8 weekend ideas in SF

The weekend is almost here. This is what's on tap:

Thursday

🥳 Check out the new monthly block party, Downtown First Thursdays , in SoMa.

• Features DJs, live music, drag, martial arts, food trucks and more.
• Second and Howard streets. 5-10pm.

🪩 Once the block party wraps, head over to Storek for an after-party with music from artist Aluna.

• 9pm-2am. $25.

Friday

🎻 Get dressed up and head to the SF Symphony for a special screening of "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" with a live orchestra.

• 7:30pm. Tickets start at $98 .

⌚️ Wind Up Watch Fair at Fort Mason features more than 60 watch brands, discussion panels, food trucks and more.

• Noon-6pm.

Saturday

👽 How Weird Street Faire is back with its 25th annual edition. This year's theme: May The 4th Be With You.

• Electronic music, art, food and drinks.
• Noon-8pm on Howard and 2nd streets. Tickets start at $25 .

🚶🏾‍♀️ Get your steps in as part of Walk SF's Stair Challenge .

• Walk five miles of the city's best, most scenic stairways.
• 7:30am. Tickets start at $35 . Special discount for Axios SF readers with code: AXIOSREADER.

Sunday

🎭 Snag tickets to a new immersive experience called " The Fillmore Eclipse ."

• The show explores the 1950s jazz scene and subsequent Urban Renewal in the neighborhood, once known as the Harlem of the West.
• 2:30pm. Tickets start at $30 .

🎉 There's lots happening in the city for Cinco de Mayo, but the party that really stands out is the one on Treasure Island.

• The Cinco de Mayo Celebration of Music and Dance will feature live music, drinks and food inspired by popular Mexican cuisine.

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