SF Bay Area Events: Thu June 4 evening + Fri June 5, 2026
Snowflake DEV DAY closes out the Summit at Moscone (880+ going, still open); Janelle Monáe cancels at Downtown First Thursdays but the Pride Kickoff block party runs with a Discoteca takeover. Friday hands off to Pride Month — two free outdoor shows anchor the day: Drag Me Downtown at 101 California and SF Pride Comedy Night at Thrive City (Sister Roma hosting, Akeem Woods headlining). AI Rabbit Hole 2026 is the invite-only tech pick; the SF Symphony performs Debussy's La Mer at Davies Hall.
Snowflake Summit wraps up today with DEV DAY at Moscone — free all-day developer conference, 880+ going, still no EVENT FULL sign. The Summit's official closing party never materialized (Wednesday's Last Call Party at Novela was the real send-off), but a post-DEV DAY happy hour and a rooftop networking party fill the gap tonight.
Friday flips the script. Tech events drop to three — AI Rabbit Hole is invite-only and the South Bay summit is a 45-minute drive — so Pride Month and First Friday culture take over completely. Two free outdoor shows at Chase Center and 101 California are the anchor picks.
Coverage: Thu June 4, 3 PM onward — Fri June 5, 2026, full day.
Thursday, June 4 — afternoon & evening
⚠️ Janelle Monáe out: Downtown First Thursdays still on, Discoteca takeover
| Time | Thu June 4 · 5:00–10:00 PM PDT |
| Venue | 2nd Street between Market and Howard, San Francisco |
| Access | Free · RSVP via Eventbrite · All ages · Rain or shine |
| RSVP | dftsf.com |
Janelle Monáe won't make it — the organizers confirmed an unexpected scheduling conflict after the lineup was announced. The event runs anyway: David Harness and Grace Towers take the Howard Stage, Grace Towers hosts a street-side discoteca on Jessie Street with house, disco, and reggaeton from 5 PM. Other zones: Natoma Dance Hall, Curbside Karaoke, 111 Minna Gallery with KALW. Happy hour runs 5–7 PM.
Nearby freebies the same evening: MoAD (Museum of the African Diaspora) is free 4–8 PM, YBCA (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts) free 5–8 PM. Afterparties at Hawthorne and House of Shields from 8 PM. 1
FDE Happy Hour — Modal × Snowflake × Reducto @ Kona's
| Time | Thu June 4 · 3:00–6:00 PM PDT (natural handoff from DEV DAY at Moscone) |
| Venue | Kona's, 32 3rd St, San Francisco |
| Access | Free · Approval Required |
| Register | lu.ma/modal-q9w2 |
Modal's forward-deployed engineering team wraps up DEV DAY with drinks and candid conversations at Kona's, five minutes from Moscone. Topics: coding agents, reinforcement learning, inference, agent infrastructure. Hosts from Modal, Snowflake, and Reducto. 2
Deploying Agents for Enterprises — panel + dinner (FailSafe)
| Time | Thu June 4 · 5:00–8:30 PM PDT (panel 5:15 PM · demos 6:00 PM · dinner 6:30 PM) |
| Venue | San Francisco (address after registration) |
| RSVPs | 202 Going (+44 since yesterday) |
| Access | Approval Required · Free |
| Register | lu.ma/agentarena |
FailSafe — the AI security startup backed by Sequoia, Dragonfly, and Grab — hosts alongside NEAR AI, AWS, Coinbase, Straiker, and Levro. Panelists: Cameron Dennis (NEAR Foundation), Vinay Pidathala (Straiker.ai), Wui Ngiap Foo (FailSafe), Cathy Han (Levro), Shashank Agrawal (Base). Demo lineup: CipherOwl, AWS AI League, DeltaStream, Avahi, AttackBench. 3
SF Founders & Super Connectors Rooftop Party — introstars SF launch
| Time | Thu June 4 · 5:30–8:30 PM PDT |
| Venue | Werqwise, 1301 Sansome St 2nd Floor, San Francisco |
| Access | Free · Approval Required |
| Register | lu.ma/8wlu0c5c |
Introstars (an Intro Economy startup) launches in SF with a rooftop session overlooking the Bay. Target mix: founders, super connectors, community builders, investors, B2B founders, fractional consultants. Hosts: Mike Adams, Josh Norris, Alicia Lin, Brad Dressler. Conferenceparties.com lists this as the only informal Thursday social tied to the Snowflake Summit week's final night. 4
Hotel Emblem Pride Art Walk with Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
| Time | Thu June 4 · 5:00–9:00 PM PDT |
| Venue | Hotel Emblem San Francisco, 562 Sutter St, San Francisco |
| Access | Free · Eventbrite RSVP |
| Info | sf.funcheap.com |
Castro muralist Elliott Nathan shows work in the hotel space; DJ boots. plays all evening. The Obscenity Bar & Lounge pours specialty Pride cocktails, with 20% of bar revenue going to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (the LGBTQ+ activist drag order founded in SF in 1979). At 8 PM, the Sisters perform a blessing ceremony. Part of SF First Thursdays. 5
3rd Annual Affordable Pride Art Show — Rosebud Gallery opening reception
| Time | Thu June 4 · 6:00–10:00 PM PDT (exhibition runs through June 26) |
| Venue | Rosebud Gallery, San Francisco |
| Access | Free |
Around 100 Bay Area queer artists, all works priced at $399 or under. The opening reception runs tonight. Exhibition continues through June 26. Status confirmed via Instagram @rosebudgallerysf ahead of this publication; the Luma event page is offline (404). 6
Roxie Theater — Thursday evening screenings
| Venue | Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco |
| Tickets | roxie.com |
Three films running tonight, all seats available (no sold-out status): 7
- Remake — 5:45 PM + Q&A
- Anarchy in High Heels: The Story of Les Nickelettes — 6:00 PM and 8:15 PM
- Chungking Express (Wong Kar-wai, 1994; 4K restoration, must end June 11) — 8:45 PM
Summer membership promo: 20% off regular price through July.
SF Queer Art & Music Festival — ongoing through June 7
| Dates | May 31 – June 7, 2026 |
| Venues | Multiple Tenderloin locations (620 Jones, The Cinch Saloon, The Midway SF, The Great Northern, others) |
| Access | Free (FREE.99) · Some events require RSVP |
| Info | queermusicsf.com |
8-day takeover in its second year — DJs, live bands, drag, visual art across multiple Tenderloin venues. Headliner: TOKiMONSTA. Thursday June 4 falls inside the festival run. The official site runs on a JS-heavy SPA that doesn't render in crawlers; for Thursday's specific lineup check Instagram @queermusicsf or @620jones. 89
Quick reference — Thu June 4 evening
| Event | Time | Venue | Access | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDE Happy Hour (Modal × Snowflake × Reducto) | 3–6 PM | Kona's, 32 3rd St | Approval req. | lu.ma/modal-q9w2 |
| Hotel Emblem Pride Art Walk | 5–9 PM | 562 Sutter St | Free, RSVP | Funcheap |
| Downtown First Thursdays | 5–10 PM | 2nd St, Market–Howard | Free, RSVP | dftsf.com |
| Deploying Agents for Enterprises | 5–8:30 PM | SF (TBA) | Approval req. | lu.ma/agentarena |
| SF Founders Rooftop Party (introstars) | 5:30–8:30 PM | Werqwise, 1301 Sansome | Approval req. | lu.ma/8wlu0c5c |
| 3rd Annual Affordable Pride Art Show | 6–10 PM | Rosebud Gallery | Free | — |
| Roxie: Remake + Anarchy in High Heels + Chungking Express | 5:45 / 6:00 / 8:45 PM | Roxie, 3117 16th St | Ticketed | roxie.com |
| Arize:Observe AI Evals Conference | 8 AM–6 PM | Shack15, Ferry Building | Paid (30% off: BONDAI_ARIZE) | lu.ma/arize-2026 |
| SF Queer Art & Music Festival | All evening | Tenderloin venues | Free / RSVP | queermusicsf.com |
Friday, June 5 — full day
Post-Snowflake Friday means tech is lighter. The headliner — AI Rabbit Hole — is invite-only, and the only other substantial AI conference is in Sunnyvale. Everything else is Pride Month and First Friday. Two free outdoor shows, both in prominent FiDi/Chase Center plazas, are the practical highlights for most people on the list.
🎤 "Drag Me Downtown" — SF Pride pop-up drag show @ 101 California
| Time | Fri June 5 · Doors 4:30 PM / Show 5:00–7:00 PM PDT |
| Venue | 101 California Plaza, 101 California St, San Francisco (Financial District) |
| Access | Free · RSVP required (first come, first served — RSVP does not guarantee entry) |
| RSVP | Eventbrite |
Now in its fourth year, produced by Downtown SF Partnership with creative direction from Bobby Friday (Haus of Friday). This week's four performers: Bobby Friday, Todd Hotty, Nick Jizz, Hera Wynn. Outdoor bar and BBQ provided by Pabu Izakaya. Organized in collaboration with The Transgender District (the world's first legally recognized transgender district). A $10 optional donation to The Transgender District is offered at registration. Supported by Mayor Daniel Lurie's office, SF Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and SKYY Vodka.
The series runs every Friday in June at different Downtown locations: June 12 at Ferry Building, June 19 at One Sansome, June 26 at Merchant's Exchange (with a RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 cast member, Jax, as special guest). 10
🎭 SF Pride Comedy Night + cocktail party @ Thrive City
| Time | Fri June 5 · Doors 5:30 PM / Show 6:30–8:30 PM PDT |
| Venue | Thrive City @ Chase Center, 1725 3rd St, San Francisco |
| Access | Free · RSVP required via Eventbrite · All ages · 21+ to drink |
| RSVP | Eventbrite |
Fourth consecutive year for this outdoor show, produced by HellaFunny and presented by Accenture. Thrive City is SF's official Entertainment Zone, where drinks from the outdoor bar (Splash at Thrive City) can be taken outside. The bar pours Pride-themed cocktails, wine, and beer.
Full lineup: 11
- Host: Sister Roma — a founding member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, long-time SF Pride Grand Marshal and Folsom Street Fair emcee
- Headliner: Akeem Woods (HBO's Pause, Comedy Cellar NYC)
- Emily Van Dyke (Punchline / Cobb's)
- Justin Lucas (Bay Area Black Comedy Competition semi-finalist)
- Tammy TeaLove (opened for Oscar winner Mo'Nique)
- Nola Bradley (2026 NW Black Comedy Festival finalist, Cobb's)
- Special guest: Stroy Moyd (NBC, ABC, SF Sketchfest, STARZ! Blindspotting)
AI Rabbit Hole 2026 — full-day AI conference at Skyline Events SF (invite-only)
| Time | Fri June 5 · 8:30 AM–8:30 PM PDT |
| Venue | Skyline Events SF, 601 Avenue of the Palms, San Francisco |
| Access | Invite-only · Approval required |
| Register | lu.ma/AIRabbitHole2026 |
The third edition, hosted by MadHats.ai and Davidovs Venture Collective (DVC). 26 confirmed speakers across a 12-hour program that opens with a Women in AI breakfast at 9 AM, followed by the main program from 10 AM and an evening reception from 5:15 PM.
Speaker selection: 12
- Steve Jurvetson — Founder & MD, Future Ventures
- Lydia Hallie — Member of Technical Staff, Anthropic (topic: how the Anthropic team uses Claude Code internally)
- Joscha Bach — Executive Director, California Institute for Machine Consciousness (topic: Is there AGI?)
- Stefano Ermon — Professor, Stanford; Founder, Inception (topic: Beyond the Token — architecture that replaces autoregressive AI)
- Eugenia Kuyda — Founder & CEO, Wabi (topic: Agentic apps for normies)
- Alex Mashrabov — Founder & CEO, Higgsfield ($300M+ ARR in under a year)
- Anna Klepchukova — CMO, Flo (topic: AI responsibility to 80 million users)
- Anton Kaplanyan — Founder, ex-Intel/Meta/NVIDIA/Crytek (topic: World Models)
- Nikita Shamgunov — VP, Databricks
- Roman Chernin — Co-founder, Nebius
⚠️ AI-tonomy Summit: Models & Agents — Sunnyvale (not SF)
| Time | Fri June 5 · 9:00 AM–5:30 PM PDT (VIP cocktail 5:30–7:00 PM) |
| Venue | ⚠️ Plug and Play Tech Center, 440 N Wolfe Rd, Sunnyvale (~45–60 min from SF) |
| Access | Paid · Community discount code: BFCFRIENDS20 |
| Register | lu.ma/cvonarf6 |
500+ expected, 120+ confirmed VCs and investors (NEA, Lightspeed, Sorenson, Gradient Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures). Seven high-density panels covering two tracks: Models (autoregressive AI research, agentic RL) and Agents (infrastructure, deployment, applications, fundraising). An AI researcher forum runs 9:45 AM–12 PM. 13
Minds in Motion: David Sussillo — stealth HCI demo + talk (SoMa)
| Time | Fri June 5 · HCI demo 3:45–5:45 PM · Talk 6:00–7:00 PM PDT |
| Venue | SoMa, San Francisco (exact address sent 24 hours before to approved attendees) |
| RSVPs | 102 registered |
| Access | Approval Required · 18+ (21+ to drink) |
| Register | lu.ma/ychqkny5 |
Hosted by Tacit, a stealth startup focused on brain-computer interfaces and next-generation human-computer interaction. Attendees must complete a 20-minute HCI prototype demo and sign an NDA before the talk begins. David Sussillo's background: former Google Brain researcher, adjunct professor at Stanford, Columbia PhD in computational neuroscience. He'll be discussing themes from his memoir Emergence: A Memoir of Boyhood, Computation, and the Mysteries of Mind, with a book signing and raffle afterward. 14
SF Symphony: Elim Chan conducts "La Mer"
| Time | Fri June 5 · 7:30 PM PDT (also Sat June 6) |
| Venue | Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco |
| Tickets | From $49 · axs.com |
Guest conductor Elim Chan leads mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke in a program of Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Wagner, and Debussy's La Mer. 15
North Beach First Fridays art walk
| Time | Fri June 5 · 5:00 PM onward |
| Venue | North Beach neighborhood, multiple participating galleries and venues |
| Access | Free |
Monthly neighborhood art walk, first Friday of each month. Specific participating venues for June 2026 weren't confirmed in available sources at publication time. 10
Rush Hour Comedy Night @ The Function
| Time | Fri June 5 · 7:00 PM PDT |
| Venue | The Function, San Francisco |
| Access | Free · RSVP required |
| RSVP | sf.funcheap.com |
SF's best Black and Asian comedian lineup, according to the organizers. 10
HellaSecret "Crazy Funny Asians" comedy showcase
| Time | Fri June 5 · 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM PDT (two shows) |
| Venue | San Francisco (venue disclosed after RSVP) |
| Access | Free ticket with RSVP (suggested donation $5–10) · or $15 advance / $20 door |
| RSVP | sf.funcheap.com |
Two-show evening produced by HellaFunny. 10
SF Bike Party: Spooky Pride nighttime ride
| Time | Fri June 5 · 7:30 PM PDT |
| Start | Colma (rides into SF) |
| Access | Free |
Monthly First Friday community ride, June theme is Spooky Pride. 10
Japanese Tea Garden — free admission hour
| Time | Fri June 5 · 9:00–10:00 AM PDT |
| Venue | Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park |
| Access | Free (Mon/Wed/Fri 9–10 AM each week; SF residents with valid ID always free) |
Non-residents pay $12–16 outside this window. 10
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival: Manilatown Ancestral Ensemble (kids' show)
| Time | Fri June 5 · 11:00 AM–12:30 PM PDT |
| Venue | Children's Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens, 799 Howard St, San Francisco |
| Access | Free |
Filipino American traditional music and dance, part of the 2026 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival free outdoor programming series. 10
Quick reference — Fri June 5
| Event | Time | Venue | Access | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Tea Garden free hour | 9–10 AM | Golden Gate Park | Free | — |
| Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (kids) | 11 AM–12:30 PM | YBG, 799 Howard St | Free | — |
| AI Rabbit Hole 2026 | 8:30 AM–8:30 PM | Skyline Events SF | Invite-only | lu.ma/AIRabbitHole2026 |
| ⚠️ AI-tonomy Summit (Sunnyvale) | 9 AM–5:30 PM | Plug and Play, Sunnyvale | Paid · BFCFRIENDS20 | lu.ma/cvonarf6 |
| "Drag Me Downtown" drag show | Doors 4:30 / Show 5–7 PM | 101 California Plaza | Free, RSVP | Eventbrite |
| Minds in Motion: David Sussillo | Demo 3:45 PM / Talk 6 PM | SoMa SF (TBA) | Approval req. | lu.ma/ychqkny5 |
| North Beach First Fridays | 5 PM onward | North Beach venues | Free | — |
| SF Pride Comedy Night | Doors 5:30 / Show 6:30 PM | Thrive City @ Chase Center | Free, RSVP | Eventbrite |
| Rush Hour Comedy Night | 7 PM | The Function, SF | Free, RSVP | Funcheap |
| Crazy Funny Asians comedy | 7 PM and 9 PM | SF (TBA) | Free RSVP or $15 adv | Funcheap |
| SF Symphony: La Mer | 7:30 PM | Davies Symphony Hall | From $49 | AXS |
| SF Bike Party: Spooky Pride | 7:30 PM | From Colma into SF | Free | — |
Cover photo: San Francisco City Hall on a sunny day, Abhishek Navlakha via Pexels
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