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 23–25

117 things on: 20 parties, 11 exhibitions, 9 classes and 16 free. Listed by day and start time.

Friday, October 23

1:47 AMFriday Open Mic ComedyWeekly stand-up showcase.Show312 Harriet StView listing →9:00 AMRed Door CoffeeCoffee with a gallery view.Art111 Minna 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 AMGaHee Park: Behind the CurtainSurreal painted worlds.Art701 Mission StFrom $10View listing →11:00 AMRael San Fratello: Prototypes and ProvocationsArchitecture as activism.Talk701 Mission StFrom $10View listing →11:00 AMDread Scott: The Body PoliticArt that picks a fight.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 SFMOMABTS star's art trove.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 ExperienceTactile mineral art workshop.Class310 4th StFrom $120View 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 PMBoscoItalian regional cuisine showcase.Food888 Brannan StView listing →5:30 PMMerchant Roots Immersive Fine Dining ExperienceImmersive 10-course tasting menu.Food1148 Mission StView listing →5:30 PMBollywood NightsRooftop Bollywood dancing.425 Mission StFreeView listing →6:00 PMIn Their Name: Día de Los Muertos 2026Day of the Dead opening night.Art934 Brannan StView listing →7:00 PMBrujeria: A Spellbound Night in the Haunted ForestWitchy burlesque cabaret.Show111 6th StView listing →7:00 PMBig Bad Wolf TourPolitical hip-hop party.Music375 11th StFrom $25View listing →9:00 PMThe Bay Wants RiddimBass-heavy b2b madness.Party375 11th StFrom $19View listing →9:00 PMZOMBIE PROM — The Widdler & More! Halloween Costume BallHalloween costume ball.Party119 Utah StView listing →9:00 PMPetit BiscuitDreamy downtempo electronic.Music1425 Folsom StFrom $37View listing →9:00 PMThe Infinite Wrench (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)30 plays, one hour.Show447 Minna StFrom $16View listing →9:00 PMThe Infinite Wrench30 plays against the clock.Show447 Minna StView listing →9:00 PMPsyched! Fest 2026Latin electronic all-night takeover.Party101 6th StFrom $11View listing →9:00 PMHouse of VoodooDarkwave dance night.Party86 2nd StView listing →9:00 PMSF Neo-Futurists The Infinite WrenchAudience-powered theater sprint.Show447 Minna StView listing →9:00 PMBritpop, 90s Indie, Shoegaze, Madchester and MoreVintage 90s indie dance night.Party1190 Folsom StView listing →9:00 PMLate Nights Sip & SmashLate-night ping pong party.Party690 Folsom St #100View listing →10:00 PMVictor RuizVictor Ruiz techno set.Music314 11th StView listing →10:00 PMCID x MaesicGRAMMY-winning house DJ night.Party1015 Folsom StView listing →

Saturday, October 24

9:00 AMSecond Annual Great Pumpkin Giveaway & Plant SaleFree pumpkins & plants.Games750 Howard StFreeView 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 →10:00 AMNew Work: Raven ChaconSonic indigenous futurism.Art151 3rd StView listing →11:00 AMGaHee Park: Behind the CurtainSurreal painted worlds.Art701 Mission StFrom $10View listing →11:00 AMRael San Fratello: Prototypes and ProvocationsArchitecture as activism.Talk701 Mission StFrom $10View listing →11:00 AMDread Scott: The Body PoliticArt that picks a fight.Art701 Mission StFrom $10View listing →11:00 AMEAT ME! Artisan Food FairLocal makers & artisanal eats.Shopping1069 Howard StFreeView listing →11:00 AMEAT ME! Artisanal Food FestArtisanal food fest.Shopping1069 Howard StFreeView listing →11:30 AMThe Mission Mystery Picnic: Self-Guided Foodie AdventureScavenger hunt for food.Tour145 9th St #105View listing →11:30 AMBluegrass BreezeMidday bluegrass break.Music528 Folsom StFreeView listing →12:00 PMRM x SFMOMABTS star's art trove.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 PMHigh Tea ServiceElegant afternoon tea service.Food2 New Montgomery StView listing →1:00 PMSip & PaintCreative team bonding.Class310 4th StFrom $79View listing →1:00 PMWeekend SessionsFree outdoor arts in the park.Show750 Howard StFreeView listing →1:30 PMNatural Quartz Sand Texture Art ExperienceTactile mineral art workshop.Class310 4th StFrom $120View listing →2:00 PMWeekend Sessions w/ Afro-Filipino Jazz Project (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)Outdoor jazz festival set.Music750 Howard StFreeView listing →2:00 PMSilent Shorts ProgramSilent short film screening.Film701 Mission StFrom $15View listing →2:00 PMYerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026Free outdoor jazz performance.Music750 Howard StFreeView listing →2:00 PMPride in Yerba BuenaFree outdoor arts all summer.Show750 Howard StView listing →3:00 PMCE Residency at YBCACollaborative art studio.Class701 Mission StFreeView listing →5:00 PMBoscoItalian regional cuisine showcase.Food888 Brannan StView listing →5:30 PMMerchant Roots Immersive Fine Dining ExperienceImmersive 10-course tasting menu.Food1148 Mission StView listing →6:30 PMGhoul: Early ShowCostumed thrash metal mayhem.Music375 11th StFrom $33View listing →8:00 PMHazbin Hell-TelHellish fandom cabaret.Party375 11th StFrom $10View listing →9:00 PMThe Infinite Wrench (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)30 plays, one hour.Show447 Minna StFrom $16View listing →9:00 PMThe Infinite Wrench30 plays against the clock.Show447 Minna StView listing →9:00 PMSF Neo-Futurists The Infinite WrenchAudience-powered theater sprint.Show447 Minna StView listing →9:00 PMLate Nights Sip & SmashLate-night ping pong party.Party690 Folsom St #100View listing →9:00 PMTinzo + Jojo: Dark Library Tour SFIntimate phone-free dancing.Party1425 Folsom StFrom $48View listing →10:00 PMdual monitorUnderground techno till 4am.Party1192 Folsom StView listing →10:00 PMKonstantin SiboldMelodic house & techno night.Party314 11th StView listing →10:00 PMSafada: Brazilian Horror StoryBrazilian halloween dance party.Party119 Utah StFrom $32View listing →10:00 PMPura SaturdaysWeekly latin dance night.Party1015 Folsom StView listing →10:30 PMCumbiatón: Noche de VampirasSpooky cumbia dance party.Party375 11th StFrom $10View listing →

Sunday, October 25

7:00 AMThe Garden Court Brunch BuffetArt nouveau brunch feast.Food2 New Montgomery 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 →10:00 AMNew Work: Raven ChaconSonic indigenous futurism.Art151 3rd StView listing →11:00 AMGaHee Park: Behind the CurtainSurreal painted worlds.Art701 Mission StFrom $10View listing →11:00 AMRael San Fratello: Prototypes and ProvocationsArchitecture as activism.Talk701 Mission StFrom $10View listing →11:00 AMDread Scott: The Body PoliticArt that picks a fight.Art701 Mission StFrom $10View listing →11:00 AMEAT ME! Artisan Food FairLocal makers & artisanal eats.Shopping1069 Howard StFreeView listing →11:30 AMThe Mission Mystery Picnic: Self-Guided Foodie AdventureScavenger hunt for food.Tour145 9th St #105View listing →12:00 PMRM x SFMOMABTS star's art trove.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 PMSFMOMA Free Family DayFree family art day.Art151 3rd StFrom $15View listing →12:00 PMDrum CircleFree group drumming jam.Class528 Folsom StFreeView listing →1:00 PMSip & PaintCreative team bonding.Class310 4th StFrom $79View listing →1:00 PMWeekend SessionsFree outdoor arts in the park.Show750 Howard StFreeView listing →1:00 PMSkatin' PlaceFree outdoor roller disco.Party750 Folsom StFreeView listing →2:00 PMTinzo + Jojo: Dark Library Tour SFIntimate phone-free dancing.Party1425 Folsom StFrom $48View listing →2:00 PMA Sunday Mini Retreat for Release, Ritual & RenewalRestorative ritual & sound bath.Class1228 Folsom St 2nd FloorFrom $55View listing →3:00 PMCE Residency at YBCACollaborative art studio.Class701 Mission StFreeView listing →5:30 PMMerchant Roots Immersive Fine Dining ExperienceImmersive 10-course tasting menu.Food1148 Mission StView listing →9:00 PMSindustry Sundays w/ Taking Back Sundance, McBooker, J. ChanWeekend-closing dance party.Party354 11th StFreeView 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: 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.

Pokémon and Beetlejuice themed pop up barSpooky retro arcade bar.Games508 4th StView listing →Custom Wearable ArtHands-on wearable art.Class310 4th StFrom $98View listing →Art Buffet: Create Your Masterpiece WorkshopHands-on art making.Class310 4th StFrom $109View listing →Jewelry Box Art WorkshopHands-on art making.Class310 4th StFrom $79View listing →Your Pet Painting ExperiencePaint, sip & create.Class310 4th StFrom $98View 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 →Family DaysModern art, zero dollars.Art151 3rd StFreeView listing →

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