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Upcoming events, closures and practical planning coverage across San Francisco.
Events · Waterfront
Events · Castro
Navy Band Southwest plays a free Fleet Week concert at Jane Warner Plaza at 5 p.m. Thursday, with a 17th Street closure and temporary F-line reroute.
Events · North Beach
Lillie Coit’s begins its four-day grand opening Oct. 8 at 1707 Powell St., with a 7:33 p.m. sign lighting, a Powell Street closure and a 39 Coit reroute.
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Events · Half Moon Bay
The free Saturday festival marks the start of Mavericks’ big-wave season with surfers, music, a surf swap and ocean-safety programming — but it is not a scheduled surf contest.
Events · Half Moon Bay
Spectators can watch giant pumpkins hit the scale Monday morning, with $9 per pound for first place and a $30,000 total prize for a world record.
Events · Golden Gate Park
San Francisco’s first Children’s Business Fair is free to visit Sunday morning in Golden Gate Park, with entrepreneurs ages 5–14 selling to real customers.
Arts · Yerba Buena
Saype will paint a giant biodegradable intertwined-hands fresco across Yerba Buena Gardens Oct. 5–7. Here are the best elevated viewpoints, the Oct. 7 human chain and how long it may remain visible.
Events · Waterfront
Fleet Week runs Oct. 4–12, with Blue Angels shows, ship tours, recreational-boat restrictions, Waymo geofencing, Muni changes and waterfront closures.
Events · Hunters Point
The historic Hunters Point Shipyard crane becomes a huge light-and-sound artwork on four October nights. Watch at ticketed parties or see the crane from elsewhere and stream the sound live.
Events · Tenderloin
Live on Larkin’s Little Saigon Edition runs noon–5 p.m. Oct. 10 at Larkin and Eddy streets, with live bands, DJs, dance, karaoke, family activities and food.
Events · Mission
The free, all-ages anniversary block party runs 11 a.m.–6 p.m. on Harrison between 23rd and 24th streets, with music, dance, murals, vendors and kids activities.
Events · Citywide
Weekend 3 moves to Dogpatch, the East Cut, Mission Bay, Potrero Hill, SOMA and South Beach. Use ArtSpan’s live directory to build a studio route before you go.
Events · North Beach
The Oct. 11 parade starts at 12:30 p.m., but street closures begin at 7:30 a.m. SFMTA has now published the full closure and reroute plan for North Beach.
Events · Yerba Buena
San Francisco’s daytime Indigenous Peoples Day celebration runs noon–4 p.m. Oct. 12 at Yerba Buena Gardens, with Native art, music, vendors and a special performance by Jeremy Dutcher.
Events · Alcatraz
The Oct. 12 Sunrise Gathering begins before dawn at Alcatraz. Two official sources currently list different ferry times, while online inventory is shown as unavailable and limited walk-up tickets are expected.
Events · Mission Bay
The 13th Bay Area Science Festival runs 11 a.m.–4 p.m. at UCSF Mission Bay with 125+ hands-on experiences. General admission is free; limited lab tours require advance registration.
Events · Mid-Market
A one-night Mid-Market arts crawl mixes free public performances, free RSVP programs and separate ticketed shows. The published schedule starts at 4 p.m. and runs into the night.
Events · Excelsior
Nearly a mile of Mission Street goes car-free Oct. 18 for Sunday Streets Excelsior, with a 5K, family activities, a clothing swap, Salvi Soul programming and a lucha libre showcase.
Events · Bay Area
Navratri begins Oct. 11, Diwali falls Nov. 8 in San Francisco, and Bay Area Garba events start even earlier. Here is the running calendar through Gujarati New Year.
Arts · SoMa
Between You and Me opens to the public Saturday with nearly 200 works. Regular SFMOMA admission alone does not include the RM exhibition: visitors need a separate timed ticket.
Events · Treasure Island
Off the Grid returns to Treasure Island for six Saturdays beginning Sept. 12, with free admission and free ferry rides from the Ferry Building. Here’s how to get a pass.
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Sports · Mission Bay
Dallas forced a deciding Game 3 with a 108–100 overtime win. Friday at Chase Center is confirmed; the WNBA and Valkyries still list the tip time as TBD.
Events · Downtown
The free Downtown First Thursdays street party runs 5–10 p.m. Oct. 1 on Second Street, but the traffic closure starts at noon and extends beyond the three-block public event.
Events · Mission Bay
The Descendants, ZOMBIES and Camp Rock Worlds Collide tour reaches Chase Center Saturday, Oct. 3. Doors open at 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show, and event tickets include all-day Muni.
Events · North Beach
San Francisco’s Madonna del Lume observance runs Oct. 3–4 with a Fisherman’s Chapel Mass, memorial at sea, Sunday High Mass and a North Beach procession to Fisherman’s Wharf.
Events · Outer Sunset
The Sunset neighborhood’s Community Fall Festival and Oktoberfest Block Party runs noon–6 p.m. Oct. 3 on Noriega Street, with the block closed longer and the 7 Haight/Noriega rerouted.
Events · Yerba Buena
Litquake brings an afternoon of readings, music and more than two dozen small presses and literary organizations to Yerba Buena Gardens on Sunday.
Events · Yerba Buena
The five-hour free festival brings African and African-diaspora music, dance, food, vendors and children’s activities to Yerba Buena Gardens on Saturday.
Events · Mission
The Mission Arts Performance Project returns Oct. 3 with free performances and art across the neighborhood. A complete central schedule is still emerging, so this guide tracks confirmed events and locations.
Events · Bayview
People’s Garden on Third Street is set to host three free evening music programs Oct. 2–4, with Afrobeat, jazz and soul-themed nights from 7 to 9 p.m.
Events · Embarcadero
“Antony and Cleopatra” plays free at Sue Bierman Park at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. No ticket is required, and Sunday is the final performance of the 2026 tour.
Events · Mission
The fifth Bay Area Maya Festival runs 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at CCSF Mission Campus, with workshops, poetry, music, traditional dances and cultural programming.
Events · Embarcadero
Sundown Cinema brings a free outdoor screening to the Ferry Building Friday night. The event window starts at 7 p.m.; the film is expected around 8:30.
Events · Diamond Heights
St. Nicholas Church marks the festival’s 30th year with two days of Middle Eastern food, music, performances, vendors and family activities in Diamond Heights.
Events · Noe Valley
More than 40 vendors, food, music and family activities are planned Tuesday evening. Drivers and Muni riders will see changes several hours beyond the market itself.
Events · Union Square
Francis Ford Coppola’s San Francisco classic screens free Saturday in Union Square. The preshow starts at 5 p.m. and the movie at 7:15 p.m.
Events · Pier 33
Alcatraz City Cruises is holding a free Pier 33 community celebration Sept. 26, followed by limited $0 Bay Discovery Cruise departures. The cruise does not land on Alcatraz.
Events · Embarcadero
The Mexican Navy sail-training ship is visiting Piers 15–17 Sept. 23–27. Free public boarding runs through Saturday, with a Sunday morning farewell and departure.
Events · India Basin
Families and visitors can get onto the Bay in student-built rowboats Sept. 27 at India Basin Waterfront Park. The program is free and requires no advance reservation.
Events · Baker Beach
A free Sept. 24 volunteer event at Battery Chamberlin lets participants help maintain the 1904 fortification, then learn to load and raise its historic disappearing-gun mechanism.
Events · Mid-Market
The new arts, media and civic hub at 988 Market St. opens to the public noon–5 p.m. Sept. 27 with performances, food vendors, tenant-led tours and family activities.
Events · Cole Valley
The free Cole Valley fair runs 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sept. 27. Cole and Parnassus closures last until 7 p.m., with reroutes on the 6, 37, 43 and early N Judah buses.
Arts · Embarcadero
The Oct. 2 farewell has passed. The 45-foot sculpture is expected to start coming down Oct. 12 and be off site by Oct. 15, with a city advisory covering Oct. 13–15.
Events · Castro
The Castro Street Fair returns Sunday, Oct. 4 from 11 a.m.–6 p.m., but street closures begin at 2 a.m. Here is what closes, which Muni routes reroute and the easiest way to reach the fair.
Events · Presidio
The free Chuseok Festival runs 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Sept. 26 on the Presidio’s Main Parade Lawn with Korean food, performances, games, vendors and family activities.
Events · Golden Gate Park
The first Golden Gate Park Nature Festival runs 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Sept. 27 outside the California Academy of Sciences, with free biodiversity activities and community groups.
Events · Pier 80
Portola returns to Pier 80 Sept. 26–27. There is no festival parking, a free 24th Street BART shuttle runs, and SFMTA has major closures and extra service.
Events · Golden Gate Park
The Bodhi Mid-Autumn Festival runs 10 a.m.–5 p.m. at the San Francisco County Fair Building with lanterns, Hanfu, performances, crafts, games and family activities.
Events · Golden Gate Park
German Day runs 11 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Golden Gate Park Bandshell and Music Concourse with live music, cultural groups, food, beer and wine, and family activities.
Events · SoMa
Folsom Street Fair runs 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday, but Muni reroutes start Saturday at 4 p.m. and street closures at 5 p.m. Here are the final travel details.
Events · Visitacion Valley
The free Leland Avenue market runs 4–8:30 p.m. Sept. 25. Leland closes noon–10 p.m., the 56 Rutland reroutes, and there is no designated event parking.
Events · Golden Gate Park
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass runs Oct. 2–4 in Golden Gate Park. Here are the 2026 set times, entrance hours, extra Muni service, road closures, food, rules and livestream options.
Events · California Street
San Francisco’s Harvest Moon rises at 6:53 p.m. Sept. 26 at 82° — almost the same bearing as California Street’s famous sunrise Henge — just minutes before sunset.
Events · SoMa
The free annual LeatherWalk gathers at Eagle Plaza at 10 a.m. Sunday, steps off at 11 and returns for Leather Pride Fest around 3 p.m., with major SoMa closures nearby.
Events · Corona Heights
The Corona Heights museum opens on a normally closed Sunday for free climbing, skateboarding, archery, crafts, live music and a new Josephine Randall history exhibit.
Events · Castro
The free Castro Night Market runs 5–10 p.m. Sept. 18. 18th Street closes at 11 a.m., and the 33 Ashbury/18th reroutes through end of service.
Events · Fort Mason
The free, all-ages Fort Mason Night Market runs 5–10 p.m. Sept. 18 with food, crafts, public art and live music on the waterfront campus.
Events · Bernal Heights
Fiesta on the Hill runs 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sept. 20 in Bernal Heights. Cortland closes 6 a.m.–7 p.m., and the 24 Divisadero reroutes for most of the day.
Sports · Mission Bay
Golden State hosts Portland Friday at 7 p.m. and Seattle Saturday at 6 p.m. at Chase Center. Event tickets include all-day Muni rides except cable cars.
Events · Sunset District
The free Sunset Night Market returns to Irving Street Sept. 25 from 5–10 p.m. with an Autumn Moon theme, food, performances and lanterns.
Events · Excelsior
The free Latino Heritage Month Night Market brings WFC wrestling, food and music to Ocean and Mission Friday while Ocean Avenue closes and the 49 Muni detours.
Events · Union Square
Dolly Day runs noon–3 p.m. Sept. 25 in Union Square with free admission and no registration. California has now officially established Sept. 25 as Dolly Parton Day.
Events · Embarcadero
San Francisco’s pre-Folsom World Naked Bike Ride leaves Rincon Park at noon Sept. 26. The exact 2026 route is still TBA, and nudity is not required.
Events · Presidio
The Presidio marks the exact 250th anniversary of El Presidio de San Francisco on Sept. 17, with free afternoon programs and an evening film premiere.
Events · Mission
Annunciation Cathedral’s 75th Greek Food Festival runs Sept. 18–20 at 245 Valencia St. with free admission, Greek dishes and pastries, dancing, music and cathedral tours.
Events · Golden Gate Park
Europe in the Park runs 1–6 p.m. Sept. 19 at Peacock Meadow with European food, music, dance, cultural booths, family activities and a beer garden.
Events · Union Square
Poolside returns to Union Square for a free, all-ages 1–5 p.m. outdoor show Sept. 20 with additional electronic guests. Here’s what’s confirmed about RSVP, transit and getting there.
Events · Embarcadero
San Francisco has two major Chuseok celebrations this month: a free Ferry Building festival Sept. 20 and a free Presidio festival Sept. 26.
Events · Pier 70
The free Pier 70 Time Machine opens in historic Building 12 this weekend with artifacts, hands-on displays and exhibits on Dogpatch, Potrero Hill and the southeast waterfront.
Events · Hayes Valley
Head West returns to Hayes Valley Sept. 13 from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Here’s where to go, what streets close and how the outbound 6 Hayes/Parnassus changes.
Events · Muir Woods
Muir Woods waives its normal $15 entrance fee for eligible U.S. citizens and residents Sept. 17, but advance parking reservations are still required and standard parking costs $10.
Events · Embarcadero
The free two-day festival runs 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sept. 12–13 at Embarcadero Plaza, with Turkish food, music, dance, artisans and cultural performances.
Events · Civic Center
San Francisco’s official El Grito celebration runs 4–9 p.m. Sept. 15 at Civic Center Plaza, with free admission, music, Mexican antojitos and the civic independence ceremony.
Events · Golden Gate Park
Flower Piano runs Sept. 10–20 across the San Francisco Botanical Garden, with 12 pianos, daily performances and open play. San Francisco residents get free garden admission.
Events · Presidio
San Francisco Amateur Astronomers will set up telescopes at Presidio Tunnel Tops for a free two-hour public Moon-viewing night on Sept. 19.
Events · Outer Richmond
The free Outer Richmond arts event runs Sept. 12, with Balboa and 37th Avenue closed for much of the day and reroutes on the 18 and 31.
Events · Chinatown
The free Chinatown Night Market returns Sept. 11 from 5 to 9 p.m. along Grant Avenue, with food, live music, lion dancing and activities on Waverly Place.
Events · Mission Bay
The 3.5-mile race starts at Chase Center at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 10, while Mission Bay and waterfront traffic restrictions run from about 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Events · Aquatic Park
Festival of the Sea is free Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, with a boat parade across Aquatic Cove, music, sea chanteys, sandcastle building and family activities.
Events · Muni Heritage Weekend
Free historic streetcar and bus rides run 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sept. 19–20 near the Ferry Building, with a live vehicle map, Pier 39 boarding and a 2 Sutter reroute.
Arts & Culture · Civic Center
Simon Boccanegra performances Sept. 16 and 19 and the Sept. 20 opening of Mary, Queen of Scots are canceled. All other performances remain scheduled for now.
Events · Golden Gate Park
More than 50 comics are scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. at Robin Williams Meadow, with Paula Poundstone, Chris Titus, Marga Gomez, Brian Copeland and other Bay Area veterans.
Events · Haight-Ashbury
Haight Street closes 6 a.m.–8 p.m. Sept. 20, with reroutes on the 7, 33, 37, 43 and early N Judah bus around the street fair.
Events · Chinatown
The free Chinatown festival runs Sept. 19–20 on Grant Avenue. The main schedule now lists a 3 p.m. dumpling contest and 4:45 p.m. dragon parade Sunday.
Events · Mission
Valencia Street between 18th and 21st streets will close to through traffic at noon Sept. 10, five hours before Valencia LIVE! begins. The free Mission street party runs from 5 to 10 p.m., while the cross streets remain open.
Events · Aquatic Park
The free Moby-Dick Reading Marathon runs from noon Sept. 12 to noon Sept. 13 at the Maritime Museum. Visitors can drop in for a chapter, come and go, or stay overnight — with limited room for sleeping bags.
Events · Mission
The free Mission festival runs 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sept. 12. Street closures last roughly 8 a.m.–9 p.m., and the 48 Quintara/24th reroutes from 7:30 a.m.
Events · Outer Sunset
The new free festival runs from 1 to 9 p.m. Sept. 19 at Taraval Street and Lower Great Highway, with Bay Area bands, DJs, an art market, food trucks and Ocean Beach steps away.
Events · Candlestick Point
San Francisco’s free Kite by the Bay returns to Candlestick Point on Sept. 12 with kite flying, kayaking, fishing lessons and family activities. Here’s what to know before you go.
Events · Chinatown
The former Empress of China building at 838 Grant Avenue will open its doors for a free Chinatown community event Sept. 12 as plans for the landmark’s next chapter take shape.
Events · Mission District
The SF Lowrider Council marks 45 years with a parade, 300+ car show and $10,000 hopping contest while Mission Street closes and seven Muni routes reroute.
Events · Richmond District
The Richmond District’s Autumn Moon Festival returns to Clement Street Sept. 12 with food, performances and family activities. City documents call for a six-hour festival plus a much longer street closure.
Events · North Beach
North Beach's free monthly art-and-culture walk returns Friday evening with gallery stops on Grant Avenue, poetry at Golden Sardine and Coit Tower, jazz at Sweetie’s, and live music across the neighborhood.
Events · Waterfront
The 50th Giro takes over streets around Levi’s Plaza on Labor Day, with racing from 8 a.m. into the afternoon and street closures from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Events · Golden Gate Park
Grahame Lesh & Friends play a free 2–6 p.m. Labor Day concert at Robin Williams Meadow, opening the Forever Grateful exhibition weekend in Golden Gate Park.
Events · Oracle Park
More than 1,200 drones are scheduled to fly above Oracle Park Sept. 5 in a one-night Harry Potter show synchronized to music from the films. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.; the show starts at 8:15.
Events · Chase Center
Weezer plays Chase Center Sept. 9 with The Shins and Silversun Pickups. See doors, start time, free Muni, BART connections and parking advice.
Events · Yerba Buena
Black Panther screens free at Yerba Buena Gardens Sept. 5. The pre-show starts 6:30 p.m. and the movie begins around sunset at 7:30.
Events · Chinatown
The Chinatown Car Show returns Sunday, Sept. 6, with classic and luxury cars, lion dancing and a 3 p.m. parade on Grant Avenue.
Events · Chinatown
San Francisco’s Hungry Ghost Festival starts at 2 p.m. Saturday on Grant Avenue. Here’s where to go, what the festival means and when the incense dragon appears.
Events · San Francisco
Sunrise is at 6:40 a.m. Sept. 2, but that is not the only useful time. The strongest modeled California Street alignment comes Sept. 4, and several nearby mornings can work.
Events · Oracle Park
The Giants host the Cardinals at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday and 12:45 p.m. Wednesday. Here is the current Oracle Park transit, parking and game-day plan.
Events · Dogpatch
The Midway hosts Labor Day weekend block parties before Hiero Day Monday with Killer Mike, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Mereba and Hieroglyphics. Here’s what to know about timing, closures and transit.
Weekend · Events & transit
Friday traffic was already backing up through SoMa and the 101/I-80 approaches by about 1:30 p.m. Pokémon Worlds, Giants traffic and an I-280 lane reduction beginning tonight make Saturday the pressure point.
Culture · Comedy
Josh Johnson has two final Comedy Band Camp performances at The Masonic on Sunday. The San Francisco venue does not publish a runtime, but another stop on the same tour lists about 1 hour 40 minutes with no intermission.
Music · Chase Center
ZAYN’s scheduled Sept. 2 San Francisco concert remains cancelled as the date approaches. Ticketmaster says cancelled-event refunds go back to the original payment method after it receives funds from the organizer.
Events · Oracle Park
Arizona visits Oracle Park for four games in three days. Saturday brings a 1:05 p.m. Jung Hoo Lee bobblehead game and a 7:05 p.m. Jeff Kent number-retirement game — while BART work complicates some trips into San Francisco.
Events · SoMa
Pokémon Worlds reaches its final day Sunday, with a free Pokémon-themed drone show above the Ferry Building at 9:20 p.m. SoMa street restrictions continue into Sept. 1.
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