San Francisco Metro: Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · San Francisco · 60 events · data version 20261111-153620
7:00 PM · Flaming Creatures: Films of Jack Smith · The Lab (Mission) · $15 / free or discounted for members · film · rating 9
thelab.org · details Buy Tickets
Doors 6:30pm / Screening 7pm
$15 / free or discounted for members
7:30 PM · Center for New Metal · Center for New Music (Tenderloin) · live_music, rock, experimental, festival · rating 8
centerfornewmusic.com · details C4NM resident metalheads Brent Miller and John Angel ride the lightning one last time at 55 Taylor! [More]
7:30 PM · Taurean Horn Poets · Bird & Beckett (Glen Park) · literary · rating 8
birdbeckett.com · details Jack Crimmins is the Sonoma County-based author of seven poetry collections, including his latest trilogy, “The Light in California” (Taurean Horn Press). In her introduction to his first book, “Kit Fox Blues,” Diane di Prima wrote, “Jack Crimmins weaves together the music of the city streets and the urgent, fragile sounds of wilderness.”
Melissa Eleftherion (she/they) is a writer, a librarian, and a visual artist.
8:00 PM · Strawberry Guy · The Fillmore (Fillmore) · live_music · rating 8
sflive.art · details all ages; no ins/outs
5:00 PM · CLOSED FOR PRIVATE EVENT · Dawn Club (Financial District) · community · rating 7
dawnclub.com · details San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 508-3296
7:00 PM · Soulful Sleigh Ride · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 · live_music, jazz, rnb_soul_funk · rating 7
blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com · details Back for its third year, Black Cat’s Soulful Sleigh Ride brings the holidays to life with a Bay Area collective putting its own funky, soulful, jazz-infused spin on seasonal favorites. Expect familiar classics transformed through rich arrangements, deep grooves, soulful vocals, and plenty of room for improvisation.
7:30 PM · Alice in Wonderland · Presidio Theatre (Presidio) · BUY TICKETS · theater · rating 7
presidiotheatre.org · details See the Ticketing Policies for all shows ticketed through the Presidio Theatre Box Office. Please note, if a show is ticketed by a third-party vendor these policies do not apply.
8:00 PM · FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE · The Independent (Divisadero) · BUY TICKETS · live_music, rock · rating 7
theindependentsf.com · details feeble little horse is naturally delighted to present their third full-length LP, bitknot . The album was written, arranged, produced, and recorded by Sebastian Kinsler, Lydia Slocum, and Jake Kelley across their respective homes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
9:00 PM · Making Movies · The Great Northern (SOMA) · Buy Ticket · live_music, latin_world · rating 7
eventbrite.com · details Making Movies bring the Una Vida Tour to The Great Northern on Dec 10, with support from Jazz Mafia, Rizo and Otis McDonald.
9:15 PM · Soulful Sleigh Ride · Black Cat (Tenderloin) · Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 · live_music, jazz, rnb_soul_funk · rating 7
blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com · details Back for its third year, Black Cat’s Soulful Sleigh Ride brings the holidays to life with a Bay Area collective putting its own funky, soulful, jazz-infused spin on seasonal favorites. Expect familiar classics transformed through rich arrangements, deep grooves, soulful vocals, and plenty of room for improvisation.
time TBA · Exhibit- RM x SFMOMA: 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 · Feel the Beat: Dance in Photographs · SFMoma (SOMA) · art · rating 7
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 · Graciela Iturbide: Between Two Worlds · SFMoma (SOMA) · art · rating 7
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 · John Proctor Is the Villain · ACT Theater (Union Square) · theater · rating 7
act-sf.org · details In a rural Georgia high school AP English class studying Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible,' five young women examine power dynamics and re-evaluate who is truly a hero or a villain.
8:00 AM · Bootcamp · Salesforce Park (Financial District) · community, sports · rating 6
tjpa.org · details A relentless, time-efficient, action-packed workout that will bring heart-thumping drills & total body challenges. Provided by FITNESS SF. This program is free and open to the public.
10:00 AM · Reading Room + Recess Cart · Salesforce Park (Financial District) · community, literary · rating 6
tjpa.org · details Take your recess break! Enjoy a mix of art supplies, books, and games available to borrow for free during your visit to the park.
1:00 PM · HIGH Fitness · Salesforce Park (Financial District) · community · rating 6
tjpa.org · details HIGH Fitness has brought aerobics back in a hip and unique way! <br>The revival of this fitness trend has quickly become the hottest new workout combining Old School Aerobics made into a modern, heart pounding, fun, and effective workout. Cardio and toning meet leg warmers with a side of air guitar. <br><br>This program is free and open to the public.<br><a href=" https://live-tjpa-2023.pantheonsite.io/media/37542 "> https://live-tjpa-2023.pantheonsite.io/media/37542</a> ;
6:00 PM · 2nd Thursday Gypsy Jazz & Fun w/Mark & David · Asiento (Mission) · live_music, jazz · rating 6
asientosf.com · details Second Thursdays @twangosf and @markbanjoe will be back at @asientosf from 6pm – 9pm, playing jazz manouche and songbook standards!
Swing by and grab a drink, a dance or a bite to eat 🙂
Free but the band loves tips!
6:00 PM · After Dark: Unplug and Play · Exploratorium (Embarcadero) · community, sports · rating 6
exploratorium.edu · details Your monthly invitation to hang out and try something new—play science trivia, find your community, and connect deeply.
6:00 PM · Latin Jazz with Viajo de la Musica · Scopo Divino (Pacific Heights) · live_music, jazz, latin_world · rating 6
scopodivino.com · details Viajó de la Música celebrates Latin Jazz with Saxophonist Renner leads this jazz quartet, featuring educated, creative, and expressive musicians primarily from the East Bay. Viva Bossa Nova!
7:30 PM · A Drag Queen Christmas · Golden Gate Theatre (Tenderloin) · Pre-sale · theater, community · rating 6
us.atgtickets.com · details Murray & Peter Present A Drag Queen Christmas hosted by Nina West . It’s the longest running drag tour in America. Get ready for your favorite queens performing live on stage. We’ve got Myki Meeks, Nini Coco, Darlene Mitchell, Juicy Love Dion, Discord Addams, Crystal Methyd and Silky Ganache .
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.
7:30 PM · Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas · Davies Symphony Hall (Civic Center) · live_music, classical, film · rating 6
sfsymphony.org · details Enjoy the classic holiday film on the big screen accompanied by live orchestral performance of the score at Davies Symphony Hall.
8:00 PM · Oliver Hazard, Downey Chase · Rickshaw Stop (Hayes Valley) · $25/$30 · live_music, folk · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
8:30 PM · County Yolo Band · The Plough and the Stars (Inner Richmond) · live_music, folk, dance · rating 6
sf.ccewest.org · details Set Dancing — @8:30 to 10:30pm
9:00 PM · Karaokiki · El Rio (Mission) · community · rating 6
tockify.com · details KARAOKIKI!
Sing your heart out with our incredible rotating hosts DULCE DE LECHE, FRICSO PINK, MOJO & LAMBERT.
FREE. FAB. FUN. FRICK YEAH.
Every Thursday night!
9pm-1AM
No Cover / front room
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/karaokikisf/
time TBA · A Kidman Carol: A Gay Dementia on Australian Dames · New Conservatory (NCTC) (Civic Center) · theater · rating 6
nctcsf.org · details Oh naur! Cate Blanchett is not in the mood for the season – awards season that is – until she’s visited by the spirit of three Nicole Kidmans. Can she learn the true meaning of the Oscars® before it’s too late?
time TBA · Being Human · Exploratorium (Embarcadero) · film · rating 6
exploratorium.edu · details Four short films offer diverse reflections through playful and visually expressive representations of the complexities of being human. Running time: 32 minutes
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 Inspired by the life of Mike “Dream” Francisco, a graffiti writer and peace fighter who was killed in 2000, Fernández’s sculpture is a sign to compel individuals—not just the widely mixed-race population that works, lives and goes to school in this area, but all individuals who come across it—to start identifying their goals and aspirations, from a place of consciousness and awareness, and to begin the process of pursuing them.
time TBA · Eric Shifrin · The Vault Steakhouse (Financial District) · live_music · rating 6
vaultsteakhouse.com · details Live piano lounge performance by piano stylist Eric Shifrin.
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 · Movement for Humans · Joe Goode Annex (Mission) · livestream, workshop, community · rating 6
joegoode.org · details Easeful movement in your home via Zoom, Saturdays mornings
time TBA · Open Mic hosted by Bernal Equinox! · The Lucky Horseshoe (Bernal Heights) · community · rating 6
theluckyhorseshoebar.com · details Open Mic hosted by Bernal Equinox! Thu, Nov 12 | The Lucky Horseshoe Admission is free! See other events Time & Location Nov 12, 2026, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM The Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA Other dates Thu, Dec 10, 8:00 PM Thu, Jan 14, 8:00 PM Thu, Feb 11, 8:00 PM View all 100 dates Share this event
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 · SoMa Mahal Kita · Yerba Buena Center (SOMA) · art, community · rating 6
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 · Speak Easy: Let's Discuss Social Media · Exploratorium (Embarcadero) · community · rating 6
exploratorium.edu · details Should kids and young teens be allowed on social media? Discuss the pros and cons with someone else. How does the other side think? And how does bias shape your conversations?
time TBA · Suraya Keating: Soul Story Theater · The Marsh SF (Mission) · theater, workshop · rating 6
themarsh.org · details Suraya Keating’s Soul Story Theater Solo Performance Program for Women Class Description Facilitated by Suraya Keating, LMFT, Registered Drama Therapist & Soul Story Coach The Soul Story Theater Solo Performance Program is a 13-week creative journey for women who long to transform meaningful life experiences into an original solo performance.
time TBA · THX 1138 (35mm) · Roxy (Mission) · Buy Tickets · film · rating 6
roxie.com · details Presented in 35mm in its original theatrical version , George Lucas’s THX 1138 imagines a sterile underground future where citizens are drugged into compliance, emotion is suppressed, and individuality itself is treated as a threat. Robert Duvall stars as THX, a worker who stops taking his state-mandated medication and begins to awaken to desire, fear, and the possibility of escape.
time TBA · The Art of Tinkering Workshop · Exploratorium (Embarcadero) · workshop · rating 6
exploratorium.edu · details Join our three-day Professional Development session to learn how to bring a tinkering approach into your practice.
time TBA · The Haunt · Yerba Buena Center (SOMA) · Tickets: $25 · 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 Outsiders · Orpheum Theatre (Mid-Market) · TICKETS · live_music, rock, theater · rating 6
us.atgtickets.com · details The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is The Outsiders . Adapted from S.E. Hinton 's seminal novel and Francis Ford Coppola 's iconic film, this thrilling new musical features a book by Adam Rapp with Justin Levine , music and lyrics by Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance) and Tony Award® winner Justin Levine , music supervision, orchestration, and arrangements by Justin Levine , choreography by Rick Kuperman & Jeff Kuperman , and direction by Tony Award®…
time TBA · The Science Behind Pixar · Exploratorium (Embarcadero) · art, workshop · rating 6
exploratorium.edu · details Learn about the filmmaking process through hands-on activities inspired by some of Pixar’s most treasured films, from Toy Story to Incredibles 2.
time TBA · We fly for a liberated we, we rooted in flight · Yerba Buena Center (SOMA) · dance · rating 6
ybca.org · details all the ingredients laid out in the sharing of sacred curriculum in process and in pain flight school emerges here before our eyes and is held with deep compassion all ingredients out here at flight school, we fly with eternal wings because it’s up to us to protect us roots and webs and nets and branches and bulletin boards and banners and newsletters and mutual aid text threads and kin and caretakers and porches and poems of today and spaces of survival and enmeshment and disentangling and…
6:30 PM · Closed for a Private Event · Biscuits & Blues (Union Square) · community · rating 5
biscuitsandblues.com · details Biscuits and Blues is booked for a private event on this date and will not be open to the public. Our next public show is Elvin Bishop on Friday, December 11.
time TBA · Gallery Conversations · De Young (Golden Gate Park) · art · 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 · Guided Tours: Treasures of the Pharaohs · De Young (Golden Gate Park) · art, workshop · rating 5
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
time TBA · Rizo in the Flesh (And on Top of Your Tree) · Great Star Theater (Chinatown) · comedy, rock, live_music, theater · rating 5
greatstartheater.org · details This time around Rizo will not be hitting the stage alone. To further emphasize this extravaganza, Rizo has called on prominent international belly dancer Zoe Jakes of Beats Antique , and the Bay Area’s very own surrealist clown troupe Fou Fou Ha , to make this more than a performance but an experience. This will be the first time that Rizo, Zoe Jakes, and Fou Fou Ha collaborate as a trio so be on the lookout for a very special musical number.
7:00 PM · JEFFREY KELLER · Cobb's Comedy Club (North Beach) · Buy Tickets · comedy · rating 4
ticketmaster.com · details Comedian Jeffrey Keller takes the stage at Cobb's Comedy Club to deliver a lively set of stand-up comedy.
8:00 PM · DANA GOULD · Punch Line (Financial District) · Buy Tickets · comedy · rating 4
ticketmaster.com · details Comedy veteran, writer, and podcast host Dana Gould headlines an evening of clever, offbeat stand-up comedy.
3:00 PM · Percussion Studio Recital · SF Conservatory of Music (Civic Center) · live_music, classical · rating 0 · no longer listed sfcm.edu · details
5:00 PM · Asher Blackburn Violin Recital · SF Conservatory of Music (Civic Center) · live_music, classical · rating 0 · no longer listed sfcm.edu · details No tickets required for this event. In pursuit of their degrees at SFCM, each student presents a recital that represents their artistry and craft. Student Recitals feature repertoire curated by students with guidance from their faculty instructor. Program Final program details will be announced upon availability.
7:30 PM · Collaborative Piano Department Recital · SF Conservatory of Music (Civic Center) · live_music, classical · rating 0 · no longer listed 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.
7:30 PM · Jiin Kim Piano Recital · SF Conservatory of Music (Civic Center) · live_music, classical · rating 0 · no longer listed sfcm.edu · details No tickets required for this event. In pursuit of their degrees at SFCM, each student presents a recital that represents their artistry and craft. Student Recitals feature repertoire curated by students with guidance from their faculty instructor. Program Final program details will be announced upon availability.
time TBA · Daytime Members-Only Hours · Exploratorium (Embarcadero) · community · rating 0 · no longer listed exploratorium.edu · details All year long we set aside Sunday mornings for Daytime members—10:00 a.m. to noon is just for you.
time TBA · Rooted in Place: California Native Art · De Young (Golden Gate Park) · art · rating 0 · no longer listed 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 · Storytime Science for Kids: Halloween · Exploratorium (Embarcadero) · workshop, literary · rating 0 · no longer listed exploratorium.edu · details Enjoy a Halloween-themed storybook read-aloud followed by a related activity geared toward children ages 4–8 (and their grown-ups).