Published Aug. 26, 2026at6:00am
In San Francisco, we celebrate Pride year-round. Participate in a full week of intersectional programming, culminating in a closing party (opens in new tab) at El Rio with DJ David Harness.
Date and timeWednesday, Aug. 26, to Sunday, Aug. 30
Catch the work of filmmakers from Creativity Explored, a San Francisco-based nonprofit supporting artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Date and timeWednesday, Aug. 26, 6 p.m.
Following their Shoreline Amphitheatre concert, Train is heading back to where it all began. To celebrate their new album, “Mad Dog in the Fog,” the band will play a free show outside the bar where they got their start. Note: RSVP does not guarantee entry; attendees must receive confirmation to enter.
Date and timeThursday, Aug. 27; doors at 3:30, performance at 5
Get into the groove at this disco-themed museum evening, complete with drag bingo, karaoke, food trucks, and DJs.
Source: California Academy of SciencesDate and timeThursday, Aug. 27, 6 p.m.
In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, trans and nonbinary classical artists pay homage to San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ history.
Date and timeThursday, Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m.
At this launch party dedicated to queer storytelling, attendees can choose their own adventure with two simultaneous experiences: an outdoor orchestra and indoor rave with DJs.
Date and timeThursday, Aug. 27, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Programmed alongside SFMOMA’s Matisse exhibition, this free reading of stories by San Francisco writer Harriet Lane Levy transports visitors to a Parisian salon to learn about Gertrude Stein and her contemporaries.
Source: Devlin Shand/Courtesy SFMOMADate and timeThursday, Aug. 27, 6 p.m.
Local musicians headline this end-of-summer night market. Stop by to pet ponies, make reptile friends, and swap plants.
Date and timeThursday, Aug. 27, 5 to 9 p.m.
Dancers from across the country organize a full slate of workshops and performances.
Date and timeThursday, Aug. 27, to Sunday, Aug. 30
Connect with community and delight in bites from local vendors during Visitacion Valley’s first-ever night market.
Date and timeFriday, Aug. 28, 4 to 8:30 p.m.
Come for the beats, stay for the eats. Drag queen Nicki Jizz’s theatrical spectacular returns with a lineup of performances and food vendors.
Date and timeSaturday, Aug. 29, 3 to 9 p.m.
Celebrate indie cinema with a lineup of international, micro-budget films made by “punks, dirtbags, metalheads, and oddballs.”
Date and timeSaturday, Aug. 29, 2 to 10 p.m.
Find inner peace with complimentary fitness classes and yoga flows, plus a kids activity area and booths from wellness merchants.
Source: Hearst Newspapers via Getty ImagesDate and timeSunday, Aug. 30, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Seven Bay Area musicians present an intergenerational lineup spanning jazz, blues, cabaret, funk, and hip-hop.
Date and timeSunday, Aug. 30, 4 p.m.
The Korean comedian closes his U.S. tour with a night of laughs.
Date and timeSunday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m.Sold-out eventsLooking ahead