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Walnut Festival
2025-09-25 - 2025-09-28 | Heather Farm Park, 301 N San Carlos Dr,, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, United States
Live Music, Food Trucks, Beer Garden, Wine, Kid Zone, Carnival, Vendors, FREE Bicycle Valet and more for 4 straight days! Great fun for all ages!
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Noises Off
2025-09-25 - 2025-11-08 | San Francisco Playhouse, 2nd Floor, Kensington Park Hotel, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Noises Off is a masterfully crafted comedy that takes you on a wild ride behind the scenes of a theatre company’s disastrous production of a farce called Nothing On. As the eccentric cast navigates forgotten lines, misplaced props, and personal feuds, their performances become increasingly chaotic, with doors slamming shut at the wrong moments, sardines going missing, and romantic entanglements causing tension. Featuring witty dialogue and side-splitting physical comedy, Noises Off is a must-see theatrical treat that has been called “the funniest farce ever written” (New York Post).
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San Francisco Structures
2025-09-25 08:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hilton Union Square, 333 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Join us for an in-depth discussion with industry leaders, developers, and city officials as we explore what’s next for residential, commercial, and mixed-use development in the city. From downtown vacancies and housing affordability to innovative land use strategies and investment outlooks, this timely event will unpack the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of real estate in San Francisco.
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Tate McRae
2025-09-25 08:30 | Chase Center, 1 Warriors Way, San Francisco, 94158
Tate Rosner McRae is a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, and model. She first gained prominence as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality television series So You Think You Can Dance.
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Bia Ferreira
2025-09-25 12:30 - 13:30 | Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts., San Francisco, 94103
A pop star, songwriter, activist and clarion advocate for Afro-Brazilians and the LGBTQIA+ community worldwide, Bia Ferreira makes no bones about the power of her music in the fight for justice. Riffing on the well-known umbrella term for post-bossa urban styles MPB (for música popular brasileira), Ferreira calls her music MMP (for música de mulher preta), Black Woman Music. She broke into public consciousness in 2017 with the Cota Não é Esmola, a song about the importance of the quota system that opened the university door for Afro-Brazilians.
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Suzanne Jackson in Conversation with Kellie Jones
2025-09-25 17:00 | SFMOMA, 151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
On the occasion of the opening of Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love, the first major museum retrospective spanning the full breadth of the artist’s career, join us for a conversation between Jackson and scholar and curator Kellie Jones. Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love celebrates Jackson’s groundbreaking artistic vision through more than 80 lyrical paintings and drawings from the 1960s to the present, exploring her use of color, light, and structure to expand the parameters of painting and illuminate the persistence of peace, love, and beauty. In this conversation with Jones, she will reflect on her creative process, her deep experience across artistic disciplines, and her relationship to the Bay Area.
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Bloom Ball 2025 - Booker T. Washington Community Service Center
2025-09-25 18:00 | Hotel Nikko San Francisco, 222 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
You can expect an evening of Black excellence and joy in celebration of an impactful agency. Your support will go a long way to making this vision a beautiful reality. We would be honored to have your presence and power to help raise critical funding for our educational, housing and nutrition programs for low-income youth, families and seniors.
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El Mercadito: Music, Comida, y Culture
2025-09-25 18:00 | KQED Headquarters, 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Join us for a celebration lleno de sabor, sound and soul at El Mercadito!
This mini fest by KQED Live that honors the unique convergence of Bay Area Latinx identities through three powerful pillars: music, food y cultura.
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Black Film: Unscreened & Unstreamed, Creating SmartPhone Stories
2025-09-25 18:30 - 21:00 | The Gardens at Lake Merritt, 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, 94610
Creating Smartphone Stories – Join us for a fun evening at Lake Merritt, in Oakland, CA, for a free workshop on creating smartphone stories! We will show you ways that transform your smartphone into a tool that creates compelling visuals! All ages and experience levels are welcome. Our goal is to conclude the workshop with a finished short video comprised of 4-6 shots.
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Ice Cube: Truth To Power - Four Decades Of Attitude
2025-09-25 19:00 | Oakland Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, 94621
“Truth to Power is more than a tour — it’s a 40-year celebration,” Cube said in a statement. “The world needs truth. The people need power. And that’s what my music brings. It’s gonna be next level to go from city to city with a major production unlike anything I’ve ever done before.”
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Keyon Harrold
2025-09-25 20:00 | The Freight, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Keyon Harrold first came into the International spotlight for his work as the trumpet voice behind the Grammy-winning Don Cheadle film “Miles Ahead,” and his critically acclaimed album, The Mugician, (Sony Legacy/Mass Appeal). As a bandleader, he has created a compelling new statement with a riveting mix of jazz, Afrobeat, soul, spoken word, hip-hop, blues, rock, and even American folk. As a soloist, his distinctly warm trumpet sound simmers in the middle register; creating drama without aggrandizing, and mesmerizing live audiences with an emotionally charged concert presentation. Wynton Marsalis has stated “Keyon Harrold is the future of the trumpet.”
Parking
Center Street Garage, next door to The Freight, is currently open nightly until 1am except Sunday. More details here.
Public Transit
The Freight & Salvage is BARTable! Downtown Berkeley BART station is a half a block from the Freight. Details at bart.gov. Many AC Transit bus lines stop within a few blocks of the Freight. Details at actransit.org.
Nearby Favorites Bars/Restaurants
Revival Bar + Kitchen | 2102 Shattuck Avenue, (510) 549–9950
Comal Next Door | 2024 Shattuck Ave, (510) 422-662
Gather | 2200 Oxford Street @ Allston, (510) 809-0400
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Joshua Redman Quartet
2025-09-25 20:00, 2025-09-26 19:30, 2025-09-26 21:30 | Yoshi’s Oakland, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Joshua Redman is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to have emerged in the decade of the 1990s. The early influences of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Cannonball Adderley, and his father, Dewey Redman, as well as The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, Earth, Wind and Fire, Prince, The Police, and Led Zeppelin drew Joshua more deeply into music. Although he loved playing the saxophone, academics were always his first priority, and he never seriously considered becoming a professional musician.
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Healdsburg International Short Film Festival 2025
2025-09-26 - 2025-09-27 | The Raven Performing Arts Center, 115 North Street, Healdsburg, 95448
Set in the heart of California wine country, the highly anticipated Healdsburg International Short Film Festival (HISFF) returns this September for its 4th year, promising another weekend of unforgettable cinema, parties, and a red carpet opening night. This three-day festival runs from September 26th through September 28th. Organized in collaboration with the Healdsburg Center for the Arts (HCA), HISFF 2025 coincides with HCA’s Festival of the Arts in the Healdsburg Plaza, creating a vibrant, art-filled weekend.
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68th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival
2025-09-26 - 2025-09-28 | SFJAZZ, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
SAN FRANCISCO (July 7, 2025)—SFJAZZ is proud to announce its participation in the 68th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, taking place September 26–28, 2025. The dedicated stage—Pacific Jazz Café Presented by SFJAZZ—will feature a dynamic lineup that highlights the spirit of innovation, collaboration, and artistic excellence that defines the Bay Area’s premier jazz institution.
“I’m thrilled to see SFJAZZ bringing its spirit and vision to the Monterey Jazz Festival,” said SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard. “This collaboration is a powerful reminder of how our jazz community continues to grow, connect, and inspire across generations.”
The lineup for the Pacific Jazz Café Presented by SFJAZZ stage includes:
Friday, September 26
4:30 p.m. — Caity Gyorgy Quartet
6 p.m. — Alfredo Rodríguez Trio
7:30 p.m. — Tyreek McDole Quintet
9 p.m. — Benny Green
Saturday, September 27
12 p.m. — Christian McBride: The Monterey Jazz Conversation, hosted by Ashley Kahn
1:45 p.m. — Ekep Nkwelle Quartet
3:30 p.m. — Christian Sands
5:15 p.m. — Camille Thurman & the Darrell Green Quartet
7 p.m. — Brandon Woody’s Upendo
8:30 p.m. — Sullivan Fortner Trio
Sunday, September 28
12 p.m. — Cuba, Ahora! Yilian, Jorge and Dayramir, hosted by Ashley Kahn
1:30 p.m. — Olatuja
3 p.m. — Jorge Luis Pacheco Trio
4:30 p.m. — Yilian Cañizares
6 p.m. — Dayramir González Quartet
7:30 p.m. — New Jazz Underground
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Extremely Close
2025-09-26 - 2025-10-05 | Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA, 700 Howard St., San Francisco, 94103
Extremely Close, by Alejandro Cerrudo – BAY AREA PREMIERE
Partita, by Justin Peck – WEST COAST PREMIERE
A Long Night, by Amy Seiwert – WEST COAST PREMIERE
Smuin’s Season 32 kicks off with a trio of Smuin premieres. Making its first appearance outside of New York City Ballet is Partita, choreographed by three-time Tony Award-winner and NYCB Resident Choreographer Justin Peck. Set to Caroline Shaw’s haunting, Pulitzer Prize-winning score for eight voices, Partita is an exploration of movement and an expression of hope. Artistic Director Amy Seiwert’s A Long Night, set to a medley of songs by Patsy Cline, Pink Martini, and Tom Waits, brings to life the mischievous Puck and hapless lovers of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Extremely Close, Alejandro Cerrudo’s contemporary classic, is a work of exceptional beauty and theatricality—including a feather-strewn stage—that will be a superb showcase for Smuin’s Artists. Don’t miss this spectacular program!
September 12 – 14, 2025 – Mountain View
September 19 – 20, 2025 – Walnut Creek
September 26 – October 5, 2025 – San Francisco
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The Jury Experience: An Immersive Courtroom Case
2025-09-26 - 2026-01-17 | Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
⭐ Step into the heart of a high-stakes trial with The Jury Experience in San Francisco. In this live theatre show, YOU are the jury—the power to deliver justice is entirely in your hands. You’ll examine every piece of the puzzle, from witness testimonies to forensic data, and ultimately decide: guilty or innocent?
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Jonas Brothers
2025-09-26 08:30 | Chase Center, 1 Warriors Way, San Francisco, 94158
The Jonas Brothers announced their JONAS20: LIVING THE DREAM tour will make a stop at Chase Center on Thursday, September 25 with special guest Boys Like Girls”.
“We’re beyond excited to hit the road and celebrate 20 years of music,” said the Jonas Brothers. “Our fans have been with us through every chapter, and this tour is our way of honoring them, the memories we’ve made, and the ones we’ll create together. We can’t wait to make this our biggest, most unforgettable tour yet.”
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Friday Nights at OMCA with Soulovely
2025-09-26 17:00 - 21:00 | OMCA | Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Friday Nights at OMCA has the stage set for you to experience the vibrant energy of Soulovely, the beloved Oakland dance party uplifting queer and trans BIPOC joy through genre-blending sets, live performances, and radical community spirit. Founded by Aïma the Dreamer, DJ Lady Ryan, and Emancipation, this high-vibe experience transforms the OMCA Garden into a space of movement, music, and unapologetic celebration.
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Glamp Out
2025-09-26 18:00 | Claremont Resort & Club, 41 Tunnel Rd, Berkeley, 94705
You’re invited! Glamp Out is our signature annual fundraiser. It’s also your open invitation to support all that we’ve accomplished and aspire to achieve in the outdoors. This year, we’re celebrating 16 years of Outdoor Afro and 11 years of Glamp Out. This always-special occasion will honor 2025 success stories and revisit past accomplishments in our organization’s history—from pioneering leadership to outdoor community programming.
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Suzanne Jackson and Friends
2025-09-26 18:00 | SFMOMA, 151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Throughout her creative life, Suzanne Jackson has uncovered creative outlets across a span of disciplines. From dance to theater, painting to curating, and much more, Jackson’s career is a fusion of inspiration and reflections that pull from her rich engagement across the arts, people, and communities. Today, hear from friends, fellow artists, and people influenced by Jackson. Through short presentations, each speaker will touch on a different aspect of Jackson’s work and life, along with their personal connection to her.
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Stranger Inside
2025-09-26 19:00 | BAMPFA, 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
This terrific, rarely seen women’s prison drama from Cheryl Dunye stars Yolonda Ross (Whitney, The Chi) as a tough, young butch named Treasure seeking out her long-lost lifer mother in a maximum security lockup. This suspenseful, gritty drama thoughtfully grapples with the complex racial dynamics of a diverse array of incarcerated women. Like the Netflix series it predated by more than a decade (Orange Is the New Black), a massive amount of lesbian drama takes center stage.
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Twilight In Concert
2025-09-26 19:00 | Broadway San Jose, 55 S. Market St, Suite 250 San Jose, 95113
Step into the world of Twilight (2008) like never before with Twilight In Concert, a cinematic live-to-film event that brings the beloved saga to life through live music. Featuring a breathtaking performance by a 12-piece ensemble of rock and orchestral musicians, this extraordinary experience allows fans to relive Bella and Edward’s epic love story in a way that is both intimate and mesmerizing.
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Runnicles Conducts Mahler 1
2025-09-26 19:30 | Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102
Mezzo-soprano Irene Roberts joins Scottish conductor Donald Runnicles and the San Francisco Symphony for Berg’s Seven Early Songs. Although Berg was in his early 20s at the time and a devoted disciple of Schoenberg, these surging and sumptuous songs reveal his late-Romantic leanings, too. Occasional touches of Strauss, Mahler, Brahms, Debussy, and Wagner combine with Berg’s rigorous originality in an appealing package. Mahler understood the value of his First Symphony right away, confessing that conducting it “sent shivers down my spine.
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Common Kings
2025-09-26 19:30 | The Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga, CA, 95070, United States
Common Kings are more than a band of musicians, they are a family, a lifestyle, a community, a brother and sisterhood, having grown up together in California’s Orange County, four college mates who first met at a backyard barbecue 20-some years ago. Music was the common bond for these Pacific Islanders (all but one first-generation Americans) who have together transcended their Polynesian reggae roots to achieve pop crossover success since releasing their first music in 2011 – Samoan-born Hawaiian lead singer Sasualei “Jr. King” Maliga and Hawaii-raised Samoan guitarist Taumata “Mata” Grey; Fiji-born bassist Ivan “Uncle Lui” Kirimaua, and L.A.-born Tongan drummer Jerome “Big Rome” Taito.
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Carmen Lundy
2025-09-26 20:00 | The Freight, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Carmen Lundy is celebrating 50 years in jazz this year as a vocalist, composer, recording and touring artist. With a new album due out in 2025, Carmen Lundy’s 17th, we’re thrilled to be presented at the legendary Freight. Joining Carmen is her core stellar band comprised of Julius Rodriguez on piano, Ben Williams on bass, Terreon Gully on drums, and Andrew Renfroe on guitar.
Parking
Center Street Garage, next door to The Freight, is currently open nightly until 1am except Sunday. More details here.
Public Transit
The Freight & Salvage is BARTable! Downtown Berkeley BART station is a half a block from the Freight. Details at bart.gov. Many AC Transit bus lines stop within a few blocks of the Freight. Details at actransit.org.
Nearby Favorites Bars/Restaurants
Revival Bar + Kitchen | 2102 Shattuck Avenue, (510) 549–9950
Comal Next Door | 2024 Shattuck Ave, (510) 422-662
Gather | 2200 Oxford Street @ Allston, (510) 809-0400
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Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons
2025-09-26 21:00 | St. Ignatius Church, 650 Parker Avenue, San Francisco, 94118
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in San Francisco. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons at St Ignatius Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.
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Michael Yo: Issa Truuue! Tour
2025-09-26 21:45 | Cobb’s Comedy Club, 915 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94133, United States
Michael Yo Simmons is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and television host who co-hosted The Insider on CBS, and currently hosts Yo Show on Yahoo! TV. Yo also appears regularly on the comedy panel of Chelsea Lately, as a guest host for The Talk on CBS, and as pop culture commentator on Showbiz Tonight.
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Fog Fest
2025-09-27 - 2025-09-28 | Downtown Pacifica, Palmetto Avenue, Pacifica, 94044
The Pacific Coast Fog Fest each year promotes the City of Pacifica, attracts visitors, celebrates our community and raises funds for local community groups as well as the “Gift for Pacifica Fund.” Now over 50 groups benefit and to date, an amount of $1,000,000 has been donated to back.

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