Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family
March 30, 2024 - March 15, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Leilah Babirye: We Have a History
June 22, 2024 - May 3, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift
August 10, 2024 - July 5, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Ancestral Visions: An Installation by Chelsea Ryoko Wong
February 7, 2025 - February 1, 2026
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Students on Strike: A New Installation in OMCA’s Gallery of California History
April 9, 2025 - May 31, 2026
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California
June 8 - November 30
BAMPFA
Visual Arts
Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California
June 8 - November 30
BAMPFA
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Black Spaces: Reclaim & Remain
July 18, 2025 - March 1, 2026
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Visual Arts
MAKIBAKA: A Living Legacy
August 1, 2025 - January 4, 2026
YBCA | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Visual Arts
Intermediate Painting for Adults: Exploring Techniques and Media
August 5 - December 2
Livermore Valley Arts
Visual Arts, Painting
Art Wall / Stephanie Syjuco: Present Tense (Roll Call)
August 13, 2025 - June 28, 2026
BAMPFA
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
MATRIX 287 / Berenice Olmedo: To ti ên einai
August 13 - November 23
BAMPFA
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Rooted in Place: California Native Art
August 26, 2025 - December 6, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Arts of Indigenous America
August 26, 2025 - August 31, 2028
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON
August 30, 2025 - August 2, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts
Teen Art Studio: Exploring Techniques and Mediums
September 3 - December 3
Livermore Valley Arts
Visual Arts, Painting
San Mateo County History Museum Free First Friday
September 5 - December 5
San Mateo County History Museum
Visual Arts
Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection
September 10, 2025 - July 12, 2026
BAMPFA
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
September 14, 2025 - April 4, 2026
Brava Theater Center
Dance
Jitish Kallat: Covering Letter (Terranum Nuncius)
September 19, 2025 - March 23, 2026
Asian Art Museum
Visual Arts
The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans
September 21 - December 21
The Palace Theater
Live Music
The Jury Experience: An Immersive Courtroom Case
September 26, 2025 - January 17, 2026
Brava Theater Center
Theater + Film, Conversations + Speakers + Conferences
Art of Manga
September 27, 2025 - January 25, 2026
de Young – Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
UNBOUND – Art, Blackness & the Universe
October 1, 2025 - August 16, 2026
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Visual Arts, Exhibition
Continuum: MoAD Over Time
October 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Visual Arts
Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural
October 4, 2025 - February 8, 2026
Museum of Craft and Design
Visual Arts
Wunderkammer: The Collection of Susan Beech
October 4, 2025 - February 8, 2026
Museum of Craft and Design
Visual Arts
Rave into the Future: Art in Motion
October 24, 2025 - January 12, 2026
Asian Art Museum
Visual Arts, Dance, Music
Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square
November 5, 2025 - January 19, 2026
Holiday Ice Rink In Union Square
Holidays 2025, Sports + Outdoors
2025 Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition
November 7 - December 7
SOMArts Cultural Center
Visual Arts, Exhibitions
Stapleton Theatre Company’s A Christmas Carol
November 14 - November 23
The Playhouse Theater in San Anselmo
Theater + Film,
Sunday in the Park with George
November 15 - December 30
The Ashby Stage @ Shotgun Players
Theater + Film
AI Made Simple & Safe: Digital Literacy for the Future of Work
November 20 @ 9:30 AM PST
Kapor Center for Social Impact
Conversations + Speakers + Conferences, Business / Professional
World Ballet Company Presents The Great Gatsby Ballet
November 21 @ 7:00 PM PST
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Dance
Live Music Friday – Femi and the Sound Assassin’s
November 21 @ 7:00 PM PST
CoCo Noir Wine Shop & Bar
Food + Drink,
In-Person with Lynn Whitfield: Screening of Albany Road + Discussion
November 22 @ 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST
OMCA | Oakland Museum of California
Film, Conversation, Staff Pick
Candlelight: Best of Hip-Hop
November 22 @ 6:30 PM PST
First Presbyterian Church of Oakland
Live Music
Candlelight: Neo-Soul Favorites ft. Songs by Prince, Childish Gambino, & More
November 22 @ 8:45 PM PST
First Presbyterian Church of Oakland
Live Music
Miguel Gutierrez’s 20th Anniversary Film Screening
November 23 @ 5:00 PM PST
ODC Dance Theater
Theater + Film
