{"id":282246,"date":"2026-04-23T16:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/282246\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:37:11","slug":"7-amazing-bay-area-things-to-do-this-weekend-april-24-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/282246\/","title":{"rendered":"7 amazing Bay Area things to do this weekend, April 24-26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazing food, art and films await us this weekend, campers, so let\u2019s get to it, shall we?<\/p>\n

(As always,\u00a0be sure to double check event and venue websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines or other details.)<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, if you\u2019d like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com\/newsletters<\/a> \u00a0or\u00a0 ww<\/a>w.eastbaytimes.com\/newsletters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1 SEE & HEAR: Great shows are all over<\/p>\n

From a superstar pianist to a famed jazz singer and a classic opera, there are a lot of cool shows and concerts to catch in the Bay Area this weekend.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"MultipleMultiple versions of Monet’s famed work \u201cThe Grand Canal, Venice\u201d are on display at the de Young Museum. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston\/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)\u00a0
\n2 SEE: Marvel at Monet<\/p>\n

The de Young Museum in San Francisco\u2019s Golden Gate Park is hosting a large collection of works the impressionist painter created during a momentous trip that he didn\u2019t want to make.<\/a><\/p>\n

3 PLAY & DEVOUR: Positively Portugal<\/p>\n

If you are not familiar with the culinary delights of Portugal, this series of restaurant specials running in the Bay Area through Sunday could introduce you.<\/a><\/p>\n

4 DINE: Sublime sandwiches<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time for one of our favorite annual projects \u2014 rounding up the Bay Area\u2019s best sandwich shops. So (drumroll, please) here are our spring 2026 divine dozen shops.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BootsBoots Riley’s new film, “I Love Boosters,” will screen in Oakland April 28 as part of the San Francisco International Film Festival. (SFFILM)\u00a0<\/p>\n

5 PLAY & WATCH: An acclaimed film festival<\/p>\n

The San Francisco Film Festival is back this week with its dependably deep and provocative lineup, including the latest offering the East Bay\u2019s own Boots Riley.<\/a><\/p>\n

6 DINE: Pizza with an Indian twist<\/p>\n

Tandoori Pizza is a hit with its creative blending of Indian spices, sauces and toppings with Italian pizza. The restaurant group just opened a new eatery in Foster City<\/a> and more are said to be on the way.<\/p>\n

7 WATCH: Great movies on tap<\/p>\n

OK, so this week\u2019s most-talked-about movie, \u201cMichael,\u201d isn\u2019t very good, unfortunately.<\/a> But that doesn\u2019t mean there aren\u2019t some great viewing options for you this weekend.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amazing food, art and films await us this weekend, campers, so let\u2019s get to it, shall we? (As…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282247,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[184,7,2644,392,332,967,584,3056,839,1924,421,971,1399,330,395,412,101,396,103,102,397,198,104,106,105,200,1058,420,2822,14258],"class_list":{"0":"post-282246","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco","8":"tag-bay-area","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-concerts","11":"tag-contra-costa-county","12":"tag-east-bay","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-events","15":"tag-features","16":"tag-festivals","17":"tag-film","18":"tag-food-and-drink","19":"tag-lifestyle","20":"tag-movies","21":"tag-music","22":"tag-peninsula","23":"tag-restaurants","24":"tag-san-francisco","25":"tag-san-francisco-county","26":"tag-san-francisco-headlines","27":"tag-san-francisco-news","28":"tag-san-mateo-county","29":"tag-santa-clara-county","30":"tag-sf","31":"tag-sf-headlines","32":"tag-sf-news","33":"tag-south-bay","34":"tag-theater","35":"tag-things-to-do","36":"tag-tv","37":"tag-tv-streaming"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282246","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=282246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}