Welcome to Things To Do, The Ingleside Light's hand-curated list of upcoming events. Submit events here.
Tuesday, Oct. 6
🌷 Conservatory of Flowers First Free Tuesday | 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Free | Golden Gate Park
🗣️ Listen and Learn Series: Title IX and Sexual Harassment: Boundaries, Consent, and Healthy Relationships Online | Noon – 1 p.m. | For City College students, faculty and staff | Free with Registration | Virtual
🎸 Civic Center Soundtrack featuring Essie Thomas and Maya Bennett at Fulton Street Plaza | Noon – 3 p.m. | Civic Center
📽️ “Banned Together” Film Viewing at Merced Branch Library | 3:30 – 5 p.m. | Free | Lakeside
🎤Karaoke Night at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🎺 1st Marine Division Band Brass Band Performance at Noe Valley Town Square | 6 – 7 p.m. | Free | Noe Valley
Wednesday, Oct. 7
✍️ Do You Remember: Writing Workshop with the Cayuga Connector Program at Bethel Lutheran Church | 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Free | Cayuga Terrace
🧘 Yoga Workshop with Tendwell Collective at Ingleside Branch Library | 6 – 7 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Ingleside
🔫 BeSMART with Firearms Workshop at Excelsior Branch Library | 6 – 7 p.m. | Free | Excelsior
🎷OAH Jazz Jam at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🗣️ Keep Crocker Real Town Hall Meeting
Virtual | 7 p.m.
View an online presentation about the upcoming Crocker Amazon Park project and ask questions to Keep Crocker Real organizers.
🎸 Dennis Mitcheltree Trio Performance at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7:30 p.m. | $20 Cover, $10 for Students | Glen Park
Thursday, Oct. 8
🎉 Valencia LIVE! 2026 at Valencia and 18th streets | 5 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Mission
🎸DJ Jukebox Performance at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🎙️ Live Music at That’s Amore SF | 6 – 8 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
📖 “Keeping the Beat” Book Introduction with Author Jonah Raskin and Poetry Reading with Marc Zegans and Larry Beckett at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7 p.m. | Free, Donations Welcome | Glen Park
Friday, Oct. 9
🎸 Special Lunchtime Navy Band Concert at Golden Gate Bandshell | Noon – 1 p.m. | Free | Golden Gate Park
👮 Meet An Officer of the SFPD | St. Brendan Parish | 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Free | Miraloma | Meet officers from Ingleside and Taraval stations and participate in giveaways.
🎺 Navy Band Woodwind Quintet Performance at Glen Park Branch Library | 4 – 5 p.m. | Free | Glen Park
🎤 Karaoke Social at Excelsior Branch Library | 4 – 5 p.m. | Free | Excelsior
🎸Hop Sauce Performance at Ocean Ale House | 6:30 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🍽️ Columbus Day Kickoff: Sausage and Polenta Night at the Italian American Social Club | 7 p.m. | $40, Half off for kids, RSVP | Excelsior
🎹 Larry Vann Quartet Performance at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7:30 p.m. | $20 Cover, $10 for Students | Glen Park
Saturday, Oct. 10
OMI Nature Exploration Area Celebration
Brotherhood Greenway between Head Brotherhood Mini Park & Sisterhood Gardens | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Ingleside Heights
Help break in the neighborhood's newest children's play area with nature play, rock painting and refreshments.
💉 Flu and Covid Vaccines Clinic by Walgreens Services at Merced Branch Library | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | For ages 9 and older | Free | Lakeside
🪴 Plant Swap Social at Ingleside Branch Library | 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Free | Ingleside
✍️ College Essay Writing with Study Smart Tutors Workshop at West Portal Branch Library | 10:30 – 12:30 p.m. | Free with Registration | West Portal
🧹 Ingleside Cleanup at Ocean Ale House | 11 a.m. | Free | Ingleside
🎸Alexis Tsamoudakis Performance at Ocean Ale House | 8 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🥁 Cantos de mi Tierra Performance at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7:30 p.m. | $25 Cover, $10 Cover | Glen Park
Sunday, Oct. 11
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.
🖊️ Character Design Workshop with Robert Liu-Trujillo at Glen Park Branch Library | 1:30 – 3 p.m. | For ages 10 to 18 | Free | Glen Park
🎨 Huichol Boards Workshop at West Portal Branch Library | 2 – 3 p.m. | For ages 8 to 18 | Free | West Portal
♟️ Chess Club Activity at Ingleside Branch Library | 2:30 – 4 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
🥁 Deep Thicket Dwellers Performance at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 5 p.m. | $20 Cover, $10 for Students | Glen Park
Pasta Party
Alley between Otsego Avenue & Capistrano Avenue and Santa Ynez Avenue & San Juan Avenue | 4 p.m. | Free | Mission Terrace
Mission Terrace’s past party returns for the first time since 2019. Bring cooked pasta of your choice, and a side or dessert to share if you please, and enjoy sauce provided by the New Mission Terrace Improvement Association
🎷Dr. Mandu Jazz Collaborative Performance at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Monday, Oct. 12
📚 Imagination Mondays: Storytime with the Best Bookstore at Union Square | 10 a.m. | Free | Union Square
🎲 Game Night at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Coming Up
Tuesday, Oct. 13
🎤 Civic Center Soundtrack featuring Junior Correa, Peter Lindman and Roman Antonian at Fulton Street Plaza | Noon – 3 p.m. | Free | Civic Center
🧶 Knitting Circle Social at Glen Park Branch Library | 1 – 2:30 p.m. | Free | Glen Park
⚽ City College Rams Women’s Soccer Match vs. Las Positas at the City College Soccer Field | 4 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
🎵 Turntable Tuesday at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
📽️ Quiet, Please! Hollywood Librarians Presentation at West Portal Branch Library | 6 – 7:30 p.m. | Free | West Portal
Wednesday, Oct. 14
✍️ Do You Remember: Writing Workshop with the Cayuga Connector Program at Bethel Lutheran Church | 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Free | Cayuga Terrace
🤽 City College Rams Women’s Water Polo Match vs. the College of San Mateo at the City College Health & Wellness Center Pool | 3 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
🎨 Mexican Tin Folk Art Activity at Excelsior Branch Library | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | For children and caregivers | Free, Groups larger than 5 call for reservations | Excelsior
🎤 Midweek Melodies featuring Elise Nova, Eva Jay Fortune and Purple Gaze at Golden Gate Bandshell | 4 – 7 p.m. | Free | Golden Gate Park
🎷 OAH Jazz Jam at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Thursday, Oct. 15
🖌️ Dia De Los Muertos Stained Glass Art Workshop at Excelsior Branch Library | 2 – 3 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Excelsior
🎨Tie-Dye Tiles Art Activity at Ingleside Branch Library | 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | For children ages 6 and older | Free | Ingleside
👮 Community Meeting with Capt. Harmston at Taraval Police Station Community Room | 6 p.m. | Free | Taraval
🗣️ West Portal Neighborhood Speaker Series Presentation: Family and Wellness at West Portal Branch Library | 6 – 7:30 p.m. | Free | West Portal
🎙️ Live Music at That’s Amore SF | 6 – 8 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Friday, Oct. 16
🏀 City College Rams Men’s Basketball Scrimmage at San Francisco State University | 12:30 p.m. | Free | Park Merced
🎨 Parchment Craft Workshop at Ingleside Branch Library | 2 – 3:30 p.m. | For ages 13 and older | Free with RSVP | Ingleside
🎸 Peter Lindman Performance at Ocean Ale House | 4 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🎤 Friday Happy Hour Performances featuring Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at Golden Gate Bandshell | 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Free | Golden Gate Bandshell
Saturday, Oct. 17
🎸 Roderick Garcia Performance at Ocean Ale House | 1 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🎤 TOMFOOLERY Performance at Lakeside Landing | 1 – 3 p.m. | Free | Lakeside Village
🎨 How to Draw K-Pop & Demon Hunters Workshop at West Portal Branch Library | 2 – 3:30 p.m. | Suitable for MIddle School Age and Teens | Free | West Portal
Ocean View, Merced Heights, and Ingleside History Day Presentation
Ingleside Branch Library | 3 – 5 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
Learn about OMI history and share stories about important people, places, businesses and events with community partners like SF Planning, who will also share information about the SF Cultural Heritage program.
🥁 Standard Issue – CD Release at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7:30 p.m. | $20 Cover, $10 for Students | Glen Park
Sunday, Oct. 18
Excelsior Sunday Streets
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Mission Street between Geneva Avenue & Theresa Street | Free | Excelsior
Enjoy nearly a mile of car-free streets with an Excelsior Coffee parklet party, a Lucha Libre showcase, a mattress raffle, a Community Well clothing swap and more.
🎉 Open House Celebration at Excelsior Branch Library | 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Free | Excelsior
🎃 Halloween Costume Swap Social at Glen Park Branch Library | 2 – 3:30 p.m. | Suitable for Families and Elementary School Age | Free | Glen Park
2026 Sunnyside Garden and Stairway Walk
236 Monterey Blvd. | 2 – 4 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Sunnyside
Celebrate SF Stairway Month with a two-hour walking tour through Sunnyside’s gems that begins with the Sunnyside Conservatory, goes through the neighborhood's hidden parks and parklets and ends at the Detroit Steps Painted Stairway.
♟️ Chess Club Activity at Ingleside Branch Library | 2:30 – 4 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
🎸 Furey Brothers Performance at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Monday, Oct. 19
🧸 Imagination Mondays: Interactive Activities with Happily Ever Laughter at Union Square | 10 a.m. | Free | Union Square
💻 In-Person Tech Support with the Sunnyside Connectors at Saint Finn Barr Catholic School | 11 a.m. – Noon | Free | Sunnyside
📖 Ruth Asawa Spoken Arts Freshman Poetry Showcase Performance at Glen Park Branch Library | 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Free | Glen Park
🎲 Game Night at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Disclaimer: Always double-check event information with the event organizer, as events can be canceled, details can change and errors occur.
Family-owned & ASE-certified auto repair & maintenance in San Francisco. Expert technicians use the latest tech for all major/minor repairs on foreign/domestic vehicles. Best services at affordable prices to get you back on the road with cost-effective solutions.
Interested in sponsoring The Ingleside Light? Get in touch.
