San Francisco Climate Week — citywide summit
- Citywide multi-day climate summit Apr 18–26 with panels, workshops, and public events across San Francisco. - Highlights include talks from climate leaders, networking sessions, and in-person gatherings through Sunday. - Full schedule, locations, and tickets at sfclimateweek.org.
San Francisco Climate Week is underway through Sunday, turning April 18–26 into a nine-day run of climate panels, workshops, meetups, and public events across the city. (sfclimateweek.org) The official calendar lists hundreds of events spread across San Francisco and the Bay Area, with topics including clean energy, transportation, food systems, finance, policy, adaptation, biodiversity, and entrepreneurship. (sfclimateweek.org, climateweeknetwork.org) The 2026 edition is being hosted by Climatebase, and the event pages describe it as an open, decentralized gathering rather than a single-ticket convention in one venue. (sfclimateweek.org, stories.climatebase.org) That format means the week works more like a citywide festival for climate policy, business, and community organizing: attendees move between university halls, offices, public spaces, museums, and neighborhood venues instead of one convention center. (luma.com, sfclimateweek.org) The scale has grown sharply from last year. Climatebase said the 2025 week drew more than 25,000 attendees across more than 650 events, and this year’s organizers projected more than 60,000 attendees, 650 events, and 1,000 speakers. (stories.climatebase.org, prnewswire.com) The week is landing as San Francisco City Hall pushes a new climate agenda of its own. Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office and city agencies have used the run-up to the event to spotlight an updated Climate Action Plan aimed at net-zero emissions by 2040. (nbcbayarea.com, sfgate.com) The schedule mixes policy and business programming with public-facing events. Listings this week included a Grist storytelling event at Manny’s on April 23, a closing party at the California Academy of Sciences on April 23, cleanups, hikes, planting events, yoga, and food-and-wine programming. (climateweeknetwork.org, luma.com) Speakers and hosts span elected officials, investors, founders, nonprofit groups, academics, and media organizations. Organizers have promoted appearances tied to names including Al Gore, Daniel Lurie, Tom Steyer, and climber Alex Honnold. (prnewswire.com, sfclimateweek.org) Not every event is free or open in the same way. The calendar shows a mix of free registrations, paid tickets, waitlists, and outside-hosted sessions, so attendance depends on the individual organizer and venue. (sfclimateweek.org, luma.com) For San Francisco, the week has become both a networking circuit and a public showcase: climate startups court investors, city agencies pitch policy, and residents can drop into everything from lectures to volunteer events before the program wraps on April 26. (sfclimateweek.org, nbcbayarea.com)
