History Events in San Francisco

Check out happening history events all around San Francisco, CA

TRANSMARSH

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm 33 Turk St Free

Special 15th Anniversary Program of the Award-Winning Film WE WERE HERE

 Wed, 10 Jun at 05:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

Parking Belle & Sebastian (2-Night Pass)

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

White Denim

 Sat, 11 Jul The Chapel

Harvey Milk Day

 Fri, 22 May at 06:00 pm Queer Arts Featured Free

Lectures on Tap - A History of Medical Marketing: Snake Oil, Drugs, & More

 Mon, 25 May at 06:30 pm Nob Hill USD 49

Castro LGBTQ+ History Quest

 Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am Pink Triangle Memorial USD 10

Pub Scholar - "Butterfly Effect: The Invisible Chain Reaction"

 Fri, 22 May at 06:30 pm Southside Spirit House USD 25

Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm KALW Public Media Free

Generations of Expression: Japanese American Youth Shaping Culture

 Sun, 24 May at 12:30 pm KOHO Co-Creative Hub Free

FANCYPANTS Presents V is for VERITAS!

 Sun, 17 May at 07:00 pm The Stud USD 15 to 50

Ukrainian Spring Film Marathon - Kobzarka: A Frontline Operetta

 Sat, 23 May at 05:00 pm 875 Sansome St USD 13 to 29

The Great Imperial Cow Race

 Sun, 31 May at 01:00 pm Jane Warner Plaza USD 0 to 13

Larry Hayes and John Shea discuss "14 Going on 24"

 Mon, 22 Jun at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

BACH 6/2026 - Fior D'Italia Restaurant Anniversary Dinner

 Sun, 28 Jun at 06:00 pm Fior d'Italia USD 151

HAGS Does The Haunted Bay's SF Chinatown Ghost Tour

 Sun, 17 May at 08:15 pm 606 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133-4406, United States

Golden Gate Park Hidden Stories Exploration Game

 Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am Cervantes Monument USD 10

SF Juneteenth Pageant

 Fri, 22 May at 05:00 pm Bayview Hunter's Point YMCA Free

Memorial Day, Lost Boat Ceremony (2026)

 Mon, 25 May at 10:00 am USS Pampanito and the Triangle at Historic Pier 45 Free

Dracula - A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really - San Francisco

 Sun, 17 May at 03:00 am San Francisco Playhouse

Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm Fabulosa Books Free

War in Iran (Part 3/3): What's Next?

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:00 pm Manny's USD 5 to 15

Friday Family Fun Night: Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month

 Fri, 29 May at 04:30 pm Family Connections Centers • Excelsior Free

All Things Rum

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

Gold & Quakes: How San Francisco Was Shaped by Earthquakes and What's Next?

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:30 pm Manny's USD 9 to 37

Destination: San Francisco with John King

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

San Francisco's Chinatown Highlights Outdoor Exploration Game

 Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am Dragon Gate San Francisco USD 10

Historical San Fran days! Old West

 Sat, 22 Aug at 09:00 am pier 35

Experience 500 Years of Tea: Live Chasen Demo with Master Tango

 Sat, 23 May at 01:30 pm Nichi Bei Foundation USD 103

Whiskey: A tale as old as time

 Mon, 19 Oct at 07:00 pm The Alembic USD 110

San Francisco Photo Walk: Pier 70 & Mission Bay - Saturday, June 6th

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am 580 20th St USD 29

San Francisco Gold Rush Mystery: The 1849 Fortune in Financial District

 Thu, 21 May at 12:00 am The Embarcadero & Ferry Building USD 10

Morocco: 'Top Hat & Tails' Film Screening at the Internet Archive

 Tue, 09 Jun at 05:30 pm Internet Archive USD 10

Abruzzo with Terraviva

 Tue, 02 Jun at 06:00 pm AltoVino USD 85

Free Film Screening of Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Live Worms Gallery Free

History That Doesn't Suck with Professor Greg Jackson at Marines Memorial Theatre

 Sat, 20 Jun at 08:00 pm Marines Memorial Theatre

Thoroughly Modern Montgomery Walking Tour

 Wed, 20 May at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 18 to 29

Haight-Ashbury Singing Tour

 Sun, 21 Jun at 12:00 pm 1833 Page St Free

History That Doesn't Suck

 Sat, 20 Jun at 08:00 pm Marines' Memorial Theatre

Curator's Tour of the Treasure Island Museum

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm Treasure Island Museum Free

San Francisco, The Aquatic Park Outdoor Exploration Game

 Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park USD 10

Dark Horse

 Tue, 01 Sep at 06:30 pm Public Works USD 0 to 50

2026 Mediterranean Post Trip - The Ancient Ruins of Egypt

 Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm 1329 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94133

Kisses on the Moon Tour - San Francisco

 Sat, 25 Jul at 07:30 pm Music City Hotel - Home of the San Francisco Music Hall of Fame USD 45

Grave Mistake

 Tue, 06 Oct at 06:30 pm Public Works USD 0 to 50

Golden Gate Park Experience

 Sun, 08 Mar at 03:00 pm Haight St & Stanyan St Free

Silk and Silver Threads: Brilliance and Sheen in Andean Textile Traditions

 Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 am de Young Museum USD 7 to 18

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

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

Pop-Up Hub: San Francisco, CA, USA | June 2026

 Mon, 15 Jun at 11:00 am San Francisco

Opening Week // Matisse: A Modern Scandal

 Thu, 14 May at 12:00 pm SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Film Screening: WE ARE YOUNG. WE ARE STRONG.

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Goethe-Institut San Francisco Free

Riff Wood

 Wed, 22 Jul at 04:00 pm The Independent

Walk with Spirits, A Haunted Pub Crawl

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

Glom

 Thu, 21 May Brick & Mortar Music Hall

Brews of the Ancient World: Teas and Natural Dyes

 Sun, 31 May at 02:00 pm The Church of Mother Gong USD 34

Commensa - History Celebration 2026

 Tue, 19 May at 04:30 pm San Francisco State University Free

A Store to Remember with James Mullane

 Mon, 15 Jun at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 7

An Evening of Mark Twain with Ben Griffin and Lynne Kaufman

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

SPECIAL Movie Night : Roussil, le cul par terre- June 30th 2026

 Tue, 30 Jun at 06:00 pm Alliance Française de San Francisco, 1345 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 USD 7 to 13

Puzzle Swap!

 Sat, 25 Jul at 10:00 am Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 18

The Mysterious Mrs. Christie

 Mon, 20 Jul at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 7

Collections Tour: Arabic Calligraphy and Font Development

 Fri, 14 Aug at 04:30 pm Letterform Archive USD 13 to 34

2026 Mediterranean Pre-Trip, Venice & Dubrovnik, The Palaces of Kings

 Tue, 02 Jun at 12:00 pm 1329 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94133

From Heather's Mommies to Tango's Daddies

 Tue, 09 Jun at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 7

Juneteenth Tour: Black Memory Scholar

 Thu, 18 Jun at 01:00 pm Letterform Archive USD 18 to 39

Samaningi kilometrai – San Francisco, JAV

 Sun, 17 May at 10:00 am The Cliff House, 1092 Point Lobos Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121

San Francisco Women’s Political Tour: Protest & Power

 Fri, 30 Jan at 02:00 pm Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park USD 0 to 39

Los Siete de la Raza: Solidarity and Art in the Movement

 Thu, 20 Aug at 06:00 pm African American Art & Culture Complex Free

Winning the Vote: San Francisco Suffrage Walking Tour

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

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

MAPLE: Staffordshire History Centre - Re-development, Resilience and Re-use

 Tue, 16 Jun at 10:30 am Staffordshire History Centre 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

Leidesdorff Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony and Landing at Leidesdorff Tour

 Mon, 18 May at 11:30 am Mission Dolores Basilica Free

Haunted Hotel Ghost Investigation with Free Cocktail

 Sat, 23 Nov at 08:00 pm San Remo Hotel USD 114

"Making History Fun Again" Speaker Series at The Clift

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

Petlenuc Interrupted: Kid-Friendly AR Adventure Story in the Presidio

 Sun, 25 Jan at 10:00 am Presidio Tunnel Tops USD 5

San Francisco South Asian Radical History Walking Tour

 Sat, 12 Jul at 11:00 am Near Valencia & 16th (exact address in email) USD 13 to 35

Night Tour of Chinatown and Little Italy: From Asia to Europe

 Tue, 16 Sep at 08:00 pm Dragon Gate Free

Tenderloin LGBTQ+ Tour

 Sat, 26 Apr at 09:00 am Academy of Art University - School of Fashion USD 39

Billionaire's Row & Palace of Fine Arts Walking Tour

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

Free tour por San Francisco (Español)

 Wed, 11 Aug at 10:30 am Free SF Tour Free

Field Trip To Sutro Library

 Tue, 23 Jun at 10:00 am J Paul Leonard Sutro Library USD 0 to 45

Castro District LGBTQ+ Historic Tour

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

San Francisco Queer Women’s History Tour: Rebels, Lovers & Trailblazers

 Fri, 09 Jan at 02:00 pm Harvey Milk Plaza USD 35 to 39

TIME CAPSULE EXHIBITION

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

The Ghosts of San Francisco Haunted Audio App Walking Tour

 Tue, 24 Jun at 10:00 pm Powell Street USD 8

Mission – Castro Tour: Art, Murals & History

 Sat, 07 Mar at 03:00 pm Mission of San Francisco de Asis Free