Open House 11th Anniversary Party

Saturday, Aug. 18, 2–5 p.m. Marina Branch Library (1890 Chestnut St.) Celebrate the library’s 11th anniversary reopening with balloon artist Jessie Situ (2–4 p.m.); Alphabet ... Read More

Family Fun

Festival of the Sea

Saturday, Aug. 18, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Hyde Street Peer Activities include raising the sails and deck caulking demonstration on the historic schooner C.A. Thayer, historic boat open ... Read More

Family Fun

Beginning Drawing and Watercolor

Sundays (ongoing), 9–10 a.m. Creative Canopy (4338 California St.) With step-by-step instructions, your budding artist will create a masterpiece by the end of class. Ages 4 &... Read More

Family Fun

Creative Family Fun: Luminous Lighthouses

Saturday, Aug. 4, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Presidio Officers’ Club (50 Moraga Ave.) Celebrate National Lighthouse Day by making your own light-up lighthouse and learn about the importan... Read More

Sports & Health

Holistic Health Salon: A Natural Health & Wellness Fair

Sunday, Aug. 5, noon–7 p.m. The Center SF (548 Fillmore St.) Enjoy a day of relaxation, rejuvenation, and well-being as holistic health practitioners offer mini sessions and work... Read More

Sports & Health

Outdoor Vinyasa Flow Yoga

Sunday, Aug. 5, 10–11 a.m. Crissy Field Beach (across from Sports Basement) Enjoy a lighthearted, athletic, and fun-for-all-levels class on the beach with great view to recharge ... Read More

Sports & Health

Round the Rock Alcatraz Challenge

Saturday, Aug. 4, 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m., & 12:15 p.m. Launch: Crissy Field This traditional Polynesian outrigger race will offer two exciting and competitive courses around Alc... Read More

Sports & Health

Presidio Fun Run

Wednesday, Aug. 1, 6:30–8 p.m. Meet: Community Area, Presidio Sports Basement Enjoy a three- to six-mile run then refuel with complimentary drinks and snacks and hang out with yo... Read More

Potables & Edibles

Farm to Table 2.0: Chefs Cutting Carbon

Thursday, Aug. 23, 6:30 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Can a menu at a fancy restaurant be a map for solving the climate challenge? A handful of prominent San Fra... Read More

Potables & Edibles

6th Annual Bay Area Brew Fest

Saturday, Aug. 18, noon–4 p.m. & 5:30–8:30 p.m. Pier 35 Sample hundreds of beers from over 80 breweries, dine on food-truck favorites (sold separately), enjoy live music, a... Read More

Potables & Edibles

6th Annual Salesian Beer & Food Fest

Friday, Aug. 17, 6–10 p.m. Salesian Boys’ and Girls’ Club (680 Filbert St.) Enjoy some of the most coveted flavors of North Beach and surrounding areas. Includes unli... Read More

Potables & Edibles

1% for the Planet Summer Wine Tasting

Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7–9 p.m. Patagonia (770 North Point St.) Taste wines from Paradigm Winery and Grassi Wine Company and food from Patagonia Provisions. Includes reusable wine g... Read More

Film & Lectures

Film Night in the Park: Lady Bird

Saturday, Aug. 25, dusk Washington Square Park Bring a picnic, a blanket (chairs discouraged) to enjoy the coming-of-age comedy-drama written and directed by Greta Gerwig about a m... Read More

Film & Lectures

Opera Lecture: Rossini’s The Barber of Seville

Friday, Aug. 24, 1–2 p.m. JCCSF (3200 California St.) After 200 years, Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville remains one of the most popular comic operas of all time. A... Read More

Film & Lectures

Chasing the Thunder Film Screening

Thursday, Aug. 23, 6–9 p.m. Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center This high-seas documentary about the Sea Shepherd’s epic 110-day, 10,000-mile chase of the Thunder, considered the... Read More

Events