San Francisco Bay Area Events, Things To Do This Week: March 16-22, 2026
Festivals, Street Fairs San Jose, Oakland, Peninsula, Talks, Pop-Ups, Art, Live Music, Performing Arts, Community Events, Activities This Weekend SF Bay Area
This has been an extremely busy week. Spring is here, people are staying out longer and all the street fairs and festivals are here. There are lots of events, festivals, and more this month, this week in particular. I’ve been busy creating new guides (some free, some for paid supporters only) & updating other ones for the upcoming heat wave.
San Francisco Bay Area Activities, Events, Things To Do This Week
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Weekly Recommendation
This week’s recommendation is to mark your calendars for March 28th for No Kings 3.
See archived weekly recommendations (drinks, plates, causes etc.)
San Francisco Bay Area Weekly News Roundup
Joe Kukura, Lover of San Francisco and Longtime Voice on SFist, Dies at 55 -SFist
In San Francisco, arrests at ICE check-ins have resumed -Mission Local
Lurie plan uses regressive taxes to ‘save’ Muni, in the short term -48 Hills
Man who grappled with Lurie’s security speaks out -SF Standard
State grant opens door to housing for South Bay farmworkers -San Jose Spotlight
Perception vs. Reality: Great Highway Closure & Sunset District Traffic -The Frisc
Lord of the Fleas (Fog City Flea Trading Post) -SF Gazetteer
The Rise Of Banana Coffee In The San Francisco Bay Area -Eddie’s List
SF Receives $100M Prop 1 Windfall to Expand Treatment Beds -KQED
Tech billionaires reportedly plotting $500M fund to reshape CA politics - KRON4
Why people in L.A. are strapping cameras on their bodies to do chores -LA Times
San Francisco Bay Area Events This Week, San Jose
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More events in the March calendars w/ more intimate, exclusive events, +tech
March 16th Events San Francisco Bay Area, Things To Do
3/16 - Monday Mixology Class, Alembic
3/16 - Odisseo (Alt-Rock, Mexico City), Great American Music Hall
3/16 - Dopamine and the Real Neuroscience of Motivation, Cafe du Nord
3/16 - Breath is Life: Breathwork, Connection, & Sound Bath by Candlelight
3/16 - Gov. Josh Shapiro: Where We Keep the Light, Commonwealth Club
3/16 - Think Different: Apple, Counterculture, & Digital Culture, 1976-2026, Manny’s
3/16 - Bad Art Club: Tiny Worlds of Clay, The Faight
3/16-19 - Nvidia AI Conference & Expo, San Jose
3/16-22 - Sausalito Restaurant Week
March 17th Events San Francisco Bay Area, Things To Do
3/17 - SF Symphony: Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY
3/17 - Simply Said, Lark Theatre, Larkspur (Storytelling, Open Mic)
3/17 - Slovak Tech Conference
3/17 - A Feather & A Fork Book Tour, Crystal Wahpepah, Oakland
3/17 - Starry Plough St. Patrick’s Day Party, Berkeley
3/17 - The Walker Roaders (Celtic Punk), Little Saint, Healdsburg
3/17 - Irish Times St. Patrick’s Day Block Party, Downtown SF
3/17 - 22nd Annual Chahashanbeh Suri (Persian New Year), Berkeley
3/17 - Mycological Society SF: Mushrooms + Culture of Greece, Randall Museum
3/17 - Karen Russell with Adam Johnson, Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park
3/17 - Thunderbolt (LA Cocktail Bar) Pop-Up, Bar Crenn
3/17 - My Taco, My Choice! A Chef’s Taco Competition For Repro Rights, Merkado
March 18th Events San Francisco Bay Area, Things To Do
3/18 - -1 to World Labs with Dr. Fei-Fei Li
3/18 - San Francisco Slackers Meetup, Panhandle, Golden Gate Park, 5:30 until dark
3/18 - Wish-Craft Night, Wild Side West, Bernal Heights
3/18 - North Beach Noir: Rengade Cinema, Live Worms Gallery
3/18-April 5 - Macbeth, Magic Theatre, Fort Mason (a new modern translation)
March 19th Events San Francisco Bay Area, Things To Do
3/19 - KQED: Dumpling and Dim Sum Fest, Bloc15, Oakland
3/19 - Culture Makers: Keeping Oakland’s literary scene strong, New Parkway
3/19 - UV Resin Cast Jewelry, Ace Makerspace, Oakland
3/19 - Foodwise: Mission Community Market First Day of the Season
3/19 - NorCal Women’s Caucus for Art: Bay Area Women Gallerists Panel, The Academy
3/19 - Berlin & Beyond Opening, Castro Theatre; Film Festival 19-23
3/19 - Cole Valley Night Market
3/19 - Sarah Silverman, JCCSF
3/19 - Andre Nickatina, Bottom of the Hill
3/19 - Oakland Green Building Brews, Drakes Dealership
3/19 - Santana Row Spring Fling Wine Stroll, San Jose
3/19 - Art Reception for Voices of Joy, North Berkeley Wealth Management
3/19 - SFMade: Women’s History Month Manufacturer Meetup, Heath Ceramics
3/19 - “Making History Fun Again” Speaker Series, The Clift (Ray Beldner of Startup Art and Root Division’s Demetri Broxton)
3/19 - Mission Local presents: Promises, Parks & the Tenderloin, Tenderloin Museum
3/19 - Gipsy Kings f/ Tonino Baliardo, Henry J. Kaiser Center, Oakland
3/19-20 - Future Food-Tech San Francisco Marriott Marquis (Food Action Summit)
3/19-22 - Fork2Film Festival, St. Helena
3/19-22 - Fortinet Founders Cup, Menlo Park
3/19-22 - Super Fine Art Fair, Fort Mason
San Francisco Bay Area Events This Weekend
March 20th Events San Francisco Bay Area, Things To Do
3/20 - A Night of Izakaya, Kitchen on Fire, Oakland
3/20 - Date My Friend: Queer Edition, The Faight
3/20 - Castro Night Market
3/20 - East Bay Square Dance w/ Robin Fischer, Round Top Stringband, Berkeley
3/20 - The Bay Lights to Return, Bay Bridge
3/20 - Simple Ceramics: Handbuild Your Own Tea or Coffee Mugs, Inner Richmond
3/20 - horse grl opening night, Wave Collective (exhibition w/ 35 artists)
3/20 - Bay Lights Grand Relighting Celebration & After Party, Shack 15
3/20 - Sébastien Léger (Lost Miracle) & Darco (Maccabi), SFGreat Northern
3/20 - We Touch Grass: Anime Rave, The Ritz, San Jose
3/20-21 - Pigs & Pinot, Healdsburg
3/20-21 - We Are The Power: Emma’s Revolution in Concert w/ DanceVisions, Palo Alto
3/20-22 - Oakland Marathon
3/20-22 - The International Gem & Jewelry Show, San Mateo
3/20-22 - California Artisan Cheese Festival, Sonoma
3/20-29 - Alameda Restaurant Week
March 21st Events San Francisco Bay Area, Things To Do
3/21 - Cheese Crawl, The Barlow, Sebastopol (one of my fave food events of the year)
3/21 - French Riviera Soiree w/ The Radioactives, Sequoyah Country Club, Oakland
3/21 - India Basin Waterfront Park RecFest! (Rock-Climbing, Kayak & More)
3/21 - Worst Quality Crab & InfatuAsian: March Madness of Asian Food: Live Podcasts!
3/21 - SBBB Pajama Party Bingo Marathon, Vacaville
3/21 - Spring Renewal: 14th San Francisco Well Being Fair, Harvey Milk Center
3/21 - Mary Blair: Mid-Century Magic Opening Celebration, Napa Valley Museum
3/21 - National Rosie the Riveter Day, Richmond
3/21 - That Cheese Plate: I’ll Bring the Apps On Tour - Tomales Bay, CA
3/21 - Alameda Rock n’ Roll Flea Market
3/21 - Vince’s Trashy Birthday Beach Cleanup, Ocean Plant
3/21 - Pre-Burnal Equinox Pop-Up Day Party, Fulton Plaza
3/21 - San Francisco Punk Library, Koret Auditorium (3 bands)
3/21 - Burnal Equinox 2026: The Cosmic Treehouse, Public Works
3/21 - Spring Flowers Paint & Sip, McEvoy Ranch, Petaluma
3/21 - Psychedelic Breathwork Journey, Living Church SF
3/21 - Fierce Fat Flea Market, Oakland
3/21 - Clean Culture: Car Show, Santa Clara (exhaust competition, low car limbo)
3/21 - *Afro-Latino Festival 2026*, History Park, San Jose
3/21 - Ketamine-Assisted Sound Meditation, Yoga Flow
3/21 - Killing My Lobster and Z Space present: Sketch on Speed
3/21 - From Boot Stomping to Grape Stomping, St. Helena
3/21 - San Francisco Flower Bulb Day, Union Square (Free Tulips aka Hunger Games)
3/21 - Beginning Cheesemaking Class, 18 Reasons
3/21 - San José Cat Day 2026
3/21- 5K & Polar Plunge, Alameda (fundraiser for Nor Cal Special Olympics)
3/21 - Emeryville Film Festival
3/21 - Mill Valley Spring Faire
3/21 - Headwest Marketplace, San Mateo
3/21 - Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair in 70mm, Castro Theater
3/21-22 - Carrier Con, USS Hornet, Alameda
March 22nd Events San Francisco Bay Area, Things To Do
3/22 - Lucha Libre Wrestling Night, Thrive City (Free)
3/22 - Crafternoon Club: Lucky Charms, Scrap & Sip
3/22 - Imani: Con Fé y Arte / Tradición Peruana Cultural Center Fundraiser, The Ruby
3/22 - Marin 4th Annual Pow, Kentfield
3/22 - Misfit Art Sale Benefitting UCSF Alliance Health Project, Mission Building
3/22 - Neigbhorhood Artist Market (50+ Artists/Artisans), Richmond
3/22 - Marin Buzz Daytime Party, Eria, Sausalito
3/22 - “We Can Pickle That!” Carrots and Saurkraut, Alemany Farm
3/22 - Game Market West: Spring 2026, Guildhouse, San Jose
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