Following a two-month hiatus, the free monthly show of poetry, prose, and live music returns.
Date and timeThursday, Jan. 29, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
This free event celebrates the artist’s solo exhibition “Tabi Tabi Po,” which examines storytelling through Indigenous oral traditions and narratives.
Date and timeThursday, Jan. 29, 6 to 9 p.m.
No apps, no couples. Find a Valentine or just come for the jokes at this live show and mixer.
Date and timeThursday, Jan. 29, 7 to 11 p.m.
Catch the final curtain of the delightfully outrageous musical that follows the journey of two missionaries.
Date and timeThursday, Jan. 29, to Sunday, Feb. 1
Are you coming to the cottage? Enjoy a night of club classics, sing-alongs, and drag performances. Wear your hockey gear.
Source: Harold Feng/Getty ImagesDate and timeFriday, Jan. 30, 10 p.m.
Catch one of the last shows of the indie songstress’ tour.
Date and timeFriday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.
Consider this your official Super Bowl warm-up, as Bay Area twin DJs OtebNSolrac play Bad Bunny bops and reggaetón anthems.
Date and timeFriday, Jan. 30
This themed soiree dedicated to macabre author and illustrator Edward Gorey is set in a reimagined Edwardian era, with installations, live music, dancing, and a vendor market.
Courtesy Edwardian Ball/Marco SanchezDate and timeFriday, Jan. 30, and Saturday, Jan. 31
This two-day celebration has activities for all ages, from folk dance classes to vodka tastings.
Date and timeSaturday, Jan. 31, and Sunday, Feb. 1
The multi-genre music festival returns, with Ceremony, Mareux, Big Boy, Automatic, Snooper, and Midwife on the bill.
Date and timeSaturday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m.
In the Black, a creative marketplace in the Fillmore, hosts an afternoon of community connection, small-business support, live music, and refreshments.
Date and timeSaturday, Jan. 31, 1 to 5 p.m.
Relive the time of your life as a band and singers perform the score while the movie plays on the big screen.
Date and timeSaturday, Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m.
Lunar New Year isn’t until Feb. 17, but library branches across the city are spreading good fortune for the Year of the Horse with dance performances.
Camille Cohen for The StandardDate and timeSaturday, Jan. 31
Join the “Jeopardy” contestant who won 40 consecutive games and fellow trivia champs in this live comedy show for SF Sketchfest.
Date and timeSaturday, Jan. 31, 1 p.m.
For the fifth year, Wilder hosts a fundraiser and adoption event featuring drinks for humans, popsicles for pups, and the sweetest pooches from Muttville Senior Dog Rescue.
Date and timeSunday, Feb. 1, 12 to 3 p.m.
Kick off the month with Oakland-based performers Prospect Band, Veotis Latchison, and AAFE Queens Rising during this free celebration of Black music, food, and culture.
Source: Eric Thurber for The StandardDate and timeSunday, Feb. 1, 12 to 3 p.m.
Summon a year of good luck with lion dancing, mahjong, and large-scale Chinese brush painting at this free event.
Date and timeSunday, Feb. 1, 11:30 a.m.
Race-day bibs have sold out, but that shouldn’t stop you from cheering on the runners in Golden Gate Park.
Date and timeSunday, Feb. 1, 7:50 a.m.Sold-out events
Tickets may not be available, but these great events are happening too. Congrats to all who are going!
Jan. 29: Sketching in the Showroom at Rivian (opens in new tab)Jan. 30-31: “Lost Landscapes of San Francisco” film screenings at Internet Archive (opens in new tab)Looking ahead
Make plans for these events before they sell out!