{"id":390565,"date":"2026-07-08T13:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/390565\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:27:13","slug":"the-best-events-in-sf-this-week-from-music-festivals-to-love-island-usa-watch-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/390565\/","title":{"rendered":"The best events in SF this week, from music festivals to \u2018Love Island USA\u2019 watch parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Published Jul. 8, 2026at6:00am<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">This symposium aims to foster reflection and imagination, with dozens of events exploring sustainability, community, tech, and new media.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeWednesday, July 8, to Sunday, July 12<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">The Standard\u2019s comedy correspondent teams up with Ashley Monique, Nick Scarpino, and Marcus Howard to present unhinged ideas for San Francisco and decide if reality really is yikes-ier than fiction.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeThursday, July 9, 8 to 9:30 p.m; doors open at 7:30<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Catch the quarter-final match between France and Morocco on a huge outdoor screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeThursday, July 9, 1 to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">The \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d cast member known for his scarily realistic Trump impression performs three shows.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeFriday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Bring your pup to this special game benefitting SF SPCA, and join in on a pooch parade on the diamond.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"block \" width=\"7384\" height=\"4925\" alt=\"A dog wearing a brown harness with an orange \u201cSF\u201d logo sits between two people\u2019s legs. Behind them is a flag with stars and stripes.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/-S3840x2561-FPNG.png\"\/>Source: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades\/The StandardDate and timeSaturday, July 11, 1:05 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Get wild during the electronic duo\u2019s bass-bumping show.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSaturday, July 11, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">PSA: Outside Lands is less than a month away. Find your festival \u2019fits at this vintage fair.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSaturday, July 11, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">This queer bar\u2019s themed party is celebrating 20 years, with a lineup of bands, a Dolly dance-off, trivia, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSaturday, July 11, 3 to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">The eco-conscious restaurant is closing out its four-and-a-half-year run in the Mission with a live <a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2026\/07\/03\/shuggies-closing-online-auction\/\" data-post-id=\"88919741-91cd-4a3a-a96f-079cb55c51b7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">auction<\/a> of its signature decor, plus bands and upcycled bites.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"block \" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" alt=\"A man in a white hat and a woman smile while sitting on a green booth with a dog, surrounded by green tables and a swirling green wall mural.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783517233_429_-S3840x2561-FPNG.png\"\/>Source: Camille Cohen for The StandardDate and timeSaturday, July 11, 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">A lineup of bands curated by Noise Pop bring hours of music to the Ferry Building, alongside vintage clothing vendors, art, and wine tasting.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSunday, July 12, 12 to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">World Cup, what? Tune in and see which lucky couple wins $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSunday, July 12, 4 to 7 p.m.Sold-out eventsLooking ahead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published Jul. 8, 2026at6:00am This symposium aims to foster reflection and imagination, with dozens of events exploring sustainability,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[2241,2644,36210,584,839,330,412,101,103,102,104,106,105,83310],"class_list":["post-390565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-comedy","tag-concerts","tag-cool-factory","tag-events","tag-festivals","tag-music","tag-restaurants","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news","tag-this-weekend"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390565","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=390565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}