S.F. Choral Society: Mozart & Beach

Sat.–Sun, Aug. 11–12 Calvary Presbyterian Church (2515 Fillmore St.) The choir performs Mozart’s largely unfinished, dramatic Great Mass in C Minor, and Canticle of the Sun, ... Read More

Music

S.F. Summer Bach Festival

Various days, Aug. 3–12 S.F. Conservatory of Music & St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Enjoy concerts, master classes, and lectures at this year’s festival, which focuses on the... Read More

Dance

S.F. Aerial Arts Festival

Fri.–Sun., Aug. 10–12 Fort Mason Center This dynamic, three-day indoor and outdoor event brings together innovative spectacle, daring athleticism, aerial dance, and circus per... Read More

Dance

Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival

Fri.–Sun., Aug. 10–12 Dance Mission Theatre (316 24th St.) This festival highlights the important contributions of deaf and hard of hearing artists, and features performers fro... Read More

Dance

Alonzo King Lines Ballet: Summer Program

Friday, Aug. 3, 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center Celebrate the completion of the students’ intensive summer dance program as they perform works by innovative... Read More

Performances

5th Annual Desi Comedy Fest

Daily, Aug. 9–19 Various Northern California Venues This 11-day festival, the largest of its kind in the U.S., will feature over 30 South Asian comedians from across the U.S. and... Read More

Performances

ACT: Urinetown: The Musical

Wed.–Sat., Aug. 8–18 Strand Theater (1127 Market St.) A comedic lampooning of everything from capitalism and big industry to city life and Broadway classics, this Tony Award–... Read More

Performances

BATS: Theatresports California Showdown

Friday Aug. 3, 8–10 p.m. Bayfront Theatre, Bldg. B, Fort Mason Center The grand finale to the popular no-holds-barred annual grudge match pits BATS against the Los Angeles Impro ... Read More

Performances

S.F. Playhouse: Sunday in the Park with George

Tue.–Sun. through Sept. 8 Kensington Park Hotel (450 Post St.) In the final days before the completion of his masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, G... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Lew the Jew and His Circle: Origins of the American Tattoo

Thu.–Tue. through Dec. 2 Contemporary Jewish Museum (736 Mission St.) “Lew The Jew” Alberts (1880–1954) was one of the most influential artists tattooing in New York’s B... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Truth and Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Old Masters

Tue.–Sun. through Sept. 30, 9:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. Legion of Honor Lincoln Park (100 34th Ave.) View Old Masters’ works, the inspiration for the Pre-Raphaelites, who sought to r... Read More

Museums & Galleries

A Guided Tour of Hell

Tue.–Sun. through Sept. 16 Asian Art Museum This guided tour of one man’s harrowing descent into the Tibetan Buddhist realms of hell encourages us to contemplate the meaning of... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Martin Machado: Fluid State

Wed.–Sun. through Aug. 19, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. S.F. Art Institute, Fort Mason Center View works by this local artist whose large-scale paintings and ink drawings reflect his experie... Read More

Arts & Culture

25th Annual Pistahan Festival & Parade

Festival: Sat.–Sun., Aug. 11–12, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Yerba Buena Gardens Parade: Saturday, Aug. 11, 11 a.m. Civic Center to Yerba Buena Gardens The largest celebration of Filipino... Read More

Arts & Culture

45th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair

Sat–Sun, Aug. 4–5, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Japantown and Japan Center Bring the family (including fur kids) to enjoy food, artisan crafts, local musical and cultural performances, a c... Read More

Events