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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.
October 30 at 5pm +1
500 Capp St Foundation · Mission District • $10
More than one hundred artists, including Chelsea Ryoko Wong, contribute one-of-a-kind art lamps to this fundraiser at the 500 Capp St Foundation supporting the historic David Ireland House.
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.
November 5 at 10pm
Aunt Charlie's Lounge · Tenderloin • $
DJ Bus Station John spins rare vinyl from the yellow brick road era—think bathhouse disco, early New York electro, and grooves meant to bring back the glory days or introduce a new generation to retro-homo sounds.
November 5 at 7pm
For The Record · Cow Hollow • Free
Dust off your dancing shoes for an all-vinyl disco jam with zero cover charge. DJs spin classic grooves while the bar shakes up bold, tropical-leaning cocktails strong enough to keep you moving.
October 30 at 9pm
NYX · West SoMa • $$
House and techno beats fill NYX for a Halloween warehouse party, bringing dancers together for a late-night celebration running from nine in the evening until two in the morning.
October 30 at 8:30pm
Boom Boom Room · Lower Pacific Heights
The Humidors' annual Halloween takeover returns to the historic Boom Boom Room: two full-throttle Bay Area funk bands, a Trio of Terror burlesque, and a costume contest rewarding the freakiest looks. Costumes mandatory, sweat guaranteed.
Oct. 31 & Nov. 1 at 2:30am
Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center • $45
Renaud Capuçon plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto while conductor Elim Chan leads works by Brahms, Arvo Pärt, and John Adams at Davies Symphony Hall.
October 30 at 7pm +5
Black Cat · Tenderloin • $20
Detroit jazz where hip-hop, gospel, electronic sound, and deep groove collide: saxophonist, composer, and bandleader De’Sean Jones leads the Urban Art Orchestra at Black Cat for a set driven by cinematic scale and heavy rhythmic force.
October 30 at 7:30pm
Davies Symphony Hall · Civic Center
Choral meditations by Brahms and Arvo Pärt ground a programme led by Elim Chan, featuring Renaud Capuçon performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto alongside John Adams’s Doctor Atomic Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall.
October 30 at 8:30pm
The Masonic · Nob Hill
Doors open at seven in the evening as The Chicks perform their Taking The Long Way tour live on stage at The Masonic.
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Fri, Oct 30 · 1:30 PM
310 4th St · South of Market
$120
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Mission Bowling Club · Mission District
Fri, Oct 30 · 1:30 PM
YIJUN'S Fine Art Studio San Francisco · Yerba Buena
$120
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
The Function · Civic Center
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
Ferry Building · Financial District
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Dandelion Chocolate Factory · Mission District
$55
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
TONGA ROOM & HURRICANE BAR · Nob Hill
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
California Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
Thu, Nov 5 · 3:45 PM
Sunshine Art House · Presidio Terrace
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
The Function · Civic Center
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Question Mark Tavern · SoMa
$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
16th St. Mission · Mission District
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
The Cigar Bar & Grill · North Beach
$10
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 PM
ANINA · Hayes Valley
$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
The Function · Civic Center
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
The Function · Civic Center
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · Transbay
$25
Fri, Oct 30 · 4:00 PM
The Abbey Tavern · Inner Richmond
$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:30 PM
Rae Studios | San Francisco Dance & Fitness Studio · Union Square
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Mastro's Steakhouse · Union Square
$$$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
White Rabbit Bar · Union Street
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
The Function · Civic Center
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
Barbarossa Lounge · North Beach
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
PIER 39 · Fisherman's Wharf
$90
Thu, Nov 5 · 5:30 PM
Rae Studios | San Francisco Dance & Fitness Studio · Union Square
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
White Rabbit Bar · Union Street
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 1:00 PM
YIJUN'S Fine Art Studio San Francisco · Yerba Buena
$89
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Question Mark Tavern · SoMa
$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Club Fugazi Experiences · North Beach
$86.90
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Balboa Theater · Outer Richmond
Fri, Oct 30 · 12:00 PM
YIJUN'S Fine Art Studio San Francisco · Yerba Buena
$118
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
White Rabbit · Union Street
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:30 PM
Amsterdam Café · Lower Nob Hill
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:30 PM
Bhakti SF · Mission District
$15
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
The Touchstone Hotel · Lower Nob Hill
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
Barbarossa Lounge · North Beach
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Dandelion Chocolate Factory · Mission District
Thu, Nov 5 · 5:00 PM
Ferry Building · Embarcadero
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
China Basin Park · Mission Bay
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
16th St. Mission · Mission District
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Big Bus Tours San Francisco · Fisherman's Wharf
$36.55-$53
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
DecoDance Bar · Lower Nob Hill
$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 4:00 PM
Afterwork Bar · Hayes Valley
$$
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
The Function · Civic Center
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 8:30 PM
The Showdown · North Beach
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
Columbus Cafe · North Beach
$
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
Last Rites · Duboce Triangle
$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Mr. Mahjong’s · Union Square
$15
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
PIER 39 · Fisherman's Wharf
$87.95-$98.95
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 PM
ANINA · Hayes Valley
$$
Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM
Hannah’s Art Place · Mission District
$280
Fri, Oct 30 · 4:00 PM
The Vault Steakhouse · Financial District
$$$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 AM
Ghirardelli Square · Fisherman's Wharf
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:45 PM
Shelton Theater · Union Square
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
Raven Bar · SoMa
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
The Function · Civic Center
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
The Cigar Bar & Grill · North Beach
$10
Thu, Nov 5 · 10:15 PM
The Edge · The Castro
$
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Industrial Light & Magic · Marina District
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
DecoDance Bar · Lower Nob Hill
Free
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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