Things to do in and around San Francisco this weekend
2,088 events this weekend (Oct 23–25) 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 Café littéraire with Guy Alexandre Sounda "Les mots marcheurs" - Oct 23 Alliance Française de San Francisco $23.18
- 10 AM Harvest Festival® ~ Pleasanton Alameda County Fairgrounds Free
- 3:30 PM KEEP West Portal Clean BookShop West Portal Free
- 6 PM 2026 Hillside Club Revue Hillside Club $81.88
- 6 PM Beats & Crafts: Artspan Open Studios Opening Night Party w/Discomakes, Cold Leftovers, Fygma The Faight Collective Free
- 6:30 PM Fuchsia Dunlop Author Talk • Five Tastes: Delicious Recipes for Chinese Flavors Omnivore Books on Food Free
- 6:30 PM Three Years of Ongoing Genocide: A Conversation with Ali Abunimah, Lara Kiswani, and Cat Brooks (OAKLAND) First Congregational Church of Oakland
- 6:30 PM Walter Mosley: Hanging and Burning Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free
- 7 PM 9th Ave: K-Ming Chang Green Apple Books on the Park Free
- 7 PM Carolina Pihelgas: The Cut Line Telegraph Hill Books Free
- 7 PM Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies Chase Center
- 7 PM HALEH LIZA GAFORI presents RUMI: GOLD & WATER A night of music and poetry Dinkelspiel Auditorium Free
- 7 PM Haunted Riot with Frightwig The Chapel
- 7 PM Improv Face-Off Firehouse Arts Center
- 7 PM Julia Jacklin The Castro
- 7 PM Kurt Riback Trio Bird & Beckett Books & Records See tickets
- 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 Dark Satellite + The Disrespectors + The Fricks +... Ivy Room
- 7:30 PM Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi Davies Symphony Hall
- 7:30 PM Marlon Wayans San Jose Improv See tickets
- 7:30 PM REO Brothers of Tacloban- SAN FRANCISCO Historic BAL Theatre $39.19-$81.88
- 7:30 PM Stanford Football vs NC State | Heroes Appreciation Stanford Stadium See tickets
- 7:30 PM Sunset Disco Dandiya 2026 San Francisco City Hall $5-$29
- 7:30 PM The Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents: Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
- 8 PM An Evening with Adam Pascal: Tony Nominated Original Star of RENT Feinstein's at The Nikko See tickets
- 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 Vista Francisco, Suver, Cigmund Floyd The Phoenix Theater $15.49
- 8:30 PM Chief Keef The Midway See tickets
- 9 PM Cheekface w/ special guest Bodega Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music
- 9 PM Circuit Papi SF w/DJ Verenzuela Beaux SF $12.51-$23.18
- 9 PM Fridays at Lucy Blue Lucy Blue Free
- 9 PM Frog The Independent See tickets
- 9 PM Goldcap, Milado Madarae $23.18
- 9 PM Just Dance! Golden Age EDM Party The EndUp Free
- 9 PM Petit Biscuit at The Foundry in San Francisco The Foundry $31.05-$48.03
- 9 PM Psyched! Fest 2026: Robertitx, Pondi Map, 2At, Euphemia, Ghost Milk, Queermom, Rose Thorns, Profesito, Wockie, Femme Jatale, Lobottomy, Louie El Ser, Boyprincess, Moonpie, Yari Monarch $11.28-$25.55
- 9 PM The Bay Wants Riddim: Nessli, Martaze -b2b- Khold, Forrest -b2b- Kyn, Nitetide DNA Lounge See tickets
- 9 PM The Midway Presents: LOVRA The Midway Free
- 9 PM The Velvet Vault: Amelia, hooCHi, Natasha Xo, Reedemit, S+ Question Mark Bar Free
- 9:30 PM Club De Combat, Jay Bird, Baby Audio See tickets
- 9:30 PM Halloween Masquerade Dj dance party at spooky Alhambra Irish House Alhambra Irish House $5
- 10 PM Close Quarters: Midtwn, Operator SF, Corbin Mason DecoDance Free
- 10 PM Justin Bieber Vibes | Fri Oct 23 | Providence SF Providence Free
- 10 PM No Bias Ren Faire Ft. Estoc, Bored Lord, bastiengoat, RITCHRD, Tom Marsi F8 See tickets
Saturday, October 24
- 9 AM Little Green's Market of Mysteries Little Green a Plant Bar Free
- 9:30 AM Unmute Your Intuition: A Silent Reset Day Retreat Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center Free
- 10 AM San Mateo County History Museum Volunteer Orientation San Mateo County History Museum Free
- 10:30 AM Filipino-American History Month Festival Schafer Park Elementary School Free
- 10:30 AM Sausalito Secret History Walking Tour Sausalito Historical Society Museum $20
- 11 AM 44th Annual Sandcastle Classic Sandcastle Classic on the beach Free
- 11 AM Family Matinee w/ Marcus Shelby & Friends Miner Auditorium at SFJAZZ Center
- 12 PM Fisherman's Wharf Chowder Fest Little Embarcadero $0-$135.23
- 12 PM Halloween Drag Brunch Alhambra Irish House $0-$10
- 12 PM NOPA Cleanup Central Avenue & Hayes Street Free
- 1 PM John Lewis: Good Trouble, free film screening and conversation Niles Discovery Church Free
- 1 PM vs Delta Negoesco Stadium
- 1:30 PM Whack Donuts 2-Year Anniversary Jam + Breakin’ Battle (Embarcadero Plaza) Embarcadero Plaza (Formerly Justin Herman Plaza) Free
- 2 PM Good Samaritan Hospital’s Annual Trunk or Treat Event (San Jose) Good Samaritan Hospital Main Parking Lot Free
- 2 PM Movimiento Y Bienestar: Zumba en Familia Starting Arts Free
- 2 PM SIDEPIECE Day Party at Gold Bar Distillery SF Gold Bar Whiskey Distillery Tasting Room $26.07-$138.17
- 2:30 PM 4TH Annual American Roots Mini-Fest - Sonoma- Murphys Murphy's irish Pub Free
- 3 PM Marc Rebillet, Franc Moody & Chromeo The Midway See tickets
- 4 PM "It's Just a Shot Away" Art Exhibition Opening Reception Floating Museum Free
- 4 PM San Francisco Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 Mayes Oyster House $14.64-$49.87
- 4 PM Trunk or Treat Family Fest (Alameda) Coastline Christian Schools Free
- 4 PM Trunk-n-Treat @ First Palo Alto UMC First United Methodist Church Free
- 6 PM Basement (NIGHT 2) The UC Theatre
- 6 PM Mistah Fab & Philthy Rich - Motion Detected Tour 2026 - Live in Oakland Crybaby $18.81-$109.42
- 7 PM Bear Ghost Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music Free
- 7 PM Boney James and Lalah Hathaway The Meritage Resort and Spa
- 7 PM Dermot Kennedy: The Weight of the Woods Tour Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
- 7 PM Full Moon Portal: Cacao Ceremony, Meditation, & Sound Journey Breathing Room $49.87-$55.20
- 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 Lucas Zelnick @ Palace of Fine Arts Palace of Fine Arts
- 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 Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi Davies Symphony Hall
- 7:30 PM Kate Lamont and Mia Pixley Quartet The Sound Room $31.72
- 7:30 PM Manon War Memorial Opera House
- 7:30 PM Naoko Kasai: Colors of Sound: An Evening of Piano Imagery Community School of Music and Arts Free
- 8 PM Jai Wolf, Koastle The Regency Ballroom See tickets
- 8 PM Kelsey Kindall Cafe Du Nord See tickets
- 8 PM Sofi Tukker presents Animal Talk Cow Palace See tickets
- 8 PM Till I'm Dead Fest 2 Neck of the Woods See tickets
- 8 PM William Black Fox Theater See tickets
- 9 PM Bass & Boos: Cshay, Reedemit, Sluggi, Trim, Delin Lost Cat Bar See tickets
- 9 PM Everclear with American Hi-Fi The Independent See tickets
- 9 PM French Tech & Afro House Dj Samson at MadaRae - FREE GUEST LIST Madarae Free
- 9 PM Lit Crawl Afterparty The Drawing Room: ANNEX $12.51
- 9 PM Out & Abt SF: Halloween Dance Party @ Monarch/200 Channels Monarch $16.28-$25.55
- 9 PM she's green Brick and Mortar Music Hall See tickets
- 9 PM That 90's Rave: Ron Reeser, Switchblade, Dirtybeats, Gossamer, Cyberfyed, Rco, A.Dee, Jon Anthoni, Justin Johnson, Mr.Brandon, Infusion, Ergot, Ddrriivvee, Rebecca, Sterling Deaves The Gingerbread House $7.18-$23.18
- 9 PM Tokyo Machine, Dodge & Fuski The Midway See tickets
- 9 PM Weatherday's Hornet Disaster Tour with Founders Day + hit me, Harold The Chapel
- 9:30 PM Ivy Lab: A Farewell Tour w/Mr Carmack b2b Great Dane, DJ Dials Public Works See tickets
- 9:30 PM Let's Go Disco w/ Dino Soccio Madrone Art Bar $23.18-$375.32
- 9:30 PM Lucas Zelnick @ Palace of Fine Arts Palace of Fine Arts
- 10 PM Desmadre! w/ Jae Coca + Wockie + DJ Romi & Latin Goth Patio Crybaby Free
- 10 PM Konstantin Sibold, Elegie, Left On Read Halcyon See tickets
- 10 PM Krewella Pure Nightclub See tickets
- 10 PM Program Audio: Dual Monitor F8 See tickets
Sunday, October 25
- 9 AM Fort Mason Farmers' Market Tour Fort Mason Center Farmers' Market $68.25
- 9 AM Visitacion Valley Cleanup Mission Blue Free
- 9:30 AM Silver Terrace Playground Cleanup Silver Terrace Playground Free
- 10 AM Detroit Steps Maintenance Day Detroit Steps Free
- 10 AM NW Potrero Hill Cleanup The Benches Garden Free
- 11 AM Bark at SPARK: Howl-O-Ween San Francisco SPARK Social SF Free
- 11 AM Family Day in the Garden: Pollinators and Pumpkins LEAF Urban Farm Free
- 11 AM Halloween Pet Parade & Costume Contest – San Jose | DogHood x WoofGang Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Evergreen Free
- 11 AM Pink Halloween Tea Marin Art and Garden Center $74.28-$95.60
- 11 AM World Of Dumplings 2026 Ferry Building Free
- 12 PM Dogpatch Games Cleanup Dogpatch Games Free
- 12 PM Fillmore North Cleanup MATTINA Restaurant 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 Lower Pacific Heights Cleanup Suze Riley Studio Free
- 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
- 2:30 PM Fashion Showcase Enchanté Boutique Hotel $106.42
- 3 PM Adrian West Band Osher Marin JCC $10.38-$28.52
- 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 Roberta Donnay & The Prohibition Mob Mac's at 19 Broadway
- 5 PM Hector Lugo Jazz/Latin Trio Keys Jazz Bistro See tickets
- 5 PM SALSERO SUNDAY Cavana Free
- 6 PM Lucas Zelnick @ Palace of Fine Arts Palace of Fine Arts
- 6:30 PM Marion Meadows (sun, 10/25/26) Yoshi's Oakland
- 7 PM Film Night: The Promise of Love United Irish Cultural Center $12.51
- 7 PM Joy Oladokun with Madeline Edwards Castro Theatre
- 7 PM NO(w) Beauty Black Cat $20-$50, fees included
- 8 PM BALTHVS The Independent See tickets
- 8 PM Black Flag Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music Free
- 8 PM Blessing Offor - HEART SO REAL TOUR PT. 2 with Bailey Blanton Cafe Du Nord See tickets
- 8 PM FRANKENHOOKER Balboa Theater
- 8:30 PM Lucas Zelnick @ Palace of Fine Arts Palace of Fine Arts
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