{"id":473248,"date":"2026-09-23T17:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/473248\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T17:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:18:12","slug":"the-best-events-in-sf-this-week-from-sundown-cinema-to-dolly-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/473248\/","title":{"rendered":"The best events in SF this week, from Sundown Cinema to Dolly Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Published Sep. 23, 2026at6:00am<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">The frontwoman of indie band Hiatus Kaiyote stops by North Beach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeWednesday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Every night this week, the Nob Hill cathedral will be illuminated with lasers accompanied by live, ethereal music. Entry is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeWednesday, Sept. 23, to Saturday, Sept. 25, 8 p.m. to midnight<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Catch opening week of this thrilling play based on the Alfred Hitchcock film.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeWednesday, Sept. 23, to Sunday, Oct. 18<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">The rock musician spends two days in SF performing poetry and music, culminating in a show at one of the city\u2019s most historic venues and <a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2026\/09\/18\/san-francisco-signal-bill-graham-civic-auditorium-volleyball\/\" data-post-id=\"e770be6b-ace7-47f6-95b4-6ea634afdba5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">future home<\/a> to the San Francisco Signal.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeThursday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Enter a Portola state of mind with this show by the Belgian electronic band.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeThursday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">A stacked lineup of indie producers makes for a more lowkey alternative to the other music festival this weekend in SF.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeThursday, Sept. 24 to Saturday, Sept. 26<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Get ready to rock with the return of our free movie series, this time screening the 2003 classic starring Jack Black. RSVP for a chance to win your Amazon Wish List, worth up to $1,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"block \" width=\"3000\" height=\"2001\" alt=\"People sit on blankets and picnic mats on a sunny grassy field, attending an outdoor event with food stalls and a sign reading \u201cNIDO Wine Club SF.\u201d\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790183891_912_-S3840x2561-FPNG.png\"\/>Morgan Ellis\/The StandardDate and timeFriday, Sept. 25, movie begins at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">The second-to-last Sunset Night Market of the year has an autumnal theme with moon cakes, lanterns, performances, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeFriday, Sept. 25, 5 to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">In honor of the late singer and activist, don your rhinestones and gather for this celebration of life.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeFriday, Sept. 25, 12 to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Portola, but make it hyper-local. Bay Area DJs play back-to-back EDM sets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeFriday, Sept. 25, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Groove and move ahead of the rapper\u2019s set Sunday at Portola.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeFriday, Sept. 25, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Party with Frances and Masha Mar at an official Portola pregame before hitting Pier 80.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeFriday, Sept. 25, 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">The renowned musician performs back-to-back shows of his genre-bending tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeFriday, Sept. 25, and Saturday, Sept. 26<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Can\u2019t get enough of free, outdoor movie nights? Catch a screening of Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s \u2018\u2018The Conversation,\u201d which was filmed in Union Square.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSaturday, Sept. 26, film starts at 7:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Do you remember \u2026 when this concert was canceled last month? Hear all the hits and boogie on down for real this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSaturday, Sept 26, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Zara Larsson, Robyn, Tiesto, Swedish House Mafia, and more of the biggest names in music headline this festival on the waterfront.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"block \" width=\"3000\" height=\"2001\" alt=\"A group of young people wearing sunglasses and colorful outfits stand closely behind a metal barrier, enjoying an indoor event with red lighting.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790183892_347_-S3840x2561-FPNG.png\"\/>Source: Morgan Ellis\/The StandardDate and timeSaturday, Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Bring out the leather and spikes at this annual festival celebrating liberation and defiance.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSept. 27, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Five jokesters battle it out to be crowned SF\u2019s best.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSunday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-block break-words article-body text-left\">Hours after her set at Portola, catch JT in a more intimate venue and dance away the Sunday scaries.<\/p>\n<p>Date and timeSunday, Sept. 27, 10 p.m.Sold-out eventsLooking ahead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published Sep. 23, 2026at6:00am The frontwoman of indie band Hiatus Kaiyote stops by North Beach.\u00a0 Date and timeWednesday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473249,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[2241,2644,36210,584,839,1924,27830,94148,101,103,102,104,106,105,83310],"class_list":["post-473248","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-film","tag-folsom-street-fair","tag-portola-music-festival","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\/473248","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=473248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}