28 Enjoyable Issues to Do This Week (2.23.26)

Find your tune this week.

Kick off SF Music Week, then keep on the scene with extra Noise Pop Festival enjoyable. For some sudden inspiration, look to the following technology at a teen poetry slam, Black History Month scholar showcase, and culinary face-off. Plus, Lunar New Year celebrations are nonetheless going sturdy and stylish on the Starlite, the East Cut, and the Sunset’s nighttime market.

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Jump forward to this week’s prime occasions:

Fill your week with SF Music Week.

Celebrate Black creativity and student voices at a showcase with 826 Valencia and MoAD.

Head out for the first of Sunset Night Market’s four-part Lunar New Year series.

Start off the Year of the Horse with a 5K or 10K run/walk through Chinatown.

Have an excellent one.

Raise a hearty glass for Starkbierzeit, a seasonal celebration of sturdy Bavarian brews kicking off at Radhaus; by way of April 1st. // Radhaus, 2 Marina Blvd, Building A (Marina); particulars on Instagram

Go head-to-head on literary trivia with Jeopardy! tremendous champ Amy Schneider, delivered to you by the parents at Litquake; Monday, 6pm to 9pm. // Gilman Brewing, 912 Gilman St. (Berkeley); tickets at litquake.org

Show up for impartial artists at native venues for the ultimate week of the Noise Pop Festival; by way of Sunday. // Schedule particulars and tickets at noisepopfest.com

Enjoy the tastes of terroir when Verdad Wine Cellars and Lindquist Family Wines staff up with the Michelin-recognized Ox + Anchor for an distinctive six-course winemaker dinner; Tuesday at 6pm. // Ox + Anchor, 877 Palm St. (San Luis Obispo); reservations at oxandanchor.com

Attend a “birra-tivo” hour with Fort Point and Delfina for pre-dinner beers and complementary bites; Tuesday, 5pm to 6pm. // Delfina, 3621 18th St. (Mission); reservations at opentable.com

Shake it up at Left Door. The cocktail bar is open once more to debut an inside glow-up and revamped bar program led by Lazy Bear and True Laurel’s Tabatha Mohn; Tuesdays by way of Sundays. // Left Door, 1905 Union St. (Pacific Heights); particulars at leftdoor.com

Relish the extraordinary Champagne of Salon and Delamotte when their export director involves Spruce for a night of storytelling, wine, and decadent meals; Wednesday at 6pm. // Spruce, 3640 Sacramento St. (Presidio Heights); tickets at eventbrite.com

Spice up your wellness with a mustard essence therapeutic massage. Spa Allia’s seasonal therapy eases muscle pressure, detoxifies, and celebrates mustard’s Ayurvedic advantages. // Alila Napa Valley, 1915 Main St. (St Helena); reservations at spatime.com

Meet up with Madeleine Peyroux when the beloved jazz vocalist and songwriter returns to SFJazz for the primary time in 15 years to share songs from her latest album; Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30pm. // SFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin St. (Civic Center); tickets at sfjazz.org

Party in fashionable firm when SF’s “chicest septuagenarian” Calvin Hom hosts a Lunar New Year celebration full with curated cocktails, bites, and trend; Thursday, 5pm to 9pm. // Starlite, Beacon Grand Hotel, 450 Powell St. (Union Square); reservations at opentable.com

Scream for the newest installment of the traditional slasher movie collection at a screening of Scream 7 full with unique swag; Thursday at 6pm. // Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mountain View, 2575 California St. Ste. 99 (Mountain View); tickets at drafthouse.com

Ride the wave with Perry Gershkow’s Keeping within the Shadows. The SF native’s new surf movie premieres in Mill Valley with loads of Ocean Beach vitality; Thursday at 7pm. // Hook Fish Co. at Proof Lab Beer Garden, 254 Shoreline Hwy. (Mill Valley); particulars on Instagram

Celebrate Black creativity and scholar voices at a Black History Month scholar showcase of performances impressed by the Black Renaissance in partnership between 826 Valencia and MoAD; Thursday, 5pm to six:30pm. // MoAD, 685 Mission St. (SoMa); RSVP at eventbrite.com

Enjoy excessive tea with chef Kathy Fang when she meets and greets visitors throughout The St. Regis’ Lunar New Year-inspired occasion; Friday, 2pm to 4pm; menu accessible by way of Sunday. // Astra, The St. Regis, 125 third St. (SoMa); reservations at opentable.com

Get impressed on the Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam, the place Bay Area teenagers compete for an opportunity on the worldwide Brave New Voices youth poetry pageant; Friday at 6pm. // The Commons at KQED, 2601 Mariposa St. (Mission); tickets at kqed.org

Make it an evening out at Public Market Emeryville’s Sound Bites weekly collection. Enjoy reside acoustic ’70s and ’90s hits from native artist Rick Sanders and select your favourite dinner from practically twenty distributors; Friday at 6pm. // Public Market Emeryville, 5959 Shellmound St. (Emeryville); particulars at publicmarketemeryville.com

Check out the brand new RealReal SF flagship at the enduring secondhand trend firm’s redesign and official reopening; Friday, 10am to 6pm. // The RealReal San Francisco, 253 Post St. (Union Square); particulars at therealreal.com

Browse rarities on the California International Antiquarian Book Fair, a weekend showcase of classic books, maps, ephemera, drawings, manuscripts, autographs, and extra; Friday, 4pm to 8pm, Saturday 11am to 7pm, and Sunday 11am to 4pm. // Pier 27 (Embarcadero); tickets at abaa.org

Do Lunar New Years Napa-style with a particular celebration and menu from Under-Study; Friday at 6pm. // Under-Study, 595 St Helena Hwy. (St. Helena); reservations at opentable.com

Witness the legends of Afrofuturism and free jazz when the Sun Ra Arkestra brings their pioneering sound to a collection of reside exhibits in SF; Saturday at 8:30pm and Sunday at 7pm. // The Chapel, 777 Valencia St. (Mission); tickets at eventim.us

Perfect your grip at a free climb day whilst you check out ascents, gear and further actions and yoga all day; Saturday, 8am to 8pm. // Movement San Francisco, 924 Old Mason St. (Presidio); particulars on Instagram

Keep up the brand new yr’s good luck at a standard Lion Dance and Year of the Horse celebration within the East Cut; Saturday, 12pm to 2pm. //The Crossing at East Cut, 250 Main St. (Embarcadero); RSVP at thethirdplace.is

Start off the Year of the Horse with a 5K or 10K run/stroll on the Chinese New Year Run by way of Chinatown; Sunday at 8am. // Grant Ave. and Sacramento St. (Chinatown); register at ymcasf.org

Support up-and-coming cooks on the City College of San Francisco’s annual Culinary Clash, the place budding skills compete to create the very best menu; Sundays, March 1st, eighth, and fifteenth at 5pm. // Bistro 888, InterContinental, 888 Howard St. (SoMa); reservations at opentable.com

Taste the very best of the Bay on the James Beard Foundation’s Taste America, that includes stations from 20 native cooks together with Azalina’s, Copra, Lazy Bear, and extra; Sunday at 6:30pm. // Saluhall, 945 Market St. (SoMa); tickets at jamesbeard.org

Dig into Sunday supper in Wine Country. Bistro Lagniappe’s new family-style eating expertise presents unfussy French nation favorites in a relaxed setting at a value made for sharing; Sundays, 4:30pm to 8pm. // Bistro Lagniappe, 330 Healdsburg Ave. (Healdsburg); reservations at opentable.com