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17 best things to do in SF this week, from Outside Lands to 'Jeopardy!' live

Which events are worth checking out this week? We’ll help you choose.

A group of young people dance and smile outdoors under trees decorated with colorful hanging orbs on a sunny day.
Join the party at this year's Outside Lands.| Camille Cohen/The Standard

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

Downtown hoedown

Line dancing, country karaoke, and a mechanical bull take over FiDi streets for this urban cowboy block party.

A man in a yellow fringed shirt, white cowboy hat, and sunglasses rides a mechanical bull in a city street with people watching behind him.
Stay on the mechanical bull for as long as you can at this week's hoedown. | Source: Ashley Cristal
Date and time
Thursday, Aug. 7, 4 to 9 p.m.

Downtown First Thursdays

It’s an epic block party at 2nd Street, with rapper LaRussell and a DJ set from Lion Babe on the big stage, alongside outdoor bars, art installations, and alleyway discos.

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Tickets
Date and time
Thursday, Aug. 7, 5 to 9 p.m.

Pandamonium

Catch a black-and-white themed Downtown First Thursdays after-party with a sax player accompanying disco house from Ibiza headliner Steamy Windows.

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Tickets
Date and time
Thursday, Aug. 7, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Chinatown night market

Grant Avenue packs with revelers lining up for street eats, cultural performances, and craft vendors from across Chinatown.

Date and time
Friday, Aug. 8, 5 to 9 p.m.

Outside Lands

Golden Gate Park’s massive festival returns with dozens of artists, including Vampire Weekend, Doja Cat, Beck, and Jamie XX. Don’t forget your sweatshirt for the foggy nights.

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Tickets
Date and time
Friday, Aug. 8, to Sun., Aug. 10, 12 to 10 p.m.
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Locations

Walker & Royce

A high-energy Outside Lands night show at Public Works with funky house legends Walker & Royce, plus stacked local openers taking over the loft.

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Tickets
Date and time
Friday, Aug. 8, 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Bassment warehouse rave

A bass music, trap, and dubstep rave from Bad Apple Records in a secret warehouse, with no phones allowed and an all-black dress code.

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Tickets
Date and time
Friday, Aug. 8, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Coldest Summer party

Organizers Harcourt Rd. bring their underground party skills to a basement takeover at the former Hemlock Tavern space, which has evolved into a sake bar called XEX.

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Tickets
Date and time
Friday, Aug. 8, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Heron Arts community market

This pop-up at the beautiful indie gallery hosts local artists selling ceramics, prints, and jewelry at still-gotta-make-rent prices.

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Register
Date and time
Saturday, Aug. 9, 12 to 5 p.m.

Biofeedback music workshop

Turn your heart into a drum machine as you learn to build galvanic skin response sensors that convert your biorhythms to music.

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Enroll
Date and time
Saturday, Aug. 9, 1 to 4 p.m.

Art of Play summer party

The Mission gallery and cafe The Fold (formerly The Laundry) throws a free, all-day party with DJs, live performances, snacks, and art about whimsy.

Three textured, rounded ceramic sculptures with faces and arms are stacked vertically on green ferns surrounded by white pebbles in a forest.
Works from sculptor Yicheng "YC" Cheng will be among the art for sale. | Source: Yicheng "YC" Cheng
Date and time
Saturday, Aug. 9, 2 to 9 p.m.

Program daytime rave

Erika, SFCowboy, and Moth bring hypnotic house and techno to a secret outdoor location, for those skipping Outside Lands.

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Tickets
Date and time
Saturday, Aug. 9, 3 to 10 p.m.

Pistahan Filipino Festival & Parade

The West Coast's largest Filipino cultural festival returns with dance, food, and music across eight pavilions, plus a Market Street parade Saturday.

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Pistahan
Date and time
Saturday, Aug. 9, and Sunday, Aug. 10, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Head West marketplace

The adorable window-shopping street adds dozens of local makers slinging vintage finds, art, and decor, for the perfect afternoon date.

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Head West
Date and time
Sunday, Aug. 10, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The intersection of art & tech No. 12

A salon of five-minute tech-art demos at the Internet Archive's historic building, followed by a nerdy block party.

Date and time
Sunday, Aug. 10, 7 to 8 p.m.

Mozart in the Morning

The gorgeous glass atrium of 1 Sansome St. will echo with Mozart and Boccherini performed by a string quartet, with free Ritual Coffee and Semifreddi's pastries.

Date and time
Tuesday, Aug. 12, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

'Jeopardy!' Interactive

Buzz in from your theater seat in this live version of "Jeopardy!," where you’ll play against the entire audience for prizes and glory.

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Tickets
Date and time
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 7 p.m.
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