October Events! (SF Edition)
Creative adventures curated for our SF readers — PLUS, tell us your favorite spots!
Happy Friday!
…from Dek Doi — a working cafe serving up Thai coffees, teas, and rotis.
Perched adjacent to the cutest floral shop Mille Fiori and narrow tree-lined alleyway in Oakland, CA, I am here with fellow creative entrepreneur Shaina Braun — workshopping life and wrapping up some business activities before the end of the week.
In the first few days of a new month, I usually feel less than eager to flip to yet another page of the wall calendar. Something about starting back at “01”…
But, this week feels different.
I feel accomplished, at peace, and ready for all the adventures that the next 31 days might bring.
So, in the spirit of another restart — the colliding of an end and beginning — I invite you to join me at a variety of creative events around the SF Bay Area this month.
And…If you spend ANY TIME in the SF Bay Area, help us co-design an upcoming offering by letting us know your favorite creative spaces and communities here →
October in the SF Bay Area
With that, here are a handful of creative events you won’t want to miss!
Saturday, Oct 4
Location: Cafe Con Cariño (528 8th St, Oakland, CA 94607)
When: 11am - 2pm
Hosted by: That Art Party & Cafe Con Cariño
RSVP here
Location: ARCH Supplies (1490 17th St, San Francisco, CA 94107)
When: 1-3pm
Hosted by: ARCH Supplies & Kevin Shaw
RSVP here
Thursday, Oct 9
🪩“(not so) Guilty Pleasures 2025 Litquake Opening Night”
Location: Hawthorn Lounge (46 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94108)
When: 7-10pm
Co-hosts: Litquake Festival & Hawthorn Lounge
RSVP here
Friday, Oct 10
👨🏿🍳“Creative Mornings (Oakland) featuring Daniel Aderaw Yeshiwas”
Location: Groundfloor Oakland (4055 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609)
When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Co-hosts: Creative Mornings (Oakland), Daniel Aderaw Yeshiwas
RSVP here
Saturday, Oct 11
🌷🖼️ “Natural Painting Workshop with Sarina Doe”
Location: Fig Leaf Gardens (4046 39th Ave, Oakland, CA 94619)
When: 2-5pm
Co-hosts: Fig Leaf Gardens & Sarita Doe
RSVP here
Friday, Oct 17
🪡🌸 “Creative Mornings SF with Risa Iwasaki Culbertson”
Location: Frog Design (1011 3rd St Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94158)
When: 8:30-10am
Co-hosts: Creative Mornings (San Francisco), Frog Design, and Risa Iwasaki Culbertson
Sunday, Oct 19
👻 “Needle Punch: Halloween Themed”
Location: Planterday (6004 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618)
When: 6-8:30pm
Co-hosts: Piscola Mami & Planterday
Tuesday, Oct 21
📚 “Comics & Conversations with New Yorker Cartoonist Tom Toro”
Location: Mrs. Dalloway’s (2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705)
When: 7-8:30pm
Co-hosts: Mrs. Dalloway’s, Tom Toro, & Litquake Festival
If there are events and creative adventures in the Bay we have missed, please tell us about them! →
With zeal and gratitude for this creative life,
Vanessa