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2,814 eventsAll venues in San Francisco
FreeSat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Bootlegger’s Ball with Nick Rossi’s Swing Six
Nick Rossi's Swing Six
Community Music Center · San Francisco
FreeFri · Oct 16 · 4:30 PM
Open Soundcheck: Lila Downs
Lila Downs
SFJAZZ Center · San Francisco
$15Wed · Oct 21 · 6:30 PM
The Bobby Young Project
The Bobby Young Project
Biscuits & Blues · San Francisco
2024Sat · Oct 17 · 10:00 PM
Desmadre + Psyched! Radio Fest present: RIXXIA w/ Diabbla + BB Cora + Louie El Ser
Rixxia +3
Crybaby · Oakland
$39.19Sat · Oct 17 · 6:00 PM
Jazz Mafia: Stevie Wonder Reimagined 6P Show
Jazz Mafia: Stevie Wonder Reimagined 6P Show +1
The Sound Room · Oakland
$39.00↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Zaccai Curtis Sextet
Zaccai Curtis
SFJAZZ Center · San Francisco
FreeThu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
The Young Dubliners with Ockham’s Razor
The Young Dubliners +1
Sweetwater Music Hall · Mill Valley
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
JOE BLOCK QUINTET: There Is Always Hope Album Release Show
Joe Block Quintet
Black Cat · San Francisco
$39.00↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM
Zaccai Curtis Sextet
Zaccai Curtis Sextet +1
SFJAZZ Center · San Francisco
FreeSun · Oct 18 · 3:00 PM
E4TT Call for Scores: Solo Piano, Vol. 3
Ensemble for These Times +2
Community Music Center · San Francisco
Tue · Oct 20 · 6:00 PM
Goldenvoice Presents ARTMS Art of Blue Blood World Tour
Artms
The Regency Center · San Francisco
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18 · 5:00 PM
Josh Zee and Friends Sunday Residency Free Show
Josh Zee
Sweetwater Music Hall · Mill Valley
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
JOE BLOCK QUINTET: There Is Always Hope Album Release Show
Joe Block
Black Cat · San Francisco
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Goldenvoice Presents NOTD Lonely in Paradise Tour with ELLIS, Nat Slater
Notd +2
The Regency Center · San Francisco
Wed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quizzes
Triple Rock Brewery
$39.19Sat · Oct 17 · 9:00 PM
Jazz Mafia: Stevie Wonder Reimagined 9P Show
Jazz Mafia: Stevie Wonder Reimagined 9P Show +1
The Sound Room · Oakland
Fri · Oct 16 · 6:30 PM
A Tribute to Joe Louis Walker by The Bosstalkers and Paul Steward
A Tribute to Joe Louis Walker by The Bosstalkers and Paul Steward +2
Biscuits & Blues · San Francisco
Sun · Oct 18 · 2:30 PM
Litquake Presents: Menopause Extravaganza: The Science and Culture of a Subject No One Used to Want to Talk About
Author: Dr Louann Brizendine +4
Gray Area · San Francisco
$30 USDWed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
The Guitar Hang
The Guitar Hang +2
Keys Jazz Bistro · San Francisco
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 20 · 8:00 PM
The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra
The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra
Local Edition · San Francisco
$35.00Sat · Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
Edward Simon: Femeninas
Edward Simon +5
SFJAZZ Center · San Francisco
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
JOE BLOCK: SOLO PIANO - One piano. One artist. An entire musical world.
Joe Block
Black Cat · San Francisco
$34.00Mon · Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Marina Crouse
Marina Crouse +4
SFJAZZ Center · San Francisco
Thu · Oct 15 · 12:00 PM
GREEN FILM FESTIVAL: Hen (Opening Night!) ~ 6:00 PM
HEN (Opening Night Film)
4 Star Theatre · San Francisco
Thu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
9th Ave: Nicholas Russell with Ginger Greene
Author: Nicholas Russell
Green Apple Books
Free↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 10:15 AM
Welcome to the Woods 15-Minute Talk | Founders Grove, Muir Woods
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
$20 USDSun · Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Cristian Eck
Cristian Eck
Keys Jazz Bistro · San Francisco
Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Goldenvoice Presents TEN US Showcase Tour
Ten
The Regency Center · San Francisco
FreeSat · Oct 17 · 12:30 PM
Read The Room: A Celebration of Books
Read The Room
CCSF North Beach / Chinatown Bookstore
$45.55 -…Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM
A Berkeley Shakespeare One Night Stand
Berkeley Shakes +12
Feinstein's at The Nikko · San Francisco
FreeThu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Ivy Anderson & Devon Angus Alice:The 10th Anniversary
Author: Ivy Anderson +2
Canneti's Bookshop · Orinda
Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Allah-Las
Allah-Las +1
The Great American Music Hall · San Francisco
$62.90 -…Fri · Oct 16 · 6:30 PM
Steep Canyon Rangers
Steep Canyon Rangers
Siesta Valley Bowl · Orinda
$45 USDFri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Jazz Mafia: Stevie Wonder Reimagined
Jazz Mafia +1
Keys Jazz Bistro · San Francisco
Thu · Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Goldenvoice Presents The Aquabats! Trick-or-Treat to the Beat with Mariachi El Bronx, Mrs. Magician
The Aquabats +2
The Regency Center · San Francisco
$50.70 -…Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Rob Dehlinger
Rob Dehlinger
Feinstein's at The Nikko · San Francisco
FreeMon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
SFJAM: Free Community Jam Session: All Monk
SFJAZZ Center · San Francisco
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Goldenvoice Presents An Evening With moe.
moe
The Regency Center · San Francisco
FreeTue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
An evening with Brian Evenson
Brian Evenson
CCSF North Beach / Chinatown Bookstore
FreeThu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Ben Ehrenreich Launch Party for “Hold Still”
Author: Ben Ehrenreich +2
Canneti's Bookshop · Orinda
Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Goldenvoice PresentsTENUS Showcase Tour
Ten
The Regency Center · San Francisco
$50.55 -…Sat · Oct 17 · 6:30 PM
Sam Grisman Project
Sam Grisman Project
Siesta Valley Bowl · Orinda
$40 USDSat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Janice Maxie Reid
Janice Maxie Reid
Keys Jazz Bistro · San Francisco
FreeSun · Oct 18 · 11:30 AM
The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays: Music of Talking Heads + More for Kids
The Rock and Roll Playhouse
Sweetwater Music Hall · Mill Valley
$11.17-$15.95Thu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Ben Ehrenreich Launch Party for “Hold Still”
Ben Ehrenreich
CCSF North Beach / Chinatown Bookstore
$40 USDSat · Oct 17 · 9:00 PM
Ritmo y Voz: Afro-Cuban Jazz Ignited
Ritmo y Voz: Afro-Cuban Jazz Ignited +4
Keys Jazz Bistro · San Francisco
$25Sun · Oct 18 · 5:00 PM
B. Thompson
B. Thompson
Biscuits & Blues · San Francisco
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Goldenvoice Presents The Blasting Company plays Over The Garden Wall with special guest Julie and Hubie
The Blasting Company +2
The Regency Center · San Francisco
$32Tue · Oct 20 · 7:30 PM
Sawyer Hill
Sawyer Hill +1
The Independent · San Francisco
FreeSat · Oct 17 · 12:30 PM
Read The Room: A Celebration of Books
Author: Kevin Dublin +9
Canneti's Bookshop · Orinda
$34.00↻ RecurringMon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Connected
Richie Goods +1
SFJAZZ Center · San Francisco
$15Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
Mehmooni x Mother Armenia
Khorshid Khanoum +3
The Starry Plough Pub · Berkeley
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Zoe FitzGerald Carter Band Album Release show with Hannah Mayree
Zoe FitzGerald Carter Band +1
Sweetwater Music Hall · Mill Valley
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
The Jungle Giants
The Jungle Giants +1
Great American Music Hall · San Francisco
$15↻ RecurringTue · Oct 20 · 6:30 PM
The West Coast Blues Revue
The West Coast Blues Revue +1
Biscuits & Blues · San Francisco
FreeSun · Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Truong Tran Launch Party for “How to Exi(s)t: A Poet’s Memoir”
Author: Truong Tran +2
Canneti's Bookshop · Orinda
FreeSun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM
Eamonn Flynn and Dublinesque Album Release Show with special guest Suil na Seabhac
Eamonn Flynn +2
Sweetwater Music Hall · Mill Valley
Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
TEN
Ten
The Regency Ballroom · San Francisco
$45.15Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Elephant Revival
Elephant Revival
The UC Theatre · San Francisco
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
CHARGED PARTICLES
Charged Particles
Jupiter · Berkeley
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 22 · 5:30 PM
*OFF-SITE* Lebnani Supper Club with Chef Jad Youssef at Reem's Mission
Author: Jad Youssef
Omnivore: Books on Food · Noe Valley
Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
DJ X'ces
DJ X'ces +3
Great American Music Hall · San Francisco
$40 USDSun · Oct 18 · 5:00 PM
Rhonda Benin
Rhonda Benin
Keys Jazz Bistro · San Francisco
Sun · Oct 18 · 7:30 PM
DellaMorte DellaMore: Cemetery Man (Presented by MEDIA MELTDOWN MOVIE MADHOUSE) ~ 7:30 PM
DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE: CEMETERY MAN (1994) +3
4 Star Theatre · San Francisco
Thu · Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
Aaron Hammerman
Aaron Hammerman
Madrone Art Bar · San Francisco
$15Thu · Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
An Evening with Jonn Del Toro Richardson
An Evening with Jonn Del Toro Richardson +1
Biscuits & Blues · San Francisco
Sat · Oct 17
SANDRA PROUDMAN: THE END OF US
Author: Sandra Proudman
Books Inc. · Marina
FreeMon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
A Celebration of César Vallejo’s Trilce
Author: William Rowe +1
CCSF North Beach / Chinatown Bookstore
Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
9th Ave: Kawai Strong Washburn with Tommy Orange
Author: Kawai Strong Washburn
Green Apple Books
Tue · Oct 20 · 6:30 PM
Erin French Book Signing • The Lost Kitchen Volume 3: Seize the Supper
Author: Erin French
Omnivore: Books on Food · Noe Valley
$11.87-$16.95Sun · Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Truong Tran Launch Party for “How to Exi(s)t: A Poet’s Memoir”
Truong Tran
CCSF North Beach / Chinatown Bookstore
FreeMon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
A Celebration of César Vallejo’s Trilce
Author: William Rowe +8
Canneti's Bookshop · Orinda
$38.97Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Glaive – GOD SAVE THE THREE TOUR
glaive
The UC Theatre · San Francisco
Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM
Goldenvoice PresentsShe Wants RevengeRosegarden Funeral Party
She Wants Revenge
The Regency Center · San Francisco
$20 USD↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 10:30 PM
Late Set: Simon Rowe Organ Trio
Simon Rowe Organ Trio +1
Keys Jazz Bistro · San Francisco
Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
DIIV
Diiv +1
The Great American Music Hall · San Francisco
Mon · Oct 19
READ BETWEEN THE SPINE: YA BOOK CLUB
Author: Read Between The Spine
Books Inc. · Marina
FreeSat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Wolf Jett with Sqwerv
Wolf Jett +1
Sweetwater Music Hall · Mill Valley
Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM
Goldenvoice Presents She Wants Revenge with Rosegarden Funeral Party
She Wants Revenge +1
The Regency Center · San Francisco
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
An Evening With moe.
moe
The Regency Ballroom · San Francisco
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
9th Ave: Benjamin Gucciardi with Cintia Santana
Author: Benjamin Gucciardi +1
Green Apple Books
Wed · Oct 21 · 9:00 AM
Tuning — Live Virtual Session with Iana Chugunova
Speaker: Iana Chugunova
Gray Area · San Francisco
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
DJ MALACHI
Dj Malachi
Jupiter · Berkeley
$30Sat · Oct 17 · 6:30 PM
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Biscuits & Blues · San Francisco
FreeThu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
5th Annual Sweetwater Music Hall Fall Gala: An Evening with St. Vincent
St Vincent
Sweetwater Music Hall · Mill Valley
$50.70 -…Thu · Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Carol Luckenbach: Under the Influence
Broadway +1
Feinstein's at The Nikko · San Francisco
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
The Jungle Giants
The Jungle Giants +1
The Great American Music Hall · San Francisco
$40 USDThu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Liz Kennedy
Liz Kennedy
Keys Jazz Bistro · San Francisco
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:30 PM
Pop Ignition
Joyce Lee +3
Local Edition · San Francisco
FreeTue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
An evening with Brian Evenson
Author: Brian Evenson
Canneti's Bookshop · Orinda
Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Allah-Las
Allah-Las +1
Great American Music Hall · San Francisco
Mon · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
DJ X'ces
DJ X'ces +3
The Great American Music Hall · San Francisco
Thu · Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
Anna Voloshyna Author Talk • Ukraïne: Recipes and Stories from Kyiv to the Black Sea
Author: Anna Voloshyna
Omnivore: Books on Food · Noe Valley
Tue · Oct 20 · 9:00 PM
Tuesday Night Karaoke W Grizzy Mac Jess Recurring Tuesdays
Host: Grizzy Mac Jess
Emporium Arcade Bar - San Francisco
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 10:15 AM
Welcome to the Woods 15-Minute Talk | Founders Grove, Muir Woods
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Sun · Oct 18 · 6:00 PM
Peaches
Peaches +3
The Great American Music Hall · San Francisco
Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM
SISTO:DEVOUR – Sever the Bloodline Tour w/ BLVNKSPVCE + PNTHER
Sisto +2
Crybaby · Oakland
Fri · Oct 16 · 6:30 PM
the rush tribute project
The Rush Tribute Project
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre · San Francisco
$35 USDThu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Fog City Swing
Fog City Swing
Keys Jazz Bistro · San Francisco
Sun · Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Cybersentics Book Club October 2026: Here/There
Gray Area · San Francisco
Events in San Francisco, CA
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. San Francisco's rooms include the Fillmore, Great American Music Hall and the Chapel, with SFJAZZ, A.C.T. and Davies Symphony Hall clustered in the civic center.