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SHOWING (113): Events & PerformancesBlack Culture

October 2026
TODAYOCT 24Sat
The Brothers Size
The Brothers Size
Oct 9 – Nov 1
AASC | African-American Shakespeare Company
Theater 33, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 24Sat
World Premiere of Every Saturday Night
World Premiere of Every Saturday Night
Oct 10 – Nov 1
SFBATCO
The Strand Theater, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 24Sat
The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans
The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans
Oct 11 – Dec 20
SF Bay Area | Fever
The Palace Theater, San Francisco
ENDS TODAYOCT 24Sat
Comedian Phoebe Robinson in Feral & Fired Up! at Cobb's Comedy Club
Phoebe Robinson: Feral & Fired Up!
October 23–24
Cobb’s Comedy Club, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Jodeci celebrating the 35th anniversary of Forever My Lady
Jodeci – 35th Anniversary Tour of Forever My Lady★
October 24
SF Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Boney James and Lalah Hathaway
Boney James and Lalah Hathaway
October 24
Blue Note Napa
The Meritage Resort and Spa, Napa
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Marcus Shelby and friends present a family matinee at SFJAZZ
Family Matinee w/ Marcus Shelby & Friends
October 24
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Richie Goods and Chien Chien Lu perform Connected at SFJAZZ
Connected featuring Richie Goods & Chien Chien Lu
October 24–25
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Portrait collage from the official Black Panther Party Film Series artwork at AAMLO.
Black Panther Party Film Series★
October 24
AAMLO | African American Museum & Library at Oakland
African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO)
Oct
25
Sun
Trumpeter Charles Tolliver presents Africa/Brass at SFJAZZ
Charles Tolliver Presents ‘Africa/Brass’
October 25
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
Oct
27
Tue
Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour
Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour
October 27
Live Nation Entertainment
Toyota Pavilion at Concord
Oct
27
Tue
6LACK: 10 Years of FREE 6LACK
6LACK: 10 Years of FREE 6LACK
October 27
SF Masonic
The Masonic, San Francisco
Oct
28
Wed
Gorillaz: The Mountain Tour featuring Little Simz and Deltron 3030
Gorillaz: The Mountain Tour featuring Little Simz and Deltron 3030
October 28
Oakland Arena
Oct
28
Wed
Logic & G-Eazy: The Endless Summer Tour Part II
Logic & G-Eazy: The Endless Summer Tour Part II
October 28
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View
Oct
28
Wed
Angela Davis in conversation with Poulomi Saha
Angela Davis in Conversation with Poulomi Saha★
October 28
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Oct
29
Thu
Saxophonist David Sánchez performs Tambó with Carib at SFJAZZ
David Sánchez’s Carib presents Tambó
October 29
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
Oct
30
Fri
Galactic — October 30
Galactic — October 30
October 30
The Fillmore, San Francisco
Oct
30
Fri
Top Chefs
Top Chefs
October 30
San Jose Jazz
SJZ Break Room, San Jose
Oct
30
Fri
John Scofield and Oteil Burbridge perform Electrospective at SFJAZZ
John Scofield’s Electrospective featuring Oteil Burbridge
Oct 30 – Nov 1
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
Oct
31
Sat
Galactic — October 31
Galactic — October 31
October 31
The Fillmore, San Francisco
Oct
31
Sat
Steffani Jemison and Leslie Cuyjet on Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi
Steffani Jemison and Leslie Cuyjet on Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi
October 31
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
Oct
31
Sat
The Gentlemen’s Club Tour
The Gentlemen’s Club Tour
October 31
Oakland Arena
November 2026
Nov
1
Sun
Jeremy Pelt performing at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
Jeremy Pelt Quintet
November 1
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay
Nov
21
Sat
Brian Copeland in Not a Genuine Black Man, a November 21 benefit for the California Historical Radio Society at Marines’ Memorial Theatre.
Brian Copeland in Not a Genuine Black Man
November 21
California Historical Radio Society
Marines’ Memorial Theatre, San Francisco