Pumpkin Painting Workshop

Saturday, Oct. 19, noon–3 p.m. Story at Macy’s (1st floor, 170 O’Farrell St.) Unleash your inner artist and get scary creative in time for Halloween. Add an artful twist to y... Read More

Dance

Smuin Ballet: Dance Series 1

Sat.–Sun., Sept. 28–29 Thursday, Oct. 3 Sat.–Sun. Oct. 5–6 Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center On the bill is James Kudelka’s The Man in Black, set to the music of Johnny ... Read More

Museums & Galleries

A Powerful Force: Working to End Homelessness Through Art

Wed.–Mon. through Jan. 6, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Walt Disney Family Museum (104 Montgomery St.) This fourth annual community access exhibition features original artwork created by you... Read More

Major Events

Fleet Week

Daily, Oct. 6–14 Various S.F. venues Air Show: Fri.–Sun., Oct. 11–13, noon–4 p.m. Featuring the Navy’s Blue Angels, also on the bill are the Navy Leap Frogs, the Patriot ... Read More

Child's Play

YPT: Rumpelstiltskin

Sat.–Sun., Oct. 5–6 Young Performers Theatre (Bldg. C, Fort Mason Center) If only it were true that straw could be spun into gold without consequences. This old fairytale of p... Read More

Sports & Health

A Comprehensive Roadmap to Heart Health

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Harvard-trained physician Akil Palanisamy will share practical tips on what to eat to maintain lifelong cardiov... Read More

Sports & Health

12th Annual Presidio Golf Tournament

Friday, Oct. 11, 12:30 p.m. Presidio Golf Course (300 Finley Rd.) Support the Y’s youth programs and receive $100 gift certificate to spend at the pro shop. Includes lunch and a... Read More

Potables & Edibles

16th Annual Brews on the Bay

Saturday, Oct. 19, 1–5 p.m. S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien (Pier 45) Tasts over 50 local craft beers aboard a historic World War II merchant ship at this popular and intimate beer festi... Read More

Potables & Edibles

S.F. International Tea Festival

Saturday, Oct. 19, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Palace of Fine Arts Enjoy tastings, conversations, and presentations. Includes porcelain tasting cup. $25, eventbrite.com ... Read More

Potables & Edibles

16th Annual Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting

Thursday, Oct. 10, 6:30–8:30 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 ... Read More

Science & Environment

Protecting Wild Salmon Runs of the Pacific Northwest

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Learn about the salmon’s fate and campaign to save critical stronghold rivers, from Japan to the wilds of the ... Read More

Science & Environment

S.F. City Star Party

Sunday, Oct. 6, 7:30–10:30 p.m. Pier 17 (adjacent to the Exploratorium) Join the monthly San Francisco Amateur Astronomers viewing party — SFAA members provide telescopes for y... Read More

Film & Lectures

Governor Jerry Brown & Miriam Pawel

Friday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. Sydney Goldstein Theater (275 Hayes St.) Join Brown and Pawel in conversation with Lara Bazelon about The Browns of California, a history of California a... Read More

Film & Lectures

16th Annual S.F. Greek Film Festival

Daily, Oct. 20–26 Multiple S.F. venues The festival will present 23 feature-length films and shorts by Greek and Cypriot filmmakers from around the globe. $15–$50 (individual f... Read More

Film & Lectures

Japan Film Festival 2019

Daily, Oct. 4–13 New People Cinema (1746 Post St.) This festival is the first and only fully dedicated annual Japanese film celebration for the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit webs... Read More

Events