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🪩😂🎭Comedy

1. 🎉Janeane Garofalo

Janeane has had many memorable and critically acclaimed roles in films such as "The Truth About Cats and Dogs," "Wet Hot American Summer," "Ratatouille," "Steal This Movie," "Reality Bites," "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion," "Mystery Men," "The Ten" and "The Cable Guy." Janeane also co-authored the best seller "Feel This Book," with Ben Stiller.

📅 Date:  Tuesday August 26 (7:30pm); Wednesday August 27 (7:30pm)

📍 Location: Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

2. 🎉 “Crazy Funny Asians” Free Comedy Showcase

Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs at SF’s brand new comedy club on Market St – The Function.

📅 Date:  Saturday, August 30, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

📍 Location: The Function | 1414 Market Street, San Francisco, CA

3. 🎉 San Francisco POC Comedy Night

Prepare for an evening of laughter as HellaFunny showcases handpicked talent that normally performs at Cobb’s, SF Sketchfest, and the Punch Line. Our lineup celebrates the diversity of the Bay Area’s comedic scene, promising an unforgettable experience filled with wit, insight, and uproarious fun.

📅 Date:  Saturday, August 30, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm

📍 Location: Mayes Oyster House | 1233 Polk St. San Francisco, CA 94154

💻 TECH

1. 🌍AI Innovation Night

Join Startup Valley & Tesla for Innovation Night: networking, insights & live pitches at the Tesla Showroom in San Francisco!

📅 Date: August 19 at 10AM

📍 Location: Venue, 999 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

2. 🌍 Enterprise LLM Security In Age Of AI Transformation

Join us for Enterprise LLM Security in the Age of AI Transformation, an essential event for business leaders, IT professionals, & AI practitioners focused on securing Large Language Models (LLMs) in enterprise settings. As AI reshapes industries, safeguarding LLMs is critical to protect sensitive data, ensure compliance, & mitigate risks. This event explores cutting-edge strategies, best practices, & technologies to secure AI-driven operations while unlocking their transformative potential.

📅 Date: Aug 24 (Sun) , 2025 @ 09:00 AM

📍 Location: Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco

👨‍👩‍👦 Family

1. 🎠 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live “Glow Party”

A spectacular monster-truck show at Chase Center featuring life-size Hot Wheels trucks (Tiger Shark, Bone Shaker, Bigfoot and more) decked out in glow-in-the-dark style

📅 Date: Sunday, August 24

📍 Location: Chase Center

2. 🎠 Festival of Chariots

A free, culturally rich festival in Golden Gate Park (Robin Williams Meadow) celebrating the Indian Rathayatra. Now in its 59th year, this festival features a vibrant parade where attendees can help pull elaborately decorated chariots carrying sacred deities.

📅 Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025 - 10:15 am to 4:00 pm

📍 Location: Golden Gate Park (Robin Williams Meadow) | 320 Bowling Green, San Francisco, CA

3. 🐉 Free Shakespeare in the Park: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Our 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park brings you Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, directed by Ely Sonny Orquiza. Since 1983, as part of SF Shakes’ mission to make Shakespeare accessible to all, we’ve brought our Free Shakes production to audiences around the SF Bay Area; no tickets or Shakespeare experience required!

📅 Date: August 30 – September 7 / Saturdays, Sundays, and Labor Day Monday at 2:00 pm

📍 Location: McLaren Park

🎯 Outdoor & Adventure! 

1. 🎯 Sunday Streets Bayview

Get ready to hit the streets—Sunday Streets SF is back for its 17th season! Since 2008, Sunday Streets has transformed San Francisco’s streets into car-free community spaces, bringing neighbors together for a day of connection, movement, and fun.

📅 Date: Saturday, August 16 from 10am - 12:30pm

📍 Location: Mountain Lake Park

2. 🎯 Free Row Boat Ride Day on SF Bay

Community Rowing days at Rocking the Boat are a great way to experience the water from SF’s coolest new park!

📅 Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025 - 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

📍 Location: India Basin Waterfront Park | 900 Innes Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124

3. 🎯 5th Annual Panhandle 3v3 Basketball Tourney

Community Rowing days at Rocking the Boat are a great way to experience the water from SF’s coolest new park!

📅 Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025 - 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

📍 Location: Nate Thurmond basketball courts in the Panhandle | 1872 Fell St.

🎼 Music & Dance

1. 🎼 Japanese Breakfast – Live in Concert

Originally a solo project, Japanese Breakfast was founded in Philadelphia in 2013, starting off as an outlet for Michelle Zauner's grief around the illness and death of her mother. Zauner has previously said that the name originates from seeing a GIF of Japanese Breakfast, you could almost say it gives you a taste of the band and their music! Now a five-piece act, their music has something for everyone, exploring the realms from soft upbeat indie pop to dark and broody heartbreak. Catch one of the world's most exciting indie bands live!

📅 Date: August 27-28

📍 Location: SF Masonic Auditorium

2. 🎼  SAMMAY’s the way home is an upwards spiral – World Premiere

Experience an innovative free outdoor dance theater performance at Yerba Buena Gardens, 2:00pm. Choreographer Sammay Peñaflor Dizon, a Filipinx American artist, debuts a site-responsive piece that transforms the Gardens’ lawn into a “liberated movement zone”. This work fuses street dance styles (popping, krumping, house, waacking, voguing) with indigenous Filipino themes to challenge Western dance norms and highlight women’s bodily. Bay Area dancers of diverse backgrounds will perform, inviting the audience to move along in moments. It’s culturally relevant and cutting-edge, produced by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (which means it’s free to attend). Arrive early with a blanket – this world premiere is drawing a lot of art.

📅 Date:  Saturday, August 23, 2025 - 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

📍 Location: Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade) | 773 Mission St., San Francisco, CA

3. 🎼 Lindy in the Park – Swing Dance Party

For something lighthearted, join this free open-air swing dancing session. “Lindy in the Park” is an SF institution where dancers of all levels gather to lindy hop and swing to jazz tunes. There’s a beginner lesson around noon for newcomers, and then social dancing continues. No partner needed – friendly regulars are happy to rotate and dance with everyone. It’s a wholesome, joyful scene, whether you dance or just watch. (Comfortable shoes recommended; event is weather permitting

📅 Date: Every Sunday at 12 PM

📍 Location: the de Young Museum

4. 🎼 Breathwork, Somatic Healing & Afro House Day Party

​Step into The Nook for a Sunday that’s all about moving, breathing, and letting go. We’re kicking things off with a guided breathwork and somatic healing session—think deep relaxation, gentle movement, and a chance to reset your mind and body. Once you’re feeling refreshed, the energy shifts as we turn up the Afro House beats and let the good vibes flow. Whether you’re here to dance, connect, or just soak up the music, you’ll leave feeling lighter and more alive.

📅 Date:  Sunday, August 24 at 11 PM

📍 Location: San Francisco

🍧 Food & Beverages

1. 🎼 SF’s “Mercadito Saturdays” Summer Block Party

Join us at El Mercadito – 1712 Ocean Avenue – on the last Saturday of each month this summer for the Mercadito Saturdays – Summer Block Party Series!

📅 Date:  Saturday, August 30, 2025 - 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

📍 Location: El Mercadito | 1712 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112

2. 🎼 “True Story” Whiskey Launch Party

True Story Whiskey, a new premium finished whiskey brand to the California market, is celebrating our brand launch with a FREE party at the legendary and historic Elixir in the Mission District from 6-9pm on Monday, August 25th!

📅 Date:  Monday, August 25, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*

📍 Location: Elixir | 3200 16th Street, San Francisco, CA

3. 🎼 Millbrae Art and Wine Festival

Each year we celebrate the end of Summer with the Bay Area’s largest Labor Day Weekend celebration, the Millbrae Art & Wine Festival! Transforming our downtown area into a spectacular street fair along Broadway. Join us for a two-day celebration filled with vibrant art, live music, delicious food, and savory wines!

📅 Date:  Saturday, August 30, 2025 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

📍 Location: Downtown Millbrae | Broadway & Victoria Ave., Millbrae, CA 94030

🪩 Rave & Nightlife

1. 🎼 DJ Dials & 1015 Folsom Present

London-based electronic producer SBTRKT (known for hits like “Wildfire”) teams up with UK bass/house DJ Taiki Nulight for a late-night show.

📅 Date:  Fri, Aug 29 at 10:00 PM PDT

📍 Location: 1015 Folsom, SF, CA

2. 🎼 “Ball Out” Vogue Ball & Party

As part of the inaugural San Francisco Black Pride Week, this Thursday night event is a high-energy dance party and vogue ball celebrating Black queer excellence

📅 Date:  Thursday, Aug 28 at 9:00 PM PDT

📍 Location: 1015 Folsom, San Francisco, CA

3. 🎼 Labor Day Weekend Friday

Labor Day Weekend 2025! Discover 4 of the best bars + clubs in San Francisco including a final stop @ SF’s #1 downtown nightclub featuring top DJs from around the world, and with exclusive free entry.

📅 Date:  Friday, Aug 29 at 8:00 PM PDT

📍 Location: Union Square 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