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October 2026
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Black Creativity exhibition poster
Black Creativity
Nov 6 – Oct 31, 2026
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Emory Douglas In Our Lifetime exhibition poster
Emory Douglas: In Our Lifetime★
Dec 5 – Oct 31, 2026
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Woody De Othello: coming forth by day
Woody De Othello: coming forth by day
Aug 12 – Dec 5
Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Dread Scott: The Body Politic
Dread Scott: The Body Politic
Sep 25 – Jan 31, 2027
YBCA | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Dorian Reid Calling All Cats exhibition title artwork
Dorian Reid: Calling All Cats!
Sep 30 – Dec 6
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), San Francisco
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Ceramic artworks featured in After the Island at MoAD
After the Island: Ornament and Ceramic Practice in the Jamaican Diaspora
Sep 30 – May 30, 2027
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), San Francisco
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Artwork featured in Dewey Crumpler Sonic Lineages at MoAD
Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages★
Sep 30 – May 30, 2027
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), San Francisco
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Black Panther Party 60th-anniversary emblem from the Oakland Public Library Rank and File exhibition artwork.
Exhibit: Honoring the Black Panther Party Rank & File Members: 60th Anniversary★
Oct 5 – Jan 9, 2027
Oakland Public Library
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)
TODAYOCT 24Sat
Historical Black Panther newspaper artwork with a beret-wearing figure, red star and Panther emblem.
Oakland Star Special Collection Exhibition: From the Archives — The Black Panther Party Original Newspapers 1967–1971★
Oct 24 – Dec 31
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
November 2026
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