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October 2026
TODAYOCT 23Fri
Performers and audience inside The Soiled Dove’s Tortona Big Top.
The Soiled Dove★
Aug 7 – Nov 7
Radium Presents
Radium Runway, Alameda
Oct
24
Sat
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
31
Sat
Illustration for San Francisco Opera's The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro★
Oct 31 – Nov 29
San Francisco Opera
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
November 2026
Nov
10
Tue
Audience seated around the stage at The Lost Church in San Francisco
Frozen Theater Live!★
November 10
San Francisco Frozen Film Festival
The Lost Church, San Francisco
Nov
12
Thu
A photo of a scene from William Kentridge's The Head and The Load, the actors playing several instruments against a multimedia backdrop.
William Kentridge’s The Head & the Load★
November 12–15
Cal Performances
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (HJK), Oakland
Nov
24
Tue
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas with the San Francisco Symphony
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas★
November 24
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Nov
27
Fri
Hook in Concert with the San Francisco Symphony
Hook in Concert★
November 27–28
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
December 2026
Dec
10
Thu
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas with the San Francisco Symphony
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas★
December 10–11
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Dec
18
Fri
Elf—In Concert with the San Francisco Symphony
Elf—In Concert★
December 18–20
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
January 2027
Jan
8
Fri
Avatar Live in Concert with the San Francisco Symphony
Avatar Live in Concert★
January 8–9
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Jan
31
Sun
Marvel Studios BLACK PANTHER in Concert
Marvel Studios BLACK PANTHER in Concert★
January 31, 2027
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
April 2027
Apr
8
Thu
Metropolis with the San Francisco Symphony
Metropolis★
April 8, 2027
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Apr
9
Fri
La La Land in Concert with the San Francisco Symphony
La La Land in Concert★
April 9–10
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Apr
20
Tue
Four people embrace in a close group hug.
The Comeuppance★
Apr 20 – May 16
A.C.T. | American Conservatory Theater
Toni Rembe Theater, San Francisco
May 2027
May
21
Fri
Disney and Pixar’s UP: In Concert with the San Francisco Symphony
Disney and Pixar’s UP: In Concert★
May 21, 2027
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
June 2027
Jun
4
Fri
Illustration for San Francisco Opera's Tosca
Tosca★
Jun 4 – Jul 2
San Francisco Opera
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco