AAPI Cocktail Week Sunday Pop-ups

SF AAPI Cocktail Week opens Sunday, May 24, with a five-day run of guest shifts, tastings, classes and parties across San Francisco, according to the event’s official schedule and ticketing page. Pacific Cocktail Haven is presenting the 2026 edition, which Eventbrite says is the festival’s fourth year. Organizers describe this year’s theme as “Spice Routes,” a lineup built around ingredients, traditions and drinks tied to AAPI communities. The official event site lists programming at Pacific Cocktail Haven on Sutter Street, Kona’s on Third Street, Press Club and Splash at Thrive City. San Francisco Travel’s May events guide says AAPI Cocktail Week runs May 24 to May 25, while the event’s own pages and ticketing schedule show programming continuing through Thursday, May 28. The official schedule is the more detailed listing for individual events and times. (eventbrite.com) ### Which events are on Sunday, May 24? Sunday’s headline event is the opening party at Pacific Cocktail Haven, scheduled for 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on May 24. The official event page says the party will feature Bar Us and Penrose, two bars listed as No. 4 and No. 10 in Asia’s 50 Best Bars, with food from Happy Crane and sponsorship from Johnnie Walker. (sftravel.com) The San Francisco Standard’s Memorial Day weekend roundup also flagged AAPI Cocktail Week as one of the city’s featured holiday-weekend events. That listing points readers to the broader festival rather than a separate Sunday afternoon block, and the official AAPI Cocktail Week schedule available online shows the May 24 public event beginning at 6 p.m. ### Where in San Francisco is the festival happening? (sfaapicocktailweek.com) Pacific Cocktail Haven, at 550 Sutter St., appears as the anchor venue on the ticketing page and the festival homepage. Kona’s, at 32 3rd St., is also listed on the official site as a host location for week-of programming. Press Club hosts the “Sunset Luau,” which the official event page describes as an evening centered on Hawai‘i bartenders, tropical ingredients and food including roasted pig by Abacá and dishes from Unko Frank’s. (sfstandard.com) Splash at Thrive City hosts the “Night Market” finale on Thursday, May 28, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., according to the official event pages and a related venue listing from Viridian. (eventbrite.com) ### Who is participating this year? Eventbrite says the 2026 program celebrates “AAPI bars, bartenders, and community” through five days of events. The opening party brings in Bar Us and Penrose, while other official listings name Jigger and Pony, Zest and Bar Us for industry-focused masterclasses. The double pop-up at True Laurel and Trick Dog adds Alice Cheongdam, 52 Remedies, Bar Leather Apron, Nickel City, Laowai and Thunderbolt, according to the event page. (sfaapicocktailweek.com) Viridian says it will also take part in the week and describes the closing-night Splash event as featuring more than 25 Bay Area participants. (eventbrite.com) ### Is every event open to the public? Eventbrite says some sessions are marked “TRADE ONLY” and limited to people working in bartending and hospitality. The same page says free-admission RSVPs do not guarantee entry and that admission for those events is first come, first served. The closing party at Pacific Cocktail Haven on May 28 is listed as invite-only, though Eventbrite says access is included with a two-event pass or an all-access pass. (sfaapicocktailweek.com) Individual event tickets are also being sold separately. ### What should readers check before going? The official SF AAPI Cocktail Week site is the clearest source for event-by-event timing, venues and ticket links. (eventbrite.com) That matters because third-party listings differ on the festival’s end date, with some pages showing only two days and others showing the full May 24-28 run. Thursday, May 28, is the last day shown on the official 2026 schedule now available online, ending with the Night Market at Splash from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (eventbrite.com) Readers can use the event pages to confirm venue, admission type and whether a session is public or trade-only before heading out. (sfaapicocktailweek.com) (sftravel.com)