These 416 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 15 at 7:30pm +3
City Lights Theater Company of San Jose · SoFA • $33-$75
A mumps outbreak at Berkeley's most progressive private school turns a board meeting into glorious chaos. Jonathan Spector's Tony-winning satire skewers consensus culture over artisanal scones, with deep Bay Area roots and local in-jokes.
October 15 at 8pm +3
Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club · Heritage District
A cop walks into a comedy club... and headlines it. Military vet and former police officer Jim Perry turns his real-life experiences into relatable laughs, with over a billion online views and credits on ABC, CBS, and NBC to prove it.
October 15 at 2:30am +6
Mountain View Center for Performing Arts · Old Mountain View • From $32
Reason battles superstition as Steven Dietz adapts the legendary vampire tale into a high-octane theatrical ride, staged at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts.
October 15 at 1pm +33
Bowes Art & Architecture Library · Stanford • Free
Part sculpture, part singalong: this roaming tricycle turned cultural beacon gathers stories and voices through karaoke. Three Filipino American artists blur art, film, and performance into one joyful collective ride.
October 17 at 3am (This weekend) +8
Hillbarn Theatre · Foster City
Two wannabe writers pitch their Broadway epic about the printing-press inventor, playing every character with nothing but hats. Gutenberg! The Musical! is a gloriously silly love letter to big dreams.
October 17 at 12pm (This weekend)
Top of the Hill · Daly City • Free
Daly City’s annual block party brings the community together for a day of live performances, a car show, and family-friendly activities like pony rides and a dedicated kids’ zone.
Browse the South Bay neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Thu, Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts · SoFA
Thu, Oct 15 · 8:30 PM
Faith & Spirits · San Carlos
$$
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts · Ballbach and SOFA
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Cow Palace Arena & Event Center · Bayshore Heights
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
Courthouse Square · Centennial
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Cameron's Pub & Restaurant · Half Moon Bay
$$
Thu, Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Saratoga Civic Theater · Saratoga
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Cameron's Pub & Restaurant · Half Moon Bay
$$
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
Courthouse Square · Centennial
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
Cameron's Pub & Restaurant · Half Moon Bay
$$
Fri, Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
Splash Bar San Jose · Ballbach and SOFA
$$
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Valley Church · Cupertino
Fri, Oct 16 · 9:00 PM
Faith & Spirits · San Carlos
$$
Fri, Oct 16 · 6:15 PM
Congregation Beth Am · Los Altos Hills
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley at the Lucie Stern Theatre · Community Center
Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Casa de Fruta · Hollister
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Escondido Village Studio 2 · Stanford
Sat, Oct 17 · 10:15 AM
Fireside Books & More · Centennial
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
South Valley Civic Theatre · Morgan Hill
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
The Box Studios Essential · San Miguel
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
California Theatre · Ballbach and SOFA
Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
San Jose Improv · Downtown Historic District
Sat, Oct 17 · 2:00 PM
Peninsula Ballet Arts · Central San Mateo
Sat, Oct 17 · 1:00 PM
Casa Circulo Cultural · Fair Oaks
Sat, Oct 17 · 9:00 PM
ComedySportz · South San Jose
Sun, Oct 18 · 7:00 PM
Homestead Bowl & The X Bar · Cupertino
Sun, Oct 18 · 8:00 PM
Homestead Bowl & The X Bar · Cupertino
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:30 AM
Ladera Community Church UCC · Portola Valley
Sun, Oct 18 · 5:00 PM
ComedySportz San Jose · Branham
Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Administrative Offices · Redwood Shores
Sun, Oct 18 · 5:30 PM
Ladera Community Church UCC · Portola Valley
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Red Rock Coffee · Old Mountain View
$
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:30 PM
Luna Dance Studio · Midtown
$650
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
eCr Pub · Belmont
$
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:00 PM
Canyon Inn · Redwood City
$$
Wed, Oct 21 · 8:30 PM
Dance Boulevard · Sartorette and Rose
$10
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Toyon Hall · Stanford
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club · Heritage District
$10
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
One Love Cafe · San Bruno
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 10:30 AM
Linden Tree Children's Books · North Los Altos
Thu, Oct 22 · 9:30 AM
Montalvo Arts Center · Saratoga
$10
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Bing Concert Hall · Stanford
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club · Heritage District
$25
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
SAP Center · Little Italy
$35
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Administrative Offices · Redwood Shores
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Bayside Performing Arts Center · Shoreview
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Bus Barn Theater · North Los Altos
Fri, Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club · Heritage District
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
First Congregational Church of Palo Alto · Triple El
$63
Sat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Stanford Bing Studio · Stanford
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
John L. Carter Memorial Park · Half Moon Bay
Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM
EPACENTER · East Palo Alto
Sat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PM
Mexican Heritage Plaza · Alum Rock
$34.4-$50
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