6th Annual Yerba Buena Night

Saturday, Oct. 15, 6–10 p.m. Various venues in Yerba Buena District See, hear, and experience this exciting neighborhood come alive with over 30 different performances including ... Read More

Arts & Culture

Home Land Security

The For-Site Foundation, which presents “art about place,” and brought us @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz exhibition last year, is at it again. Now it has chosen the aban... Read More

Arts & Culture, Just for Fun

7th Annual Picklewater Free Circus Festival

Sunday, Aug. 14, 21, & 28, 3:30 p.m. Union Square Featuring some of the best circus artists in the Bay Area, the festival will entertain and inspire families while celebrating... Read More

Arts & Culture

Festa Coloniale Italiana

Saturday, Aug. 20, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Stockton Street (btw. Union & Filbert) The S.F. Italian Athletic Club Foundation invites you to celebrate the rich Italian and Italian-Ameri... Read More

Arts & Culture

23rd Annual Pistahan Festival & Parade

Festival: Sat.–Sun., Aug. 13–14, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Yerba Buena Gardens Parade: Saturday, Aug. 13, 11 a.m. Civic Center to Yerba Buena Gardens The largest celebration of Filipino... Read More

Arts & Culture

43rd Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair

Sat–Sun, Aug. 6–7, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Japantown and Japan Center Enjoy food, artisan crafts, local musical and cultural performances while celebrating and learning about the Asia... Read More

Arts & Culture

American Craft Council Show

Fri.–Sun., Aug. 5–7 Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center Featuring more than 230 of the best contemporary jewelry, clothing, furniture, and home decor artists from across the c... Read More

Arts & Culture

85th Annual California Book Awards

Monday, June 13, 6 p.m. Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) Since 1931, this award has honored the Golden State’s literary giants, bestowing gold and silver medals in categori... Read More

Arts & Culture

West Coast Craft Summer 2016

Sat.–Sun., June 11–12, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center This juried exhibition features works in wood, metal, leather, and paper from craftspeople inspired... Read More

Arts & Culture

Asian Heritage Street Celebration

Saturday, May 21, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Civic Center (Larkin St. btw. Fulton & Ellis) A showcase of all Asian and Pacific Islander cultures, this celebration is the largest ga... Read More

Arts & Culture

2nd Annual Parking Lot Art Fair

Saturday, April 30, 8 a.m. Fort Mason Center Local, independent artists, and artist-run galleries will use cars, rental trucks, temporary pseudo-parklets, the space around the veh... Read More

Arts & Culture

Spring Open Studios

Sat.–Sun., April 23–24, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Hunter’s Point Shipyard & Islais Creek Studios Meet over 100 featured artists offering variety of artwork, including paintin... Read More

Arts & Culture

SFJazz Poetry Festival: Youth Speaks Showcase

Thu.–Sun., April 14–17 SFJazz Center (201 Franklin St.) Young poets from around the region will join a number of major authors, poets, spoken-word artists, and M.C.s presenting... Read More

Arts & Culture

Annual Art Explosion Spring Open Studios

Sat.–Sun., April 1–3, noon–5 p.m. 2425 17th St. & 744 Alabama St. Support local artists, expand your art collection, and find great deals among over 100 painters, sculpt... Read More

A & E, Arts & Culture

The Wattis Institute presents Void California: 1975–1989

By Sharon Anderson

A survey of punk-inflected media is on display through April 9 at The Wattis Institute. Void California takes a look at a parody of culture that created an alternative history of... Read More

Arts & Culture