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Free Sunday Streets Library Open House w/ Music + Bubbles (Excelsior)

Sunday, October 18, 2026 - 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Excelsior Branch Library | 4400 Mission St., San Francisco, CA
San Francisco

Event Details

SFPL

The staff at Excelsior Library is excited to have you at our Open House during Sunday Streets.

Enjoy the day’s events:

11 a.m.– 4 p.m. outside the library

  • Library Card challenge. Show us your library card, renew it, or get a new one!
  • Jamaica refresher
  • Bookmark making
  • Sidewalk chalk, to decorate the street
  • Bubbles, to make and enjoy
  • Hula hoops
  • Tabling by partners offering information and resources

Entertainment schedule:

1 p.m.– 4 p.m. inside the library

2 p.m.– 3:30 p.m. outside the library

  • Crafternoon: Tassle making, for your bookmark or other projects.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Community, Fun & Games, In Person, Kids & Families, Live Music, Outdoors
Address: 4400 Mission St., San Francisco, CA

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