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Friday April 17, 2026

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San Francisco Art Fair

at Festival Pavilion (11am - 7pm)

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Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements

at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) (11am-5pm)

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./local_memory: soft systems

at Gray Area - Grand Theater (6pm - 10pm)

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Plein AiR Patrol Blitz with Forest Stearns

at University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley (10am-12:30pm)

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The Art of Place: Marina — Curated Exhibition of Local Painters

at The Barb Co Group — Marina Office (6PM-8PM)

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Forest Stearns: The Intention to DRAWEVERYWHERE

at UC Botanical Garden - Redwood Grove (10am-4pm)

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2026 Left Coast Annual Exhibition and 2025 LCA Awards Exhibition

at Sanchez Art Center (1-5pm)

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A View from the Throne: Gina Schock-–Inside The Go-Go’s

at Haight Street Art Center (12noon - 6pm)

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Cornerstones – Robert Arneson and the Brick

at Paul Thiebaud Gallery (10am to 6pm)

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Stephen Coyle: At the Movies

at Paul Thiebaud Gallery (10am to 6pm)

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FLASHLIGHT: Southern Exposure's 2026 Benefit Art Auction

at Southern Exposure - SOEX (6:00 – 10:00 PM)

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Miljohn Ruperto: Ultimate Days

at Minnesota Street Project (3pm - 7pm)

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Flashlight

at Southern Exposure - SOEX (Main Art Auction Event - 6pm - 10pm)

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Startup Art Fair San Francisco Returns April 17 - 19, 2026

at Hotel del Sol (5pm - 10pm)

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Shiva Ahmadi: Crown of Flames

at Haines Gallery (10:30 AM - 5:30 PM)

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Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night

at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) (11am-5pm)

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ICA SF PRESENTS TARA DONOVAN: STRATAGEMS

at Transamerica Building (10am to 5pm)

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ICA SF PRESENTS LILY KWONG: EARTHSEED DOME

at Transamerica Building (Sunrise to sunset)

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Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings

at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) (11am - 7pm)

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The Prince of Homburg: A Solo Exhibition by P. Staff

at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) (11am-5pm)

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Monet and Venice

at de Young Museum (9:30am - 5:15pm)

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KAWS: FAMILY

at SFMOMA (10am - 5pm)

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People Make This Place: SFAI Stories

at SFMOMA (10am - 5pm)

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Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON

at de Young Museum (9:30am - 5:15pm)

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Time Capsule Exhibition

at Transamerica Building (10am to 5pm)

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Past as Prologue

at Transamerica Building (10am to 5pm)

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Sol Botanica – Grand Opening + Spring Exhibition by HUNT & GATHER

at 1355 Market St. (5 pm-9 pm)

| FREE