The oldest human art form returns to center stage. The 2026 season of San Francisco Story Fest is here.
What is Story Fest:
A live show featuring award-winning journalists, writers, locals and comedians; short film and dance; live music and performance. A show by and for the people of the Bay Area.
The ways in which stories are told are as diverse as what the stories themselves are about. From true crime to comedy, politics to poetics, Story Fest invites you to experience a brief and piercing look into the soul of the city.
The theme for this season is Villains: stories about what we fear, what we misunderstand, and what we become.
Our mainstage show at the Herbst Theatre is one night only.
What might you encounter? Inquiring minds would like to know.
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What is Story Fest:
A live show featuring award-winning journalists, writers, locals and comedians; short film and dance; live music and performance. A show by and for the people of the Bay Area.
The ways in which stories are told are as diverse as what the stories themselves are about. From true crime to comedy, politics to poetics, Story Fest invites you to experience a brief and piercing look into the soul of the city.
The theme for this season is Villains: stories about what we fear, what we misunderstand, and what we become.
Our mainstage show at the Herbst Theatre is one night only.
What might you encounter? Inquiring minds would like to know.
The oldest human art form returns to center stage. The 2026 season of San Francisco Story Fest is here.
What is Story Fest:
A live show featuring award-winning journalists, writers, locals and comedians; short film and dance; live music and performance. A show by and for the people of the Bay Area.
The ways in which stories are told are as diverse as what the stories themselves are about. From true crime to comedy, politics to poetics, Story Fest invites you to experience a brief and piercing look into the soul of the city.
The theme for this season is Villains: stories about what we fear, what we misunderstand, and what we become.
Our mainstage show at the Herbst Theatre is one night only.
What might you encounter? Inquiring minds would like to know.
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What is Story Fest:
A live show featuring award-winning journalists, writers, locals and comedians; short film and dance; live music and performance. A show by and for the people of the Bay Area.
The ways in which stories are told are as diverse as what the stories themselves are about. From true crime to comedy, politics to poetics, Story Fest invites you to experience a brief and piercing look into the soul of the city.
The theme for this season is Villains: stories about what we fear, what we misunderstand, and what we become.
Our mainstage show at the Herbst Theatre is one night only.
What might you encounter? Inquiring minds would like to know.
show less
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