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Every day at 4pm from Sep. 19 to Nov. 7
The Drawing Room: ANNEX · Mission District
The Sarah K. Delson Fellowship turns life's hardest chapters into brave, beautiful art. Five Bay Area artists, each shaped by serious illness, fill this intimate gallery with work that refuses to look away.
Every day at 7pm from Aug. 25 to Nov. 23
Humboldt Bank Building · Union Square • Free
A Beaux-Arts landmark on Market Street blooms after dark: animated red, white, and yellow wedding flowers cascade 95 feet down the facade. Free, nightly, and impossible to miss.
Every day
Humboldt Bank Building · Yerba Buena
Gaze up at a 95-foot canvas of light on the historic Humboldt Bank Building. Rotating digital artworks by local and global artists transform the facade into a free, year-round nightly spectacle downtown.
Every day from Oct. 2 to Jan. 31
de Young Museum · Golden Gate Park
Ancient Egypt lands in Golden Gate Park: Treasures of the Pharaohs brings royal artifacts and tomb relics to the de Young. Afterward, ride up the free Hamón Observation Tower for sweeping park and city views.
October 27 at 11am +8
Catharine Clark Gallery · Potrero Hill
This survey exhibition spans 35 years of Sandow Birk’s work, pairing historic pieces from series like Prisonation and American Qur’an with newly reimagined works that address contemporary political narratives.
Every day from Oct. 18 to Jan. 31
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Yerba Buena • $10
Dread Scott doesn't do subtle. His work takes aim at power, race, and American mythology with the kind of art that sparks arguments and stays with you. Come ready to think.
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Tue, Oct 27 · 6:30 PM
Mission Bowling Club · Mission District
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Atrium · Transbay
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
de Young Museum · Inner Richmond
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
de Young Museum · Golden Gate Park
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Yerba Buena
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 9:00 AM
Wells Fargo Museum · Financial District
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Transbay
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 9:30 AM
Legion of Honor · Lincoln Park
$10-$25
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Yerba Buena
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Museum of the African Diaspora · Transbay
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Minnesota Street Project · Potrero Terrace
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Gray Area · Mission District
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Transbay
$10
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Yerba Buena
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 5:30 PM
TnT Art Lab · Tenderloin
Wed, Oct 28 · 4:30 PM
California Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
Wed, Oct 28 · 9:30 AM
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco · Inner Richmond
Wed, Oct 28 · 12:00 PM
Minnesota Street Project · Potrero Terrace
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Yerba Buena
Wed, Oct 28 · 12:00 PM
Museum of 3D Illusions · Fisherman's Wharf
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM
Istituto Italiano di Cultura di San Francisco · North Beach
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Yerba Buena
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:30 AM
Maybaum Gallery · Union Square
Wed, Oct 28 · 1:00 AM
Chloe Gallery · Presidio Heights
Wed, Oct 28 · 3:30 PM
Two Embarcadero Center · Financial District
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
re.riddle · Potrero Terrace
Wed, Oct 28 · 1:00 AM
Chloe Gallery · Presidio Heights
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Yerba Buena
$10
Wed, Oct 28 · 12:00 PM
Thacher Gallery · Lone Mountain
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 AM
One Montgomery Tower · Union Square
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 AM
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · Transbay
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Stonestown Galleria · Balboa Terrace
$18-$26
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Gray Area / Grand Theater · Mission District
$0
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Yerba Buena
Wed, Oct 28 · 9:00 AM
Mirus Gallery & Art Bar SF · Transbay
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Yerba Buena
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 9:30 AM
Legion of Honor · Outer Richmond
$10-$25
Wed, Oct 28 · 12:00 PM
de Young Museum · Inner Richmond
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · Yerba Buena
Wed, Oct 28 · 1:00 AM
Fraenkel Gallery · Union Square
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Yerba Buena
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Minnesota Street Project · Potrero Terrace
Wed, Oct 28 · 9:00 AM
Dolby Chadwick Gallery · Union Square
Wed, Oct 28 · 9:30 AM
de Young Museum · Golden Gate Park
Wed, Oct 28 · 1:00 AM
Chloe Gallery · Presidio Heights
Wed, Oct 28 · 4:00 PM
111 Minna Gallery and Event Space · Transbay
Wed, Oct 28 · 1:00 AM
Chloe Gallery · Presidio Heights
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM
Maritime Museum · Fisherman's Wharf
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM
The Walt Disney Family Museum · Presidio Terrace
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM
Exploratorium · Telegraph Hill
$0-$39.95
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM
Caldwell Snyder Gallery · Union Square
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 AM
111 Minna Gallery and Event Space · Transbay
Wed, Oct 28 · 5:00 AM
The Lab · Mission District
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Transamerica Pyramid · Financial District
New Conservatory Theatre Center is worth checking for intimate productions and queer stories. For an evening built around dancing, look at the programme at Madrone Art Bar. Pick the production or music first; the room is only half the decision.
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