SF Open Studios is one of my favorite events of the year. For four weeks, you get the chance to visit the artists in the studios where they work. You also get the chance to buy unique pieces that you won’t find anywhere else.
Each weekend between October 18 and November 9, the artists within designated neighborhoods open their studio doors. Each one displays their work and showcases all of their pieces for sale. They are also often around to answer questions and discuss their work in more detail.
More than 800 artists participate during this event. This means you can easily walk from one studio to the next all day long.
You will also find a preview weekend before the official event starts. This is the weekend of October 11 and 12.
There is no cost for this event. It is free (unless you decide to take something home with you).
| Weekend 1: October 18 & 19 | Hunters Point Shipyard & Islais Creek Studios | F-Street Car + 19 Bus (Requires a Transfer) | 19 Bus |
| Weekend 2: October 25 & 26 | SOMA | F-Street Car | Walk |
| Tenderloin | F-Street Car | Walk | |
| Potrero Hill |
9 Bus | 19 Bus | |
| Downtown | Walk | F-Street Car or Powell/Mason Cable Car | |
| Balboa Park | F, J KT or BART | F (Can Transfer to BART in Union Square for a Faster Trip) | |
| Dogpatch | KT Light Rail Train |
F-Street Car + the KT Light Rail Train (Requires a Transfer) | |
| Bayview | F-Street Car + 19 Bus (Requires a Transfer) | 19 Bus | |
| Portola | 8x or 9 Buses | 8x Bus | |
| Excelsior | BART | 49 Bus or F-Street Car + BART (Requires a Transfer) | |
| Weekend 3: November 1 & 2 | Mission | BART or J-Light Rail Train |
49 Bus |
| Castro | F-Street Car or the KT, L, M or S Light Rail Trains | F-Street Car or the F-Street Car + the KT, L, M or S Light Rail Train | |
| Bernal Heights |
BART or F-Street Car to the 49 Bus (Requires a Transfer) | 49 Bus | |
| Noe Valley |
J Light Rail Train | F-Street Car to the J Light Rail Train |
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| Upper Market |
F-Street Car or the KT, L, M or S Light Rail Trains | F-Street Car or the F-Street Car + the KT, L, M or S Light Rail Train | |
| Glen Park |
BART | F-Street Car and BART (Requires a Transfer) | |
| Weekend 4: November 8 & 9 | Fort Mason |
Powell/Hyde Cable Car |
Walk |
| Marina | 30 or 45 Buses | 30 Bus | |
| Pacific Heights |
2 or 3 Buses | 30 + 22 Buses (Requires a Transfer) |
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| Russian Hill |
45 Bus or the Hyde/Powell Cable Car |
Hyde/Powell Cable Car or Walk |
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| North Beach |
30, 45 or the Hyde/Mason Cable Car |
30, the Hyde/Mason Cable Car or Walk |
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| Hayes Valley |
5 or 21 Buses | 47 or 49 Buses |
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| NOPA | 5 or 21 Buses | 47 + 71 (Requires a Transfer) |
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| Haight | 5, 71 Buses or the N Light Rail Train |
47 + 71 (Requires a Transfer) |
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| West Portal |
M Light Rail Train | F-Street Car to the M Light Rail (Requires a Transfer) | |
| Oceanview | M Light Rail Train | F-Street Car to the M Light Rail (Requires a Transfer) | |
| Sunset | N Light Rail Train | F-Street Car to the N Light Rail (Requires a Transfer) | |
| Richmond | 5 Bus | 47 + 5 (Requires a Transfer) |
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| Oct. 10 – Nov. 9 | SOMArts Cultural Center at 934 Brannan – 400 works of art on display through all of SF Open Studios | 8x, 9 or 27 Buses | 47 Bus |
