SF Climate Week at Yerba Buena Gardens

SF Climate Week is staging a free day of climate programming at Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco on Thursday, April 23. (sfclimateweek.org) The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and appears on the official SF Climate Week calendar as the group’s flagship Energy Summit. The weeklong festival lists April 18-26, 2026, as this year’s run. (sfclimateweek.org; sfcw.climate-week.org) SF Climate Week describes the 2026 program as a citywide series of events bringing together climate leaders, investors, innovators and community groups. The public calendar sorts events by topics including energy, transportation, buildings, food and agriculture, climate arts and culture, and environmental justice and equity. (sfcw.climate-week.org) Yerba Buena Gardens is a regular civic stage for free public arts and community events in the city’s downtown cultural district. The gardens’ own event listings describe year-round performances spanning music, dance, theater and family programs. (yerbabuenagardens.org; ybgfestival.org) That mix helps explain why a climate event there can include panels and workshops alongside performances. SF Climate Week’s event platform shows the week is built around dozens of in-person gatherings across San Francisco and the wider Bay Area, with Yerba Buena Gardens serving as one of the most visible public venues. (sfclimateweek.org; luma.com) The same site that lists Thursday’s program also points visitors to a full schedule and registration details online. Organizers are publishing updates through the SF Climate Week website rather than a single city agency page. (sfclimateweek.org) Earlier in the week, Yerba Buena Gardens also hosted SF Climate Week’s official welcome-day programming tied to a Green Business Expo and Earth Day festival with the San Francisco Environment Department, the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy and Climatebase. That placed the gardens near the center of the week’s public-facing events before Thursday’s summit. (sfcw.climate-week.org; luma.com) For anyone deciding whether to go, the practical detail is simple: the programming is scheduled for Thursday afternoon at Yerba Buena Gardens, and the live schedule is on the official SF Climate Week site. (sfclimateweek.org)