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October 25 at 2pm (This weekend) +3
New Conservatory Theatre Center · Civic Center
A bloodthirsty plant named Audrey II takes root at NCTC's intimate queer theater. This campy cult classic serves up doo-wop, dark laughs, and one very hungry horticultural nightmare.
Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
The Spotlight Comedy (Secret Comedy Show) · Union Square • Free
SF's only weekly Desi comedy night takes over a secret venue near BART, with top Bay Area comics of South Asian descent cracking wise every Saturday. Free entry, big laughs.
October 26 at 2:45am
Grace Cathedral · Nob Hill
Soaring projections and symphonic music turn Grace Cathedral's stone arches into a 360° canvas of light. Arrive early for the app-guided pre-show, then look up and let the nave glow around you.
October 31 at 4am (Next weekend)
SoMa • $16
Thirty tiny plays, one frantic hour, zero intermission. The San Francisco Neo-Futurists sprint through a wild grab bag of scenes that range from hilarious to heartbreaking, and you never know what's next.
October 31 at 6pm (Next weekend)
Knockout · Bernal Heights • $
Happy hour for the beautifully gloomy: DJs Dusty and Deathbeats spin three hours of shoegaze, dark wave, post-punk, and goth, all on vinyl, all at a Mission favorite.
Every day from Oct. 17 to Jan. 6
Pier 48 · Mission Bay
A working waterfront warehouse gets rewired into a proper club, with Carl Cox, Justice, Jamie xx, and Eric Prydz rotating through the season. Big-room energy, serious sound, and a lineup that punches way above its weight.
October 25 at 2pm (This weekend)
The Foundry SF · West SoMa • $40
The library gets dark this Halloween. Tinzo + Jojo turn the dance floor into a phone-free zone where DJs play with their backs to the crowd and everyone faces each other. Two solo sets, one b2b, zero separation.
Oct. 25 & Oct. 31 at 12pm
Golden Gate Park Bandshell · Inner Sunset
Free afternoon concerts in Golden Gate Park where you can sprawl in an Adirondack chair, catch local bands, and let the kids and pups run wild. Food trucks, lawn games, and good vibes included.
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
Bird & Beckett Books & Records · Glen Park • $10-$20
This bookstore transforms into an intimate jazz den every Saturday night, where Bay Area musicians play tight sets surrounded by shelves of literary treasures. The acoustics are unforgiving and the vibe is pure community magic.
October 31 at 8pm (Next weekend)
Peña Pachamama · North Beach
Spend Saturday night with Eddy and Quentin Navia as they fill this 30-year North Beach spot with Andean charango music and enough warmth to pull even shy guests onto the dance floor. The plant-based Bolivian menu keeps your hands free for clapping.
October 25 at 2pm (This weekend)
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Rafael Payare leads the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal through a powerful afternoon of Russian repertoire, featuring Shostakovich's searing Symphony No. 10 and Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with soloist Leonidas Kavakos.
October 25 at 4:30pm (This weekend)
Music Concourse · Inner Sunset • Free
Settle onto the grass as resident DJs Irie Dole, Guid8nce, and DJ Sep spin roots reggae at the historic Spreckels Bandshell. Crucial Sundays brings free outdoor vibes to Golden Gate Park all season long.
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Sun, Oct 25 · 1:30 PM
310 4th St · South of Market
$120
Sun, Oct 25 · 1:30 PM
YIJUN'S Fine Art Studio San Francisco · Yerba Buena
$120
Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM
The Thinker · Outer Richmond
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 PM
DecoDance Bar · Lower Nob Hill
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
City Hall Events Office · Civic Center
Free
Thu, Oct 29 · 10:00 PM
ANINA · Hayes Valley
$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Civic Center
FREE with Eventbrite RSVP – Donations appreciated
Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM
YIJUN'S Fine Art Studio San Francisco · Yerba Buena
$118
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Cobb's Comedy Club · Russian Hill
$0-$100
Sun, Oct 25 · 6:00 PM
Mastro's Steakhouse · Union Square
$$$$
Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM
The Ramp Restaurant · Central Waterfront
$$
Sun, Oct 25 · 3:30 PM
California Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
Sun, Oct 25 · 5:00 PM
PIER 39 · Fisherman's Wharf
$90
Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
The Valencia Room · Mission District
$$
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 PM
The Function · Civic Center
Free
Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM
YIJUN'S Fine Art Studio San Francisco · Yerba Buena
$89
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
War Memorial Opera House · Fillmore District
$63-$356
Sun, Oct 25 · 7:30 PM
Club Fugazi Experiences · North Beach
$86.90
Sun, Oct 25 · 6:30 PM
Big Bus Tours San Francisco · Fisherman's Wharf
$36.55-$53
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 PM
SPIN San Francisco · South of Market
$$
Sun, Oct 25 · 7:45 PM
Shelton Theater · Union Square
Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
Moe Greens Dispensary & Lounge · Civic Center
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM
Cigar Bar & Grill · North Beach
$20
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 PM
Endgames Improv · Mission District
$21.49
Sun, Oct 25 · 5:00 PM
Last Rites · Duboce Triangle
$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Barbarossa Lounge · North Beach
Sat, Oct 31 · 5:45 PM
Rae Studios | San Francisco Dance & Fitness Studio · Union Square
Sun, Oct 25 · 5:00 PM
PIER 39 · Fisherman's Wharf
$87.95-$98.95
Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
Fort Mason Center · SF
$10-$25
Thu, Oct 29 · 10:00 PM
ANINA · Hayes Valley
$$
Mon, Oct 26 · 4:00 PM
The Vault Steakhouse · Financial District
$$$$
Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
BATS Improv Theatre · Fort Mason
$10-$25
Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
BuzzWorks · SoMa
$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 PM
447 Minna St · West SoMa
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Secret Improv Society · Union Square
Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM
Z Space · Mission District
$25-$45
Sun, Oct 25 · 5:00 PM
NONO BARU · Japantown
$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
The Function · Civic Center
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Endgames Improv · Mission District
$17.12
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 PM
City Nights · SoMa
$$
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:45 PM
Mr Bing's · Chinatown
$20-$30
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Mayes Oyster House · Lower Nob Hill
$15
Sun, Oct 25 · 6:00 PM
Mastro's Steakhouse · Union Square
$$$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Endgames Improv · Mission District
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 PM
Safehouse Arts · Tenderloin
$16
Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM
United Irish Cultural Center · Parkside
Sun, Oct 25 · 8:00 PM
Pier 48 · Mission Bay
Sun, Oct 25 · 5:00 PM
Alchemist Bar & Lounge · South Beach
$14
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
The Function · Civic Center
Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
Palace of Fine Arts · Marina District
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
High Horse · North Beach
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
Bird & Beckett Books & Records · Glen Park
$10-$20
Sun, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM
The Drawing Room: ANNEX · Mission District
Sun, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM
Dance Mission Theater · Mission District
$35-$65
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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