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Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons in San Jose

Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons★

Sep 5 – Dec 4
SF Bay Area | Fever
Hammer Theatre, San Jose
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
Musiq Soulchild at Yoshi’s Oakland event image

Musiq Soulchild★

October 9–16
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Ludovico Einaudi: Solo Piano with the San Francisco Symphony

Ludovico Einaudi: Solo Piano★

October 12
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
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
Dos Santos at Yoshi’s Oakland event image

Dos Santos★

October 14
Yoshi’s, Oakland
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
Zadie Smith with Sam Fragoso

Zadie Smith in conversation with Sam Fragoso★

October 14
City Arts & Lectures
Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco
Emory Douglas In Our Lifetime exhibition poster

Emory Douglas: In Our Lifetime Closing Reception★

October 15
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco

Booker T. Washington Bloom Ball★

October 15
Booker T. Washington Community Service Center
Hotel Nikko San Francisco
Batiashvili/Capuçon/Thibaudet Trio with the San Francisco Symphony

Batiashvili/Capuçon/Thibaudet Trio★

October 15
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Irving Flores Afro-Cuban Jazz Trio

Irving Flores Afro-Cuban Jazz Trio★

October 16
San Jose Jazz
SJZ Break Room, San Jose
Kazemde George Trio

Kazemde George Trio★

October 17
San Jose Jazz
SJZ Break Room, San Jose

Oakland Comedy Festival 2026 — The Closer★

October 17
Oakland Comedy Festival
FLUID510, Oakland
Nelly

Nelly★

October 17
The Mountain Winery, Saratoga
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
Doja Cat with very special guest Latto

Doja Cat with very special guest Latto★

October 19
Chase Center, San Francisco
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
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
Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi with the San Francisco Symphony

Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi★

October 22–24
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
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
Jodeci celebrating the 35th anniversary of Forever My Lady

Jodeci – 35th Anniversary Tour of Forever My Lady★

October 24
SF Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco
Composer Steve Reich, an older man with glasses and a baseball hat stands in front of a bookcase filled with books.

Steve Reich at 90: A Birthday Celebration★

October 24
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Protocols with Andrew Huberman live event

Protocols with Andrew Huberman★

October 28
SF Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco