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Culture · May 2026 · 609 stories

The Highway 1 Run: LA to SF in Three Days Without Wasting a Single One

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If you're flying out of SFO on Tuesday at 10 PM, you have roughly three days to cover about 400 miles of coastline.

May 26, 2026

A Parish on the Avenues Is Keeping the Lights On for Ukrainian Arrivals

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Somewhere in the outer neighborhoods, a church has been doing the quiet, unglamorous work of receiving people —…

May 26, 2026

Caro Burke Brings 'Yesteryear' to SF for a Book Talk and Signing

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Check SFFuncheap for the confirmed time and exact address before you go — details are still circulating, but this is a…

May 26, 2026

DocFest Opens With a Deadhead Film — Here's How to Get In Free

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SF DocFest is kicking off its run with the opening-night screening of a new documentary about Deadheads — the kind of…

MissionMay 26, 2026

Epic Church Moves to Buy $15 Million Union Square Building

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Epic Church is under contract to purchase a building in Union Square for $15 million, according to reporting from the…

Union SquareMay 26, 2026

Mission Comics Plants a Second Flag on Geneva Avenue

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On Geneva Avenue, between the pupuserías and the nail salons, a new storefront is starting to look like something —…

ExcelsiorMay 26, 2026

The Slow Group Is the Point

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On Sunday mornings in the Panhandle, a loose cluster of people in reflective gear assembles near the Fell Street…

PanhandleMay 26, 2026

The Unemployed Tech Worker Hiking Story Has Become Its Own Trail

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Somewhere on a fire road above the East Bay, a recently laid-off software engineer is eating a sandwich and talking to…

May 26, 2026

Chapterhouse Brings 'Whirlpool' Back to a Room That Knows How to Listen

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At the bottom of the bill on a Tuesday night, the house lights at a mid-capacity venue on the edge of SoMa went down…

SoMaMay 26, 2026

Helen Benedict Reads From Her Iraq War Veteran Novel — A Book Talk Worth the Seat

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Details on time, exact location, and admission are listed through SFFuncheap — check the event page before you go, as…

May 26, 2026

A Flyer Near Mollusk Raised a Question. The Neighborhood Had Answers.

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On Irving Street near Mollusk Surf Shop, a handmade flyer appeared on a telephone pole sometime last week — the kind of…

Outer SunsetMay 26, 2026

New Sculptures Land in the Panhandle. The Neighborhood Has Notes.

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Along the Panhandle's gravel paths, somewhere between the dog walkers and the cyclists cutting through toward the park…

PanhandleMay 26, 2026

Crazy Funny Asians: HellaSecret's Free AAPI Comedy Showcase Runs Every Friday in May

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Every Friday in May 2026, HellaSecret is running "Crazy Funny Asians," a free AAPI comedy showcase with two sets per…

SoMaMay 26, 2026

DocFest Turns 25: High-Heeled Anarchy, Sea Monkeys, and Rock Star Wangs

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Running through mid-June, the 25th San Francisco Documentary Festival (DocFest 2026) screens at the Roxie Theater (3117…

MissionMay 26, 2026

Three Comedy Nights Running in SF Right Now, From Richmond Dives to Intimate Clubs

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Mondays at Mirthquake, an ongoing live comedy night in the Richmond, doors around 7pm with $5 drinks at the bar — check…

RichmondMay 26, 2026

Someone Stopped and Painted the View From the Panhandle

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At the eastern end of the Panhandle, where the strip of park narrows toward Oak Street and the eucalyptus canopy thins…

Haight-AshburyMay 25, 2026

Beeple's Digital Prints Are on a Wall in Palo Alto Right Now

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At Node in Palo Alto, an exhibit of works by digital artist Beeple — real name Mike Winkelmann — is currently up and…

May 25, 2026

A Local Flintknapper Wants to Teach You to Make an Arrowhead

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No date or venue locked yet — this one is still forming.

May 25, 2026

Across the Water, the Headlands Hold Their Line

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From the overlook at Conzelman Road, on a morning when the fog was still sorting itself out above the Gate, the Marin…

May 25, 2026

Free Curator Tour of YBCA's Queer + Trans Movements Exhibit

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Check YBCA's calendar for the next scheduled session — the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St, hosts free…

SoMaMay 25, 2026

Two Free Comedy Nights Worth Putting on the Calendar

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Hook-Up Horror Stories: Tindervention is a free stand-up show built around dating app disasters — comedians…

North BeachMay 25, 2026

Dracula Gets a Feminist Rewrite — and It's Supposed to Be Funny

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Through June 27, Custom Made Theatre Co.

Union SquareMay 25, 2026

The Masks in the Square Are Actually a Sales Pitch — for Veganism

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At the Geary Street edge of Union Square on a recent Saturday evening, roughly a dozen people stood in a tight…

Union SquareMay 24, 2026

The Parrots Are Working the Vallejo Stairway Again

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At the top of the Vallejo Street stairway, just where the wooden steps give way to the scrubby hillside vegetation, a…

Telegraph HillMay 24, 2026