These 54 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Fridays at 6:30pm
Zaccho Studio · Bayview District • $3
Wood, quilts, harnesses, or texts become the catalyst for movement at Zaccho Studio, where participants shape a weekly open practice using everyday objects and materials they bring themselves.
November 14 at 2:30am (This weekend)
ODC Dance Commons · Mission District
Learn to lift, lean, and trust. This six-week series teaches partnering techniques and contact improv fundamentals in a playful, judgment-free studio. No experience needed, just curiosity and socks.
December 5 at 10am +5
Improv Central · West Alameda • $35
Spend a Saturday morning laughing together and building confidence through improv games and storytelling. Kids aged 4 and up team up with their grown-ups for an hour of playful connection that's as energizing as it is joyful.
December 6 at 1am +8
Improv Central · West Alameda • $35
Spend an hour getting gloriously silly with your kids. This monthly improv class invites families to invent ridiculous characters, play storytelling games, and rediscover the joy of laughing together.
West Alameda • $35
Improv without the spotlight panic: Improv Central runs drop-in classes where everyday people play silly games, practice "deep curious listening," and leave braver than they arrived. No experience, no pressure to perform, just guaranteed laughter.
Central Berkeley
A century-old Finnish hall where Berkeley comes to dance, sing, and gather. Sunlight pours through big windows onto old wooden floors that have hosted everything from queer tango to contact improv to symphony chorus rehearsals.
Browse the Bay Area neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Thu, Nov 12 · 7:30 PM
Spark Studio · Potrero Hill
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM
Casa Circulo Cultural · Fair Oaks
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM
Casa Circulo Cultural · Fair Oaks
Mon, Nov 16 · 9:30 AM
San Jose McEnery Convention Center · SoFA
$15
Mon, Nov 16 · 7:00 PM
All Out Comedy Theater · Koreatown Northgate
$146
Tue, Nov 17 · 7:00 PM
All Out Comedy Theater · Koreatown Northgate
Registration $200
Tue, Nov 17 · 10:00 PM
Improv Central · West Alameda
$35
Tue, Nov 17 · 7:00 PM
All Out Comedy Theater · Northgate - Waverly
$195
Tue, Nov 17 · 7:00 PM
BodyVibe Studio · San Rafael
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
All Out Comedy Theater · Northgate - Waverly
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
All Out Comedy Theater · Northgate - Waverly
$182
Wed, Nov 18 · 2:30 AM
Improv Central · West Alameda
$20
Thu, Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
All Out Comedy Theater · Koreatown Northgate
Online $10 / At The Door $15
Thu, Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
All Out Comedy Theater · Northgate - Waverly
Registration $137
Fri, Nov 20 · 6:30 PM
All Out Comedy Theater · Koreatown Northgate
$30
Sat, Nov 21 · 4:00 PM
All Out Comedy Theater · Northgate - Waverly
$37
Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM
All Out Comedy Theater · Northgate - Waverly
$37
Sun, Nov 22 · 2:00 PM
All Out Comedy Theater · Northgate - Waverly
$182
Mon, Nov 23 · 7:00 PM
All Out Comedy Theater · Koreatown Northgate
$182
Fri, Dec 4 · 6:30 PM
BATS Improv @ Work · Marina District
$20
Livermore Area Recreation and Park District · Livermore
Improv Central · West Alameda
Improv Central · West Alameda
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