Friday May 01, 2026

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Rhonda INTL SF presents Dekmantel Soundsystem

at San Francisco - The City (11pm - 5am)

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program audio: Safety Trance

at Club Six (10pm - 4am)

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San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF)

at Fingersnaps Media Arts (8:30pm: Members of Sound)

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San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF)

at Ruth's Table (11am: Witness Collaborative)

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San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF)

at Dance Mission Theater (8pm: The Unfinished Work of Camille)...

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San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF)

at Cesar Chavez Elementary School (7pm: Cirque Kikasse SANTÉ!)

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San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF)

at MonkeyBrains (7:30pm: The Afro Filipino Project ")...

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San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF)

at Theatre of Yugen / Noh Space (7:30pm: Tree of Dreams)

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San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF)

at Z Space (8pm: Clouds from a Crumbling Giant:)...

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San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF)

at Community Music Center (CMC) (7pm: Women in Jazz and World Music)

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A Galaxy Not So Far Away

at Chabot Space & Science Center (6pm - 10pm)

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Poolside

at The Castro Theatre (8pm / sold out)

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Phenomenal Ball & After Party

at Exploratorium (6pm - 12midnight)

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Misfit Cabaret BLOOM

at Great American Music Hall (GAMH) (8pm)

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA

at Davies Symphony Hall (7:30pm)

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Future Forward

at Lesher Center for the Arts (7:30pm)

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DocLands Documentary Film Festival

at Smith Rafael Film Center (1pm: Zelensky / 1:30pm & 6:30pm: Ma)...

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Oakland First Fridays

at The Double Standard (5pm - 9:30pm / ¡Celebrando Oakland)...

| FREE
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Dabin

at Frost Amphitheater (5pm)

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Connie Han

at SFJAZZ Center - SF Jazz (7pm & 8:30pm)

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Meshell Ndegeocello

at Freight & Salvage (7:30pm)

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A Taste of Italy at Centennial Mountain Tasting Room

at Centennial Mountain Tasting Room (11am-5pm)

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Dirty Not Sorry 6 Year Anniversary featuring Kirk

at Monarch (9pm - 2am)

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The Continuing Story of Life on Earth: 25 Years of Hamburger Eyes

at San Francisco Main Public Library (12noon - 6pm)

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San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2026

at San Francisco Decorator Showcase (10am - 8pm - last entry 7pm)

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PAAM Showcase Golden State

at Palace of Fine Arts (7pm: Teen/Senior Show)

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Special Guest

at Audio SF (9:30pm - 2am)

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Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries

at Asian Art Museum (10am - 5pm)

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Nearly 60 ICB Artists to Participate in the 2026 Marin Open Studios / First Look Preview

at Industrial Center Building (ICB) (5pm - 8pm)

| FREE
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Salsa Night with Live Band: Los Calderones - Friday, May 1, 2026

at Cigar Bar & Grill (9:30pm - 1:00am)

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Salsa Lessons with Ava & Rodolfo - Friday, May 1, 2026

at Cigar Bar & Grill (7:30pm - 9pm)

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A Live Reading of Voidgazing by mk zariel

at Online - Virtual Event (4pm)

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Carnivorous Plants Pop-Up Sale

at UC Botanical Garden - Redwood Grove (10:30 AM - 4:30 PM)

FREE
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Electroluxx ft. The Blessed Madonna + MORE TBA

at The Midway (9pm-4am)

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Living Legends - Laxma Goud & Thota Vaikuntam: Film Screenings & Exhibition

at Pacific Art League of Palo Alto (6:00 PM)

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Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements

at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) (11am-5pm)

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Project X: 2010s Dance party!

at DNA Lounge (9:30PM)

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ROCKABILLY SOCIAL: $3 Whiskey Night with the Geoffrey Miller Trio

at Plough and Stars (8:30 doors / 9pm show)

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Shades and Shadows

at Magic Theatre (8pm)

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Israel's 78th Independence Day Concert with Nurit Hirsh

at Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall (8:00 PM)