Arts events in and around San Francisco this weekend
680 events this weekend (Oct 23–25) in and around San Francisco, 51 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
- 11 AM "Travel Memories" by Jan Grady Viewpoints Gallery Free
- 12 PM Drop-In Drawing @ The Anderson Anderson Collection Free
- 2 PM Gallery Conversations | JANE! Cantor Arts Center Free
- 4 PM Rap or Rapta?: Music and Dissent in Urban India LC 129 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 MESSAGES FROM THE SPIRIT WORLD- An Evening of Mediumship Sips Global Teas $28
- 6:30 PM Nardia Biscuits & Blues $33.77-$60.43
- 6:30 PM Walter Mosley: Hanging and Burning Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free
- 7 PM Boots, Beats & BBQ The Alexandria San Carlos 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 Kenny Washington Quartet Keys Jazz Bistro 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 PM Switchfoot with Special Guest Anberlin: Forever Now Tour The Meritage Resort and Spa
- 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 SJSU Theatre presents Sanctuary City SJSU Hal Todd Studio Theatre See tickets
- 7:30 PM Stand-Up Comedy Show at de Vine Wine & Beer de Vine Wine & Beer Free
- 7:30 PM The Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents: Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
- 8 PM Black Flag Felton Music Hall
- 8 PM Blü Egyptian: Live from the E Rocks Den Free
- 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 SLIFT August Hall
- 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
- 8:30 PM Big Dog + Good Friends - INSIDE Smiley's Schooner Saloon $17.85
- 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
- 9:30 PM I Heart The 90s Madrone Art Bar Free
- 10 PM CID x Maesic 1015 Folsom, 1015 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA, 94103 $27.25-$33.11
- 10 PM Justin Bieber Vibes | Fri Oct 23 | Providence SF Providence Free
Saturday, October 24
- 9 AM Catholic Social Teaching in the Age of AI: Engaging “Magnifica Humanitas” St. Clare Parish Hall Free
- 10 AM Innerart Annual Art Show & Sale by Shiva Nourpouri Innerart / Shiva’s Arts — Home Garden Exhibition Free
- 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 Howl-O-Ween Pawty on Fourth Fourth Street Maker’s Row 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 Afro-Filipino Jazz Project at YBG Festival Yerba Buena Gardens Free
- 2 PM Arjun Verma - North Indian Classical Concert Sonoma Valley Regional Library Free
- 2 PM Film Screening: La maison des bois: Episodes 4–7 BAMPFA
- 2 PM Gallery Conversations | JANE! Cantor Arts Center Free
- 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
- 3 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center 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 Film Screening: Le petit soldat BAMPFA
- 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 Al Jardine and The Pet Sounds Band Bankhead Theater See tickets
- 8 PM Amble The Fillmore
- 8 PM Balthvs Felton Music Hall
- 8 PM Black Flag Napa Music Hall See tickets
- 8 PM Jodeci The Masonic
- 8 PM John Gorka The Freight
- 8 PM Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman in Concert United Irish Cultural Center $28.52-$33.85
- 8 PM Studio 54 Hopmonk Tavern - Novato
- 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 Howard Wiley Keys Jazz Bistro See tickets
- 9 PM Mission Delirium Rickshaw Stop
- 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
- 10 PM Safada: Brazilian Horror Story The Great Northern $19.66-$43.21
- 10:30 PM Late Set: Simon Rowe Organ Trio Keys Jazz Bistro See tickets
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
- 12 PM Hidden - Art Exhibition Artist's studio - Janice Weingrod Free
- 12 PM Marin Bluegrass Sessions October Sweetwater Music Hall
- 12 PM 逆向悬浮 - 载歌在谷音乐节 Defying Gravity - ZGZG Music Festival 2026 Leo J Ryan Park 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
- 1 PM Halloween Strings Driveway Concert Driveway Free
- 1 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 2 PM Diablo Symphony Concert 'Northern Spirits' with Pianist Leyla Kabuli Lesher Center for the Arts See tickets
- 2 PM Gallery Conversations | JANE! Cantor Arts Center Free
- 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 Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno - Dia de Los Muertos Bankhead Theater See tickets
- 3 PM Call for Score: Solo Piano, Vol.3 Berkeley Piano Club $0-$33.85
- 3 PM Iestyn Davies, countertenor Oliver Wass, Baroque triple lever harp and modern harp Hertz Hall See tickets
- 3 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 3 PM SARATOGA SYMPHONY CONCERT "From Saint Petersburg With Love" Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church Free
- 3 PM The Tom Reynolds Conspiracy The Back Room See tickets
- 4 PM Film Screening: Colorful Youth BAMPFA
- 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 HellaSecret Comedy & Cocktail Night 2026 : Oakland / TEMESCAL Mesa Maguey Free
- 6 PM Marlon Wayans San Jose Improv See tickets
- 6 PM THE PITTS as DEAD MOON Ivy Room
- 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 PM SPELLBOUND: An Enchanted Cabaret ~ Shannon Wolfe w Emmett Van Leer Trio Martuni's $15
- 7:30 PM Everclear The Mountain Winery
- 7:30 PM The Kingston Trio Sebastiani Theatre
- 8 PM Kishi Bashi The Fillmore
- 8 PM Kyle Gordon Rickshaw Stop
- 8 PM Lil Pete August Hall
- 8 PM Trough, Semuta, FEEFAWFUM Thee Stork Club
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