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October 2026
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
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
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
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
28
Wed
Angela Davis in conversation with Poulomi Saha
Angela Davis in Conversation with Poulomi Saha★
October 28
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
November 2026
Nov
5
Thu
Joshua Redman Quartet
Joshua Redman Quartet★
November 5–6
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
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
7
Sat
Authors Luncheon★
November 7
Sonesta Silicon Valley, Milpitas
Nov
8
Sun
Mimosas & Motown: Sunday Brunch — November
Mimosas & Motown: Sunday Brunch — November★
November 8
Feinstein’s at The Nikko, San Francisco
Nov
11
Wed
Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World featuring Duane Forrest
Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World featuring Duane Forrest★
November 11–14
Stanford Live
The Studio at Bing Concert Hall, Stanford
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
12
Thu
Stanley Clarke and Ron Carter at SFJAZZ Center.
Stanley Clarke and Ron Carter★
November 12–15
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
Nov
15
Sun
Jason Marsalis and Vanisha Gould at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
The Jason Marsalis Quartet with Vanisha Gould★
November 15
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay
Nov
18
Wed
Corey Harris and Cedric Watson in the promotional artwork for True Blues at The Freight
Corey Harris & Cedric Watson: True Blues★
November 18
The Freight, Berkeley
Nov
19
Thu
Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Appalachian Spring with the San Francisco Symphony
Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Appalachian Spring★
November 19–21
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Nov
20
Fri
Black Nile
Black Nile★
November 20
San Jose Jazz
SJZ Break Room, San Jose
Nov
20
Fri
Brittany Davis at SFJAZZ Center.
Brittany Davis★
November 20
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
Nov
21
Sat
Jazz pianist Jason Moran, a black man in a black suit and bow tie, looks to the side and leans agaist an upright piano.
Jason Moran and the Harlem Hellfighters: James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin★
November 21
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Nov
22
Sun
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band at SFJAZZ Center.
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band★
November 22
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
Nov
22
Sun
Gold violin and Orchestra Liberation concert details on a black background.
Orchestra Liberation: A Symphonic Experience Featuring Music of the Black Diaspora★
November 22
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (HJK), Oakland
Nov
27
Fri
Jason Marsalis Quartet with Vanisha Gould at SFJAZZ Center.
Jason Marsalis Quartet with Vanisha Gould★
November 27
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
Nov
27
Fri
Sinbad smiling beneath Thankful concert lettering.
Thankful, A Comedy Show Starring Sinbad★
November 27
Bay Area Black Comedy Competition & Festival
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (HJK), Oakland