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Friday, June 5

Elim Chan Conducts “La Mer” with SF Symphony (June 5-6)
Friday, June 5 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $49*
*Tickets start at $49 (while supplies last)
| Davies Symphony Hall
Elim Chan Conducts “La Mer” with SF Symphony (June 5-6)

Elim Chan conducts a program that opens with the youthful vigor of Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and closes with Debussy’s sparkling seascape La Mer. In between, experience the elegant passion of Berlioz’s song cycle Les Nuits d’été, sung by Sasha Cooke, and Wagner’s surging Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan ...

Saturday, June 6

Elim Chan Conducts “La Mer” with SF Symphony (June 5-6)
Saturday, June 6 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $49*
*Tickets start at $49 (while supplies last)
| Davies Symphony Hall
Elim Chan Conducts “La Mer” with SF Symphony (June 5-6)

Elim Chan conducts a program that opens with the youthful vigor of Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and closes with Debussy’s sparkling seascape La Mer. In between, experience the elegant passion of Berlioz’s song cycle Les Nuits d’été, sung by Sasha Cooke, and Wagner’s surging Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan ...

Sunday, June 7

SF’s “Civic Symphony” Free Concerts (2025/26)
Sunday, June 7 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP - donations are accepted
| Herbst Theatre
SF's "Civic Symphony" Free Concerts (2025/26)

The San Francisco Civic Music Association presents “Civic Symphony” free concerts from Nov. 2, 2025-June 7, 2026 at Herbst Theatre! In 1931, Mrs. Sigmund Stern created the San Francisco Civic Symphony, with the support of Dr. Josephine Randall, who was the first director of the ...

Asian Art Museum: Free Admission Day (Every First Sunday)
Sunday, June 7 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Special exhibitions may require separate admission surcharge
| Asian Art Museum
Asian Art Museum: Free Admission Day (Every First Sunday)

Through the power of art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco brings the diverse cultures of Asia to life. Located in the heart of San Francisco, the museum is home to one of the world’s finest collections of Asian art, boasting more than 18,000 ...Monthly

Thursday, June 11

Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library
Thursday, June 11 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library

Join San Francisco Main Public Library with talented poets for a poetry jam. The Main Library’s monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series, moderated by Kim Shuck, takes place on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Main Library. Thursday Night Poem Jam Every 2nd Thursday | ...Monthly

Wednesday, June 17

“Biblio Bistro” Farmers’ Market Cooking School | UN Plaza
Wednesday, June 17 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | UN Plaza
"Biblio Bistro" Farmers' Market Cooking School | UN Plaza

Wondering how to prepare the beautiful produce that our local farmers are growing and selling at the Farmers Market? Come check out a live demonstration of how to sauté a featured vegetable at the Heart of the City Farmers Market with Biblio Bistro, the Library’s mobile ...Monthly

Sunday, June 21

SF’s “Mozart to Mendelssohn” Free Full Orchestra Concerts (2025/26)
Sunday, June 21 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP - donations are accepted
| Herbst Theatre
SF’s “Mozart to Mendelssohn” Free Full Orchestra Concerts (2025/26)

The San Francisco Civic Music Association presents “Mozart to Mendelssohn” concerts! (M2M) is the Association’s second full orchestra, and was formed in 2014 to accommodate the growing number of musicians who wanted the experience of per forming large orchestral works. The group typically per forms ...

Mozart to Mendelssohn : Chopin & Gorecki’s Symphony No. 3
Sunday, June 21 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP - donations are accepted
| Herbst Theatre
Mozart to Mendelssohn : Chopin & Gorecki's Symphony No. 3
The San Francisco Civic Music Association presents Mozart to Mendelssohn: Chopin & Gorecki’s Symphony No. 3 PROGRAM  – Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy on Polish Airs  – Frédéric Chopin: Revolutionary Etude  – Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs” Music Director & Conductor: John Kendall Bailey Admission is FREE and registration/RSVPs ...

Wednesday, July 1

SF Symphony: Mendelssohn 5 & Bruch Violin Concerto (SF)
Wednesday, July 1 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $39*
*Tickets start at $39 (while supplies last)
| Davies Symphony Hall
SF Symphony: Mendelssohn 5 & Bruch Violin Concerto (SF)
Debuting conductor Chloé Van Soeterstède leads a Romantic program rich in warmth and color. Elfrida Andrée’s Overture in D major reveals a pioneering Swedish musical voice, while Max Bruch’s First Violin Concerto intersperses Hungarian-spiced licks with plenty of crowd-pleasing passagework. The program concludes with Felix Mendelssohn’s ...

Thursday, July 2

A.R. Rahman Live with the San Francisco Symphony (SF)
Thursday, July 2 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $99*
*Tickets start at $99 (while supplies last)
| Davies Symphony Hall
A.R. Rahman Live with the San Francisco Symphony (SF)
From Bollywood to Hollywood, Grammy- and Academy Award–winner A.R. Rahman is one of the world’s most prolific film composers. The musical mastermind behind Slumdog Millionaire’s award-winning score, Rahman joins the San Francisco Symphony to bring his genre-spanning compositions ranging from Eastern classical, pop, world music, and ...

Sunday, July 5

Asian Art Museum: Free Admission Day (Every First Sunday)
Sunday, July 5 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Special exhibitions may require separate admission surcharge
| Asian Art Museum
Asian Art Museum: Free Admission Day (Every First Sunday)

Through the power of art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco brings the diverse cultures of Asia to life. Located in the heart of San Francisco, the museum is home to one of the world’s finest collections of Asian art, boasting more than 18,000 ...Monthly

Thursday, July 9

“West Side Story” Film Concert with Live Orchestra (July 9-10)
Thursday, July 9 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $99*
*Tickets start at $99 (while supplies last)
| Davies Symphony Hall
“West Side Story” Film Concert with Live Orchestra (July 9-10)

Lights, camera, music! This summer, experience the magic of West Side Story like never before as the San Francisco Symphony performs Leonard Bernstein’s score to the 1961 film live to picture. Hailed as one of the greatest American musicals of all time, West Side Story fills Davies Symphony Hall ...

Friday, July 10

“West Side Story” Film Concert with Live Orchestra (July 9-10)
Friday, July 10 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $99*
*Tickets start at $99 (while supplies last)
| Davies Symphony Hall
“West Side Story” Film Concert with Live Orchestra (July 9-10)

Lights, camera, music! This summer, experience the magic of West Side Story like never before as the San Francisco Symphony performs Leonard Bernstein’s score to the 1961 film live to picture. Hailed as one of the greatest American musicals of all time, West Side Story fills Davies Symphony Hall ...

Saturday, July 18

Tony-Winning Voices: “Sutton Foster & Kelli O’Hara” Live in Concert (SF)
Saturday, July 18 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $69*
*Tickets start at $69 (while supplies last)
| Davies Symphony Hall
Tony-Winning Voices: "Sutton Foster & Kelli O'Hara" Live in Concert (SF)
Two of Broadway’s most celebrated stars, Tony Award winners Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara join the San Francisco Symphony for a spectacular evening of music and storytelling. Inspired by Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett’s 1962 CBS special Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall, Sutton and Kelli ...

Thursday, July 30

St. Vincent Live with the San Francisco Symphony (SF)
Thursday, July 30 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $139*
*Tickets start at $139 (while supplies last)
| Davies Symphony Hall
St. Vincent Live with the San Francisco Symphony (SF)
St. Vincent’s First-Ever Orchestral Performances with the San Francisco Symphony. A Limited Run Shows. St. Vincent has been regarded as one of the most innovative and fascinating presences in modern music for nearly 20 years, constantly reinventing her audio and visual personae over the course of ...