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Ocean Beach San Francisco Events

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September

Treasure Island Music Festival

Two-day festival on Treasure Island visible from the beach -- sunset ferry views across the bay.

October

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Free three-day Golden Gate Park music festival drawing 750,000 to the park behind the beach.

January

Polar Bear Plunge

New Year cold-water tradition at Ocean Beach -- dozens of swimmers brave the 55-degree surf.

see you out there

Confirmed events are dated listings from ticketing feeds and local calendars, refreshed daily. Every week is the beach’s recurring lineup. Times shift and seasons end, so check the venue before you go. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.

Coming up at Ocean Beach San Francisco: Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto w/ Fruko at Great American Music Hall, tonight at 7:30 PM, Lexi Jayde at The Independent, tonight at 8 PM and The Marriage of Figaro w/ San Francisco Opera at War Memorial Opera House, Tuesday, Nov 3 at 7:30 PM. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.