North Beach First Fridays: June 2026 Neighborhood Art Walk (SF)

North Beach First Fridays: Art, Music & Poetry (SF)

North Beach First Fridays returns with an eclectic neighborhood art walk featuring open houses, live music, poetry readings, craft workshops, artist showcases, and more across multiple North Beach venues. Highlights include a Club Fugazi open house with acrobat training, free DIY crafting at P.F. Candle Co., jazz at Sweeties Art Bar, and poetry readings at Golden Sardine and Macchiarini Creative Design. The event is free and open to the public.

• Club Fugazi: “Dear San Francisco” open house w/ tours every 15 minutes. Watch the 7 Fingers’ Acrobats training for the evening performance 5-6:30 pm (678 Green St.)
• Biordi Art Imports: Gaea Schell & Jordan Samuels 5-7 pm (412 Columbus Ave.)
• P.F. Candle Co.: Free DIY Crafting 5-7 pm (1422 Grant Ave.)
• Caffe Trieste: music w/ Ned Boynton & friends 5-8:30 pm (601 Vallejo St.)
• Specs’: live music by Meredith Edgar Trio 6-8 pm (12 Saroyan Place)
• Golden Sardine: poetry reading 6 pm (362 Columbus Ave.)
• Sweeties Art Bar: Some S.F. Motif Picture Puzzles by David Jones 6-8 pm live jazz w/ Vince Lateano & friends 6-9 pm (475 Francisco St.)
• Happy House: Jane Wainwright’s Hippie Tarot 6-9 pm (1412 Grant Ave.)
• Otherwise Brewing/101 music: live music by The Bennie Murray Project 6:30-9:30 pm (1402 Grant Ave.)
• Macchiarini Creative Design: poetry & music series & design drawings by 3 generations of artists; Peter, Dan, & Emma Macchiarini 7 pm (1544 Grant Ave.)
• Al’s Attire: Marc Capella plays piano 6-8 pm (1300 Grant Ave.)
• Paris 75: Italian jazz with The Mina Project 7:30- 9:30 pm (515 Broadway)
• Peña Pachamama: live world & Andean music by Eddy Navia & special guests 8 pm (1630 Powell St.)
• Coit Tower Poetry Club reads: TBA 9 pm (on the back lawn)
• Tupelo: DJ Kevy Kev 9 pm, Black Diamond Band 10 pm (1337 Grant Ave.)
• Vesuvio Cafe: art by Barbara Wyeth (255 Columbus Ave.)
• Waystone: art by sue yardimci (1609 Powell St.)
• SFOG: Jim Gleeson’s ‘Fantastic San Francisco,’ music by DJ Van (1314 Grant Ave.)
• Fish Tank: screen prints for sale. Please ring the doorbell for service. (1331 Grant Ave.)
• Professor Seagull’s Smartshop: art by Jon Folan (1345 Grant Ave.)

Original Event Description:
_The moon in June shines on North Beach First Fridays. Come shine with us June 5

Club Fugazi: “Dear San Francisco” open house w/ tours every 15 minutes. Watch the 7 Fingers’ Acrobats training for the evening performance 5-6:30 pm (678 Green St.)

Biordi Art Imports: Gaea Schell & Jordan Samuels 5-7 pm (412 Columbus Ave.)

P.F. Candle Co.: Free DIY Crafting 5-7 pm (1422 Grant Ave.)

Caffe Trieste: music w/ Ned Boynton & friends 5-8:30 pm (601 Vallejo St.)

Specs’: live music by Meredith Edgar Trio 6-8 pm (12 Saroyan Place)

Golden Sardine: poetry reading 6 pm (362 Columbus Ave.)

Sweeties Art Bar: Some S.F. Motif Picture Puzzles by David Jones 6-8 pm live jazz w/ Vince Lateano & friends 6-9 pm (475 Francisco St.)

Happy House: Jane Wainwright’s Hippie Tarot 6-9 pm (1412 Grant Ave.)

Otherwise Brewing/101 music: live music by The Bennie Murray Project 6:30-9:30 pm (1402 Grant Ave.)

Macchiarini Creative Design: poetry & music series & design drawings by 3 generations of artists; Peter, Dan, & Emma Macchiarini 7 pm (1544 Grant Ave.)

Al’s Attire: Marc Capella plays piano 6-8 pm (1300 Grant Ave.)

Paris 75: Italian jazz with The Mina Project 7:30- 9:30 pm (515 Broadway)

Peña Pachamama: live world & Andean music by Eddy Navia & special guests 8 pm (1630 Powell St.)

Coit Tower Poetry Club reads: TBA 9 pm (on the back lawn)

Tupelo: DJ Kevy Kev 9 pm, Black Diamond Band 10 pm (1337 Grant Ave.)

Vesuvio Cafe: art by Barbara Wyeth (255 Columbus Ave.)

Waystone: art by sue yardimci (1609 Powell St.)

SFOG: Jim Gleeson’s ‘Fantastic San Francisco,’ music by DJ Van (1314 Grant Ave.)

Fish Tank: screen prints for sale. Please ring the doorbell for service. (1331 Grant Ave.)

Professor Seagull’s Smartshop: art by Jon Folan (1345 Grant Ave.)

Presented by The North Beach Business Association Sponsored by Avenue Greenlight_

Text extracted from provided image:
FIRST FRIDAYS
HANG
5-6:30pm
RANDY DIXON & DARREN SEARS “ARCHITECTURALLY MINDED”
782 BROADWAY
CLUB FUGAZI
5-6:30pm
DEAR SAN FRANCISCO
Open house with tours every 15 minutes. Watch the 7 Fingers acrobats training for the evening performance
678 GREEN ST
BIORDI IMPORTS
5-7pm
GAEA SCHELL & JORDAN SAMUELS
412 COLUMBUS AVE
P.F. CANDLE CO.
5-7pm
FREE DIY CRAFTING
1422 GRANT AVE
CAFFE TRIESTE
5-8:30pm
MUSIC W/ NED BOYNTON & FRIENDS
601 VALLEJO ST
PROFESSOR SEAGULL’S SMARTSHOP
5-9pm
ART BY JON FOLAN
1351 GRANT AVE
SPECS’
6-8pm
LIVE MUSIC BY MEREDITH EDGAR TRIO
12 SAROYAN PL
GOLDEN SARDINE
6pm
POETRY READING
362 COLUMBUS AVE
SWEETIES ART BAR
6-8pm
SOME S.F. MOTIF PICTURE PUZZLES BY DAVID JONES
6-9pm
LIVE JAZZ W/ VINCE LATEANO & FRIENDS
475 FRANCISCO ST
HAPPY HOUSE
6-9pm
JANE WAINWRIGHT’S HIPPIE TAROT
1412 GRANT AVE
OTHERWISE BREWING / 101 MUSIC
6:30-9:30pm
LIVE MUSIC BY THE BENNIE MURRAY PROJECT
1402 GRANT AVE
MACCHIARINI CREATIVE DESIGN
7pm
JESSICA LOOS POETRY & MUSIC SERIES & DESIGN DRAWINGS BY 3 GENERATIONS OF ARTISTS PETER, DAN, & EMMA MACCHIARINI
1544 GRANT AVE
AL’S ATTIRe
6-8pm
MARC CAPELLA PLAYS PIANO
1300 GRANT AVE
PARIS 75
7:30pm
ITALIAN JAZZ W/ THE MINA PROJECT
515 BROADWAY
PENA PACHAMAMA
8pm
LIVE WORLD & ANDEAN MUSIC BY EDDY NAVIA & SPECIAL GUESTS
1630 POWELL ST
COIT TOWER POETRY CLUB
9pm
READING ROBERT CREELEY
BACK LAWN AT COIT TOWER
TUPELO
9pm
DJ KEVY KEV
10pm
BLACK DIAMOND BAND
1337 GRANT AVE
VESUVIO CAFE
ART BY BARBARA WYETH
255 COLUMBUS AVE
WAYSTONE
ART BY SUE YARDIMCI
1609 POWELL ST
SFOG
JIM GLEESON’S “FANTASTIC SAN FRANCISCO,”
MUSIC BY DJ VAN
1314 GRANT AVE
FISH TANK
SCREEN PRINTS FOR SALE. PLEASE RING THE DOORBELL FOR SERVICE.
1331 GRANT AVE

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