Welcome to Things To Do, The Ingleside Light's hand-curated list of upcoming events. Submit events here.
Tuesday, Sept. 15
🫖 Tea & Talk with the Merced Extension Connector Program at Golden Gate Church | 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Free | Ingleside Heights
👮 Community Meeting with Captain Newbeck at Ingleside Police Station | 6 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
🎙️ Karaoke Night at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🧶 Sashiko Embroidery Workshop at West Portal Branch Library | 6 – 7:30 p.m. | Free with RSVP | West Portal
🎹 Alon Nechustan Quintet Performance at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7:30 p.m. | $25 Cover, $10 for Students | Glen Park
Wednesday, Sept. 16
🧘 Pure Land Practice & Meditation Workshop with the Cayuga Community Connectors at Bethel Lutheran Church | 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Free | Cayuga Terrace
✍️ Writing Group Activity at Excelsior Branch Library | 5 – 6 p.m. | Free | Excelsior
🎷 OAH Jazz Jam at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🧘 Yoga Workshop with Tendwell Collective at Ingleside Branch Library | 6 – 7 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Ingleside
📱 Prepare Your Smartphone to Help With Emergencies Workshop at Glen Park Branch Library | 6 – 7 p.m. | Free | Glen Park
Thursday, Sept. 17
🎨 Mixed Media Mini Nicho Workshop at Excelsior Branch Library | 4 – 5 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Excelsior
👮 Community Meeting with Capt. Harmston at Taraval Police Station Community Room | 6 p.m. | Free | Taraval
🏘️ West Portal Neighborhood Speaker Series Presentation: Real Estate 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
🎸 Gnarlyman Performance at Ocean Ale House | 7 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
📖 Walker Talks Series: Miguel de Unamuno at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7:30 p.m. | Free, Donations Welcome | Glen Park
Friday, Sept. 18
Community Transportation Fair
Daring Faith Church | 10 a.m. – Noon | Free | Cayuga Terrace
Chat with representatives from BART, Muni, SF Paratransit, and other transportation services on all things transit and get answers about transportation issues that will appear on the November ballot.
🎸 Peter Lindman Performance at Ocean Ale House | 4 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
📖 Reading and Moon Cake Craft with Author Jasmine Fang at Parkside Branch Library | 4 – 5 p.m. | For elementary school age and families | Free | Taraval
From the E: Latino Heritage Month Night Market
Ocean Avenue & Mission Street | 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Free with RSVP
Celebrate Latino Heritage Month with the next installment of the Excelsior’s night market with live music, games and more.
🎺 Scott Foster Combo Performance with Darren Johnston at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7:30 p.m. | $20 Cover, $10 for Students | Glen Park
Saturday, Sept. 19
🧹Cleanup at Lakeview and Ashton Mini Park with the Lakeview Nature Stewards | 11 a.m. | Free | Ingleside
🎤 Sam Cadelinia Performance at Lakeside Landing | Noon – 1:45 p.m. | Free | Lakeside Village
Culture On Ocean Block Party
Granada Avenue & Ocean Avenue | Noon – 2 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
Join the Ocean Avenue Association for an afternoon celebration of the arts, culture, and community that makes up Ocean Avenue with live cultural performances, hands-on arts activities, community organizations, music and more.
🧪 Scented Slime Time Workshop at Ingleside Branch Library | 2 – 3 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
🎸 Alie Halla Performance at Ocean Ale House | 4 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🎷 Excelsior Hill Mob Jazz Band Performance at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 7:30 p.m. | $25 Cover, $10 for Students | Glen Park
Sunday, Sept. 20
🎸 Victor and the Callers Performance at Ocean Ale House | 1 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
🎂 Pan Dulce Party Celebration at Glen Park Branch Library | 2 – 3 p.m. | Free | Glen Park
🎨 Crafternoon Mending Circle Activity at Excelsior Branch Library | 2 – 3:30 p.m. | Excelsior
🎲 Family Game Time Social at West Portal Library | 2 – 3:30 p.m. | For children and caregivers | Free | West Portal
♟️ Chess Club Activity at Ingleside Branch Library | 2:30 – 4 p.m. | Free | Ingleside
🎹 Vince Lateano Trio Performance at Bird & Beckett Books & Records | 5 p.m. | Happy Hour Sliding Scale Cover | Glen Park
Monday, Sept. 21
💻 In-Person Tech Support with the Sunnyside Connectors at Saint Finn Barr Catholic School | 11 a.m. – noon | Free | Sunnyside
✏️ Sketching Lesson with City Studio at Union Square | 4 – 6 p.m. | Free | Union Square
🎲 Game Night at Ocean Ale House | 6 p.m. | No Cover | Ingleside
Coming Up
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
SF Open Studios Opening Reception
Ocean Avenue Association offices | 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 to host 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.
🎨 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 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
💻 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
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