# Events near your area

> Today, Friday, October 16. All ages. Within 25 km of your area. Races and other plan-ahead events are left out.

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### [51st Annual Potrero Hill R&B Festival](https://wknd.app/r/as6b6x/51st-annual-potrero-hill-r-b-festival)

- When: 2026-10-17 all day (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: 20th Street, Potrero Hill, San Francisco, CA (37.7576, -122.4007)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: live-music, festival, fall
- About: 51st annual outdoor R&B festival stretching over four blocks of 20th Street, with live music, food and family fun. Free.
- Source: https://sf.funcheap.com/potrero-hill-festival-4-blocks-fun-sf/
- Feed: [Seasonal events in San Francisco](https://wknd.app/f/u83zpp/seasonal-events-in-san-francisco)

### [Bay Area Science Festival](https://wknd.app/r/qc7gma/bay-area-science-festival)

- When: 2026-10-17 all day (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Koret Quad, UCSF Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA (37.7686, -122.3895)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: science, festival, fall
- About: One-day celebration of all things science with 125+ hands-on experiences for all ages, outdoors at Koret Quad and around UCSF's research facilities. Free.
- Source: https://sf.funcheap.com/bay-area-science-festival-ucsf/
- Feed: [Seasonal events in San Francisco](https://wknd.app/f/u83zpp/seasonal-events-in-san-francisco)

### [Bearrison Street Fair](https://wknd.app/r/rgk9yn/bearrison-street-fair)

- When: 2026-10-17 all day (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: 11th & Harrison St, San Francisco, CA 94103 (37.7705, -122.4137)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: fall, festival, live-music
- About: Lively SoMa street fair celebrating the city's bear and queer communities, with wrestling, a deadlift contest, DJs, an art gallery and more. Free.
- Source: https://sf.funcheap.com/sfs-inaugural-bearrison-street-fair-soma/
- Feed: [Seasonal events in San Francisco](https://wknd.app/f/u83zpp/seasonal-events-in-san-francisco)

### [15th Anniversary Autumn Lights Festival](https://wknd.app/r/zdp2ct/15th-anniversary-autumn-lights-festival)

- When: 2026-10-16 18:00-23:00 (America/Los_Angeles), and 1 more date
- Scarcity: short_run
- Cadence: run
- Where: The Gardens at Lake Merritt, 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610 (37.80795, -122.25893)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $28.52
- Category: festival
- Topics: art, evening, outdoor, fall, live-music
- About: Three nights of illuminated art installations throughout the Lake Merritt gardens, with live entertainment, an art market, and food trucks. A benefit for the Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt; adult tickets $28.52 with fees, youth pricing differs.
- Source: https://gardensatlakemerritt.org/autumn-lights-festival-2026/
- Feed: [Fall events in San Francisco](https://wknd.app/f/r2udgc/fall-events-in-san-francisco)

### [Filipino American International Book Festival 2026](https://wknd.app/r/jcaq8r/filipino-american-international-book-festival-2026)

- When: 2026-10-17 all day (America/New_York), and 1 more date
- Scarcity: short_run
- Cadence: run
- Where: San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 (37.7792, -122.4166)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: literature, festival, weekend
- About: The Filipino American International Book Festival returns to the SF Main Library for two free days of author talks, panels, performances and a book fair celebrating Filipino American writing and culture.
- Source: https://sf.funcheap.com/filipino-american-international-book-festival-sf-main-library/
- Feed: [Cool events in San Francisco](https://wknd.app/f/5th2ds/cool-events-in-san-francisco)

### [Fort Mason Night Market 2026](https://wknd.app/r/2htcer/fort-mason-night-market-2026)

- When: 2026-10-16 17:00-22:00 (America/Los_Angeles), and 2 more dates
- Scarcity: few_dates
- Cadence: monthly
- Where: Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, CA (37.80551, -122.43194)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: market
- Topics: market, food, live-music, evening, outdoor
- About: Monthly waterfront night market at Fort Mason with 60-plus West Coast Craft vendors, food trucks, workshops, and live music. Free entry; the December date moves indoors to the Gateway Pavilion.
- Source: https://fortmason.org/series/fort-mason-night-market-2026/
- Feed: [Fall events in San Francisco](https://wknd.app/f/r2udgc/fall-events-in-san-francisco)

### [Peter Pan Goes Wrong](https://wknd.app/r/r322sm/peter-pan-goes-wrong)

- When: 2026-10-16 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles), and 1 more date
- Scarcity: few_dates
- Cadence: monthly
- Where: San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post Street, San Francisco, CA (37.78846, -122.40937)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $60.00
- Category: theater
- Topics: theater, evening, indoor
- About: Bay Area premiere of the Mischief Theatre farce in which an accident-prone drama society attempts Peter Pan and everything collapses. Runs September 26 to November 28, six days a week; dates shown are sampled 8pm performances from the published schedule. Tickets $60 to $145.
- Source: https://sfplayhouse.org/2026-2027-season/peter-pan-goes-wrong/
- Feed: [Fall events in San Francisco](https://wknd.app/f/r2udgc/fall-events-in-san-francisco)

### [Terror Vault: SLASHED - Return to Hellville](https://wknd.app/r/tpu5mk/terror-vault-slashed-return-to-hellville)

- When: 2026-10-16 all day (America/Los_Angeles), and 11 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: run
- Where: The San Francisco Mint, 88 5th Street, San Francisco, CA (37.78274, -122.4072)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $60.00
- Category: theater
- Topics: halloween, evening, indoor
- About: An immersive, 1980s slasher-themed haunted experience inside the historic 1874 San Francisco Mint, with a vampire-themed pop-up bar. Entry is timed and booked in small groups at purchase; ages 18 and up only. Dates are date-only because entry times are picked at checkout.
- Source: http://www.sftravel.com/article/get-spooked-san-francisco-mint-this-halloween
- Feed: [Fall events in San Francisco](https://wknd.app/f/r2udgc/fall-events-in-san-francisco)

### [Terror Vault: SLASHED at the SF Mint](https://wknd.app/r/z3kvsu/terror-vault-slashed-at-the-sf-mint)

- When: 2026-10-17 all day (America/New_York), and 10 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: run
- Where: The San Francisco Mint, 88 5th Street, San Francisco, CA (37.78274, -122.4072)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $60.00
- Category: theater
- Topics: halloween, evening, indoor
- About: Immersive 1980s slasher-themed haunted experience inside the historic 1874 SF Mint, with a vampire pop-up bar. Timed entry in small groups, ages 18+.
- Source: http://www.sftravel.com/article/get-spooked-san-francisco-mint-this-halloween
- Feed: [Seasonal events in San Francisco](https://wknd.app/f/u83zpp/seasonal-events-in-san-francisco)