Wednesday, September 9
SF’s Superfest Disability Film Festival’s 40th Year (Sept. 9-13)
Superfest Disability Film Festival 2026 is happening from September 9th to the 20th! Join the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center for live events until the 13th, and streaming access the whole time. There are opportunities to join in person and at virtual screenings – with ...
Flamenco Arts International “Encuentros” Live on Stage (SF)
Wednesday, September 9 – 7:00 pm |
Cost: $43.95 | The Palace Theater
An intimate flamenco experience!
Encuentros invites audiences into a living conversation shaped by flamenco. Through rhythm, movement, song, and improvisation, artists engage in a dynamic exchange with one another and with the audience, creating moments of spontaneity, dialogue, and shared emotion. Rooted in the spirit of ...
Fugazi Funny Festival: Comedy in San Francisco’s North Beach
Club Fugazi presents the inaugural Fugazi Funny Festival, a four-night celebration of comedy featuring acclaimed comedians, storytellers, and musical comedy taking place at North Beach’s iconic entertainment venue from September 9–12, 2026. The festival brings together an eclectic lineup of performers for an intimate series ...
Thursday, September 10
Crushing
Thursday, September 10 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 8:50 pm |
Cost: $30 | A.C.T's The Strand Theater
Crushing is a genre-defiant live show where multidisciplinary artists—playwrights, actors, novelists, poets, comedians—perform true stories from their love lives onstage.
Our performers are award-winning novelists, MacDowell Fellows, Off-Broadway playwrights, formerly incarcerated artists, and more.
They will be shedding light on everything from dating as a drag queen to ...
Elton Dom: The Young Elton Experience
Prepare to be transported back to the birth of a legend with Elton Dom: The Young Elton Experience.
This electrifying show stars 21-year-old musical prodigy Dominick Fulco, who doesn’t just sing the hits—he becomes the era-defining icon who first stormed the stage with raw energy and ...
Friday, September 11
Free Online Encore: 22nd Queer Women of Color Film Fest (2026)
Missed the International Queer Women of Color Film Festival (QWOCFF) in San Francisco? The films are coming to you, FREE, from September 11 to 21, 2026.
QWOCFF 2026 extends beyond June, with 47 films screening from LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers. We Resist, and We Roll. Everywhere.
Wild Political Comedy “POTUS” Comes to Live Oak Theater (Berkeley)
Friday, September 11 – 8:00 pm |
Cost: $35 | Live Oak Theater
The Royal Underground Theatre Company presents
POTUS
Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
By Selina Fillinger
Directed by Anna Oglesby-Smith
This hilarious Broadway smash comes to the Live Oak Theater!
Sept 11-26, 2026 | Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM | Special ...
Saturday, September 12
$5 Off Tix: “Hairspray” The Broadway Musical Live in SF (July 10-Sept. 12)
It’s 1962 in Baltimore, and big-hearted teen Tracy Turnblad dreams of dancing on the Corny Collins Show. When her wish comes true, Tracy becomes an overnight sensation and uses her newfound fame to challenge the show’s segregationist rules. Bursting with infectious rhythms, colorful characters, and ...
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
Castro Wellness Street Fair w/ DJs + Drag Shows
Try a free movement class. Catch a drag performance. Sample a wellness session. Meet local neighbors, healers, and small business owners!
Welcome to the Castro Wellness Street Fair!
Proudly sponsored by Castro Merchants Association!
Saturday, 1–5pm | Noe St between Market and Beaver | Free
You deserve an afternoon off. ...
Free Salon-Style Dance Night: RAWdance Concept Series 35 (SF War Memorial)
RAWdance’s celebrated salon serves up a fresh dose of unique dance art in a lavish setting, but with a living room vibe. Five Bay Area choreographers join RAWdance to share works-in-progress and revamped repertory tailored for intimate viewing. This will be the first round of the ...
30th Annual SF Drag King Contest
Bold, brazen, and beautiful Drag Kings take center stage to
compete and celebrate at the biggest, best and longest-running Drag King Contest in the world.Come bust a nut while we deconstruct the patriarchy that be –
This year’s theme: Dirty Thirty.This fierce and fun-fueled competition is filled ...
Sunday, September 13
Contra Costa Vintage Market (Lafayette)
Join us at the Contra Costa Vintage Market on Sunday, September 13th from 10am-3pm in downtown Lafayette, California!
This East Bay gathering showcases a curated lineup of the Bay Area’s top vintage dealers and brings community together every second Sunday of the month for a day ...
Friday, September 18
Destination Festival 2026: 3-Day Music + Arts on Floating Island (Sacramento River Delta))
Friday, September 18 – All Day |
Cost: $250 | Forbes Island
This year’s Destination Fest is a 3-day boutique music and arts gathering on Forbes Island, an historic floating light house, only accessible by ferry or boat, a short drive from San Francisco.
Set sail, lose yourself, come home changed. 🪼
️ Date: Sep 18th, 2026 2PM – ...
Madonna vs. Britney: Bootie Mashup
The Queen of Pop & The Princess of Pop!
Bootie Mashup is excited to return to Oasis, as we bring an epic mashup battle to both the DJ decks and the drag stage: it’s Madonna vs. Britney!
We’ll be spinning The Queen of Pop and The Princess ...
Saturday, September 19
SF’s Inaugural “Color Walk” (SF Ferry Building)
Saturday, September 19 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Ferry Building
Inspired by London Color Walk, it’s the inaugural
Color Walk Bay Area! ❤️🧡
Join other creative souls in colorful clothes!
Dress up!
Show up!
Spread joy!
Saturday, September 19
12 noon – 2 pm
San Francisco Ferry Building. ⛴️
Meet at the giant whale sculpture
1 pm Group Photo
Primal Disco
A visceral, sweaty, consent based, dance party from dj’s that have been trained to create an atmosphere and a musical storyline that is nervous system attuned and brings the animal self to the surface.
“the healthiest dance floor I’ve been on”
Primal Disco will be pumping a ...
Sunday, September 20
Free LGBTQ+ Big Band Jazz Concert in Golden Gate Park (AIDS Memorial Grove)
Sunday, September 20 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 2:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | National AIDS Memorial Grove
Grab a picnic and join LGBTQ+ big band The Super Super for an afternoon of big band jazz in the beautiful National AIDS Memorial Grove. Going beyond the traditional jazz canon, this concert features a variety of styles and composers including Hugh Masekela and Abdullah ...
Thursday, September 24
“SOMA Nights” 2026: Neighborhood Block Party + Night Market (SF)
Thursday, September 24 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Folsom St. (between 6th-12th)
SOMA Nights returns in 2026, bringing a monthly street party to San Francisco’s Folsom Street (6th–12th) on the fourth Thursday of each month, from April 23 through September 24, 2026. This free, high-energy event spotlights the neighborhood’s creative spirit with local food, pop-up vendors, art, ...Monthly
First Annual SF Brazilian Film Festival (Vogue Theatre)
The First San Francisco Brazilian Film Festival is a cultural bridge connecting San Francisco audiences with the creativity, diversity, and spirit of Brazil through the power of cinema.
The festival will bring together stories and communities to celebrate Brazilian stories that explore identity, history, resilience, social ...
Sunday, September 27
Bay Area Queer Zine Fest (Oakland)
Bay Area Queer Zine Fest (BAQZF) is pleased to announce its return for the 9th annual in-person event, in addition to a two week-long virtual event. This year’s hybrid event will host online vendors on the BAQZF website from September 12th through September 26th, culminating ...
Friday, October 2
Free Fall 2026 Open Studios at 1890 Bryant (Preview Night)
1890 Bryant Fall 2026 Open Studios: ART MADE HERE You’re invited to 2026 Fall Open Studios at 1890 Bryant Street Studios! Our artists once again are celebrating with the ArtSpan Mission District weekend. Experience Open Studios weekend at 1890 Bryant Street Art and independent artists ...
Saturday, October 3
Free Fall 2026 Open Studios at 1890 Bryant (Oct. 2-4)
1890 Bryant Fall 2026 Open Studios: ART MADE HERE You’re invited to 2026 Fall Open Studios at 1890 Bryant Street Studios! Our artists once again are celebrating with the ArtSpan Mission District weekend. Experience Open Studios weekend at 1890 Bryant Street Art and independent artists ...
“Many Moons” Festival 2026: AAPI Culture, Food + Art (Sebastopol)
Celebrate community, creativity, and Asian American and Pacific Islander cultures at the 2026 Many Moons Festival, presented by AAPIC North Bay. This welcoming, family-friendly festival brings together live entertainment, cultural performances and demonstrations, food and beverages, artists, makers and marketplace vendors, wellness and community organizations, ...
Sunday, October 4
Free Fall 2026 Open Studios at 1890 Bryant (Oct. 2-4)
1890 Bryant Fall 2026 Open Studios: ART MADE HERE You’re invited to 2026 Fall Open Studios at 1890 Bryant Street Studios! Our artists once again are celebrating with the ArtSpan Mission District weekend. Experience Open Studios weekend at 1890 Bryant Street Art and independent artists ...
San Francisco’s 52nd Annual Castro Street Fair (2026)
The 51st Castro Street Fair will take place on Sunday, October 4, 2026 from 11am to 6pm at Castro and Market Streets.
52nd Annual Castro Street Fair
Sunday, October 4, 2026 | 11am-6pm
Castro & Market Street, San Francisco
Free but suggested donation: $10 to $20
The Castro Street Fair ...
“Castro Art Mart” 2026: Drag, Music + Art (1st Sundays)
Sunday, October 4 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Noe Street between Market and Beaver
Join us for Castro Art Mart, a vibrant community event celebrating local creativity! Experience a lively day in the heart of The Castro as Castro Art Mart brings together talented local artists, makers, musicians, and performers for an unforgettable celebration of art, culture, and connection. ...Monthly
Clutch The Pearls: Traitors-Themed Drag Cabaret (Make-Out Room)
Clutch The Pearls is Detour Productions’ monthly queer cabaret — a mash-up of drag, dance, and performance art that’s become a Mission District staple. Each show features mentorship, experimental new work, and a lineup of Bay Area’s fiercest artists.
For October, Clutch The Pearls is ✨TRAITORS✨ — a night ...
Saturday, October 10
1st Annual Indigenous Arts and Music Fest (North Bay)
The 1st Annual Indigenous Arts and Music Fest kicks off Indigenous People’s Day weekend and coincides with the United States’ 250-year celebrations this year. The lineup so far includes the Scotts Valley Pomo Dancers, Big Valley Pomo Dancers, Audiopharmacy, Kulingtang Dialect, Tsim Nuj, and Stewie ...
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
