​⚡️Sardine Games

​Overview

​Step into a future where society manages its resources intentionally and collectively. Sardine Games is an immersive, game-based experience that makes the stakes of collective resource management visceral, surprising, and human.

​What to Expect

• ​An Immersive Welcome: Step into a school of sardines swimming overhead and feel yourself part of something bigger

• ​The Sardine Game: Play out the fate of a fishery, make collective decisions, and see what happens when the tipping point hits faster than you expected

• ​Reflection & Discussion: Share what the experience stirred up and watch responses from fellow participants appear live on the screen above you

• ​A Limited-Edition Take-Home: Leave with a physical sardine card deck to keep playing, if you dare

​Parking & Transportation

• ​Parking & Transportation

  • ​Public Transportation

    • ​Muni T Third Street Line

    • ​Caltrain: Exit at 22nd Street Station and walk about 10 minutes north through the neighborhood to Pier 70

  • ​Driving

    • ​Street parking is available but limited

​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. With 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

​About the Future Culture Fellows Program

​The Future Culture Fellowship is a yearlong program that resources the people best positioned to shape the future of civic life in San Francisco: the community builders, artists, and grassroots visionaries already rooted in neighborhoods and traditions across the Bay. Fellows design and host original, science- and arts-centered experiences that reflect their unique perspectives on what's possible, and become part of a growing Future Culture Collective dedicated to making civic life in SF more vibrant, connected, and imaginative. The event you're signing up for was dreamed up by one of the 2026 Fellows.

​⚡ Meet your host:
https://www.future-of-us.com/2026-fellows/jen-cole

⚡ Learn more about the Fellows Program: future-of-us.com/collective

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https://www.instagram.com/futures.us