Things to do in San Francisco, CA

69 events · Theater, Arts & Culture

Today · Saturday, September 5

Sat · Sep 5

BATS Improv presents: Spontaneous Broadway

BATS Improv

Sat · Sep 5

Brava Presents: Monica Magtoto: Journal as Artifact: All Ages

Brava Theater Center

Sat · Sep 5

The Setup – San Francisco

The Lost Church

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

Sun · Sep 6

Aleta Simone, Polimana, Gas Money, Sunny Mitchell, Addie Finch, Anita Alur – SF

The Lost Church

Monday, September 7

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Mon · Sep 7 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Bear vs Bull @Alamo Drafthouse New Mission

Tuesday, September 8

Tue · Sep 8

Zach Bailey, J Camden & Friends – San Francisco

The Lost Church

Tue · Sep 8

Alan Chong Lau and Russell C. Leong

City Lights Bookstore

Tue · Sep 8

San Francisco Contemporary Music Players - American Reflections: Exuberance (Copy)

Brava Theater Center

Wednesday, September 9

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Booksmith presents: Katie Benn with Allison Filice The Alchemy of Melancholy

The Booksmith

Thursday, September 10

Thu · Sep 10

Jon Else in conversation with Charles Oppenheimer

City Lights Bookstore

Thu · Sep 10

You’re Going to Die – SF

The Lost Church

Friday, September 11

Fri · Sep 11

Candlelight: Tribute to Juan Gabriel on Strings

Brava Theater Center

Fri · Sep 11

“Am I the A*hole?” – Standup Comedy Settling YOUR Disputes – SF

The Lost Church

Saturday, September 12

Sat · Sep 12

Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson

Brava Theater Center

Sat · Sep 12

Ishmael Reed Flight to Canada 50th Anniversary Celebration

City Lights Bookstore

Sat · Sep 12

Anne McDonnell Book Release, Open Mic Poetry Reading – SF

The Lost Church

Monday, September 14

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Booksmith presents: Jordan Tannahill with Brontez Purnell The Living Realm

The Booksmith

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Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Bear vs Bull @Alamo Drafthouse New Mission

Mon · Sep 14

Walter Riley Civil Rights and Structural Attacks

City Lights Bookstore

Tuesday, September 15

Tue · Sep 15

Timothy Ryback 53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy

City Lights Bookstore

Wednesday, September 16

Wed · Sep 16

Brenda Hillman with Robert Hass

City Lights Bookstore

Thursday, September 17

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM

Booksmith presents: Mona Awad with Kate Folk We Love You, Bunny

The Booksmith

Thu · Sep 17

ENORCHESTRA Presents An Acousti-ENO Evening – SF

The Lost Church

Thu · Sep 17

2026 HUMP! Film Festival – Fall Season

Brava Theater Center

Friday, September 18

Fri · Sep 18

Theo Kandel with Remy Sher – San Francisco

The Lost Church

Saturday, September 19

Sat · Sep 19

The Weird Variety Why We Stay – San Francisco

The Lost Church

Sunday, September 20

Sun · Sep 20

Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling

Brava Theater Center

Monday, September 21

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Mon · Sep 21 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Bear vs Bull @Alamo Drafthouse New Mission

Mon · Sep 21

Diane Williams in conversation with Rita Bullwinkel

City Lights Bookstore

Tuesday, September 22

Tue · Sep 22 · 7:00 PM

Booksmith presents: Laleh Khadivi with Oscar Villalon Female Life on Planet Earth

The Booksmith

Tue · Sep 22

May-lee Chai (Book Launch for “MY HUNGRY GHOSTS”)

City Lights Bookstore

Thursday, September 24

Thu · Sep 24 · 8:00 PM

Read My Lips: A Book Slut Drag (Lord of the Rings)

The Booksmith

Thu · Sep 24

A Conversation with Genny Lim: San Francisco’s Poet Laureate

City Lights Bookstore

Friday, September 25

Fri · Sep 25

Brava's Short Film Block: Film Submission - Hasta La Raíz

Brava Theater Center

Saturday, September 26

Sat · Sep 26

Of Poetry & Protest: 10th Anniversary Celebration (POSTPONED)

City Lights Bookstore

Monday, September 28

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Mon · Sep 28 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Bear vs Bull @Alamo Drafthouse New Mission

Mon · Sep 28

Elaine Elinson (Book Launch/Radiant as the Stars)

City Lights Bookstore

Tuesday, September 29

Tue · Sep 29 · 7:00 PM

Booksmith presents: Joseph Fink The Nudge

The Booksmith

Tue · Sep 29

Will Boast and Brittany Perham

City Lights Bookstore

Thursday, October 1

Thu · Oct 1

JS Tan and Clarissa Redwine Against Tech Oligarchy

City Lights Bookstore

Saturday, October 3

Sat · Oct 3

BATS Improv presents: The Improvised Twilight Zone

BATS Improv

Sunday, October 4

Sun · Oct 4

Litquake Book Fair

City Lights Bookstore

Monday, October 5

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Mon · Oct 5 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Bear vs Bull @Alamo Drafthouse New Mission

Monday, October 12

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Mon · Oct 12 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Bear vs Bull @Alamo Drafthouse New Mission

Tuesday, October 13

Tue · Oct 13

David Stephen Calonne Jazz, Counterculture, and the Sacred

City Lights Bookstore

Wednesday, October 14

Wed · Oct 14

Ankur Thakkar

City Lights Bookstore

Thursday, October 15

Thu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM

Neal Stephenson @ The Internet Archive D: Heavy Water

The Booksmith

Thu · Oct 15

Ivy Anderson & Devon Angus Alice:The 10th Anniversary

City Lights Bookstore

Saturday, October 17

Sat · Oct 17

Read The Room: A Celebration of Books

City Lights Bookstore

Sat · Oct 17

Brava! Block Party

Brava Theater Center

Sat · Oct 17

BATS Improv presents: Trick or Treat

BATS Improv

Sunday, October 18

Sun · Oct 18

Truong Tran Launch Party for “How to Exi(s)t: A Poet’s Memoir”

City Lights Bookstore

Monday, October 19

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Mon · Oct 19 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Bear vs Bull @Alamo Drafthouse New Mission

Mon · Oct 19

A Celebration of César Vallejo’s Trilce

City Lights Bookstore

Tuesday, October 20

Tue · Oct 20

An evening with Brian Evenson

City Lights Bookstore

Wednesday, October 21

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Booksmith presents: Alexander Maksik with Anthony Marra Passengers

The Booksmith

Thursday, October 22

Thu · Oct 22

Ben Ehrenreich Launch Party for “Hold Still”

City Lights Bookstore

Monday, October 26

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Mon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Bear vs Bull @Alamo Drafthouse New Mission

Mon · Oct 26

Ken Knabb

City Lights Bookstore

Tuesday, October 27

Tue · Oct 27

Tom Frank

City Lights Bookstore

Saturday, October 31

Sat · Oct 31

BATS Improv presents: Double Creature

BATS Improv

Monday, November 2

Mon · Nov 2

Miriam Pawel California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California

City Lights Bookstore

Wednesday, November 4

Wed · Nov 4

R.K. Maril A Queer Guide to Saving Democracy

City Lights Bookstore

Saturday, November 7

Sat · Nov 7

BATS Improv presents: Theatresports

BATS Improv

Tuesday, November 10

Tue · Nov 10

Jennifer Croft Notes on Postcards: A Memoir

City Lights Bookstore

Thursday, November 12

Thu · Nov 12 · 7:00 PM

Booksmith presents: Spencer R. Scott As If We Were Staying

The Booksmith

Friday, November 13

Fri · Nov 13

BATS’ 40th Anniversary Celebration

BATS Improv

Thursday, November 19

Thu · Nov 19 · 7:00 PM

Booksmith presents: Daniel Duane Yosemite Falls: Reckoning with California History and the Gospel of John Muir

The Booksmith

Saturday, December 5

Sat · Dec 5

BATS Improv presents: An Improvised Dickens Musical

BATS Improv