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October 2026
ENDS TODAYOCT 24Sat
Litquake, San Francisco’s Literary Festival, October 8–24, 2026.
2026 Litquake Festival★
October 8–24
Litquake Foundation
Oct
25
Sun
Cover artwork for Akira Kurosawa’s Ran, with red Japanese calligraphy and colorful brushstrokes on a white panel centered on black.
OTP Film Club: Ran
October 25
Oakland Theater Project
Oakland Theater Project at FLAX art & design
Oct
25
Sun
Rob Kapilow: What Makes It Great? — The Music of Lerner and Loewe
Rob Kapilow: What Makes It Great? — The Music of Lerner and Loewe
October 25
Stanford Live
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford
Oct
27
Tue
D. Denenge Word Art Divination Portal artwork
D. Denenge Word Art Divination Portal
October 27
SFO Museum
Oct
28
Wed
Protocols with Andrew Huberman live event
Protocols with Andrew Huberman★
October 28
SF Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco
Oct
28
Wed
Erika Krouse and Save Me Stranger in the 2026 Joyce Carol Oates Prize graphic
Erika Krouse + Fiona McFarlane★
October 28
New Literary Project
Maude Fife Room, Room 315, Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley
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
30
Fri
Haunted Chinatown cocktail tour group
Spirits & Spirits: Haunted Chinatown Cocktail Tour
October 30
Stretchy Pants Food Tours
Chinatown, San Francisco
Oct
30
Fri
Michael Lewis with Lara Bazelon
Michael Lewis in conversation with Lara Bazelon
October 30
City Arts & Lectures
Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco
Oct
30
Fri
Let the Poets Speak: A Celebration of Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg
Let the Poets Speak: A Celebration of Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg
October 30
Stanford Live
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford
Oct
31
Sat
Erika Krouse and Save Me Stranger in the 2026 Joyce Carol Oates Prize graphic
An Afternoon at Orinda Books: Erika Krouse★
October 31
New Literary Project
Orinda Books
November 2026
Nov
5
Thu
A Doc Stories audience raises their hands during a filmmaker conversation in a movie theater.
Doc Stories 2026
November 5–8
SFFILM
Nov
5
Thu
Caribbean Cocktails program artwork featuring Nelson German, Andrea Lawson Gray and Nigel Jones
Caribbean Cocktails: Migration, Memory, and Making Across the Diaspora★
November 5
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), San Francisco
Nov
6
Fri
2nd International Conference on Neuropsychiatry
Hybrid | 2nd International Conference on Neuropsychiatry
November 6–7
Scientex Conferences
[ Virtual ]
Nov
6
Fri
Lindy West with Carvell Wallace
Lindy West in conversation with Carvell Wallace
November 6
City Arts & Lectures
Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco
Nov
7
Sat
Authors Luncheon★
November 7
Sonesta Silicon Valley, Milpitas
Nov
7
Sat
Spreading the Beauty Truth Conference poster
Spreading the Beauty Truth: Beyond the Label. Beyond the Shelf
November 7
California Black Health Network
Nov
7
Sat
Esmé Quartet with Robert Greenberg
Esmé Quartet with Robert Greenberg
November 7
San Francisco Performances
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Nov
14
Sat
An Evening with David Sedaris at War Memorial Opera House.
An Evening with David Sedaris
November 14
BroadwaySF
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
Nov
14
Sat
Yung Pueblo with Elena Brower
Yung Pueblo in conversation with Elena Brower
November 14
City Arts & Lectures
Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco
Nov
16
Mon
2nd International Conference on Nursing and Healthcare
Virtual | 2nd International Conference on Nursing and Healthcare
November 16–17
Noveltics Group
[ Virtual ]
Nov
16
Mon
6th International Conference on Gynecology and Obstetrics
Virtual | 6th International Conference on Gynecology and Obstetrics
November 16–17
Scientex Conferences
[ Virtual ]
Nov
20
Fri
6th International Conference on Cancer Research and Treatment
Virtual | 6th International Conference on Cancer Research and Treatment
November 20–21
Scientex Conferences
[ Virtual ]
Nov
20
Fri
6th Global Meeting on Diabetes and Endocrinology
Virtual | 6th Global Meeting on Diabetes and Endocrinology
November 20–21
Scientex Conferences
[ Virtual ]