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Tuesday, November 10
Frozen Theater Live
The San Francisco Frozen Film Festival is bringing its celebration of independent art beyond the screen. Frozen Theater Live! is a new event series where short plays, short films, and visual art share the spotlight, bringing San Francisco’s theater and film communities together for an ...
Wednesday, November 11
Beaver Bauer’s 50-Year Show of Art + Theater Costumes (SF Main Libary)
Beaver Bauer: From Street to Stage, a Fifty-Year Retrospective by iconic artist and theatrical costume designer Beaver Bauer opens on Thurs. Nov. 5, 2026 at 5:00 pm (Light snacks and beverages will be served)
and runs thru Sun. April 11, 2027 at the San Francisco Public ...
Thursday, November 12
Interlaced: Textures of History & Transformation w/ Free Joyride Pizza
KALW hosts an artist panel exploring weaving, beading, material transformation, and the cultural histories embedded in textile practices.
What can the things we make with our hands tell us about who we are, where we come from, and how we connect with one another?
Join KALW at ...
29th Anniversary San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (Nov. 12-14)
November 12-14, screenings at 7pm-8pm and 9pm-10pm each night\
Sliding scale tickets for screenings start at $5 (plus $1.28 fee)
The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) celebrates 29 years of innovative, experimental, and outside-the-box films by transgender and gender-nonconforming filmmakers.
Spanning 12-days from November 12-22 and comprised ...
Friday, November 13
SF’s Free Filipino Cultural District Mural Reveal + Mini Block Party (SoMa)
Join us on Jessie West Alley for the unveiling of two monumental Mahal/Love murals, bold new works shaped by visions of love and belonging from artists Venazir Martinez and Andre Sibayan. Stay for a free mini block party with art activities, a fashion show, and ...
Saturday, November 14
Golden Gate Park “Singing in the Park” Community Party (SF)
Make new friends and beautiful, fun music: join us for free monthly community singing in the park! We meet the Second Saturday of every month @10:30am and will always have the pink blanket above so you can find us. The community sing is super kid, adult ...Monthly
The San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival 2026
The San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival returns to the Bay Area to celebrate locally-made cinematic mayhem!The San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival exists to celebrate local, independent filmmaking. We proudly champion the overlooked and underrated, the avant-garde and the alternative, the outrageous, the oddball, ...
Sunday, November 15
Lady Bushra’s Queer Comedy Night in a Romance Bookstore (SF)
The Love Potion Library is a cozy romance bookstore in the Castro, and what better location for a (mostly) queer comedy show?
See mostly queer BBC and NYtimes featured-comics without leaving the Gayborhood 🥰!
HEADLINER LADY BUSHRA
Lady Bushra is the fabulous British-Pakistani drag comedian known for ...
Monday, November 16
Queer Bowling Night w/ Free Welcome Drink (SF)
Overview
Queer Bowling MBC
Pride may only be once a year, but Queer Bowling is at MBC every month! Join us on the third Monday of each month to support our community and raise awareness of local non-profits fighting the good fight. Complimentary bowling is sponsored by ...
Friday, November 20
Trash Prom Walk of Shame: Runway as Performance Art (SF)
Jordan Joel presents the debut of their newest collection
Trash Prom Walk of Shame
Trash Prom turns shame into spectacle: alchemy, excess and reclamation, built from what the world throws away. The Walk of Shame becomes a walk of pride, a celebration of personal survival in scraps ...
Free All-BIPOC Drag King Show + Dark Electronic DJs (Oakland)
Now/now at There/There is back with ROYALES! The Bay Area’s all-BIPOC drag king crew! Get up close and personal with some of the best performers on stage and in your face (maybe in your lap, who knows).
As we enter the twilight of Scorpio season, whether ...
Friday, November 27
2026 Black Ass Weekend: Black Queer Burlesque + Drag at Oasis (Nov. 27-29)
✊Black Ass Weekend is BACK! ✊
Skip the retail lines. We are serving the only Black Friday plans you actually need.
From Friday, November 27th through Sunday, November 29th, Cyclone Enterprises presents Black Ass Weekend 2026—the ultimate celebration of Black, queer burlesque and drag entertainment taking over ...
Tuesday, December 1
World AIDS Day: Free Kitchen Tours + Bites (Project Open Hand)
Project Open Hand’s World AIDS Day Open House
Tuesday, December 1
730 Polk Street, San Francisco
5 – 7 PM
Join Project Open Hand and other HIV/AIDS agencies as we commemorate World AIDS Day, connect with our neighbors, and share resources and opportunities with the community.
Event Highlights:
A word from ...
Dom We Now Our Gay Apparel
Dominick Pupa, nightclub sensation and cohost of the hit podcast FixingFamousPeople, returns to San Francisco and Oasis with Dom We Now Our Gay Apparel, his acclaimed annual skewering of the year that was. It’s a pop culture roasting with holiday music parodies that will ruin ...
Friday, December 4
Free 2026 Hayes Vally Holiday Stroll w/ Snowfall + Tap Dancing Trees (SF)
Get ready to kick off the most magical season of the year! The Hayes Valley Merchants Council (HVMC) and the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association (HVNA) are thrilled to invite neighbors, families, and visitors from near and far to the annual Hayes Valley Holiday Stroll on ...
Saturday, December 5
Kinky Holiday Market 2026: “Gear” Swap + Naughty Santa (SF)
Kinky Holiday Market returns to SOMArts Cultural Center with local kinky and queer vendors, entertainment, a gear swap, Naughty Santa photos with Kinky Elves, and Mozzeria’s deaf-owned and operated pizza truck. This indoor, adults-only leather and kink community market invites attendees to browse distinctive gifts ...
Sunday, December 6
SF’s Free Howard Zinn Book Fair: 40 Panels w/ Authors + Activists (2026)
If ever there was a time to create our own history rather than let malevolent people write it for us, that time is now! Meet the people and groups helping build a world that serves everyone at the Howard Zinn Book Fair, Sunday, December 6, ...
“Castro Art Mart” 2026: Drag, Music + Art (1st Sundays)
Join us for Castro Art Mart, a vibrant community event celebrating local creativity! UPDATE – NOV & DEC 2026 EVENTS CANCELED Experience a lively day in the heart of The Castro as Castro Art Mart brings together talented local artists, makers, musicians, and performers for ...Monthly
Saturday, December 12
Golden Gate Park “Singing in the Park” Community Party (SF)
Make new friends and beautiful, fun music: join us for free monthly community singing in the park! We meet the Second Saturday of every month @10:30am and will always have the pink blanket above so you can find us. The community sing is super kid, adult ...Monthly
Sunday, December 13
2026 Holiday Craft Fair: Handmade Gifts + Free Hot Cider (SF)
Harvey Milk Center for the Arts is proud to host its 9th annual Holiday Craft Fair on Sunday, December 13th, 2026. The event will include numerous local artists offering their unique handmade holiday gifts for sale to the public. Our destination art center will also ...
