San Francisco Metro: Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 111 events · data version 20261021-173303
8:00 PM · Bombargo · Guild Theatre (Menlo Park) · other · rating 9
guildtheatre.com · details Bombargo GENRE: Indie-Pop, Funk Spotify | Apple Music | Youtube | Website Bombargo is a Canadian based international touring band that drops a vibrant splash of soul over their distinctive ‘vintage-pop’ sound. Well known for bringing unrivaled energy to the stage with sing-along anthems, double-brother harmonies, and a powerful message that combined make for one of the most captivating live shows ever!
2:30 PM · Stanford Symphony Orchestra · Bing Hall (Stanford) · $32–$37 · live_music, classical · rating 8
events.stanford.edu · details The Stanford Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paul Phillips, presents their 2026 Fall Concert program from the main stage of Bing Concert Hall.
Program
Wang Lu – SurgeCalifornia premiereFranz Liszt – Orpheus (Symphonic Poem No. 4)Sean Tan ‘27, conductorPaul Phillips – Concordia MundiWorld premiereGustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1 in D Major, “Titan”
Admission Information
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3:00 PM · Black Women's Roots Festival · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · $49/$54
(INCLUDES ALL FEES) · live_music, folk, festival · rating 8
secure.thefreight.org · details Linda Tillery is a Grammy nominated vocalist, producer, drummer, percussionist, and cultural historian. She has been an influential force in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene for nearly 60 years. Her entry into performing was as lead singer in the psychedelic soul band, Loading Zone. The Loading Zone released one recording on RCA Victor, played at the Fillmore East and West opening for Arlo Guthrie, Chuck Berry, Cream, Vanilla Fudge, Janis Joplin, Iron Butterfly and Tiny Tim.
4:00 PM · Berkeley Symphony: Night of the Imagination · Hillside Club (Berkeley) · live_music, classical · rating 8
purchase.berkeleysymphony.org · details Night has often been a canvas for composers—a space where reality blurs and the imagination takes ov... Read more
5:00 PM · Calliope Smith & Kim Lee · Meyhouse Palo Alto (Palo Alto) · Buy Tickets · live_music, classical · rating 8
meyhousejazz.com · details From the lyricism of Bach and Beethoven to the fiery virtuosity of Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen , the program moves through some of the violin repertoire’s most expressive works. The second half brings the dreamlike world of Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto, Amy Beach’s intimate Romance , and the folk-inspired energy of Bartók’s Rhapsody No. 1 .
5:00 PM · Vince Lateano Trio · Bird & Beckett (Glen Park) · jazz, live_music · rating 8
birdbeckett.com · details Ben Stolorow, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Vince Lateano, drums
Drummer Vince Lateano performs with his trio on the 3rd Sudnay every other month (i.e. January, March, May, July, September, November).
SUNDAY HAPPY HOUR! Grab your partner! Gather your kids! Call a friend! Come on down to the bookshop to get a bit better acquainted with your neighbors and just have a ball before the start of another long hard work week!
6:00 PM · HOLLY BOWLING · SFJAZZ Lab (Hayes Valley) · live_music, jazz · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details TWO-TICKET PACKAGES AVAILABLE Purchase › Nov 13: 7PM & 8:30PM Purchase › Nov 14: 7PM & 8:30PM Purchase › Nov 15: 6:30PM & 8PM ABOUT THIS SHOW Whether behind the piano on a windswept mountainous cliff, at a hallowed venue such as Carnegie Hall, or playing shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the most legendary musicians in history, solo pianist Holly Bowling subverts convention with virtuosic playing, emotional immersion, and a thirst for invention.
7:00 PM · STANLEY CLARKE AND RON CARTER · SFJAZZ Auditorium (Hayes Valley) · live_music, jazz · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details Listeners can expect to hear a lot of the “right notes” as two of the true legends of low-end meet for these momentous evenings over four nights. Between them, 2022 NEA Jazz Master Stanley Clarke and 1998 NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter have defined and redefined the bass’s role in modern jazz, from the hard bop innovations of the early 1960s to the jazz-fusion revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.
8:00 PM · The Mountain Goats · The Fillmore (Fillmore) · $71 · live_music, rock · rating 8
sflive.art · details all ages; no ins/outs
9:00 AM · TAI CHI at The New Farm - Move. Breathe. Be. · The New Farm (Dogpatch) · $10–$20 · community, workshop · rating 7
thenewfarmsf.org · details This is a gentle, grounding Tai Chi practice open to all levels and all bodies.
We focus on breath, presence, and ease — not perfection.
No experience needed. Just come as you are.
Sliding scale donation: $10–$20
Proceeds support The New Farm.
12:00 PM · GRATEFUL · The Crepe Place (Santa Cruz) · $15 AT THE DOOR · live_music, rock · rating 7
thecrepeplace.com · details Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service! For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre.
12:00 PM · Nick Otis Presents Otisology · Golden Gate Bandshell (Golden Gate Park) · Free · live_music · rating 7
illuminate.org · details Nick Otis presents Otisology, celebrating the legacy and music of Shuggie & Johnny Otis at the Golden Gate Bandshell.
2:00 PM · Old Time Shred Sesh / Irish Session · The Starry Plough (Berkeley) · Free · folk, live_music · rating 7
thestarryplough.com · details Old Time Shred Sesh 2-4 PM (Free), Early kids session 4-5:30PM, Session at 5:30PM
3:00 PM · San Francisco Civic Music: Mozart to Mendelssohn · Herbst Theatre (Civic Center) · Free community concert; suggested donation $20 per person. · live_music, classical · rating 7 · unconfirmed sfcivicmusic.org · details A choral and orchestral program in collaboration with Chora Nova featuring works by women composers: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's Oratorio on Scenes from the Bible, Grace Williams' The Dancers (with soprano Gabrielle Goozée-Nichols), and Margaret Bonds' Credo. Conducted by John Kendall Bailey.
4:30 PM · Crucial Reggae Sundays · Golden Gate Bandshell (Golden Gate Park) · Free · dj_party · rating 7
illuminate.org · details Reggae music in Golden Gate Park hosted by resident DJs Irie Dole, DJ Guid8nce, and DJ Sep.
4:30 PM · Jason Marsalis & Vanisha Gould · Bach Dancing (Half Moon Bay) · $60/$50 Adults;$23/$12 Student · live_music, jazz · rating 7
plugin.vbotickets.com · details Sponsored by Bob
Levenson & Lani Shiota
Vibes courtesy of Marimba One
Equally renowned as
drummer and vibraphonist, Jason Marsalis, the youngest brother in the
illustrious New Orleans jazz clan has blazed a singular trail leaving no doubt
why he was named an NEA Jazz Master. His latest project features the
accomplished vocalist, Vanisha Gould.
5:00 PM · Dani & Debora Gurgel Quarteto feat. Sandy Cressman · Keys Jazz Bistro (North Beach) · Tickets: $40 per show · live_music, jazz, latin_world · rating 7
keysjazzbistro.com · details Samba Jazz from Sao Paulo Brazil The hypnotic energy of Dani & Debora Gurgel Quarteto comes from the deep musical connection between Dani Gurgel and Debora Gurgel. Dani’s syncopated scat singing blends with Debora’s pulsating piano, weaving Brazilian charm and jazz improvisation into a vibrant and original sound. The group — affectionately known as DDG4…
5:00 PM · Uromastyx · Ivy Room (Albany) · PURCHASE TICKETS · live_music, rock · rating 7
ivyroom.com · details ivy room presents Uromastyx + Spider Garage + SourFlower - Food by VEGAN MOB genre - rock Sun Nov 15 Minimum age: 21 and over Show time: 6:00 PM Doors open: 5:00 PM TICKETS Description IVY ROOM PRESENTS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15TH — UROMASTYX SPIDER GARAGE SUNFLOWER Food by VEGAN MOB 5pm doors / 6pm show ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE — IVY ROOM 860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+ — UROMASTYX — Uromastyx is an alternative rock band hailing from Berkeley California. Founded in 2009 by Jon Moses Schickman.
7:00 PM · BRIAN SIMPSON · Yoshi's (Oakland) · $33 - $79 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
yoshis.com · details Sun November 15, 2026 Contemporary jazz pianist and composer BRIAN SIMPSON Doors: 6:30PM Show: 7:00PM After graduating from Northern Illinois University, keyboardist and composer Brian Simpson relocated to Los Angeles, where he was soon playing alongside musicians Gerald Albright and Norman Brown and eventually on a world tour with Janet Jackson. In 1990, Simpson received a call from George Duke that led to a decade of touring and production work with the late jazz legend.
7:00 PM · Finish Ticket (Final Show) · Bottom of the Hill (Potrero Hill) · $20 · live_music, folk, rock · rating 7
bottomofthehill.com · details indie pop rock, indie pop rock, folk
7:00 PM · Marc Seales with Ernie Watts · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com · details Deeply swinging, modern jazz from two master improvisers with decades of chemistry and serious fire.
Pianist and keyboardist Marc Seales brings his distinctive blend of post-bop language, rich harmony, and fearless spontaneity to Black Cat alongside legendary tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts. Seales has toured and recorded with Joe Henderson, Art Pepper, Benny Carter, Mark Murphy, and Watts, while his acclaimed trio New Stories earned a Grammy nomination with vocalist Mark Murphy.
7:30 PM · Horn Department Recital · SF Conservatory of Music (Civic Center) · classical, live_music · rating 7
sfcm.edu · details Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments throug
7:30 PM · SIMM Series · Musicians Union Hall (SOMA) · live_music, experimental · rating 7
calendar.google.com · details 7:30pm to 9:30pm, SIMM Series , Calendar: Outsound Presents, Location: Musicians Union, 116 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, November 15, 2026
8:00 PM · KATE NASH · Swedish American Hall (Castro) · live_music · rating 7
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8:00 PM · The California Honeydrops · The Catalyst (Santa Cruz) · $55.08 · live_music, rnb_soul_funk · rating 7
catalystclub.com · details THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS – SWEET LIKE THAT TOUR 2026 Ages 16 and up Buy Tickets Sunday, November 15 Doors: 8 pm Show: 9 pm $55.08
9:15 PM · Marc Seales with Ernie Watts · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com · details Deeply swinging, modern jazz from two master improvisers with decades of chemistry and serious fire.
Pianist and keyboardist Marc Seales brings his distinctive blend of post-bop language, rich harmony, and fearless spontaneity to Black Cat alongside legendary tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts. Seales has toured and recorded with Joe Henderson, Art Pepper, Benny Carter, Mark Murphy, and Watts, while his acclaimed trio New Stories earned a Grammy nomination with vocalist Mark Murphy.
time TBA · Aeternum: Rejoice and Be Merry · Old First Concerts (Polk Gulch) · live_music, classical, livestream · rating 7
oldfirstconcerts.org · details *** LIVE STREAM LINK HERE *** Rejoice and Be Merry Aeternum California’s Professional Vocal Ensemble Bailey Cooke, conductor Described by San Francisco Classical Voice as “The Bay Area’s latest and greatest master chorus”, Aeternum is a professional vocal ensemble of the top choral singers from across the US and the UK. Experience Christmas favorites from the English choral tradition alongside wintery works and dazzling arrangements of beloved carols from the renaissance to today!
time TBA · COVENANT · Berkeley Rep (Berkeley) · theater · rating 7
berkeleyrep.org · details In a small Georgia town, a blues star’s suspicious rise to fame and a desperate woman’s dream of escape unleash a series of secrets in a haunting Southern Gothic thriller. Peet’s Theatre, Berkeley.
time TBA · Festival Gala 2026 · Old First Concerts (Polk Gulch) · live_music, classical, festival, livestream · rating 7
oldfirstconcerts.org · details *** LIVE STREAM LINK HERE *** Old First Concerts Festival Gala 2026 Just like last year, we will have three sets of amazing music, two intermissions filled with food and beverages, and admission is free! This year, we are excited to welcome the 2025 Opera America Composer of the Year Jake Heggie, who debuted his work at Old First Concerts nearly 30 years ago!
time TBA · JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN · ACT Theater (Union Square) · theater · rating 7
act-sf.org · details "After having productions of John Proctor is the Villain in Washington, D.C., Boston, in colleges across the country, and on Broadway, I am over the moon to now bring my play to the West Coast,” said Belflower. “Having three of this country’s biggest and best theatres team up for this brand new production is already a dream come true.
time TBA · LIBERATION · Berkeley Rep (Berkeley) · theater · rating 7
berkeleyrep.org · details Written by Bess Wohl, this bitingly funny and poignant play follows a daughter delving into her mother's 1970s feminist consciousness-raising group to explore the legacy of the women's movement. It examines what freedom truly means across generations through messy, impassioned personal histories.
time TBA · Lux Aeterna: Carols by Candlelight · Old First Concerts (Polk Gulch) · live_music, classical, livestream · rating 7
oldfirstconcerts.org · details *** LIVE STREAM LINK HERE *** Lux Aeterna: Carols by Candlelight Young Women’s Chorus of San Francisco Matthew Otto, Artistic & Executive Director Molly Langr, harp The Young Women’s Chorus of San Francisco, joined by Molly Langr on harp, performs the California premieres of Lux Aeterna by Oliva Sparkhall (UK) and Ushās – Goddess of Dawn and Priestess by Shruthi Rajasekar (USA).
time TBA · PETER PAN GOES WRONG · San Francisco Playhouse (Union Square) · On Stage Now · theater, comedy · rating 7
sfplayhouse.org · details A theater troupe takes on Peter Pan, and everything goes spectacularly wrong in this brilliantly chaotic comedy.
time TBA · RM: Between You and Me · SFMoma (SOMA) · art · rating 7
sflive.art · details RM x SFMOMA: Between You and MeUpcoming ExhibitionOctober 3, 2026–February 7, 2027Member Previews Oct 1–3Floor 7 Curated by RM. See what inspires the voice of a generation. RM x SFMOMA will be the first-ever museum exhibition featuring artworks from the personal co...
time TBA · Ragazzi Boys Chorus: Carols & Candlelight · Old First Concerts (Polk Gulch) · live_music, classical, livestream · rating 7
oldfirstconcerts.org · details *** LIVE STREAM LINK HERE *** Carols and Candlelight Ragazzi Boys Chorus, Silicon Valley Kent Jue, Artistic & Executive Director GRAMMY Award-winning Ragazzi Boys Chorus, Silicon Valley, provides outstanding musical education and performance opportunities for boys and young men ages 5 to 18. The largest boys’ chorus in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ragazzi serves more than 200 choristers in six tiered levels.
time TBA · Rooted in Place: California Native Art · De Young (Golden Gate Park) · art · rating 7
sflive.art · details Part of the reimagining of our Arts of Indigenous America galleries, this is the first in a series of exhibitions that highlights specific regions of Native California. This installation explores the interconnections between art, ceremony, and the land in the Karuk, Yurok, Hupa, Tolowa, Tsnungwe,...
time TBA · Salt & Spirit · Z Space (Mission) · community · rating 7
zspace.org · details Presented by Opera Parallèle at Z Space, this operatic world premiere draws inspiration from the enduring musical traditions and nineteenth-century spirituals of the Gullah-Geechee people. Co-created by Victor Ryan Robertson and Brian Staufenbiel, the theatrical experience blends classical, jazz, and spoken word to celebrate cultural resilience and memory.
time TBA · Silent Assassin: My Addictive Mind · Brava Theater (Mission) · theater · rating 7
brava.org · details SAN FRANCISCO, CA — September 2026 — What if addiction is not only about the substance itself—but about where we direct our attention, our energy, and ultimately, our consciousness?
That question lies at the heart of Algiin Ford’s Silent Assassin: My Addictive Mind, a deeply personal and provocative solo performance that examines addiction, identity, consciousness, incarceration, resilience, and transformation.
time TBA · Treasures of the Pharaohs Tour · De Young (Golden Gate Park) · art, workshop · rating 7
famsf.org · details Join a museum guide on a tour to learn more about Treasures of the Pharaohs. The free audio tour is available for all visitors in our Bloomberg Connects digital guide. Private guided tours are available for a fee.Contact info museumguides@famsf.org 415.750.7678
11:00 AM · Hotel Paradox: Beach Please Fair · Hotel Paradox (Santa Cruz) · FREE · art, community · rating 6
santacruz.org · details Head to the Paradox Hotel for an Ocean Themed Art and Sea Glass Fair, with an edge! Vendors will be on theme with local art, ocean themes, sea glass like […]
1:30 PM · The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · film · rating 6
bampfa.org · details In Part II of Masaki Kobayashi’s nine-hour epic about Japan’s occupation of China during World War II, soldier Kaji (Tatsuya Nakadai) is appalled by the treatment afforded recruits. Given the rank of officer, he tries to install more humane procedures but only succeeds in attracting the ire of his fellow officers.
2:00 PM · Exhibition Tour: Maren Hassinger · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · art · rating 6
bampfa.org · details Graduate students from the Departments of African American and African Diaspora Studies and History of Art offer exhibition tours on selected Wednesdays at 12:15 PM, Sundays at 2 PM, and Free First Thursdays at 1:15 PM.
2:00 PM · Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet · Davies Symphony Hall (Civic Center) · LEARN MORE · live_music, classical · rating 6
sfsymphony.org · details Overview Prokofiev’s ballet music for Romeo and Juliet is every bit as singular as the Shakespeare tragedy that inspired it: Savage and sensual, tragic and comic, it conveys all the passion of the play and loses none of its ambiguity. Debuting French conductor Marie Jacquot leads the Orchestra in the first SF Symphony performances of Andromède, by her underrated fellow countrywoman Augusta Holmès. The symphonic poem infuses ancient Greek myth with Wagnerian grandeur.
4:00 PM · Daniel Duane: Yosemite Falls · Bookshop Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz) · FREE · literary · rating 6
bookshopsantacruz.com · details Daniel Duane, Yosemite Falls FREE IN-STORE EVENT: Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes cult-favorite nature writer Daniel Duane for his new book Yosemite Falls —a memoir of climbing, California, and the double-sided coin of legacy and preservation. "A lifetime in the making, Yosemite Falls is a captivating blend of introspection and unvarnished history. A revelatory and deeply moving examination of California’s so-called 'wilderness.'"
4:30 PM · Communal Land Care · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · community, workshop · rating 6
bampfa.org · details Landscape architecture design studio TERREMOTO and nonprofit Test Plot talk about their approach to radical communal land care that cultivates beauty and biodiversity, while providing a framework for how to live on Earth spiritually with all forms of life. This presentation explores the belief that ecological and climate crises require a repairing of kinship with our lands, a return to the commons and to care.
6:00 PM · Hipsteria · Belle Cora (North Beach) · Free · live_music, jazz · rating 6 · unconfirmed offbeatsf.com · details Hipsteria brings its lively blend of jazz, soul, swing, and party music to Belle Cora, drawing on a rotating lineup of seasoned players and a repertoire ranging from jazz standards to soul and funk.
6:00 PM · Just Like Weather · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · film · rating 6
bampfa.org · details Just Like Weather centers on a young couple on the rocks. Through interviews, reenacted scenes from their everyday lives, fictional episodes, and behind-the-scenes documentary, anxieties of Hong Kong’s future after 1997 bubble to the surface. “Fong has an unerring feel for the ways that people speak, think, laugh, console and wound each other” (Tony Rayns).
6:00 PM · Trivia Night! · Scopo Divino (Pacific Heights) · sports · rating 6
scopodivino.com · details Scopo Divino is excited continue our popular Sunday evening event – Trivia Night! Join and show us how smart you are. Every Sunday from 6-8pm. Special prizes for the winner, plus a special prize for Best Team Name! We are taking reservations for Teams now (and recommend them as this evening has become a popular thing):
7:00 PM · Rodrigo y Gabriela · Castro Theater (Castro) · $64.75 · live_music, latin_world · rating 6
thecastro.com · details Grammy-winning Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela return with OurHome , a bold new album and global tour that invites audiences into a dreamlike universe of rogue monsters, celestial birds, stardust, savage landscapes, and the search for inner peace.
7:30 PM · Dear San Francisco · Club Fugazi (North Beach) · theater · rating 6 · unconfirmed boxoffice.clubfugazisf.com · details Created by the renowned contemporary circus collective The 7 Fingers, this resident production is an acrobatic love letter to the City by the Bay. The intimate, high-energy show brings San Francisco's history and spirit to life through breathtaking circus arts, spoken word, and original live music.
8:00 PM · Craig Finn & The Band Of Forgiveness · The Chapel (Mission) · $43.30 · live_music, rock · rating 6
wl.seetickets.us · details all ages; $58.14 seated
8:00 PM · Vince Staples · The Warfield (Mid-Market) · Buy Tickets · live_music, hiphop_rap · rating 6
thewarfieldtheatre.com · details Goldenvoice Presents Cry Baby Tour Vince Staples with Glare Buy Tickets share Artist Information It opens with the ephemeral sounds of nature. Birds, bugs, and airy notes chiming in the air. Then, the undercurrent of something darker, disrupting the fantasy: a distorted voice. “To live is to be,” the voice says, “Like the nigga in the tree.” This is how Dark Times , Vince Staples’ eighth studio album, begins.
time TBA · A Case for the Existence of God · New Conservatory (NCTC) (Civic Center) · theater · rating 6
nctcsf.org · details By Samuel D. Hunter; Directed by Will Detlefsen
time TBA · Blade Runner: The Final Cut (35mm) · Roxy (Mission) · Buy Tickets · film · rating 6
roxie.com · details While so many effects-driven visions of the future have faded with time, Blade Runner remains a template for imagining the neon-soaked city to come, as influential in its way as Fritz Lang’s Metropolis . Adapting Philip K. Dick’s novel into the gold standard of sci-fi noir, Ridley Scott shares much of the film’s visual legacy with “visual futurist” Syd Mead , whose design concepts helped define its unforgettable world, and with Vangelis’s atmospheric synth score.
time TBA · Dread Scott: The Body Politic · Yerba Buena Center (SOMA) · art · rating 6
ybca.org · details The exhibition reflects Dread Scott’s longtime commitment to art that confronts political issues and interrogates American patriotism.
time TBA · Dream · Yerba Buena Center (SOMA) · art · rating 6
ybca.org · details A public art installation commissioned by YBCA and co-sponsored by San Francisco Public Works.
time TBA · Fall Arcade Specials · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Santa Cruz) · $24.95 · sports · rating 6
beachboardwalk.com · details Fall Arcade Specials September 8 - November 25, 2026 Score BIG savings this fall! Monday-Friday: 2-Hour Time Play Card for $24.95 Weekend: 1/2 price arcade games Saturday: 10am-11am* Sunday: 10am-12pm *Beginning 11/1, Saturday & Sunday hours will change to 11am-12pm Play more and spend less - get the details now! More Info
time TBA · Fiddler on the Roof – Opera San José · California Theatre (San Jose) · theater, classical · rating 6
sanjose.org · details Tradition meets revolution in Opera San José’s new production of Fiddler on the Roof. In a vibrant Jewish shtetl on the eve of upheaval, Tevye, the enduring dairyman, grapples with his daughters’ dreams of love while clinging to the customs that provide his world’s structural integrity.
time TBA · GaHee Park: Behind the Curtain · Yerba Buena Center (SOMA) · art · rating 6
ybca.org · details GaHee Park: Behind the Curtain presents recent paintings that explore sexuality, mortality, fantasy, identity, and alienation through Park’s surrealist lens. Quiet portraits of domestic solitude merge with uncanny still lifes and gentle seaside landscapes, as Park inverts inner psychology...
time TBA · Guided Mushroom Foraging · Roaring Camp Railroads (Felton) · Buy Tickets · workshop · rating 6
fareharbor.com · details Begin with a scenic steam train ride to the top of Bear Mountain, then hike your way back into town while learning the core skills of safe mushroom foraging, identification, and fungal ecology. Led by Maya Elson.
time TBA · Holiday Tree Walk · Roaring Camp Railroads (Felton) · Buy Tickets · community · rating 6
fareharbor.com · details Get in the holiday spirit by bringing the family to ride the Redwood Forest Steam Train through the wintry redwoods to Bear Mountain. Sip hot cider while greeting Santa Claus. In town, enjoy winter themed activities.
time TBA · Matilda The Musical · Montgomery Theater (San Jose) · theater · rating 6
sanjose.org · details Children’s Musical Theater San Jose (CMT San Jose) presents Matilda the Musical, based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl, telling the story of an extraordinary girl who dreams of a better life. Armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, Matilda dares to take a stand against her cruel parents and the tyrannical headmistress of her school, Miss Trunchbull, all while inspiring her classmates to rebel in unexpected ways.
time TBA · Movement for Humans · Joe Goode Annex (Mission) · livestream, workshop · rating 6
joegoode.org · details Easeful movement in your home via Zoom, Saturdays mornings
time TBA · Rachel Maddow · Golden Gate Theatre (Tenderloin) · Buy tickets · literary · rating 6
us.atgtickets.com · details MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow leads a revelatory, rollicking trip through the history of the Justice Department, finding heroism and treachery in equal measure, and, in the end, a rescue effort for our battered democracy.
time TBA · Rael San Fratello: Prototypes · Yerba Buena Center (SOMA) · art · rating 6
ybca.org · details The most comprehensive presentation to date of the renowned Bay Area design studio Rael San Fratello.
time TBA · Songrise Goes Acoustic · The Lost Church (North Beach) · live_music, folk · rating 6
thelostchurch.my.salesforce-sites.com · details Presented by SongRise Studios, this daytime showcase features talented vocal students and performers taking the stage for an acoustic musical set.
time TBA · Sunday Bluegrass Jam · The Lucky Horseshoe (Bernal Heights) · live_music, folk · rating 6
theluckyhorseshoebar.com · details Sunday Bluegrass Jam Sun, Oct 25 | The Lucky Horseshoe Tickets are not on sale See other events Time & Location Oct 25, 2026, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM The Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA Other dates Sun, Nov 01, 4:00 PM Sun, Nov 08, 4:00 PM Sun, Nov 15, 4:00 PM View all 11 dates About the event Come drop in and show us what you got! Show More Share this event
time TBA · The Haunt: A Halloween hangout crafted by artists · Yerba Buena Center (SOMA) · $25 · art, community · rating 6
ybca.org · details The Haunt mixes Halloween tradition, B-movies aesthetics, and SF’s creative undead—for an event that’s part netherworld labyrinth and part laser-lit speakeasy, entirely crafted by human artists.
time TBA · The Head & the Load · Henry J Kaiser Center (Oakland) · theater · rating 6
thehenryj.org · details Conceived by South African artist William Kentridge, this expansive theatrical production combines music, dance, shadow play, and film projections to illuminate the untold history of African porters and soldiers in World War I.
time TBA · Underdog: The Other Other Brontë · The Pear Theatre (Mountain View) · $46.00 - $48.00 · theater · rating 6
thepear.org · details Sarah Gordon's irreverent play shines a light on Anne Brontë, exploring the fierce sibling rivalries and literary ambition that shaped the legendary Brontë sisters.
time TBA · Waitress · Orpheum Theatre (Mid-Market) · Buy tickets · theater · rating 6
us.atgtickets.com · details Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her pies, she crafts desserts that mirror her topsy-turvy life such as “The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie” and “Betrayed By My Eggs Pie.” When a baking contest in a nearby county — and a satisfying encounter with someone new — show Jenna a chance at a fresh start, she must find the courage to seize it.
time TBA · We fly for a liberated we, we rooted in flight · Yerba Buena Center (SOMA) · art · rating 6
ybca.org · details A public artwork inviting passerbyers to join in the journey of collective flight
1:30 PM · Nina Schuyler & Karen Joy Fowler · Santa Cruz Public Library (Santa Cruz) · Register · literary · rating 5
santacruzpl.libnet.info · details Nina Schuyler, author of Open the Floodgates, will be in conversation with the New York Times bestselling author, Karen Joy Fowler.
3:00 PM · The Jade Trio · Discretion Brewing (Soquel) · live_music · rating 5
discretionbrewing.com · details Live Music 3-5pm
4:30 PM · The Amazing Bubble Man · Rhythmix (Alameda) · theater · rating 5
rhythmix.org · details The Amazing Bubble Man has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. He is a favorite at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he has enjoyed 14 years of sell-out success.
Theater-goers will experience the breath-taking dynamics of bubbles, as the Amazing Bubble Man combines comedy and artistry with audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerized.
5:30 PM · Golden Gate Blues Society IBC Regional Challenge · Biscuits & Blues (Union Square) · live_music, rock · rating 5
biscuitsandblues.com · details The Golden Gate Blues Society decides who carries San Francisco to Memphis, and every ticket comes with a ballot. Doors at four, music at five thirty.
7:00 PM · Sina Bathaie: White Lotus World Tour · Public Works (Mission) · TICKETS · live_music, latin_world · rating 5
tixr.com · details Iranian-Canadian multi-instrumentalist and producer Sina Bathaie performs his fusion of traditional instruments and organic electronic beats on the White Lotus Tour.
7:30 PM · Surf Monster and Friends (Surf Rock) · The Riptide (Outer Sunset) · live_music, rock · rating 5
riptidesf.com · details Surf Monster and all their friends settin' up shop at the Riptide.
time TBA · Gallery Conversations · De Young (Golden Gate Park) · art, workshop · rating 5
famsf.org · details Explore the permanent collection through welcoming, inclusive, and engaging conversations. Join us for a 50-minute conversation about four to six artworks. Connect with each other and with artworks through close looking and discussions. Learn insightful stories and leave with lasting memories! Conversations depart from Wilsey Court at the de Young and the Rotunda at the Legion of Honor.
time TBA · Hockey Fights Cancer · SAP Center (San Jose) · sports · rating 5
sapcenter.com · details Presented by Kaiser Permanente Hockey Fights Cancer Sharks vs Predators Buy Tickets Date Nov 15 , 2026 Event Starts 6:00 PM On Sale On Sale Now Sunday, November 15 6:00 PM Buy Tickets Event Details Hockey Fights Cancer Scarf Giveaway More Info
3:00 PM · UNEDITED: THEO PARRISH ALL DAY LONG · Audio (SOMA) · dj_party · rating 4
ayli-sf.com · details Detroit house and techno innovator Theo Parrish commands the decks for an expansive, all-day DJ set presented by the Unedited series. Expect an uninterrupted, genre-blurring musical journey from open to close.
3:30 PM · LUIS JUAREZ · Punch Line (Financial District) · Buy Tickets · comedy · rating 4
ticketmaster.com · details Comedian Luis Juarez delivers an evening of sharp stand-up comedy and live laughs.
6:00 PM · CHISME WITH DOKNOW & JAKARTA · Cobb's Comedy Club (North Beach) · Buy Tickets · comedy · rating 4
ticketmaster.com · details Los Angeles comedian and social media personality DoKnow teams up with co-host Jakarta for a live edition of their podcast, featuring raw conversation, comedy, and cultural banter.
7:00 PM · S. F. COMEDY SHOWCASE · Punch Line (Financial District) · Buy Tickets · comedy · rating 4
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time TBA · FORIEGN FAMILY COMEDY SHOW · Tommy T's (Pleasanton) · comedy · rating 4
tommyts.com · details The Foreign Family takes over Tommy T's for a lively comedy showcase packed with big laughs from a featured lineup of performers.
3:00 PM · The Head & the Load · Cal Performances (Berkeley) · theater, dance, live_music · rating 0 · no longer listed secure.calperformances.org · details
4:00 PM · Drag The River · Moe's Alley (Santa Cruz) · live_music, rock · rating 0 · no longer listed moesalley.com · details 30th Anniversary Tour
4:00 PM · Etta James Tribute · Historic BAL Theatre (San Leandro) · BUY TICKETS · live_music, rnb_soul_funk · rating 0 · no longer listed baltheatre.com · details Etta James Tribute Sun | Nov 15 Show: 4:00 pm Buy Tickets About This Event Kaye Bohler Tribute to Etta James, Celebrate the unforgettable voice and timeless music of Etta James in a powerful live tribute concert. From soulful ballads to rhythm and blues classics, this special performance honors the passion, strength, and unmistakable style that made Etta James a music legend. Enjoy beloved songs including At Last, Id Rather Go Blind, Somethings Got a Hold on Me, Tell Mama, and many more.
4:00 PM · Joe Newsman · Tupelo (North Beach) · live_music · rating 0 · no longer listed tupelosf.com · details Hosted by Andrew Coutti and Young Blake on drums and bass,, this is the definitive Jam in San Francisco. Each week there will be a different special guest vocalist, as well as myriad other exceptional local talent popping in no doubt. Talk to either host before the gig if you're interested in performing. We take this shit seriously though, so bring your chops :)
5:00 PM · THE FALL SHOW · Ashby Stage (Berkeley) · theater · rating 0 · no longer listed shotgunplayers.org · details Long-lasting love is marked by both comfort and conflict. In The Fall Show, an elderly couple’s unexpected romance unfolds against a maelstrom of memory and movement. Lovers collide, chaos erupts, and tenderness persists in an intimate examination of love ‘til the very end.
8:00 PM · Allison Russell · UC Theatre (Berkeley) · BUY TICKETS · live_music, folk · rating 0 · no longer listed theuctheatre.org · details Montreal-born, Nashville-based Allison Russell is a Grammy, Juno, Americana, SOCAN, and Folk Award–winning artist and Polaris Prize–shortlisted singer-songwriter, producer, author, actor, and human rights advocate. Her acclaimed solo debut Outside Child (2021) was followed by The Returner (2023), released via Concord/Fantasy.
8:00 PM · Sunday Artist Series · Tupelo (North Beach) · live_music · rating 0 · no longer listed tupelosf.com · details A weekly live music dance party throw down hosted by Shawn Stein with an all-pro house band and different guest vocalists each week. This is the perfect way to cap off your weekend!
9:00 PM · Improvisation Workshop · Temescal Arts Center (Temescal) · Free · workshop, experimental, live_music · rating 0 · no longer listed temescalartcenter.org · details Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised. Hosted by Lewis Jordan. Inviting musicians, poets, dancers, to a non-hierarchical setting to improvise together. Spontaneously composing or contributing, can't be on a guest list.
time TBA · Exhibit- Feel the Beat: Dance in Photographs · SFMoma (SOMA) · free · art · rating 0 · no longer listed sflive.art · details Feel the Beat: Dance in Photographs May 16, 2026–February 28, 2027Floor 3 Dance and photography operate on different temporal planes. One unfolds over time through fluid movement, whereas the other freezes that motion in a single, suspended frame. Something electric ha...
time TBA · Exhibit- Graciela Iturbide: Between Two Worlds · SFMoma (SOMA) · art · rating 0 · no longer listed sflive.art · details The retrospective Graciela Iturbide: Between Two Worlds spans more than five decades of work by the celebrated photographer, exploring her poetic commitment to finding the extraordinary in the everyday. Iturbide’s lyrical photographs reflect a vast spectrum of life in her home country of Mexico,...
time TBA · INAUGURAL CONCERT! · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · https://www.ticketsignup.io/lefe · live_music, classical, folk · rating 0 · no longer listed ticketsignup.io · details LAND’S END FOLK ENSEMBLE:CLASSICAL MUSICIANS EXPLORE FOLK MUSIC Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/lefe
time TBA · Joyful Raven: Tactical Frivolity · The Marsh Berk (Berkeley) · theater · rating 0 · no longer listed themarsh.org · details Joyful Raven’s Tactical Frivolity – How to Save the World in a Unitard Berkeley Theater Nov 6 – Dec 5, 2026 Friday at 7:30 pm, Saturday at 8pm Written & Performed by Joyful Raven Directed and Developed by Jael Weisma n Ticket Information Tickets: $25 – $35 General Seating | $50 & $100 Reserved Seating 60 min | No Intermission | Ages 13+ (Please do not bring infants to the show) Online ticket sales close 2 hours before each performance.
time TBA · Organ Concerts · De Young (Golden Gate Park) · live_music, classical · rating 0 · no longer listed famsf.org · details About the organists Eric Choate is a San Francisco–based conductor, composer, and organist. He is professor of choral and organ music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and director of music at the Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin. He holds the Fellowship Certificate (FAGO) from the American Guild of Organists, as well as degrees in composition from St. Olaf College and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
time TBA · Paul Sussman's Did She Really Say "Tantrum Yoga?" · The Marsh SF (Mission) · theater · rating 0 · no longer listed sflive.art · details Paul Sussman's latest creation tosses us into the center of the swirl, and offers us lifelines to laugh, to cry, to hope, and to act. Written & Performed by Paul Sussman, Directed by David Ford.
time TBA · RAGTIME AND TRADITIONAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · https://www.ticketsignup.io/ragtime · live_music, jazz · rating 0 · no longer listed ticketsignup.io · details VIRGINIA TICHENOR’S RAGTIME QUARTET Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/ragtime
time TBA · Singer/Songwriter Wednesday · Golden Gate Bandshell (Golden Gate Park) · live_music, folk · rating 0 · no longer listed sfrecpark.org · details Come out to the Golden Gate Bandshell on Wednesday...
time TBA · SoMa Mahal Kita (SoMa I Love You) · Yerba Buena Center (SOMA) · art, community · rating 0 · no longer listed ybca.org · details A message of love for the SoMa neighborhood and community, inspired by weaving practices in the Phillipines and the colors of the Filipino flag.
time TBA · Sonor Solo Festival 2026 — “French Impressions” · Berkeley Piano (Berkeley) · live_music, classical, festival · rating 0 · no longer listed sonormusicschool.com · details In-person themed solo-performance festival for young musicians, featuring French-composer or France-inspired repertoire. Exact performance times are to be announced.
time TBA · TRIBUTE TO JIMMY VAN HEUSEN · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · https://www.ticketsignup.io/JVH · live_music, jazz · rating 0 · no longer listed ticketsignup.io · details “IN THE TRADITION” JAZZ & POP PIANO TRIO Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/JVH