SF Climate Week at Yerba Buena Gardens
- Day-long climate fair with panels, exhibits, and community programming. - Thursday, April 23, 11:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. at Yerba Buena Gardens (750 Howard St.). - More info and full schedule at sfclimateweek.org.
SF Climate Week’s Yerba Buena Gardens fair is a public Earth Day event with exhibits, music, vendors, and climate programming in downtown San Francisco. (sfclimateweek.org) The event listed on the official SF Climate Week calendar is the “Official Welcome Day: Green Business Expo & Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy Earth Day Festival,” scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Yerba Buena Gardens, 750 Howard St. (sfclimateweek.org; sfenvironment.org) SF Climate Week’s broader 2026 program runs April 18 through April 26 across San Francisco and the Bay Area, with separate events on energy, housing, finance, food, and community organizing. (ceres.org; luma.com) At Yerba Buena Gardens, the focus is public-facing: the San Francisco Environment Department says the festival includes a Green Business Expo, local vendors, live music, interactive activities, and education for all ages. (sfenvironment.org) The event also shows how SF Climate Week has expanded beyond investor and startup panels into free outdoor programming tied to Earth Month and neighborhood institutions like the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy. (sfclimateweek.org; sfenvironment.org) Yerba Buena Gardens has become a regular civic gathering space in downtown San Francisco, hosting festivals, performances, and community events through its public calendar. (yerbabuena.org) The city’s Green Business Program is using the fair to put certified local businesses in front of residents, turning a climate-branded week into a street-level showcase for products and services people can actually buy or use. (sfenvironment.org) The schedule around the fair also includes a volunteer cleanup near the gardens from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., followed by the festival itself, according to event listings. (luma.com; garysguide.com) For anyone trying to attend, the key detail is timing: the Yerba Buena Gardens climate fair on the official calendar is set for Saturday afternoon, not Thursday, and the full week’s schedule is posted by SF Climate Week online. (sfclimateweek.org; luma.com)
