Civic Futures: A One City Day Volunteer Party!

The City of San Francisco is dedicating July 11 to civic service, so we're jumping into celebrate.
Whether you volunteer on this day or year-round, today is for you. Come enjoy two floors of art, DJ sets on the rooftop, and an invitation to help us imagine the future of civic life and voice.
⚡ This event is part of our Civic Futures day. Check out the No Waste Wellness Hub happening a less than 15 minute walk away (and the Wrap Party happening at The Pearl later at night!) ⚡

About the Event:
The Future of Us is marking the generational milestone of the US's 250th anniversary by coming together to celebrate community visions, creative expression, and civic voice.
This event explores visions for a future where civic life is not a chore or a burden but an invitation, where participation feels meaningful, and where the systems we share are built by and for the people who actually live inside them. Happening on San Francisco's One City Day, we invite everyone who volunteers to come and be celebrated!
Join us for the wrap party following the event!
It's part of the festival's Signature Event series: for ten days, Future of Us is taking over The Pearl in Dogpatch as its official HQ, offering a dynamic line-up of art, music, ideas, and interactive experiences.
What to Expect:
Art Exhibits: Immersive installations featuring 100+ original works created by artists to turn real community visions – collected across our year-long Visions Tour – into future worlds you can feel.
Imagining the Future of Civic Voice: In partnership with the Governor's Office of Land Use & Climate Innovation
DJ Sets on the Rooftop: Live sets and performances curated by Nothin But Hits to turn our rooftop lounge into a space for joy, culture, and connection.
Lounge areas: Cozy spaces with conversation prompts and reflection cards to spark conversation. Talking to strangers highly encouraged.
Gift Shop: Festival prints, custom candles, and limited-edition keepsakes – take a little of the future home with you.
Food & Drinks: Light snacks and local, non-alcoholic beverages.
Rooftop bar opens at 3pm (one drink ticket included for volunteers)

Schedule of Events:
Come & go as you please!
Note: Programming is located on the rooftop and exposed to the elements. Space is limited, rooftop access is on a first come / first serve basis. The first and second floors are open to all ticket holders throughout open hours and include the core exhibitions.
1:00pm - 6:00pm – Exhibitions Open
"One City Day" Programming:
Rooftop DJs
"SF Handbook for Civic Life" – Co-create the inaugural handbook, for release during 2026 Good Neighbor Week
"Imagining the Future of Civic Voice" – An interactive pop-up in partnership with Governor's Office Land Use & Climate Innovation
7:00- 11:00pm
Join us for the Future of Us Festival Wrap Party!
DJs, performers, celebration

Planning Your Day:
A Day in Dogpatch
Think of Future of Us HQ as a pop-up civic third space. You are welcome to show up and stay a while, or come and go throughout the day. Enjoy the rooftop, hang out in the lounges, and make sure to put aside plenty of time to browse the stories and visions dreamed up by your neighbors across the country.
New to Dogpatch? This neighborhood is a hybrid of the best of SF – art meets science, history meets the future, nature meets design.
Eat, drink, play & shop at Building 12
Check out beautiful Bayside Parks and Green Spaces
Learn more about all the wonderful food, drink, and activities the neighborhood has to offer
Parking & Transportation
Street parking is available but limited. We recommend rideshare or public transportation. The Pearl is easy to reach by Muni and a short walk from the T-Third line.
Accessibility & Considerations
The HQ is wheelchair accessible; the event spans three floors, including both stairs and elevators. The exhibits are largely visual, but written materials are currently only available in English. Accessibility is important to us – if you have specific accommodation requests, please reach out to future@theplenary.co to discuss what's possible.

⚡ About the Future of Us Festival
Launching on America's 250th anniversary, the inaugural Future of Us festival is a 10-day celebration of civic imagination and possibility. We're turning community-sourced, expert-crafted visions of the future into art, storytelling, and participatory experiences. Curated by a coalition of artists, scientists, storytellers, and civic builders, the festival features 100+ events spanning every corner of the city (floral labyrinths, speculative future worlds, dance parties with a purpose, and neighborhood meet-ups), it's a living exploration of what a more creative and generative civic culture could feel like. Organized around four themes (Green Futures, Social Futures, Science & Tech Futures, and Media Futures), Future of Us is breaking down the barriers between art, ideas, and each other, and everyone is invited to co-imagine what comes next.
⚡ Learn More: future-of-us.com
⚡ Check out the Schedule of Events: future-of-us.com
⚡ Follow Us: https://www.instagram.com/futures.us
About the Organization
Future of Us is stewarded by The Plenary, Co., a 501(c)3 civic arts and sciences nonprofit based in Dogpatch, and co-led by a coalition of partners. All donations are tax-deductible. Make a donation here.