{"id":425715,"date":"2026-08-06T20:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/425715\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T20:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:20:16","slug":"weekend-itinerary-our-top-picks-for-aug-7-9-in-sf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/425715\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Itinerary: Our top picks for Aug. 7-9 in SF"},"content":{"rendered":"

Published Aug. 6, 2026at12:00pm<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t have an Outside Lands wristband? Only catching Charli XCX\u2019s Friday-night headlining set? San Francisco will be buzzing with arts and entertainment events this weekend, festival-related and otherwise.<\/p>\n

Without having to worry about your favorite artists playing at the same time or spending hours waiting for a ride home, you can pack your weekend with shows, shopping, and parties. And with a big chunk of San Franciscans in Golden Gate Park, there\u2019s no better time to snag a table or skip the line at the buzziest spots.<\/p>\n

If this itinerary makes it onto your weekend agenda, tag @sfstandard \u2014 we\u2019d love to see it in action!<\/p>\n

Friday, Aug. 7<\/p>\n

Forecast: High of 69; mostly sunny<\/p>\n

\"ASource: Courtesy GaHee Park and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Opening celebration for \u201cGaHee Park: Behind the Curtain\u201d (opens in new tab)<\/a> <\/p>\n

After work, decompress with a first look at YBCA\u2019s newest exhibition, featuring the dreamy paintings of GaHee Park. Enjoy the museum after dark, get a chance to mingle with the artist and curator, sip cocktails, and kick off your weekend with a shot of inspiration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. Dinner<\/a> at Jilli<\/p>\n

Hop on the 14 or 12 bus to the Mission for dinner at Jilli, a Korean-style eatery where the food is rich and the makgeolli rice wine is always flowing. Your evening will be marked by nonstop dancing, so fuel up!<\/p>\n

10 p.m. Charli XCX-themed after-parties in the Mission and SoMa<\/p>\n

Saturday, Aug. 8<\/p>\n

Forecast: High of 70; sunny<\/p>\n

\"ASource: Michaela Vatcheva for The StandardHave thoughts on this story?Start the conversation<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Filipino bites and dancing at Pistahan Festival (opens in new tab)<\/a><\/p>\n

After a morning in Bernal, head north to satisfy your cravings for adobo and immerse yourself in Filipino culture at the 33rd annual Pistahan Festival in Yerba Buena Gardens. Catch music and dance performances, eat ube ice cream, and delight in family-friendly fun. <\/p>\n

9:30 p.m. Outside Lands night show with Sports (opens in new tab)<\/a> <\/p>\n

The next best thing to a wristband is a ticket to one of the sought-after night shows featuring acts from the festival. Indie duo Sports will play hits from their 10-year discography at the intimate venue Rickshaw Stop in Hayes Valley.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sunday, Aug. 9<\/p>\n

Forecast: High of 69; mostly sunny<\/p>\n

\"\"Source: Morgan Ellis\/The Standard<\/p>\n

9 a.m. Croissants<\/a> at Parachute Bakery<\/p>\n

Parachute Bakery will be dishing up their famous croissants<\/a> at the festival for the first time, meaning this weekend is your chance to experience a shorter-than-usual line at the flagship Ferry Building location.<\/p>\n

11 a.m. Pickwick Vintage Show (opens in new tab)<\/a> <\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve gobbled up your baked goods at the Ferry Building, peruse highly curated wares at the monthly Pickwick Vintage Show. It\u2019s not too early to look out for Portola Festival, Hardly Strictly, and Burning Man attire.<\/p>\n

3:45 p.m. Inside Lands, (opens in new tab)<\/a> aka the Outside Lands livestream<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t have the budget, time, or stamina for OSL, have your friends over, stir up some themed cocktails, and keep the party inside with Prime Video\u2019s continuous feed of Sunday\u2019s acts, including R\u00fcf\u00fcs du Sol, Death Cab for Cutie, Baby Keem, and Empire of the Sun.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published Aug. 6, 2026at12:00pm Don\u2019t have an Outside Lands wristband? Only catching Charli XCX\u2019s Friday-night headlining set? San…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[2644,36210,584,2980,3743,83835,101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-425715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-concerts","tag-cool-factory","tag-events","tag-ferry-building","tag-nightlife","tag-outside-lands","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425715","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=425715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}