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October 2026
TODAYOCT 6Tue
The Cook★
Sep 4 – Oct 11
Berkeley Rep
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
TODAYOCT 6Tue
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons in San Jose
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons★
Sep 5 – Dec 4
SF Bay Area | Fever
Hammer Theatre, San Jose
TODAYOCT 6Tue
AURA: An Immersive Odyssey of Breathtaking Proportions
AURA at San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral★
Sep 26 – Oct 31
SF Bay Area | Fever
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
Oct
7
Wed
Will Downing at Yoshi’s Oakland event image
Will Downing★
October 7–8
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Oct
8
Thu
Lily Tomlin★
October 8
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa
Oct
9
Fri
Musiq Soulchild at Yoshi’s Oakland event image
Musiq Soulchild★
October 9–16
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Oct
9
Fri
An Evening with Adam Pascal
An Evening with Adam Pascal★
October 9–10
Feinstein’s at The Nikko, San Francisco
Oct
10
Sat
Victor J. Glover and Kev Choice featured on The Social Engineering Project’s 10th Anniversary Gala flyer
TSEP’s 10th Anniversary Gala★
October 10
The Social Engineering Project
The Club at Castlewood, Pleasanton
Oct
10
Sat
Melvin Seals and JGB with Special Guest Grahame Lesh at Siesta Valley Bowl.
Melvin Seals and JGB with Special Guest Grahame Lesh★
October 10
Siesta Valley Bowl, Orinda
Oct
10
Sat
Los Horóscopos de Durango
Los Horóscopos de Durango★
October 10
The Mountain Winery, Saratoga
Oct
11
Sun
Mimosas & Motown: Sunday Brunch — October
Mimosas & Motown: Sunday Brunch — October★
October 11
Feinstein’s at The Nikko, San Francisco
Oct
11
Sun
The four members of Takacs Quartet -- three men and one woman -- pose together with their instruments against a light gray background with a circle inset of pianist Jeremy Denk.
Takács Quartet with Jeremy Denk, piano★
October 11
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Oct
12
Mon
Ludovico Einaudi: Solo Piano with the San Francisco Symphony
Ludovico Einaudi: Solo Piano★
October 12
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Oct
13
Tue
Photo of Michael Pollan, a white bald man in a blue button-down shirt and glasses, looking at the camera, with an circular inset photo of Christof Koch, a white man in a salmon-orange colored top looking at the camera
Michael Pollan & Christof Koch: A Journey into Consciousness★
October 13
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Oct
14
Wed
Dos Santos at Yoshi’s Oakland event image
Dos Santos★
October 14
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Oct
14
Wed
Emory Douglas In Our Lifetime exhibition poster
The Revolution Won’t Be Televised… But It Will Be Creative★
October 14
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco
Oct
14
Wed
Zadie Smith with Sam Fragoso
Zadie Smith in conversation with Sam Fragoso★
October 14
City Arts & Lectures
Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco
Oct
15
Thu
Emory Douglas In Our Lifetime exhibition poster
Emory Douglas: In Our Lifetime Closing Reception★
October 15
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco
Oct
15
Thu
Booker T. Washington Bloom Ball★
October 15
Booker T. Washington Community Service Center
Hotel Nikko San Francisco
Oct
15
Thu
Batiashvili/Capuçon/Thibaudet Trio with the San Francisco Symphony
Batiashvili/Capuçon/Thibaudet Trio★
October 15
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Oct
16
Fri
Irving Flores Afro-Cuban Jazz Trio
Irving Flores Afro-Cuban Jazz Trio★
October 16
San Jose Jazz
SJZ Break Room, San Jose
Oct
17
Sat
Kazemde George Trio
Kazemde George Trio★
October 17
San Jose Jazz
SJZ Break Room, San Jose
Oct
17
Sat
Oakland Comedy Festival 2026 — The Closer★
October 17
Oakland Comedy Festival
FLUID510, Oakland
Oct
17
Sat
Nelly
Nelly★
October 17
The Mountain Winery, Saratoga