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Thursday, December 4

Stand-Up Comedian Nataly Aukar Live at SF Punch Line (Dec. 4-6)
Thursday, December 4 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $38.20*
*Tickets starts at $38.20  General Admission – 18+ 2 drink min valid ID
| Punch Line Comedy Club
Stand-Up Comedian Nataly Aukar Live at SF Punch Line (Dec. 4-6)

Nataly Aukar is a Lebanese born and raised writer and performer based in NYC. As a stand-up comic, Nataly has toured the world, opening for comedians such as Ramy Youssef (Ramy), Mo Amer (Mo, Black Adam), and Gad El Maleh (Huge in France) and was ...

$5 Off: “San Francisco Tonight” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Thursday, December 4 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*FUNCHEAP discount code for $5 off. Normally 17.12.
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: “San Francisco Tonight” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)

Want to have fun this Thursday night? You’re invited to the city’s most current improv comedy show. Each show, SF Tonight creates new, original comedy out of audience selected headlines and tabloids! You’ll be greeted with newspapers, magazines, and scissors. Cut out any headline you’d ...Every Thursday

Scream Comedy & Hip Hop at an Ice Cream Shop (San Jose)
Thursday, December 4 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Ice Cream Shop
Scream Comedy & Hip Hop at an Ice Cream Shop (San Jose)
5278 Monterey Road Suite #30 San Jose. 7pm Doors   w/ John Gallagher: SF Sketchfest, Punch Line Comedy All Stars, Savage Henry Comedy Festival   Jade Theriault: Forbes, MTV, SF Sketchfest, Westside Comedy Festival, Palm Springs International Comedy Festival, The Art of Female Comedy Festival; RUN! (2018), Romantic Chorus (2021), Rise ...
Free Tix for Funcheap: New Play “Pirates” at SF’s Theatre Rhinoceros (Dec. 4-13)
Thursday, December 4 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:40 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Show up twenty minutes before start of show and say you’re from FuncheapSF and you’ll be admitted for free.
| Theatre Rhinoceros
Free Tix for Funcheap: New Play "Pirates" at SF's Theatre Rhinoceros (Dec. 4-13)
John Fisher’s new drama about piracy on the high seas and two men who find themselves desperately trying to raise their ransom. FREE TICKETS! Show up twenty minutes before start of show and say you’re from FuncheapSF and you’ll be admitted for free. PIRATES! A Drama by John Fisher December ...
16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)
Thursday, December 4 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 11:59 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Absolutely free for all!
| 16th & Mission BART (southwest streetcorner)
16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)

Time: 9pm to 12am, Celebrating 20 years in May 2023 (currently 19 years strong). Instagram: @16thmission. For 18 years, this outdoor “open mic-without-a-mic” has welcomed poets, musicians, emcees, comedy, and everything in between. In the best of San Francisco tradition, everyone is welcome, ...Every Thursday

Friday, December 5

Journey to 18th-Century Venice: Vivaldi’s Gloria and Holiday Cheer with Philharmonia Baroque (SF)
Friday, December 5 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $40*
*Ticket starts at $40
| Herbst Theatre
Journey to 18th-Century Venice: Vivaldi’s Gloria and Holiday Cheer with Philharmonia Baroque (SF)

Tickets just $20 for Under-30s in San Francisco and Berkeley Looking for something festive that isn’t the same old holiday soundtrack? Vivaldi’s Gloria delivers pure choral joy, Corelli brings cozy winter calm, and brand-new works by Roderick Williams and Caroline Shaw tap into themes of ...

Stand-Up Comedian Nataly Aukar Live at SF Punch Line (Dec. 4-6)
Friday, December 5 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $38.20*
*Tickets starts at $38.20  General Admission – 18+ 2 drink min valid ID
| Punch Line Comedy Club
Stand-Up Comedian Nataly Aukar Live at SF Punch Line (Dec. 4-6)

Nataly Aukar is a Lebanese born and raised writer and performer based in NYC. As a stand-up comic, Nataly has toured the world, opening for comedians such as Ramy Youssef (Ramy), Mo Amer (Mo, Black Adam), and Gad El Maleh (Huge in France) and was ...

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Friday, December 5 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$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 ...

SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)
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 ...

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Friday, December 5 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$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 ...

$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Friday, December 5 – 10:15 pm - Ends at 11:15 pm | Cost: $12.16*
*FUNCHEAP discount code for $5 off
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)

Once a week, in the late hours of what used to be “not considered late,” a group of degenerates and misfits gather to perform a seance unlike anything seen before. So comically evil that you may get sick to your stomach. The Ritual will be ...Every Friday

Free Holiday Choir Sing Along at SF’s Ferry Building
Friday, December 5 – 1:30 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Ferry Building
Free Holiday Choir Sing Along at SF's Ferry Building

Celebrate the season with live holiday music at the Marketplace! From December 3rd to December 14th, the Ferry Building Marketplace will be hosting various musicians, choirs, and bands. Come enjoy the festive atmosphere and sing along to your favorite holiday tunes! The Performance Schedule is ...

“Camp Slay” A Queer Murder Mystery at SF State (2025)
Friday, December 5 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: $3*
*Sliding Scale $3 - $12
| The Little Theatre
"Camp Slay" A Queer Murder Mystery at SF State (2025)
SF State REP proudly presents Camp S.L.A.Y.: A Queer Murder Mystery!, a new comedy by fellow company member Alison Radkey. The story follows a gaggle of gays who find themselves at a retreat camp solving a whodunit murder. The play is part of the San ...
Baukunst First Fridays: Art, Music + Food (Bernal Heights)
Friday, December 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Baukunst
Baukunst First Fridays: Art, Music + Food (Bernal Heights)

Join us for Baukunst First Fridays, our brand-new monthly celebration blending art, music, and food! Every month, experience a vibrant evening of creativity, delicious bites, and fantastic tunes. Mark your calendars and bring your friends — let’s make every first Friday unforgettable! Baukunst First Fridays ...Monthly

Final “Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival of 2025
Friday, December 5 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th
Final "Oakland First Fridays" Street Festival of 2025

Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9:30pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue between 27th Street & 22nd Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs to life ...Monthly

“Oakland Art Murmur” 2024 (First Fridays Art Walk)
Friday, December 5 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Broadway/Telegraph
"Oakland Art Murmur" 2024 (First Fridays Art Walk)

Over 30 Oakland Art Murmur affiliate venues have coordinated openings on the first Friday of every month. Oakland Art Murmur presents a free monthly evening art walk, known as the ‘Art Murmur.” Every first Friday of the month, affiliate venues are open to the public from 6-9 ...Monthly

“Alameda Tap Dancing Xmas Trees” Free Documentary Screening + Q&A
Friday, December 5 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*free
| Faction Brewing
"Alameda Tap Dancing Xmas Trees" Free Documentary Screening + Q&A
Alameda Tap Dancing Christmas Trees Documentary Screening They’ve strutted down Broadway in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — now see their story right here in Alameda. Join us Friday, December 5 at 7pm for a special screening of The Alameda Tap Dancing Christmas Trees documentary, celebrating the ...
Choose Your Own Comedy Adventure Night (SF)
Friday, December 5 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $17.35*
*A ticket will also get you access to all later Endgames improv shows that night
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
Choose Your Own Comedy Adventure Night (SF)
Choose Your Own Comedy is the improvised comedy show where you decide what happens next! Join our plucky heroes on an epic quest through a fantasy kingdom — or, if you’d prefer, in space! Will they save the day? Find true love? Or fail miserably ...
Gamelan Sekar Jaya Live at Berkeley’s Ashkenaz
Gamelan Sekar Jaya Live at Berkeley's Ashkenaz
Gamelan Sekar Jaya brings the vibrant traditions of Bali to the stage at the Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center. This year we are doing two shows in one night! Join us on December 5th at 7pm for a performance with our Gong Kebyar ensemble, ...
Bandaloop’s Free “Estuary” Vertical Dance Show (Oakland)
Friday, December 5 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Suggested donation $25-75
| Bandaloop Studio
Bandaloop's Free "Estuary" Vertical Dance Show (Oakland)
Join us for an evening of vertical dance featuring established and emerging Bay Area artists. Celebrating collaborations rooted in artistic research, ESTUARY features works by Ciarra D’Onofrio, Faith Elder, Suzanne Gallo, Megan Lowe, Rachel Maxwell, Kriss Rulifson, Olivia Sander, Roel Seeber, and Jessica Swanson. Free, but optional ...
Alameda’s Angels: “Christmas is a Drag” at Faction Brewing
Friday, December 5 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:45 pm | Cost: $10 | Faction Brewing
Alameda's Angels: "Christmas is a Drag" at Faction Brewing
Alameda’s Angels: Christmas is a DragFRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH 7PM-10PM ALAMEDA’S ANGELS: CHRISTMAS IS A DRAG Join Alameda’s Angels as we celebrate the Holidays! A night filled with fierce performances, cold drinks and a good time! Alameda’s Angels Drag Show! Join us for an unforgettable evening at Faction ...
$10 Holiday Clown Cabaret at SF’s “Church of Clown”
Friday, December 5 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $10 | Church of Clown
$10 Holiday Clown Cabaret at SF's "Church of Clown"
It’s the most wonderful time of year for Church of Clown’s merry cast of glittery grinches, disheveled elves, chaotic snowflakes, kooky krampuses and sugar plum disasters to show you the fa-la-la-foolishness of the season! Grab your tickets for this 2 night only Cabaret full of ...

Saturday, December 6

Journey to 18th-Century Venice: Vivaldi’s Gloria and Holiday Cheer with Philharmonia Baroque (Berkeley)
Saturday, December 6 – 2:30 pm | Cost: $40*
*Ticket starts at $40
| First Congregational Church (Berkeley)
Journey to 18th-Century Venice: Vivaldi’s Gloria and Holiday Cheer with Philharmonia Baroque (Berkeley)

Tickets just $20 for Under-30s in San Francisco and Berkeley Looking for something festive that isn’t the same old holiday soundtrack? Vivaldi’s Gloria delivers pure choral joy, Corelli brings cozy winter calm, and brand-new works by Roderick Williams and Caroline Shaw tap into themes of ...

Stand-Up Comedian Nataly Aukar Live at SF Punch Line (Dec. 4-6)
Saturday, December 6 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $38.20*
*Tickets starts at $38.20  General Admission – 18+ 2 drink min valid ID
| Punch Line Comedy Club
Stand-Up Comedian Nataly Aukar Live at SF Punch Line (Dec. 4-6)

Nataly Aukar is a Lebanese born and raised writer and performer based in NYC. As a stand-up comic, Nataly has toured the world, opening for comedians such as Ramy Youssef (Ramy), Mo Amer (Mo, Black Adam), and Gad El Maleh (Huge in France) and was ...

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Saturday, December 6 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$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 ...

SF Neo-Futurists “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)
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 ...

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Saturday, December 6 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)
$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 ...

“Drunk Theatre” SF’s Wildest Comedy Show (Dec. 6)
Saturday, December 6 – 10:00 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm | Cost: $23.18*
*$23.18 adv / $25 door
| Eclectic Box
“Drunk Theatre” SF's Wildest Comedy Show (Dec. 6)

A comedian takes five shots of whiskey in a row and tries to perform an improvised play with five 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 ...

Free Nutcracker History + Chair Dance Class (SF Main Library)
Saturday, December 6 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | SFPL Main Library Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room
Free Nutcracker History + Chair Dance Class (SF Main Library)
The American holiday tradition of Nutcracker performances started here in San Francisco in 1944.  This magical holiday tradition starts with a 30-minute talk about San Francisco Ballet’s long history of performing the Nutcracker, followed by a 30-minute fun and easy Nutcracker-​Inspired Chair Dance Class with live piano accompaniment. ...
Cine-Gastronomy
Saturday, December 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $150*
*Includes all food and films
| 500 Capp Street
Cine-Gastronomy
An evening of taste, tones, and moving images.  With food sponsorships by Chez Panisse, Fox & Lion, Kahnfections and Shapeshifters Brewery. On Saturday, December 6th from 5 – 8 pm, Cine-Gastronomy will bring together Bay Area artists and filmmakers for a sensorial evening hosted by 500 Capp ...