Today: January 23, 2026
Today’s Most Popular Events
- SF’s Free 10,000 Sq ft Alternative Art Fair at Minnesota Street Project (Jan 22-26)
- Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
- 2026 Napa Lighted Art Festival w/ Special Projection Artwork (Jan. 17 – Feb. 15)
- Beethoven’s 5th Symphony Live w/ SF Symphony & Seong-Jin Cho (Jan. 22-24)
- SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)
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Friday, January 23
Free Opening Art Show: “Digest” Watercolors (Hotel Biron)
Opening Art Show – Digest, lingering after a meal
Watercolor paintings by Laurie Caird
Digest is dedicated to every person and resource involved in dining out – those who fared and harvested, chopped and simmered; the seeds, the water, the earth.
Painting the post-meal tablescape extends the invitation ...
Youth Poet Laureate Inauguration (SF Main Library)
Experience the power of poetry and spoken word as San Francisco honors its rising literary stars. Join us after hours on January 23 for a vibrant community celebration featuring the first cohort of the relaunched Youth Poet Laureate program, presented in collaboration with 826 Valencia, ...
2026 Napa Lighted Art Festival w/ Special Projection Artwork (Jan. 17 – Feb. 15)
The Napa Lighted Art Festival is a celebration of creative arts, technology and lights, and supports innovative techniques using light and light technologies as a growing art medium. This walkable outdoor experience is free in Downtown Napa, featuring 15 lighted art installations for 5 weeks ...
Free Friday Night Jazz w/ Solarxtet (Berkeley)
1/23 — @solarxtet brings an evening of experimental, progressive jazz that shimmers with texture and magic. I’m thrilled to begin this next chapter with you — warm nights, good pours, and a shared Friday rhythm. Music from 6:30 to 8:30 at Donkey & Goat ✨
The Rich Gold Band
Awesome local legends will be gracing our stage for a killer free show. Tons of free parking, out door patio. And a great bar
Groove Night: Side Hustle’s Free Gig at Presidio Yacht Club
Side Hustle is bringing their upbeat, contemporary dance music to the Presidio Yacht Club in Sausalito for a free show on Friday, January 23.
Side Hustle is a North Bay band playing groove-driven, contemporary dance music, including Rock, R&B and Blues. The centerpiece of their performances is the sultry delivery of lead ...
Xchange Fashion Sip + Swap: Après Ski Pop-up
Join us for an evening wrapped in warmth and creativity, where you can swap treasures, connect deeply, and explore the magic of local artists.
❄️ Come dressed in your winter flair—think bold knits, plush textures, and cozy chic.
🥂 What to expect
• The People’s Runway directed by ...
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 ...
Chabot Sci-Fi Night: “Blade Runner” (1982) in 70-ft Planetaium Dome
Doors: 7PM, Movie: 7:30PM
$15 Adults (18+), $5 for Members
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We’re bringing back our popular adult event, Sci-Fi Night at Chabot! Bring a friend and come up to Chabot for a one-night-only screening of cult classic Blade Runner (1982) in our state-of-the-art 70-foot Planetarium dome! Come early to enter ...
Past Your Prime Time Show
Improv, clowning, and relevant hilarity
Through playful clowning, collaborative improv, and moments of honest absurdity, the night celebrates being seen right where you are.
Featuring Carmen Aguilar y Wedge in clowning, Choose Your Own Comedy improv shaped by the audience, with more improv by The Past Our ...
SF Historical Fiction Talk (Redwood City)
Local authors Ginny Kubitz Moyer and Irena Smith will be in conversation about Moyer’s newest book, The World at Home.
Set in booming San Francisco during WWII, The World at Home tells the story of Irene Mary Cleary, raised in a Catholic orphanage and trained by an elderly Russian seamstress. Sewing springboards Irene ...
Free Monthly Maker Social w/ Demos + Refreshments (Oakland)
You must RSVP/purchase tickets through the Ace Makerspace website: Ace Maker Social – Ace Makerspace
Connect with other makers in the community at this FREE Monthly Ace Maker Social. This event is open to the public. Everyone is invited!
There will be open ended conversation, knowledge sharing, light refreshments and more. ...
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)
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
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 ...
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