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What's on this weekend in San Francisco

Tue, Oct 20

Hazlett

August Hall · San Francisco

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Tue, Oct 20

Laura Veirs with Karl Blau

Cafe Du Nord · San Francisco

From $28

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Tue, Oct 20

Sawyer Hill

The Independent · San Francisco

From $34

Tue, Oct 20

Shakey Graves - Fondness, Etc. Tour

The Castro Theatre · San Francisco

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Wed, Oct 21

City of the Sun

The Independent · San Francisco

From $34

Wed, Oct 21

Todd Rundgren

The Castro Theatre · San Francisco

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Thu, Oct 22

Live 105 Presents: Rise Against: Ricochet 2026

The Masonic · San Francisco

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Thu, Oct 22

Justin Nozuka

The Chapel · San Francisco

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Thu, Oct 22

2026 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR [THE X : NEXUS]

The Theater at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium · San Francisco

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Thu, Oct 22

Frankie Cosmos - Celebrating 10 Years of Next Thing

The Independent · San Francisco

From $34

Fri, Oct 23

Pouya - The Forever Glades Tour 2026

The Fillmore · San Francisco

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Fri, Oct 23

Shaboozey - Outlaws Never Die Tour

The Masonic · San Francisco

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Top things to do in San Francisco

The most popular sights, with 2026 entrance fees. Prices are adult admission — cheapest at the gate. Many of the best things are free.

Attraction	Entrance	Time	Why go
Golden Gate Bridge	Free	1-2 hours	The 1937 suspension bridge spanning the entrance to San Francisco Bay, with a pedestrian and cyclist sidewalk on its eastern side open daily. Tolls apply only to southbound vehicle traffic, not to people on foot or bicycle.
Alcatraz Island	$47.95	2.5-3.5 hours including ferry	A former federal penitentiary on an island in San Francisco Bay, operated as a National Park Service site with a cellhouse audio tour narrated by former inmates and officers. Access is by ferry only, run by the NPS-authorized concessioner.
Fisherman's Wharf	Free	2-3 hours	A historic waterfront district along the northern edge of the city, including Pier 39, sea lions hauled out on K-Dock, and seafood stands dating to the early 20th century. The wharf and pier grounds are open to the public without an entrance fee.
California Academy of Sciences	$49	3-4 hours	A natural history museum in Golden Gate Park combining an aquarium, planetarium, and four-story rainforest dome under a living roof planted with native species. Exhibits cover biodiversity across marine, terrestrial, and space sciences.
SFMOMA	$30	2-3 hours	A modern and contemporary art museum in the SoMa district with seven floors of galleries, including a major Fisher Collection of postwar and contemporary works. A 2016 Snøhetta expansion added a ten-story addition behind the original Mario Botta building.

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Getting to San Francisco

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About San Francisco

San Francisco is a city of steep hills, fog rolling through the Golden Gate Bridge, and neighbourhoods that shift character block by block — from Victorian houses in Alamo Square to the tech offices of SoMa. It punches well above its weight for food, wine (Napa and Sonoma are an hour away) and startup energy, riding cable cars and painted ladies alongside genuine urban grit. Fog can blanket the city even in the middle of summer, catching visitors off guard.

2026 guides

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