Arts events in and around San Francisco this weekend
741 events this weekend (Nov 6–8) in and around San Francisco, 36 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated November 6.
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Friday, November 6
- 10 AM Harvest Festival® ~ Santa Rosa Sonoma County Fairgrounds Free
- 10 AM Marin Arts & Crafts Show Marin Center Free
- 12 PM Jam Session with Creativity Explored Front Door Gallery Free
- 2 PM Docent-guided museum tour San Mateo County History Museum Free
- 2 PM Gallery Conversations | JANE! Cantor Arts Center Free
- 2:30 PM My Bloody Valentine - Loveless : LISTEN | Envelop SF (2:30pm) Envelop SF $27.13
- 3 PM Lecture: Visiting Composer – Melody Eötvös Braun Music Center Free
- 4 PM Film Screening: Mean Streets BAMPFA
- 5 PM An Exclusive Burning Man Film Screening & Conversation with Award-Winning social entrepreneur Sophia Swire Shack15 Free
- 5 PM Dirtybird x Thrive City: Dirtybird Night Market Thrive City Free
- 5 PM First Fridays @ArtWalkSJ South First Street Free
- 5 PM Fort Mason Night Market 2026 w/ 70+ Makers (SF) Fort Mason Center Free
- 5 PM Happy Hour with The Ladies of Freestyle El Rio
- 5 PM Natural Wonders Viewpoints Gallery Free
- 5 PM Rooftop Pop Up Market & Sip&Paint Torch rooftop bar $0-$87.21
- 5:30 PM First Fridays Family Art Night: after-hours! Dixon Library Free
- 6 PM AMOR PROHIBIDO: Selena Tribute + THE ROYAL HEARTBEATS: Latin American Hits Retro Junkie $28.52-$33.85
- 6 PM Destination: Cosmos Chabot Space & Science Center
- 6 PM Mini Masterpieces Holiday Gifts Show 2026 - Nov. 6th Reception Rythmix Cultural Works Free
- 6 PM Movies at Mechanics' Presents Forbidden (1932) Mechanics' Institute $7.18-$12.51
- 6 PM World Deaf & Disabled Dance Film Festival 2026 YBCA Galleries and Forum Building $28.52
- 6:30 PM Steve Barton (Translator) Record Release with Victor Krummenacher (CVB) Make-Out Room $17.85
- 7 PM Blond in Car ft. Sophia Bacino @ The Faight The Faight Collective $23.64-$30.30
- 7 PM Diwali Concert with Arjun Verma Cupertino Library Free
- 7 PM Geoffrey Asmus Cobb's Comedy Club
- 7 PM Jake Johannsen Punch Line Comedy Club - San Francisco
- 7 PM Lucy Bedroque 003 Tour The Regency Ballroom
- 7 PM Max Cowan Madrone Art Bar
- 7 PM Mortar, Pestle, and Lights : Cooking and Light Show with Artists VC Tang and Combsy Chopsticks Alley Art Gallery at Open San Jose Free
- 7 PM MSA Theatre Presents Ride the Cyclone Novato High School Center for the Arts
- 7 PM Ratskin Records extended 20 year anniversary programming Roar Shack
- 7:30 PM DNA Presents Comedy on First Fridays Small Theater $23.18
- 7:30 PM Film Night: The Charlie O'Leary Story United Irish Cultural Center $12.51
- 7:30 PM Mark Normand San Jose Improv See tickets
- 7:30 PM Solas at Montalvo Arts Center | Saratoga, CA Carriage House Theatre
- 7:30 PM Strauss in Concert War Memorial Opera House
- 8 PM Alvie & The Breakfast Pigs + Skip The Needle | Punk & Rock Mac's at 19 Broadway $12.51
- 8 PM Elijah Scott Felton Music Hall
- 8 PM JON GABRIELLI headlines Friday Night Comedy in Downtown Santa Rosa Barrel Proof Lounge $17.79-$103.07
- 8 PM Lalo Guerrero Legacy Festival 2026 The Freight See tickets
- 8 PM Mon Laferte SAP Center at San Jose
- 8 PM Patti LaBelle Graton Resort & Casino See tickets
- 8 PM Peter Antoniou The Guild Theatre - Menlo Park
- 8 PM Synth & Tonic Alhambra Irish House
- 8 PM The Strange Ones, Randy, Dollwash, No Captains The Phoenix Theater $15.49
- 8:30 PM Crazy Funny Asians Comedy Night (Free with RSVP) The Function SF: Comedy Club & Cocktail Lounge Free
- 8:30 PM Dan and Phil: Hard Launch World Tour San Jose Civic
- 9 PM Bounce Music Festival Public Works - San Francisco
- 9 PM Elevation (1st Fridays) with Nina Sol, Mind Motion & Renoir Golden Ratio Free
- 9 PM Sasson at MadaRae MadaRae San Francisco $10-$1815.87
- 9 PM Skyler Ultraviolet Tour w/Camillionaire, Burner.Bby, Devyn B2B Yanebun, Sardonix, Xilenyia, Amayita, DJ Cait, DJ Ell, Hoochi, Jae Coca, Snoflakez F8 See tickets
- 9:15 PM Geoffrey Asmus Cobb's Comedy Club
- 9:15 PM Jake Johannsen Punch Line Comedy Club - San Francisco
- 9:30 PM NU NOIZE @ MADRONE ART BAR Madrone Art Bar $23.18-$375.32
- 9:45 PM Mark Normand San Jose Improv See tickets
- 10 PM DIA DE LOS MUERTOS City Nights $13.11-$856.68
- 10 PM Late Night Karaoke After-Party - Friday Nights After Comedy Barrel Proof Lounge Free
- 10 PM LIT DIWALI - BOLLYWOOD PARTY | SILVER KEY PARTY @ MYTH - NOV 6 Myth Lounge $0-$100
- 10 PM The Roast of Sally Limón White Horse Inn $12.51-$108.55
- 10 PM Throw It Back: 2000s / 2010s Party | Providence San Francisco Providence Free
Saturday, November 7
- 1 PM Harry Clewans Artist Talk Triton Museum of Art Free
- 1 PM Harvest on Fourth: Aura Photos, Live DJ + Fall Makers | Berkeley Fourth Street Maker’s Row Free
- 1 PM Two Films. One Manilatown Legacy Phyllis Wattis Theater @ San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Free
- 2 PM CHAI RAVE SF: DIWALI ON THE BAY @ ERIA ON NOV 7TH! (WATERFRONT EXPERIENCE) ERIA SAUSALITO $12.24-$17.54
- 2 PM Studio 8 Film Festival 2026: Personal Visions (Juried Show) 4 Star Theater, 2200 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA… $10
- 2:30 PM Film Screening: Kwaidan BAMPFA
- 3 PM Chromatica presents "Our Journey Home" Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church See tickets
- 3 PM CV Field Trip: The Dalai Lama: My Religion Is Kindness Film Screening + Director Q&A Roxie Theater Free
- 4 PM Mighty Real w/ special guest Danny Krivit & David Harness AUDIO $14.07-$25.39
- 6 PM 16th Bita Prize for Persian Arts: Sima Bina Stanford Memorial Auditorium (MemAud) Free
- 6 PM Christian Artmann Quartet Meyhouse San Ramon & Jazz Club
- 6 PM Dan + Shay Shoreline Amphitheatre
- 6 PM Go Country Cruisin' with Joe Nichols Pier 3
- 6 PM Good Old Days new ceramic works by Ben Belknap The Compound Gallery Free
- 6 PM Live at The Knockout The Knockout
- 6 PM Oakland Diwali BLOC 15 Free
- 6 PM YACHT ROCKERS- Sail away to the best of 70s & 80s soft rock/pop... LIVE! Retro Junkie $17.85
- 6:30 PM Film Screening: The Sword BAMPFA
- 6:30 PM Wendy Clarke: The Prison Tapes The Lab
- 7 PM Brandon Woody’s Upendo / Gabrielle Cavassa SFJAZZ Center
- 7 PM CARNAVAL- music of Santana Club Fox $28.52
- 7 PM Geoffrey Asmus Cobb's Comedy Club
- 7 PM Lucy Bedroque 003 Tour The Regency Ballroom
- 7 PM Mark Normand San Jose Improv Free
- 7:30 PM An Intimate Affair The Monkey House
- 7:30 PM Gary Gulman Showcase Theater San Rafael
- 7:30 PM Jackie Ryan Quintet The Sound Room $39.19-$44.52
- 7:30 PM The Zabrecky Hour - Magic Show Large Theater $28.52-$33.85
- 8 PM Bay Area Fest with MoneyBagg Yo, DaBaby 2026 Oakland Arena
- 8 PM Big Star The Fillmore
- 8 PM Brandi Carlile Fox Theater
- 8 PM Drunk Theatre SF: The Wildest Bay Area Comedy! Eclectic Box SF $23.18-$33.85
- 8 PM FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS Guild Theatre
- 8 PM HROC Fall Benefit 435 Broadway, 435 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, 94133 $12.51-$23.18
- 8 PM Jeffrey Foucault w/ John Convertino & Kris Delmhorst Felton Music Hall
- 8 PM Louder Than Silence benefit concert feat Dead Again, Violet Visions & more! The Phoenix Theater $19.74
- 8 PM PINHEAD GUNPOWDER August Hall
- 8 PM PJ Morton The Chabot Theatre
- 8 PM Saturday Night Sunday Morning Tour The Castro
- 8 PM The Uninvited San Leandro Museum/Auditorium See tickets
- 8:30 PM Five songwriters, one night, no filler. The Starry Plough Pub
- 9 PM Bootie-Con: Fandom Mashup Party Cat Club $12.51
- 9 PM DR. GABBA, Narciss, Dazegxd presented by PW, STRAPT & Flux Aeterna Public Works $38.02
- 9 PM POP LIFE Madrone Art Bar $23.18-$375.32
- 9 PM RIVO (FR) at MadaRae Madarae $12.51-$1869.22
- 9:15 PM Geoffrey Asmus Cobb's Comedy Club
- 9:30 PM Derrick Carter Audio SF $23.70
- 9:30 PM Salsa Night with Live Band: Andy Y Su Orquesta Callao - Sat, Nov 7, 2026 The Cigar Bar & Grill $23.18
- 10 PM Hello Gatita Perreo @ Temple Nightclub TEMPLE SF $0-$33.85
- 10 PM Monroe Saturday Night Guestlist Monroe SF Free
- 10 PM Oasis Open Ball Vol 6 OASIS $23.53
- 10 PM SPICY ELÉCTRICO | LATIN HOUSE & EDM | NORTH BEACH SAN FRANCISCO | PARIS 75 Paris 75 Free
- 10 PM The Beyoncé Night | Every Era of Bey at Providence SF Providence Free
Sunday, November 8
- 10:05 AM Museum Gameday Pass- 49ers vs Raiders Levi's Stadium
- 11 AM Pearls Drag Brunch Mayes Oyster House $12.51-$28.52
- 12 PM Blankets & Blockbusters: Toy Story 5 Thrive City Free
- 12 PM Crucial Reggae Sundays Golden Gate Park Bandshell in SF
- 12:30 PM Studio 8 Film Festival 2026: Babeth Mondini VanLoo (Studio 8 Legacy Award) Roxie Theater $15-$30
- 1 PM Girl Scouts Brownie Art and Design Badge New Museum Los Gatos + Art Studio $0-$49.87
- 1 PM Lofi Legs at Boeddeker Park Boeddeker Park Free
- 1:30 PM "2nd Sundays" East Bay DRUMMM Circle Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center $12.24-$30
- 2 PM [pure joy.] launch party The Faight
- 2 PM Rancho el Aguaje Antioch Ranch Sports Arena
- 2 PM The Monuments Men: Art History Lecture & Reception Triton Museum of Art Free
- 2:30 PM Chamber Sessions The Drawing Room Free
- 2:30 PM Home, Suite Home Bing Concert Hall
- 2:30 PM Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Isata Kanneh-Mason Bing Concert Hall
- 3 PM EELKE KLEIJN Audio SF $10.90
- 3 PM How They Did It: Getting Unstuck Page Street Co-Working $28.52
- 3 PM Jean Rondeau, harpsichord: All-French Baroque Program Hertz Hall See tickets
- 3 PM Public Tour | A Closer Look Cantor Arts Center Free
- 4 PM Veretski Pass St Alban's Episcopal Church $17.85-$33.85
- 4:30 PM The Azar Lawrence Experience Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
- 5 PM Classic Rock n Roll Veterans Memorial Building
- 5 PM PUMPS Sundays at Beaux: Broadway Pumps! Beaux $0-$14.64
- 5 PM The House That Poems Built Madrone Art Bar
- 6 PM Geoffrey Asmus Cobb's Comedy Club
- 6 PM Sunday Sound Bath with Hugo House of Sound - AlumRock $48.80
- 6:30 PM Film Screening: Contempt BAMPFA
- 6:30 PM Roots Revival: Westerly Biscuits and Blues
- 7 PM Armand Hammer, Sha Ray & DJ Haram Bottom Of The Hill See tickets
- 7 PM Balkan Sundays: Greek Music Jam Muddy Waters Café & Lounge Free
- 7 PM Chromatica presents "Our Journey Home" Peace Lutheran Church See tickets
- 7 PM Deep Improv - "Exploring Relationships" with Bay Area Playback Theater Marin Theatre Company See tickets
- 7 PM Ruben Studdard Yoshi's
- 7:30 PM Leonid & Friends 2026 Tour Fox Theatre
- 8 PM FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS Guild Theatre
- 8 PM Peach Tree Rascals Felton Music Hall
- 8 PM The Smashing Pumpkins SAP Center at San Jose
- 9 PM CHAMPION SUNDAYS The Knockout
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