On Saturday, September 26, from 8 PM to 1 AM, the #welovesf Gala returns to The Conservatory at One Sansome for Portrait of a City, a night celebrating the people, art, culture, and creative energy that define San Francisco.
This year, the city itself becomes the inspiration. Through music, fashion, art, immersive experiences, and incredible food and drinks, Portrait of a City celebrates the many people and perspectives that shape San Francisco.
The dress code? Creative Black Tie. Get weird, get stylish, get inspired by the city, and make it yours.
You are San Francisco. San Francisco is You.
What to Expect
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
Produced in partnership with EMPIRE and headlined by Aluna, with Mark of Noise Complaints, GEO, Simon Andre, and DJ Stephane throughout the night.
TASTINGS, COCKTAILS & LATE-NIGHT BITES
Discover tastings throughout the venue from Bricoleur Vineyards, Leon y Sol Tequila, and Epic Cleantec, alongside specialty cocktails, roaming bites, and our signature late-night El Norteño Taco Truck.
ART, FASHION & IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Explore Bay Area art, immersive projection, interactive installations, fashion-forward activations, roaming performers, and a silent auction featuring local artists and creatives, with unexpected moments woven throughout the night.
Creative Black Tie
Express your own Portrait of a City. Whether that means classic black tie with unexpected details, bold fashion, or a creative nod to San Francisco, show us what you bring to this city or what the city means to you.
Party With a Purpose
At the heart of the evening is a shared investment in San Francisco.
All proceeds benefit the Presidio Bay Foundation and our work across workforce development, civic engagement, arts and culture, and affordable housing, including our flagship workforce development initiative, the Presidio Scholars Program.
Presidio Scholars is a six-week immersive summer program introducing college students from underrepresented and under-resourced backgrounds to careers across commercial real estate and the built environment through hands-on learning, mentorship, site tours, and exposure to the full development process.
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: $204.59**RSVP required and ticket cost is tax deductible.
Categories:
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Community,
In PersonAddress: One Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA
Saturday, September 26, 2026
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| 6:00 am |
Marin Poetry Center – Revolution | FREE |
| 8:00 am |
Nature Walk with LushNature Fall 2026 (Sunol) | $36*
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| 8:00 am |
Walk SF’s “Laziest Marathon” w/ Parks, Coffee Stops + Scenic Vistas | FREE |
| 8:30 am |
SF’s “Get Up, Get Out” Black Men’s Health Symposium (Bayview) | FREE |
| 8:30 am |
Get Up, Get Out: Black Men’s Health Symposium (Bayview YMCA) | FREE |
| 8:45 am |
Free Kids Soccer Trial Class for Ages 1-10 (SF) | FREE*
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| 9:00 am |
National Public Lands Day in the Presidio at Rob Hill | FREE*
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| 9:30 am |
Free de Young Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday) | FREE*
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| 9:30 am |
Free “Legion of Honor” Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday) | FREE*
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| 10:00 am |
“Corgi Con” Bay Area 2026 at Alameda County Fairgrounds | $13*
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| 10:00 am |
8th Annual Bay Area Steps Against Melanoma (Little Marina Green) | FREE*
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| 10:00 am |
Free Bay Area ADU & Tiny Home Expo Fall 2026 (Oakland) | FREE*
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| 10:00 am |
Paramount Theatre Public Tour | $10*
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| 10:00 am |
Free Cemetery Walking Tour: “Oral Traditions” Readings and Tastings (Oakland) | FREE |
| 10:00 am |
Trinity Alley $5 Book Fair (SF) | FREE |
| 10:00 am |
SF World Naked Bike Ride Autumn Equinox/FolsomSF (Fall 2026) | FREE*
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| 10:00 am |
Sausalito Art & Harbor Days | FREE |
| 10:00 am |
Maker Faire Bay Area 2026 (Sept. 25-27) | $45*
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| 10:00 am |
Mr. Phil & Friends Live in Concert | FREE*
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| 10:00 am |
Alcatraz City Cruises’ 2026 Free “Community Day by the Bay” Festival (Pier 33) | FREE*
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| 10:00 am |
Shoreline Lake’s Yearly Sale of Cool Stuff (Mountain View) | FREE*
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| 10:00 am |
“National Public Lands Day” at SF’s Crissy Field (2026) | FREE*
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| 10:00 am |
Maker Faire Bay Area 2026 (Sept. 25-27) | $45*
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| 10:00 am |
Mexican Navy 297-Foot “Tall Ship” Rare Visit to SF + Free Tours (Sept. 23-26) | FREE*
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| 10:30 am |
Bagels and Bricks: Creative Hangout for Makers (SoMa) | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
2026 Bay Area “Chuseok” Korean Harvest Festival (The Presidio) | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
Drawn Together: A Drawing Club for Everyone | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
5th Annual Art & Lit Fest (Serramonte Center) | FREE |
| 11:00 am |
The Mrs. Roper Castro Bar Crawl (SF) | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
Human vs. AI Film Premiere (SF) | $5*
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| 11:00 am |
September Arts & Culture Fest w/ Live Mural Painting (Downtown San Mateo) | FREE |
| 11:00 am |
District 11 OMI Family Summit | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
Off the Grid 2026 Treasure Island w/ Free Kites + Free Ferry Rides (Fall 2026) | FREE |
| 11:00 am |
8th Annual Bay Area Korean “Chuseok” Festival (The Presidio) | FREE |
| 11:00 am |
Rodeo Music and Art Market | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
4th Annual “Circus on The Square” + Free Popcorn (SF) | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
$1 Art Vending Machine Pop-Up w/ 10+ Machines in SF (Sept. 26-27) | FREE |
| 11:00 am |
Free Art Vending Machine Weekend: 10+ Machines + Local Artists (SF) | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
Oktoberfest at Headlands Brewing (East Bay to Bavaria) | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
Potrero Hill and Dogpatch Art Showcase & Gala | FREE |
| 11:00 am |
San Bruno Mountain Celebration & 1st Ever “Meet the Mountain” Fair (Brisbane) | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
ICB/ART: Artists At Work | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
Family Science Day: NASA Talk + Stargazing (San Mateo) | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
Hands-On Family Science Day: Stargazing & Planetarium Shows (San Mateo) | FREE*
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| 11:00 am |
SF’s “Upper Noe NeighborFest” Free Pizza, Lemonade, Popcorn + Gelato (2026) | FREE |
| 11:00 am |
Nichole Accettola – Scandinavian Everyday | FREE |
| 11:00 am |
Sarah McCoy with Melissa Blaustein – Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely? | FREE |
| 11:00 am |
2026 Sparknify Human vs. AI Film Premiere | FREE |
| 11:00 am |
Adrian West Band | FREE |
| 11:00 am |
Champions for Pet Health | FREE |
| 12:00 pm |
Celebration: ¡VIVA! Kickoff Party (SF Main Library) | FREE |
| 12:00 pm |
Golden Gate Park “The Whale’s Tail” Beer/Wine Garden + Live Music (Summer 2026) | FREE*
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| 12:00 pm |
Walnut Creek Oktoberfest: Free Festival, 21+ Chillgarten + Kids Zone (Sept. 25-26) | FREE*
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| 12:00 pm |
Free Ocean Beach Chalk Art Festival “Chalk2Heal” (SF’s Sunset Dunes Park) | FREE*
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| 12:00 pm |
“Viva” 2026 Latinix Art & Music Festival Kickoff Party (SF Main Library) | FREE |
| 12:00 pm |
Chalk2Heal Festival | FREE |
| 12:00 pm |
SF “Good Neighbor Week” 2026 Kickoff Party (Civic Center) | FREE*
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| 12:00 pm |
Chalk2Heal | FREE |
| 12:00 pm |
Bay Area 48 Hour Film Project 2026 Premiere Screenings and Awards | $18*
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| 12:00 pm |
We Will Not Be Silenced: San Francisco Shakespeare Festival | FREE |
| 12:00 pm |
Hayward’s Free 6-Hour Mariachi Festival + Lucha Libre (2026) | FREE |
| 12:30 pm |
Coffee & Craft Hour | FREE*
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| 1:00 pm |
Burton Fest: Inspired by the Mind of Tim Burton (Easy Bay) | FREE |
| 1:00 pm |
This is Hallo-Wine: A Nightmare Before Christmas Free Family Market | FREE*
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| 1:00 pm |
Free “Viva Fall Fest”: Hispanic Heritage Market on Fourth Street (Berkeley) | FREE*
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| 1:00 pm |
SamTrans 50th Community Celebration (Millbrae) | FREE |
| 1:00 pm |
Fariha Nasir’s “Home, Improved” Book Release Party at Pyarful | FREE |
| 1:00 pm |
Michael Moritz – Ausländer | FREE |
| 1:30 pm |
Jazz Jam & Open Mic at Hayes Valley Art Works Garden | FREE*
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| 2:00 pm |
Yourself and Yours | FREE |
| 2:00 pm |
Free Shakespeare in the Park 2026 at SF’s Sue Bierman Park (Sept. 26-27) | FREE |
| 2:00 pm |
Gallery Talk: Silk Road Miniatures | $10 |
| 2:00 pm |
Free Community Forum on Crocker Amazon Park’s Future (Excelsior) | FREE |
| 2:00 pm |
“On a Whim” Art Exhibition Opening Reception | FREE |
| 2:00 pm |
San Francisco Brazilian Film Festival | $20 |
| 2:30 pm |
2026 Banned Books Week: Letters for Prisoners of Conscience (SF) | FREE |
| 3:00 pm |
Found Company: A Spontaneous Staged Reading Event | $10*
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| 3:30 pm |
High School Battle Of The Bands For Kenya Kids (San Carlos) | $60*
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| 4:00 pm |
Goth Yoga in North Beach | $25*
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| 4:00 pm |
Thomas Swick with Don George – Falling Into Place | FREE |
| 4:00 pm |
Mapping Sense of Things Opening Reception | FREE |
| 5:00 pm |
Union Square’s Cinema Under the Stars: “The Conversation” | FREE |
| 5:00 pm |
10th Annual Beyond the A Word: Reproductive Life Stories | $75 |
| 5:00 pm |
10th Annual Beyond the A Word: Reproductive Life Stories | $25 |
| 5:00 pm |
Hike & Sip | $40*
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| 6:00 pm |
Film Night + Talk: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (Berkeley) | FREE |
| 6:15 pm |
Patrick Anderson Performs Philip Glass’s Metamorphosis I-V | $15 |
| 7:00 pm |
“Golden Gate Comedy Night” SF’s Most Intimate Comedy Club | FREE*
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| 7:00 pm |
Treasure Island Museum Annual Benefit Swing Dance | $71.21 |
| 7:00 pm |
“Crazy Funny Asians” Free Comedy Showcase (SF) | FREE*
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| 7:00 pm |
FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows) | FREE*
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| 7:00 pm |
National Singles Week Speed Dating for 40s/50s | $30 |
| 7:00 pm |
Free Outdoor Movie Night in Duboce Park “How to Train Your Dragon” (Fall 2026) | FREE |
| 7:00 pm |
Free Nob Hill Outdoor Movie Night “The Sound of Music” + Free Popcorn (2026) | FREE |
| 7:30 pm |
California Symphony: Sibelius, Higdon, and Bartók – American Connections | $50*
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| 7:30 pm |
Renegade Orchestra at Sebastiani Theater | $30 |
| 7:30 pm |
Tokyo Arcade | $18*
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| 7:30 pm |
PoisnIvy Circus: Light & Shadow | $38*
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| 7:30 pm |
Stand-Up Comedy Show: “Acidic Laughs” at Alpha Acid Brewing Co | FREE*
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| 8:00 pm |
$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show | $11.94*
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| 8:00 pm |
“Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens) | FREE*
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| 8:00 pm |
Hugg Magazine | Issue 003 Launch Party & Fashion Show | $12*
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| 8:00 pm |
$5 Off Tix: San Francisco Playhouse’s “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” (Sept. 26-Nov. 28) | $55*
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| 8:00 pm |
Spaced Out: Standup Comedy in Downtown SJ | $10*
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| 8:00 pm |
Comedy with Peter Liu | $30 |
| 8:00 pm |
Scribe Live: Indie-Hearted Prog Rock at O’Reilly’s (SF) | $10 adv $15 at door 21+*
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| 8:00 pm |
“Find & Shine” Find A Cappella Concert (Santa Clara) | $27*
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| 8:00 pm |
Full Moon Trip Temple with Sound Healing | FREE*
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| 8:00 pm |
Stand-Up Comedy Night Inside a Skateshop (SF) | $12 |
| 9:00 pm |
SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat) | $18.60*
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| 9:00 pm |
$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday) | $16.37*
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| 9:00 pm |
Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p) | FREE*
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