Sunday, September 13
“Twin Peaks” Fest 2026: Screenings + Cherry Pie at SF’s Balboa Theater (Sept. 11-13)
Twin Peaks Fest at Balboa Theater features three days of screenings from all seasons of Twin Peaks and Fire Walk with Me, local art vendors, a raffle for paintings, live piano performances, and cherry pie. Costumes are encouraged, and tickets are sold by screening, day, ...
Monday, September 14
Cyberpunk Cinema Night | Mission Dist.
Monday, September 14 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Knockout
Cyberpunk Cinema, by Thrillhouse Records, presents cyberpunk movie classics at The Knockout in the Mission every second Monday of the month from 6:30-9 pm. They’ll show one episode of Cowboy Bebop at 6:30 pm, followed by the feature film. Use #cyberpunkcinema during the event to share ...Monthly
Tuesday, September 15
$6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose
One of the most socially-distant ways to have fun, The West Wind Drive-In theaters in both San Jose and Concord are open for good old-fashioned drive-in movie fun. West Wind Drive In Locations Solano Drive-In – 1611 Solano Way, Concord Capitol Drive-In – 3630 Hillcap ...Every Tuesday
Thursday, September 17
SF’s New “CritterFest” Film Festival About Pets + Animals (Sept. 17-20)
SF IndieFest’s latest festival is CritterFest, a series of films about animals, pets & wildlife at the 4-Star theater and video on demand September 17-20, 2026.
CritterFest is interested in exploring the profound resonance and interaction between humans and the animal kingdom with an eye towards the ...
Friday, September 18
Godzillafest San Francisco (Sept. 18-20)
Godzillafest is a weekend long convention, celebrating Godzilla, King of the Monsters. Guest dinner, dealers room with toy/figure sellers, artists and licensees, game room, Saturday movie and panels with guests and Godzilla experts. Cosplay is welcomed and encouraged. Prizes will be given out throughout the ...
“Floating Features” Outdoor Cinema on the Bay Aboard a Cruise
A MOVIE NIGHT YOU CAN ONLY GET ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Get ready for the coolest movie night in San Francisco—because we’re pretty sure we have the only sailing movie theater on the planet. Seriously. Red and White Fleet has teamed up with San Francisco’s ...
One-Night-Only “Star Trek IV” Screening in 70-Foot Planetarium Dome (Oakland)
$20 Adults (18+), $10 Members
Doors 7:00PM, Movie 7:30PM
Buy Tickets
It’s Sci-Fi Night at Chabot! Bring a friend and come up to Chabot for a one-night-only screening of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home in our state-of-the-art 70-foot Planetarium dome! Come early to enjoy light bites & themed cocktails ...
Free Outdoor Movie: Secret Lives of Pets 2 at Proxy (SF)
Friday, September 18 – 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Proxy SF
Secret Lives of Pets 2 – FREE OUTDOOR SHOW
FREE outdoor screening presented by SF SPCA and Critter Fest.
Friday, September 18, 8pm.
At Proxy, 432 Octavia Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94102
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Tuesday, September 22
Inkitt CandyJar x Love Potion Library: Free Movie Screening (SF)
Join Inkitt CandyJar x Love Potion Library in SF for
– A special free screening of new show I Was A Bitch starring Olivia Rose Williams & Carter Harvey, based on the Inkitt Galatea bestselling novel by Emily Ruben.
– DIY Candy bar
– Drinks
-Surprise raffle
Doors open at ...
$6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose
One of the most socially-distant ways to have fun, The West Wind Drive-In theaters in both San Jose and Concord are open for good old-fashioned drive-in movie fun. West Wind Drive In Locations Solano Drive-In – 1611 Solano Way, Concord Capitol Drive-In – 3630 Hillcap ...Every Tuesday
Thursday, September 24
Outsider Film Night
Open Screening of short films made by our beloved community members! Emphasis on experimental films or oddities 🙂
OPEN CALL for short films 15 mins and under⚠️
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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
“Sundown Cinema” SF’s Outdoor Movie Night in the Park 2026
Friday, September 25 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Ferry Building
San Francisco’s free outdoor movie tradition is back with a full season for 2026. The Sundown Cinema series has just announced its lineup, bringing family-friendly films to parks across the city from June through October. After a scaled-back return in 2025, the full program is ...
Free ‘Project Hail Mary’ Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Friday, September 25 – 7:15 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Proxy SF
FREE and open to all!
Join us at PROXY for interspecies adventure and camaraderie in Project Hail Mary!
In the near future, astronaut Ryland Grace wakes from a coma afflicted with amnesia. He gradually remembers that he was sent to the Tau Ceti solar system, 12 light-years ...
Solidarity Cinema: Short Films by Sudanese Filmmakers (SF)
See short films by Sudanese filmmakers at this screening & fundraiser, featuring special guest Hana Baba from KALW’s Solidarity Cinema
Come to KALW on Friday, September 25 at 8p for this month’s installment of Solidarity Cinema. We’re joined by Hana Baba for a night of Sudanese ...
Saturday, September 26
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
Orange Shirt Sunday: Free “Sugarcane” Film + Discussion (SF)
Join St. Mark’s for a free Sugarcane screening, followed by a community discussion on residential schools and their ongoing impact.
St. Mark’s Square invites you to a free community screening of Sugarcane, an acclaimed documentary that follows a groundbreaking investigation into abuse and missing children at St. Joseph’s ...
Tuesday, September 29
$6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose
One of the most socially-distant ways to have fun, The West Wind Drive-In theaters in both San Jose and Concord are open for good old-fashioned drive-in movie fun. West Wind Drive In Locations Solano Drive-In – 1611 Solano Way, Concord Capitol Drive-In – 3630 Hillcap ...Every Tuesday
Friday, October 2
Free ‘Sentimental Value’ Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Friday, October 2 – 7:15 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Proxy SF
FREE and open to all!
Join us at PROXY for an exploration of stardom, family, and forgiveness in Sentimental Value!
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers Nora, a stage actress, the main role in what he ...
Monday, October 5
Film Screening: American Pachuco: The Legend of Luiz Valdez (Berkeley)
Monday, October 5 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Berkeley Public Library (Central Branch)
Berkeley Public Library Presents
Film Screening : American Pachuco: The Legend of Luiz Valdez
Monday, October 5 | Berkeley Public Library, Central Branch, Community Meeting Room
Documentary about playwright and film director Luis Valdez. Film director David Alvarado will join on Zoom after the film screens to answer ...
Tuesday, October 6
$6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose
One of the most socially-distant ways to have fun, The West Wind Drive-In theaters in both San Jose and Concord are open for good old-fashioned drive-in movie fun. West Wind Drive In Locations Solano Drive-In – 1611 Solano Way, Concord Capitol Drive-In – 3630 Hillcap ...Every Tuesday
Friday, October 9
Free ‘I Love Boosters’ Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Friday, October 9 – 7:15 pm - Ends at 9:15 pm |
Cost: FREE | Proxy SF
FREE and open to all!
Join us at PROXY for a fashion forward, mayhem extravaganza in I Love Boosters!
A crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service.
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Monday, October 12
Cyberpunk Cinema Night | Mission Dist.
Monday, October 12 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Knockout
Cyberpunk Cinema, by Thrillhouse Records, presents cyberpunk movie classics at The Knockout in the Mission every second Monday of the month from 6:30-9 pm. They’ll show one episode of Cowboy Bebop at 6:30 pm, followed by the feature film. Use #cyberpunkcinema during the event to share ...Monthly
Tuesday, October 13
$6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose
One of the most socially-distant ways to have fun, The West Wind Drive-In theaters in both San Jose and Concord are open for good old-fashioned drive-in movie fun. West Wind Drive In Locations Solano Drive-In – 1611 Solano Way, Concord Capitol Drive-In – 3630 Hillcap ...Every Tuesday
Friday, October 16
“Sundown Cinema” SF’s Outdoor Movie Night in the Park 2026
Friday, October 16 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Crane Cove Park
San Francisco’s free outdoor movie tradition is back with a full season for 2026. The Sundown Cinema series has just announced its lineup, bringing family-friendly films to parks across the city from June through October. After a scaled-back return in 2025, the full program is ...
Free ‘Hoppers’ Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Friday, October 16 – 7:15 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Proxy SF
FREE and open to all!
Join us at PROXY to save the animal world in Hoppers!
Animal lover Mabel uses clever new technology designed to “hop” human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals to communicate with beavers, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have ...
Tuesday, October 20
$6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose
One of the most socially-distant ways to have fun, The West Wind Drive-In theaters in both San Jose and Concord are open for good old-fashioned drive-in movie fun. West Wind Drive In Locations Solano Drive-In – 1611 Solano Way, Concord Capitol Drive-In – 3630 Hillcap ...Every Tuesday
Wednesday, October 21
Free Cult Grandhourse Horror Film Screening: I Drink Your Blood (SF)
Catch a free screening of the cult grindhouse horror film I Drink Your Blood in North Beach.
A group of Satanic hippies rolls into a small town and encounters a revenge plot involving rabies-infected meat pies, setting off an increasingly deranged chain of events. Released in ...
Rocky Horror Picture Show with a Full Shadow Cast (SF Main Library)
The Bawdy Caste performs a full shadow cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, acting out the movie in front of the screen while it plays with audience participation. Expect singing, dancing, costumes, callbacks and a room full of people ready to celebrate. Callbacks are ...
Rocky Horror Picture Show with a Full Shadow Cast (SF Main Library)
Wednesday, October 21 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:45 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
The Bawdy Caste performs a full shadow cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, acting out the movie in front of the screen while it plays with audience participation. Expect singing, dancing, costumes, callbacks and a room full of people ready to celebrate. Callbacks are ...
Friday, October 23
Free ‘One Battle After Another’ Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Friday, October 23 – 7:15 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Proxy SF
FREE and open to all!
Join us at PROXY for an epic revolutionary tale in One Battle After Another!
Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces and ...
Sunday, November 8
Free “Blankets & Blockbusters” Toy Story 5 Outdoor Movie (Thrive City)
Sunday, November 8 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Thrive City
Enjoy a free outdoor screening of Toy Story 5 at Thrive City on San Francisco’s largest plaza board. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and enjoy family-friendly movie-themed activities and a photo opportunity. The movie begins at 1PM, and space is limited to first-come, first-served. ...
Wednesday, November 18
’80s NYC Underground: Free “Mondo New York” Film (Live Worms Gallery)
Catch a free screening of Mondo New York in North Beach.
This cult film offers a dreamlike look at New York’s late-’80s underground scene, moving through clubs, strange encounters, performance art, and an unforgettable cast of downtown characters. Atmospheric, messy, stylish, and deeply of its moment, ...
