3:00 - 11:45
Our remarkable springtime event, the Afternoon and Night of Ideas, returns to the San Francisco Main Library, Fulton Plaza and the Asian Art Museum on April 11.
Kicking off with family programs that start at 3 p.m. on the Library’s second floor, the Afternoon of Ideas will include playful, interactive workshops with San Francisco Ballet, Prescott Circus and the Exploratorium, plus talks and panels with authors Kristina Wong and Elizabeth Partridge, plus much more.
Art making and performances in the afternoon continue outside on Fulton Plaza until 10 p.m., accompanied by food trucks, bike riding workshops and the Parks Conservancy’s Roving Ranger mobile. Stay for the late night light show.
Doors to the Main Library reopen at 7 p.m. for the full Night of Ideas. From cultural expression to shared responsibility, this year’s theme, Lighting the Way asks what guides us, what inspires positive change, and how we can actively shape a more connected future together. Panel discussions on ethical AI, reimagining our monuments and memorials, and Afrofuturism will be interspersed with a night filled with interactive creative workshops, digital explorations, a small business marketplace and musical performances. The night culminates in a dance party in the atrium, under the Nautilus skylight.
This annual event is presented by Villa Albertine San Francisco, Asian Art Museum, Circuit Network, KQED, and San Francisco Public Library
Register for free tickets at https://nightofideas.org/san-francisco/