{"id":416535,"date":"2026-07-29T13:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/416535\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:53:09","slug":"the-best-events-this-week-from-jerry-day-to-the-world-dog-surfing-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/416535\/","title":{"rendered":"The best events this week, from Jerry Day to the World Dog Surfing Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Published Jul. 29, 2026at6:00am<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">The paint will fly at this battle, where each creative is given 20 minutes to transform a blank canvas in front of a voting crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeWednesday, July 29, 7 to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Sonic Youth\u2019s frontwoman stops in SF for one night to play hits and new tracks off her third album, \u201cPlay Me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeWednesday, July 29, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">\u201cMusic, Fashion, Film\u201d just came out, but some of us are still in our \u201cBrat\u201d era. Head downtown for a Charli XCX lookalike contest, hot dog throwing contest, and electropop DJ sets at Fridays on Front Street.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"block \" width=\"4207\" height=\"2800\" alt=\"A female performer in a yellow outfit and black boots kneels on stage, singing into a microphone with a smoky, illuminated background.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/-S3840x2556-FPNG.png\"\/>Joseph Okpako\/WireImage\/Getty Images<br \/>\n | Source: Charli XCX will headline OSL for the first time this year.Date and timeFriday, July 31, 4 to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Paddle it out for the chance to win basketball and concert tickets at Chase Center during this two-day extravaganza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeFriday, July 31, and Saturday, Aug. 1<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Honor the late Grateful Dead frontman\u2019s birthday and San Francisco roots with tribute performances from local acts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSaturday, Aug. 1, 11:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">This one is worth the quick drive out of the city. Pups of all shapes, sizes, and ages hit the waves for a doggone great time.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSaturday, Aug. 1, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Once a year, the Exploratorium extracts its research buoy from the bay, examines the creatures that have made it their home, and analyzes sea-level rise. Plus, live demos, art activities, and special screenings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSaturday, Aug. 1, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Let loose with an afternoon of salsa, merengue, and cumbia dance classes, plus activities for the entire family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSaturday, Aug. 1<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">More than 100 rare artifacts traveled from Cairo\u2019s Egyptian and Luxor museums for this exhibit that explores the lives of the pharaohs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"block \" width=\"3500\" height=\"2907\" alt=\"A close-up of a golden ancient Egyptian mummy mask with blue-painted almond-shaped eyes and eyebrows, and detailed facial features.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/-S3840x3189-FPNG.png\"\/>Source: Photograph by Massimo Listri; Courtesy of de Young MuseumDate and timeSaturday, Aug. 1, and Sunday, Aug. 2<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">More than 250 vendors pack Fort Mason Center to sell handmade, secondhand, and one-of-a-kind goodies.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSaturday, Aug. 1, and Sunday, Aug. 2<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">The 52nd edition of this annual festival celebrates AAPI heritage with art vendors, live music, a dog-friendly zone, and food from the Asian diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSaturday, Aug. 1, and Sunday, Aug. 2<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Prepare to be gagged by the \u201cRuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u201d alumna\u2019s divalicious show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSunday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m.Sold-out eventsLooking ahead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published Jul. 29, 2026at6:00am The paint will fly at this battle, where each creative is given 20 minutes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416536,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[36210,584,330,101,103,102,104,106,105,84047,83310],"class_list":["post-416535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-cool-factory","tag-events","tag-music","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news","tag-street-fairs","tag-this-weekend"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416535","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=416535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}