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Latest edition · Oct 17–18

vampires, vintage cars, and market street after dark

Twenty things for the weekend of Oct 17–18: a 51-year-old R&B festival, a vampire film marathon, car-free streets in the Excelsior, and one night of art on Market.

Culture · Street festival

51st Potrero Hill R&B Festival (opens the organizer's page)

The 51st year of a neighborhood institution: two stages of blues and R&B, a beer garden, and a kids' fair. Easy to drop into with a group and stay all afternoon.

Saturday, Oct 17
10am–4pm
20th St, Wisconsin to Missouri, Potrero Hill

Details from Mission Local ↗

Film, books & games · Film festival

International Vampire Film Festival (opens the organizer's page)

Seven films, one day, in a 100-year-old theater people swear is haunted. Pick two screenings, bring the friend who loves horror, and call it a Halloween warm-up.