San Francisco Photobook Fair
Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
Duboce Triangle
Bookstores in San Francisco worth going out for.
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Radicchio Salad Zine launch party
Sat, Oct 24 · 8:30 PM
The Castro
Hugh Nini & Neal Treadwell: Loving II - More Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850s-1950s
Sat, Oct 24 · 8:30 PM
The Castro
BEAVER BAUER: FROM STREET TO STAGE A Fifty-Year Retrospective
Wed, Nov 11 · 9:00 AM
Civic Center
Heavy Manners Library popup
Union Square
Brooke Nevils with Jennifer Massoni Pardini - Unspeakable Things
Embarcadero
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Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM
Stop Procrastinating with SFPL at Admin Night
San Francisco Main Public Library · Civic Center
Wed, Oct 14 · 11:00 AM
Friends of the SF Public Library Step Sales
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library · Civic Center
Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
San Francisco Photobook Fair
Harvey Milk Photo Center · Duboce Triangle
Sat, Oct 24 · 8:30 PM
Radicchio Salad Zine launch party
Fabulosa Books · The Castro
Sat, Oct 24 · 8:30 PM
Hugh Nini & Neal Treadwell: Loving II - More Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850s-1950s
Fabulosa Books · The Castro
Wed, Nov 11 · 9:00 AM
BEAVER BAUER: FROM STREET TO STAGE A Fifty-Year Retrospective
San Francisco Main Public Library · Civic Center
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM
Drawn Together—A Drawing Club for Everyone
San Francisco Main Public Library · Civic Center
Weekly Step Sale
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library · Civic Center
Heavy Manners Library popup
tiat · Union Square
Author Book Reading
Booksmith · Haight-Ashbury
Author Events
Book Passage · Embarcadero
Brooke Nevils with Jennifer Massoni Pardini - Unspeakable Things
Book Passage · Embarcadero
Origami-palooza 2025
Paper Tree · Japantown
Vintage art book and clothing pop up
Gravel & Gold · Mission District
Misdirections Magic Shop
Inner Sunset
Helpers Bazaar
Fort Mason
Alley Cat Bookstore and Gallery
Mission District
Japantown
Japantown
Isotope Comics
Hayes Valley
Harvest Christian Bookstore
Outer Sunset
Bolerium Books
Mission District
16th St & Valencia St
Mission Dolores
Book Donation Center Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
Potrero Hill
Alcatraz Gift Shop
Fisherman's Wharf
Jazz Club!
Bird & Beckett Books & Records · Glen Park
Small Works
Potrero Hill
Wynners Books & Gifts
Portola
Books & Bookshelves
Duboce Triangle
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
Chinatown
Legion of Honor Museum Store
Outer Richmond
Europa Plus Grocery
Richmond District
Unbound Books and Coffee 格外书店
Chinatown
The Great Overland Book Company
Inner Sunset
Bright Moments
Parkside
Hidden bookstore
North of Panhandle
Globus Books
Inner Richmond
San Francisco Botanical Garden Bookstore
Golden Gate Park
Ashbury Little Children’s Library
Haight-Ashbury
Sunset Music
Outer Sunset
Books Inc.
Marina District
Books Inc
Laurel Heights
Borderlands Books
Haight-Ashbury
Amoeba
Haight-Ashbury
On Waverly
Chinatown
Luna's Press and Bookstore
St. Mary's Park
16th St & Valencia St
Mission District
Sidewalk Library
Inner Richmond
Silver Sprocket
Mission District
JapanTown Collectibles
Japantown
Chloe's Closet
Bernal Heights
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Tai Hing Bookstore
Inner Richmond
Kayo Books
Lower Nob Hill
Out of Sight Records
North Beach
The Perish Trust
North of Panhandle
Mission Bay Branch Library
Mission Bay
Valencia Street & 16th Street
Mission Dolores
Comix Experience
Buena Vista
SFMOMA Museum Store
Transbay
Stevens Books SF
Cayuga Terrace
Luminaire San Francisco
Showplace Square
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Frequently asked questions
How are these bookstores in San Francisco chosen?
I go through what's actually on nearby and keep only the ones worth the trip. Nobody pays to be on this list.
Is everything here still happening?
Yes. If it's on the list, it's still on — anything that's finished drops off by itself.
How do I find something that suits me?
Open the map and tell me what you're after — a good terrace, somewhere that works with kids, something on tonight. I'll answer and narrow it down with you.
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