Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family
March 30, 2024 - March 15, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Leilah Babirye: We Have a History
June 22, 2024 - May 3, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift
August 10, 2024 - July 5, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Ancestral Visions: An Installation by Chelsea Ryoko Wong
February 7, 2025 - February 1, 2026
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Students on Strike: A New Installation in OMCA’s Gallery of California History
April 9, 2025 - May 31, 2026
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Black Spaces: Reclaim & Remain
July 18, 2025 - March 1, 2026
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Visual Arts
Art Wall / Stephanie Syjuco: Present Tense (Roll Call)
August 13, 2025 - June 28, 2026
BAMPFA
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Rooted in Place: California Native Art
August 26, 2025 - December 6, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Arts of Indigenous America
August 26, 2025 - August 31, 2028
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON
August 30, 2025 - August 2, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection
September 10, 2025 - July 12, 2026
BAMPFA
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
September 14, 2025 - April 4, 2026
Brava Theater Center
Dance
Jitish Kallat: Covering Letter (Terranum Nuncius)
September 19, 2025 - March 23, 2026
Asian Art Museum
Visual Arts
UNBOUND – Art, Blackness & the Universe
October 1, 2025 - August 16, 2026
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Visual Arts, Exhibition
Continuum: MoAD Over Time
October 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Visual Arts
Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural
October 4, 2025 - February 8, 2026
Museum of Craft and Design
Visual Arts
Wunderkammer: The Collection of Susan Beech
October 4, 2025 - February 8, 2026
Museum of Craft and Design
Visual Arts
Children’s Creative Lab
January 5 - May 4
Livermore Valley Arts
Our children’s after-school drawing and painting class is designed for kids ages 7-15, welcoming ...
Tri-Valley Theatre Company The Addams Family
January 17 - February 1
Bankhead Theater
Theater + Film, Live Music
Sunday in the Park with George
January 21 - February 15
The Ashby Stage @ Shotgun Players
Live Music, Theater + Film
Free Art Workshop: Watercolor Resist Painting
January 28 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
YBCA | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Visual Arts, Community
Flip The Tables: Book Signing and Discussion with Alencia Johnson
January 28 @ 5:30 PM PST
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC)
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
The ABC’s of Black History with Milton Bowens
January 28 @ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PST
Underground Books
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, BHM 2026
67th Annual White Elephant Sale Open Warehouse Days
January 29 @ 10:00 AM - February 21 @ 2:00 PM PST
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Shopping + Retail, Galas + Awards + Fundraiser, Community
ThursDates at OMCA with Mia Pixley & Crochet Jam
January 29 @ 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Live Music, Community
Black History Month Kickoff Celebration 2026
January 29 @ 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM PST
KPIX 5
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, BHM 2026
Tabi Tabi Po: Come Out with the Spirits! You are Welcome Here Opening Reception
January 29 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST
SOMArts Cultural Center
Visual Arts
Beyond Conflict: Democracy, Perception, and Dialogue
January 29 @ 6:00 PM PST
SFMOMA (Phyllis Wattis Theater)
Visual Arts, Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
AACSA Dance Class
January 29 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PST
African American Community Service Agency
Dance, Community
Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and More
January 30 @ 8:45 PM PST
St. Ignatius Church
Live Music
Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and More
January 30 @ 8:45 PM PST
St. Ignatius Church
Live Music
Best of North Berkeley Food Tour
January 31 @ 11:00 AM PST
1504 Shattuck Ave.
Food + Drink, community
Gallery Chats at OMCA
January 31 @ 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Visual Arts, Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Black History Month Kick Off
January 31 @ 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
In The Black
Fairs + Festivals, Live Music, BHM 2026
Candlelight: Tribute to Coldplay
January 31 @ 6:30 PM PST
The Marker Union Square San Francisco
Live Music
Candlelight: Tribute to Juan Gabriel on Strings
January 31 @ 8:45 PM PST
The Marker Union Square San Francisco
Live Music
Hybrid | The Embodied Brain: Movement, Neuroplasticity, and Human Adaptability with Dr. Yana Nakhimova
February 1 @ 11:15 AM PST
ODC Dance Commons
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, Health + Wellness
Black History Month Celebration
February 1 @ 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
Thrive City
Fairs + Festivals, BHM 2026
Steven Banks, baritone saxophone* Xak Bjerken, piano*
February 1 @ 3:00 PM PST
Hertz Hall (UC Campus)
Live Music
‘Epicenter: The Struggle for Black Studies in the Bay Area’: Screening and Discussion
February 2 @ 6:00 PM PST
Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Hybrid | 2026 Black Men’s Grain Health Conference
February 3 - February 4
Merritt College
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, Health + Wellness, BHM 2026
Former S.F. Mayor Willie Brown Talks Politics . . . and His Iconic Career
February 3 @ 12:00 PM PST
Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Hybrid | Algorithms of Love: Dating in the Digital World
February 4 @ 7:00 PM PST
Computer History Museum
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Free Admission | Downtown First Thursdays @ MoAD
February 5 @ 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Community, Visual Arts
MoAD & SFMOMA present Building Universes
February 5 @ 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Dance, Poetry + Spoken Word, Visual Arts
Black History Month: She Carried Us Forward
February 5 @ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PST
Glide Memorial Church
BHM 2026, Visual Arts, Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Mandy Patinkin in Concert: JUKEBOX
February 5 @ 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
Performing Arts
Songs in the Key of Life with Hanif Abdurraqib and Nate Sloan
February 6 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Celebrating Black History Month with Health, Healing & Community
February 7 @ 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Health + Wellness, BHM 2026
READING | SistahFriend
February 7 @ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Moving Through Menopause: Strength, Elasticity, and Ease with Dr. Karah Charette, DPT
February 7 @ 6:15 PM PST
ODC Dance Theater
Dance
Free Uber, Lyft, and Cab Rides by Wells Call Injury Lawyers
February 8 - February 9
FAIRFIELD OFFICE
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale Baroque Garlands
February 8 @ 1:00 PM PST
BIng Studio
Music
Hybrid | Low Impact Movement for Improved Balance, Coordination and Strength with Cathleen McCarthy
February 12 @ 11:30 AM PST
ODC Dance Commons
Health + Wellness, Dance
Performance | O-O-H Child
February 12 @ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PST
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Visual Arts, Dance
