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Campbell Oktoberfest
2025-10-18 - 2025-10-19 | Downtown Campbell, Downtown Campbell California: East Campbell Avenue from 3rd Street to Railroad Ave, Campbell, CA, United States
Campbell Oktoberfest has been awarded Best South Bay Festival by Metro readers multiple years running.
Set along the streets of historic Downtown Campbell, this two-day German-themed event is a family-friendly affair that is free and open to the public. Filled with over one hundred artisan booths, five stages of live music featuring German, Rock & Roll, R&B, Blues, Country and more, a Community Stage featuring performances by local musicians, dance teams, and martial arts studios, multiple food vendors, Kids Zone (Kinderplatz); and a Biersch Garden, the hub of Oktoberfest with Gordon Biersch beers and ales, Bavarian pretzels, German food vendors, and a stage with continuous live German music with the Zicke Zacke band. The large covered tent has tables, making it an ideal place to enjoy a meal, or watch the costume or stein-holding contests.
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Family Matinee w/ Andre Thierry
2025-10-18 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SFJAZZ, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Accordion virtuoso Andre Thierry blends traditional and contemporary compositions, immersing participants in Creole culture and the vibrant sounds of Zydeco, a distinctive music from Southwest Louisiana. Thierry’s “Are You Ready to Learn” program explores the rich tapestry of African and Native American Blues and French Creole dance melodies with Afro-Caribbean influences. Experience the joy of iconic Zydeco music and witness the blending of the washboard, drums, and accordions!
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Exhibition Tour: Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection
2025-10-18 14:00 | BAMPFA, 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Graduate students from the Departments of History of Art and Film & Media offer tours of Object Oriented on Wednesdays at 12:15 PM and Sundays at 2 PM.
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Chronicles of Ori, An African Epic with Harmonia Rosales
2025-10-18 15:00 - 16:00 | MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
From the acclaimed fine artist Harmonia Rosales, a sweeping retelling of African myth illustrated throughout with Rosales’s spectacular paintings. In Chronicles of Ori, her debut book, Rosales retells the African myths she has long treasured, crafting an enthralling epic that spans the birth of the universe to the modern world of colonialism and resistance. She writes of the powerful, temperamental deities called the Orishas; of the founding of Yorubaland by the shrewd leader Oduduwa; of the young heroine Eve, born in a time of violence and despair, who would help her people regain their past splendor; and of shimmering serpents and monstrous shadows who stalk the lands of mortals. Come for the vividly brought to life African myths but don’t miss Rosales’ artwork, featured in MoAD’s current exhibition, Unbound: Art, Blackness & the Universe. In conversation with Chief of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs at MoAD, Key Jo Lee.
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30 Years of Legacy: Celebrating the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation
2025-10-18 18:00 - 21:00 | Geoffreys Inner Circle, 410 14th Street, Oakland, 94612
Join us as the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation celebrates 30 years of preserving, protecting, and pushing forward the true legacy of the Black Panther Party. From founding the nation’s first Black Panther museum to defending history from erasure, we’ve spent three decades building with our community—and we’re just getting started.

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Aloe Blacc
2025-10-18 18:30, 2025-10-18 21:00 | Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Grammy nominated Aloe Blacc has long been a voice for the people—a globally recognized singer, songwriter, and changemaker whose music uplifts, empowers, and unites. Best known for genre-defying anthems like the international smash “Wake Me Up” with Avicii, anthemic “The Man”, and the timeless “I Need A Dollar”, Blacc continues to inspire through sound and purpose.
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Puppet Wars: Marionette Massacre
2025-10-18 18:30 - 21:00 | Drake’s Brewing Company, 1933 Davis Street ##177, San Leandro, 94577
FAMILY FRIENDLY LIVE PRO WRESTLING: Puppet Wars Returns to Drake’s Barrel House for MARIONETTE MASSACRE! Puppet Wars Returns to Drake’s Barrel House in San Leandro, CA, with our annual Halloween event. Join us Saturday, October 18th for a unforgettable night of live pro wrestling, surprises, and high-flying puppet-fueled action that you won’t find anywhere else.
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Aki Kumar: Diwali Celebration
2025-10-18 19:00, 2025-10-18 20:30, 2025-10-19 18:00, 2025-10-19 19:30 | SFJAZZ, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Mumbai-born vocalist and harmonica master Aki Kumar is a visionary artist, blending traditional Indian music with a singular brand of Chicago blues, known as “the only Bombay Blues Man.” He makes a stop at the Joe Henderson Lab to help commemorate the Hindu Festival of Lights with a joyous program of celebratory music.
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The Spook Who Sat by the Door
2025-10-18 19:00 | BAMPFA, 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Based on the explosive 1969 novel by Sam Greenlee, who cowrote the screenplay, director Ivan Dixon’s pull-no-punches adaptation follows the CIA’s first Black agent—recruited as part of a Potemkin integration policy—from the halls of power to the streets of Chicago, where he uses the agency’s own training to foment a violent Black revolution. For his part, Dixon shot the film guerrilla-style, deploying the action tropes of Blaxploitation to revolutionary ends, using their camera as a weapon in the ongoing cultural war of self-representation.
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Maysa
2025-10-18 19:30, 2025-10-18 21:30 | Yoshi’s Oakland, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Maysa is an exceptional singer whose unique style captures the essence of each song she performs, creating an unforgettable experience for her audience. Her distinct honey-toned mezzo-soprano voice and magnetic stage presence set her apart, making her a cherished figure in the music industry. Known for her honesty, humor, and integrity as an artist, Maysa has earned accolades and recognition, including Soul Train’s Centric Award and a Grammy nomination.
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7th Annual Oakland Comedy Festival
2025-10-18 20:00 - 21:30 | Calabash, 2300 Valdez Street, Oakland, 94612, United States
Comedy Oakland, 2016-2023 winner of “Best Comedy Night” in East Bay Express Reader’s Poll features funny, diverse, industry pros alongside up-and-coming comedians. Our comedians have featured on TV, Radio, Comedy Festivals, Late Night Talk Shows, won competitions, and have performed on every habitable continent!
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Fallen Angels
2025-10-19 - 2025-11-17 | Aurora Theatre Company, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Five years into their supposedly happy marriages, Jane and Julia’s perfectly polished lives are thrown into delightful disarray when an old flame announces his sudden return to London. Past passions and present desires – along with generous helpings of champagne – send the two friends into a frenzy of anticipation, jealousy, and determination to choose their own destinies. Set in the glamorous 1920s, this classic from the famously witty and charming Noël Coward is a hilarious excavation of the complexities of love and desire.
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SF Music Day
2025-10-19 12:00 - 18:00 | San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center, 401 Van Ness Ave #110, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
We invite you to the 18th edition of SF Music Day this October 19th at the historic San Francisco War Memorial + Performing Arts Center. Experience 85+ artists performing on the Herbst Theatre, the Green Room, and the Taube Atrium Theater stages!
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Traveling Actors
2025-10-19 13:00 | BAMPFA, 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Atypically comic for Mikio Naruse, Traveling Actors follows an itinerant Kabuki troupe, focusing on two actors who play a horse—the older and more experienced in charge of the front legs, the younger relegated to the rear—but whose jobs are threatened when a real animal is hired to play the part. Naruse called this one of his personal favorites, saying “the actor who plays the front legs of the horse . . . sees his role as a serious art form. However, the harder he tries to succeed, the funnier things get for the audience. That’s the kind of comedy I wanted to make.”
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Risograph Workshop with Reprographixxx
2025-10-19 13:00 | BAMPFA, 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Sylvia Santillanez and Rena Tom of Berkeley’s Reprographixxx print studio offer an introduction to risograph printing. Reprographixxx is a volunteer-run risograph print studio inside the Long Haul Infoshop and Zine Archive. Inspired by the legacies of 1970s–1990s DIY publishing, it opens to the public several times a month for walk-in printing. Participants at this event will each make a two-color poster featuring a message or a poem using collage, transfer lettering, typewriters, and other analog methods.
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Viano String Quartet with Vienna Teng
2025-10-19 14:30 | BIng Studio, 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
After nearly four decades of acclaimed performances at Stanford and around the world, the St. Lawrence String Quartet introduces the St. Lawrence Legacy Series. This new initiative, in partnership with Stanford Live, showcases three of today’s most celebrated string quartets—ranging from legendary ensembles to rising stars and fresh competition winners. Each group will spend a week on campus in a wide-ranging residency focused on mentorship, collaboration, and community engagement, culminating in a world-class performance at Bing Concert Hall.
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Symphony Pops: TV Classics!
2025-10-19 15:00 | Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403, United States
Pops Conductor Troy Quinn and the Santa Rosa Symphony open the 2025-26 Season Series with a program of music made famous by some of the most well-known television shows of all time. This concert will be filled with nostalgia as the orchestra performs your favorite themes from The Simpsons, Dallas, Magnum P.I., The Flintstones, Star Trek, sports, game shows, and much more!
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Foodwise Sunday Supper
2025-10-19 16:30 - 21:30 | Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, 94111, United States
Join Foodwise for our most important night of the year, bringing together farmers, chefs, and change makers⁠ in supporting a fair, regenerative, and delicious food future. At Sunday Supper: A Farm to City Feast, you’ll enjoy an abundant walkaround reception and elegant seated four-course dinner at San Francisco’s iconic Ferry Building, showcasing the freshest fall produce from Foodwise’s Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and Mission Community Market. Support local farms, community food access, and youth education, and do it deliciously.
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Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
2025-10-19 18:30 | Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco, 757 Market Street , San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
⭐ 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 Hans Zimmer at Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco under the gentle glow of candlelight.
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Candlelight: Tribute to Adele
2025-10-19 20:45 | Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco, 757 Market Street , San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
⭐ 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 Adele at Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco under the gentle glow of candlelight.
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Bobby McFerrin & MOTION: Circlesongs
2025-10-20 12:00 | The Freight, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Join Bobby and Bay Area’s MOTION featuring Bryan Dyer, David Worm, and Destani Wolf. They will lead Circlesongs at noon and encourage everyone to bring a spirit of adventure, curiosity, trust, and joy. Let it free your voice. Find your place in the circle.
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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Some Like It Hot
2025-10-21 - 2025-10-26 | Broadway San Jose, 55 S. Market St, Suite 250 San Jose, 95113
Winner of 4 Tony Awards®, including Best Choreography and Best Costumes, and the Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theater Album, SOME LIKE IT HOT is “A Super-Sized, All-Out Song-And-Dance Spectacular!” – The New York Times
Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, SOME LIKE IT HOT is the “glorious, big, high-kicking” (Associated Press) story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they catch a cross-country train for the life-chasing, life-changing trip of a lifetime.
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Virtual | Part 5: Financing Your Healthcare
2025-10-22 14:30 | [ Virtual ], CA
In this session, participants will gain a clearer understanding of healthcare costs related to hospital stays, office visits, and emergency care — and how to prepare for each. Dr. Clarke will also share strategies for accessing financial resources to reduce the burden of medical expenses, including the types of assistance patients have a right to receive. The session will also touch on planning for long-term care and caregiving costs.
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Sing a K-Pop Song with YWCP!
2025-10-22 16:30 | Calvary Nursery School, 2515 Fillmore St,, San Francisco, 94115
The Young Women’s Choral Projects of San Francisco (YWCP) is inviting all kids to sing with us after school.
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Santiago Cañón-Valencia
2025-10-22 19:30 | BIng Studio, 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Colombian cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia is a BBC Next Generation Artist and Tchaikovsky Competition silver medalist, hailed by The Strad as “technically flawless… totally under the skin of the composers’ idioms.” He makes his Bay Area debut with a recital of dreamy French sonatas and unusual transcriptions, capped by Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne, adapted from his Baroque-inspired harlequin ballet, Pulcinella.
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