Annual National Queer Arts Festival

Most days through July 22 Various S.F. venues This festival features music, dance, visual art, spoken word, comedy, theater, and film. qcc2.org ... Read More

Arts & Culture

40th Annual Playwright’s Festival

Fri.–Sun., July 13–23 Custom Made Theatre (533 Sutter St.) Enjoy two weekends of outstanding readings of new plays from some of the most talented emerging playwrights in the co... Read More

What You Can Do

AIDS Walk San Francisco

Sunday, July 16, 9:15 a.m.–1 p.m. Starts/Ends: Golden Gate Park Walk this 10K to remember those lost, help those affected, and continue the fight to end AIDS. Benefits Bay Area H... Read More

Community Corner

Sunday Streets: Mission

Sunday, July 16, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Valencia St. (Duboce to 26th St.) Bike, skate, run, roll, or walk along this car-free route while exploring the neighborhood, and enjoying activit... Read More

Community Corner

Lotus Live

Saturday, July 15, 1–3 p.m. Asian Art Museum (200 Larkin St.) Be part of history to form a lotus that can be seen from the sky in this effort to earn the Guinness World Records t... Read More

Not to Miss

Summer of Love Dance

Saturday, July 15, 7–10 p.m. Presidio Officers’ Club (50 Moraga Ave.) Cruise back to the days of Flower Power and the Haight/Ashbury scene with Electric Headband playing your ... Read More

Not to Miss

Surrealistic Summer Solstice

Daily through Oct. 21, sundown to midnight Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park The conservatory becomes the canvas for a spectacular light art installation to honor San Franc... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Flower Power

Tue.–Sun. through Sept. 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Asian Art Museum (200 Larkin St.) During this Summer of Love celebration, discover hidden meanings of six significant blooms in Asian... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Revelations: Art from the African American South

Tue.–Sun., through April 1, 2018, 9:30–5:15 p.m. H. de Young Museum (Golden Gate Park) View paintings, sculptures, drawings, and quilts by 22 acclaimed artists. The cultural ... Read More

Performances

SHN: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Tue.–Sun. through July 23 Golden Gate Theatre (1 Taylor St.) A highly intelligent yet behaviorally challenged 15-year-old falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor’s dog, ... Read More

Performances

ACT: A Night with Janis Joplin

Wed.–Sun. through July 9 405 Geary St. With its remarkable cast and breakout performances, this rock ’n’ roll show commemorates both Janis and icons like Aretha Franklin, Ett... Read More

Performances

We Players: Midsummer of Love

Thu.–Sun., July 6–9 & 27–30 Strawberry Hill, Golden Gate Park Journey into a forest of fairies and lovers with this six-person adaptation of Shakespeare’s all-time ... Read More

Performances

S.F. Playhouse: La Cage Aux Folles

Tue.–Sun., July 12–Sept. 16 Kensington Park Hotel (450 Post St.) Winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, this show glimmers with French flair and celebrates love, rom... Read More

Dance

ODC: Summer Sampler 2017

Thu.–Sun., July 27–29, 8 p.m. ODC Theater (3153 17th St.) Delight in the exuberance of summer with three spirited ODC/Dance repertory works including a world premier and a new ... Read More

Music

80th Annual Stern Grove Festival

Sundays through Aug. 21, 2 p.m. Stern Grove (19th Ave. & Sloat Blvd.) July performances include the S.F. Symphony, S.F. Ballet, Eric Burdon and the Animals/The Stone Foxes, and... Read More

Events