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1039 events tracked (948 hidden, 91 featured) · Updated July 25, 2026 12:55 UTC

MRC x Nike x Maurten: SF Marathon Shakeout Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 03:00 PM · 500 Marina Blvd · 2 going
healthsocialgeneral
Hosted by Emily
Build Fast. Launch Loud. Prompt Driven Hackathon Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 04:00 PM · Venture Dock
aihackathonfounders
Hosted by Greg Tanaka, Sohni Tagirisa, Ai Huynh, Jenny Hsueh, Claire Evans, Maria Uribe Estrada, Mark Evans, Serhan Asad, Startup Island TAIWAN - Silicon Valley Hub
Builders who Run SF — 5K Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 04:00 PM · Marina District
techsocialfounders
Hosted by ODF Events, Solo Founders, Julian Weisser
24hr AI for Science World Models Hack @ Zeon Systems Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 04:30 PM · SoMa · 65 going
aihackathonengineers
Hosted by Michael Raspuzzi, Luis Villa, Brontë Kolar
Mind Games AI Hackathon + Exclusive Napa Retreat Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 05:00 PM · Berkeley Hills
aihackathonengineers
Hosted by Austin Cai, Berkeley Summit House, Seline Sun, tristan
Scalekit Agents in Production Build Day SF Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 05:00 PM · Entrepreneurs First
aiworkshopengineers
Hosted by Tamilselvi Ramasamy
Social Impact SF: Love on Haight-Ashbury Walking Tour & Picnic Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 05:30 PM · Haight-Ashbury
socialgeneral
Hosted by Theresa
Rancho Hands-On Volunteer Block - Jul 25 Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 06:00 PM · 100 Ralston Rd
socialgeneral
Hosted by Zachary Lukasiewicz, Daniel Theobald, Jayesh Mehta
JULY - Greater Silicon Valley Robotics & Automation Luncheon Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 06:00 PM · 100 Ralston Rd · 80 going
startupnetworkingfounders
Hosted by Zachary Lukasiewicz, Daniel Theobald, Jayesh Mehta
Eleven years of Ethereum Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 06:00 PM
cryptonetworkinggeneral
Hosted by .Agent Community
Kyudo Workshop at Redwood Kyudojo Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 07:00 PM · Redwood Kyudojo
healthworkshopgeneral
Hosted by Japan Society of Northern California
🍩Donut Craft Club at Dynamo Donuts!🍩 Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 08:00 PM · Dynamo Donut & Coffee · 24 going
designsocialgeneral
Hosted by SF Craft Club, Valerie
Robotics & World Models Reading Club 20: Agentic Robotics Models (ENPIRE and Cap-X) — Mountain View 07/25 Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 09:00 PM · 43 going
aipanelengineers
Hosted by Junfan Zhu, Nan Tian, Haoru Xue
the Epistemologies of Slop | Art + Tech Exhibition Closing Reception Featured
Sat, Jul 25 at 10:00 PM · tiat
aiarts & culturegeneral
Hosted by ash
YC AI Startup School Afterparty Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 01:00 AM · Showplace Square · 410 going
aistartupfounders
Hosted by Luke Luc, Ashvath, Sri Raghu Malireddi, Andrew Hinh, Modal, Neha Varshneya, Greg Kress, Graham Hunter
Canadian YC Founders Showcase @ Startup School Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 01:00 AM · SoMa · 129 going
startupnetworkingfounders
Hosted by Michael Liu, Zaid Qureshi, Junaid L Mahmood, Darcy Zhang, Will Lawrence, Sepand Dyanatkar
new aesthetics Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 01:00 AM · tiat
designaigeneral
Hosted by ash, Maja Wilbrink, Ruby Justice
soccer Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 01:30 AM · Kimbell Athletic Field
healthsocialgeneral
Hosted by Ankita Patil
ULTIMATE BOARD GAMERS Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 02:00 AM · Hacker Dojo
socialgeneral
Hosted by Hacker Dojo
ANIMERAVE.EXE — San Jose's Anime + EDM Rave Night Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 03:00 AM · Blanco Urban Venue
musicsocialgeneral
Hosted by Blerp, Jinxxy
1 HOUR CRAZY Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 04:00 AM · University South · 263 going
socialgeneral
Hosted by NODE
Founders in the Field: Volunteer Sunday - Jul 26 Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 06:00 PM · 100 Ralston Rd
socialfounders
Hosted by Zachary Lukasiewicz, Daniel Theobald, Jayesh Mehta
Verilog Meetup Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 06:00 PM · Hacker Dojo · 1 going
developernetworkingengineers
Hosted by Hacker Dojo
Artifacts from a Matriarchal Future Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 08:00 PM · Local Economy
designarts & culturegeneral
Hosted by Local Economy, Tracee Worley
UP Collective - Phone Free Hang Out (Groundfloor SF) Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 08:00 PM · Groundfloor · 2 going
socialgeneral
Hosted by Unplug & Play Collective
Robotics × Physical AI Founder-Investor Summit Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 08:00 PM · 238 going
aipanelfounders
Hosted by Sonia Chen, IntelliPro Group, Canyon Li, Qi Jiang, Li Yunfan, Shardul Marathe
Hangtime: An Oakland Yard Wine Fair Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 08:00 PM · Oakland Yard Wine Shop · 51 going
foodsocialgeneral
Hosted by Julia Davis, Bibi Adams
MRC x SF Marathon Afterparty @ Amelie Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 09:00 PM · Amelie San Francisco · 274 going
socialpartygeneral
Hosted by Emily
Drop-In - I Wanna Dance With Somebody - REDWOOD CITY Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 09:30 PM · Staumbaugh Heller
musicsocialgeneral
Hosted by Molly French
Breaking Models AI Security Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 09:30 PM · Hacker Dojo
aipanelengineers
Hosted by Hacker Dojo, Arshi Chadha
Hiking to a bright future together Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 10:00 PM · Legion of Honor · 61 going
healthsocialgeneral
Hosted by Bobby Fishkin
AI for Science World Model Demos @ Zeon Systems Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 10:30 PM · SoMa · 17 going
aidemoengineers
Hosted by Michael Raspuzzi
Startup School Afterparty | by Vercel, Warp, Reducto, and Browserbase Featured
Mon, Jul 27 at 01:00 AM · Union Square · 15 going
startupnetworkingfounders
Hosted by Shrey Pandya, Vibha Yellamraju, Maya Lekhi, Justine Mach, Sathvik Vangavolu
Meat-free Mondays Hidden
Mon, Jul 27 at 04:00 PM · Trellis Coworking & Events
foodsocialgeneral
Hosted by Trellis Coworking & Events
Corgi Coffee Co-op: DIY coffee Featured
Mon, Jul 27 at 06:00 PM · Corgi Cafe
foodsocialgeneral
Hosted by Lu Zhang, Anamika Khaleghian, Laura Dang, Erika Lee
Quanterix Office Hours @ 1030 Brittan Ave Hidden
Mon, Jul 27 at 07:00 PM · 1030 Brittan Ave
healthgeneral
Hosted by MBC BioLabs, Madison Garliepp
Rust AI Begins! Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 12:00 AM · AWS Builder Loft · 65 going
aideveloperengineers
Hosted by Alexy Khrabrov, Scott Haines
Investors Summer Drinks Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 12:30 AM · 52 going
networkingsocialinvestors
Hosted by Murray, Louis Lehot, Tiaan De Nysschen, Yvonne Newlands, Erika Wu
LPL Book Club: A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 01:30 AM · The Love Potion Library - Books, Tea, Pastries · 16 going
socialgeneral
Hosted by Veena Patel
3D Printing Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 01:30 AM · Hacker Dojo
developertechengineers
Hosted by Hacker Dojo, Eva C, Eva Carrender
Aesthetics of Unreality | Speculative Everything book club Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 02:00 AM · tiat
designtechgeneral
Hosted by ash, Vasu Kuram
TIAT Basement Beat Battle Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 02:00 AM · tiat · 3 going
musicsocialgeneral
Hosted by Nes Croft
Summer Soiree with Entire Featured
Tue, Jul 28 at 02:00 AM · Mission District · 168 going
socialgeneral
Hosted by Lizzie @ Entire, Entire, Rizel Bobb-Semple
Pebblebed's Builders Late Night Café Featured
Tue, Jul 28 at 02:30 AM · Mission District
startupnetworkinggeneral
Hosted by Nicole Levin
QIAGEN Office Hours @ 135 Mississippi St Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 05:00 PM · 135 Mississippi St
healthgeneral
Hosted by MBC BioLabs, Emil Mejares
Paul Hastings Office Hours @ 733 Industrial Rd Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 05:00 PM · 733 Industrial Rd
healthgeneral
Hosted by MBC BioLabs, James Huie
Agents you Love 2: Hackathon Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 05:00 PM
aihackathonengineers
Hosted by Aviral, Harnoor Singh
ThermoFisher Office Hours @ 1030 Brittan Ave Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 07:00 PM · 1030 Brittan Ave
healthgeneral
Hosted by MBC BioLabs, Chase Bishop
ThermoFisher Office Hours @ 733 Industrial Rd Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 07:00 PM · 733 Industrial Rd
healthgeneral
Hosted by MBC BioLabs, Kendall Ericksen (ThermoFisher)
Enterprise AI at Scale: Talks + AI Agent Workshops, Ft Google, Snowflake, Thoughtspot & Datasaur Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 10:30 PM · 135 Constitution Dr · 399 going
aiworkshopengineers
Hosted by TechEquity Ai, Sheena Tu, Mahan Soltanzadeh, Dave Nielsen, Silicon Valley AI Hub
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Luma Events in San Francisco

Looking for Luma events in San Francisco? This page tracks every public event on Luma (lu.ma) in San Francisco — 1039 right now, including the 91% that never appear on Luma's discover page. We refresh the full San Francisco Luma calendar every 4 hours. See also all Luma events by city.

San Francisco events at a glance

1,039
tracked events
91%
hidden from Luma discover
118
events this week
~188
events per week on average
Networking
most active category (512)
Thursday
busiest day of the week

San Francisco runs on a very specific social physics: small rooms, late invites, and a disproportionate number of people who either just raised a round or are trying to. The event calendar here skews heavily toward AI — not in a generic sense, but toward the specific infrastructure and application layers that YC batches, Andreessen portfolio companies, and independent research labs are actively shipping. Most events don’t live on Luma’s discover page at all. They’re in 500+ organizer calendars that rarely get surfaced: GPU compute dinners, agent framework demos, biotech office hours at MBC BioLabs in Mission Bay, and invite-listed founder salons that technically call themselves “happy hours.” Dogpatch and SoMa hold the highest density of recurring events — Dogpatch specifically because of its concentration of hardware labs and wet lab incubators that run their own event programs. Potrero Hill adds another cluster, mostly around converted warehouse spaces that host regular speaker nights and product reviews.

The people who show up to SF events are generally building or investing — rarely just curious. That makes conversations unusually substantive but also unusually transactional. Thursday evening is peak attendance; Wednesday is a close second. If you’re new to the city and want a faster on-ramp than cold LinkedIn messages, the best entry points are the recurring category meetups (AI, crypto, dev tools) where the barrier to RSVP is low and organizers tend to be genuinely welcoming. Biotech events skew more niche and require a warm intro more often. Plan your week around two or three events rather than trying to hit every slot — the best connections come from showing up to the same series repeatedly.

Frequently asked questions about San Francisco events

How many events are happening in San Francisco?
We're tracking 1,039 upcoming events in San Francisco, sourced from 781 Luma organizer calendars. 948 of those are hidden — they don't appear on Luma's discover page. The full list refreshes every 4 hours.
How many events are happening in San Francisco this week?
There are 118 events happening in San Francisco this week (43 AI, 15 startup, 5 tech, 31 networking events). Scroll up to see the live list, refreshed every 4 hours.
What percentage of San Francisco events are hidden from Luma's discover page?
91% of San Francisco events are hidden — they exist in organizer calendars but never get featured on Luma's discover page. We surface all of them: 948 hidden and 91 featured events right now.
How many events does San Francisco have per week on average?
San Francisco averages about 188 events per week based on the last 9 weeks of historical data. Some weeks run higher when conferences or hackathons cluster; quieter weeks still hit our baseline.
What kinds of events are most common in San Francisco?
Networking events are the most active category in San Francisco, with 512 upcoming events. Other strong categories include startup, tech, networking, and crypto.
What day of the week has the most events in San Francisco?
Thursday is the busiest day for San Francisco events, with 243 events currently scheduled. Weekday evenings tend to anchor the calendar — meetups, demo nights, and founder dinners.
What are the top neighborhoods for events in San Francisco?
The most active neighborhoods for events in San Francisco are Financial District, Potrero Hill, Dogpatch. Click any event in the list above to see its exact venue and location.
Who hosts the most events in San Francisco?
The most active hosts in San Francisco right now include MBC BioLabs, Hacker Dojo, Zachary Lukasiewicz. Hosts that put up the most public events tend to be community calendars, coworking spaces, and recurring meetup organizers.
What's the biggest upcoming event in San Francisco?
The largest event currently on our radar in San Francisco is "WorkOS Agent Night" with 1,036 guests RSVPed. See the full event list above for time and venue.
How do I find hidden events in San Francisco?
This page is the directory — every public Luma event in San Francisco, including the hidden ones that never reach Luma's discover page. Filter by date, category, or just scroll. Each event links straight to Luma to RSVP. Data refreshes every 4 hours.

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