Brian (Local SF Guide) 
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts opens GaHee Park: Behind the Curtain on August 7, 2026, the painter’s first solo institutional exhibition in the United States, running through January 3, 2027.
The Exploratorium holds Bay Day on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 11am to 4pm at Pier 15, pulling its NOAA carbon dioxide buoy out of the water for its annual servicing.
BART cancels Green Line service on August 15-16, August 29-30, September 12-13 and September 26-27 while crews replace an interlocking near Fremont Station.
The de Young opens A Gallery of Their Own on August 15, 2026, a show of women artists from the promised Carr and Goldblum gift, running through February 28, 2027.
SFMOMA‘s O. Smith: Artivist presents drawings by Orlando Smith, who is incarcerated at San Quentin, on Floor 2 from July 25, 2026 through June 20, 2027 with general admission.
Cinderella Bakery is opening a second location at 2937 24th Street in the Mission, in the former La Victoria Panaderia space. The bakery says 2026; the Standard reported end of July.
SFMOMA opens Jacob Hashimoto: Giant Arc on August 22, 2026, an installation of more than 75,000 hand-built kites in the free, unticketed Roberts Family Gallery on Floor 1.
The rebuilt Gene Friend Recreation Center opens in SoMa on Thursday, August 13, 2026, a $59 million replacement with 50 percent more space and a new main entrance on Harriet Street.
A guide to free museum admission days in San Francisco for August 2026, including the de Young, Legion of Honor, Asian Art Museum, Conservatory of Flowers, and Museum of Craft and Design, plus weekly resident programs and free library passes.
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