Brian (Local SF Guide) 
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.
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 to put a public bank measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot. If it passes, the city would be the first in the US with its own bank.
Treasures of the Pharaohs opens at the de Young on August 1, 2026, bringing 130 ancient Egyptian antiquities from Cairo and Luxor to Golden Gate Park through January 31, 2027.
San Francisco Bay Ferry averaged 10,992 riders a day in June 2026, breaking an August 2019 record, with year-over-year ridership up for 60 consecutive months.
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