7:30 PM · JAKE SHIMABUKURO · SFJAZZ Auditorium (Hayes Valley) · live_music, jazz, livestream · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details In one of the most highly anticipated returns of the season, Jake Shimabukuro brings his joyful holiday classics program back to the Miner stage. Widely recognized as “the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele, Shimabukuro has created an international fanbase as a sensational performer whose concerts leave audiences awed, dazzled and delighted.
7:30 PM · Larry Ochs, Ben Davis & Fred Lonberg-Holm · Center for New Music (Tenderloin) · live_music, experimental, festival · rating 8
centerfornewmusic.com · details Larry Ochs is joined by Ben Davis and Fred Longber-Holm for an evening of improvisatory adventuring! [More]
7:30 PM · Le Jazz Hot · Bird & Beckett (Glen Park) · $20 · live_music, jazz · rating 8
birdbeckett.com · details Paul Mehling, solo guitar, vocals; Evan Price, violin; Dexter Williams, string bass; Nelsen Hutchison, rhythm guitar
$20 cover charge (cash at the door, please) / byob Students $10.
7:00 PM · BRIAN KOCH · Bazaar Cafe (Outer Richmond) · live_music, folk · rating 7
bazaarcafe.com · details Event DetailsPortland’s Leo Moon (Brian Adrian Koch, founding member of Blitzen Trapper) brings cinematic psych-folk: haunting, harmonica-laced songs from his 2026 album The Fool.
Event Details
Portland’s Leo Moon (Brian Adrian Koch, founding member of Blitzen Trapper) brings cinematic psych-folk: haunting, harmonica-laced songs from his 2026 album The Fool.
7:30 PM · String and Piano Chamber Music Recital · SF Conservatory of Music (Civic Center) · live_music, classical · rating 7
sfcm.edu · details Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study. Program Final program details will be announced upon availability.
8:00 PM · MIDLIFE RIOT · Hotel Utah (SOMA) · 21+, $12.00 · live_music, rock · rating 7
wl.seetickets.us · details A Night of ‘90s Alt-Rock and ‘00s Emo Covers
8:00 PM · Ultra Q (ex Mt. Eddy), Cross Stitch · Bottom of the Hill (Potrero Hill) · $22/$25 · live_music, rock · rating 7
bottomofthehill.com · details Pop Punk Rock, power pop punk
9:00 PM · NIROSTA STEEL · The Independent (Divisadero) · BUY TICKETS · live_music, rock · rating 7
theindependentsf.com · details Back to Event List Nirosta Steel John Errol Fri, Dec 4 Doors: 8:30 pm | Show: 9:00 pm 21 and up Please note - there is a delivery delay set for 2 weeks prior to show. Buy Tickets Share + Google Calendar Related Events Patrick Wolf Oct 29 Buy Tickets High Step Society Oct 30 Buy Tickets Artists Nirosta Steel My Skyscraper’ represents 40 years or so of works, re-works and works-forever-in-progress of one Steven Hall, aka Nirosta Steel — son of Scotland; step-son of the United States of America…
2:00 PM · San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus · Golden Gate Theatre (Tenderloin) · Buy tickets for San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
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us.atgtickets.com · details Let your spirits soar with music, laughter, and a healthy dose of holiday sparkle! Whether you're humming along to Sleigh Ride , singing It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year , or grooving to holiday hits from Elton John, Ariana Grande, and Celine Dion, SFGMC has your soundtrack to the season covered. Heartfelt, hilarious, and fabulously festive, Holiday Spectacular brings families, friends, and chosen family together for a tradition that shines brighter every year.
7:30 PM · Handel Messiah · Davies Symphony Hall (Civic Center) · LEARN MORE · live_music, classical · rating 6
sfsymphony.org · details Overview George Frideric Handel’s Messiah was an instant classic soon after its 1742 premiere and has been a holiday tradition around the world ever since. Through a dramatic series of arias, recitatives, and choruses, Handel offers a musical meditation on Christ’s birth, life, and resurrection—and his message of redemption. Ruben Valenzuela leads the SF Symphony and Chorus in this perennial favorite.
6:30 PM · Kevin Burt · Biscuits & Blues (Union Square) · live_music, rock · rating 5
biscuitsandblues.com · details Kevin Burt swept the solo and duo division at the 2018 International Blues Challenge, taking first place, Best Guitarist and Best Harmonica Player. Two nights, four sets, one 100 seat room.
time TBA · Aeternum – Rejoice and Be Merry · Old First Concerts (Polk Gulch) · live_music, classical, livestream · rating 0 · no longer listed 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 · Festival Gala 2026 · Old First Concerts (Polk Gulch) · live_music, classical, livestream, festival · rating 0 · no longer listed 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 · Ragazzi Boys Chorus: Carols and Candlelight · Old First Concerts (Polk Gulch) · live_music, classical, livestream · rating 0 · no longer listed 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.