SF Bay Area Events: Wed June 10 evening + all of Thu June 11
Belle & Sebastian Night 2 at The Masonic, Valencia LIVE! night market, Laverne Cox memoir talk, and 30+ more Thu events.
Coverage: Wed June 10, 5 PM onward — Thu June 11, 2026, full day.
No tech events tonight (normal mid-week post-conference lull), but Wednesday evening has a full cultural card: rock, punk, comedy, and a circus. Thursday opens up across the board — Belle & Sebastian plays If You're Feeling Sinister in full at The Masonic, the Mission hosts its monthly street party, Laverne Cox brings her memoir to Sydney Goldstein Theater, and the Exploratorium opens its summer exhibition for its first after-dark night. The standout tech events are both restricted: ClickHouse + Hex is full/waitlist, and Vector Space Day SF costs $199.
Wednesday, June 10 — evening (5 PM onward)
Quick scan
| Event | Time | Venue | Access | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bamba — Fogcutter Film Series | 5:30 PM doors / 7 PM film | 4 Star Theater, Inner Richmond | Free (RSVP) | DoTheBay |
| SF miniFEST | 5:45 PM–11:45 PM | Above DNA Lounge, SoMa | $22–$31, 21+ | DoTheBay |
| Guajiron triple bill | 6:30 PM | Make-Out Room, Mission | $15 | DoTheBay |
| Vetch, Tripoli + Hoarse | 7:00 PM | Kilowatt, Mission | Free, 21+ | DoTheBay |
| Cobb's Comedy Showcase | 7:30 PM | Cobb's Comedy Club, North Beach | 18+ | DoTheBay |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch | 7:30 PM | NCTC, 25 Van Ness Ave | Ticketed | DoTheBay |
| San Miguel Fraser + Singing The Bones | 7:30 PM doors | The Lost Church, Mission | Ticketed | DoTheBay |
| Dear San Francisco circus | 7:30 PM | Club Fugazi, North Beach | Ticketed, ages 5+ | DoTheBay |
| Searows at The Independent | 8:00 PM | The Independent, Lower Pac Heights | $33.50–$110.08 | DoTheBay |
| Helen Hong at Punch Line SF | 8:00 PM | Punch Line SF, Financial District | 18+ | DoTheBay |
| Flawed Mangoes at Cafe du Nord | 8:00 PM | Cafe du Nord, Castro | All ages | DoTheBay |
| Jeff Rosenstock at Bottom of the Hill | 8:00 PM doors / 9:00 PM music | Bottom of the Hill, Potrero Hill | $10 early bird / $15.81–$30.81 | DoTheBay |
| SF Party — line dance night | 8:00 PM | Verdi Club, Mission | $20, 21+ | DoTheBay |
| Bad Education (35mm) at Roxie | 8:10 PM | Roxie Theater, Mission | Ticketed | DoTheBay |
Wednesday evening picks
La Bamba (Fogcutter Film Series Vol. 22) is the most complete evening package on Wednesday: doors at 5:30 PM, live opening set by Flaco el Jandro (whose 2025 EP Salaztlán landed on Vogue México's 30 Best Latin Music Albums list) at 6 PM, then the 1987 Ritchie Valens biopic at 7 PM. Host Chuck Prophet (formerly of Green on Red, songs covered by Solomon Burke and Heart) emcees. Free whiskey while supplies last at the 4 Star Theater. 1
Jeff Rosenstock at Bottom of the Hill is all-ages punk, doors at 8 PM, music at 9 PM. Early bird tickets were $10; advance runs $15.81–$30.81. If you want a sweaty, honest rock show on a Wednesday, this is the call. 2
Searows at The Independent drew enough demand for a second added show — Portland-based artist on the "Death in the Business of Whaling" US tour, support from Mori (New York). $1 from every ticket goes to PLUS1 for Palestinian humanitarian aid and LGBTQ youth services. Tickets $33.50–$110.08 (VIP soundcheck experience available). 3
Hedwig and the Angry Inch at NCTC continues its run through June 14 — 7:30 PM Wednesday. Bay Area performers trixxie carr and Samuel del Rosario alternate the roles of Hedwig and Yitzhak. SF Chronicle gave it its highest rating. If you haven't gone yet, this is the second-to-last week. 4
Bad Education (35mm) screens at 8:10 PM at the Roxie as part of "Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair" (in partnership with American Cinematheque). Pedro Almodóvar's 2004 noir-melodrama stars Gael García Bernal in a triple role, set in Franco-era Spain. Spanish with English subtitles, 1h46m. Also co-presented by RoxCine and OUTlook. 5
Free punk at Kilowatt (7 PM, 21+): Hoarse, Tripoli, and Vetch on the bill. No cover. DIY poster aesthetic. 6
SF Party line dance at the Verdi Club (8 PM, $20, 21+): lessons at 8:30 PM and 10 PM, open floor requests all night. Leather-soled shoes or sneakers, no partner needed. 7
Thursday, June 11 — all day
Daytime
Civic Center Soundtrack at Fulton Plaza — free outdoor concerts with food trucks, 12–3 PM. This is the third season of the series, running every Tuesday and Thursday through October 2026. 8
Camellia Boutros plays the free lunchtime concert at Yerba Buena Gardens Great Lawn (Mission St between 3rd & 4th), 12:30–1:30 PM. Lebanese-Palestinian composer and multi-instrumentalist — Arabic psychedelic rock. 9
Arts.Co.Lab Community Arts Market opens at Ferry Building Terminal Plaza, 11 AM–6 PM, through June 14. Free, local artists, part of the World Cup Cultural Series. 10
World Cup watch — noon: The FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage kicks off with a packed SF day. Two options for Mexico's matches:
- Underdogs Cantina (128 King St, SoMa): Mexico vs. South Africa, 12–3 PM, free with Eventbrite RSVP, 25+ TVs. 11
- Al Pastor Papi (232 O'Farrell St): $1 tacos from noon until the Mexico vs. Saudi Arabia game ends. 12
Tech cluster
Agent Builders Breakfast — 8–9:30 AM in SoMa. Morning networking for AI agent founders and builders, hosted by Michael Ducker. 14
ClickHouse + Hex AI Hackathon — 9:30 AM–7 PM at 667 Howard St. This is FULL / waitlist (309 registered). One full day in-person: build something using both ClickHouse (OLAP database) and Hex (collaborative data notebook). Teams up to 5; solo builders welcome. Expert bar all day with both engineering teams on-site. Schedule: doors and coffee at 9:30 AM → kickoff + prompt reveal at 9:50 AM → hacking through 5 PM → demos at 5:05 PM → dinner and awards at 6 PM. Prizes: $1,000 grand prize + $500 ClickHouse Cloud credits + 30-day Hex trial; $500 second prize; $300 bonus for best OLTP+OLAP workload with Postgres; physical prize for best Gen AI app. Remote viewing via Zoom: [https://hex-[tech.zoom.us/j/85151976661](https://hex-tech.zoom.us/j/85151976661)](https://tech.zoom.us/j/85151976661](https://hex-tech.zoom.us/j/85151976661)). 15
Vector Space Day San Francisco (Qdrant-organized) — 8:30 AM–6:30 PM at The Midway (900 Marin St). 707 registered. Single-track full-day conference for engineers and researchers building with vector search and AI. Agenda tracks: Search & AI Retrieval, Agents & Memory, Edge & Robotics AI. Speakers from LlamaIndex, mem0, Neo4j, HubSpot, Adobe, Slack, Google DeepMind, Qualcomm, Arize, and TwelveLabs. Ticket price is ~$199 per GarysGuide. Check-in and breakfast at 8:30 AM, opening keynotes at 9:30 AM, happy hour at 5 PM. 16
Build with Cursor: San Francisco — 5–9 PM at the a16z SF office (address revealed on approval). 280 registered, approval required. Bring your laptop; comped Cursor credits provided. Cursor team members in the room. Schedule: 5 PM check-in → 5:45 PM team formation → 6 PM hacking → 8:15 PM demos (3 min each) → 8:30 PM judging and awards. Hosted by Ben Lang, Sunita Rao, Eric Zakariasson, and a16z. 17
Beyond Tokens: An AI Developer Meetup — 5:30–9 PM in SF. Presented by Bond AI — San Francisco and Bay Area, hosted by Sahar Mor. 14
AI Agents for Fintech Engineering Teams — 5–8 PM at the AWS Builder Loft, SF. Hosted by Aditya Rohit, Deep Barot, and others. Focus on AI agent deployment for fintech engineering use cases. 14
Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Benchmarks — 6–8:30 PM in SF. Presented by Artificial Analysis, hosted by Emily, Ben Bayliss, and Wanda Wang (The AI Collective). Focus on coding agent evaluation methodology. 14
City on the Edge: SF's tech + culture evolution — 6 PM at Shack15, $25. A conversation on how SF's tech and culture have shifted together. 18
Thursday evening culture
Valencia LIVE! 2026 — 5–10 PM, free, all ages. Valencia St between 16th and 19th (Mission District, American Indian Cultural District). Live music curated by Carnaval SF, cocktails to go, restaurants, art, and shopping across three blocks. This is the second Thursday of the month series running May–October 2026. Also happening in the same stretch: a free Pride Month Clothing Swap in front of Community Thrift — bring clean, gently used apparel for all genders and ages. 2021
Late Night Editions: The Etruscans at the Legion of Honor — 6–10 PM, 21+. After-dark access to The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy exhibition, with live DJ sets, Off the Grid food trucks, and specialty cocktails. GA is $35; VIP at $95 includes a tasting room with Ezeta Wine, joined by family descendant Jorge Hernandez and winemaker Eric Wright. Fiat Lux fine jewelry pop-up featuring Etruscan-symbol signet rings (a percentage of sales benefits the Fine Arts Museums). Discount code DOTHEBAYEDITIONS gives 20% off GA tickets online, limit 6 per transaction. Advance reservation strongly recommended — capacity is limited and tickets are nonrefundable. 19
Exploratorium After Dark: Life in Space (Opening Night) — 6–10 PM at Pier 15, 18+. The Exploratorium's summer exhibition opens tonight for its first adult Thursday night. 650+ interactive exhibits on what it takes for humans to survive in space, what other planets smell and sound like, and how to create your own alien. Exhibition runs June 11–September 13. 22
Empowered Fabulosity: Lip Sync Battle — 6–8:30 PM at Trellis Coworking & Events, SF. Pride fundraiser uplifting LGBTQ+ immigrants through performance, art, and collective action. Donation-based, $5 minimum suggested. 23
Rikki's 1st Anniversary Party — 6–10 PM, free. SF's first women's sports bar celebrates one year, DJ Christie spinning the full four hours, drink specials and giveaways. All welcome. 24
Belle & Sebastian Night 2 at The Masonic
After Tigermilk last night, the 30th anniversary North America tour moves to If You're Feeling Sinister in full — the 1996 album that put Belle & Sebastian on the map. Classic songs follow the full album set. Opener: Tyler Ballgame. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM at The Masonic (California St). Presented by Live Nation / Another Planet Entertainment. Ticket prices were not confirmed from listing pages; check the DoTheBay or Ticketmaster link for current availability. 13
Other Thursday music options:
- Naomi Scott (F.I.G Tour) at Bimbo's 365 Club, 8 PM. 25
- Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers (Indigo Park Tour) at Palace of Fine Arts, 8 PM. 25
- Mr Tout Le Monde (Mirage album tour) at The Independent, 7:30 PM doors. 25
- Brijean at Rickshaw Stop (Fell St), 8 PM. 25
- Quintron + Miss Pussycat (New Orleans underground) at Kilowatt, 8 PM. 25
Laverne Cox + Pride picks
Laverne Cox in conversation with Cheryl Dunye — 7:30 PM at Sydney Goldstein Theater. Emmy-nominated actress and activist Cox discusses her debut memoir Transcendent, covering trauma, gender identity, transition, and healing. In conversation with filmmaker Cheryl Dunye (The Watermelon Woman, Lovecraft Country, Queen Sugar). SF Pride and City Arts & Lectures are offering free tickets for those for whom cost is a barrier, sponsored by Tom LeNoble and BMO — each free ticket includes a complimentary copy of Transcendent. Books available for pickup at Marcus Books Oakland for up to 7 days after the event. KQED will broadcast the conversation July 19, 21, and 22, 2026. 26
Shaped Bodies art opening at Public Works (Erie St) — 7 PM, free. Shaped Bodies by Ami Sepahpur, presented by Public Works and The Roll Up Gallery. 25
Thursday comedy
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch at NCTC, 7:30 PM — continues through June 14. 4
- Really Funny Comedians (Who Happen to Be Women) hosted by Kat Bird at Cobb's Comedy Club, 7:30 PM. 25
- Helen Hong at Punch Line SF, 8 PM (night 2 of 4). 25
- Secret Comedy Show at Mr. Mahjong's, 7:30 PM — The Spotlight Comedy's weekly Thursday night. 25
Full Thursday reference table
| Event | Time | Venue | Topic | Access | RSVP / Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Builders Breakfast | 8–9:30 AM | SoMa | AI / Founders | Open | Substack link |
| ClickHouse + Hex AI Hackathon | 9:30 AM–7 PM | 667 Howard St | AI / Data | FULL / waitlist | lu.ma/clickh-2ujv |
| Vector Space Day SF | 8:30 AM–6:30 PM | The Midway, 900 Marin St | AI / Vector search | Paid, ~$199 | lu.ma/vsd-sf |
| Camellia Boutros concert | 12:30–1:30 PM | Yerba Buena Gardens | Music (free) | Free | Walk-in |
| Civic Center Soundtrack | 12–3 PM | Fulton Plaza | Music + food (free) | Free | Walk-in |
| Mexico vs. South Africa WC watch | 12–3 PM | Underdogs Cantina, 128 King St | World Cup | Free / RSVP | Eventbrite |
| $1 Tacos WC watch | Noon | Al Pastor Papi, 232 O'Farrell St | World Cup | $1/taco | Walk-in |
| Arts.Co.Lab Arts Market | 11 AM–6 PM | Ferry Building Terminal Plaza | Arts (free) | Free | Walk-in |
| Valencia LIVE! Night Market | 5–10 PM | Valencia St, 16th–19th | Street party (free) | Free | Walk-in |
| Pride Clothing Swap | 5–10 PM | Valencia / Community Thrift | Pride (free) | Free | Walk-in |
| Build with Cursor: SF | 5–9 PM | a16z office (approval) | AI / Coding | Approval required | lu.ma/walu483m |
| Empowered Fabulosity | 6–8:30 PM | Trellis Coworking | Pride fundraiser | Donation ($5 min) | Funcheap |
| Late Night Editions: Etruscans | 6–10 PM | Legion of Honor | Museum + DJ | $35 GA / $95 VIP, 21+ | DoTheBay |
| After Dark: Life in Space | 6–10 PM | Exploratorium, Pier 15 | Science / Interactive | 18+ | DoTheBay |
| AI Agents for Fintech | 5–8 PM | AWS Builder Loft | AI / Fintech | TBD | Substack link |
| Beyond Tokens AI Meetup | 5:30–9 PM | SF (TBD) | AI / Dev | TBD | Substack link |
| AA Coding Agent Benchmarks | 6–8:30 PM | SF (TBD) | AI / Benchmarks | TBD | Substack link |
| City on the Edge talk | 6 PM | Shack15 | Tech + culture | $25 | Funcheap |
| Rikki's 1st Anniversary | 6–10 PM | Rikki's SF | Nightlife (free) | Free | Walk-in |
| Laverne Cox in conversation | 7:30 PM | Sydney Goldstein Theater | Pride / Memoir | Ticketed (free tix available) | cityarts.net |
| Mr Tout Le Monde | 7:30 PM doors | The Independent | Music | Ticketed | DoTheBay |
| Cobb's Comedy: women comedians | 7:30 PM | Cobb's Comedy Club | Comedy | Ticketed | DoTheBay |
| Secret Comedy at Mr. Mahjong's | 7:30 PM | Mr. Mahjong's | Comedy | TBD | DoTheBay |
| Shaped Bodies art opening | 7 PM | Public Works, Erie St | Arts (free) | Free | Walk-in |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch | 7:30 PM | NCTC, 25 Van Ness Ave | Theater | Ticketed | DoTheBay |
| Belle & Sebastian Night 2 | 8 PM (doors 7 PM) | The Masonic | Music | Ticketed | DoTheBay |
| Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers | 8 PM | Palace of Fine Arts | Music | Ticketed | DoTheBay |
| Naomi Scott — F.I.G Tour | 8 PM | Bimbo's 365 Club | Music | Ticketed | DoTheBay |
| Brijean | 8 PM | Rickshaw Stop | Music | Ticketed | DoTheBay |
| Quintron + Miss Pussycat | 8 PM | Kilowatt | Music | Ticketed | DoTheBay |
| Helen Hong — Punch Line SF | 8 PM | Punch Line SF | Comedy | 18+ | DoTheBay |
Looking ahead: Friday, June 12
Three free events worth putting on your calendar now:
- Drag Me Downtown — 4:30 PM at the Ferry Building. Bobby Friday, King SlayHer, Lisa Frankenstein, and Miss Shugana lip-sync. Fort Point Beer Co. pours, El Porteño empanadas. Free, RSVP on Eventbrite. 27
- Sundown Cinema: The Princess Bride — 8:30 PM at Dolores Park. SF Standard's free outdoor movie series kicks off its season with the 1987 classic. RSVP at sfstandard.fillout.com. Amazon gifts one winner their Wish List (up to $1,000). 27
- Sunset Night Market: Dragon Boat Festival — 5–10 PM at Irving St & 20th Ave (Sunset District). Quarterly night market returns for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival; dozens of food vendors and activities. Produced by Sunset Mercantile. 27
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- 2Jeff Rosenstock at Bottom of the Hill
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- 3Searows at The Independent
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- 4Hedwig and the Angry Inch at NCTC
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- 5Bad Education (35mm) at Roxie Theater
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- 6Vetch, Tripoli and Hoarse at Kilowatt
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- 7SF Party at Verdi Club
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- 8Civic Center Soundtrack — Funcheap
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- 9Lunchtime Concert: Camellia Boutros — Funcheap
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- 10Arts.Co.Lab Community Arts Market — Funcheap
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- 11World Cup Watch Party at Underdogs Cantina — Funcheap
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- 12$1 Tacos World Cup Watch Party — Funcheap
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- 13Belle & Sebastian at The Masonic — DoTheBay
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- 14Bay Area Events for the Week of June 8 — Bay Area Founders Club Substack
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- 18City on the Edge at Shack15 — Funcheap
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- 19Late Night Editions: The Etruscans — DoTheBay
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- 20Valencia LIVE! 2026 — DoTheBay
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- 21Free Community Pride Month Clothing Swap — Funcheap
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- 22After Dark: Life in Space — DoTheBay
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- 23Empowered Fabulosity — Funcheap
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- 24Rikki's 1st Anniversary — Funcheap
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- 25DoTheBay: June 11 calendar
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- 26Laverne Cox at City Arts & Lectures
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- 27SF Standard: Best Events in SF
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