Artsy & Creative Events in SF Bay Area

Opera Parallèle: Doubt at the Presidio Theatre

Thu, 28 May 2026

Presidio Theatre

Theater

Opera Parallèle presents Doubt at the Presidio Theatre on May 29, 2026 — a contemporary operatic staging of moral ambiguity and dramatic tension.

Mason Jennings

Fri, 29 May 2026 at 1:00 PM

The Guild Theatre

Music

Mason Jennings performs an intimate singer-songwriter set at The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park on May 29, 2026 — expect acoustic indie/folk songs and a relaxed evening of storytelling and live music.

Joe Jackson + Band

Fri, 29 May 2026

Curran Theatre

Music

Live performance by Joe Jackson with his band at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, delivering a sharp mix of pop-rock staples and newer material in an intimate, historic venue.

CD Ghost

Fri, 29 May 2026

Cornerstone Berkeley

Music

CD Ghost brings an intimate indie performance to Cornerstone Berkeley on May 30, 2026, delivering moody guitar hooks and shimmering synth textures in a cozy, listening-focused venue.

Gallery Chats at OMCA

Sat, 30 May 2026 · All day

Oakland Museum of California

Art

Join OMCA Facilitators for Gallery Chats — an informal Q&A and guided conversation about the museum’s exhibitions; admission ticket required.

Hip Hop Dance Festival

Sat, 30 May 2026 · All day

San Francisco Civic Center

Festival

All the Way Live Foundation invites you to a dynamic Hip Hop Dance Festival at Fulton Plaza in the SF Bay Area, where crews collide, moves surprise, and the plaza becomes a kinetic stage of rhythm and community.

Spirit of Yin: A Medicinal Movement Art

Sun, 31 May 2026 at 6:00 AM

Castro Theatre

Theater

Spirit of Yin is a medicinal movement art piece led by Ashley Lauren. Set in The Castro Room, this intimate performance blends meditative movement with expressive choreography to explore balance, healing, and the body's energy through motion.

Marc Fontane

Sun, 31 May 2026 at 1:00 PM

The Guild Theatre

Music

Marc Fontane brings an intimate singer-songwriter concert to The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park on May 31, 2026—an evening of acoustic, lyric-driven live music.

aja monet

Sun, 31 May 2026

The Chapel

Music

Experience Aja Monet in an intimate evening at The Chapel SF. This live show blends spoken-word poetry with melodic vocals, weaving soulful, jazz-inflected textures in a moody, historic venue in San Francisco.

North Beach Festival

Mon, 1 Jun 2026 · All day

North Beach, San Francisco

Festival

North Beach Festival is a lively outdoor street fair in San Francisco celebrating local food, live music, and arts with vendors and family-friendly activities in the historic North Beach neighborhood.

PRIDE Celebration

Mon, 1 Jun 2026 at 3:00 AM

Bay Area Discovery Museum

Family

Family-friendly PRIDE celebration at the Bay Area Discovery Museum where families and kids make "leaves of love" in hands-on crafts to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community.

Moving San Francisco: SFMTA Photos 1903-Now

Mon, 1 Jun 2026 · All day

SF Civic Center

Art

Photographic retrospective tracing San Francisco's Muni from 1903 to the present, showcased at the SF Civic Center. The exhibit blends vintage and contemporary images to chart urban mobility and transit history in a vivid, city-scale narrative.

Daisy Grenade, Vienna Vienna

Tue, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:00 PM

Brick & Mortar Music Hall

Music

Daisy Grenade with Vienna Vienna perform an indie live show at Brick & Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco on 2026-06-02, a lively indoor concert night for fans of new alternative music.

The Psychedelic Furs

Tue, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:00 PM

The Guild Theatre

Music

The Psychedelic Furs perform their signature post‑punk/new‑wave rock live at The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park on June 2, 2026.

The Moth StorySLAM - AMERICAN DREAMS

Tue, 2 Jun 2026

The Freight & Salvage

Theater

Join The Moth for a StorySLAM at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, where brave listeners share true stories about the American Dream. An intimate, live storytelling night blending humor, vulnerability, and craft in a cozy music-venue setting.

Drag For Your LIFE!

Thu, 4 Jun 2026 at 12:00 PM

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)

Theater

A bold drag performance at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts delivers glamorous costumes, witty lip-sync, and high-energy cabaret in a contemporary theater setting. Expect sharp comedy, dazzling visuals, and an unapologetic celebration of queer performance.

Live Music & Film: Programme 4 – Make the Scene

Thu, 4 Jun 2026 at 1:00 PM

4 Star Theater

Film

A live music performance paired with a feature-length film screening of Programme 4, with guest appearances by Rachel Lichtman and Kelley Stoltz at 4 Star Theater.

Natalie & Brittany Haas

Thu, 4 Jun 2026

The Freight & Salvage

Music

Natalie Haas and Brittany Haas showcase intimate, virtuosic fiddle-and-bow duets with Celtic-tinged folk at Freight & Salvage, Berkeley—an intimate evening of nuanced melodies, tight harmony, and cinematic storytelling.

Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton

Thu, 4 Jun 2026

Presidio Theatre

Music

Legendary singer Lisa Fischer appears with Grand Baton at the Presidio Theatre on Jun 5, 2026, offering a powerful live soul/R&B performance with rich band arrangements in an intimate theatre setting.

Positively Cynical: Ryan Tesluk

Fri, 5 Jun 2026 · All day

FM Gallery

Art

Positively Cynical: Ryan Tesluk at FM Gallery in the Bay Area offers honest, unfiltered artworks that provoke discomfort and introspection, inviting audiences to confront their own reactions.

TEEN SUICIDE

Fri, 5 Jun 2026

Cornerstone Berkeley

Music

Teen Suicide performs a live indie/lo-fi/emo set at Cornerstone Berkeley on June 6, 2026 — an intimate, artsy gig for fans of raw, DIY indie rock.

Gallery Chats at OMCA

Sat, 6 Jun 2026 · All day

Oakland Museum of California

Art

Join OMCA Facilitators for Gallery Chats — an informal Q&A and guided conversation about the museum’s exhibitions; admission ticket required.

Lowrider Culture Celebration

Sat, 6 Jun 2026 · All day

de Young Museum

Festival

Celebrate the vibrant world of lowrider culture at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. This cultural festival features artful car displays, community stories, and engaging activities inside the iconic museum, offering family-friendly experiences for all.

Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra - Black Ball: The Negro Leagues and the Blues

Sat, 6 Jun 2026

Presidio Theatre

Music

Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra performs 'Black Ball: The Negro Leagues and the Blues' — a live jazz-orchestral tribute weaving stories of Negro League baseball and the blues at the Presidio Theatre in San Francisco.

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