History Events in San Francisco

Check out happening history events all around San Francisco, CA

2026 San Francisco St. Patrick's Day Parade

 Sat, 14 Mar at 11:00 am Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, CA

Lost Landscapes of San Francisco: Creativity, Style, Resistance & Freedom

 Fri, 30 Jan at 06:30 pm Internet Archive USD 10 to 30

Parking Belle & Sebastian (2-Night Pass)

 Thu, 11 Jun at 03:00 am The Masonic San Francisco

Desi Comedy Tour

 Tue, 27 Jan at 04:00 pm Punch Line Comedy Club - San Francisco

Revolution & Revenge: 1950s – Now with Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Starr

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:30 pm Manny's USD 9 to 25

After Dark: Rooted in STEM

 Thu, 05 Feb at 06:00 pm Pier 15 Embarcadero at Green St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94111

Time Travellers Ball

 Fri, 16 Jan at 06:00 pm The Foundry SF USD 45

Panel: The Art and Business of Tattooing

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm Main Library - 100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94102

Chinatown SF Neon Walking Tour 2/7

 Sat, 07 Feb at 04:45 pm Chinatown YMCA—on sidewalk USD 17 to 37

Black History Month Kick Off

 Sat, 31 Jan at 01:00 pm In The Black Free

Manet & Morisot at the Legion of Honor

 Sat, 24 Jan at 11:00 am Legion of Honor Museum

Mount Sutro Natural History—Fungal Foray & Other Natural Wonders

 Sat, 24 Jan at 12:00 pm Clarendon Trail Free

Award Winning Mystery Author Paints an Enthralling Art Heist

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Black History Month Student Showcase

 Thu, 26 Feb at 05:00 pm Museum of the African Diaspora Free

Queer Power Hour: When We All Get To Heaven

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm 220 Montgomery St USD 0 to 66

SF Coronation 61 - Diaspora, The Power of Cultrual Excellence

 Sat, 21 Feb at 05:00 pm Hyatt Regency Downtown San Francisco, SOMA USD 70 to 700

Truth and Consequences with editors Michael Ellsberg and Jan R. Thomas

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Meet the Candidates for Governor: Xavier Becerra

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm Manny's USD 5 to 15

Crafting in the Castro

 Sun, 08 Mar at 03:00 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Profs & Pints San Francisco: A Global History of Psychedelics

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:00 pm Bartlett Hall

Cow Hollow SF Neon Walking Tour 2/19

 Thu, 19 Feb at 05:45 pm On sidewalk in front of Presidio Theater USD 19 to 37

Collections Tour: Intro to the Archive

 Fri, 05 Jun at 01:30 pm Letterform Archive USD 13 to 34

Frank Lavin: Inside the Reagan White House

 Wed, 18 Feb at 05:30 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 24

Mission-Roxie SF Neon Walking Tour 1/31

 Sat, 31 Jan at 05:15 pm On the sidewalk in front of the New Mission Alamo Draft House USD 19 to 37

War, Race, and Culture: Book Talk with Gordon Chang

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 am Chinese Historical Society of America Museum USD 15 to 51

Walk with Spirits, A Haunted Pub Crawl

 Thu, 10 Mar at 06:00 pm Barbarossa Lounge USD 44

Mission Grafica: The Public's Voice - Exhibition Viewing Hours

 Fri, 05 Dec at 12:00 pm 220 Montgomery St Free

Winning the Vote: San Francisco Suffrage Walking Tour

 Sat, 03 Jan at 02:00 pm San Francisco Department of Elections USD 0 to 39

Winning the Vote: San Francisco Suffrage Walking Tour

 Fri, 02 Jan at 10:00 am San Francisco Department of Elections USD 0 to 39

SF Chinatown Social Justice Tour with Josh Chuck

 Sat, 01 Nov at 10:00 am Old Saint Mary's Cathedral Free

SF Ghost Hunting Tour in Chinatown with a Paranormal Investigator

 Fri, 07 Oct at 07:00 pm The Haunt SF Ghost Tours USD 60

From Profile to Partnership | Coaching for Modern Daters by MyCheekyDate

 Sat, 20 Dec at 08:00 pm San Francisco USD 169

Mission Street 'Cafecito' Coffee Tour

 Sat, 05 Jul at 10:00 am Café de Olla USD 29

San Francisco’s Political Women: Power, Progress & Protest Walking Tour

 Thu, 08 Jan at 02:00 pm Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park USD 0 to 39

Billionaire's Row & Palace of Fine Arts Walking Tour

 Sun, 26 Nov at 12:00 pm 2355 Scott St USD 43

Hippie Haight-Ashbury and True Crime

 Wed, 13 Mar at 05:00 pm Buena Vista Park USD 43

Castro District LGBTQ+ Historic Tour

 Sun, 24 Dec at 09:30 am Harvey Milk Plaza USD 39

Golden Gate Adventures & Cable Car Capers Audio Tour

 Tue, 08 Apr at 08:00 am Conservatory Drive East USD 15

San Francisco Scavenger Hunt

 Thu, 23 Oct at 12:00 pm Mission Dolores Park USD 12 to 22

Amazing Scavenger Hunt! - San Francisco Ghost Rush

 Sat, 22 Mar at 08:00 am 2 New Montgomery St USD 15

Women of the Gold Rush: San Francisco’s Fearless Rebels Walking Tour

 Sun, 04 Jan at 02:00 pm Saints Peter and Paul Church USD 0 to 39

Hands-on Heath: Making a Bud Vase, hosted by the Heath Clay Studio

 Fri, 19 Jan at 10:30 am Heath Clay Studio USD 150

Alcatraz Tours

 Sat, 16 Jul at 08:00 am Alcatraz Island USD 150

TIME CAPSULE EXHIBITION

 Sun, 18 May at 12:00 pm Transamerica Pyramid Free