We’ve handpicked 16 must-hit events that’ll have you laughing out loud, dancing till your feet hurt, and wondering why you ever stayed home in the first place. Comedy that slaps, music that hits different, and nights you’ll be talking about all month.

Whether you're chasing good vibes, bold beats, or just something real, this is your sign.
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🪩😂🎭Comedy

1. 🎉Best of San Francisco Stand-up Comedy

Each show features five to six comedians, ranging from SF's best up and coming acts to the occasional drop-in national headliner. Come early and enjoy some great food and amazing drinks at Neck of the Woods!

📅 Date:  Thursday, August 7, 7:00 PM

📍 Location: Neck of the Woods 406 Clement Street San Francisco, CA 94118

2. 🎉 Oakland’s Free “Town Biz” Comedy Night w/ HellaFunny (Mon + Tue)

Cobb’s Comedy Club headlines with his uncanny celebrity impressions and observational humor. Johnson is best known as Saturday Night Live’s standout impressionist (notably as the show’s resident Biden and Trump) and brings a mix of political satire and silliness.

📅 Date:  Monday, August 4, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

📍 Location: Mesa Maguey | 4031 Broadway, Oakland, CA

3. 🎉 Minted SF: Weekly Downtown Night Market & Festival

MINTED SF is San Francisco’s new Friday night Happy Hour experience – a free, all-ages celebration of music, food, and community lighting up Downtown San Francisco’s historic Mint Plaza all Summer long. From July 4 to September 19, 2025, the Bay Area’s top DJs and music culture makers are partnering with local restaurants to transform the plaza into a vibrant open-air dance floor and culinary hotspot.

📅 Date:  Friday, August 8, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

📍 Location: Mint Plaza | 14 Mint Plaza, San Francisco, CA

💻 TECH

1. 🌍After Dark Thursday Nights

🚀 Meet us at Pier 15. No kids allowed—but you can still act like one. Unplug and play with 700+ interactive exhibits exploring science, art, and perception. Encounter the unexpected with programming that invites you into the worlds of the thinkers and creators changing our communities. Journey through total darkness in our twisting, turning, world-famous Tactile Dome. Get inquisitive and grab a drink. With 75,000 square feet of conversation starters, you'll never run out of things to talk about.

📅 Date: Thursday, August 7, 6:00–10:00 pm

📍 Location: Exploratorium (Pier 15, Embarcadero)

2. 🌍 Free 3D Printing Night & Certification

🚀 Bring your projects and designs to troubleshoot and show n’ tell with folks who are also on 3D printing adventures. This hands-on workshop covers a wide range of learning opportunities including certification training, overview of how 3D printers work, finding and designing objects to print (STL files), and an opportunity to print your own object.

📅 Date: Wednesday, August 6, 7:00–9:00 pm

📍 Location: Ace Makerspace (Oakland)

3. 🌍 Star Trek Trivia in SF w/ Trek Triv (Bernal Heights)

🚀 Trek Triv’s Star Trek trivia night’s at Mothership in Bernal are the best way to meet new Trekkie friends and celebrate all things Trek. On the first Tuesday of each month, form an away team and “engage” in 5 rounds of deep-dive Star Trek trivia, spanning Star Trek’s 50+ year history, including a picture round and the always-tricky audio round.

📅 Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm

📍 Location: Mothership | 3152 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

👨‍👩‍👦 Family

1. 🎠Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile

Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. Listen to live music, meet your neighbors, and make connections!

📅 Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025 - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

📍 Location: Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset) | 37th Avenue between Ortega & Pacheco St., San Francisco, CA

2. 🎠 SF’s 2025 Nihonmachi Street Fair in Japantown

Get ready for a vibrant cultural explosion! The 51st Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair is coming to San Francisco’s Japantown on August 2nd & 3rd, 2025! Join us for an unforgettable weekend celebrating the rich traditions and dazzling diversity of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Stay tuned for exciting updates as we prepare to bring the spirit of Jtown to life!

📅 Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025 - 11:00 am to 6:00 pm

📍 Location: Post St & Laguna St (Japantown) | Post St & Laguna St, San Francisco, CA

3. 🐉 Free “Toddler Thursday” Outdoor Rooftop Music Fun

Join JAMaROO Kids every Thursday for outdoor musical fun intended for toddlers ages one to four. This program is free and open to the public.

📅 Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025 - 10:00 am to 10:45 am

📍 Location: Salesforce Park | 425 Mission St., San Francisco, CA

🎯 Outdoor & Adventure! 

1. 🎯 Free National Parks Day 2025: Muir Woods, Yosemite, Death Valley

The city’s premier running event returns this weekend, featuring a full 26.2-mile marathon

📅 Date: Monday, August 4, 2025 - 7:00 am to 9:00 pm

📍 Location: All Over California

2. 🎯 SF’s Free DFT Block Party: “Downtown First Thursdays” (August 2025)

DFT (Downtown First Thursdays) is a free, all-ages monthly street party hosted in Downtown San Francisco, taking place on every first Thursday of the month from 5pm to 10pm. Get ready for disco in the streets, DJs, live music, drag, fashion, street performances, and more.

📅 Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm

📍 Location: 2nd St & Howard St | 2nd St & Howard St, San Francisco, CA

🎼 Music & Dance

1. 🎼 Abhinaya Dance Company announces 45th anniversary concert

The concert titled Natya Dhara, the unceasing flow of dance, traces the progression of the classical South Indian style of Bharatanatyam, from its traditional roots to its current expression in the United States, through the extensive repertoire of the Abhinaya Dance Company. The legacy derived from the temple dancers and traditional gurus of the art has flourished in this new environment, and given rise to collaborations, experimentation and innovative performances by the Company. 

📅 Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025 03:00 PM - 07:00 PM PST

📍 Location: Building 5 And 6, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94061

2. 🎼  The Lumineers - The Automatic World Tour

The Lumineers are a Grammy-nominated indie folk band from Denver, Colorado. Led by founding members Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano), the band is often credited for helping mainstream the Americana genre in the 2010s, the band has cultivated a following thanks to their vivid storytelling, dynamic live shows and catchy choruses.

📅 Date:  Tue August 5 - Wed August 6, 2025

📍 Location: Golden Center

🍧 Food & Beverages

1. 🎼 SF’s 2025 Nihonmachi Street Fair in Japantown

Get ready for a vibrant cultural explosion! The 51st Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair is coming to San Francisco’s Japantown on August 2nd & 3rd, 2025! Join us for an unforgettable weekend celebrating the rich traditions and dazzling diversity of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Stay tuned for exciting updates as we prepare to bring the spirit of Jtown to life!

📅 Date:  Sunday, August 3, 2025 - 11:00 am to 6:00 pm

📍 Location: Post St & Laguna St (Japantown) | Post St & Laguna St, San Francisco, CA

🪩 Rave & Nightlife

1. 🎼 “Motown On Mondays” DJ Night (Madrone Art Bar)

Every Monday at Madrone, dance the night away with hosts DJ Gordo Cabeza and guest DJS spinning originals, exclusive remixes, and close relatives of your favorite Motown songs during M.O.M. Motown on Mondays.

📅 Date:  FREE before 8 pm

📍 Location: Madrone Art Bar, 500 Divisadero St. (at Fell), NoPa

2. 🎼 Walker & Royce Techno Tupac

For Sam Walker and Gavin Royce, the question is the fundamental test of their studio output. Simple as it may sound, for this perfectionist pair it’s anything but. Their innate dance floor intuition, combined with years of experience behind the decks, drives them to create music that isn’t just playable — it’s irresistible.

📅 Date:  Friday, August 08, 2025, Doors: 9:30pm | Show: 10:00pm

📍 Location: Public Works San Francisco, CA

Your week is now officially stacked!

Pick, plan, and make some memories before everything’s gone.

Talk to you soon!

-Next In SF