{"id":203939,"date":"2026-03-04T14:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/203939\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:24:35","slug":"the-17-best-events-in-sf-this-weekend-from-the-chinese-new-year-parade-to-floral-exhibits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/203939\/","title":{"rendered":"The 17 best events in SF this weekend, from the Chinese New Year Parade to floral exhibits"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month\u2019s free First Thursday features a set from DJ Sofia Kourtesis \u2014 and plenty of space to dance \u2014 plus pop-up bars and karaoke.<\/p>\n

Date and timeThursday, March 5, 5 to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

This temporary installation at SFMOMA invites you to explore interactive instruments and large-scale audio sculptures.<\/p>\n

Date and timeThursday, March 5, to Saturday, March 7<\/p>\n

Feast your eyes on arrangements by local florists, inspired by works on view at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.<\/p>\n

\"TheSource: T\u00e2m V\u0169\/The StandardDate and timeThursday, March 5, to Sunday, March 8<\/p>\n

Need a reminder to look on the bright side of life? Catch the first week of this delightfully silly musical.<\/p>\n

Date and timeThursday, March 5, to Sunday, March 22<\/p>\n

The Grammy-winning artist, activist, and one of Time\u2019s 2026 Women of the Year makes her only Bay Area stop on \u201cThe Human Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Date and timeFriday, March 6, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Spend the first Friday exploring pop-up exhibits inside small businesses and galleries in the Castro.<\/p>\n

\"ASource: Morgan Ellis\/The StandardDate and timeFriday, March 6, 5 to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

The indie singer-songwriter invites you to unleash your angst at her show, with support from Moth\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Date and timeFriday, March 6, 8 p.m. <\/p>\n

Join comedian Cazzie David (Larry David\u2019s daughter) for a book signing and meet-and-greet at the Ferry Building.<\/p>\n

Date and timeFriday, March 6, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Reach a higher state of consciousness at this two-day trance music rave featuring Gareth Emery, W&W, and many more.<\/p>\n

Date and timeFriday, March 6, and Saturday, March 7<\/p>\n

More than a dozen stand-up, sketch, and improv acts take the stage at the inaugural free comedy festival.<\/p>\n

Date and timeFriday, March 6, to Sunday, March 29<\/p>\n

Celebrate Women\u2019s History Month by attending this free summit that recognizes the impact of Asian and Pacific Islander women.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Date and timeSaturday, March 7, 8:30 a.m. to 4:50 p.m.<\/p>\n

Fresh off of an Olympic win, San Francisco native and Stanford student Eileen Gu<\/a> will lead the floats, lion dancers, and 288-foot \u201cGolden Dragon.\u201d Tickets must be purchased to sit in the bleachers.<\/p>\n

\"PerformersSource: Magali Gauthier for The StandardDate and timeSaturday, March 7, 5:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Club Darc\u2019s second show of the season brings dance royalty to the decks. Headliner Gou will have you singing \u201cNanana\u201d all night.<\/p>\n

Date and timeSaturday, March 7, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

The people of San Francisco have taken it upon themselves to organize a celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, love, and spring, in Dolores Park.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Date and timeSaturday, March 7, 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Shop, stroll, and take photos with lion dancers in the oldest Chinatown in North America.<\/p>\n

Date and timeSaturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8<\/p>\n

Make your voice heard during this year\u2019s march.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Date and timeSunday, March 8, 1 to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

In a night of glitter and belly laughs, this showcase blends drag and stand-up.<\/p>\n

Date and timeSunday, March 8, 7 p.m. Sold-out events<\/p>\n

Tickets may not be available, but these great events are happening too. Congrats to all who are going!<\/p>\n

Looking ahead:<\/p>\n

Make plans for these events before they sell out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This month\u2019s free First Thursday features a set from DJ Sofia Kourtesis \u2014 and plenty of space to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[2308,584,61032,330,101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-203939","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco","8":"tag-art","9":"tag-events","10":"tag-lunar-new-year","11":"tag-music","12":"tag-san-francisco","13":"tag-san-francisco-headlines","14":"tag-san-francisco-news","15":"tag-sf","16":"tag-sf-headlines","17":"tag-sf-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}