Arts events in and around San Francisco this week
1,156 events in the next 7 days (Oct 23–29) in and around San Francisco, 49 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 23.
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Friday, October 23
- 10 AM Harvest Festival® ~ Pleasanton Alameda County Fairgrounds Free
- 6 PM 2026 Hillside Club Revue Hillside Club $81.88
- 6 PM An Evening of Art & Poetry SIY Gallery San Bruno Gallery Showroom Free
- 6 PM Beats & Crafts: Artspan Open Studios Opening Night Party w/Discomakes, Cold Leftovers, Fygma The Faight Collective Free
- 6:30 PM Walter Mosley: Hanging and Burning Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free
- 7 PM Carolina Pihelgas: The Cut Line Telegraph Hill Books Free
- 7 PM Disney On Ice presents Find Your Hero SAP Center at San José
- 7 PM Film Screening: The Arch BAMPFA
- 7 PM Haunted Riot with Frightwig The Chapel
- 7 PM Improv Face-Off Firehouse Arts Center
- 7 PM Julia Jacklin The Castro
- 7 PM Lift Every Voice: A Festival Finale in Verse First Presbyterian Church of Oakland Free
- 7 PM NO(w) Beauty Black Cat $20-$60, fees included
- 7 PM Patrick Ball—Celtic Harp & Story United Irish Cultural Center $31.19-$36.52
- 7 PM Queerly Beloved: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Writing in Foglifter The Stud Free
- 7:30 PM Attack of the Zombies! John & Jean Knox Performing Arts Center $10
- 7:30 PM Faculty Recital: Livia Sohn, violin, & Bernadene Blaha, piano Braun Music Center Free
- 7:30 PM Marlon Wayans San Jose Improv See tickets
- 7:30 PM Psyched! Radio Present Joey Cash w/ Jade 2008 + Discnogirl + Leakz Crybaby $17.79-$28.45
- 7:30 PM REO Brothers of Tacloban- SAN FRANCISCO Historic BAL Theatre $39.19-$81.88
- 7:30 PM Science is a Drag! Chabot Space & Science Center See tickets
- 7:30 PM The Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents: Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
- 8 PM Chalice + Prezident Brown: Legends of Reggae with Donny Rasta & JAHBUDDA! Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center $30
- 8 PM Gary Clark Jr. Fox Theater
- 8 PM Halloween Heels Performance Challenge with Monique Multiple Locations - Danzhaus & Space 550 $87.21
- 8 PM LIVE BAND NIGHT Rocks Den Free
- 8 PM MECHANICAL TURK Club Fox $24.13-$50.68
- 8 PM Rock Candy Covers Night at Mac’s | Classic Rock in Fairfax Mac's at 19 Broadway $12.51
- 8 PM Sarah Jarosz: 10 Years of Undercurrent Uptown Theatre - Napa
- 8 PM The Rocky Horror Show- The Live Musical! The California Theatre of Santa Rosa $60.54-$241.94
- 8 PM The Well, Pink Fuzz, Glowing Brain Thee Stork Club
- 8 PM Vista Francisco, Suver, Cigmund Floyd The Phoenix Theater $15.49
- 9 PM Atta Kid Keys Jazz Bistro See tickets
- 9 PM Cheekface w/ special guest Bodega Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music
- 9 PM EAZYBAKED presented by Public Works & Insomniac Public Works $43.17
- 9 PM Petit Biscuit at The Foundry in San Francisco The Foundry $31.05-$48.03
- 9 PM The Bay Wants Riddim: Nessli, Martaze -b2b- Khold, Forrest -b2b- Kyn, Nitetide DNA Lounge See tickets
- 9:30 PM Halloween Masquerade Dj dance party at spooky Alhambra Irish House Alhambra Irish House $5
- 10 PM Justin Bieber Vibes | Fri Oct 23 | Providence SF Providence Free
Saturday, October 24
- 10 AM San Mateo County History Museum Volunteer Orientation San Mateo County History Museum Free
- 10:30 AM Paint Party inspired by Pacita Abad Morgan Hill Library Free
- 11 AM Find Your Hero SAP Center
- 12 PM Ivan Vielma Graduate Choral Conducting Recital Campbell United Methodist Church Free
- 12 PM Oakland Halloween + Día de los Muertos: Tricks, Treats & Traditions in the Laurel (2026) Golondrino’s Mexican Grill Free
- 1 PM John Lewis: Good Trouble, free film screening and conversation Niles Discovery Church Free
- 1 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 1:30 PM Whack Donuts 2-Year Anniversary Jam + Breakin’ Battle (Embarcadero Plaza) Embarcadero Plaza (Formerly Justin Herman Plaza) Free
- 2 PM Film Screening: La maison des bois: Episodes 4–7 BAMPFA
- 2 PM SF Craft & Learn at the Museum of the Eye: Ojo de Dios (Oct. 24-31) Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye Free
- 2 PM SIDEPIECE Day Party at Gold Bar Distillery SF Gold Bar Whiskey Distillery Tasting Room $26.07-$138.17
- 2 PM When Manilatown Swung: The Manila Serenaders International Hotel Manilatown Center Free
- 2:30 PM 4TH Annual American Roots Mini-Fest - Sonoma- Murphys Murphy's irish Pub Free
- 4 PM "It's Just a Shot Away" Art Exhibition Opening Reception Floating Museum Free
- 6 PM Basement (NIGHT 2) The UC Theatre
- 6 PM Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Free
- 6:30 PM Free Hotel Transylvania Outdoor Movie Night in San Jose De Anza Park Free
- 6:30 PM Return to Laurel Canyon, with iconic songs from 1967 to 1975 Kuumbwa Jazz center
- 7 PM Improv Face-Off Firehouse Arts Center
- 7 PM Julia Jacklin The Castro
- 7 PM Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Keys Jazz Bistro See tickets
- 7 PM Marlon Wayans San Jose Improv See tickets
- 7 PM NO(w) Beauty Black Cat $20-$60, fees included
- 7 PM SF Cyberia: CYBERWEEN The Faight Collective $12.32-$23.64
- 7:15 PM THE RECYCLISTS Ivy Room
- 7:30 PM Kate Lamont and Mia Pixley Quartet The Sound Room $31.72
- 7:30 PM Naoko Kasai: Colors of Sound: An Evening of Piano Imagery Community School of Music and Arts Free
- 7:30 PM One Night Stand With The Heartthrob Gabby Concepcion Historic BAL Theatre
- 7:30 PM SJSU Theatre presents Sanctuary City SJSU Hal Todd Studio Theatre See tickets
- 7:30 PM Steve Reich at 90: A Birthday Celebration Zellerbach Hall See tickets
- 8 PM Amble The Fillmore
- 8 PM Balthvs Felton Music Hall
- 8 PM Black Flag Napa Music Hall See tickets
- 8 PM Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman in Concert United Irish Cultural Center $28.52-$33.85
- 8 PM The Uninvited San Leandro Museum/Auditorium See tickets
- 9 PM Bass & Boos: Cshay, Reedemit, Sluggi, Trim, Delin Lost Cat Bar See tickets
- 9 PM French Tech & Afro House Dj Samson at MadaRae - FREE GUEST LIST Madarae Free
- 9 PM Out & Abt SF: Halloween Dance Party @ Monarch/200 Channels Monarch $16.28-$25.55
- 9 PM Weatherday's Hornet Disaster Tour with Founders Day + hit me, Harold The Chapel
Sunday, October 25
- 10 AM Halloween Family Costume Party Palo Alto Magical Bridge Playground Free
- 11:30 AM 🎶 SF Music Day -- Herbst Theater Herbst Theater Free
- 1 PM Afghan Cassette Archive: Stories, Sounds, and Music from Afghanistan Mountain View Library Free
- 1 PM Americana Afternoon - with Spike Sikes The California Theatre of Santa Rosa $22.04
- 1 PM Find Your Hero SAP Center
- 2 PM Diablo Symphony Concert 'Northern Spirits' with Pianist Leyla Kabuli Lesher Center for the Arts See tickets
- 2 PM Sungay Brunch- Oct 25th (Dia de los Muertos) Teeth Bar SF $23.11-$28.45
- 2 PM Tinzo + Jojo: Dark Library Tour SF (Second Party Added) The Foundry $31.05-$48.03
- 3 PM Attack of the Zombies! John & Jean Knox Performing Arts Center $10
- 3 PM Call for Score: Solo Piano, Vol.3 Berkeley Piano Club $0-$33.85
- 3 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 3 PM The Tom Reynolds Conspiracy The Back Room See tickets
- 5 PM An Evening of Neo Soul : Let The Caged Bird Sing IV Kuumbwa Jazz Center
- 5 PM Hector Lugo Jazz/Latin Trio Keys Jazz Bistro See tickets
- 6 PM Ali Amran Great American Music Hall
- 6 PM Marlon Wayans San Jose Improv See tickets
- 7 PM fakemink Fox Theater
- 7 PM Film Night: The Promise of Love United Irish Cultural Center $12.51
- 7 PM Film Screening: After Hours BAMPFA
- 7 PM NO(w) Beauty Black Cat $20-$50, fees included
- 7:30 PM Everclear The Mountain Winery
- 7:30 PM The Kingston Trio Sebastiani Theatre
- 8 PM Trough, Semuta, FEEFAWFUM Thee Stork Club
Monday, October 26
- 2:30 PM RENCONTRE AVEC YVES BIGOT - October 26, 2.30pm Alliance Française de San Francisco Free
- 4:30 PM Ron Alexander Memorial Lectures in Musicology – Joy H. Calico, UCLA Braun Music Center Free
- 6 PM Stand-Up Comedy New Talent Showcase: “Already Clocked Out” @Blue Oak Brewing Co Blue Oak Brewing Company Free
- 6 PM The Bad Art Mask-querade The Faight Collective $17.85-$39.19
Tuesday, October 27
- 6 PM Found Company: A Spontaneous Staged Reading Event Eclectic Box SF $10-$40
- 7 PM 90 Seconds Comedy Time Bomb – Free Tuesday Comedy in Fairfax Mac's at 19 Broadway Free
- 7 PM Oakland POC Comedy Night 2026 / TEMESCAL Mesa Maguey Free
- 7:30 PM Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour Toyota Pavilion at Concord
- 7:30 PM Phoebe Bridgers Chase Center
- 8 PM Great Lake Swimmers Felton Music Hall
- 8 PM Slow Pulp The Fillmore
- 8 PM W.A.S.P. - 1984 TO HEADLESS San Jose Civic
Wednesday, October 28
- 12 PM Faculty and Artist Lunch Time Conversation with Teaching Professor Kristin Kusanovich de Saisset Museum Free
- 2 PM Cookie Decorating: with Miss Kate Springstowne Library Free
- 2 PM Free Art Workshop: Pop-up Mini Haunted House Grand Lobby Free
- 6 PM Lotería Night / Noche de Lotería Morgan Hill Library Free
- 7 PM Death By Aria: Haunted Halloween Concert w/ Aerial Spectacle (Grace Cathedral) Grace Cathedral $75-$125
- 7 PM Mumiy Troll The UC Theatre
- 7 PM Patrick Wolff Quartet ft. Anthony Wilson Keys Jazz Bistro See tickets
- 7 PM Scaling Intelligence —Modal x Gray Area Commissions — OPENING NIGHT Gray Area / Grand Theater Free
- 7:30 PM Foreigner The Mountain Winery
- 7:30 PM Halloween Blues Bash w/LARA PRICE Club Fox $24.13-$210.33
- 7:30 PM Poly Díaz - En Español Cobb's Comedy Club
- 8 PM Ax and the Hatchetmen August Hall
- 8 PM Karaoke Fun & Kontest at Mac's in Fairfax, CA Mac's at 19 Broadway Free
- 8 PM Theo Katzman (Solo) The Chapel
- 8:30 PM NO MERCY BAND Boom Boom Room Free
Thursday, October 29
- 5 PM Silent Disco at Lot 2270 Lot 2270 Free
- 5:30 PM Weintz Art Lecture Series: Elizabeth Dospěl Williams Oshman Hall Free
- 6 PM Creature Features in the Fillmore African American Art & Culture Complex Free
- 6 PM Halloween-Screening: Zombie Films Goethe-Institut San Francisco Free
- 6 PM Opening Night // Echoes of the Past: Nature as Metaphor Francophone museum (inside Alliance Francaise building) Free
- 7 PM Bridge City Sinners The UC Theatre
- 7 PM De’Sean Jones & URBAN ART ORCHESTRA Black Cat $20-$50, fees included
- 7 PM Douglas Stuart with Karen Joy Fowler Kepler's Books $11.49-$42.99
- 7 PM Oakland POC Comedy Night 2026 / TEMESCAL Mesa Maguey Free
- 7:30 PM GRATEFUL THURSDAYS w/ALEX JORDAN & FRIENDS Club Fox $34.93-$40.08
- 7:30 PM The Okay Ultras The California Theatre of Santa Rosa $17
- 8 PM 38 Special: 50 Year Legacy Tour Uptown Theatre - Napa
- 8 PM Coco & Breezy Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music
- 8 PM Drunk Theatre's Nightmare on Valencia St. | Halloween Special Eclectic Box SF $23.18-$33.85
- 8 PM Katie Pruitt The Chapel
- 8 PM Stanley Simmons The Club at Napa Music Hall See tickets
- 9 PM 1984 at Cat Club every Thursday Cat Club Free
- 9 PM Rossi. 1015 Folsom, 1015 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA, 94103 $27.25-$33.11
- 9 PM TEA POT LOGIC Boom Boom Room Free
- 9 PM The Tubs Rickshaw Stop
- 10 PM Pretzels Presents: SUPERNOVA (Open to Close) The Foundry $17.98-$38.22
- 10 PM swedm® (Varg2TM & jamesjamesjames) The Great Northern $31.26-$47.31
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