ALL LISTINGS | Events + Performances + Exhibitions

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

TT Takemoto: Remembering in the Absence of Memory

June 19, 2024 - April 6, 2025
Cantor Arts Center
Visual Arts

Leilah Babirye: We Have a History

June 22, 2024 - October 26, 2025
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts

Livien Yin: Thirsty

August 21, 2024 - February 23, 2025
Cantor Arts Center
Visual Arts

Liberatory Living: Protective Interiors & Radical Black Joy, Curated by Key Jo Lee

October 2, 2024 - March 2, 2025
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Visual Arts

Unveiling Histories: A Fabricated Archive

October 2 - December 15
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Visual Arts

What We Carry to Set Ourselves Free

October 2, 2024 - March 2, 2025
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Visual Arts

Avant-Garde: Those Ahead of Their Time

October 3 - November 23
Jenkins Johnson Gallery
Visual Arts

Nicky Nodjoumi & Nahid Hagigat

October 6, 2024 - February 23, 2025
YBCA | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Visual Arts

Exhibition Tour: To Exalt The Ephemeral

October 13 - November 27
BAMPFA
Visual Arts

“Portraits” by Tyler Willis

October 23, 2024 - February 28, 2025
181 Fremont
Visual Arts

Seussical

November 8 - December 22
Berkeley Playhouse
Theater + Film

Lionel Lofton Exhibition VISION for PEACE

November 8 - December 31
5940 College Avenue
Visual Arts

Thelma Harris Art Gallery presents “Holiday Exhibition : VISION for PEACE”

November 8 - December 31
Thelma Harris Art Gallery
Visual Arts

Hybrid | Outreach: Laney College Library and Learning Resource Center

November 14 @ 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM PST
PCCD Atrium & Board Room
Workshop, Business

Distinguished Citizens Awards Annual Gala 2024

November 14 @ 5:00 PM PST
Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
Galas + Awards + Fundraiser

Maya Angelou and GLIDE: Rainbow in the Clouds Screening and Discussion

November 14 @ 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM PST
Tenderloin Museum
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences

Sweet Honey in The Rock

November 14 @ 7:30 PM PST
SFJAZZ
Music

Marion Meadows

November 14 @ 8:00 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Walk Your Values: A Conscious Fashion Show

November 14 @ 8:00 PM PST
SF Ferry Building
Visual Arts

San Mateo on Ice Outdoor Seasonal Ice Rink

November 15, 2024 - January 12, 2025
San Mateo on Ice
Sports + Outdoors

Bhangra & Beats Night Market – SF’s First Official Diwali Celebration

November 15 @ 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST
Downtown San Francisco
Fairs + Festivals

Bhangra & Beats Night Market-Inaugural City of SF Diwali Celebration

November 15 @ 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST
Downtown San Francisco
Fairs + Festivals

Philly Black Wine Fest 2024

November 15 @ 6:00 PM - 11:30 PM PST
1945 S St
Fairs + Festivals

Eric Darius

November 15 @ 6:30 PM PST
Blue Note Napa
Music

Nate Jackson: Super Funny World Tour

November 15 @ 7:00 PM PST
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Comedy

Sweet Honey in The Rock

November 15 @ 7:30 PM PST
SFJAZZ
Music

Lizz Wright

November 15 @ 8:00 PM PST
Freight & Salvage
Music

Crys Matthews & Julian Taylor

November 15 @ 8:00 PM PST
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
Music

Eric Darius

November 15 @ 9:00 PM PST
Blue Note Napa
Music

Demola The Violinist

November 15 @ 10:00 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Thirty-Six

November 16 - December 22
The Ashby Stage @ Shotgun Players
Theater + Film

Amy Sherald: American Sublime

November 16, 2024 - March 9, 2025
SFMOMA
Visual Arts

Cuckoo Edible Magic

November 16 - November 17
SFBATCO | San Francisco Bay Area Theater Company
Theater + Film

Family Matinee w/ Destiny Muhammad Trio + Special Guests

November 16 @ 11:00 AM PST
SFJAZZ
Music

Scratching the Light with Tara Baghdassarian

November 16 @ 1:00 PM PST
BAMPFA
Visual Arts

Write and Self-Publish Your Own Children’s Book

November 16 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
San Francisco Public Library (SFPL)
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences

Eric Darius

November 16 @ 6:30 PM PST
Blue Note Napa
Music

Mafifa

November 16 @ 7:00 PM PST
BAMPFA
Theater + Film

Feed The Bay Laughfeast 2024

November 16 @ 7:00 PM PST
Calvin Simmons Theatre
Comedy

Sweet Honey in The Rock

November 16 @ 7:30 PM PST
SFJAZZ
Music

JC Smith & the San Jose Blues Summit

November 16 @ 8:00 PM PST
San Jose Jazz
Music

Eric Darius

November 16 @ 9:00 PM PST
Blue Note Napa
Music

Echoes of Maya: A Celebration of Voice and Verse

November 17 @ 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM PST
San Francisco Public Library (SFPL)
Music

Sweet Honey in The Rock

November 17 @ 3:00 PM PST
SFJAZZ
Music

BORN Gala 2024

November 17 @ 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Blackhawk Museum
Galas + Awards + Fundraiser

Virtual | Chef-in-Residence | Moving from Solidarity to Action

November 17 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
[ Virtual ]
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences

Blood, Sweat, & Tears

November 17 @ 6:30 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

My Momma Told Me with Langston Kerman & David Gborie

November 17 @ 7:00 PM PST
Cobb’s Comedy Club
Comedy

Blood, Sweat, & Tears

November 17 @ 8:30 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Bobby McFerrin & MOTION: Circlesongs

November 18 @ 12:00 PM PST
Freight & Salvage
Music

Tunde Lasode – Audience of One (Tribute to the King)

November 18 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PST
Lesher Center for the Arts
Music

Average White Band “Farewell Tour”

November 18 @ 7:30 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

America’s Test Kitchen 25th Anniversary at the Fox Theatre Redwood City

November 19 @ 7:00 PM PST
Fox Theater
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences

Average White Band “Farewell Tour”

November 19 @ 7:30 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Let’s Connect with Cathy Adams

November 20 @ 12:00 PM PST
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences

Hybrid | Outreach: Laney College Library and Learning Resource Center

November 20 @ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
PCCD Atrium & Board Room
Workshop, Business

Alison Owings in Conversation with Del Seymour

November 20 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
San Francisco Public Library (SFPL)
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences

Continuum of Courage: Afrofuturism Then and Now (Part I)

November 20 @ 7:00 PM PST
SFJAZZ
Music

Waitress

November 21, 2024 - January 18, 2025
San Francisco Playhouse
Theater +Film

EAP Presents Jessica Monette in Conversation with Ashara Ekundayo

November 21 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PST
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences

International NGOs: What Works in Fighting Poverty?

November 21 @ 7:00 PM PST
Dominican University
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences

Spyro Gyra 50th Anniversary

November 21 @ 8:00 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Lupe Fiasco

November 21 @ 8:00 PM PST
The Warfield
Music

OUSD Matchmaking Outreach

November 22 @ 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST
The Center
Business, Money, Career

Jimmie Herrod

November 22 @ 7:00 PM PST
SFJAZZ
Music

Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra

November 22 @ 7:30 PM PST
Almost Famous Wine Lounge
Music

Kim Whitley

November 22 @ 7:30 PM PST
Tommy T’s Comedy Club
Comedy

Jimmie Herrod

November 22 @ 8:30 PM PST
SFJAZZ
Music

Kim Whitley

November 22 @ 9:45 PM PST
Tommy T’s Comedy Club
Comedy

Spyro Gyra 50th Anniversary

November 22 @ 10:00 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

25 Days of Giving Begins – Thanksgiving Turkey Drive!

November 23 - December 17
Galas + Awards + Fundraiser

SF’s 40th Annual Great Dickens Christmas Fair

November 23 - December 22
Cow Palace Arena & Event Center
Fairs + Festivals

Hella Plants Holiday Market

November 23 - November 24
Jack London Square
Fairs + Festivals

Wine Education Series at KARIBU

November 23 @ 2:00 PM PST
Karibu Wine Lounge by Wachira
Food + Drink

Kim Whitley

November 23 @ 7:00 PM PST
Tommy T’s Comedy Club
Comedy

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘n Out Live Tour 2024

November 23 @ 8:00 PM PST
Chase Center
Comedy