Inspired by the legacy and lore of one of literature’s most extraordinary minds, this "trailblazing masterpiece" (Australian Arts Review) weaves Oscar Wilde's life and beloved characters into a ballet of romance, sacrifice, and forbidden love. Joby Talbot’s lush orchestral score is performed live by the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, and designer Jean-Marc Puissant’s intricate set and costume designs complete this thrilling production. Happening Sep 25–27 at Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley.
Our Partners’ Events
Hubba Hubba Revue: 20TH ANNIVERSARY SuperSpectacular!
9/20 | DNA Lounge | 375 11th St, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $15-$40, 18+
CELEBRATE 20 GLORIOUS YEARS of San Francisco's world-famous BURLESQUE & variety show with a star-studded super-spectacular of aerialists, pole dancers from Flux Vertical Theatre, musical guests Dr. Abacus, & the TOPS IN TEASE!
The Dresden Dolls are Coming to The Warfield!
10/7 | The Warfield | 982 Market St, SF | 8 p.m. | $49.90+
The Punk Cabaret is BACK. After 20 years of waiting, The Dresden Dolls are returning to San Francisco to light up the historic Warfield Theatre on Oct. 7, 2026. Don't miss a night of singing, piano, drums, screaming, and wielding your hairdryer heavenward. Dress for the end of the world.... or the beginning.
Quarter Century Of Psycho: A San Franpsycho Retrospective
9/19 | 111 Minna Gallery | 111 Minna St, SF | 6 p.m. | $17.85+
Dive into 25 wild years of Psycho with San Franpsycho’s epic retrospective — live and in person at 111 Minna Gallery Sat 9/19. The San Franpsycho story, all in one room. Original shirts, art, posters, archival footage, collabs, and real SF stories. "San Franpsycho", the OG surf film where it all began, will be shown for the first time in over two decades. Chris Fox and Starfari will be there to keep the dance floor bouncing!
Off The Grid Treasure Island
9/19 | Cityside Park - Treasure Island | 387 Avenue of the Palms, SF | 11 a.m. | Free
Off the Grid, San Francisco’s pioneering outdoor food markets, returns to Treasure Island this fall, bringing its signature experience back to San Francisco’s best new waterfront neighborhood. Building on a successful fall debut that drew thousands to Cityside Park, the fall market runs six Saturdays from September 12 through October 17, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with free admission and complimentary ferry service from the San Francisco Ferry Building with advance RSVP.
This Week’s Events 9/15-9/21
Tuesday 9/15
Marie Faustin
9/15 | Punch Line SF | 444 Battery St, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $32.05
Marie Faustin is a New York-based comedian and actress known for her storytelling skills, lightning-fast crowd work, and ability to turn a bad date into a good story.
Wednesday 9/16
Inside Your San Francisco Election Ballot
9/16 | SF Main Public Library | 100 Larkin St, SF | 6 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP
Get the lowdown on your San Francisco ballot for the Nov. 3 election and make your vote count. Journalists will answer your questions.
Film Night: Kin-dza-dza! (1986)
9/16 | Church of Mother Gong | 1345 Grant Ave, SF | 7 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP
Before you die, you should see a Soviet sci-fi film where the entire economy runs on matches. Kin-dza-dza!, Georgiy Daneliya's 1986 cult masterpiece, follows two ordinary Soviet men — a gruff construction foreman and a young student — who get accidentally teleported to the desert planet Pluke, where society operates on an ever-more-absurd hierarchy of rules and everyone travels in flying rust buckets.
Thursday 9/17
Love Isn't Blind | Live Comedy/Dating Show
9/17 | The Foundry | 1425 Folsom St, SF | 6:30 p.m. Doors | $23.73
F*** the apps. Four men. One bachelorette. The twist? The men can't speak. Instead, host Allison Goldberg calls their moms and searches their phones.
Friday 9/18
Oktoberfest on Front 2026
9/18 | Front St | 240 Front St, SF | 2 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP
Join us for a full-blown Bavarian celebration in the streets featuring live music, legendary beer hall games, and all the ice-cold beer your heart desires! Prost!
Saturday 9/19
Brutal Sound Effects Festival #102
9/19 | The Church of Mother Gong | 1345 Grant Ave, SF | 8 p.m. | $12.51
For over a hundred editions, the Brutal Sound Effects Festival has occupied its own peculiar territory in San Francisco's experimental underground — part concert, part gathering, part-controlled accident — and for #102, that strange little universe lands at Live Worms in North Beach for the very first time. The lineup reads like a transmission from somewhere else entirely: Joseph Hammer (the LA tape-loop legend), Bullshit Detector, Rat Diet, Lime Rickey International, Ploc Munster, and Lime Eyelid, moving between the abrasive, the hypnotic, the playful, and the flat-out surreal.
The Edible Atlas: A Global Street Eats Festival
9/19 | Bloc15 | 252 2nd St, Oakland | 12 p.m. | $45-$95+fees
Across cultures and continents, food carries stories of migration, memory, tradition, and home. In the Bay Area, those stories come together around a shared table.
Sunday 9/20
9th Annual Blues, Brews & BBQ
9/20 | Washington Park | 740 Central Ave, Alameda | 12 p.m. | Free
Join us for a celebration of world-class Blues musicians, a myriad of local craft breweries, and smoking BBQ vendors.
Poolside - Daytime Disco
9/20 | Union Square | 333 Post St, SF | 1 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP, All ages
Daytime Disco in Union Square is a free, sunny electronic music party hosted by Poolside, featuring live DJ sets and special guests.
Comedy Day 2026
9/20 | Robin Williams Meadow | Golden Gate Park, SF | 12 p.m. | Free
This is the 45th Annual Comedy Day. Over 45 comedians will regale you with much laughter. Show is from Noon to 5pm. Come and enjoy a day of fun in the sun!
Irish-Style Single’s Matchmaking Party
9/20 | Casements Bar | 2351 Mission St, SF | 4 p.m. | $22.66
We’re bringing the spirit of West Ireland’s famous annual matchmaking festival to San Francisco’s premier Irish bar for a night of live music, good craic, and romance. Real-life matchmakers will review your profile ahead of the party and connect you with people they think you’ll click with - and they’ll also be onsite all night for in-person appointments.
Monday 9/21
Peter Hook & The Light
9/21 | The Warfield | 982 Market St, SF | 8 p.m. | $61.47+
Peter Hook & the Light are an English post-punk band, formed in May 2010 by bassist and vocalist Peter Hook, formerly of the influential post-punk bands Joy Division and New Order.
Next Week’s Events 9/22-9/28
Tuesday 9/22
Melanie C
9/22 | The Castro Theatre | 429 Castro St, SF | 8 p.m. | $46.10+
Before she was Mel C of the Spice Girls, she was Melanie Chisholm of ‘The Fucking Yeah Four’. Chisholm’s latest album is a love letter to those heady and formative days. Sweat is an invitation to party, to find community on the dance floor and joy in a dark world.
Wednesday 9/23
Pitch Roast Live
9/23 | Public Works | 161 Erie St, SF | 6 p.m. | $15-$25
Pitch Roast Live️ is the least boring pitch competition of all time. The show brings comedy, startups, and venture capital together. A Shark Tank and comedy roast crossover episode. Real comedians and real VC investors roast real startup pitches.
Thursday 9/24
SOMA Nights
9/24 | SOMA | 1145 Folsom St, SF | 5 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP
Join us for a night of music, puppy flautist, pole dancers, arts and makers!
THE USS HAUNTED HORNET: THE DEVIL'S SEA
9/24-11/1 | USS Hornet | 707 W Hornet Ave, Alameda | 6:30 p.m. | $33.52+
Every Thursday this Halloween season, step aboard the USS Hornet and enter a ship overtaken by the madness of the Devil’s Sea. Make your way below deck through the Haunted Hornet, where dark corridors, twisted creatures, sudden scares, and things from below wait around every corner.
Friday 9/25
Dolly Day
9/25 | Union Square | 333 Post St, SF | 12 p.m. | Free
A joyful day of music, rhinestones and remembrance honoring Dolly Parton. Dolly Day is a celebration of life held in remembrance of Dolly Parton — of her music, her generosity, her endless creativity and the plain joy she handed to everyone who ever heard her sing.
Walnut Creek Oktoberfest
9/25 & 9/26 | Civic Park East | 1280 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek | 5 p.m. | Free
Set in the heart of downtown Walnut Creek, this lively outdoor festival brings together live bands, traditional dancing, local food, artisan vendors, and a vibrant biergarten featuring dozens of craft beers and more.
Maker Faire Bay Area 2026
9/25-9/27 | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | 560 Nimitz Ave, Vallejo | 10 a.m. | $44+
Sparks fly. Robots walk. Rockets launch. Maker Faire Bay Area turns 20! Join thousands of makers at Historic Mare Island Shipyard for one unforgettable weekend.
Saturday 9/26
Annual Benefit Swing Dance
9/26 | Treasure Island Museum | 39 Treasure Island Rd, SF | 7 p.m. | $71.21+
Recalling the golden age of luxurious air travel, this year’s benefit will feature live music by the Nick Rossi Swing Six, performances by The Decobelles, Gold Bar Distillery Cocktails, as well as a one-night-only exhibition of rarely-seen artifacts from our Pan American World Airways collection.
Fantastic Negrito with the SF Symphony
9/26 | Davies Symphony Hall | 201 Van Ness Ave, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $39+
Oakland native and multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Fantastic Negrito joins the San Francisco Symphony for a striking collaboration that brings his bold, genre-defying sound into a symphonic setting. Drawing from blues, soul, rock, and deeply personal storytelling, his music balances grit and grace, joy and resilience.
Sunday 9/27
Folsom Street Fair 2026
9/27 | Folsom St | Folsom St between 13th & 7th, SF | 11 a.m. | Free, 18+
43 YEARS OF BRINGING YOU the famously infamous street fair that draws in leather/kink/alt-sex community from around the world. We’re well into our daddy/mommy phase so be good for us and come in all your gear or none at all as we take the streets with our deliciously weird and wonderful fair!
Monday 9/28
Social Distortion
9/28 | The Masonic | 1111 California St, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $77.05+
Social Distortion, supported by Descendents and The Chats, is touring internationally under the Born to Kill banner.
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