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San Francisco Events in October 2026

October is San Francisco’s busiest month for free events. The big ones in 2026:

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October, free, in Golden Gate Park.
The Castro Street Fair and the free Litquake Book Fair, both Sunday 4 October.
Fleet Week, 4 to 12 October, with the Blue Angels over the bay 9 to 11 October.
Sunday Streets in the Excelsior, 18 October.
Lit Crawl across the Mission, Saturday 24 October.
Halloween, with family events from 24 October: see Halloween in San Francisco.

Below is everything on our calendar for the month, day by day. It updates as we add and check events.

Other months: September 2026, November 2026, December 2026.

October 2026 · 65 events still to come · 43 free. The list updates as we add and check events.

Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31

Sunday, October 11

Fleet Week Ship Tours

Now through Oct 12 · Piers 27 & 35

Fisherman's WharfFree

Fleet Week Air Show Featuring the Blue Angels

Now through Oct 11 · Northern Waterfront (Marina Green)

MarinaFree to watch (reserved seats extra)

Fleet Fest

Now through Oct 11 · Fisherman's Wharf & Pier 27

Fisherman's WharfFree

Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile

Sun · 9:00 am · Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile

Sunset DistrictFree

Markets & Pop-ups

Children’s Business Fair San Francisco

Sun · 9:00 am · San Francisco County Fair Building

Golden Gate ParkFree for visitors

YBG Dance Day

Sun · 10:00 am · Yerba Buena Gardens

Markets & Pop-ups

Inner Sunset Flea Market

Sun · 10:00 am · Irving Street

Sunset DistrictFree

7th Annual Butchertown Jazz Festival

Sun · 12:00 pm · Lane Street between Underwood and Van Dyke

Bayview-Hunters PointFree

Italian Heritage Parade

Sun · 12:30 pm · Fisherman's Wharf to Washington Square

North BeachFree

Monday, October 12

Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Mon · 4:15 am · Alcatraz Island

San FranciscoFree gathering; ferry $12 (children under 5 free)

Fleet Week High School Band Challenge

Mon · 9:00 am · Golden Gate Park Bandshell

Golden Gate ParkFree

Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

Mon · 12:00 pm · Yerba Buena Gardens

Bistro Moustache at Scopo Divino

Mon · 5:00 pm · Scopo Divino

Pacific Heights

Wednesday, October 14

CYC Fall Youth Job Fair at Stonestown Galleria

Wed · 12:00 pm · Stonestown Galleria, Center Court

Books & Big Ideas SF

Wed · 7:00 pm · Rincon Hill (address shared after approval)

Financial DistrictFree

Thursday, October 15

Richard Howell’s John Coltrane Tribute at Yerba Buena Gardens

Thu · 12:30 pm · Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens

Friday, October 16

Fort Mason Night Market

Fri · 5:00 pm · Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture

Sundown Cinema: Beetlejuice (1988) at Crane Cove Park

Fri · 6:30 pm · Crane Cove Park

Potrero HillFree

SF Fiction Society

Fri · 7:00 pm · Rincon Hill (address shared after approval)

Financial DistrictFree

Saturday, October 17

Potrero Hill Festival

Sat · 10:00 am · 20th Street, Potrero Hill

Potrero HillFree

Filipino American International Book Festival

Oct 17–18 · San Francisco Main Library

Hayes ValleyFree

Bay Area Science Festival 2026

Sat · 11:00 am · UCSF Mission Bay (Koret Quad)

Mission BayFree

ZYZZYVA Movie Matinee: Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Andrew Sean Greer

Sat · 12:30 pm · Roxie Theater

Mission District$16 (free or discounted for Roxie members)

Joe Bataan at Yerba Buena Gardens

Sat · 2:00 pm · Yerba Buena Gardens

Sunday, October 18

Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile

Sun · 9:00 am · Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile

Sunset DistrictFree

Sunday Streets Excelsior

Sun · 11:00 am · Mission Street, Excelsior

Truong Tran: How to Exi(s)t Launch Party

Sun · 2:00 pm · City Lights Bookstore

North BeachFree

Foodwise Sunday Supper: A Farm to City Feast

Sun · 4:30 pm · Ferry Building Grand Hall

Financial District$421.95 reception and dinner; $185.24 reception only (incl. fees) · 21+ only

Thursday, October 22

Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi

Thu · 7:30 pm · Davies Symphony Hall

Hayes ValleyVaries

Friday, October 23

In Their Name: Día de Los Muertos Opening at SOMArts

Fri · 6:00 pm · SOMArts Cultural Center

SoMa$15; free for youth 16 and under (no one turned away for lack of funds)

Warriors Home Opener vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Fri · 7:00 pm · Chase Center

Mission BayVaries

Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi

Fri · 7:30 pm · Davies Symphony Hall

Hayes ValleyVaries

Saturday, October 24

Randall Museum Family Halloween Day

Sat · 10:00 am · Randall Museum

CastroFree admission (small fee for some crafts)

Sandcastle Classic

Sat · 11:00 am · Ocean Beach at Balboa Street

Richmond DistrictFree

Duboce Park Pumpkin Carving Party

Sat · 11:00 am · Duboce Park, Upper Lawn

Haight-AshburyFree (bring your own pumpkin)

Fisherman’s Wharf Chowder Fest

Sat · 12:00 pm · Triangle Lot & Little Embarcadero, Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's WharfFree entry; tasting passes $50 (all ages) or $70 (21+); VIP $125

Thrill-O-Ween at Thrive City

Sat · 12:00 pm · Thrive City (Chase Center)

Mission BayFree

Afro-Filipino Jazz Project at Yerba Buena Gardens

Sat · 2:00 pm · Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens

SF Symphony: Music for Families

Sat · 2:00 pm · Davies Symphony Hall

Hayes ValleyVaries

Lit Crawl SF 2026

Sat · 5:00 pm · Across the Mission District

Mission DistrictFree · mixed venues, some 21+

SuperNatural Halloween at Cal Academy

Sat · 6:30 pm · California Academy of Sciences

Golden Gate Park$45–$60

Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi

Sat · 7:30 pm · Davies Symphony Hall

Hayes ValleyVaries

Sunday, October 25

SFMOMA Free Family Day

Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile

Sun · 9:00 am · Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile

Sunset DistrictFree

World of Dumplings

Sun · 11:00 am · Ferry Building

Financial DistrictFree entry

SF Music Day 2026 at the War Memorial

Sun · 12:00 pm · San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center

Hayes ValleyFree (suggested donation $30)

K&L Champagne Tent Event

Sun · 2:00 pm · K&L Wine Merchants

SoMa$175 · adults only · sold out for 2026

Monday, October 26

Bistro Moustache at Scopo Divino

Mon · 5:00 pm · Scopo Divino

Pacific Heights

Wednesday, October 28

The Wildwoods at 4 Star Theater

Wed · 8:00 pm · 4 Star Theater

Richmond District$22 advance / $27 door

Thursday, October 29

Trick-or-Treat at the Ferry Building

Thu · 5:00 pm · Ferry Building Marketplace

Financial DistrictFree

Friday, October 30

Halloween on Hayes: Trick-or-Treat Trail and Free Outdoor Movie

Fri · 4:00 pm · Hayes Promenade & PROXY

Hayes ValleyFree

Mission Rock Friday Night Movies: Coco at China Basin Park

Fri · 6:30 pm · China Basin Park (Great Lawn)

Mission BayFree

Dance Fridays Halloween: Live Salsa, Bachata & Cumbia

Oct 30–31 · Dance Fridays

Bayview-Hunters PointFrom $20 (21+; rises Oct 24 & Oct 30)

Saturday, October 31

Spooky Storytime in the Park at Francisco Park

Sat · 10:30 am · Francisco Park, Children's Playground

Russian HillSuggested donation $10+ (no one turned away)

Chinatown Halloween Festival

Sat · 11:00 am · Waverly Place (between Sacramento & Washington Sts)

Halloween Hoopla

Sat · 12:00 pm · Yerba Buena Gardens (Children's Garden)

SoMaFree (RSVP)

Fillmore After Dark Halloween Night Market + Kids Scream Zone

Sat · 4:00 pm · Fillmore Street

Western Addition & FillmoreFree

Running for Weeks

Exhibitions, runs and seasons that are on for more than a week this month.

Treasures of the Pharaohs

Today 9:30am⁠–⁠5:15pm · through Jan 31 · de Young Museum

Golden Gate Park$40 adults

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market

Tue & Thu 10am⁠–⁠2pm, Sat 8am⁠–⁠2pm · through Dec 31 · Ferry Building Plaza

Financial DistrictFree

Heart of the City Farmers Market

Today 7am⁠–⁠4pm · through Dec 31 · Fulton Plaza, Civic Center

Hayes ValleyFree

Civic Center Soundtrack: Free Lunchtime Concerts (Tue & Thu, Through October)

Tue & Thu noon⁠–⁠3pm · through Oct 29 · Fulton Plaza

Civic Center & TenderloinFree

SF State Observatory Public Nights (Wed–Fri, Through Dec 4)

Wed–Fri 7pm⁠–⁠9:30pm · through Dec 4 · SF State Observatory, Thornton Hall

San FranciscoOpen to the public; no admission price listed

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Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch

Today 9am⁠–⁠9pm · through Oct 31 · Clancy's Pumpkins & Christmas Trees

Sunset DistrictVaries

Syd Mead: Future Pastime

Today 11am⁠–⁠6pm · through Dec 17 · Transamerica Pyramid Annex Gallery

Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle

Oct 23–Apr 18 · The Walt Disney Family Museum

Presidio$15 adults, $5 youth (exhibition only)

Cite this page: Project SF, “San Francisco Events in October 2026”, projectsf.com/san-francisco-events-october-2026/ (updated 2026-10-10).

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