Sucka Flea Marketplace

 ​Local Brands, Local Vendors, and Local Love. Come and Celebrate Your City.

First Mondays at Mothership Bar at 11am-6pm, 3152 Mission Street, SF, CA 94110

Second Sundays at City Station, at 11am-6pm, 701 Valencia Street, SF, CA 94110

Fourth Sundays at Thee Parkside at 11am-6pm, 1600 17th Street, SF, CA 94110

 
Sucka Flea Marketplace is a place for Local Brands, Local Vendors, and Local Love. Come and Celebrate Your City.

760 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103

YBG Festival presents classical, world, and jazz music, contemporary and traditional dance, theater, children’s and family programs, and cultural events reflecting the rich cultures and creativity of the region. Artistic excellence, inclusion, diversity and innovation are at the heart of our mission. As the only curated arts park fully dedicated to the long-term presentation of free arts and cultural programs, Yerba Buena Gardens has a unique place in the cultural landscape of San Francisco.

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Season: May 2025 - October 2025 | Free

Location: Yerba Buena Gardens

Link to Calendar Season (May 2025 - October 2025):
Weekend Sessions
Thursday Lunchtime
Children's Garden Series
Poetic Tuesdays
Outdoor Classes
Dance Nights

San Francisco Public Library | Main/Civic Center Location | 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Skateboarding San Francisco: Concrete, Community, Continuity | Jewett Gallery - Lower Level
Until the 1990s, skateboarding was perceived as a suburban, niche activity in Southern California, surfing on sidewalks. Today, it has surged into a global, urban, youth culture phenomenon. Defying easy definition and traditional classifications, skateboarding can be both a sport at the Olympics and an underground subculture, a way to connect with other skaters and surfaces, and also a means of self-discovery through movement in space. Much of skateboarding’s 21st-century appeal – embracing diverse communities, creative approaches to the city’s built environment, music, fashion, slang, trick choice and style – come directly from San Francisco. Skateboarding San Francisco explores how a local activity made global impact. San Francisco has always been and remains a lodestar for skateboarders worldwide, where challenges are seen as appeals, surfaces beckon play and whose lore is celebrated through the city’s characteristic concrete and evolving, vibrant communities.

Exhibit: Now - July 6, 2025 | Jewett Gallery - Lower Level | Free

Check out the related satellite exhibitions at the Main Library:

Margaret Kilgallen: Off the Wall, in the Book Arts & Special Collections Center Exhibit Space on the 6th Floor.

First Person: Art by Felicia Gabaldon, 5th Fl., Wallace Stegner Environmental Center​

Karl Watson: My First Skateboard, 2nd Fl., Main Children’s Center​

Thrasher Mag: San Francisco in Concrete, 5th Fl. Elevator Landing​

Get Busy: LGBTQIA Zines from the Bay and Beyond, 3rd Fl., James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center ​

That's Rad: San Francisco Bay Area Zine Culture, 6th Fl., Skylight Gallery

On View: Now to Fri 6/20/25 | Hours: 8am-5pm | Ground Floor and North Light Courts at City Hall

United States of Asian America Festival (USAAF) 2025: Critical Refuge

This year’s theme, Critical Refuge, asks us to reflect on our journey as immigrants, refugees, and generations of descendents and/or mixed race people in the diaspora as we seek necessary sanctuary within ourselves and in our communities in times of unrest and uncertainty. The festival will honor AAPI arts and culture reflecting on where we have been, where we are now, and what our collective future holds while acknowledging our roots as immigrants, refugees, and mixed-race descendants.

Funeral Faust at the Ram Gallery/SOMArts, 934 Brannan Street, SF, CA 94103 | Curated by Rebeca Abidaíl Flores

As an artistic process artist Funeral Faust also known as Naz, uses a meditative practice to release emotion and empty out a flooded body of anxiety onto canvas.

They create to find reason within existence. A route to happiness, balance, pleasure and sadness. By creating repetitive paint brush movement memories and experiences come to the surface leaving physical expressions.

As an ethos, Naz creates to destroy and for rebirth, for divine self, to leave a mark for when the soul leaves this realm. The artist shares, “If anything can be created from existence and human experience, let it be art.

Brown Palms, Yellow Balms: Reinventing Caregivers of Color at SOMArts, 934 Brannan Street, SF, CA 94103

The Brown Palms, Yellow Balms: Reinventing Caregivers of Color exhibition unfolds in ever-expanding circles of caregiving, mirroring the Buddhist Metta practice—beginning with the body as the most intimate site of care and spiraling outward to embrace family, community, collective archetypes, deities, and the environment.

Immerse yourself in depictions of nurturing, nursing, birthing, mothering, mending, comforting, restoring, resuscitating, protecting, soothing, cheering, reclaiming, and empowering—not just the Self, but Society and the Cosmos—all viewed through the lens of AAPI cultural heritage, history, and socio-political landscapes.

2025 Carnaval San Francisco | 2 Day Festival at Mission District, Harrison Street Between 16th & 24th Streets

2025 Theme- AfroMundo: African Diaspora in the Americas

Carnaval San Francisco cultivates and celebrates the diverse Latin American, Caribbean and African Diasporic roots of the Mission District and the San Francisco Bay Area. We accomplish our mission through dance, music, the visual arts and by creating spaces for community learning, school–based education, and advocacy.

Now in its fourth decade of celebration, Carnaval San Francisco has been an opportunity for many cultures to come together in one spirit to share their creative expression.

Sat 5/24 - Sun 5/25 at 11am-6pm at Mission District, Harrison Street Between 16th & 24th Streets

Free | Family-Friendly event with live music, dancing, food vendors, and more

2025 Theme- AfroMundo: African Diaspora in the Americas

Location: Mission District, Harrison Street Between 16th & 24th Streets

Carnaval Grand Parade: Sunday May 25, 2025
-Features floats, samba schools, Caribbean contingents, and other multicultural groups. 

Twin Windows: Papercuts by Beatriz Vasquez and Xiaoqing Shi at Kearny Street Workshop, 1246 Folsom Street, SF, CA 94103 | Free

“Twin Windows” brings together contemporary papercuts by an internationally exhibiting Mexican American artist from Indianapolis, with papercuts rich with traditional symbolism by an emerging Chinese American artist from Folsom. 

Beatriz Vasquez makes art inspired by papel picado, the Mexican craft of punched paper. Through her work, she aims to challenge stereotypes about marginalization, advance racial equity, and honor cultural knowledge, ancestry, and craftsmanship. Her work in “Twin Windows” depicts life on both sides of la frontera, including childhood visits to a grandmother’s house, cultural emblems, and cacti-filled landscapes.

Xiaoqing Shi is a practitioner of Chinese paper cutting, also known as jianzhi. As a child, she learned to cut paper from her grandmother. Later, she advanced her craft during the pandemic by studying with a master. Using only scissors and a single sheet of paper, Shi’s papercuts use flora and fauna to symbolize cultural beliefs, such as the cyclical nature of life. In “Twin Windows,” Shi exhibits a multitude of butterflies, an illustrated alphabet, and a new triptych about the immigrant experience.

Twin Windows: Papercuts by Beatriz Vasquez and Xiaoqing Shi at Kearny Street Workshop

Reception: Sat 5/25, at 12pm-3pm 

Exhibit: May 10 - June 7, 2025 | Free

Edge on the Square | 800 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94108

Exhibition: All Eyes On Us: Invention & Ingenuity During Artistic Diasporas Curated by Candace Huey

All Eyes on Us: Invention & Ingenuity During Artistic Diasporas shines a spotlight on “hidden dragons”  - individuals whose artistic careers, practices and expressions shape shifted or became dormant as they navigated the complexities of immigration, assimilation and survival. Impacted by displacement, resource scarcity, and cultural marginalization - some indefinitely postponed their creative journeys, while others ingeniously adapted their artistic expressions, merging their past with their present in unexpected ways.

The exhibition explores the consequential lights and shadows of these “hidden dragons”. In what ways were these individuals’ stories, experiences and legacies deliberately submerged, overlooked or made to be invisible? Conversely, how might their hidden status be a form of protection or act of freedom, essential for sustenance and survival? How may hiding provide moments of respite, a space for incubation, or safeguarding until the moment for emergence arrives?

Chinatown Pride 2025: We Are Immortal! | 華埠驕傲2025: 我們不朽 The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (CCC) and Edge on the Square co-present the 2nd Chinatown Pride 2025: We are Immortal!—a powerful evening-long festival that transforms our neighborhood into a bold celebration of resistance through art, dance, and storytelling, opening with a first-ever Chinatown Pride procession and culminating in an exhilarating silent disco!

At a time when LGBTQIA+ and immigrant rights are under attack, Chinatown Pride 2025 stands as a force of resistance and solidarity. This year's theme, "We are Immortal!" is a declaration on transformation, reinvention, and the refusal to be anything but unapologetically alive.

Exhibition: All Eyes On Us: Invention & Ingenuity During Artistic Diasporas Curated by Candace Huey @ Edge on the Square

Sat 5/24 at 6m-10pm: Chinatown Pride 2025 at Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (CCC), Pedestrian Bridge & Ballroom - 750 Kearny Street - 3rd Floor | Free to the Public

6pm: Pride Procession Starts at Edge on the Square 
Led by Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) and Rice Rockettes | Location: Edge on the Square

6-10pm: Pride Program Location at CCC Pedestrian Bridge & Ballroom | Location: CCC Pedestrian Bridge

6-10 pm: Arm Day, Leg Day by Bijun Liang

6-10 pm: Build-a-Demons Yearbook Led by Inky Fingers Print Collective in collaboration with Student artists of San Francisco | Location: CCC Pedestrian Bridge & Ballroom

6-10 pm: Hand-Printing Station with Wendy Liu | Location: CCC Pedestrian Bridge & Ballroom

6-9 pm: Community Resource Fair | Location: CCC Ballroom

7-10 pm: Silent Disco Featuring DJ : MIcrotone & DJ Livv | * Limited Headsets- tickets on sale here.

Manilatown Heritage Foundation at International Hotel Manilatown Center | 868 Kearny Street, SF, CA 94108

Beginning Philippine Maranao Kulintang
Immerse yourself in the rich culture of Philippine kulintang percussion as we explore the interlocking rhythms of the Maranao ethnolinguistic group. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this event is perfect for anyone interested in learning and appreciating the beauty of Philippine music. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with ancestral heritage and discover the power of percussion.

Club Mandalay- Jazz Music
Welcome to Club Mandalay, where the music is live and the community is gathering!

Join us for another afternoon of non-stop fun at Club Mandalay! Prepare, to smile, dance and enjoy an unforgettable experience at the International Hotel Manilatown Center. This in-person event will bring together jazz music lovers and community enthusiasts from all around the Bay Area. With a vibrant atmosphere and a lineup of talented musicians Club Mandalay promises to keep you grooving all afternoon. Don't miss out on this incredible afternoon of music, friends, and good vibes in the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown-North Beach district!

Sat 5/10 at 2pm-3pm | Beginning Philippine Maranao Kulintang | *Donations Accepted

Sat 5/24, 2025 at 2pm-4pm | Club Mandalay at International Hotel | Free| RSVP HERE
Club Mandalay-this month, we're excited to present two  ensembles:
At 2pm the Manilatown Jazz Ensemble (AKA The Autonomous Region), will take the stage featuring Caroline Cabading on Vocals, Raymond Bambao on Bass, Harold Ohashi on Drums, Chris Planas on guitar,  Socorro DeCastro on piano and Special Guest Soloist Melecio Magdaluyo!

And then at 3pm please join Jibril Alvarez and Jibril's Cool Jazz Combo when they take the stage for a great funky jazz set.

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)- Spring 2025 Youth Arts Festival Events at SF Main Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, SF, CA 94102

The SFUSD Youth Arts Showcase celebrates student artistry, skills and passion through 2-D and 3-D artwork in a range of styles and mediums. Inspired by holidays and cultural celebrations, San Francisco's neighborhoods and architecture and the students' lived experiences, the SFUSD Youth art installation celebrates the power of art education and creative expression. 

SFUSD Youth Arts Exhibition at SF Main Public Library
Exhibition Open: Now to Friday 5/9

Gumiho at Theatre Rhinoceros, 4229 18th Street, San Francisco CA 94114

A West Coast Premiere by Nina Ki | Directed by Crystal Liu

Gumiho Trailer:  https://youtu.be/5BQp_VnSNiA?si=-XVUN2c7Y9KxuH65

When Kam Grey, a Korean adoptee and former reality TV star, gets dumped by her longtime girlfriend, she quickly re-immerses herself in the alcohol- and lust-fueled world of her local queer scene. Through a series of hookups, Kam is forced to face some monstrous realizations about herself, her past, and the deep-seated fears that keep her from connection and happiness. If you've been waiting your whole life for the arrival of Asian American lesbian/queer/non-binary horror theatre, Queer Korean playwright Nina Ki delivers a night of terror and magic unlike any other.

Bindlestiff Studio | 185 6th Street, SF, CA 94103

Bindlestiff Studio Presents: The Love Edition 8: Save The Date
Jo and Rita are getting married for all the right reasons: Love, Commitment, and Saving The Theater. The timing couldn’t be more perfect, as government funding runs dry and Rita steps into her new role as the company’s Artistic Director. So, why not plan a wedding-slash-fundraiser? Especially after an RSVP from a potential big donor and former-company-member-turned-Hollywood-heartthrob. But confidence in the couple’s heroic matrimony quickly fades after the parents’ disapproval of their not-so-holy venue, the return of Jo’s other-other theater ex and– not one, but TWO runaway wedding rings! Without an angel donor at the wings, all hope may be lost for Rita, Jo, and the theater.

Will the wedding go on? Or will they be forced to close the curtains for good?

Sat 5/3, 2025 at 7pm | Tix Here: Students/ Seniors: $20 | General Admission: $25 | Support-the-Artist: $50

San Francisco Public Library (All Branches)

Free Comic Book Day | San Francisco Public Library

Celebrate Free Comic Book Day with San Francisco Public Library! Free Comic Book Day occurs each year on the first Saturday in May, where the comic book industry comes together and gives away free comic books. Comic books are a wonderful way to turn reluctant readers into lifelong readers with their short stories and engaging images. 

Free Comic Book Day | San Francisco Public Library
Sat 5/3, 2025, during regular Library open hours

Where: All SFPL locations

With our partnership with Comix Experience, SFPL will provide free comic books and graphic novels for youth at all library locations, while supplies last.