Japantown Halloween Carnival

Friday, Oct. 27, 6–8 p.m. Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California (1840 Sutter St.) Enjoy craft activities, cultural and community performances, a haunted... Read More

Halloween

23rd Annual Halloween Hoopla

Saturday, Oct. 28, noon– 3 p.m. Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens This event features fun performances and activities for kids under 10 and their families and concludes wi... Read More

Museums & Galleries

de Young |Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence

Tue.–Sun. through Oct. 15, 9:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr. Wiley’s new body of paintings and sculptures confronts the silence surrounding systemic violence aga... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Contemporary Jewish Museum | Mika Rottenberg: Spaghetti Blockchain

Thu.–Sun., 11 a.m.–5 p.m. through Oct. 23 736 Mission St. One of the most innovative and internationally acclaimed artists, Rottenberg employs a disarmingly absurd sense of hum... Read More

Community Corner

Russian Hill Neighbors Fall Cleanup Day

Saturday, Oct. 14, 9:30 a.m.–noon Meet: Corner of Hyde & Filbert Sts. Get to know your neighbors, enjoy coffee, snacks, and pick up trash. Free, register at rhnsf.org ... Read More

Halloween

S.F. Ghost Hunt Walking Tour

Wed.–Sun. through Oct. 31, 8 p.m. Starts: Healing Arts Center (1801 Bush St.) Visit some of San Francisco’s most notoriously haunted places, hear thrilling stories based on... Read More

Dance

Alonzo King Lines Ballet Fall Season

Thu.–Sun., Oct. 12–15 Blue Shield of California Theater, YBCA (700 Howard St.) Now in its 42nd year, the internationally acclaimed contemporary ballet presents moments from its... Read More

Theater

S.F. Playhouse | Nollywood Dreams

Tue.–Sun. through Nov. 4 450 Post St. (in the Kensington Park hotel) Ayamma yearns for the bright lights of Nollywood, the burgeoning Nigerian film industry. When she lands an au... Read More

Dance

20th Annual S.F. Trolley Dances

Sat.–Sun., Oct. 21–22, 10 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m. & 1 p.m. Starts: Downtown; Ends: Fisherman’s Wharf Enjoy a tour of site-specific dance performances alo... Read More

Potables & Edibles

20th Annual Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting

Wednesday, Oct. 11, 6–8 p.m. City View at Metreon (135 Fourth St.) Taste acclaimed wines from the top 100 wineries paired with delicious bites and meet winemakers from some of th... Read More

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Halloween

The Initiation

Fri.–Sun., Oct. 6–8, Wed.–Sun., Oct. 11–29, & Tuesday, Oct. 31, 10 p.m.–2 a.m. San Francisco Mint (88 Fifth St.) Guests are invited to attend a recruitment seminar f... Read More

Film & Lectures

Empty Spaces and Hybrid Places: Pandemic’s Lasting Impact on Real Estate

Thursday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m. Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) & livestream This presentation features the results of the McKinsey Global Institute’s report, and its direct... Read More

Potables & Edibles

Brews on the Bay

Saturday, Oct. 14, S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien, Pier 35 Enjoy bay views, fresh local craft beer, and food from Monk’s Kettle gastropub to benefit the Bay Area Brewers Guild and the ... Read More

Science & Environment

NightLife: The Art of Nature

Thursday, Oct. 5, 6 p.m. California Academy of Sciences See what happens when art and nature collide at this NightLife honoring 10 years of “Big Picture,” the natural world pho... Read More

Film & Lectures

46th Mill Valley Film Festival

Daily, Oct. 5–15 Multiple Bay Area venues & livestream A variety of independent and international films will be screened at this prestigious festival. Visit website for ticke... Read More

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