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Shared Origins, Bright Mutual Future

Saturday, October 17, 2026 - 8:00 am to 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Mabuhay Gardens | 443 Broadway, San Francisco, CA

Event Details

Submitted by the Event Organizer

An ancient-future solarpunk gathering in the San Francisco Bay bioregion. Co-convened by CrowdDoing and Solarpunkification, hosted at Mabuhay Gardens, supported by Kinship Earth — a registered public satellite event of the ORIGIN Global Festival (Cradle of Humankind, South Africa). Talks, a Warm Data Lab, festival tables, live uplinks to the ORIGIN global broadcast, and food for sale from 8:30 AM. Free or by suggested donation. Tickets: https://luma.com/90i6vrae

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Cost: FREE
Categories: Art & Museums, Community, Downtown San Francisco, Fairs & Festivals, In Person, Lectures & Workshops
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Address: 443 Broadway, San Francisco, CA

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