SF Bay Area Events: May 25–26 (2026)

The tech calendar takes a full day off for Memorial Day. Monday is parks, ceremonies, and bonfires — no lu.ma invites, no panels, no founder dinners. If you want to be outside, the city cooperates. Tuesday corrects course quickly: 11 SF-proper events stack between 5 and 9 PM, almost all orbiting the same question — how do you actually ship AI agents into production?

Coverage: tonight (Monday, May 25, Memorial Day) and tomorrow (Tuesday, May 26).

Tonight — Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day)

Zero tech events on the calendar. The anchors below were confirmed in the May 24 research pass; a tool outage prevented re-verification today. National memorial ceremonies and outdoor parks events rarely cancel on the day-of, but verify before you go.

159th Memorial Day Commemoration — Presidio

Time	10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Venue	SF National Cemetery, 1 Lincoln Blvd, Presidio, San Francisco
Host	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Category	Memorial ceremony
Access	Free — no reservation required
Info	presidio.gov

The largest Memorial Day commemoration in the Bay Area, drawing thousands of attendees each year. 1 Ceremony includes speakers, rifle volley salute, and musical performances. An organ meditation concert by pianist Alla Gladysheva follows at 12:15 PM at Presidio Chapel. 1

The Whale's Tail Memorial Day Special — Golden Gate Park

Lush greenery and garden paths at Golden Gate Park on a sunny day — Golden Gate Park — site of The Whale's Tail outdoor beer garden and live music on Memorial Day 2

Time	12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Venue	The Whale's Tail, 14th Ave East Meadow, JFK Promenade, Golden Gate Park, SF
Host	Illuminate / City of Awe
Category	Outdoor beer garden · live music · family-friendly
Access	Free entry — drinks and food purchased separately
Info	illuminate.org

Four live bands plus a magic show from 12:15 PM through 5:00 PM. 2 Dogs, kids, and Adirondack chairs welcome. Food truck on site.

National Parks free entry

All national park sites that normally charge an entry fee waive it on Memorial Day. 1 Closest options in SF: Maritime National Historical Park (Hyde Street Pier) is free. Muir Woods ⚠️ (Marin County) is also free but requires a timed-entry reservation booked in advance.

Ocean Beach bonfire night

Time	From 5:00 PM
Venue	Ocean Beach, along Great Highway, San Francisco
Access	Free — fire rings first-come, first-served

Public fire rings along Ocean Beach are among the few spots in the Bay Area where open bonfires are legal year-round. 1 Holiday evenings fill fast — arrive before sunset to claim a ring.

Tomorrow — Tuesday, May 26

Tech is back. Fifteen events in the Bay Area, 11 of them inside SF proper, most kicking off between 5 and 7 PM. The digest from the Bay Area Founders Club (published May 25, curated by Dr. Paul Fang) flagged five as highlighted events of the week — four of those are in SF. 3

Morning

FC SF — Founders Run & Coffee

Time	7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Venue	San Francisco, CA
Host	Founders Common (Nikki Heyder, Chris Ashley)
Category	Morning run · founder networking
Access	RSVP via lu.ma
Register	lu.ma/2opylbqn 3

Morning run with coffee networking for founders in SF. Good option if you want to front-load Tuesday before the evening pile-up.

Evening — SF (5 PM–9 PM)

Eleven events, mostly free or RSVP-only, concentrated in a tight two-hour window. Below are the highest-signal picks; the full quick-reference table at the bottom covers everything.

Operationalizing Agents — Google DeepMind, Snowflake, Google Research ⭐ Highlighted

Time	5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Venue	San Francisco, CA
Host	Prolific + AI Circle; Albert (Founder of AI Circle), Viviana Márquez, Brad Bycraft, Gana Rajasegaran
Category	AI panel · agents in production
Access	RSVP via lu.ma
Register	lu.ma/2x62tiuu 3

Speakers from Google DeepMind, Snowflake, and Google Research on what it actually takes to move AI agents from demo to production. Co-hosted by Prolific and AI Circle. 3 One of the week's top-signaled picks.

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How to AI Pill Your Company — Decagon × a16z × Accel ⭐ Highlighted

Time	5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Venue	San Francisco, CA
Host	Decagon (Daniel Liem), a16z, Accel
Category	AI adoption strategy · VC-backed
Access	RSVP via lu.ma
Register	lu.ma/7cojgbhq 3

Hosted by Decagon with a16z and Accel on how companies can integrate AI end-to-end rather than bolt it on as a feature. 3 The VC co-host combination gives the guest list some selection pressure.

Running AI at Enterprise Scale — Rootly, Port.io, Twingate, Descope ⭐ Highlighted

Time	5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Venue	San Francisco, CA
Host	Rootly, Port.io, Pilot Events, Twingate Events, Descope Inc.
Category	Enterprise AI · agents in production
Access	RSVP via lu.ma
Register	lu.ma/0y8tu80a 3

Five companies co-hosting a conversation on running AI at enterprise scale — access control, incident response, and identity all on the table. 3 Strong infra-focused guest mix.

No Evals, No Optimization, No Production ⭐ Highlighted

Time	5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Venue	San Francisco, CA
Host	MEGA Code; Chanwoo Song, Isaac Bang, Sahar Mor (Bond AI), Win Yee
Category	AI evals · production readiness
Access	RSVP via lu.ma
Register	lu.ma/9kag32ur 3

Focused on evaluation frameworks and what "production-ready" actually means for LLM-based systems. 3 Sahar Mor (Bond AI) is one of the hosts — Bond AI runs one of the more active SF AI communities.

From Signal to Action — Observability Meets Ops Agents ⭐ Highlighted

Time	6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Venue	San Francisco, CA
Host	SuperPlane; Darko Fabijan, Mara Natale, Ivan Smiljanic
Category	Observability · AI ops
Access	RSVP via lu.ma
Register	lu.ma/8fl1kdpm 3

How observability tooling connects to operational AI agents — surfacing signals and turning them into automated actions. 3 Presented by SuperPlane.

Foresight's AI Salon with Isaak Freeman (Capable)

Time	6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Venue	San Francisco, CA
Host	Foresight Institute; Allison Duettmann, Rachel, Karolina Eklöw
Category	AI salon · long-term thinking
Access	RSVP via lu.ma
Register	lu.ma/3ilmfjb7 3

The Foresight Institute (a long-running technology and future studies organization) hosts Isaak Freeman of Capable. 3 Smaller-format salon, typically curated guest list.

Codex Community Hackathon SF #5

Time	5:00 PM – 7:45 PM
Venue	San Francisco, CA
Host	TatianaSF
Category	Hackathon
Access	RSVP via lu.ma
Register	lu.ma/7025i1j5 3

Fifth edition of the Codex Community Hackathon series in SF. 3 Running series with an established community.

SF AI Infra Seller Meetup #3

Time	5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Venue	San Francisco, CA
Host	Joseph McConnell, Daniel, Montana Showalter
Category	AI infrastructure · sales / GTM
Access	RSVP via lu.ma
Register	lu.ma/ig4p86lt 3

Third meetup in the series for people selling into AI infrastructure — GTM, deals, and pipeline. 3 Niche but tight audience if you're in that lane.

Hire my Friend Pitch Night

Time	6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Venue	San Francisco, CA
Host	Workato Developer Events, AI Valley; Emily, Courtney Ko, Isabella Madruga
Category	Hiring / talent
Access	RSVP via lu.ma
Register	lu.ma/4mu3hi6z 3

Participants pitch friends who are on the job market — a referral-first format organized by Workato and AI Valley. 3 Worth attending if you're hiring or actively looking.

ML Suds & Science

Time	7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Venue	San Francisco, CA
Host	Pebblebed Events; Nicole Levin, Rorry Brenner
Category	ML · social networking
Access	RSVP via lu.ma
Register	lu.ma/u4x5rrxz 3

Drinks-plus-ML-discussion format from Pebblebed Events. 3 Good late-evening option if the 5 PM block fills up.

Speaker presenting at an evening tech conference with a screen and audience in the background — Tuesday May 26 brings a dense block of AI-agent and production-readiness events to SF — the week's heaviest tech evening 3

Bay Area — outside SF ⚠️

Four events outside city limits on Tuesday. They're on the map but require a drive or Caltrain.

Event	Time	Location	Host	Register
From Agentic AI to Physical AI: Talks + AI Agent Workshops	4:30–9:00 PM	Menlo Park ⚠️	TechEquity AI, AWS, Bedrock Robotics, Zoox, Knightscope	lu.ma/.may-ai-forum 3
11th Peninsula Value Economy Co-Work Day	10:00 AM–4:00 PM	San Carlos ⚠️	Value Economy Network	lu.ma/r5gj0hx0 3
28th Peninsula Value Economy Mixer	5:00–9:00 PM	San Carlos ⚠️	Value Economy; Paul Breslow, Zahava Stroud	lu.ma/yjw9tlay 3
Bytes & Bites: AI and the Future of Work	6:00–8:00 PM	Cupertino ⚠️	Charlie Lewis	lu.ma/dxukg8nf 3

Quick-reference

Event	Day	Time (PDT)	Location	Access	Register
159th Memorial Day Ceremony	Mon 5/25	10:30 AM–12:00 PM	Presidio SF	Free	presidio.gov
The Whale's Tail Special	Mon 5/25	12:00–6:00 PM	GGP JFK Promenade, SF	Free entry	illuminate.org
National Parks free entry	Mon 5/25	All day	Various	Free	—
Ocean Beach bonfire	Mon 5/25	From 5:00 PM	Ocean Beach, SF	Free	No RSVP
FC SF Founders Run & Coffee	Tue 5/26	7:00–9:00 AM	San Francisco	RSVP	lu.ma/2opylbqn
From Agentic AI to Physical AI ⚠️	Tue 5/26	4:30–9:00 PM	Menlo Park	RSVP	lu.ma/.may-ai-forum
AI Infra Seller Meetup #3	Tue 5/26	5:00–7:00 PM	San Francisco	RSVP	lu.ma/ig4p86lt
Codex Community Hackathon #5	Tue 5/26	5:00–7:45 PM	San Francisco	RSVP	lu.ma/7025i1j5
Peninsula Co-Work Day ⚠️	Tue 5/26	10:00 AM–4:00 PM	San Carlos	RSVP	lu.ma/r5gj0hx0
Peninsula Mixer ⚠️	Tue 5/26	5:00–9:00 PM	San Carlos	RSVP	lu.ma/yjw9tlay
Running AI at Enterprise Scale	Tue 5/26	5:00–8:30 PM	San Francisco	RSVP	lu.ma/0y8tu80a
How to AI Pill Your Company	Tue 5/26	5:00–8:00 PM	San Francisco	RSVP	lu.ma/7cojgbhq
Operationalizing Agents ⭐	Tue 5/26	5:30–8:30 PM	San Francisco	RSVP	lu.ma/2x62tiuu
No Evals, No Optimization ⭐	Tue 5/26	5:30–8:00 PM	San Francisco	RSVP	lu.ma/9kag32ur
Bytes & Bites ⚠️	Tue 5/26	6:00–8:00 PM	Cupertino	RSVP	lu.ma/dxukg8nf
From Signal to Action ⭐	Tue 5/26	6:00–9:00 PM	San Francisco	RSVP	lu.ma/8fl1kdpm
Foresight AI Salon	Tue 5/26	6:00–9:00 PM	San Francisco	RSVP	lu.ma/3ilmfjb7
Hire my Friend Pitch Night	Tue 5/26	6:00–8:30 PM	San Francisco	RSVP	lu.ma/4mu3hi6z
ML Suds & Science	Tue 5/26	7:00–9:30 PM	San Francisco	RSVP	lu.ma/u4x5rrxz

⚠️ = outside SF proper. ⭐ = highlighted event of the week. Verify registration status before heading out — lu.ma capacity can fill quickly.

Cover photo: Transamerica Pyramid at sunset — Pexels / Mo Eid

References

1
Memorial Day Commemoration in the Presidio — Presidio Trust
presidio.gov
2
The Whale's Tail Memorial Day Special — Illuminate.org
illuminate.org
3
Bay Area Events For The Week Of May 25 — Bay Area Founders Club
bayareafoundersclub.substack.com

Coverage: tonight (Monday, May 25, Memorial Day) and tomorrow (Tuesday, May 26).

Tonight — Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day)

159th Memorial Day Commemoration — Presidio

Time	10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Venue	SF National Cemetery, 1 Lincoln Blvd, Presidio, San Francisco
Host	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Category	Memorial ceremony
Access	Free — no reservation required
Info	presidio.gov