105th Annual Bay to Breakers 12K & Expo

Expo: Fri.–Sat., May 13–14, Pier 35 Race: Sunday, May 15, 7 a.m. Starts: Main & Howard Streets The city’s best-known spectacle returns with world-class runners leadin... Read More

Major Events

11th Annual Uncorked! Ghirardelli Square Wine Festival

Saturday, May 7, 1–5 p.m. Ghirardelli Square Enjoy live music and entertainment, top-tier wineries, local beer garden, local food for sale, and a PopUpsters craft fair. Proceeds ... Read More

Performances

Concerts at the Presidio: Così Fan Tutte

Thu.–Fri., April 14–15, 7:30 p.m. Golden Gate Club (135 Fisher Loop, the Presidio) Soaring arias and luminous ensemble pieces are presented by six operatic voices in a compact,... Read More

Performances

Magic Theatre: Sojourners

Various days April 12–16 Bldg. D, Fort Mason Center Newlywed Abasiama plans to go to America with her husband to get an education, and then return home to join in Nigeria’s reb... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Gregg Wilensky: Hovering at the Boundaries of Nature

Wed.–Sun. through May 12, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Dryansky Gallery (2120 Union St.) This exhibition of large-scale works by theoretical physicist Wilensky features a celebration of spri... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Pearls On A String: Artists, Patrons and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts

Tue–Sun through May 8 Asian Art Museum This exhibition invites viewers to consider the question, “Who’s behind the art?” Through 64 impressive 16th through 18th century ar... Read More

Arts & Culture

2nd Annual Parking Lot Art Fair

Saturday, April 30, 8 a.m. Fort Mason Center Local, independent artists, and artist-run galleries will use cars, rental trucks, temporary pseudo-parklets, the space around the veh... Read More

Arts & Culture

Spring Open Studios

Sat.–Sun., April 23–24, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Hunter’s Point Shipyard & Islais Creek Studios Meet over 100 featured artists offering variety of artwork, including paintin... Read More

Arts & Culture

SFJazz Poetry Festival: Youth Speaks Showcase

Thu.–Sun., April 14–17 SFJazz Center (201 Franklin St.) Young poets from around the region will join a number of major authors, poets, spoken-word artists, and M.C.s presenting... Read More

Arts & Culture

Annual Art Explosion Spring Open Studios

Sat.–Sun., April 1–3, noon–5 p.m. 2425 17th St. & 744 Alabama St. Support local artists, expand your art collection, and find great deals among over 100 painters, sculpt... Read More

Performances

S.F. Ballet: Onegin

Various days, April 30–May 8 War Memorial Opera House Based on Pushkin’s classic novel of unrequited love, Onegin is thrillingly theatrical and astonishingly human with the cy... Read More

Performances

18th Annual Bay Area Dance Week

Daily, April 22–May 1 Various S.F. venues Featuring 600 events, BADW provides a grand tour of dance styles, including Argentine tango, classical Indian, jazz, hip hop, ballet, tr... Read More

Performances

Lines Ballet: Spring Home Season

Thu.–Sun., April 21–24 & Wed–Sun, April 27–30 YBCA Theatre (701 Mission St.) Tenor saxophonist Charles Lloyd and jazz pianist Jason Moran bring their acclaimed mus... Read More

Performances

When We Were Small

Thu.–Sun. through April 10, 8 p.m. Gallery 308, Bldg. A, Fort Mason Center Capacitor takes audience members through the exploration of early sensory discovery in this surreal ref... Read More

Performances

ACT: The Lion

Tue.–Sun., April 19–May 1 The Strand Theater (1127 Market St.) In this wholly original musical experience, award-winning songwriter Benjamin Scheuer uses his guitar (actually, ... Read More

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