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Friday, January 23

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Friday, January 23 – 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 ...

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Friday, January 23 – 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, January 23 – 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

The iPhone Arias
Friday, January 23 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Sliding Scale $0-$30
| Potrero Stage
The iPhone Arias
After workshops at The Tank, The University Settlement Performance Project, and a 20 minute excerpt at The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival, the solo musical comedy The iPhone Arias (created and performed by Caroline Hawthorne), is set to make its Bay Area premiere at the Playground Solo ...
She Loves Me
Friday, January 23 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 2:30 pm | Cost: $32*
*$32 with online fee, $28 at the door, with seniors and students: $27
| Dinkelspiel Auditorium (Stanford)
She Loves Me
Friday January 23rd, 2026; 7:30 – 10:00pm Saturday January 24th, 2026; 2:30 – 5:00pm Saturday January 24th, 2026; 7:30 – 10:00pm Sunday January 24th, 2026; 2:30 – 5:00pm Join us for Stanford University’s Department of Music production of She Loves Me, the beloved musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, ...
Immersive Dance Experience: End Point (YBCA)
Friday, January 23 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $35 | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Immersive Dance Experience: End Point (YBCA)
Join us for an immersive multi-sensory performance installation that draws you into a world of movement, light, sound and shifting space. Experience this rare opportunity to see a performance up close in an environment where boundaries fade.
My Lil’ Guy
Friday, January 23 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*Sliding Scale
| Church of Clown
My Lil' Guy
Performed by Maia Deutsch  Best New Mime Work – San Francisco Flop Festival 2025 What happens when the manliest of men gets a little too manly for us to handle? My Lil’ Guy is a mostly-mime epic following the travails of a clown who goes to town ...
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 ...

Saturday, January 24

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Saturday, January 24 – 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 ...

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Saturday, January 24 – 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 ...

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 ...

SF’s 2026 Free Lunar New Year Lion Dancing Festival at 16 SF Libraries (Jan. 17-31)
Saturday, January 24 – 10:15 am - Ends at 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Public Library (All Branches)
SF's 2026 Free Lunar New Year Lion Dancing Festival at 16 SF Libraries (Jan. 17-31)

Celebrate the Year of the Horse at 16 San Francisco Public Library branches with Lion Dance performances by the Jing Mo Athletic Association. Learn about Lunar New Year traditions, enjoy a spectacular martial arts demonstration, and touch a piece of lucky lettuce to start your ...

Free SoloFest Horror Play “The Specimen” (SF)
Saturday, January 24 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Tickets are free, suggested donation $10-$30, and streaming is available.
| Potrero Stage
Free SoloFest Horror Play "The Specimen" (SF)
The Specimen follows Johnny, a gay paleozoologist who loses his job amid Trump-era science budget cuts. Outraged and unmoored, Johnny refuses to abandon his life’s work, continuing his research through increasingly dangerous—and darkly comedic—methods inside his apartment bathroom. Blending horror, satire, and political rage, The ...
SF Sketchfest: “Time to Kill” Comedy Show Live (Bayfront Theater)
Saturday, January 24 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: $31.61*
*All ticket sales final, transfers ok!
| BATS Bayfront Theater
SF Sketchfest: "Time to Kill" Comedy Show Live (Bayfront Theater)
SF Sketchfest: The San Francisco Comedy Festival presents 3 weeks of non-stop live sketch, improv, stand-up, podcasts, reunions, and more! Writers and producers at “The Daily Show”, “The Tonight Show”, and more of the best comedians in New York City come together for “Time to Kill: ...

Sunday, January 25

“Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, January 25 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Weather permitting (rain cancels)
| JFK Drive Lindy Hop Spot
"Lindy in the Park" Swing Dance Party (Golden Gate Park)

Get ready to swing in Golden Gate Park every sunny Sunday at “Lindy in the Park,” a weekly free event near the de Young Museum, when the streets of Golden Gate Park are closed to traffic and the dancers take over. This in person event resumed ...Every Sunday

Thursday, January 29

$5 Off: “San Francisco Tonight” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Thursday, January 29 – 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

16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)
Thursday, January 29 – 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, January 30

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Friday, January 30 – 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 ...

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Friday, January 30 – 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 ...

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: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Friday, January 30 – 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

SF’s “Double Down” Art Show w/ 50+ Artists (The Mission)
Friday, January 30 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Support the artists or buy something at the shop!
| Double Down
SF's "Double Down" Art Show w/ 50+ Artists (The Mission)
interested in joining the next show as an artist? Its free, and if your piece sells, you get 100% of the sale! link in bio of our instagram @doubledownshop On January 30th, Double Down will be hosting the first group show of 2026 with over 50 ...
$5 Friday at SF’s Circus Center
Friday, January 30 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 for entry, $10 extra for a swing on the flying trapeze
| Circus Center
$5 Friday at SF's Circus Center
Run away with the circus for $5-$15! Learn how to juggle, balance, clown, and other skills; watch a costumed and choreographed flying trapeze performance; and, for $10 on top of your admission fee, take a swing on the Bay Area’s only flying trapeze.
Historic 25th Anniversary “Edwardian Ball” at SF’s Regency Ballroom (2026)
Friday, January 30 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: $145 | The Regency Ballroom
Historic 25th Anniversary "Edwardian Ball" at SF's Regency Ballroom (2026)
This January marks a historic moment – The Edwardian Ball’s 25th Anniversary! Join us for an elegant, immersive, playful, and decadent weekend of art, music, theater, circus, dance, crafts, and much much more, celebrating a quarter century of costume, character, and our patron saint Edward ...

Saturday, January 31

San Francisco’s 2026 Slavic Festival (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)
Saturday, January 31 – 11:00 am - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $17.85*
*$15 adult | $10 seniors / military / students | Free for children 12 and under
| 2460 Sutter Street
San Francisco's 2026 Slavic Festival (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)

Welcome to San Francisco’s 2026 Slavic Festival! Join us for two days filled with delicious food, lively music, and exciting dance performances on January 31 and February 1, 2026. Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and flavors of Slavic heritage. Bring your friends and family for a day of fun and celebration! ...

$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Saturday, January 31 – 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, January 31 – 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 ...

SF’s 2026 Free Lunar New Year Lion Dancing Festival at 16 SF Libraries (Jan. 17-31)
Saturday, January 31 – 10:15 am - Ends at 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Public Library (All Branches)
SF's 2026 Free Lunar New Year Lion Dancing Festival at 16 SF Libraries (Jan. 17-31)

Celebrate the Year of the Horse at 16 San Francisco Public Library branches with Lion Dance performances by the Jing Mo Athletic Association. Learn about Lunar New Year traditions, enjoy a spectacular martial arts demonstration, and touch a piece of lucky lettuce to start your ...

Free Musical Screening + Vegan Bites (St. Mary Cathedral)
Saturday, January 31 – 11:30 am - Ends at 2:30 pm | Cost: FREE | The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
Free Musical Screening + Vegan Bites (St. Mary Cathedral)
FREE MUSICAL SCREENING WITH FREE VEGAN REFRESHMENTS We are proud to present (free) Loving the Silent Tears musical screening at the SMC, below Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, 1111 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA Loving the Silent Tears Trailer Loving the Silent Tears, created by 2-time Oscar-winning ...