THIS WEEKEND (Thu-Sun) | Events + Performances, excl Art Exhibitions

Cinderella Enchanted

November 3 - December 22
The Julia Morgan Theatre
Theater

1984

November 10 - December 10
Aurora Theatre Company
Theater

“Glowfari” 2023 Lights Festival

November 10, 2023 - January 28, 2024
Oakland Zoo
Fairs + Festivals

Don Reed – East 14th

November 11 - December 17
The Marsh
Theater + Film

Harry Clarke

November 15 - December 23
Rhoda Theatre
Theater

Mélia Mills – The Allure of Thug Life

November 25 - December 16
The Marsh
Theater + Film

Drive Thru Light Show

November 29, 2023 - January 1, 2024
History Park San Jose
Fair + Festivals

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

November 29 - December 24
Lucie Stern Theatre
Theater + Film

Holidays with the Symphony

November 30 - December 23
Davies Symphony Hall
Music, Theater, Film

Ruthless!

December 1, 2023 - January 7, 2024
New Conservatory Theatre Center
Theater + Film

Let’s Glow SF 2023

December 1 - December 10
Downtown San Francisco
Fair + Festivals

Magic of Christmas Toy Drive

December 2 - December 15
Domini Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center
Visual Arts

The Enjoy Mill Valley Winterfest

December 3 - December 17
The Depot Plaza
Fairs + Festivals

Breakdancing for Kids!

December 3 - December 17
HIstoric Hoover Theatre
Dance

Choir

December 3, 2023 - February 18, 2024
HIstoric Hoover Theatre
Music

A Christmas Carol Presented by Center REP

December 7 - December 21
Lesher Center for the Arts
Theater + Film

Thrive City “Winter Wonderland” Hanukkah Celebration

December 7 @ 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
Thrive City (Chase Center)
Fairs + Festivals

AfroComicCon International Film Festival 2023

December 7 @ 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM PST
Regal Jack London
Theater + Film

[Virtual] Abdulrazak Gurnah’s “Paradise”

December 7 @ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PST
Conversations + Speakers

Student Poetry Reading

December 7 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Poetry + Spoken Word

Wine Tasting & Black Citizen Book Launch

December 7 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
Kinfolx Coffee & Wine
Literary

French Tech San Francisco Holiday Party

December 7 @ 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST
Cap Gemini Applied Innovation Center
Fairs + Festivals

BAAM: Bay Area African Meetup

December 7 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST
Bissap Baobab
Music

Multicultural Institute’s 2023 East Bay Annual Dinner

December 7 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Albany Veterans Memorial
Food + Drink

Trevor Noah: off The Record

December 7 @ 8:00 PM PST
SF Masonic Auditorium
Comedy

Butcher Brown

December 7 @ 8:00 PM PST
The Independent
Music

Melba’s Kitchen Big Band featuring special guest Tammy Hall

December 7 @ 8:00 PM PST
Freight & Salvage
Music

Robert Glasper

December 7 @ 8:00 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Robert Glasper

December 7 @ 10:00 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Silver Presented by Alex Ramon Magic

December 8 - December 10
Lesher Center for the Arts
Theater + Film

Friday Sip & Step

December 8 @ 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Creations Berkeley Dance Therapy Studio
Dance

Nephew Tommy

December 8 @ 7:30 PM PST
Tommy T’s Comedy Club
Comedy

LowDown Brass Band

December 8 @ 7:30 PM PST
Almost Famous Wine Lounge
Music

Handel’s Messiah

December 8 @ 7:30 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Music

Union Square Holiday Nights, Sights & Lights Tour

December 8 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Union Square Tour Bus loading zone
Fairs + Festivals

Chamber Jazz Pop

December 8 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Red Poppy Art House
Music

Trevor Noah: Off The Record

December 8 @ 8:00 PM PST
SF Masonic Auditorium
Comedy

Matthew Whitaker

December 8 @ 8:00 PM PST
Zellerbach Playhouse
Music

Robert Glasper

December 8 @ 8:00 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Ruby Ibarra with Ian Santillano, Ouida, Vince A

December 8 @ 8:00 PM PST
The New Parish
Music

Ear Hustle

December 8 @ 8:00 PM PST
Marines’ Memorial Theatre
Music

The Whispers & The Dramatics: Home for The Holidays

December 8 @ 8:00 PM PST
Paramount Theatre
Music

Uncle Los

December 8 @ 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM PST
Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio
Music

Robert Glasper

December 8 @ 10:00 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Nephew Tommy

December 8 @ 10:00 PM PST
Tommy T’s Comedy Club
Comedy

Reparations: Megan Thee Stallion

December 8 @ 10:00 PM PST
OASIS
Dance

ZF x Inquiry Present: 3rd Annual Not Your Normal Corporate Holiday Party

December 8 @ 10:00 PM - December 9 @ 2:30 AM PST
Monarch
Fairs + Festivals

Uncle Los

December 8 @ 10:30 PM - 11:59 PM PST
Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio
Music

Visit to the North Pole

December 9 - December 21
Lesher Center for the Arts
Theater

Valley Dance Theatre – The Nutcracker

December 9 - December 17
Bankhead Theater
Dance

KP Thrive @ MoAD

December 9 @ 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST
MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora
Visual Arts

Black Food Tour – Oakland

December 9 @ 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM PST
Various Venues (Oakland)
Food + Drink

Joyful Giving Holiday Party

December 9 @ 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM PST
1200 Lakeshore Avenue
Fairs + Festivals

Trellis Holiday Market

December 9 @ 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM PST
Trellis Coworking, Events, Cafe & Bar
Fairs + Festivals

A Tour of AAMLO

December 9 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PST
African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO)
Visual Arts

Friends-stewards of AAMLO 5-year Anniversary Celebration

December 9 @ 12:00 PM PST
African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO)
Fairs + Festivals

Haney v. Prograis – WBC World Super Lightweight Title

December 9 @ 4:00 PM PST
Chase Center
Sports, Boxing

TAAA Holiday Masquerade Ball

December 9 @ 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST
Elks Lodge, Eleventh Street, Tracy, CA, USA
Music

Trevor Noah: Off The Record

December 9 @ 7:00 PM PST
SF Masonic Auditorium
Comedy

Nephew Tommy

December 9 @ 7:00 PM PST
Tommy T’s Comedy Club
Comedy

Holiday Soiree

December 9 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST
1460 Pine St
Fairs + Festivals

Holiday Party

December 9 @ 7:00 PM - December 10 @ 12:30 AM PST
Toy Soldier
Fairs + Festivals

Etienne Charles: Creole Christmas

December 9 @ 7:30 PM PST
SFJAZZ
Music

Matthew Whitaker Quartet

December 9 @ 7:30 PM PST
Jackson Hall
Music

Robert Glasper

December 9 @ 7:30 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Kenny Washington Quartet

December 9 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM PST
The Sound Room
Music

Handel’s Messiah

December 9 @ 7:30 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Music

Druvvy

December 9 @ 8:00 PM PST
San Jose Jazz
Music

Comedy Oakland at Calabash

December 9 @ 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM PST
Calabash
Comedy

Raheem Devaughn

December 9 @ 9:00 PM PST
Blue Note Napa
Music

Chloe Jean with The Ray Obiedo Group

December 9 @ 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM PST
Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio
Music

Xavier Omär & Elhae

December 9 @ 9:00 PM PST
The Regency Ballroom
Music

Robert Glasper

December 9 @ 9:30 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Nephew Tommy

December 9 @ 9:45 PM PST
Tommy T’s Comedy Club
Comedy

Reggae Gold Xl

December 9 @ 10:00 PM PST
The New Parish
Music

Chloe Jean with The Ray Obiedo Group

December 9 @ 10:30 PM - 11:59 PM PST
Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio
Music

Breakfast With Santa- Sunday

December 10 @ 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square
Fairs + Festivals

Holiday Empowerment Reception

December 10 @ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
Oakland City Center
Party, Holidays 2023

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

December 10 @ 2:00 PM PST
Jackson Hall
Music

My Best Fiend

December 10 @ 2:00 PM PST
BAMPFA
Theater + Film

Peter and The Wolf

December 10 @ 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Music

Holiday’s with Dad

December 10 @ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
CoBiz Richmond, Inc
Fairs + Festivals

Raheem Devaughn

December 10 @ 3:00 PM PST
Blue Note Napa
Music

Victorian Holiday Home Tour – December 10

December 10 @ 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
Alamo Square
Fairs + Festivals

Black Women’s Roots Festival

December 10 @ 4:00 PM PST
Freight & Salvage
Music

Kim Nally: Gospel Christmas and Decembers to Remember

December 10 @ 4:00 PM PST
Feinstein’s at The Nikko
Music

[Virtual] Shorts with Filmmakers dream hampton and Nailah Jefferson

December 10 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST
Conversations + Speakers

Raheem Devaughn

December 10 @ 6:30 PM PST
Blue Note Napa
Music

Trevor Noah: Off The Record

December 10 @ 7:00 PM PST
SF Masonic Auditorium
Comedy

Robert Glasper

December 10 @ 7:00 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Nephew Tommy

December 10 @ 7:00 PM PST
Tommy T’s Comedy Club
Comedy

Martin Luther McCoy: The Funk That Stole Christmas

December 10 @ 7:00 PM PST
Black Cat
Music

Union Square Holiday Nights, Sights & Lights Tour

December 10 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PST
Union Square Tour Bus loading zone
Fairs + Festivals

Tariq Trotter – Black Thought in conversation with Jelani Cobb

December 10 @ 7:30 PM PST
Sydney Goldstein Theater
Speakers/Conversations

Sgt. Splendor feat. Eric Mcfadden & Kate Vargas

December 10 @ 8:00 PM PST
Sweetwater Music Hall
Music

A Merry-Achi Christmas

December 10 @ 8:00 PM PST
Davies Symphony Hall
Music

Robert Glasper

December 10 @ 9:00 PM PST
Yoshi’s Oakland
Music

Martin Luther McCoy: The Funk That Stole Christmas

December 10 @ 9:15 PM PST
Black Cat
Music