Friday, October 16
Salvi Soul Encuentro 2026: SF’s Free Salvadoran Culture Festival (Oct 14-18)
Friday, October 16 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Casa De Apoyo
Salvi Soul Encuentro is a four-date celebration of Salvadoran heritage in San Francisco’s Excelsior and Mission Districts. The program includes Salvadoran storytelling at Casa De Apoyo, a poetry and vinyl record showcase, a bike tour tracing the legacy of Los Siete de la Raza, and ...
“Sundown Cinema” SF’s Outdoor Movie Night in the Park (Crane Cove Park)
Friday, October 16 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Crane Cove Park
San Francisco’s free outdoor movie tradition is back with a full season for 2026. The Sundown Cinema series has just announced its lineup, bringing family-friendly films to parks across the city from June through October. After a scaled-back return in 2025, the full program is ...
SF’s Free Mission Rock Fall Friday Night Movies “Ratatouille” (China Basin Park)
Friday, October 16 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | China Basin Park
Movie nights are back at China Basin Park! Gather your friends and family and join us Friday nights this October for four cozy evenings of movies under the stars. Bring a blanket to the Great Lawn, grab your favorite movie-night snacks, and settle in for ...
Dean Evans: Les Pervers – Flop Fest
Renowned Clown and Mime artist Dean Evans presents a series of darkly comedic personas, one after another, in a tour de force of physical transformation. Dean slips between an Edgar Allan Poe–esque horror writer, a retired showgirl from Branson Missouri, a dying Mime gasping out ...
2026 Murphy & Cadogan Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony
Friday, October 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | SOMArts Cultural Center
Marking the 40th anniversary of the awards, SOMArts Cultural Center and the San Francisco Foundation are honored to present the 2026 Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition, featuring 15 emerging visual artists developing their artistic practices through painting, sculpture, hybrid practice, installation art, mixed media, drawing, and ...
Glaive – God Save the Three Tour
Friday, October 16 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm |
Cost: $27 | The UC Theatre
From his beginnings in Hendersonville, North Carolina (population 15k), to opening for The Kid LAROI on The First Time tour last year, glaive has become a name synonymous with a scene that redefines pop, not by distancing itself from tradition but by forging a new, ...
SF State’s Free Public Rooftop Stargazing Nights w/ Huge Telescope (October 2026)
San Francisco State University Observatory hosts a free public open night with family-friendly astronomy talks, updates on astronomy research, and rooftop telescope observing. Programming is offered in English and Spanish, weather permitting. Located at SFSU Thornton Hall top floor Upcoming Weekly Schedule Through Dec. 4, ...
“Lit Laugh Lyric” Haunted Spoken Word + Eerie Comedy (North Beach)
This autumn’s Lit Laugh Lyric comes to Mabuhay Gardens for a night of haunting spoken words, eerie comedy and frightening melodies.
Lit Laugh Lyric is a quarterly variety show that brings together three art forms in one night bringing you groundbreaking emerging Bay Area artists in ...
Free ‘Hoppers’ Outdoor Movie Night (Proxy SF)
Friday, October 16 – 7:15 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Proxy SF
FREE and open to all!
Join us at PROXY to save the animal world in Hoppers!
Animal lover Mabel uses clever new technology designed to “hop” human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals to communicate with beavers, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have ...
MainStage 1: Beethoven’s Eroica, A Hero’s Journey (SF)
Betrayed by Napoleon’s thirst for power, Beethoven furiously tore apart his 3rd Symphony’s dedication, and in doing so created a work that captured, like no other, the defiant and life-affirming heroic spirit. With its massive size and emotional power, the Eroica Symphony would change the ...
Legendary Autumn Night Vietnamese Show
Starting at $49 plus applicable fees
The Legendary Autumn Night – Vietnamese Show Live in The Event
Doors Open at 7:00PM. Reserved Seating Only.
Exclusive Bars Available Inside Concert Venue.
Tickets On Sale Now!
Open to All Ages
Terrifying Immigrant Takes the Form of a Soft Chubby Bear
Epic Party Theatre Presents the world premiere of
Terrifying Immigrant Takes the Form of a Soft Chubby Bear
Written & Performed by Baruch Porras Hernandez
Directed & Produced by Richard A. Mosqueda
Baruch Porras Hernandez is ready to bring the house down with his new solo tour-de-force, Terrifying Immigrant ...
Aussie DJ Mega-Star “Dom Dolla” Takes Over Cow Palace (Daly City)
Friday, October 16 – 8:00 pm |
Cost: $99 | Cow Palace
Dom Dolla is the stage name of Dominic Louis Matheson, a Grammy-nominated Australian tech house producer, DJ, and songwriter. He has performed in festivals such as Coachella 2022 and Lollapalooza 2023. Dom has sold out such venues as Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado.
THIS EVENT ...
Now That’s What I Call Italo-Disco
The 25th volume of the Italo Disco series featuring a family affair lineup!
Now That’s What I Call Italo-Disco is a local Bay-Area party created by DJ PlayStation out of his love for Italo-Disco; a playful side of the 80’s Although short lived, Italo-Disco played a ...
Black Girl Magic: 10th Anniversary Show
Black Girl Magic 10th Anniversary Show Starring The Vixen! Music, Food, Drinks, and Performances!
Thematic Entertainment X Proper Tings Present: Dr. Ushūu & Two Swords
THEMATIC ENTERTAINMENT x PROPER TINGS PRESENT: DR. USHŪU & TWO SWORDS
Two worlds of bass music collide in San Francisco this October as Thematic Entertainment and Propertings join forces for a heavyweight night with two artists who have been pushing the boundaries of underground electronic music ...
Saturday, October 17
SF’s “Secondhand Saturday” 2026 w/ Sunset Mercantile (Every Third Saturday)
Launching April 18th, one of San Francisco’s favorite vintage and makers market is returning for it’s fifth season! Come celebrate Earth Day at the 2026 season launch of Secondhand Saturday! A curated, stylish, and modern take on the traditional flea market, featuring over 60 vintage ...Monthly
2026 Bay Area Science Festival w/ 125+ Free Hands-on Experiences (UCSF)
Saturday, October 17 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | UCSF Mission Bay Campus
Discover science fun and excitement together at the Bay Area Science Festival, Northern California’s largest free celebration of science.
The festival returns to UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus for one big day of 125+ hands-on experiences, jaw-dropping demonstrations, games, behind-the-scenes lab tours, film screenings and science talks. ...
“Shipyard Open Studios” Fall 2026: 130+ Artists, Free Admission & Parking
Shipyard Trust for the Arts and ArtSpan teamed up to bring you the fall edition of Shipyard Open Studios x S F Open Studio event. Over 130 artists, food, a Beer Garden, live music and more at the historic Hunters Point Shipyard and Islais Creek ...
Weekend Sessions w/ Joe Bataan (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Saturday, October 17 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Sat, Oct 17
2:00pm – 4:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
Opening Set from MeloDious
Festival favorite Joe Bataan, a Latin music legend since the mid-1960s, returns to the Gardens for his third performance in the past four years. He ...
One-Night Market Street Arts & Theater Festival: 50+ Experiences (SF)
A one-night-only live arts and theater experience that celebrates the deep history of entertainment culture on Market Street. 104 partners, 50+ experiences, 35+ locations, 6 blocks, 3 public plazas, 1 Night Only!
Market Street transforms into a walkable arts spectacle. Free public performances, ticketed shows at ...
Oakland’s 2026 “Autumn Lights Festival” (October 15-17)
Art and nature enthusiasts from all over the region flock to Oakland’s Lake Merritt to immerse themselves in the must-see 15th Anniversary Autumn Lights Festival, a one-of-a-kind interactive art experience that is always the talk of the town. We invite you to celebrate our 15th ...
FREE: Oakland Comedy Saturday Night @ Secret Speakeasy (7p + 9p Shows)
Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...
“Crazy Funny Asians” Free Comedy Showcase (SF)
Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs at SF’s brand new comedy club on Market St – ...Every Saturday
“Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens)
Puff Puff Laugh is Back! And now we’re on Saturdays! HellaFunny is taking over one of SF’s premier cannabis lounges, Moe Greens, for a night of “Puff Puff Laugh.” That’s right… it’s the only comedy show in San Francisco where you can (legally in California) get high ...Every Saturday
$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
From the mild to the wild, all of us have guilty pleasures, moments of being bad, and the down right awful. Audiences submit written sins and secrets, and we weave a fully improvised comedy show. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. No one will know about the ...
$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Since 2011, San Francisco’s hottest improv show remains “Your Fucked Up Relationship.” — Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook ...
SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)
See the show the SF Chronicle calls one of 22 San Francisco things everyone must do! 50 weekends a year, the critically-acclaimed San Francisco Neo-Futurists present The Infinite Wrench, an attempt to perform 30 bite-sized plays in a frantic race against the clock, in an ...
Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p)
It’s the return of San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night with HellaFunny and Funcheap at a HellaSecret comedy venue with easy access to BART. See a showcase of some of the Bay Area’s top comedians of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Afghan, and South Asian descent ...Every Saturday
SF’s “Drunk Theatre” Halloween Special: Nightmare on Valencia St. (Oct. 17)
A comedian takes five shots of whiskey in a row and tries to perform an improvised play with sober comedians. What could go wrong?!
Drunk Theatre is the entirely improvised, unpredictable, and crazy comedy show that’ll kick your weekend into overdrive. See what the SF Chronicle, CBS, LA Times, SF ...
