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
UNBOUND – Art, Blackness & the Universe
October 1, 2025 - August 16, 2026
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Visual Arts, Exhibition
Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night
March 13 - August 23
YBCA | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Exhibitions
Third Saturday Monthly
April 18 - November 21
37th Avenue at Ortega to Quintara
Shopping + Retail, Food + Drink, Live Music
Imaginarium Ontario Mills Where Light Meets Magic
May 2 - September 27
Ontario Mills
Fairs + Festivals
The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy
May 2 - September 20
Legion of Honor
Exhibitions, Visual Arts
Virtual | The Visionaries Writing Contest by Inkitt
May 8 - July 31
[ Virtual ]
Literary, Business / Professional
Demetri Broxton: Ancestral Echoes
June 10 - August 16
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Exhibitions, Visual Arts
School of The Getdown Youth Arts Camp
June 27 - July 31
Geoffrey’s Inner Circle
Live Music, Dance, Visual Arts
17th Annual Juneteenth Season – Dance As Resitance Gatherings
June 27 - August 8
494 9th Street
Dance, Juneteenth Events
Unlimited Family Summer Music Classes with in Harmony Music
July 6 - August 16
In Harmony Music
Live Music,
Adult Beginning Painting Summer Workshops – Single Day
July 11 - August 15
Livermore Valley Arts
Visual Arts
Virtual | 3rd International Conference on Nursing Education & Pediatrics
July 27 - July 28
[ Virtual ]
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
16th Global Summit on Diabetes & Endocrinology
July 27 - July 28
[ Virtual ]
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, Health + Wellness
Myles Smith – My Mess, My Heart, My Life Tour
July 28 @ 7:00 PM PDT
Hard Rock Live Sacramento
Live Music
In The Works Concert – 2026 Cabrillo Festival
July 28 @ 7:00 PM PDT
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Live Music, Fairs + Festivals
Samin Nosrat in Conversation with Forum Live
July 28 @ 7:00 PM PDT
Calvin Simmons Theatre
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Miko Marks Residency w/ Special Guest Tiffani Marie (of Artelia Green)
July 28 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Yoshi’s Oakland
Live Music
Exhibition Tour: Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing
July 29 @ 12:15 PM PDT
BAMPFA
Exhibitions, Visual Arts
Rashad Robinson: From Presence to Power
July 29 @ 5:30 PM PDT
Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Masterpiece Mystery High Tea feat. Grantchester Series Finale
July 29 @ 6:00 PM PDT
KQED Headquarters
Theater + Film, Food + Drink
LIMITLESS: A Film Series | BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
July 30 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
SFMOMA
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, Theater + Film
Music Medicine: Benefit for Oakland’s Children’s Hospital
July 30 @ 8:00 PM PDT
Yoshi’s Oakland
Live Music
Richie Rich: Backstage Meet & Greet + Photo Opportunity (Show Ticket Not Included)
July 31 @ 5:45 PM PDT
Yoshi’s Oakland
Live Music
Lil Wayne 20 Years of Carter Classics with The Game & 2 Chainz
July 31 @ 7:00 PM PDT
Toyota Pavilion at Concord
Live Music
ON FREEDOM – 2026 CABRILLO FESTIVAL
July 31 @ 8:00 PM PDT
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Fairs + Festivals, Live Music
The Stray Cats with special guest MoonShine
July 31 @ 8:00 PM PDT
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Live Music
Richie Rich: Backstage Meet & Greet + Photo Opportunity (Show Ticket Not Included)
July 31 @ 10:45 PM PDT
Yoshi’s Oakland
Live Music
Broad Strokes – The Art of Brian Clarke aka Les Toil
August 1 - August 30
The Grand Gallery
Visual Arts
Tri-Valley Theatre Company The SpongeBob Musical
August 1 - August 16
The Bankhead Theater
Live Music
Treasures of the Pharaohs Opening Day Talk with Dr. Tarek El Awady
August 1 @ 1:00 PM PDT
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, Visual Arts
Transmutation | World Film Premiere & Live Artist Talk
August 1 @ 4:45 PM PDT
Herbst Theatre
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, Theater + Film
Richie Rich: Backstage Meet & Greet + Photo Opportunity (Show Ticket Not Included)
August 1 @ 5:45 PM PDT
Yoshi’s Oakland
Live Music
DEFIANT DREAMS – 2026 CABRILLO FESTIVAL
August 1 @ 7:00 PM PDT
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Fairs + Festivals, Live Music
Richie Rich: Backstage Meet & Greet + Photo Opportunity (Show Ticket Not Included)
August 1 @ 10:45 PM PDT
Yoshi’s Oakland
Live Music
Music in the Vineyards | Napa Valley Chamber Music Festival
August 2 - August 23
Various
Live Music, Fairs + Festivals
Free Family Concert 2026 Cabrillo Festival
August 2 @ 1:00 PM PDT
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Live Music, Fairs + Festivals
160th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Buffalo Soldiers Luncheon
August 2 @ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel – Commandants Ballroom
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk
August 2 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Visual Arts, Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Reading and Book Signing: A Language of Stitches: The Radical Quilts of Rosie Lee Tompkins with Constance Moore
August 2 @ 1:30 PM PDT
BAMPFA
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
9th Annual Scholarship Fundraiser White & Wine Event
August 2 @ 4:00 PM PDT
Guglielmo Winery
Galas + Awards + Fundraiser, Food + Drink
Richie Rich: Backstage Meet & Greet + Photo Opportunity (Show Ticket Not Included)
August 2 @ 5:15 PM PDT
Yoshi’s Oakland
Live Music
Downtown First Thursdays
August 6 @ 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Exhibitions
Artist Reception: Chromatic Narratives, featuring Melissa Chandon, Matt Rogers, Deladier Almeida, and Siddharth Parasnis
August 6 @ 6:00 PM PDT
Caldwell Snyder Gallery
Visual Arts
Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire – Sing a Song All Night Long
August 6 @ 7:30 PM PDT
Chase Center
Live Music
San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival 2026
August 7 - August 9
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
Dance, Fairs + Festivals
NAMC NorCal Industry Networking & Fundraiser Theme: Delivering Opportunity
August 7 @ 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
2800 Harbor Bay Pkwy
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Thrive @ MoAD
August 8 @ 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Health + Wellness
Youth Ensemble Concert – 2026 Cabrillo Festival
August 8 @ 3:30 PM PDT
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Live Music, Fairs + Festivals
