Weekly Wander — October 12–18, 2026

Monday, October 12 20 events
  1. San Francisco Indigenous Peoples Day with Jeremy Dutcher — San Francisco · noon–4pm, YBG Great Lawn (Free, RSVP)
  2. Indigenous Peoples' Day @ The Lawrence Hall of Science — Berkeley · 11am–4pm
  3. Fleet Week Ship Tours, Pier 35 (final day) — San Francisco · 9am–noon (Free)
  4. Monday Yoga, Ferry Building Back Plaza — San Francisco · noon–1pm (Free)
  5. Irish Céilí Dance with live band @ The Starry Plough — Berkeley · lesson 7:30pm · dancing 8:45pm
  6. Triclops!, Wife, Gumby's Junk @ Bottom of the Hill — San Francisco · 7:30pm
  7. KiNG MALA @ The Independent — San Francisco · 8pm
  8. MARO @ Bimbo's 365 Club — San Francisco · 8pm
  9. Love Spells @ August Hall — San Francisco · doors 7pm
  10. Exploratorium (open for the holiday) — San Francisco · 10am–5pm
  11. SFMOMA — San Francisco · 10am–5pm
  12. UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley — Berkeley · 10am–5pm (no pets)
  13. Mount Wanda trails (John Muir NHS) — Martinez · sunrise–sunset (leashed dogs)
  14. Briones Regional Park — Martinez · 8am–7pm (dogs)
  15. Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline — Martinez · 8am–6pm (waterfront stroll)
  16. Heather Farm Dog Park — Walnut Creek · 7am–8pm or sunset (off-leash)
  17. Paso Nogal Dog Park — Pleasant Hill · dawn–dusk (off-leash)
  18. Park at the Berkeley Waterfront — Berkeley · 6am–10pm (off-leash)
  19. Benicia State Recreation Area — Benicia · 8am–sunset (leashed dogs)
  20. Fort Funston — San Francisco · park open (off-leash)
Tuesday, October 13 20 events
  1. Live Dead & Brothers: An All-Star Celebration of Grateful Dead & Allman Brothers — Mill Valley · 8pm, doors 7pm (Dead tribute)
  2. Forever Grateful Conversations: Wall of Sound with Steve Parish — San Francisco · 6:30–8pm (Dead-related talk, Free w/ RSVP)
  3. Salsa Tuesdays @ Retro Junkie — Walnut Creek · 7–11pm ($10 at door, 21+)
  4. South Berkeley Farmers' Market — Berkeley · 2–6:30pm
  5. Ferry Plaza Farmers Market — San Francisco · 10am–2pm (no pets)
  6. Jon McLaughlin @ The Freight — Berkeley · 8pm
  7. Bumpin' Uglies w/ Artikal Sound System @ Cornerstone — Berkeley · 8pm
  8. "Music from the Shadows": Walnut Creek Concert Band @ Lesher Center — Walnut Creek · 7pm
  9. Ceilidh Dance Benefit @ Ashkenaz — Berkeley · 7:30pm
  10. Tuesday Open Mic @ The Starry Plough — Berkeley · 8pm (Free)
  11. Litquake: Which Side? A Protest Music Teach-Out @ KQED — San Francisco · 7–9pm
  12. Oh, Mary! (opening night) @ Curran Theater — San Francisco · 7pm
  13. Militarie Gun, Softcult @ The Chapel — San Francisco · 7pm
  14. Wolves of Glendale @ Bottom of the Hill — San Francisco · 8pm
  15. Open Bluegrass Jam @ Hotel Utah Saloon — San Francisco · 7pm (Free, 21+)
  16. de Young — San Francisco · 9:30am–5:15pm
  17. John Muir National Historic Site — Martinez · 10am–5pm
  18. Mount Wanda trails — Martinez · sunrise–sunset (leashed dogs)
  19. Briones Regional Park — Martinez · 8am–7pm (dogs)
  20. Heather Farm Dog Park — Walnut Creek · noon–8pm or sunset (off-leash)
Wednesday, October 14 20 events
  1. Beetlejuice (1988) Movie Night @ Retro Junkie — Walnut Creek · 7–9pm (21+)
  2. Karaoke Night @ Retro Junkie — Walnut Creek · 8:30pm–1am (21+)
  3. Sister Sadie @ The Freight — Berkeley · 8pm
  4. 2nd Wednesday Balkan Folk Dancing @ Ashkenaz — Berkeley · lesson 7pm · dancing 7:30–10pm
  5. Berkeley Poetry Slam @ The Starry Plough — Berkeley · 7pm
  6. Exhibition Tour: Maren Hassinger @ BAMPFA — Berkeley · 12:15pm
  7. Remembering Harun Farocki @ BAMPFA — Berkeley · 7pm
  8. High Pile: Concepts in Tufting @ Bedford Gallery — Walnut Creek · noon–5pm (pay what you can)
  9. Heart of the City Farmers Market — San Francisco · 7am–4pm (no pets)
  10. Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion @ YBG — San Francisco · noon–1pm (Free)
  11. Litquake: Jon Ronson @ JCCSF Kanbar Hall — San Francisco · 7:30–9pm
  12. Litquake: West Coast Beat, the SF Roots of Rolling Stone with Ben Fong-Torres — San Francisco · 7–8:30pm
  13. Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter @ The Warfield — San Francisco · 8:30pm
  14. Mexican Institute of Sound @ Great American Music Hall — San Francisco · 7:30pm
  15. Jeff Cotton's Gin Joint @ Boom Boom Room — San Francisco · 8:30pm (Free, 21+)
  16. Ee, Punxsutawney, Spa @ Bottom of the Hill — San Francisco · 8:30pm
  17. John Muir National Historic Site — Martinez · 10am–5pm
  18. Mount Wanda trails — Martinez · sunrise–sunset (leashed dogs)
  19. Heather Farm Dog Park — Walnut Creek · 7am–8pm or sunset (off-leash)
  20. Park at the Berkeley Waterfront — Berkeley · 6am–10pm (off-leash)
Thursday, October 15 20 events
  1. Forever Grateful exhibition, Golden Gate Park — San Francisco · noon–6pm (Dead-related)
  2. THIZZ Reunion Show w/ Mac Mall and Dubee @ Retro Junkie — Walnut Creek · 6pm–1:30am (21+)
  3. Off the Grid Pleasant Hill — Pleasant Hill · 5–9pm (leashed dogs)
  4. North Berkeley Farmers' Market — Berkeley · 3–7pm
  5. Benicia Certified Farmers Market — Benicia · 4–7pm
  6. Third Thursday Tango @ Ashkenaz — Berkeley · class 7:30pm · live music 8:30pm
  7. Trivia Night + Free Funk Glory Jams @ The Starry Plough — Berkeley · trivia 6:30pm · funk 9pm (Free)
  8. Collaborations with Cairo's Cimatheque @ BAMPFA — Berkeley · 7pm
  9. Berkeley Art Center — Berkeley · noon–5pm
  10. Ferry Plaza Farmers Market — San Francisco · 10am–2pm (no pets)
  11. Richard Howell's John Coltrane Tribute @ YBG — San Francisco · 12:30–1:30pm (Free)
  12. Exploratorium After Dark: Speak Easy — San Francisco · 6–10pm (18+)
  13. Cal Academy NightLife — San Francisco · 6–10pm (21+)
  14. Lila Downs @ SFJAZZ — San Francisco · 7:30pm
  15. Imperial Teen (album release) @ Bottom of the Hill — San Francisco · 8pm
  16. Kelsey Lu @ Great American Music Hall — San Francisco · 8pm
  17. Litquake: Ukraïne, Recipes and Stories @ Omnivore Books — San Francisco · 6:30–8pm (Free)
  18. John Muir National Historic Site — Martinez · 10am–5pm
  19. Mount Wanda trails — Martinez · sunrise–sunset (leashed dogs)
  20. Heather Farm Dog Park — Walnut Creek · 7am–8pm or sunset (off-leash)
Friday, October 16 20 events
  1. Bob Weir Birthday Celebration with Stu Allen & Mars Hotel @ Ashkenaz — Berkeley · 8pm, doors 7:30pm (Dead tribute)
  2. Born to Soar the Sky: Celebrating Bobby Weir's Birthday — San Francisco · 7–8:30pm, doors 6pm (Dead-family)
  3. Forever Grateful exhibition, Golden Gate Park — San Francisco · noon–6pm (Dead-related)
  4. Petty Rocks + Hungry Heart @ Retro Junkie — Walnut Creek · 6pm–2am (Petty & Springsteen tributes, 21+)
  5. Pleasant Hill Night Market — Pleasant Hill · 5–9pm (Free)
  6. Altan @ The Freight — Berkeley · 8pm
  7. Vulfpeck @ Greek Theatre — Berkeley · 8pm
  8. glaive @ The UC Theatre — Berkeley · 8pm
  9. 3 Queens of Motown @ Lesher Center — Walnut Creek · 8–10pm
  10. Diablo Improv Festival (opening jam) @ Lesher Center — Walnut Creek · 7–8pm
  11. A Night in Venice: Arts Benicia Annual Gala — Benicia · 6–9pm
  12. Museum of History Benicia — Benicia · 1–4pm (Free)
  13. Raging Bull @ BAMPFA — Berkeley · 7pm
  14. Fort Mason Night Market — San Francisco · 5–10pm (Free)
  15. FOSS: Immersive Live Audiovisual Experience @ Grace Cathedral — San Francisco · 7:30–9pm
  16. Lila Downs @ SFJAZZ — San Francisco · 7:30pm
  17. The Jungle Giants @ Great American Music Hall — San Francisco · 8pm
  18. Mount Wanda & Briones trails — Martinez · Briones 8am–7pm (dogs)
  19. Heather Farm Dog Park — Walnut Creek · 7am–8pm or sunset (off-leash)
  20. Fort Funston — San Francisco · park open (off-leash)
Saturday, October 17 20 events
  1. Playing The Dead & Friends @ Memorial Glade — Berkeley · 4:30pm (Dead tribute, Free)
  2. Sam Grisman Project @ Siesta Valley Bowl — Orinda · 8pm, doors 6:30pm (Dead-adjacent)
  3. Tom Hamilton, Eric Silverman @ Café du Nord — San Francisco · 9pm (JRAD guitarist, 21+)
  4. Forever Grateful exhibition, Golden Gate Park — San Francisco · noon–6pm (Dead-related)
  5. System of a Clown + Toolbox @ Retro Junkie — Walnut Creek · 6pm–2am (SOAD & Tool tributes, 21+)
  6. Pleasant Hill Farmers' Market — Pleasant Hill · 9am–1pm
  7. Downtown Berkeley Farmers' Market — Berkeley · 10am–2:30pm
  8. Witching Wine Walk — Benicia · 1–5pm
  9. Elephant Revival @ The UC Theatre — Berkeley · 8pm
  10. Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal @ The Starry Plough — Berkeley · 8pm (21+)
  11. KD the Poet @ Ashkenaz — Berkeley · 8:15pm
  12. The Best of The Second City @ Lesher Center — Walnut Creek · 7:30–9:30pm
  13. Potrero Hill Festival — San Francisco · 10am–5pm
  14. Market Street Arts & Theater Festival — San Francisco · 4pm–about 10pm (Free + ticketed)
  15. Joe Bataan @ YBG — San Francisco · 2–4:30pm (Free, RSVP)
  16. Ferry Plaza Farmers Market — San Francisco · 8am–2pm (no pets)
  17. de Young: Free Saturday — San Francisco · 9:30am–5:15pm (Free for Bay Area residents)
  18. heavens to betsy (album release) @ Bottom of the Hill — San Francisco · 8:30pm
  19. Paso Nogal Dog Park — Pleasant Hill · 9am–dusk (off-leash)
  20. Heather Farm Dog Park — Walnut Creek · 8am–8pm or sunset (off-leash)
Sunday, October 18 20 events
  1. Bluegrass Roots: Andy Falco & Travis Book play Jerry Garcia — San Francisco · 7–8:30pm, doors 6pm (Dead-related)
  2. Grateful Sunday with Matt Hartle and the Hartle Gold Band @ The Crepe Place — Santa Cruz · 6–9pm (Dead tribute)
  3. Forever Grateful exhibition, Golden Gate Park — San Francisco · noon–6pm (Dead-related)
  4. Martinez Farmers' Market — Martinez · 9am–1pm
  5. Walnut Creek Farmers' Market (Locust St) — Walnut Creek · 9am–1pm
  6. Silk & Soul @ Ashkenaz — Berkeley · 3pm
  7. SALSAWEEN @ Ashkenaz — Berkeley · lesson 8:30pm · social 9:30pm–1am
  8. Sunday Irish Sessions @ The Starry Plough — Berkeley · from 2pm (no cover)
  9. Heroes and Villains @ Lesher Center — Walnut Creek · 2–4pm
  10. Exhibition Tour: Maren Hassinger @ BAMPFA — Berkeley · 2pm
  11. Role Model with Samia @ Greek Theatre — Berkeley · 7:30pm (sold out)
  12. Sunday Streets Excelsior (season finale) — San Francisco · 11am–4pm (Free)
  13. Free Yoga in the Park, Presidio Outpost Meadow — San Francisco · 10–11am (Free, RSVP)
  14. Lindy in the Park — San Francisco · 11am–2pm (Free)
  15. Kasama Festival @ Asian Art Museum — San Francisco · 10am–4pm
  16. The Wallflowers @ The Fillmore — San Francisco · 8pm
  17. Mount Wanda trails — Martinez · sunrise–sunset (leashed dogs)
  18. Heather Farm Dog Park — Walnut Creek · 8am–8pm or sunset (off-leash)
  19. Benicia State Recreation Area — Benicia · 8am–sunset (leashed dogs)
  20. Fort Funston — San Francisco · park open (off-leash)