History Events in San Francisco
Check out happening history events all around San Francisco, CA
Connection & Inspiration Balboa Workshop with Jen and Dan
Sat, 04 Oct at 01:00 pm
136 Missouri St, San Francisco, CA 94107-2425, United States
The Enduring Wild: A Journey into California’s Public Lands
Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm
KALW
Free
Sumo + Sushi - SAN FRANCISCO
Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm
The Palace of the Fine Arts
Halloween Vampire Tour of San Francisco
Fri, 31 Oct at 08:00 pm
Nob Hill
Treasure Island Museum's Golden Anniversary Swing Dance
Sat, 18 Oct at 07:00 pm
Treasure Island Museum
USD 55 to 5,337
San Francisco Fleet Week Special Event - Airshow Preview — Fundraiser for ROTC Scholarships
Thu, 09 Oct at 02:00 pm
SS Jeremiah O'Brien
Meet Jessica Francis Kane! Author of Fonseca and Rules for Visiting
Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America (plus screening of Fist of Fury)
Fri, 10 Oct at 07:00 pm
4 Star Theater
USD 21 to 23
The Vampire Tour of San Francisco
Sat, 04 Oct at 08:00 pm
Nob Hill Neighborhood
USD 35
A Conversation with Kamala Harris
Sun, 05 Oct at 06:30 pm
The Masonic
Guided tour of Local Indigenous Mixtec Garden
Sun, 05 Oct at 01:00 pm
Secret garden in the Mission; Meet at 24th St BART station
USD 34
Flavors of Sicily: wines, food & history
Fri, 10 Oct at 06:00 pm
Istituto Italiano Scuola
USD 61 to 71
Marvelous Facts about the Moon Festival, with Mooncake Tasting 中秋趣談與月餅分享
Sun, 05 Oct at 02:00 pm
San Francisco Public Library, Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
Free
Lasers Lasers Birmingham + Aaron Burnham & The Brushfires + Mae McCoy & her Neon Stars
Sat, 04 Oct at 08:00 pm
500 4th Street, San Francisco, CA
Cossacks 100th Anniversary Gala
Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm
Russian Center of San Francisco
USD 82 to 162
Lowell High Pioneer Class of '65
Sun, 12 Oct at 12:00 pm
Lowell High School (San Francisco)
War, Race, and Culture: Book Talk with Gordon Chang
Sun, 26 Oct at 03:00 pm
Chinese Historical Society of America Museum
USD 10
Halloween Vampire Tour of San Francisco
Fri, 31 Oct at 08:00 pm
Nob Hill Neighborhood
USD 34
IIS Cine Club - LAMERICA by Gianni Amelio
Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm
Istituto Italiano Scuola
USD 29
Water Mirror Echo: Book Talk with Jeff Chang
Sat, 04 Oct at 10:00 am
Chinese Historical Society of America Museum
USD 40
San Francisco Russian Diaspora: Stories from the Roaring Twenties
Sat, 11 Oct at 02:00 pm
Russian Center of San Francisco
Free
A Conversation with Kamala Harris
Sun, 05 Oct at 03:00 pm
The Masonic
Jenny Reeder: "Emma and Eliza: The First Two Elect Ladies"
Sun, 12 Oct at 07:00 pm
Presidio Main Chapel
A Book Tour of Cemeteries
Thu, 16 Oct at 06:00 pm
San Francisco Columbarium & Funeral Home 舊金山骨灰龕與殯儀館
Free
Men in Love, 1850s–1950s: A Visual Conversation
Wed, 15 Oct at 06:00 pm
Koret Auditorium at the San Francisco Public Library
Free
San Francisco’s Political Women: Power, Progress & Protest Walking Tour
Thu, 02 Oct at 10:00 am
Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park
USD 0 to 34
Matchbook-Neon Typography Tour 10/9
Thu, 09 Oct at 06:00 pm
Cottage Market & Corner Store
USD 37
Meet Irish Broadcaster, Historian & Mystery Author Myles Dungan!
Tue, 14 Oct at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
Kicking the Hornet's Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
Wed, 15 Oct at 07:00 pm
KALW
Free
Everything is Now: The 1960s New York Avant-Garde with J. Hoberman
Thu, 02 Oct at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 18
Edward Frenkel—How Do We Revive Pythagorean Tradition in the Age of AI?
Fri, 17 Oct at 05:30 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 27
Loving II — A Photographic History of Men in Love
Thu, 16 Oct at 06:00 pm
Manny's
USD 9 to 84
Fleet Week 2025 - Saturday Cruise
Sat, 11 Oct at 08:30 am
Pier 35, The Embarcadero & Kearny St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94133
Pay What You Wish Day!
Tue, 07 Oct at 11:00 am
Cartoon Art Museum
Out in Tech SF Bay Area | LGBTQ+ History Lecture & Mixer @ Bain Capital
Thu, 09 Oct at 05:00 pm
Bain Capital
Free
33 Years of MORE!
Sat, 25 Oct at 01:00 pm
The Phoenix Hotel
USD 14 to 25
Collections Tour: Intro to the Archive
Fri, 17 Oct at 01:30 pm
Letterform Archive
USD 18 to 29
Nightmare on Alcatraz: The Notorious Night Tour
Sat, 01 Nov at 04:00 pm
1329 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94133
Ghost Fest at the Haunted Balboa Theater
Sat, 18 Oct at 04:30 am
Balboa Theater
San Francisco Chain Reaction 2025 | Mobilize. Act. Disarm.
Fri, 10 Oct at 12:00 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 150 to 20,000
San Francisco’s Political Women: Power, Progress & Protest Walking Tour
Tue, 30 Sep at 02:00 pm
Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park
USD 0 to 34
Quality Ball
Fri, 07 Nov at 06:00 pm
California Academy of Sciences
USD 215 to 375
Fleet Week Aboard the USS Jeremiah O'Brien
Thu, 09 Oct at 02:00 pm
Pier 35 (1914)
USD 80
Midnight Flyboys with author Bruce Henderson
Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 18
2026 San Francisco St. Patrick's Day Parade
Sat, 14 Mar at 11:30 am
Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, CA
Fleet Week 2025 - Sunday Cruise
Sun, 12 Oct at 08:30 am
Pier 35, The Embarcadero & Kearny St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94133
2026 Installation of Officers
Sat, 03 Jan at 06:00 pm
Kensington Park Hotel
USD 65
Crafting in the Castro
Sun, 08 Mar at 03:00 pm
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
Free
BroadwaySF Presents: Suffs
Sat, 08 Nov at 01:00 pm
Orpheum Theater, San Francisco
Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife with author Francesca Wade
Mon, 27 Oct at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 18
CNN's Abby Phillip: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power
Fri, 14 Nov at 12:00 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 27
Gold Rush Women: Untold Stories of San Francisco’s Trailblazing Pioneers
Wed, 01 Oct at 10:00 am
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 34
Michael W. Twitty & Bryan Terry – Recipes from The American South
Wed, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm
3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94118
Justice Anthony Kennedy: Life, Law, and Liberty
Mon, 03 Nov at 12:00 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 38
Gold Rush Women: Untold Stories of San Francisco’s Trailblazing Pioneers
Wed, 08 Oct at 02:00 pm
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 34
Gold Rush Women: Untold Stories of San Francisco’s Trailblazing Pioneers
Wed, 15 Oct at 10:00 am
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 34
Manet & Morisot: Legion of Honor Exhibition
Tue, 28 Oct at 01:00 pm
3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94118
Gold Rush Women: Untold Stories of San Francisco’s Trailblazing Pioneers
Thu, 23 Oct at 02:00 pm
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 34
Live Jazz at the Gold Bar Distillery (Every Friday)
Fri, 07 Feb at 06:00 pm
Gold Bar Whiskey Distillery Tasting Room, Avenue of the Palms, San Francisco, CA, USA
Free
Gold Rush Women: Untold Stories of San Francisco’s Trailblazing Pioneers
Thu, 30 Oct at 10:00 am
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 34
San Francisco’s Political Women: Power, Progress & Protest Walking Tour
Thu, 30 Oct at 02:00 pm
Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park
USD 0 to 34
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association 2025 Conference
Wed, 19 Nov at 05:30 pm
InterContinental San Francisco
Angela Davis & Hilton Als - A Sisterhood: Toni Morrison, June Jordan, Angela Davis
Mon, 15 Dec at 07:30 pm
275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94102
Annie Leibovitz at Palace of Fine Arts
Mon, 10 Nov at 08:00 pm
Palace of Fine Arts
Gold Rush Women: Untold Stories of San Francisco’s Trailblazing Pioneers
Thu, 13 Nov at 02:00 pm
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 34
Gold Rush Women: Untold Stories of San Francisco’s Trailblazing Pioneers
Wed, 05 Nov at 02:00 pm
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 34
Guiding Principles for Field-Based Historic Preservation- San Francisco
Tue, 28 Oct at 08:00 am
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
USD 450
The Vampire Tour of San Francisco
Sat, 02 Aug
Nob Hill
USD 30
San Francisco: Golden City by the Bay - Symposium
Wed, 22 Oct at 09:00 am
Fairmont Hotel San Francisco
Gold Rush Women: Untold Stories of San Francisco’s Trailblazing Pioneers
Wed, 19 Nov at 02:00 pm
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 34
Gold Rush Women: Untold Stories of San Francisco’s Trailblazing Pioneers
Wed, 26 Nov at 02:00 pm
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 34
Gold Rush Women: Untold Stories of San Francisco’s Trailblazing Pioneers
Wed, 03 Dec at 02:00 pm
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 34
Gold Rush Women: Untold Stories of San Francisco’s Trailblazing Pioneers
Wed, 10 Dec at 10:00 am
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 34
Gold Rush Women: Untold Stories of San Francisco’s Trailblazing Pioneers
Wed, 31 Dec at 02:00 pm
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 34
Historic Bars Tour + Bachata dancing every Thursday
Thu, 10 Jul at 05:00 pm
308 Columbus Ave
Free
SF: Food + History + Art Tour
Fri, 01 Oct at 02:30 pm
Elsy's Restaurant
USD 92
SF Ghost Hunting Tour in Chinatown with a Paranormal Investigator
Fri, 07 Oct at 07:00 pm
The Haunt SF Ghost Tours
USD 53
San Francisco Outdoor Escape Game: Hippie Culture Haight Ashbury
Wed, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm
1485 Haight St
USD 12 to 35
SF Politics 101
Thu, 10 Jul at 06:30 pm
333 Hayes St
Free
My Obsession with Hamletmachine
Fri, 07 Nov at 08:00 pm
Dance Mission Theater
USD 23 to 39
Tour de Bares Históricos + Bachata todos los jueves
Thu, 10 Jul at 05:00 pm
308 Columbus Ave
Free
Fil-Am History Month Ride
Fri, 17 Oct at 04:00 pm
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
USD 0 to 50
Public Tours at Arion Press
Thu, 12 Jun at 03:00 pm
Arion Press
USD 15
Curated 4-Course North Beach Culinary Experience
Sat, 06 Jan at 03:00 pm
Meeting Location - https://avitalexperiences.com/meeting-location/north-beach-food-tour/
USD 115
Museum of Failure - San Francisco
Sat, 12 Apr at 10:00 am
145 Jefferson St
USD 21 to 28
Amazing Scavenger Hunt! - San Francisco Ghost Rush
Sat, 22 Mar at 08:00 am
2 New Montgomery St
USD 15
Billionaire's Row & Palace of Fine Arts Walking Tour
Sun, 26 Nov at 12:00 pm
2355 Scott St
USD 43
Exhibition Tour of "Women of Afrofuturism"
Tue, 03 Jun at 10:00 am
SFO Museum, Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum and Library
Free
The Vampire Tour of San Francisco
Sat, 03 May at 08:00 pm
Nob Hill Neighborhood
An Exciting Scavenger Hunt! - The Luck Through Chinatown
Tue, 01 Oct at 08:00 am
1051 Taylor St
USD 13
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