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October 2026
ENDS TODAYOCT 11Sun
The Cook★
Sep 4 – Oct 11
Berkeley Rep
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
TODAYOCT 11Sun
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons in San Jose
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons★
Sep 5 – Dec 4
SF Bay Area | Fever
Hammer Theatre, San Jose
TODAYOCT 11Sun
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
TODAYOCT 11Sun
Musiq Soulchild at Yoshi’s Oakland event image
Musiq Soulchild★
October 9–16
Yoshi’s, Oakland
TODAYOCT 11Sun
Mimosas & Motown: Sunday Brunch — October
Mimosas & Motown: Sunday Brunch — October★
October 11
Feinstein’s at The Nikko, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 11Sun
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
Oct
18
Sun
Folk singer Judy Collins, an older woman with white hair and visible hand tattoos wearing a light purple top against a colorful backdrop, looks into the camera.
Judy Collins: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: The Farewell Tour★
October 18
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Oct
19
Mon
Doja Cat with very special guest Latto
Doja Cat with very special guest Latto★
October 19
Chase Center, San Francisco
Oct
20
Tue
The Ring—Film with Live Orchestra with the San Francisco Symphony
The Ring—Film with Live Orchestra★
October 20
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Oct
22
Thu
23rd Annual Oakland African-American Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Luncheon
23rd Annual Oakland African-American Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Luncheon★
October 22
OAACC | Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce
Scott’s Seafood Jack London Square, Oakland
Oct
22
Thu
Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi with the San Francisco Symphony
Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi★
October 22–24
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Oct
23
Fri
A man dressed in a mariachi outfit performs on stage, adorned with flowers and bathed in red light, celebrating the culture of Mariachi Herencia de México.
Mariachi Herencia de México: La Nueva Generación Tour — Día de los Muertos★
October 23
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley