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