Brian (Local SF Guide) 
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.
A guide to things to do in San Francisco in August 2026: Treasures of the Pharaohs at the de Young, Outside Lands, Pistahan, the Nihonmachi Street Fair, the last Stern Grove concerts, free museum days, and 16 Giants home games.
BART runs trains on a single track between Millbrae, SFO and San Bruno from 9pm Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2, with delays of 10 to 30 minutes.
The SFMTA Board approved a plan on July 21, 2026 to lower speed limits near 230 San Francisco school campuses over two years, setting a new default of 20 mph.
The San Francisco Department of Elections certified enough signatures to put a measure reopening the Great Highway to weekday cars on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Red Bay Coffee returns to the Ferry Building on July 31, 2026, opening a new all-day cafe in Suite 46, a year and a half after leaving the building.
Jollibee opens at 934 Market Street on July 31, 2026, the Filipino chain’s first San Francisco location in about 15 years.
After 38 years of planning, San Francisco has picked Oakdale Avenue for a future Bayview Caltrain station. It would be the neighborhood’s first stop since 2005.
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