Welcome to Things To Do, The Ingleside Light's hand-curated list of upcoming events. Submit events here.
Tuesday, Sept. 22
🧠 Thrive in Your Health and Wellness: Different Tools Help Difference Pieces Workshop at City College Student Success Center | Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Free with Registration | Ingleside
🧶 Knitting Circle Social at Glen Park Branch Library | 1 – 2:30 p.m. | Free | Glen Park
🧰 Mission Science Workshop Tinkering Truck Activity at West Portal Branch Library | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | For children ages 6 and older | Free with RSVP | West Portal
✍️ Writing Through Reading Online | 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Free with Registration | Virtual
🌮 Taco Tuesday at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Wednesday, Sept. 23
🏃 Seniors Exercise Class with the Cayuga Connector Program at Bethel Lutheran Church | 10 – 11 a.m. | Free | Cayuga Terrace
🧑💼 Workforce Development Hub Open House at City College Harry Britt Building Room 270 | 1 – 3 p.m. | for City College students and the broader community | Free with RSVP | Ingleside
🎨 Faux Stained Glass Calaveras Workshop at Excelsior Branch Library | 3 – 4:30 p.m. | For ages 8 to 18 | Free | Excelsior
🧶 Crochet Club – Autumn Theme Activity at Ingleside Branch Library | 4 – 5 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
🎷 OAH Jazz Jam at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Thursday, Sept. 24
🎤 Civic Center Soundtrack featuring Caroline Wolfson, JimBo Trout and Rebecca Chapa at Fulton Street Plaza | Noon – 3 p.m. | Free | Civic Center
✍️ Shut Up And Write Activity at Glen Park Branch Library | 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Free | Glen Park
🎙️ Live Music at That’s Amore SF | 6 – 8 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Book Q&A with Woody LaBounty
Ocean Ale House | 7 – 8:30 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Ingleside
Join The Ingleside Light and local historian Woody LaBounty for an evening chatting about LaBounty’s latest book “Geneva Car Barn.”
📖 Revolutionary Poets Brigade Presents “United We Stand Anthology” at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7 p.m. | Free, Donations Welcome | Glen Park
Friday, Sept. 25
🎨 Watercolor and Associates Activity at Glen Park Branch Library | 1:30 – 5 p.m. | Free | Glen Park
🎸 Tandem Sidecar Performance at Ocean Ale House | 3 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🎤 Friday Happy Hour Performances featuring Implied Jazz and Luke Westbrook Trio at Golden Gate Bandshell | 4 – 7 p.m. | Free | Golden Gate Park
St. Finn Barr Festival: Passport To Our World Opening Day
St. Finn Barr Parish | 4 – 8 p.m. | Sunnyside
Celebrate the church’s 100th anniversary with the kickoff to its three-day festival that features family-friendly activities, a movie night, tacos by Crave Carté, a book fair and more.
SF Open Studios Opening Reception
Ocean Avenue Association | 5 – 7 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
Start celebrating a weekend of art by local creators with an opening reception on Friday and enjoy the show until 5 p.m. on Sunday.
🥁 Garotas da Lua Performance at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7:30 p.m. | $25 Cover, $10 for Students | Glen Park
Saturday, Sept. 26
5th Annual OMI Mid Autumn Festival
181 Byxbee St. | 10 a.m. – Noon | Free | Ingleside Heights
Join We Are OMI to celebrate the harvest festival with traditional mooncakes from East West ConfectionsSF Guzheng Music Society, lantern making with the Museum of Craft and Design and the Oceanview SFPL, tea, treats from Blue House Cafe and more.
D11 OMI Family Summit
Minnie & Lovie Ward Recreation Center | 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Ocean View
The city’s Our Children Our Families Initiative is hosting a mid-day chat as part of its This Is Your City: Family Summit Series to learn what matters most to residents so it can help improve future planning, programs, and services.
The Portola Garden Tour
Locations around Portola | 10 a.m. – 3 .p.m | Tickets required
The 20th anniversary of the annual tour of gardens in the Portola District of southeastern San Francisco. Proceeds benefit City College of San Francisco Environmental Horticulture and Floristry students.
🎨 Jang's Coffee and Donuts—Mobile Art Lab Activity at West Portal Branch Library | 1 – 5 p.m. | Free | West Portal
🖌️ Bubble Wrap Art Workshop at Ingleside Branch Library | 2 – 3:30 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Ingleside
Keeping Crocker Real Dialogue
Excelsior Branch Library | 2 – 4 p.m. | Free | Excelsior
Join the Poder Youth and Keep Crocker Real groups for a presentation and photo exhibition that explores Crocker Amazon Park’s past, present and future and learn about the city’s plans for the park and hear an alternative vision.
🎸 DARCEY Performance at Ocean Ale House | 6:30 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Sunday, Sept. 27
Kids Super Soccer Stars Season
Aptos Middle School | 9 a.m. – Noon* | *Four sessions for kids ages 2 to 11 | $435 season price with a $35 registration fee | Ingleside
Sign your kid up for weekly soccer lessons for the fall season with sessions for children aged 2 to 3, 3 to 4, 4 to 5, and 6 to 11 years old that focus on different skills per age group, like fundamental motor skills, technique and more.
💻 Drop-in Tech Help Tutorial in English, Spanish, Filipino, Cantonese & Mandarin at Excelsior Branch Library | 1 – 4 p.m. | Free | Excelsior
🔮 Tarot Exploration Activity at Glen Park Branch Library | 2 – 3:30 p.m. | For ages 13 and older | Free | Glen Park
♟️ Chess Club Activity at Ingleside Branch Library | 2:30 – 4 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
💃 Swing Dancing with The Doghouse at Lakeside Landing | 3 – 5 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Lakeside Village
🎸 Karen Segal Performance at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Monday, Sept. 28
👯 Monday Fun Day Family Dance Party Social at Glen Park Branch Library | 10 – 11 a.m. | For children ages 5 and younger | Free | Glen Park
🫖 Tea & Talk with the Cayuga Connector Program at Bethel Lutheran Church | 11 a.m. – Noon | Free | Cayuga Terrace
🎲 Game Night at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
✏️ Sketching Lesson Zentangles with Delanie Lippert and Botanical Drawing with Kaeli Mcleod at Union Square | 4 – 6 p.m. | Free | Union Square
Coming Up
Tuesday, Sept. 29
💻 Excelsior Tablet Class at Community Youth Center | 9:30 – 11 a.m. | Free with Sign Up | Excelsior
🧸 September Pop N Play at Family Connections Center | 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | For ages 2.5 to 3.5 and caregivers | Free with RSVP | Excelsior
🧰 Mission Science Workshop Tinkering Truck Activity at West Portal Branch Library | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | For children ages 6 and older | Free with RSVP | West Portal
✍️ Writing Through Reading with Marina Online | 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Virtual
🛍️ Noe Valley Night Market at Noe Valley Town Square | 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Free | Noe Valley
Wednesday, Sept. 30
🏃 Seniors Exercise Class with the Cayuga Connector Program at Bethel Lutheran Church | 10 – 11 a.m. | Free | Cayuga Terrace
💼 Interviewing for Success: Internships, Jobs & College Admissions Workshop at City College Student Success Center Room 2101 | 1 – 2:30 p.m. | For City College students | Free | Ingleside
👯 Family Dance Party Social at Excelsior Branch Library | 3 – 4 p.m. | Free | Excelsior
🎷 OAH Jazz Jam at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Paws & Scoops: The Autumn Social
Expert Pet | 6 – 7 p.m. | Tickets from $0 to $5.04 | Ingleside
Celebrate your dog and the Autumn season with delicious treats, refreshing ice cream, and a chance to mingle with other pet parents.
🎸 Easley / Duplantis Trio Performance at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7:30 p.m. | $20 Cover, $10 for Students | Glen Park
Thursday, Oct. 1
🎸 Civic Center Soundtrack Performance featuring T-ranch at Fulton Street Plaza | Noon – 3 p.m. | Free | Civic Center
🎨 A Collage a Day Keeps the Blues Away Online | 3 – 4:30 p.m. | Free | Virtual
🖌️ Art Studio Activity at Merced Branch Library | 5 – 6 p.m. | For ages 13 to 18 | Free | Lakeside
🎙️ Live Music at That’s Amore SF | 6 – 8 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🎤 Featured Poets Paul Fericano & K.Lipschutz + Open Mic at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7 p.m. | Free, Donations Welcome | Glen Park
Friday, Oct. 2
🎨 Watercolor Community of San Francisco Activity at Bernal Heights Branch Library | 1 – 5 p.m. | Free | Bernal Heights
📽️ “God's Slave—Esclavo de Dios” Film Viewing at Excelsior Branch Library | 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Free | Excelsior
🐕 Therapy Pet at the Library Social at Glen Park Branch Library | 4 – 5 p.m. | For ages 6 to 12 | Free | Glen Park
Coffee with a Journalist
Charm Coffee, 1939 Ocean Ave. | 4 – 6 p.m. | Ingleside
Talk all things hyperlocal news with The Ingleside Light and student reporters from City College of San Francisco's The Guardsman. This event is sponsored by San Francisco Good Neighbor Week.
🎸Noe Music in the Square with Yacouba Sissoko and Mike Block & Idrissa Koné at Noe Valley Town Square | 5 – 6 p.m. | Free | Noe Valley
🎹 Alchemist Quintet Performance at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7:30 p.m. | $25 Cover, $10 for Students | Glen Park
Saturday, Oct. 3
📖 Musical Storytime Performance with Cascada de Flores at Ingleside Branch Library | 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | For elementary school ages and families | Free | Ingleside
🎨 Huichol Boards Workshop at Ocean View Branch Library | 10:30 a.m. – noon | For ages 8 to 18 | Free with RSVP | Ocean View
🧹 Ingleside Cleanup at Ocean Ale House | 11 a.m. | Free | Ingleside
🎉 West Portal Elementary Centennial at West Portal Branch Library | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | For elementary school ages and families | Free | West Portal
🍽️ Awesome Sauce Event with Food Ethnographer June Jo Lee at Excelsior Branch Library | 1 – 2 p.m. | For ages 6 and older | Free with RSVP | Excelsior
Sunday, Oct. 4
Kids Super Soccer Stars Season
Aptos Middle School | 9 a.m. – Noon* | *four sessions for kids ages 2 to 11 | $435 season price with a $35 registration fee | Ingleside
Sign your kid up for weekly soccer lessons for the fall season with sessions for children aged 2 to 3, 3 to 4, 4 to 5, and 6 to 11 years old that focus on different skills per age group, like fundamental motor skills, technique and more.
🗣️ SFLives Livestream: Journalist Denise Sullivan in conversation with Dr. Saidah Leatutufu-Burch Online | 10 a.m. | Free | Virtual
🎨 Community Screen-Printing Open Shop at Youth Art Exchange | Noon – 4 p.m. | Tickets for $39.19 | Cayuga Terrace
Good Neighbor Block Party
Lakeside Landing | 2 – 3 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Lakeside Village
Enjoy live music, games for kids, face painting, free cookies, volunteer opportunities, limited $10 vouchers for participating small businesses and more.
🎨 Collaborative Community Art Project Workshop at West Portal Branch Library | 2 – 3:30 p.m. | Free | West Portal
Keeping Crocker Real Dialogue
Visitacion Valley Library | 2 – 4 p.m. | Free | Visitacion Valley
Join the Poder Youth and Keep Crocker Real groups for a presentation and photo exhibition that explores Crocker Amazon Park’s past, present and future and learn about the city’s plans for the park and hear an alternative vision.
♟️ Chess Club Activity at Ingleside Branch Library | 2:30 – 4 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
Monday, Oct. 5
👯 Monday Fun Day Family Dance Party Social at Glen Park Branch Library | 10 – 11 a.m. | For children ages 5 and younger | Free | Glen Park
✍️ OWLS Older Writers Laboratory Activity at Bernal Heights Library | 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Free | Bernal Heights
📖 Interactive Activities with Happily Ever Laughter at at Union Square | 10 a.m. | For ages 2 to 4 | Free | Union Square
💻 In-Person Tech Support with the Sunnyside Connectors at Saint Finn Barr Catholic School | 11 a.m. – Noon | Free | Sunnyside
🗣️ District 11 Congressional Debate with Connie Chan and Scott Weiner at St. John Armenian Apostolic Church, Community Room 275 | 7 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Midtown Terrace
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