Festival in San Francisco worth going out for.

I follow festival in San Francisco closely and keep the ones worth going to. Tell me what you like and I'll send the ones that fit you.

Top picks

Movies Return to the Castro Theatre

Movies Return to the Castro Theatre

Sat, Jun 27 · 12:00 PM

The Castro Theatre

Castro District

Classic films & singalongs

Frameline50: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Frameline50: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Sat, Jun 27 · 3:00 PM

Roxie Theater

Mission District

queer cinema and shorts

The Birdcage (Pride Weekend Screening)

The Birdcage (Pride Weekend Screening)

Sat, Jun 27 · 8:45 PM

Union Square

Union Square

Outdoor pride film night

Union Square’s Cinema Under the Stars: “The Birdcage”

Union Square’s Cinema Under the Stars: “The Birdcage”

Sat, Jun 27 · 6:30 PM

Union Square Plaza Hotel

Lower Nob Hill

Downtown movies under stars

A Thing Brilliant and Powerful

A Thing Brilliant and Powerful

Thu, Jul 23 · 6:00 PM

Phyllis Wattis Theater

Transbay

Experimental films on paint

Union Square’s Cinema Under the Stars: “The Princess Diaries”

Union Square’s Cinema Under the Stars: “The Princess Diaries”

Sat, Jul 25 · 6:00 PM

Union Square Plaza Hotel

Lower Nob Hill

Free outdoor movie nights

LIMITLESS: A Film Series | BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

LIMITLESS: A Film Series | BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

Thu, Jul 30 · 6:00 PM

Museum of the African Diaspora

Transbay

Afrofuturist cinema & conversation

LIMITLESS: A Film Series | BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

LIMITLESS: A Film Series | BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

Thu, Jul 30 · 6:00 PM

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Transbay

Experimental Black diaspora cinema

SUPER FLIP Film Screening & Fireside Chat

SUPER FLIP Film Screening & Fireside Chat

Mon, Sep 14 · 2:00 PM

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Transbay

1995 Filipino immigrant story

WTO/99 + Whispered Media

WTO/99 + Whispered Media

Sun, Feb 21 · 8:00 PM

SFAC Main Gallery

Fillmore District

Archival protest documentary

Not everyone knows about these

With Hasan in Gaza

With Hasan in Gaza

Sat, Jun 27 · 3:30 PM

4 Star Theater

Seacliff

Rediscovered Gaza documentary

LIMITLESS: A Film Series | LAST ANGEL OF HISTORY + AFRONAUTS

LIMITLESS: A Film Series | LAST ANGEL OF HISTORY + AFRONAUTS

Thu, Jul 2 · 6:00 PM

Museum of the African Diaspora

Transbay

Afrofuturist film double-feature

LIMITLESS: A Film Series - EXECUTIVE ORDER

LIMITLESS: A Film Series - EXECUTIVE ORDER

Thu, Jul 9 · 6:00 PM

Museum of the African Diaspora

Transbay

Dystopian Afro-Brazilian thriller

LIMITLESS: A Film Series

LIMITLESS: A Film Series

Thu, Jul 16 · 6:00 PM

Museum of the African Diaspora

Transbay

Cosmic Black cinema

Brain Stab

Brain Stab

Fri, Jul 17 · 8:00 PM

4 Star Theater

Seacliff

Indie horror premiere

LIMITLESS: A Film Series | MAMI WATA

LIMITLESS: A Film Series | MAMI WATA

Thu, Jul 23 · 6:00 PM

Museum of the African Diaspora

Transbay

Nigerian folklore cinema

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