conversation”
Saturday, September 26 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Union Square Plaza
Union Square’s free summer outdoor movie series returns for a second season this summer with five nights of films, pre-show entertainment, and downtown movie nights under the stars. All screenings are free and take place in Union Square Plaza. Movies begin at sunset, with pre-show activities taking ...
Free Outdoor Movie Night in Duboce Park “How to Train Your Dragon” (Fall 2026)
Saturday, September 26 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Duboce Park
Outdoor Movie Night returns to Duboce Park on Saturday, September 26. Join Friends of Duboce Park for a magical evening as we screen How to Train Your Dragon (2025) on the big outdoor screen!
The movie starts at dusk, approximately 7 p.m., on Saturday, September 26 on ...
Sunday, September 27
Bay Area Youth Climate Summit
The Bay Area Youth Climate Summit (BAYCS) was born out of a need for effective virtual activism during the pandemic. Founded in May of 2020, the inaugural BAYCS Youth Advisory Council connected environmental leaders from 15 schools based in San Francisco, becoming a community hub ...
Cole Valley Fair
Back for its 23rd year, the Cole Valley Fair is a beloved neighborhood tradition that brings together an eclectic mix of arts, crafts, and community in the heart of Cole Valley.
Join us for this milestone celebration, where over 90 vendors will fill the streets with beautiful local ...
“Manny’s Neighborhood Trash Cleanup” w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)
Tired? Sunday Funday. Wired? Sunday done-day. Make our neighborhood better, brunch with cool people (sorry not sorry, we’re biased), get deals to some fave local spots, and wrap it up before the Sunday Scaries hit with an easy hour of picking up trash around our ...Every Sunday
SF’s 1st Golden Gate Park Nature Festival (2026)
Sunday, September 27 – 10:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118
Reimagining San Francisco in partnership with SF Recreation & Parks is hosting its first Biodiversity Fair. This is a free public event that will take place outside, in front of the entrance to the California Academy of Sciences. It aims to celebrate biodiversity and regeneration, ...
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 “Sundays at the Beach” Free Yoga Day (Great Highway)
Sunday, September 27 – 12:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Great Highway
Come flow with us every 4th Sundays! After the community yoga class, enjoy a cup of coffee on us at @javabeachsf to warm you up from our San Francisco summer weather. 12pm, Judah and Great Highway Park BYO mat and coffee mug. No registration required, ...Monthly
SCBC’s 5th Annual Oyster Festival (Sausalito)
Celebrate All Things Oyster at the Sausalito Community Boating Center’s 5th Annual Oyster Festival!
Sept 27, 2026 // 12-3pm
Dunphy Park, Sausalito, CA
The Sausalito Community Boating Center (SCBC) is hosting its 5th Annual Oyster Festival at Dunphy Park in Sausalito on Sunday, September 27, 2026, from 12 ...
Golden Gate Park Band’s Symphony in the Park 2026 Finale: German Day
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
Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party (SF)
Sunday, September 27 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Skatin' Place
There is a place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that is heaven for Bay Area inline skaters and roller skaters who like to boogie to the funky beat on wheels. The Godfather of Skate brings his mobile DJ unit and plays groovy tunes for ...Every Sunday
Monday, September 28
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 Monday
Tuesday, September 29
SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu)
Tuesday, September 29 – 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 ...
Wednesday, September 30
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
Friday, October 2
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 Friday
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 in Golden Gate Park (Oct. 2-4)
Friday, October 2 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm |
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 ...
Pleasant Hill Night Market: Food, Music & Performances
Friday, October 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Chilpancingo Park
Pleasant Hill Night Market Will Return in May 2026 After a successful first season, the Night Market will be back in May 2026 with food, music, merchandise, activities and more! Visit Pleasant Hill California for more info. After getting so much love and support from ...
“Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival
Friday, October 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th
Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9:30pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue between 27th Street & 22nd Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs to life ...Monthly
“Union Square Dances” Free Outdoor Friday Night Dance Party (SF)
Friday, October 2 – 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
Saturday, October 3
African Arts Festival at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026
Saturday, October 3 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
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 ...
Free “Science in the Park” Fest: Launch at Water Rocket + Egg Drop Contest (Hayward)
Science in the Park is a biennial event hosted by Supervisor Elisa Márquez and created by the late Supervisor Richard Valle. It is an opportunity for the community to learn more about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math), the environment, and health.
This free event includes ...
Free Nature Scavenger Hunt: Help Count Birds, Bugs + Species (Palo Alto)
Join the Environmental Volunteers for a Fall BioBlitz in the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve and Byxbee Park.
Fall is a wonderful time for migrating birds! Join us to learn about some of our native and non-native species, become a community scientist and help us collect scientific data.
Please ...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 in Golden Gate Park (Oct. 2-4)
Saturday, October 3 – 11:00 am - Ends at 7:00 pm |
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 ...
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 ...
35th Annual Hoes Down Harvest Festival (Road Trip)
Join us for the 35th Annual Hoes Down Harvest Festival on October 3, 2026 at Full Belly Farm- for one of Northern California’s most beloved farm festivals.
For 35 years, Hoes Down has brought together families, farmers, food lovers, and changemakers for a joyful day of ...
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
