In Their Name: Día de Los Muertos 2026, SOMArts’ 27th annual Day of the Dead exhibition, runs October 24 to November 20 at 934 Brannan Street. Free during gallery hours; opening reception October 23.
The sixth African Arts Festival runs Saturday, October 3, 2026, 11am to 4pm on the Great Lawn at Yerba Buena Gardens, with music and dance from Bay Area African and diaspora ensembles, lessons and vendors. Free.
The Potrero Hill Festival runs Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10am to 5pm, across four blocks of 20th Street, with R&B, food and family activities benefiting the neighborhood’s public schools.
World of Dumplings returns to the Ferry Building on Sunday, October 25, 2026, from 11am to 5pm, with more than 25 restaurant vendors, eating contests and cooking demos. Free admission.
The 44th Leap Sandcastle Classic runs at Ocean Beach at Balboa Street on Saturday, October 24, 2026, with building from 11am to 2:30pm and awards at 3:15pm. Free to watch.
A month-by-date guide to San Francisco in October 2026: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Fleet Week and the Blue Angels, the Italian Heritage Parade, free neighborhood festivals, Halloween events, museum openings and the freeway closures to plan around.
The Golden State Warriors host three 2026 preseason games at Chase Center: the Lakers on October 6 at 7pm, the Kings on October 10 at 5:30pm and the Trail Blazers on October 16 at 7pm.
Thrill-O-Ween, the free all-ages Halloween event at Thrive City outside Chase Center, runs Saturday, October 24, 2026 from noon to 5pm with a costume contest, trick-or-treat stations, a mini pumpkin patch and a screening of E.T.
Sunday Streets, San Francisco’s free car-free open-streets program, holds its last 2026 event in the Excelsior on Sunday, October 18. The route is still to be announced by Livable City.
The Bay Area Science Festival runs Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 11am to 4pm at UCSF Mission Bay, with more than 100 hands-on demonstrations, lab tours and a robot zoo. Free, no tickets needed, rain or shine.
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