Things to do in SoMa

5 places to start in SoMa

SFMOMA

There are seven floors of modern and contemporary art on Third Street, and you can see the ground-floor galleries without a ticket.

Official site →Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0

Yerba Buena Gardens

Walk behind the waterfall at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, then find a spot on the lawn. Free outdoor concerts run from May to October.

Official site →Photo: Sebastian Wallroth, Public domain

Salesforce Park

A free public park on the roof of the transit center, four blocks long, with a walking loop and gardens 70 feet above the street.

Official site →Photo: Fullmetal2887, CC BY-SA 4.0

Oracle Park

The Giants play right on the bay. If you don't have a ticket, you can watch a few innings for free through the archways behind right field.

Official site →Photo: Coasttocoast, CC BY-SA 3.0

Museum of the African Diaspora

Contemporary art from across the African diaspora is the focus of this small museum on Mission Street. You can see it in an hour.

Official site →Photo: Jllm06, Public domain

Hotels in SoMa

Staying over? These are the picks from our guide, Top 5 Hotels in SoMa, San Francisco, and Dyme members see private rates on each. You can also browse every San Francisco hotel guide or search hotels on Dyme.

The St. Regis San Francisco 125 Third Street, San Francisco 9.1228 reviews LEED GoldThe St View hotel → Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SOMA 50 Third Street, San Francisco 8.84,500 reviews 5 min walk to Powell St BART (BART Red/BART Yellow/BART Green/BART Blue) View hotel → W San Francisco 181 Third Street, San Francisco 8.6588 reviews 5 min walk to Montgomery St BART (BART Red/BART Yellow/BART Green/BART Blue) View hotel → Canopy by Hilton San Francisco SoMa 250 Fourth St, San Francisco 8.6515 reviews 6 min walk to Powell St BART (BART Red/BART Yellow/BART Green/BART Blue) View hotel →

This weekend in SoMa: October 2–4

118 things on: 23 parties, 8 exhibitions, 8 classes and 13 free. Listed by day and start time.

Friday, October 2

1:47 AMFriday Open Mic ComedyWeekly stand-up showcase.Show312 Harriet StView listing →9:30 AMMoAD Nexus SF/Bay Area Black Art Week 2026Weeklong Black art celebration.Art685 Mission StView listing →10:00 AMGraciela Iturbide: Between Two Worlds, a Major RetrospectivePoetic black-and-white worlds.Art151 3rd StView listing →10:00 AMOlafur Eliasson: One-way colour tunnelWalk through refracted light.Art151 3rd StView listing →10:00 AMGraciela Iturbide: Between Two WorldsPoetic Mexican photography.Art151 3rd StView listing →10:00 AMMemory and Matter: Personal and Collective HistoriesMemory made tangible.Art151 3rd StView listing →11:00 AMYBCA GaHee Park: Behind the CurtainSurreal domestic theater.Art701 Mission StFrom $10View listing →11:30 AMThe Mission Mystery Picnic: Self-Guided Foodie AdventureScavenger hunt for food.Tour145 9th St #105View listing →12:00 PMRM x SFMOMAKorean art x pop icon.Art151 3rd StView listing →12:00 PMMix Media WorkshopCreative workshops & wine.Class310 4th StFrom $89View listing →12:00 PMColor Pencil WorkshopArt workshop with wine.Class310 4th StFrom $89View listing →12:00 PMPop-Art WorkshopCreative BYOB workshops.Class310 4th StFrom $89View listing →12:00 PMFoil Art WorkshopCreative studio sessions.Class310 4th StFrom $119View listing →1:00 PMSip & PaintCreative team bonding.Class310 4th StFrom $79View listing →1:30 PMNatural Quartz Sand Texture Art ExperienceTextured sand art workshop.Class310 4th StView listing →3:00 PMScreening of This LoveCecil Williams documentary.Film685 Mission StView listing →3:00 PMCE Residency at YBCACollaborative art studio.Class701 Mission StFreeView listing →3:30 PMSF Happy HourWomen-led natural wines.Bar1168 Folsom StView listing →5:00 PMDFT – Downtown First Thursdays (SOMA)Monthly downtown street party.PartySan FranciscoFreeView listing →5:30 PMSun Sala Sunset Celebration: Filipino Art + DJsFilipino art & dancing.Party750 Howard StFreeView listing →5:30 PMMerchant Roots Immersive Fine Dining ExperienceImmersive 10-course tasting menu.Food1148 Mission StView listing →5:30 PMBollywood NightsWeekly Bollywood dance party.Class528 Folsom StFreeView listing →6:00 PMSTIR: Fire Season ReadingClimate-conscious poetry readings.Talk1246 Folsom StView listing →6:00 PMQueer Leather Happy HourLeather social & bootblacking.Bar398 12th StView listing →8:00 PMThe Nexus PartyBlack Art Week dance party.PartyYerba BuenaView listing →8:00 PMThe Party with No Small TalkNo small talk allowed.Party662 Mission StFrom $15View listing →9:00 PMQuit Your Day Job presents: OUT OF OFFICECorporate chaos & dancing.Party1425 Folsom StFrom $30View listing →9:00 PMThe Infinite Wrench30 plays, 60 minutes.Show447 Minna StFrom $16View listing →9:00 PMSF Neo-Futurists The Infinite WrenchRapid-fire theater.Show447 Minna StFrom $16View listing →9:00 PMNeo-Futurists "The Infinite Wrench" (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)Frantic live theater sprint.Show447 Minna StFrom $16View listing →9:00 PMSF Neo-Futurists "The Infinite Wrench" (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)Frantic theater chaos.Show447 Minna StFrom $12View listing →9:00 PMLate Nights Sip & SmashLate-night ping pong party.Party690 Folsom St #100View listing →9:30 PMBanda EléctricoUnderground Latin electronic.Party375 11th StFrom $15View listing →9:30 PMMadotaUnderground dance den.Party316 11th StView listing →9:30 PMDark SparkleGoth & glam dance night.Party375 11th StView listing →10:00 PMJay CrusoeTech house till late.Party314 11th StView listing →10:00 PMDJ Smokey & ilykimchiPhonk & cloud rap club night.Party1015 Folsom StView listing →

Saturday, October 3

9:00 AMStay Sweet SF PopupHandcrafted chocolate popup.Shopping140 New Montgomery St Suite 1View listing →9:30 AMMoAD Nexus SF/Bay Area Black Art Week 2026Weeklong Black art celebration.Art685 Mission StView listing →10:00 AMGraciela Iturbide: Between Two Worlds, a Major RetrospectivePoetic black-and-white worlds.Art151 3rd StView listing →10:00 AMOlafur Eliasson: One-way colour tunnelWalk through refracted light.Art151 3rd StView listing →10:00 AMGraciela Iturbide: Between Two WorldsPoetic Mexican photography.Art151 3rd StView listing →10:00 AMMemory and Matter: Personal and Collective HistoriesMemory made tangible.Art151 3rd StView listing →11:00 AMYBCA GaHee Park: Behind the CurtainSurreal domestic theater.Art701 Mission StFrom $10View listing →11:00 AMAfrican Arts Festival: Free Family DayDrums, dance & diaspora.Music750 Howard StFreeView listing →11:00 AM2026 African Arts Festival: Free Family DayMusic, dance & drum circles.Music750 Howard StFreeView listing →11:00 AMYerba Buena Gardens Festival & Duniya Dance and Drum Company Present 6th Annual African Arts FestivalLive music & dance celebration.Party750 Howard StView listing →11:00 AM6th Annual African Arts FestivalAfrican drumming & dance fest.Music750 Howard StView listing →11:00 AMWeekend SessionsFree outdoor performing arts.Music750 Howard StFreeView listing →11:00 AMPride in Yerba BuenaFree outdoor arts all summer.Show750 Howard StView listing →11:30 AMThe Mission Mystery Picnic: Self-Guided Foodie AdventureScavenger hunt for food.Tour145 9th St #105View listing →11:30 AMBluegrass BreezeFree rooftop bluegrass.Music528 Folsom StFreeView listing →12:00 PMRM x SFMOMAKorean art x pop icon.Art151 3rd StView listing →12:00 PMMix Media WorkshopCreative workshops & wine.Class310 4th StFrom $89View listing →12:00 PMColor Pencil WorkshopArt workshop with wine.Class310 4th StFrom $89View listing →12:00 PMPop-Art WorkshopCreative BYOB workshops.Class310 4th StFrom $89View listing →12:00 PMFoil Art WorkshopCreative studio sessions.Class310 4th StFrom $119View listing →12:00 PMSaturdecks at The CrossingOpen decks day party.Party528 Folsom StView listing →1:00 PMSip & PaintCreative team bonding.Class310 4th StFrom $79View listing →1:00 PMNexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week - Conversation with artistsArtists talking revolution.Talk151 3rd StView listing →1:00 PMdiscussion on the ways art can be a form of resistanceArtist talk on resistance.Talk151 3rd StView listing →1:00 PMArt as Resistance: A Conversation with Emory Douglas, Dread Scott, and Orlando SmithArtists on art & activism.Talk151 3rd StView listing →1:30 PMNatural Quartz Sand Texture Art ExperienceTextured sand art workshop.Class310 4th StView listing →2:00 PMGaHee Park’s film series: A New LeafArtist-curated film afternoon.Film701 Mission StView listing →2:00 PMA New LeafDark comedy with snacks.Art701 Mission StFrom $15View listing →3:00 PMCE Residency at YBCACollaborative art studio.Class701 Mission StFreeView listing →3:00 PMDrake: The House EditDrake house remix day party.Party181 3rd StView listing →5:30 PMMerchant Roots Immersive Fine Dining ExperienceImmersive 10-course tasting menu.Food1148 Mission StView listing →6:00 PMAkeem WoodsComedy & cocktails.Show375 11th StFrom $27View listing →6:00 PMAfropolitan Ball 2026Annual waterfront gala.Party685 Mission StView listing →9:00 PMThe Infinite Wrench30 plays, 60 minutes.Show447 Minna StFrom $16View listing →9:00 PMSF Neo-Futurists The Infinite WrenchRapid-fire theater.Show447 Minna StFrom $16View listing →9:00 PMNeo-Futurists "The Infinite Wrench" (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)Frantic live theater sprint.Show447 Minna StFrom $16View listing →9:00 PMSF Neo-Futurists "The Infinite Wrench" (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)Frantic theater chaos.Show447 Minna StFrom $12View listing →9:00 PMLate Nights Sip & SmashLate-night ping pong party.Party690 Folsom St #100View listing →9:00 PMBass n Babes Presents: NotLöQueer fairy bass rave.Party101 6th StView listing →9:30 PMHalloween Kick-Off: Dark Techno + Witch HouseDark techno costume party.Party375 11th StFrom $10View listing →9:30 PMKreayshawnInternet rap homecoming.Music375 11th StView listing →10:00 PMAnyasaIndian classical electronica.Music314 11th StFrom $12View listing →

Sunday, October 4

9:30 AMMoAD Nexus SF/Bay Area Black Art Week 2026Weeklong Black art celebration.Art685 Mission StView listing →10:00 AMGraciela Iturbide: Between Two Worlds, a Major RetrospectivePoetic black-and-white worlds.Art151 3rd StView listing →10:00 AMOlafur Eliasson: One-way colour tunnelWalk through refracted light.Art151 3rd StView listing →10:00 AMGraciela Iturbide: Between Two WorldsPoetic Mexican photography.Art151 3rd StView listing →10:00 AMMemory and Matter: Personal and Collective HistoriesMemory made tangible.Art151 3rd StView listing →11:00 AMYBCA GaHee Park: Behind the CurtainSurreal domestic theater.Art701 Mission StFrom $10View listing →11:00 AMWeekend SessionsFree outdoor performing arts.Music750 Howard StFreeView listing →11:00 AMPride in Yerba BuenaFree outdoor arts all summer.Show750 Howard StView listing →11:00 AMLitquake Out Loud + Book FairOutdoor literary festival.Shopping750 Howard StView listing →11:30 AMThe Mission Mystery Picnic: Self-Guided Foodie AdventureScavenger hunt for food.Tour145 9th St #105View listing →12:00 PMRM x SFMOMAKorean art x pop icon.Art151 3rd StView listing →12:00 PMMix Media WorkshopCreative workshops & wine.Class310 4th StFrom $89View listing →12:00 PMColor Pencil WorkshopArt workshop with wine.Class310 4th StFrom $89View listing →12:00 PMPop-Art WorkshopCreative BYOB workshops.Class310 4th StFrom $89View listing →12:00 PMFoil Art WorkshopCreative studio sessions.Class310 4th StFrom $119View listing →1:00 PMSip & PaintCreative team bonding.Class310 4th StFrom $79View listing →1:00 PMNexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week - Screening and talkBlack film screening & talk.Film701 Mission StView listing →1:00 PMAfternoon of indie films and conversation about filmmaking and technologyIndie films & filmmaker talks.Film701 Mission StView listing →1:00 PMSkatin' PlaceFree outdoor roller disco.Party750 Folsom StFreeView listing →1:30 PMNatural Quartz Sand Texture Art ExperienceTextured sand art workshop.Class310 4th StView listing →2:00 PMMoAD Mix Nexus Edition | Keeping the Fire — Art, Resistance & the Black Panther LegacyArt, conversation, and legacy.Talk685 Mission StView listing →3:00 PMCE Residency at YBCACollaborative art studio.Class701 Mission StFreeView listing →4:00 PMBlack Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story — Film Screening and ConversationFilm151 3rd StView listing →9:00 PMSindustry Sundays: DJ JD, Jeff StrawLive sax house party.Party354 11th StFreeView listing →9:00 PMSindustry Sundays: Alexis Chauquer, Jeff StrawHouse music & live sax.Party354 11th StFreeView listing →9:00 PMSindustry Sundays ARK, Jeff StrawLive sax & house music.Party354 11th StFreeView listing →9:00 PMSindustry Sundays w/ Sage Farris + Jeff StrawHouse music & live sax.Party354 11th StView listing →9:00 PMSindustry Sundays: Jonesy • Jeff StrawHouse music & live sax.Party354 11th StFreeView listing →

On all weekend

No set start time for these, so go when it suits you.

RM x SFMOMA: Between You and MeBTS leader's private collection.Art151 3rd StView listing →Epic Summer DinnerTheatrical summer feast.Food1148 Mission StView listing →Custom Wearable ArtHands-on wearable art.Class310 4th StFrom $98View listing →Massive 200-Foot Grass PaintingGiant lawn art.Art750 Howard StView listing →Art Buffet: Create Your Masterpiece WorkshopHands-on art making.Class310 4th StFrom $109View listing →Your Pet Painting ExperiencePaint, sip & create.Class310 4th StFrom $98View listing →Jewelry Box Art WorkshopHands-on art making.Class310 4th StFrom $79View listing →Paint UR Partner PortraitPaint your person.Class310 4th StFrom $89View listing →Wine-Glass Painting WorkshopSip, paint, create.Class310 4th StFrom $118View listing →Tales of San FranciscoThree painters, one city.Art747 Howard StView listing →Hamdi's Anywhere & Everywhere The AfterpartyGenre-jumping DJ chaos.Party316 11th StView listing →

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