Bay Area Arts Pulse

A massive, ephemeral grass mural by Saype transforms Yerba Buena Gardens' Great Lawn into a symbol of global human connection through giant...

The Phantom of the Opera touring production arrives at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts as part of the venue's performing-arts programming in...

Elizabeth Williamson's Berkeley upbringing and prior ACT assistant directing position her to honor the theater's history while pursuing bolder...

Josephine turns director Beth de Araújo’s Golden Gate Park childhood memory into a Sundance-winning San Francisco drama now generating awards-season...

The Fillmore's intimate, historic role in San Francisco's music scene sets the stage for My Morning Jacket's full-band blend of rock, country-tinged Americana, and psychedelic performances.

Harry Williams Jr.'s In Quiet series documents two years inside the crumbling bathroom of a San Francisco home lost to foreclosure, squatters, and...

The West Coast Blues Revue, led by Hal Petcher, spotlights the Bay Area's collaborative blues scene with its rotating cast of local players like Chris Burns and Tim Wagar, delivering raw, improvisational high-energy sets each night.

Saype transforms Yerba Buena Gardens' Great Lawn into a temporary canvas with a 9,000-square-foot biodegradable fresco of interlocked arms, inviting...

Elizabeth Williamson's appointment as ACT artistic director brings a Berkeley native back to lead San Francisco's largest nonprofit theater with a...

Enter Shikari hits The Independent in San Francisco on October 06, 2026, underscoring the venue's steady role in hosting touring acts for the Bay Area's live music scene.

This week's lineup reveals a thriving ecosystem blending bedroom origins with established voices.

• somesurprises expands from solo project to dreamy...

Halloween energy dominates the next two weeks with immersive performances and film events across SF and Oakland.

• Terror Vault returns to the SF...

Judy Collins arrives at Zellerbach Hall for her farewell tour stop, capping six decades as a folk icon who shaped modern music through interpretation,...

A $5 million state grant will replace century-old pipes and upgrade Children's Fairyland's farm animal exhibits, puppet theaters, and talking...

Rolling Hills Middle School students take center stage in Shrek The Musical JR November 5-7 at Campbell Heritage Theatre, directed by Carol Romo....

Marco Díaz weaves traditional Puerto Rican and Cuban styles into contemporary Bay Area jazz through original compositions and reimagined standards like danzón-ragtime fusions, all performed by his quartet at Jazzschool.

Cal Performances programming at Zellerbach Hall illustrates Berkeley's performing-arts ecosystem through a striking mix of classical, solo, and...

North Beach turns its First Fridays Art Crawl into a monthly late-night connector by keeping over a dozen galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants...

SFMTA turned its iconic cable cars into civic platforms for Latino culture by hosting a community ride with dance performances from El Corazón de la...

The Jefferson Airplane House at 2400 Fulton embodies San Francisco's psychedelic peak as both home and headquarters, its grand scale contrasting the...