S.F. Art Institute Public Opening Spectacle

Fri.–Sat., Nov. 10–11 Fort Mason Center Join the free inaugural party celebrating the opening of SFAI’s new Fort Mason campus with exhibitions, open studios, a student art sa... Read More

Community Corner

Band Together Bay Area

Thursday, Nov. 9 AT&T Park Enjoy and support: bands unite to raise funds for survivors of the North Bay fires. Performers include Metallica, Dave Mathews, G-Eazy, and others. A... Read More

Community Corner

Free Family Day

Sunday, Nov. 5 SFMOMA (151 Third St.) Featured is Performance All Ages programming with Whoop Dee Doo, an artist-led project that partners with local youth organizations and perfo... Read More

Holiday Happenings

28th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Friday, Nov. 24, 6 p.m. Union Square Arrive early for the best viewing and entertainment, which precedes the 6:40 p.m. lighting. The tree is illuminated nightly throughout the holi... Read More

Holiday Happenings

53rd Annual Ghirardelli Square Tree Lighting Ceremony

Friday, Nov 24, 4–8 p.m. Ghirardelli Square The annual tree lighting ceremony will take place in the West Plaza and Fountain Plaza with free kids’ activities, live music, snow,... Read More

Holiday Happenings

Tree Lighting Celebration

Sunday, Nov. 19, noon–6 p.m. Pier 39 Welcome the season with Disney friends and holly-jolly magic and merriment featuring live entertainment, and culminating with the lighting ce... Read More

Holiday Happenings

31st Annual Embarcadero Center Lighting Ceremony & Carnival

Friday, Nov. 17, 4–7 p.m. Embarcadero Center Don’t miss the annual dramatic illumination of Embarcadero Center and the S.F. skyline, featuring 15,000 lights throughout the holi... Read More

Holiday Happenings

Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square

Daily, Nov. 1 –mid to late Dec., 10 a.m.–11:30 p.m. Union Square Ring in the holiday season at this outdoor rink with 90-minute sessions starting every even hour. Skate rental ... Read More

Holiday Happenings

Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center

Daily, Nov. 3–Jan. 7, 10 a.m. Justin Herman Plaza Enjoy nine weeks of ice-skating fun during the holiday season at the largest outdoor rink in the city with 90-minute sessions st... Read More

Last Chance

Photosynthesis

Daily extended through Nov. 26, sundown to midnight Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park The conservatory becomes the canvas for a spectacular light art installation to honor ... Read More

Last Chance

The Speakeasy

Thu.–Sat. through Nov. 26 The Palace Theater (North Beach) Step back in time to 1923 as 35 characters lead you on a “choose your own adventure” into the depths of the Prohibi... Read More

Last Chance

Magic Theatre: The Eva Trilogy

Tue.–Sun. through Nov. 12 Bldg. D, Fort Mason Center This three-play cycle follows the story of Eva, who returns to Ireland from Paris when her ailing mother begins to falter, wh... Read More

Major Events

60th Annual International Auto Show

Daily, Nov. 18–26, 10 a.m. Moscone Center See 2018 model cars, trucks, SUVs, and vans from the world’s major manufacturers $10, 415-331-4406, sfautoshow.com ... Read More

Major Events

Seth Meyers

Friday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m. S.F. Masonic (1111 California St.) The former Saturday Night Live cast member, Emmy Award-winning writer, and one of the 2014 Time magazine’s 100 most inf... Read More

Major Events

Napa Valley Film Festival

Daily, Nov. 8–12 Multiple Napa Valley venues This festival features over 100 new independent films, over 300 filmmakers, 150 wineries, 50 chefs, wine pavilions, and multiple spec... Read More

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