Brian (Local SF Guide) 
San Francisco Travel’s Visitor Impact Summit forecast 25 million visitors and $10.6 billion in spending for 2027, with hotel occupancy rising to 72.1% and the average room rate to $271.43.
San Francisco Public Works is designing a $9.2 million accessibility rebuild of Hallidie Plaza, replacing a decommissioned elevator with two ramps, with construction scheduled from summer 2027 to spring 2028.
A guide to free museum admission days in San Francisco for September 2026, including the de Young, Legion of Honor, Asian Art Museum and Conservatory of Flowers, plus weekly resident programs and library passes.
A month-by-date guide to San Francisco in September 2026: the opera and symphony season openings, the Autumn Moon Festival, Portola, four museum shows closing, and the freeway and transit changes to plan around.
Vivid: Immerse Your Senses, the projection and scent exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences, closes September 7, 2026, leaving the museum without a headline temporary show until its October 24 Halloween party.
Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective opens at the Asian Art Museum on September 25, 2026, the Korean painter’s first museum exhibition in North America, running through January 25, 2027.
The San Francisco Symphony opens its 2026-27 season with a September 24 gala featuring Hilary Hahn, followed on September 25 by the All San Francisco Concert with $12 tickets.
Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal runs at SFMOMA through September 27, 2026, extended from September 13. The painting cannot travel under the terms of its bequest, so the show has no second venue.
San Francisco Fleet Week runs October 4 to 12, 2026, with the air show October 9 to 11. The Blue Angels are on the Navy’s published schedule for October 10 and 11.
Portola has assigned its 60-plus artists to four stages for September 26 and 27 at Pier 80. Robyn and Dog Blood headline Saturday, Swedish House Mafia and Tiësto Sunday.
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