20 epic events this week in SF, from a secret rave to an antique car picnic

Outgoers is a weekly column published in partnership with the event newsletter of the same name founded by Josh Constine. Each week, Outgoers texts readers a list of San Francisco events and activities worthy of their time. The Standard features those events, plus a few extra, every week. Sign up for Outgoers by clicking this link on your phone.

Enjoy musical performances and gourmet bites — plus a chance to support the city’s revitalization — at this “black tie and sneakers” ball at a contemporary art space in a former church.

Experience the intersection of art and science on Mare Island, with giant robots, Mentos + Coke explosions, hands-on art activities, and a laser obstacle course. A free shuttle leaves from the SF Ferry Building.

Street food, local vendors, live entertainment, and more at the first Castro Night Market, powered by the city’s new Civic Joy Fund.

Flanked by top-notch openers like Walker & Royce and Dombresky, headliner Summit will take dancers off the “Deep End” at the south SF warehouse.

Hear Bay Area creative writers share their work on the waterfall-lined great lawn of Yerba Buena Gardens.

Nine SoMa parks, streets, and venues will be stuffed with lumpia to celebrate Filipino American History Month. Check the event listing for a full map.

The crane will light up the night at this event celebrating 40 years of artists working from the Hunters Point Shipyard studios. Live music and light performances will showcase the shipyard’s history.

Music City, the $20 million passion project of local rocker Rudy Colombini, opens with 20 shows by acts of various genres. In addition to seven stages, the five-story complex has the SF Music Hall of Fame, a restaurant, and a hotel.

The bring-your-own-old-car festival will line Hellman Hollow with everything from vintage motorcycles to historic VW vans and absurdly low riders.

Four blocks of bands, food, and family fun will benefit the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House community center.

Pros and local skaters bomb down SF’s biggest mountain, show off giant jumps, and compete in trick contests at a temporary skate park at Twin Peaks, more than 900 feet above the city.

In SoMa’s leather district, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence host a “fair for every bear,” featuring DJ stages, carnival games, beard and mustache contests, and other body-positive events.

The park in front of the De Young Museum will feature techno DJ sets by Max Gardener, Adra, and other DJs, blasted from a custom Meyer sound system, for this all-ages party.

Discuss how to maintain a sense of purpose and earn a living in the AI age at this big-thinkers picnic.

Live music, DJs, kids activities, and backyard vibes take over SF’s quaintest walking street at Hayes and Octavia.

Check out the inaugural exhibitions at the newly expanded CCA campus, plus tours of its new studios, maker yards, shops, and more at this opening celebration.

This silly, sci-fi, smart-wig-themed immersive theater party features DJs into the wee hours at a secret location — but you better show up with a bob.

With a dozen parties dotting Golden Gate Park, the Panhandle, Lower Haight, and Civic Center, the 4th annual Phoenix Day celebrates the end of Sunday Streets season.

Journalists, storytellers, comedians, and wonks inform and entertain voters in the lead-up to Election Day.

The Internet Archive, keeper of the Wayback Machine, hosts a DJ block party to celebrate libraries, featuring discussions in its gorgeous 1920s Classical Revival building.