SF weekend events: Circus Bella, soy festival and more

Thursday

🎨 Gather for an evening of exhibition-inspired art projects, featuring activations that explore creative reuse, mixed media aesthetics, collaborative robot art and more.

• 5:30–9pm at the Museum of Craft and Design. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $8 for students and seniors and free for MCD members.

🎉 Swing by some of the pop-up drag shows in downtown San Francisco as part of the city's "Drag Me Downtown" initiative. Performers include Tyson Check-in and Kipper Snacks.

• 5–7pm at the Third Floor at the Jay Hotel. Free.

Friday

🎪 Watch Circus Bella performers take to the stage at a new outdoor show featuring acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, clowns and more.

• Noon–1pm at Yerba Buena Gardens' Great Lawn. Free.

Saturday

🥣 Check out the goods at the 12th annual Northern California Soy and Tofu Festival. You'll be able to browse soy and tofu vendors, try free samples and watch cooking demonstrations.

• 11am–5pm at St. Mary's Cathedral. Free.

🎸 Rock out at Pier Party at the Wharf, where artists including Baycoin Beats and DJ Stix will perform. There will also be cocktails and dancing.

• 3–7pm at Fisherman's Wharf. Free.

🥢 Immerse yourself in a blend of culinary and cultural explorations in Chinatown, featuring live gushing performances and traditional arts like Chinese calligraphy.

• Noon–2pm at the Great Star Theater. Free.

Sunday

🎺 Enjoy the Golden Gate Park Band's rendition of works by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland and Sir Arthur Sullivan.

• 1–2:30pm at at the Spreckels Temple of Music in Golden Gate Park. Free.