The Potrero Hill Festival is on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 10am to 5pm, its 51st year. The neighborhood festival fills four blocks of 20th Street with R&B, food and family activities, and it raises money for the neighborhood’s public schools.
What to Expect
The festival is built around R&B, with live music, food and family activities spread over the four blocks. The organizers have not yet posted a 2026 stage schedule; check the festival site closer to the date.
The festival benefits Daniel Webster and Starr King Elementary Schools and the after-school programs at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, the neighborhood’s community center.
Details
When: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10am to 5pm.
Where: 20th Street, Potrero Hill.
Cost: Free to attend.
Getting there: Potrero Hill’s streets are steep, so plan for a climb. Several Muni bus lines serve the neighborhood; check the SFMTA trip planner for the route from your starting point. The same Saturday, the Bay Area Science Festival runs at UCSF Mission Bay, just north of the hill; see our Science Festival guide.
Details from the Potrero Hill Festival. For more to do this month, see our guide to things to do in San Francisco in October 2026.
Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
