🥟Dim Sum Fest, Circus Cabaret, & Way More!

We’re teaming up with Bioneers to send a lucky winner to their exciting upcoming conference March 26-28 in Berkeley – for free! Enjoy three days of inspiring speakers, arts, music, movement building, and much more over a weekend of dreams and collaboration, focused on looking ahead to make our world a better place.

You can register for the conference right here or enter our giveaway below to win a free pair of tickets!

Dumpling and Dim Sum Fest
3/19 | BLOC15 | 252 2nd St, Oakland | 5 p.m. | $25-$85

Calling all foodies! Dumpling and Dim Sum Fest is a flavorful market in Oakland, where you can taste your way through dozens of delicious dumplings and a range of authentic dim sum from beloved local restaurants and vendors. Sample soup dumplings, siu mai, gyoza, steamed buns, and many other delicious parcels. Don’t pass up this mouthwatering, top-tier taste-filled experience, made for you, family and friends, and all empty bellies!

AfterDark: A Sexy Circus Cabaret
3/5-3/15 | Great Star Theater | 636 Jackson St, SF | 8 p.m. | $39+, 18+

A daringly sexy circus cabaret produced by world champion pole athlete, Pink Puma. AfterDark tantalizes audiences with an electrifying fusion of temptation and strength, showcasing the limits of human artistry in a sensual and provocative production.

Tuesday 3/3

La Tocada
3/3 | Rickshaw Stop | 155 Fell St, SF | 8 p.m. Doors | Free for 21+

A community-driven jam session. Born in San Francisco. Creado por músicos, para músicos. This isn’t a showcase. This isn’t a lineup. Un espacio donde los musicos y artistas pueden colaborar, crear, y conectar sin ego y sin reglas. If you play, you’re invited. If you love real music, pull up.

Wednesday 3/4

Curator-Led Tour of The Prince of Homburg
3/4 | Second Floor Gallery, YBCA | 701 Mission St, SF | 4 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP

Join curator Jeanne Gerrity for this unique opportunity to learn more about this exhibition exploring freedom, repression, desire, and the queer body. Get up close and personal with the artwork to uncover the subtle details that transform this dreamlike installation into an extraordinary art experience.

Thursday 3/5

Chronically Online: A PowerPoint Party with Close All Tabs
3/5 | The Commons at KQED | 2601 Mariposa St, SF | 7 p.m. | $18.67

Get ready for a wild and fun night of internet deep-dives, chaotic slides, and way too much enthusiasm for niche topics! Join Morgan Sung, host of KQED’s Close All Tabs, and friends as they turn their weirdest internet obsessions into the onstage PowerPoints of their dreams.

Downtown First Thursday
3/5 | Downtown SF | 2nd St between Market & Howard, SF | 5 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP, All ages

DFT is back for a full year of street parties in 2026! DJs - Live Performances - Dancing - Drag - Food Trucks - Shopping - Fashion, and new surprises every month.

Friday 3/6

Wicked Talented Friends Presents: Deepest Darkest Secret
3/6 | The Faight Collective | 473 Haight St, SF | 7 p.m. | $10

Everyone has a secret. Some are buried forever... but some demand the spotlight. What will you reveal? Is it something you whispered to your best friend during a middle school sleepover? Is it a crush you haven’t confessed to? Do you actually hate olives? Pull back the curtain at the next installment of Wicked Talented Friends.

John Malkovich in Aleksey Igudesman's The Music Critic
3/6 | Davies Symphony Hall | 201 Van Ness Ave, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $75+

In an entertaining evening of music and comedy, created and conceived by violinist Aleksey Igudesman, actor John Malkovich slips into the role of the evil critic who traverses—and trashes— some of the best music of all time in a gleeful romp. The Music Critic is a compilation of some of the greatest-but-most-controversial, critically-lambasted-but-hugely-acclaimed-by-audiences orchestral works from around the world and from throughout musical history.

Gogol Bordello
3/6 | The Warfield | 982 Market St, SF | 8 p.m. | $55.06+

Since 1999, International punk band Gogol Bordello, led by Ukrainian frontman Eugene Hütz, has been filling up rooms with an energy that could run a whole city. Their latest album Solidaritine is no exception, going back to their hardcore roots.

Saturday 3/7

As You Like It - Jeff Mills (live scoring of Metropolis Metropolis)
3/7 | Palace of Fine Arts | 3301 Lyon St, SF | 7 p.m. | $57.15-$154.30

Jeff Mills performs a live score Metropolis Metropolis (2023), his second reimagining of Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou’s 1927 silent science-fiction classic (Metropolis, first released on Tresor in 2001).

Chinese New Year Parade
3/7 | San Francisco | Union Square to Columbus Ave, SF | 5:15 p.m. | Free

The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, celebrating the Year of the Horse, is a free event for all to attend, but tickets must be purchased to sit in the bleacher sections.

A Terps & Trails Experience
3/7 | Lands End Lookout Cave | 100 Point Lobos Ave, SF | 4:20 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP, 21+

One of a kind field trip & outdoor networking mixer. A sungrown community building event in the Bay Area!

Misfit Cabaret Circus
3/7 | Great American Music Hall | 859 O’Farrell St, SF | 8:30 p.m. | $111+

This is no ordinary circus, but a wild variety show featuring some of the best talent in the Bay Area and beyond. Starring ringmaster Kat Robichaud, Toni Cannon as our strongman, Obsidienne Obsurd as our bearded queen, burlesque performances by The She Creature and longtime collaborator Sgt. Die Wies, and more!

Sunday 3/8

DJ Blackstone Annual Grant Fundraiser T-Dance
3/8 | The Stud | 1123 Folsom St, SF | 2 p.m. | $12.51, 21+

Music Connects Foundation hosts a fundraiser for the DJ Blackstone Grant. Join us for a T-Dance featuring David Harness, Juanita More, DAD SF, DJ Kinki, and Miguelitooo. Come dance, connect, and help raise funds for this year’s DJ Blackstone Grant supporting the next generation of artists.

The Box Shop's March Open House: Clothes Swap!
3/8 | The Box Shop | 951 Hudson Ave, SF | 12 p.m. | Free

In March we are hosting a Clothing Swap - a great chance to make space in your closet, release some clothes (or shoes or home goods) into the circular economy, and try some new looks.

Monday 3/9

So HOUSE Your Evening So Far?
3/9 | The Valencia Room | 647 Valencia St, SF | 10 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP

House Music Every Monday - Community, Dancing, Connections & Fun.

Tuesday 3/10

2026 Indie Arcade Party with: Unity, VIVERSE & Genies
3/10 | DNA Lounge | 375 11th St, SF | 7 p.m. | Free

Experience the largest Indie Arcade Party during the week of GDC 2026! Whether you're a developer, publisher, artist, student, indie creator, journalist, or just love games, this is the perfect place to expand your career and learn about new games and solutions coming to market.

Wednesday 3/11

dodie
3/11 | Bimbo’s 365 Club | 1025 Columbus Ave, SF | 8 p.m. | $56.25

Over the past decade, dodie has evolved from uploading ukulele songs on YouTube to becoming one of the most distinctive voices in modern British pop.

Thursday 3/12

Flourish: Art of Abundance
3/12 | Root Division | 1131 Mission St, SF | 6 p.m. | $95+

Flourish: Art of Abundance invites artists, collectors, and supporters to gather for an evening that reimagines collecting as a joyful, inclusive, and community-driven act. Rooted in the belief that art thrives through abundance—not scarcity—the event offers an opportunity to collect work from local artists while celebrating the people and relationships that sustain creative ecosystems.

Rob Anderson: Are You Afraid of the 90's?
3/12 | Palace of Fine Arts | 3301 Lyon St, SF | 8 p.m. | $50.60+

Are You Afraid of the ’90s? is the comedy show that explores our most formative tv, movies, music, and pop culture of the 1990s. What did our unhinged media from this decade teach us about teenage pregnancy, drug addiction, and questionable age gaps? Through comedic breakdowns, original songs, and diabolical presentations – you’re about to find out!

Friday 3/13

Flight Patterns – Exhibit Reception
3/13 | Rhythmix Cultural Works | 2513 Blanding Ave, Alameda | 6 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP

Flight Patterns celebrates the wonder of local birds through photography, drawing, painting, ceramic, print and mixed media. 

San Francisco St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl
3/13, 14, & 17 | Mayes Oyster House | 1233 Polk St, SF | 6 p.m. | $14.64+, 21+

Thousands of party people will take over some of the best bars in neighborhoods like The Marina, Polk Gulch, Russian Hill, and more. This annual pub crawl has grown into the biggest St. Patrick’s Day party in San Francisco. Over three days, more than 15,000 people join the celebration & Friday sets the tone for the entire weekend.

The Hot Takes, Lady Starbeast, The Fricks
3/13 | Eli’s Mile High Club | 3629 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland | 8 p.m. | $12-$15

Join us Friday the 13th for a totally normal, completely safe evening of campfire singalongs (screaming encouraged!), cabin bonding exercises (stick together!), merit badge evaluations (Final Girl track available!) and a surprise guest who absolutely does not live in the lake!

Saturday 3/14

2026 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
3/14 | Downtown SF | Market & 2nd to Civic Center, SF | 11:30 a.m. | Free

The parade will feature a vibrant procession of floats, marching bands, pipe bands, traditional Irish dancers, cultural organizations, youth groups, and community leaders. For 175 years, this parade has reflected the strength, resilience, and joy of San Francisco’s Irish community and its deep roots in the life of the city.

Giants FanFest
3/14 | Oracle Park | 24 Willie Mays Plaza, SF | 12 p.m. | Free

The Open House at Oracle Park provides fans with access to exclusive ballpark locations like the clubhouse, broadcast booth and dugout. Meet-and-greets and autograph opportunities with Giants alumni and Lou Seal will be available, on-field activations, and photo opportunities with the World Series trophies. Plus, enjoy that day’s Giants Spring Training game in Scottsdale, broadcast on the scoreboard during the event.

Sunday 3/15

Spotlight Sundays: Trans Ancestors in History and Creative Practice
3/15 | Oakland Museum of California | 1000 Oak St, Oakland | 1 p.m. | $1-$30 Sliding Scale

During the month of Trans Day of Visibility, join us for a creative exploration of trans ancestors and their indelible legacies of resistance. Community historian Andrea Horne will give a talk about her life’s work unearthing histories of Black trans luminaries.

98th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony
3/15 | Balboa Theater | 3630 Balboa St, SF | 3 p.m. | $15

Come watch the 2026 Oscars with your host Reed Kirk-Rahlmann! Trivia and Prizes throughout the show!

Monday 3/16

Odisseo
3/16 | Great American Music Hall | 859 O’Farrell St, SF | 8 p.m. | $34.62

Odisseo is a prominent alternative rock band from the metropolitan area of ​​Mexico City, specifically from Ecatepec de Morelos. Formed by a group of talented musicians, the band has managed to forge a unique identity in the Latin American music scene.

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