Things to do in San Francisco on Wednesday, November 18, 2026

94 events listed in and around San Francisco, each with its time and venue.

After midnight

Happy Hour during Microsoft Ignite
Networking · Microsoft · 4 AM – 7 AM · SoMa

Morning

Mentor Walks San Francisco: Get guidance and grow your network
Networking · Career Mentoring · 7 AM · Financial District
Corning Office Hours @ 953 Indiana St
Class · 10 AM · Potrero Hill
Provider Wellness: Addressing Vicarious Trauma
Talk · Vicarious Trauma · 10 AM · Community Music Center
IBCLC MENTORING CIRCLE
Networking · Lactation Consulting · 10 AM · Presidio
Garden Volunteer Shifts
Volunteering · Gardening · 10 AM – 3 PM · Garden for the Environment
Nonprofit & Social Services Career Fair
Networking · Nonprofits · 11 AM – 3 PM · Civic Center
MBC BioLabs Winter Life Science Vendor’s Showcase
Expo & Convention · Life Science · 11 AM – 2 PM · Potrero Hill

Afternoon

Contemporary Translated Works Book Group
Book Club · Translated Works · 12 PM · Financial District
Ladies Lunch
Meetup · Ikea Food Hall · 12 PM · SoMa
Yosemite on the Walls
Museum & Gallery · 12 PM · Financial District
ACROBiosystems Office Hours @ 135 Mississippi St
Class · 1 PM · Potrero Hill
Gertrude Stein: a Family Saga Meets the Birth of Modernism
Talk · Modernism · 1 PM · Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Eppendorf Office Hours @ 135 Mississippi St
Class · 1 PM · Potrero Hill
Green Hairstreak Butterfly Corridor Planting Workday
Volunteering · 4 PM · Outer Sunset
Wing & White Claw Wednesdays at Underdogs Cantina
Happy Hour · Wings · 4:30 PM – 10 PM · SoMa

Evening

ClawMax.ai Build Night San Francisco
Class · Software · 5 PM – 9 PM · SoMa
What Breaks Deploying AI Agents: Conversations with Enterprise AI Leaders & Startups
Talk · AI · 5 PM · Financial District
Free Teacher Workshop: Self Portraits for All Levels with Petra Schumann
Class · Design · 5 PM · Bernal Heights
After Ignite - Beyond the Roadmap
Networking · Emerging Technology · 5 PM – 8 PM · Financial District
Rhythm & Blue Jeans: R&B Wednesdays @ Timbri
Dance Party · 2000s R&B / Soul · 5 PM – 10 PM · SoMa
What If No One Plays My Game? Discovery is Broken. Let's Talk About The Fix
Talk · Video Games · 5:30 PM – 9 PM · SoMa
SF Japanese Language Exchange
Language · Japanese · 5:30 PM · SoMa
After Hours: Growing People as Fast as Your Business
Class · 5:30 PM · SoMa
J.Ehren Workshop
Craft Workshop · Fashion · 5:30 PM · SoMa
Music and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Music · 6 PM · North Beach
German Game Night
Language · German · 6 PM · SoMa
Healthcare and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Healthcare · 6 PM · North Beach
Fashion and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Fashion · 6 PM · North Beach
Non-Profits and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Non Profits · 6 PM · North Beach
SF Photonics: Computing at the Future of Light!
Talk · Photonics · 6 PM – 9 PM · Financial District
Blockchain and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Blockchain · 6 PM · North Beach
Dinner + Discussion With Blue Forest
Dinner · 6 PM – 9 PM · Mission District
AI 101 Series: The One-Person AI Media Setup
Class · AI Content · 6 PM · Financial District
Multi-Vertical Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · 6 PM · North Beach
Engineering and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Engineering · 6 PM · North Beach
Acting, Production and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Acting Production · 6 PM · North Beach
Hospitality and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Hospitality · 6 PM · North Beach
Tech and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Tech · 6 PM · North Beach
Media and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Media · 6 PM · North Beach
Moon Mná – Moon Women Circle
Meetup · 6 PM · United Irish Cultural Center
Finance and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Finance · 6 PM · North Beach
Real Estate and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Real Estate · 6 PM · North Beach
LGBTQ+ Family Building Q&A with Dr. Brent Monseur
Talk · 6 PM · Castro
SF Social Language Lovers Meet Up!
Language · 6 PM – 9 PM · Financial District
FLOWER POWER HAPPY HOUR - Winter Wreath Workshop
Craft Workshop · Winter Wreath · 6 PM · Outer Richmond
Always say hello with Quo: San Francisco 🌁
Meetup · 6 PM – 9 PM · Financial District
Ultra-Fast Inference & Open-Weight Models
Talk · AI · 6 PM · SoMa
Politics and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Politics · 6 PM · North Beach
Patch Bay — Computational Poetry: Tools for Playing with Language [Workshop]
Class · Computational Poetry · 6 PM · Mission District
SFBAONS Nov Dinner Program: Outdoor Adventure in Cancer Survivorship
Talk · Cancer Survivorship · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
Networking Event for Young Professionals in San Francisco
Networking · Career · 6 PM · SoMa
General Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Business · 6 PM · North Beach
Law and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - SF
Networking · Law · 6 PM · North Beach
Sec Nerds - Nov 2026
Meetup · 6 PM – 9 PM · Mission District
Casey's Craft Club: Beaded Necklaces
Craft Workshop · Beaded Necklaces · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Marina
Short Story Symposium [Hold]
Class · Short Stories · 6:30 PM · Hayes Valley
Automatic Noodle @ Woods Lowside
Book Club · 6:30 PM · Lower Haight
The Funky Jazz All-Stars
Concert · Jazz · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · SoMa
Sweaty Hour: November!
Wellness · 6:30 PM · Mission District
Introduction to Western Culinary Knife Skills
Class · Knife Skills · 6:30 PM · Mission District
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians : LISTEN | Envelop SF (7pm)
Concert · Classical · 7 PM · Dogpatch
AI & Tech Networking Event in San Francisco by Ascent Valley
Networking · AI · 7 PM – 10 PM · Financial District
Smart Speed Dating in the Castro | Cityswoon | Ages 35-47
Singles · 7 PM · Mission Dolores
Founders, Investors & Talent Networking Mixer | San Francisco
Networking · Startups · 7 PM – 10 PM · Financial District
Investor Connect: Pitch & Deal Flow Night | San Francisco
Networking · Investment · 7 PM – 10 PM · Financial District
Caitlin Peluffo
Stand-up · 7 PM · Financial District
every thing computer | exhibition closing party
Museum & Gallery · Computers · 7 PM · SoMa
SF Vision: Connecting Capital & Innovation
Networking · Venture Capital · 7 PM · Bernal Heights
Lipstick Riot Comedy at The Love Potion Library, November 18th
Stand-up · 7 PM · Castro
Saira Mohamed: What a Country Owes Its Soldiers
Books & Readings · Soldiers · 7 PM · Financial District
Queer Crush @ Movement San Francisco
Climbing · 7 PM · Presidio
Startup Networking San Francisco: Founders, Investors & Talent Mixer
Networking · Startups · 7 PM – 10 PM · Financial District
Startup Pitch & Themed Networking San Francisco | Unlock Your Idea
Networking · Startups · 7 PM – 10 PM · Financial District
Startup Pitch Events San Francisco: 5 Founders on Stage
Networking · Startups · 7 PM – 10 PM · Financial District
Startup Pitch Events San Francisco: 5 Founders on Stage
Networking · Startups · 7 PM – 10 PM · Marina
Free Film Screening: Mondo New York
Film · 7 PM · North Beach
Startup & Business Networking in San Francisco
Networking · Business · 7 PM – 10 PM · Financial District
Startup Tech & AI Networking in San Francisco
Networking · AI · 7 PM – 10 PM · Financial District
Wednesday Night Trivia at The Willows
Trivia · 7:15 PM · SoMa
Value Culture Boom Boom Comedy Showcase (3rd Wednesdays)
Stand-up · 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM · Western Addition
Neck of the Woods SF Open Mic Wednesdays
Open Mic · 7:30 PM · Inner Richmond
Jenny Tian: Ripe
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Russian Hill
Cheaper Than Therapy, Stand-up Comedy: Wed, Nov 18
Stand-up · 7:45 PM · Union Square
Jamila Woods: 10 Years of HEAVN
Concert · R&B / Soul · 8 PM · Union Square
The Mountain Goats - Night Three: Stump the Band
Live Music · 8 PM · Western Addition
Anna Laura Quinn
Live Music · Singer-Songwriter · 8 PM · SoMa
National Princess Day Comedy Show and T1D Fundraiser
Stand-up · 8 PM – 11:30 PM · Western Addition
LAYA - Lipstick N Leather
Concert · R&B / Soul · 8 PM · Duboce Triangle
Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam: The Joint Tour
Live Music · 8 PM · The Castro
wine & whine
Stand-up · 8 PM · Inner Mission
Icona Pop
Live Music · 8 PM · Poncey-Highland
General Business Networking - San Francisco
Networking · Business · 9 PM · North Beach
PAN DULCE PRESENTS "MENTIRAS TRIBUTE" W/RPDR STAR REGINA VOCE @ BEAUX SF
Dance Party · Latin · 9 PM – 2 AM · Hayes Valley
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