9/4 Thursday
Music: Steely Dan
People in Plazas, a annual outdoor music festival, offers more than 130 lunchtime concerts, featuring an array of styles, in 15 plazas on or near Market Street, from the Embarcadero to Fourth Street. 12 p.m. Free. Rincon Center, 101 Spear Street. For more information: https://peopleinplazas.org/
9/5 Friday
Film: Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema Film Crawl
Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema returns for its 22nd season, offering screenings of local independent films in parks, cafés, studios, galleries, and other public spaces. Six venues are participating in the Cortland Avenue for Film Crawl, including long term partners Bernal Library, Progressive Grounds Cafe, Inclusions Gallery, Baukunst, and SEMCO Engineering. 7 to 10 p.m. Free. For more information: https://bit.ly/3HLBBNz
9/5 Friday
Film: Superman
This summer’s most popular superhero is headed to San Francisco’s largest screen for one night only. This showing of DC Studios’ and Warner Bros.’ Superman (2025) features an interactive 360° viewing experience: color-changing lighting enhancements during select scenes, independent field sound system, and entertainment around the ballpark, highlighted by Krypto’s Playpen, a zone where guests can interact and take photographs with rescue dogs and puppies sporting Krypto capes. 6 to 9:30 p.m. $28. Oracle Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza. For more information: https://bit.ly/47BbtPV
9/9 Tuesday
Health: Qigong Class at China Basin Park
Tina Pham of Persimmon Acupuncture leads this weekly Qigong class at Shoreline Sands in China Basin Park. A beginner-friendly course is designed to help release stress, cultivate balance, and reconnect with your body. Through gentle movement, breathwork, and mindfulness, focus on restoring energy and processing emotions held in the body. No experience necessary.
Qigong Tuesdays is part of Mission Rock Your Workout, a fitness series. 12 to 1 p.m. Free. China Basin Park, 1 China Basin Park. For more information: https://bit.ly/475zJcX
9/11 Thursday through 10/4 Saturday
Theater: limp wrist on the lever by Preston Choi
A raucous dark comedy puts teenagers at the helm of a revolution. A queer trio’s escape plan from a conversion camp takes a left turn as they face off against a strait-laced counselor with an unusual sadistic streak. limp wrist on the lever questions the necessity of violence and paradox of tolerance, with the ever-present doubt: how can you ever be sure you’ve really changed someone’s mind? Tickets $25 to $100. No one turned away for lack of funds. Previews: Pay-what-you-can. Crowded Fire Theater, 1695 18th Street. For more information: https://bit.ly/4fK8KWF
9/13 Saturday through 9/21 Sunday
Theater: Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park, in partnership with San Francisco Recreation and Parks, brings The Two Gentlemen of Verona, directed by Ely Sonny Orquiza. Two young men journey from a small Midwestern town – rooted in simplicity and tradition – to the alluring promise of California, where dreams are made and shattered in equal measure. The pair who venture westward confront their inner conflicts as they’re seduced by the possibilities of love, success and reinvention. Grounded in the spirit of exploration, this adaptation captures the quintessential drive for self-invention, while acknowledging the costs that often accompany it. Sue Bierman Park, Drumm and Washington streets. For more information: https://bit.ly/45I7ui5
9/14 Sunday
Art: Noe Valley Art Festival
A community event that features art displays and sales, painting demonstrations, kids activities, and music, including photographs, paintings, drawings, multi-media, jewelry, ceramics, fabric art, digital art and sculpture from 22 artists. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Noe Valley Town Square, 24th and Sanchez streets. For more information: https://bit.ly/4ncJNWr
9/19 Friday to 10/19 Sunday
Art: ArtSpan SF Open Studios
ArtSpan’s SF open studios, in its 51st season, transforms the City into an art fair. In backyards and garages, warehouses and popup spaces, more than 600 local artists open their doors to the public, inviting neighbors and visitors into the generative spaces where creativity takes form. Kickoff celebration: Friday 6 to 7 p.m. Very Important Person preview ($100+), 7 to 9 p.m. general admission ($25). SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street (21+ ticketed event). For more information: https://bit.ly/47DEXwA
9/20 Saturday
Art: Exchange Journals Workshop at ARCH
Artist Jennifer Stuart leads this workshop in Exchange Journaling, a tool for those looking to deepen their wonder and creativity by connecting with the world through drawing, painting, and writing. This workshop is for everyone, not just artists. Using journals collaboratively, develop curiosity in an artistic exchange by sharing what you see, think, and wonder about while exploring ARCH and its surrounding neighborhood. 12 to 4 p.m. $108.55. ARCH Art Supplies, 1490 17th Street. For more information: https://bit.ly/4fVW0fx
9/25 Thursday
Design: Font Friends Hangout
Letterform Archive is a nonprofit museum and special collections library dedicated to collecting materials on the history of lettering, typography, printing, and graphic design. Enjoy an informal happy hour for an evening of community with type designers and fellow type enthusiasts. 6 to 7:30 p.m. $12.51. Letterform Archive, 2325 Third Street, Floor 4R. For more information: https://bit.ly/45He0FD
9/27 Saturday & 9/28 Sunday
Art: Potrero Hill Artist Don Hershman Open Studios
Visit artists and see where they work in the creative heart of the Mission. Painters, sculptors, printmakers, jewelers, toymakers, illustrators and more open their doors to the public during Artspan’s Open Studios. Connect with art up close and personally, hear the stories of their creation and support local artists, including Don Hershman. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday preview: 6 to 9 p.m. 1890 Bryant Street. For more information: https://bit.ly/4mVZ8dO
9/27 Saturday and 9/28 Sunday
Culture: Autumn Moon Festival & Grand Parade
The festivities kick off on Saturday with a grand parade, led by Mayor Daniel Lurie. Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Yau Kung Moon Association will present a lion dance and martial arts performance. The 2025 festival’s theme, Monkey King, a central character in the 16th century Chinese novel Journey to the West, is a powerful, mischievous, and rebellious figure. The festival will feature arts and crafts vendors, food, live music, moon cake demonstration, lion dancing, dumpling eating contests, and more. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Grant Avenue, between California Street and Broadway. For more information: https://www.moonfestival.org/
9/28 Sunday
Music: “A Final Concert of Gratitude”
The Golden Gate Park Band’s 143rd season concludes with “A Final Concert of Gratitude.” 1 to 2:45 p.m. Free. Spreckles Temple of Music, Golden Gate Park Bandshell, Music Concourse Drive. For more information: https://tinyurl.com/2n2tmb64
9/28 Sunday
Books: Litquake’s Small Press Book Fair
Featuring a curated spread of small presses and literary magazines. Browse the best in local literature set to a day of poetry readings from Litquake Out Loud. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens, 700 Mission Street. For more information: https://tinyurl.com/bdzx4fpf
OCTOBER 2025
10/1 Wednesday
Nature: Rooftop Birding at Salesforce Park
Birders of all levels are welcome to join this educational walk series led by Golden Gate Audubon Society volunteers. 8 to 9 a.m. Free. Main Plaza, Salesforce Park, 425 Mission Street. For more information: https://bit.ly/4lyeeF3