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 11:30 am Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, CA

Black History Month Parade & Block Party! Bayview SF | RSVP4FREE

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am Southeast Community Center Free

The Monster Show: Black History!

Thu, 05 Feb at 09:00 pm The Edge

The Forum with Rebecca Solnit: Notes on a World of Change (In-Person)

 Sun, 15 Mar at 09:30 am 1100 California Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94108

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

Parking Belle & Sebastian (2-Night Pass)

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

Sweet Honey in the Rock - Live in San Francisco, CA

 Sat, 09 May at 07:30 pm Presidio Theatre

The Art Deco Preservation Ball 2026

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm The Hibernia USD 167 to 909

Lectures on Tap - "Poisoned Booze: From Rome to Prohibition and Beyond"

 Mon, 09 Feb at 06:30 pm Nob Hill USD 49

Print Generations – Premiere Screening!

 Sun, 22 Feb at 02:00 pm SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Impressionists in Clay

 Sun, 15 Feb at 11:00 am Legion of Honor Museum

16th Annual Bayview Black History Month & Lunar New Year Celebration

 Sat, 21 Mar at 11:00 am Bayview Hunter's Point YMCA Free

Throne of Blood

 Sun, 15 Feb at 06:00 pm 1746 Post St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94115

Think Different: Apple, the Counterculture, and Digital Culture, 1976-2026

 Mon, 16 Mar at 07:30 pm Manny's USD 9 to 37

Award Winning Mystery Author Naomi Hirahara Paints an Enthralling Art Heist

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

Black History Month: She Carried Us Forward

 Thu, 05 Feb at 06:00 pm Glide Memorial Church Free

Chinatown Shorts: Barrio Chino Tusan (Peru)

 Sun, 08 Feb at 01:30 pm Clarion Performing Arts Center USD 7

Frank Lavin: Inside the Reagan White House

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

Bayview Black History Bike Ride

 Sat, 28 Feb at 09:00 am Martin Luther King Memorial Free

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

Neon Comes Out: San Francisco's Gay Bar Signs

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Queer Arts Featured USD 7 to 13

2026 Bay Area Day of Remembrance: Neighbors Not Enemies, Stronger Together

 Sun, 15 Feb at 02:00 pm 1824 Sutter St Free

Chinatown SF Neon Walking Tour 3/21

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Chinatown YMCA—on sidewalk USD 17 to 37

HAGS Does The Haunted Bay's SF Chinatown Ghost Tour

 Sun, 17 May at 08:15 pm 606

Meet the Candidates for Governor: Xavier Becerra

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

Born in San Francisco: A Disability Rights Movement Tour

 Fri, 06 Feb at 10:30 am San Francisco Disability Cultural Center

BLURRING THE COLOR LINE by Crystal Kwok

 Sun, 15 Feb at 04:00 pm Clarion Performing Arts Center USD 13

VIRTUAL STUDIO SERIES | Animate a Happy Train Ride (Youth Session)

 Sat, 04 Apr at 01:00 pm 104 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94129

All Things Rum

 Mon, 20 Jul at 07:00 pm The Alembic USD 110

Black History and Futures Celebration - Bridging Generations

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm African American Art & Culture Complex Free

Chinatown SF Neon Walking Tour 2/7

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

Inside Stern Grove: History & Tour

 Sun, 01 Mar at 11:00 am Rhoda Goldman Concert Meadow @ Sigmund Stern Grove Recreation Area Free

My Life is My Own | 此生，由我 by Cruz Chan | 陳海燕

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Clarion Performing Arts Center USD 23

Friday Family Fun Night: Celebrating Black History Month

 Fri, 27 Feb at 04:30 pm Family Connections Centers • Excelsior Free

Black History Month Student Showcase

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

Exploring Golden Gate Park and its Beautiful Lakes

 Sun, 01 Mar at 09:30 am Golden Gate Park USD 0 to 109

Historic San Francisco comes alive - Clift Hotel

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel

Happy Landing

 Sat, 02 May at 04:00 pm Cafe Du Nord

Pay What You Wish Day!

 Tue, 03 Mar at 11:00 am Cartoon Art Museum

Our Class | San Francisco

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm Z Space

Copy of My Life is My Own | 此生，由我 by Cruz Chan | 陳海燕

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm Clarion Performing Arts Center USD 23

Crafting in the Castro

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

New R&B Friday Feb 20 w/DJ Mind Motion at 1945 Lounge SF Celebrating BHM

 Fri, 20 Feb at 08:00 pm 1945 Restaurant Bar and Lounge USD 0 to 55

The Forum with Adam Hochschild: American Midnight (In-Person)

 Sun, 01 Mar at 09:30 am 1100 California Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94108

Film Screening: Bluff City Chinese

 Fri, 20 Feb at 12:30 pm CCSF Chinatown-North Beach Center Free

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

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

Matchbook-Neon Typography Tour 3/4

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm On the sidewalk across the street from Tad's Steaks on the first block of Ellis Street USD 19 to 37

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

Cal Poly Alumni — San Francisco Community Founders Day Celebration

 Sun, 08 Mar at 12:00 pm SPARK Social SF USD 22

Ramadan Collections Tour: Arabic Calligraphy and Font Development

 Fri, 06 Mar at 04:30 pm Letterform Archive USD 13 to 34

Heritage Happy Hour: 111 Minna Gallery

 Thu, 12 Feb at 05:00 pm 111 Minna Gallery and Event Space Free

Exhibition Tour of "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective"

 Tue, 10 Feb at 10:00 am SFO Museum, Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum and Library Free

Pass the Mic

 Sun, 22 Mar at 04:30 pm Midnight Sun Free

Profs & Pints San Francisco: The World Mount Vesuvius Buried

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm Bartlett Hall

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

The Forests of the Night (1960) & Three Strangers (1946)

Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm Balboa Theater

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

Haunted Bay SF Ghost Tour - Walking Tour w/ Actual Paranormal Investigators

 Sun, 29 Oct at 07:30 pm 606 Broadway USD 55

Presidio National Park Archives Tour

 Sat, 21 Feb at 11:00 am Presidio Park Archives & Records Center Free

Old St. Brigid Church Tour and Talk

 Thu, 26 Feb at 04:00 pm 2151 Van Ness Ave USD 23

Walk with Spirits, A Haunted Pub Crawl

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

Meet Historian and Author Ellen Carol DuBois

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

All-Girl Swing Bands & Female Entertainers: WWII

 Thu, 26 Mar at 01:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Free

Collections Tour: Intro to the Archive

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

Robert Lester Folsom

 Mon, 11 May at 04:00 pm The Independent

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

The Futurists: Artists You May Not Agree With

 Wed, 11 Feb at 01:00 pm 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94118

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

 Fri, 23 Jan at 10:00 am Saints Peter and Paul Church USD 0 to 39

"Making History Fun Again" Speaker Series at The Clift

 Thu, 15 Jan at 06:00 pm The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel Free

‘Rescuing the Hidden Michalovce Collection’ On February 10

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm 2 Lake St Free

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

San Francisco Lesbian & Bisexual Women’s Herstory Walking Tour

 Fri, 09 Jan at 02:00 pm Harvey Milk Plaza USD 34 to 39

Golden Gate Adventures & Cable Car Capers Audio Tour

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

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

From Profile to Partnership | Coaching for Modern Daters by MyCheekyDate

 Fri, 23 Jan at 04:00 am San Francisco USD 169

Haffway

 Sun, 15 Feb at 04:00 am Cafe du Nord - San Francisco