These 169 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 17 at 8pm (This weekend) +1
Visitacion Valley Branch Library · Visitacion Valley • Free
Dance meets activism in the stacks. Flyaway Productions stages a free aerial performance exploring freedom at the intersection of public libraries and prisons, unfolding right at the Visitacion Valley Branch Library.
October 17 at 4pm (This weekend)
Market Street & 6th Street · Tenderloin • Free
For one night, six blocks of Market Street become a walkable arts spectacle: vertical dancers off building walls, drag show tune sing-alongs, circus acts, and dueling pianos across dozens of free stages.
October 17 at 7:30pm (This weekend)
Herbst Theatre · Fillmore District • $45-$300
Sixty years of Bay Area flamenco, one night to celebrate it. Theatre Flamenco marks its diamond anniversary with nine works, three of them world premieres, plus guest dancers from Seville and Málaga, live singers, and a Green Room reception after.
Every day at 7:30pm from Sep. 25 to Mar. 30
Club Fugazi Experiences · North Beach • $86.90
Dear San Francisco weaves world-class acrobatics and aerial feats with poetry and local history in a love letter to the city. It is a surprising, heartfelt 90 minutes that feels deeply rooted in community.
October 17 at 4pm (This weekend)
Market Street · Hayes Valley • Free
For one night, six blocks of Market Street become a walkable stage: 50+ performances from vertical dancers scaling buildings to drag queen show tune sing-alongs, most of it free.
October 17 at 4pm (This weekend)
UN Plaza · Civic Center • Free
Market Street becomes one giant stage for a single night: circus, cabaret, salsa, dueling pianos, and BANDALOOP dancers rappelling off buildings. Over 50 experiences across 35 venues and three plazas.
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Sat, Oct 17 · 3:15 PM
Ortega Branch Library · Outer Sunset
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Cowell Theater · Marina District
$55
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Victoria Theatre · Mission District
Sun, Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Cowell Theater · Fort Mason
Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Yerba Buena Gardens · Yerba Buena
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Brava Theater Center · Mission District
$50
Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Music Concourse · Golden Gate Park
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Music Concourse · Inner Sunset
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Yerba Buena Gardens · Yerba Buena
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 8:00 PM
Great Star Theater · Chinatown
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 AM
War Memorial Opera House · Fillmore District
$29
Sun, Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Cowell Theater · Fort Mason
Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Great Star Theater · Chinatown
Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Yerba Buena Gardens · Yerba Buena
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Asian Art Museum · Civic Center
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Cowell Theater · Fort Mason
Sun, Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Union Square · Union Square
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Cigar Bar & Grill · North Beach
$10
Wed, Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
Boom Boom Room · Lower Pacific Heights
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 9:00 PM
Beaux · Duboce Triangle
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Project Artaud · Mission District
$25-$65
Thu, Oct 22 · 11:00 AM
The Gregangelo Museum · Balboa Terrace
$165
Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM
The East Cut Community Benefit District · Transbay
Free
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Industrial Light & Magic · Marina District
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:30 PM
Z Space · Mission District
$25-$45
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:30 PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre · Marina District
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:30 PM
Palace of Fine Arts · Marina District
$82
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Minnesota Street Project · Potrero Terrace
Free
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:30 PM
Palace of Fine Arts · Marina District
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Yerba Buena Gardens · Yerba Buena
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Yerba Buena Gardens · South of Market
Sun, Oct 25 · 6:00 PM
Madrone Art Bar · North of Panhandle
$
Sun, Oct 25 · 11:30 AM
Asian Art Museum · Civic Center
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Delancey Street Screening Room · South Beach
Thu, Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
200 Channels · SoMa
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
ODC Theater · Mission District
Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
Asian Art Museum · Civic Center
Free
Sun, Nov 1 · 9:00 AM
Outer Sunset Farmer's Market & Mercantile · Outer Sunset
Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
Make-Out Room · Mission District
$15-$20
Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
ODC Theater · Mission District
Free
Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM
Brava Theater Center · Mission District
$25
Sun, Nov 1 · 5:00 PM
Palace of Fine Arts · Marina District
$45
Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 AM
Golden Gate Park · Outer Richmond
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Catharine Clark Gallery · Potrero Hill
Thu, Nov 5 · 5:00 PM
2nd Street · Rincon Hill
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre · Marina District
Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre · Marina District
Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM
Yerba Buena Gardens · South of Market
Free
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:30 PM
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
$61
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:30 PM
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM
Union Square Plaza Hotel · Lower Nob Hill
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:30 PM
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
Palace of Fine Arts · Marina 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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