Community Events San Francisco

SFWA Open House

All artists are welcome to our Open House to find out more about the benefits of joining a vibrant arts community! Applications are invited for the 2nd half of 2026 - Become a member of San Francisco Women Artists (SFWA). Far more than a Gallery space – SFWA is a living Legacy that serves as a beacon of inspiration, fostering creativity and cultivating a vibrant art community where artistic expression continues to thrive. SFWA welcomes all Bay Area artists regardless of gender - and remains firmly committed to promoting equity in the arts for all people. SFWA believes arts and culture play a role in creating a thriving Bay Area by ensuring the voices, experiences and traditions of all individuals and communities can be appreciated and celebrated. \* Are you an Artist looking for an opportunity to increase your work’s visibility by exhibiting in a professional and attractive gallery? \* Would you like to join a community that fosters a collaborative and supportive network of other established and emerging artists? Your membership in SFWA will bring you into an active and supportive art community, hosting monthly exhibitions, events and receptions, sale of your work, networking events and workshops, including affordable wall space in the Artist Salon area for individual exhibits. The SFWA Gallery showcases contemporary art, jewelry, sculpture and ceramics. Apply Here for Membership- Prorated from July $68: [https://www.sfwomenartists.org/membership/](https://www.sfwomenartists.org/membership/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExS3NKTU9DRVo2czg3SkoxVnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5SVO-JpbUZH4ADMCmsuVgyzHjXM4wWNp0gQpFGHsaANf-Se78r-h7R2dykgQ_aem_hpn4vJfcNFD8xHirCPg-8g) SFWA is a designated San Francisco Legacy Business in recognition of serving the community as a valued cultural asset of the City for over 100 years. Questions? 415.566.8550

Boba & Chill in San Mateo

San Francisco Glen Canyon Park Group Hike

**Starting Point - North Trailhead Entrance at Glenview Drive @ Portola Drive. SFMTA #48 Bus Stop** **If 10 spots are taken PLEASE REGISTER on** [EVENTBRITE](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/san-francisco-glen-canyon-park-group-hike-tickets-1991517217608) **to secure your spot.🤗** **Let's explore the hidden trails and scenic views of Glen Canyon Park on a group hike with fellow nature enthusiasts!** **The park features an extensive grassland with adjoining trees that supports breeding pairs of red-tailed hawks and great horned owls, striking rock outcrops, and arid patches covered by "coastal scrub" plant communities.** **The bottom of the canyon, where Islais Creek flows, is irregular but moderate in slope, dropping 350 feet over a distance of about 1 mile.** **This is a Kid Friendly event. Please see the latest release...** **FREE SF Summer Adventure Map** [SF Nature Adventure » SF Children & Nature](https://sfchildrennature.org/nature_adventure/)

Playing Board Games

Pop on by to play a favorite classic game—like Scattergories, Pictionary, Taboo, Scrabble, or Boggle—or try something newer, like Splendor, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, or Just One! You can also bring a game you’d like to try with others. Come with friends or come alone and meet new, playful people—mostly adults. This event is FREE.

Deaf Dance Festival Community Gathering on Sunday Aug 16th from 1-4PM!!

Join us for the Deaf Dance Festival Community Gathering on Sunday Aug 16th from 1- 4PM on East Meadow Lawn at Presidio Tunnel Tops! Join for dance workshops, community vendors, booths and more!! All free! Presidio Tunnel Tops: 210 Lincoln Blvd, SF, CA 94129. Arrive earlier for free youth workshop from 12-1pm at Crissy Field Center. All Deaf, HOH, CODA, Hearing youth of all ages welcome! Celebrate and dance together! RealUrbanJazzDance.com/2026baiddf.html #BAIDDF2026 [CONTENT DESCRIPTION: A horizontal promotional graphic for the 2026 Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival Deaf Dance Festival Community Gathering appears on a dark neon pink background. Across the top, white text reads 2026 BAY AREA INTERNATIONAL DEAF DANCE FESTIVAL. Below that, very large gold text reads DEAF DANCE FESTIVAL COMMUNITY GATHERING. Below the title are three large angled rectangular photos outlined in gold. On the left side On the right side is a large gold brushstroke graphic with purple text reading FREE! All are welcome! and a hand-drawn purple heart below. The left photo shows people dancing together in a large indoor public space. The center photo shows a person in a pink top with one arm raised while other people dance in the background. The right photo shows two people standing and talking at a community vendor table inside the same large glass-walled space. On the right side is a large gold brushstroke graphic with purple text reading FREE! All are welcome! and a hand-drawn purple heart below. Below the photos is a horizontal row of white text separated by dotted gold vertical lines reading FOOD TRUCKS, DANCE WORKSHOPS, COMMUNITY VENDORS & BOOTHS, and SHORT PERFORMANCES. The lower half of the flyer is divided into two columns by a vertical gold line. To bottom are gold icons for a calendar, a clock, and a location marker. Large white and gold text reads Sunday, August 16, 12-1 PM Youth Workshop @ Crissy Field Center, 1-4 PM Community Gathering @ East Meadow Lawn, Presidio Tunnel Tops, Presidio National Park Site, 210 Lincoln Blvd, SF, CA 94129. A gold strip runs across the bottom edge and contains logos and access icons including sign language interpretation, Presidio, Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival, Urban Jazz Dance Company, Intersection for the Arts, wheelchair access, a gold text reads RealUrbanJazzDance.com, and a black-and-white QR code outlined in gold. END CONTENT DESCRIPTION]

Free Adult Workshops Taught By BAIDDF Artists on Fri Aug. 14th, 10am-1pm!

Join for Free Adult Workshops taught by BAIDDF Deaf Artists on Friday Aug 14th from 10am-1pm! \* TurkIsaret Dili Ile Yoga (Yoga with Turkish Sign Language) taught by Eda Tavaci (Turkey) \* Safe Space Burlesque taught by Balie Vincent \* Introduction to Contemporary Floorwork + Spiral taught by Anna Gichan PUSH Sanctuary - 447 Minna St. SF (Powell BART) Bring comfortable clothes and your water bottles! RealUrbanJazzDance.com/2026baiddf.html #BAIDDF2026 [Content Descriptions: A purple background with light orange hexagon accents and a rectangle containing the UJDC and BAIDDF logos top right. In pale pink text from top to bottom: “BAIDDF 2026 Workshops. Location: PUSH Sanctuary 447 Minna St San Francisco, CA 94103 Come join our 14th Annual Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival Workshops taught by Deaf Artists! Friday August 14th, 10AM - 1PM PST. [To the left of an image of Eda, wearing a black top hat and black suit, leaning against a white wall in a light orange hexagon frame] Türk İşaret Dili ile Yoga (Yoga with Turkish Sign Language) with Eda Tavaci (Turkey). [A pale pink ‘free’ sticker is next to the image.] [To the right of an image of Bailey, with long brown curly hair, a barely visible top and strap, against a dark background in a light orange hexagon frame] Safe Space Burlesque with Bailey Vincent. [A pale pink ‘free’ sticker is next to the image.] [To the left of an image of Anna, wearing a red long sleeved top, black pants and socks posing with one leg up and arms behind her back, against a white background in a light orange hexagon frame] Introduction to Contemporary Floorwork + Spirals with Anna Gichan. [A pale pink ‘free’ sticker is next to the image.] All workshops and presentations are open to both Deaf and Hearing! More details are on our website: [www.realurbanjazzdance.com](http://www.realurbanjazzdance.com). Fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts.” [Intersection for the Arts logo is below text]. The PUSH, wheelchair and interpreter logos are bottom right of the flyer. End Content Description]

Playing Board Games

Pop on by to play a favorite classic game—like Scattergories, Pictionary, Taboo, Scrabble, or Boggle—or try something newer, like Splendor, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, or Just One! You can also bring a game you’d like to try with others. Come with friends or come alone and meet new, playful people—mostly adults. This event is FREE.

SOULSONG

### Spirit · Singing · Ceremony with Kid Beyond *In-person only* **SOULSONG** is a new kind of spiritual community — where meditation and dharma meet singing and ceremony. Dharma teacher / songleader Kid Beyond will offer a soul-nurturing alchemy of meditation, reflection, and group singing — with songs of love and joy… tenderness and connection… gratitude and inspiration. Together, in loving community, we can let our hearts open wide — deeply embodied, vibrantly alive. You don’t need to be a “good singer” or a “good meditator.” The songs and practices are easy to learn. All voices, bodies, and hearts are welcome. **Kid Beyond** is a dharma teacher, soul singer, songleader, and soul guide. He is devoted to helping hearts open to love, aliveness, wisdom, and healing. Trained and authorized by Spirit Rock, in the Thai Forest lineage of Buddhism, he has guided thousands of students in his classes, workshops, and retreats. He has taught mindfulness in the US Congress; led the SF County Jail’s meditation and yoga program; guided adults and teens at Spirit Rock; led the weekly Heart Camp sangha for 6 years; taught mindful men’s groups; and served as a Fitbit Mindfulness Advisor, bringing well-being practices to corporations, the military, and government. His Love Warrior music has riveted audiences worldwide — playing festivals such as Coachella and SXSW, and opening for James Brown, Ray Charles, Michael Franti, Imogen Heap, LL Cool J, and many more. He has led song circles and workshops in vocal exploration and embodiment for over 30 years. **[kidbeyond.com](http://kidbeyond.com) · [Instagram](https://instagram.com/kidbeyond/) · [Facebook](http://facebook.com/kidbeyond)**

Queer Crush @ Benchmark SF

🎟️ free for Benchmark gym members! 🎫 $20 discounted day pass for non-members 🧗🏻‍♂️rentals are FREE for QC attendees, so no need to worry if you don’t have climbing shoes or a harness (if you wanna climb ropes!) 🎉this is an all levels meet up, so no matter your experience, you’re welcome to join us! ⏰come early so that you make it to our intro circle and you get to make community with other members

Queer Crush @ Great Western

🎟️ free for [@touchstoneclimbing](https://www.instagram.com/touchstoneclimbing/) gym members! 🎫 $20 day pass for non-members (thats a 33% discount on the regular price!) 🧗🏻‍♂️rentals are FREE for QC attendees, so no need to worry if you don’t have climbing shoes or a harness (if you wanna climb ropes!) 🎉this is an all levels meet up, so no matter your experience, you’re welcome to join us! ⏰come early so that you make it to our intro circle and you get to make community with other members RSVP: [https://portal.touchstoneclimbing.com/power/programs/queer-crush](https://portal.touchstoneclimbing.com/power/programs/queer-crush)

Queer Crush @ Berkeley Ironworks

🎟️ free for [@touchstoneclimbing](https://www.instagram.com/touchstoneclimbing/) gym members! 🎫 $20 day pass for non-members (thats a 33% discount on the regular price!) 🧗🏻‍♂️rentals are FREE for QC attendees, so no need to worry if you don’t have climbing shoes or a harness (if you wanna climb ropes!) 🎉this is an all levels meet up, so no matter your experience, you’re welcome to join us! ⏰come early so that you make it to our intro circle and you get to make community with other members RSVP: [https://portal.touchstoneclimbing.com/ironworks/programs/queer-crush](https://portal.touchstoneclimbing.com/ironworks/programs/queer-crush)

14th Annual Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival, Aug 14th -16th!

Excited to announce! Antoine Hunter's Urban Jazz Dance Company presents the 14th anniversary of the Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (BAIDDF) coming up this August 14 - 16, 2026!! Tickets are released! BAIDDF is an annual event produced by Urban Jazz Dance Company that consists of performances and workshops that highlight the important contributions that Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HOH) artists make to our community featuring amazing local Bay Area talent, as well as artists from Turkey, California, New York, Missouri, and more! This is the festival you do not want to miss and share with everyone. In addition to performances, the festival will feature workshops in Jazz, Yoga, Floorwork, ASL DANCE, and more different types of dance classes taught by International, Domestic and Local Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Hearing artists who sign fluently. These workshops will be taught for both Youth and Adult participants in various locations including Berkeley and San Francisco. Performances will be on Fri Aug 14th & Sat Aug 15th at 7:30pm Dance Mission Theater on 3316 24th St. SF. (24th St Mission BART) Sunday’s Deaf Dance Festival Gathering Day will be Sun Aug 16th, 12-4pm at Presidio Tunnel Tops Buy tickets here! www.DeafDance2026.Eventbrite.com More information on performances, workshops, panels on our website! Please read carefully: www.realurbanjazzdance.com/2026baiddf.html #BAIDDF2026 \[Content descriptions: 2026 BAIDDF Postcard of a purple background\, gold text “Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival” with picture of Zahna Simon wearing black sportsbra/shorts leaping out of the text\. 2 White text lines and 2 gold text lines in between “August 14\-16\, 2026\, Friday\-Saturday 7:30pm \| Dance Mission Theater\, Sunday 12\-4pm \| Deaf Dance Festival Community Day at Presidio National\, Presented By Antoine Hunter’s Urban Jazz Dance Company\.” End Content Description]