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.
Sundays in San Francisco mean free concerts in the parks in summer, several farmers markets, car-free park roads, and monthly free admission at the Asian Art Museum.
Saturday is San Francisco’s biggest market day, with the Ferry Plaza and Alemany farmers markets both running into early afternoon and free museum admission for Bay Area residents.
Wednesday is a market day in San Francisco: Heart of the City at Civic Center runs 7am to 4pm year-round, and the Castro Farmers’ Market runs spring through fall.
Friday has fewer fixed weekly events than other days in San Francisco, but one big monthly one: the Fort Mason Night Market, plus free morning hours in Golden Gate Park.
Thursday evenings in San Francisco, two major museums reopen for adults: the Exploratorium’s After Dark (18+) and the Academy of Sciences’ NightLife (21+), both 6 to 10pm.
Tuesdays in San Francisco bring the Ferry Plaza farmers market, evening yoga at Grace Cathedral, and once a month, free admission at three Golden Gate Park institutions.
Most of San Francisco’s big museums close on Mondays. Here is what stays open, what is free, and how to plan a Monday in the city.
A first-timer’s guide to San Francisco’s main attractions: the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, cable cars, Fisherman’s Wharf, Golden Gate Park, the Painted Ladies, Lombard Street, Coit Tower, Chinatown, and the Ferry Building, with costs and transit for each.
A guide to free outdoor summer concerts in San Francisco in 2026: the Stern Grove Festival, the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, the Golden Gate Park Band, and neighborhood Sunday Streets, with how the free tickets work where they apply.
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