Thursday, April 30
SF Int’l Arts Fest Presents ‘Impasse’ by Mufutau Yusuf
Mufutau Yusuf’s Impasse is an attempt to understand the politics of the Black body in a contemporary western society, interrogating notions of representation, misrepresentation, and the lack of representation.
Impasse is a powerful, driving, high-speed performance with a set and props that reference African immigration, and ...
Friday, May 1
Bay Area Dance Week 2026 w/ 100+ Free Events (April 24–May 3)
Friday, May 1 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | All Over the Bay Area
Bay Area Dance Week is a 10-day celebration of movement and dance, where the vibrant and diverse Bay Area dance community offers free classes, workshops, performances, open rehearsals, and more for people of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels. The festival runs April 24-May 3, ...
2026 Free High Season Programs at TJPA’s Salesforce Park (SF)
TJPA’s Salesforce Park kicks off its most exciting season of public programming yet, with nearly 20 free events offered each week!
From live outdoor music to fitness classes, to the the return of family favorites like Toddler Tuesday, there’s no better place in SF for fun, ...
“Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)
Welcome to ‘Rush Hour Comedy Night’ where laughter knows no bounds and cultural collisions are the name of the game. Join our dynamic duo of black and Asian comedians as they embark on a whirlwind adventure through the streets of humor, weaving together their diverse backgrounds and ...Every Friday
SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)
Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs at a secret location – a two-floor comedy club near ...Every Friday
“Golden Gate Comedy Night” SF’s Most Intimate Comedy Club
See top comics you’d normally see at Punch Line, Cobbs and SF Sketchfest up close at intimate comedy club in the heart of downtown SF. Looking for a real San Francisco comedy experience? Golden Gate Comedy Night is your go-to show – a sharp, fast-moving showcase of the Bay ...
FREE: AAPI Comedy Month “Crazy Funny Asians” Fridays (May 2026)
Crazy Funny Fridays – AAPI Comedy Showcase (May 2026) in May | Live at The Function – 7p + 9p Shows Get Tickets – FREE with RSVP (21+) Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with a special edition of our hit weekly comedy show. “Crazy ...Every Friday
Duane Forrest “Tree of Dreams” Cinematic Theatre at SF International Arts Festival (May 1-3)
Tree of Dreams is an intimate, cinematic theatre experience blending live music, object storytelling, shadow play, and projection. Inspired by The Little Prince, The Alchemist, and Where the Wild Things Are, the show follows a boy growing up in government housing who has forgotten how ...
$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 ...
$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
“Block Fest” Tenderloin Arts Festival & Free Art Making | SF
Every first and third Friday of the month, locally sourced Artist Activators offer up free art making. Block Fest animates and celebrates the unit block of Turk Street with free arts activities, cultural offerings, community information, and discussion for the local residents, workers, and visitors. From ...Monthly
Clement Street Happy Hour Cleanup w/ Free Foods & Drinks (SF)
Meet at Richmond Republic Draught House (642 Clement St). Then, cleaning will occur from 4:00pm to 5:00pm around the neighborhood. Stay afterwards for free food & drinks and to meet fellow volunteers. Sign up on this Civic Joy Fund Mobilize page, or email info@refuserefusesf.org with event name.
$1 Drink Fridays: “Battle of the Decades” DJ Party (North Beach)
Fridays are now a little bit more awesome. Did someone say $1 drinks? Monroe in North Beach hosts “Battle of the Decades” DJ party and happy hour every Friday with a DJ spinning progressive tunes. Every hour is a different decade – with drink prices ...Every Friday
North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF)
Friday, May 1 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | North Beach
On the first Friday of every month, over a dozen North Beach galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants stay open late for a self-guided First Fridays Art Crawl with special events to showcase the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify North Beach. First Fridays Art Crawl ...Monthly
Free Talk: Modern Dance Diaspora Insights (Cafe La Boheme)
Kôdrô Aoussou Evry, Byb Chanel Bibene, Mufutau Yusuf and Shafiki Sseggayi present “Modern, Post Modern, Diaspora” at the San Francisco International Arts Festival
A conversation about contemporary movement and dance on the African Continent & Diaspora with Kôdrô Aoussou Evry, Byb Chanel Bibene, Mufutau Yusuf and ...
Outdoor Ferry Flicks: “Grease” + Drag Bingo + $5 Beer (SF Ferry Building)
Join us for Ferry Flicks at the Fort Point Beer Garden every Friday in May at sundown! This season of Ferry Flicks is all about iconic, feel-good films you know and love.
We’ll kick the evening off around 7pm with Drag Bingo hosted by Oaklash Drag, ...
SF International Arts Festival “Women in Jazz and World Music”
Women in Jazz and World Music (WJWM) is a free concert / recital led by Dee Spencer on keyboards with Jewell McMillon on bass, Jay Hernandez on drums and Michelle Jacques as Mistress of Choirs!
The occasion is the graduating event for Dee’s students from the fourth annual Women in Jazz & World Music vocal ...
Free Improvised Dance: Jacklean (ODC Theater)
Savor the thrill of the unexpected in Jacklean (Jacklean). Governed by play and collaborative improvisation, New York powerhouse choreographer and dancer Mariana Valencia’s improvised gestures are prompted by transmissions from Jazmin Romero’s vocal and instrumental repertoire of cumbia, punk, jazz, and electronic music. Can an ...
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra MainStage 4: The Young Masters
Jory Fankuchen, Music Director.
World Class music, always ADMISSION FREE!
Program
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – Sinfonietta No. 1, Allegro furioso
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5
Julia Schilz violin; Klein Competition winner
sponsored by Maryann Maslan
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 5
Irving Klein Competition winner, Julia Schilz, joins the SFCO in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s joyful Violin ...
San Francisco Bike Party (First Fridays)
Friday, May 1 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Secret Location (SF)
San Francisco Bike Party (not to be confused with Critical Mass) is a monthly celebration of biking for riders of different ages, types, and skill levels to enjoy. Every month is a different theme and you’re encouraged to dress up. San Francisco Bike Party is held on ...Monthly
Le Youth
Friday, May 1 – 8:00 pm |
Cost: $42.34 | The Regency Ballroom
Goldenvoice Presentswho are you really? – San Francisco
LE YOUTH
FRI, 1 MAY 2026 at 08:00PM PDTAges: 18 & OverDoors Open: 07:00PM
OnSale: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 at 10:00AM PSTAnnouncement: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 at 10:00AM PST
If tickets in the accessible section are unavailable, please reach out to ...
The Unfinished Work of Camille Claudel (SF Int’l Arts Fest)
Friday, May 1 – 8:00 pm |
Cost: $40 | Dance Mission Theater
Camille Claudel was an Impressionist sculptor in France at the turn of the century. She defied expectations of women at the time by creating dynamic pieces that shocked the art establishment. Single-handedly, Camille manipulated marble into artworks that tenderly exposed the full range of her ...
SF International Arts Fest: People’s Circus Theatre (2026)
Camille Claudel was an Impressionist sculptor in France at the turn of the century. She defied expectations of women at the time by creating dynamic pieces that shocked the art establishment. Single-handedly, Camille manipulated marble into artworks that tenderly exposed the full range of her ...
Rockabilly Social: $3 Whiskey Night w/ Geoffrey Miller (SF)
Some say Geoffrey Miller is the long lost son of Merle Haggard and Buck Owens, others say he’s the grandson of Duane Eddy and Eddie Cochran. Some say he’s all of them and more. We say Geoffrey Miller is his own; unique, original, one-of-a-kind, and ...
