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October 2026
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
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
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
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
Nelly
Nelly★
October 17
The Mountain Winery, Saratoga
Oct
19
Mon
Doja Cat with very special guest Latto
Doja Cat with very special guest Latto★
October 19
Chase Center, 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
24
Sat
Jodeci celebrating the 35th anniversary of Forever My Lady
Jodeci – 35th Anniversary Tour of Forever My Lady★
October 24
SF Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco
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
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