🌉 John Malkovich in SF + 30 More Rad Events

Win a pair of tickets for both days of the 3rd annual SF Food Action Summit: Growing Connections to Feed Action! Over two days, this summit will bring together community leaders, farmers, advocates, policymakers, healthcare professionals, and grassroots organizations to meet across industries and turn ideas into action. Together, we want to plan and plant a food system that is just, regenerative, and resilient. Buy your tickets here or enter below for a chance to win.

SF Phil Performs Love and Loss
3/21 | Herbst Theatre | 401 Van Ness Ave, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $30

Join the San Francisco Philharmonic for a plunge into a night of passion, fate, and fire. Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture opens the concert with waves of emotion; based on Shakespeare's iconic play, it's a searing musical portrait of forbidden love and tragedy, in which tenderness collides with fate. After this tempest, the orchestra takes on Brahms’s towering Symphony No. 4 in E minor, a work of power and beauty. Its brooding themes and momentum drive toward one of the most epic finales in the symphonic repertoire. You won't want to miss this program, which falls fittingly on the first day of spring!

Tuesday 2/24

Celebration: Drumbeats, Heartbeats: Community As One
2/24 | Koret Auditorium, SF Main Library | 100 Larkin St, SF | 4:45 p.m. | Free

The Library’s annual joint celebration of Black History Month and the Lunar New Year returns to the Main Library. The event will open with an interactive procession from the Main Library’s front steps with Duniya Dance and Drum Co., and Lion DanceME at the Larkin Street entrance. The full celebration will include youth poetry readings and performances by Loco Bloco and musicians Francis Wong and David Boyce.

Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience
2/24 | The Freight | 2020 Addison St, Berkeley | 7 p.m. | $40-$75

Performed by six actors from the Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles production and June Jordan's collaborator and partner, composer/pianist Adrienne Torf, the show features Jordan's poetry, interviews, and other writing, along with her work set to music by Torf, John Adams, and Bernice Johnson Reagon.

Lola Kirke
2/24 | Cafe du Nord | 2174 Market St, SF | 8 p.m. | $44.78

Musician, actor, and author Lola Kirke brings a unique blend of classic country tropes and ethereal sonic landscapes.

Wednesday 2/25

Cleo Reed
2/25 | SFJAZZ | 201 Franklin St, SF | 7 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. | $34

Brooklyn-based singer and songwriter Cleo Reed debuts at SFJAZZ as part of the 2026 NoisePop Festival with music from their 2025 album Cuntry — an assured mix of R&B and folk music that Pitchfork calls "a proud and emphatically Black update on the American folk tradition.”

Hot Flash Heat Wave
2/25 | Bottom of the Hill | 1233 17th St, SF | 8:30 p.m. | $28

HFHW has created a dynamic and diverse soundscape with 3 records and one EP that have solidified them as a well-known name in modern indie music.

Thursday 2/26

The Night’s Watch Invites You to Envision a Safe Night Out
2/26 | The Stud | 1123 Folsom St, SF | 6 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP or Donation

Join us for the launch of The Night’s Watch, a San Francisco-based nightlife advocacy organization working to empower the nightlife community to challenge the culture of sexual and gender-based violence through outreach, education, and advocacy, particularly in spaces where sexual harassment has too often been normalized as part of nightlife culture.

Shannon Shaw and Friends with Noise Pop Festival at KQED Live
2/26 | The Commons at KQED | 2601 Mariposa St, SF | 7 p.m. | $39.20+

Hosted by KQED Live in partnership with Noise Pop, the evening celebrates the local roots and bold voices that continue to shape the Bay Area’s music scene. Join us as Shannon Shaw takes us behind the songs, her creative journey, and what keeps her tied to the Bay.

Friday 2/27

Sunset Night Market – Lunar New Year
2/27 | Irving St | Irving between 20th & 25th, SF | 5 p.m. | Free

Kick off the Year of the Horse at the award-winning night market! This all-ages event inspired by night markets in Asia has something for everyone. Discover local food favorites, live entertainment, cultural performances, interactive activities, artisan makers, small businesses, and community artists—all in one electric night.

Lyrics Born
2/27 | Gray Area | 2665 Mission St, SF | 8 p.m. | $32.88

Lyrics Born [aka Tom Shimura] is a hip-hop legend who’s been shattering glass ceilings since his start in the ‘90s San Francisco Bay Area home base.

An Evening with Kevin Smith
2/27 & 2/28 | Cobb’s Comedy Club | 915 Columbus Ave, SF | 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. | $44.50+, 18+

Kevin Smith - the legendary filmmaker, storyteller, podcaster, and pop-culture icon is returning to the stage, delivering an unforgettable night of comedy, filmmaking stories, and brutally honest life experiences. Unlike traditional stand-up, Kevin`s live shows blend humor, heartfelt moments, behind-the-scenes Hollywood stories, and fan-driven conversations that feel intimate, personal, and wildly entertaining.

57th California International Antiquarian Book Fair
2/27-3/1 | Pier 27 | 27 The Embarcadero, SF | 4 p.m. | $10-$25

This three-day event features the collections and rare treasures of booksellers from around the globe, including manuscripts, modern first editions, children’s books, ephemera, maps, and autographs, as well as antiquarian books on a vast array of topics.

Saturday 2/28

In Quiet-Photography by Harry William
2/28 | 224 Mississippi St | 224 Mississippi St, SF | 6 p.m. | Free w/ RSVP

In Quiet is about reflection within a shared space—moments where people simply meet me as they are. The images hold a range of emotions—playful, political, and tender—shaped by memory and the energy each person brings.

Beats Antique
2/28 | The UC Theatre | 2036 University Ave, Berkeley | 8 p.m. | $46

Commitment to the full performance art form is how Beats Antique fuses musical worlds, pulling on global sounds for experiments on the fringes of cinematic cabaret.

Oakland Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade 2026
2/28 | Oakland Chinatown | 9th & 10th St, Oakland | 11 a.m. | Free

The Oakland Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade is a beloved community tradition that brings families, cultural groups, and local businesses together to welcome the new year with vibrant performances and celebration.

Immigrant Legal Defense Benefit Show
2/28 | NIDO's BackYard | 104 Oak St, Oakland | 5 p.m. | $15 Suggested Donation

Join us for a special baile folklórico performance by Ruth Correa. This performance is a fundraiser benefiting the Oakland Education Association Rapid Response Team, a group of Oakland educators organizing to protect families from ICE.

Sunday 3/1

G. Love & Special Sauce
3/1 | The Guild Theatre | 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park | 8 p.m. | $49+

G. Love & Special Sauce is an American Hip-Hop Blues band known for its unique fusion of hip-hop, blues, funk, and soul.

KQED Presents: The Handmade Home Market
3/1 | Ferry Building | 1 Ferry Building, SF | 11 a.m. | $10 (gets you a choice of a KQED tote bag, notebook, or chocolate bar)

Discover a curated collection of plants, flowers, and artisanal home goods, from gorgeous vases and kitchen essentials to cozy linens, colorful pottery, and aromatic candles.

Monday 3/2

Freakyoke
3/2 | Thee Stork Club | 2330 Telegraph Ave, Oakland | 8 p.m. | Free, 21+

Freakyoke karaoke is where it's at for folks that may not feel like they can sing freely and freakly at other karaoke! QUEER TRANS CENTERED KARAOKE!!

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

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.

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