Thursday, June 18
A.C.T. Juneteenth Celebration 2026 (Strand Theatre)
Thursday, June 18 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | A.C.T.'s Strand Theatre
Celebrate Juneteenth at A.C.T.’s Strand Theatre in San Francisco with an evening of body percussion, African drumming and dance, spoken word, poetry, and a Black History Show. The event features local vendors, food, and community activities. Free and open to the public.
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_A.C.T. Celebrates ...
Cult Movie Night: Peaches Christ + Improv Tribute to “Dream Warriors” (SF)
Live improv! Classic movies! Peaches fucking Christ! Come hear filmmaker Joshua Grannell (a.k.a. Peaches Christ) recount the first time they saw Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in a theater, and see a short set inspired by their stories from some of San Francisco’s favorite ...
Nightmare on Elm Street 3 w/ Peaches Christ + Live Improv (SF)
Thursday, June 18 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: $15 | 4 Star Theatre
Live improv! Classic movies! Peaches fucking Christ! Come hear filmmaker Joshua Grannell (a.k.a. Peaches Christ) recount the first time they saw NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS in a theater, and see a short set inspired by their stories from some of San Francisco’s ...
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, June 19
SF Comedy Legends “The Sklar Brothers” Live at Cobb’s Comedy Club (June 19–20)
The Sklar Brothers are coming to Cobb’s June 19-20 for a weekend full of nonstop laughs! The Sklar Brothers Friday – Saturday, June 19-20, 2026 Cobb’s Comedy Club, 915 Columbus Avenue, SF Get Tickets – Starts at $34.05 General Admission – 18+ 2 drink min valid ...
$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’ “Blackest Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)
After a sold out debut, the San Francisco Neo Futurists bring back The Blackest Wrench, a one night only Juneteenth edition of The Infinite Wrench, featuring an all Black cast of Neo Futurists.
The show delivers 30 original plays in 60 minutes. This is not improv. Each piece is ...
$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)
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 “Japan Day 2026” Free Summer Cultural Festival (Japantown)
Friday, June 19 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Post and Laguna
July 19, 2026
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
SF Japantown
Outdoor stage at Post and Laguna, indoor events at Studio Gen
Join us for our annual summer festival of Japanese arts and culture. Enjoy performances of taiko drumming, awa odori dance, Okinawan drumming and dance, karate, and shamisen. Get ...
Free Summer Swing Dance Party in Union Square (SF)
Friday, June 19 – 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Union Square, San Francisco
What better way to celebrate the history of Jazz and swing than to learn swing dance and party with an awesome Jazz band? Hep Jen and I will be teaching a free intro Swing Dance Lesson at 5pm and 630pm, and then it’s all skate, ...
Josh Kornbluth’s What Is To Be Done?: Fighting Fascism and Depression
Friday, June 19 – 7:30 pm |
Cost: $15 | The Marsh (San Francisco)
For over 35 years, Josh Kornbluth has developed his monologues through a series of improvisations — often at The Marsh. What’s currently on, and in, his mind are the related subjects of fascism and depression. For over seven months last year, he was mired in ...
“Help Me” An Interactive Mime Seance (Church of Clown)
HELP ME!!!! An Interactive Mime Seance
Performed by Leo Lion
June 19 @ 8pm / Doors Open @ 7:30pm
$20-40 Sliding Scale
Thank goodness you’re here! A dead mime needs help. At this interactive seance, audiences must think outside the box to help a family of ghosts resolve their ...
SF’s 70s/80s POC Juneteenth Disco Fantasy (The Stud)
Elyse Elaine, Shakey Gibson and DJ MrWashington, “Ya Momma’s Basement” presents
Pull Up To Ma Bumpa!.
A POC celebration on JUNETeenth y’all. Dance it out with 70’s, 80’s disco beats all night. You can expect live singers to pop up every half hour to honor black disco icons ...
Saturday, June 20
Union Square’s Free Outdoor Movie Night: “KPop Demon Hunters” Sing-Along
Saturday, June 20 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Union Square Plaza
Union Square’s free summer outdoor movie series returns for a second season this summer with five nights of films, pre-show entertainment, and downtown movie nights under the stars. The lineup includes a sing-along screening of KPop Demon Hunters, a Pride Weekend showing of The Birdcage, ...
SF Comedy Legends “The Sklar Brothers” Live at Cobb’s Comedy Club (June 19–20)
The Sklar Brothers are coming to Cobb’s June 19-20 for a weekend full of nonstop laughs! The Sklar Brothers Friday – Saturday, June 19-20, 2026 Cobb’s Comedy Club, 915 Columbus Avenue, SF Get Tickets – Starts at $34.05 General Admission – 18+ 2 drink min valid ...
$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 ...
A Story Night on Girls, Ghosts and Getting Even
Saturday, June 20 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Oakstop
As a new Bay Area-based indie press, we love to enjoy books in community. If you do too, this is the event for you. We are Kokonut Head Media, a nonprofit literary educator and publisher, and we’re hosting an afternoon of reading, discussion, and community.
We’ll ...
Bay Area Rainbow Symphony Pride Concert
The Bay Area Rainbow Symphony celebrates Pride with “Dearly, Queerly, Over the Rainbow” — Saturday, June 20, 7:30 PM at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco.
The evening opens with The Wizard of Oz Concert Suite — the beloved Arlen and ...
Acidic Laughs: Stand-Up Show (Belmont)
“Acidic Laughs @Alpha Acid Brewing Co” is the Newest and Hottest Comedy Show in the Peninsula. The Bubbly is pouring, the kegs are unloading, and the laughs are echoing through this very intimate space. Come down to Alpha Acid Brewing Co on Saturday, June 20th ...
Brilliantly Absurd Clown Show: “Be Good” SF Debut (Church of Clown)
★★★★½ “Utterly ridiculous…brilliantly performed…laugh-out-loud delirium.” (DC Theater Arts)
★★★★ “For this hour, just say yes to the madness.” (The Comic’s Comic)
OH LOOK! HERE COMES THE MILDEST MAN IMAGINABLE.
Paulette stumbles into a room full of the most strangers he’s ever seen, and he doesn’t know whether to ...
The Saddest Night of Musical Entertainment Ever: Torch Songs + Jazz (The Marsh)
Saturday, June 20 – 8:00 pm |
Cost: $25 | The Marsh (San Francisco)
Johnny Lonely, matchless torch singer, is convinced that the reason his career hasn’t taken off is because his “Unhappy Hour” isn’t gloomy enough. But since his girlfriend just dumped him, tonight’s audition at “The Nowhere to Go but Up Club,” is his perfect chance to ...
Raat: San Francisco South Asian Queer Pride
This Pride, RAAT is hosting a South Asian Queer Party like never before.
Join us at Mabuhay Gardens on June 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM (PDT) for a night full of amazing vibes, community, and unforgettable moments.
Whether you’re here to dance, connect, or just have a ...
Sunday, June 21
“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
Outrageous Cult Musical: “City of Lost Souls” (1983) Pride Screening (4 Star Theatre)
Sunday, June 21 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: $15 | 4 Star Theatre
CITY OF LOST SOULS (1983)
Join us this Pride season for a screening of the outrageous cult musical CITY OF LOST SOULS (1983; German: Stadt Der Verlorenen Seelen). Directed by the late, great Rosa Von Praunheim, this gem stars legendary entertainer and entrepreneur Angie Stardust alongside ...
Monday, June 22
SF Neo-Futurists’ “Infinite Pride” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)
30 gay plays performed in 60 even gayer minutes, featuring an all queer/trans cast of SF Neo-Futurists Join your favorite local non-illusory theater troupe, the San Francisco Neo-Futurists, for 60 minutes of queer joy / queer truth / queer weirdness / queer life, at El ...
Free 45-Minute Kids Musical “The Magic Heartstone” (SF)
Our organization, SF Friends Who Care, produces annual musicals complete with original songs, beautiful dancing, handmade costumes and hand-painted scenery. It’s a show around 45 minutes long that offers a wonderful opportunity for children to experience live theater. Our shows are free for everyone to ...
Tuesday, June 23
SF Neo-Futurists’ “Infinite Pride” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)
30 gay plays performed in 60 even gayer minutes, featuring an all queer/trans cast of SF Neo-Futurists Join your favorite local non-illusory theater troupe, the San Francisco Neo-Futurists, for 60 minutes of queer joy / queer truth / queer weirdness / queer life, at El ...
Wednesday, June 24
$5 Off Tix: Darkly Comic “Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really” Live (May 15-June 27)
A wildly entertaining, blood-soaked twist on Dracula arrives at San Francisco Playhouse. In Kate Hamill’s gender-bending feminist revenge fantasy, the line between monster and man blurs fast. Critics are hooked: “the kind of horror I could watch all day,” says Vulture, while the The Wall ...
