Tuesday, September 15
SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu)
Tuesday, September 15 – 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 ...
SF’s “El Grito” de Independencia Celebration of Mexico (Civic Center Plaza)
Tuesday, September 15 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Civic Center Plaza
Celebrate the eve of Mexican Independence Day at Civic Center Plaza with El Grito, a free community festival featuring live music, performances by local groups such as Mariachi Bonitas de Dinorah and Ballet Carlos Moreno, Mexican food vendors, and a reenactment of the historic call ...
Pop-Up Ready: Table and Booth Display Workshop for Small Businesses
Learn how to make your pop-up table stand out and drive sales with Chanamon Ratanalert, founder of Maison Chanamon. Drawing from years of experience selling at markets, Chanamon will share practical tips and best practices on table layout, product placement, branding, and more to help ...
Wednesday, September 16
“Biblio Bistro” Farmers’ Market Cooking School | UN Plaza
Wednesday, September 16 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | UN Plaza
Wondering how to prepare the beautiful produce that our local farmers are growing and selling at the Farmers Market? Come check out a live demonstration of how to sauté a featured vegetable at the Heart of the City Farmers Market with Biblio Bistro, the Library’s mobile ...Monthly
Thursday, September 17
SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu)
Thursday, September 17 – 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 ...
Opening Night: Protest Photography Through the Decades (SF Main Library)
Thursday, September 17 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:45 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
The opening reception for Eyewitness to the Resistance: Photojournalists on the Front Lines of Protest marks the debut of this exhibition pairing historical photographs from the San Francisco History Center with recent work by local photojournalists from Pro Bono Photo and other news organizations.
The images document protests across generations, ...
Saturday, September 19
45th Annual Northern California Book Awards
Northern California Book Awards
1450 Fourth Street #4, Berkeley, CA 94710, (510) 612-3958, info@poetryflash.org
https://poetryflash.org • https://sfpl.org
45th ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDS
Northern California’s vibrant literary scene will celebrate on Saturday, September 19, 2026, 2:00pm, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, Civic Center, San Francisco, when the 45th annual Northern California ...
Tuesday, September 22
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 ...
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 ...
Sunday, September 27
Urban Wildlife 101: Living w/ Coyotes, Mountain Lions (SF Main Library)
Sunday, September 27 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
Discover the fascinating wildlife that shares our California communities—from mountain lions and coyotes to raccoons, skunks, squirrels, and many other familiar neighborhood animals. These species play vital roles in maintaining healthy ecosystems and are living closer to people than ever before.
This presentation explores the ecological ...
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 ...
KALW’s 85th Anniversary Concert (The Warfield)
Tuesday, September 29 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: $85 | The Warfield
KALW Public Media, San Francisco’s Original Public Media station and one of the Bay Area’s most enduring civic and cultural institutions, presents its 85th anniversary concert at the historic Warfield Theatre on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. The evening will feature headline performances by BADBADNOTGOOD and ...
Saturday, October 3
SF Philharmonic: Two Musical Titans. One Unforgettable Night
Saturday, October 3 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: $35 | Herbst Theatre
TWO MUSICAL TITANS. ONE UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT.
This October, the season doesn’t simply begin—it erupts.
Step into the iconic Herbst Theatre on Saturday, October 3 at 7:30 PM for an evening of orchestral power, drama, beauty, and sheer exhilaration.
First, the thunderous spectacle of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture—a musical battle cry that surges from tension ...
Sunday, October 4
Asian Art Museum: Free Admission Day (Every First Sunday)
Through the power of art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco brings the diverse cultures of Asia to life. Located in the heart of San Francisco, the museum is home to one of the world’s finest collections of Asian art, boasting more than 18,000 ...Monthly
Thursday, October 8
Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library
Thursday, October 8 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
Join San Francisco Main Public Library with talented poets for a poetry jam. The Main Library’s monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series, moderated by Kim Shuck, takes place on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Main Library. Thursday Night Poem Jam Every 2nd Thursday | ...Monthly
Saturday, October 10
Live on Larkin: Free Street Fest 2026 (Tenderloin)
Saturday, October 10 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Larkin St (between Eliis & Eddy)
Live on Larkin – a new series of free street events on Larkin Street. Check out live music, performances, free activities and games, vendors, and more! Live On Larkin 2026 2nd Saturdays, July – December 2026 | 12p – 5p Larkin St. & Eddy St., ...
Wednesday, October 14
Discover Southeast Asia Art Masterpieces: Angkor Wat & Buddhas (SF Main Library)
Wednesday, October 14 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
Eleven countries, thousands of years, millions of people: explore the cultures of Southeast Asia as reflected in secular and religious artworks from this fascinating region. This program features objects from the collection of the Asian Art Museum, including sculptures from Angkor Wat in Cambodia; Buddhas ...
Wednesday, October 21
“Biblio Bistro” Farmers’ Market Cooking School | UN Plaza
Wednesday, October 21 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | UN Plaza
Wondering how to prepare the beautiful produce that our local farmers are growing and selling at the Farmers Market? Come check out a live demonstration of how to sauté a featured vegetable at the Heart of the City Farmers Market with Biblio Bistro, the Library’s mobile ...Monthly
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 ...
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 ...
Thursday, October 22
Free Panel: Bay Area Protest Photojournalists + Pop-Up Exhibit (SF Main Library)
Thursday, October 22 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
Photojournalists on the Front Lines of Protest: A panel discussion hosted by Indivisible San Francisco and Pro Bono Photo.
Indivisible SF presents a panel of local photojournalists from Pro Bono Photo and other news organizations who will share selections from their portfolios and discuss the role ...
Sunday, November 1
Asian Art Museum: Free Admission Day (Every First Sunday)
Through the power of art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco brings the diverse cultures of Asia to life. Located in the heart of San Francisco, the museum is home to one of the world’s finest collections of Asian art, boasting more than 18,000 ...Monthly
Thursday, November 12
Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library
Thursday, November 12 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
Join San Francisco Main Public Library with talented poets for a poetry jam. The Main Library’s monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series, moderated by Kim Shuck, takes place on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Main Library. Thursday Night Poem Jam Every 2nd Thursday | ...Monthly
Thursday, December 10
Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library
Thursday, December 10 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
Join San Francisco Main Public Library with talented poets for a poetry jam. The Main Library’s monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series, moderated by Kim Shuck, takes place on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Main Library. Thursday Night Poem Jam Every 2nd Thursday | ...Monthly
Saturday, December 12
Live on Larkin: Free Street Fest 2026 (Tenderloin)
Saturday, December 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Larkin St (between Eliis & Eddy)
Live on Larkin – a new series of free street events on Larkin Street. Check out live music, performances, free activities and games, vendors, and more! Live On Larkin 2026 2nd Saturdays, July – December 2026 | 12p – 5p Larkin St. & Eddy St., ...
