San Francisco events
What's on in San Francisco today
Thursday 12 November: 66 events and 17 gigs in San Francisco.
6 are free to attend.
Events today 66
- 10:00Ferry Plaza Farmers Market (Tuesday and Thursday)Year-round weekday farmers market run by Foodwise at the Ferry Building.
- 11:001840s San Francisco and the Astonishing Legacy of America’s First Black Millionaire.””A guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from 1840s San Francisco and the Astonishing Legacy of America’s “First Black Millionaire.”.
- 11:001850’s San Francisco: Paris Of The PacificA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from 1850’s San Francisco: Paris Of The Pacific.
- 11:001906: Earthquake And FireA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from 1906: Earthquake And Fire.
- 11:00Applause: A history of music and dance in SFA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from Applause! SF’s Performing Arts Hub.
- 11:00California Women's Basketball vs CharlestonA Cal women's basketball home game against Charleston at Haas Pavilion.
- 11:00Chinatown Family Associations, Tongs and GangsA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from Chinatown Family Associations, Tongs and Gangs.
- 11:00Golden Gate Park East End, Creating San Francisco’s Great Urban ParkA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from Golden Gate Park: East End.
- 11:00Presidio: From Military Base to National Park with Tunnel TopsA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from Presidio.
- 11:30Fort Mason To Aquatic ParkA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from Fort Mason To Aquatic Park.
- 12:00Dana DeKalb: No Lifeguard on Duty FreeA solo exhibition by Dana DeKalb at Transmission Gallery in Oakland.
- 12:00Film: The 100th, Seeds of AlohaFilm listed by San Francisco Public Library at its Western Addition Branch location on 2026-11-12, 12:00 to 14:00.
- 12:30Nob HillA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from Nob Hill.
- 13:00Japanese Tea GardenA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from Japanese Tea Garden.
- 14:00Architecture DowntownA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from Creating Downtown.
- 14:00Maritime SFA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from Maritime SF.
- 14:00Welcome to San FranciscoA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from Welcome to San Francisco.
- 15:00Arion Press Public ToursPublic tours of Arion Press, the fine art book publisher based at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.
- 15:00Film: The Unknown CountryFilm listed by San Francisco Public Library at its Golden Gate Valley Branch location on 2026-11-12, 15:00 to 16:30.
- 15:00North Berkeley Farmers' MarketWeekly Ecology Center farmers market at Shattuck Avenue and Vine Street, closed on listed holidays.
- 15:00Telegraph Hill Stairway HikeA guided walking tour led by a Friends of San Francisco City Guides volunteer from Telegraph Hill Stairway Hike.
- 16:30Gallery190 Opening Reception: Pablo Tapay Bautista FreeA talk at Sandler Neurosciences Center, listed on the UC San Francisco calendar.
- 17:00Bangladesh's Next Chapter: Back to Basics, and What Comes NextA public talk with Asif Saleh and Tamara Hasan Abed on Bangladesh's agenda hosted by the Institute for South Asia Studies.
- 17:00Bikes! @ The Homestead: Two Wheels. One Old SaloonA talk at The Homestead, listed on the UC San Francisco calendar.
- 17:00Mahjong and MocktailsA Thursday Night evening of mahjong and mocktails at the Asian Art Museum.
- 17:15Film: Children of a Lesser GodFilm listed by San Francisco Public Library at its Potrero Branch location on 2026-11-12, 17:15 to 19:15.
- 17:30Illah Nourbakhsh: Crunch TimeAuthor event at the Book Passage store inside the Ferry Building.
- 17:30Jeff Hawkins: How the Brain Understands the WorldA talk by Jeff Hawkins on how the brain works and what it means for AI and robotics, hosted by the Redwood Center and Simons Institute.
- 18:002nd Thursday Gypsy Jazz & Fun w/Mark & DavidA concert at Asiento, listed on the @twangosf calendar.
- 18:00Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem Jam Celebrates Janice Gould's This MusicPerformance listed by San Francisco Public Library at its Main location on 2026-11-12, 18:00 to 19:15.
- 18:30Kitten on The KeysAn event at Madrone Art Bar, listed on the Madrone Art Bar calendar.
- 18:30Panel: Mother Jones, 50 Years of Fearless JournalismPanel listed by San Francisco Public Library at its Main location on 2026-11-12, 18:30 to 19:30.
- 19:00Band of Outsiders (1964)Film screening at BAMPFA, Berkeley, on 2026-11-12.
- 19:00Fort Mason Art Points Of Departure FreeA live event with panelists and performers presented by Fort Mason Art at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.
- 19:00Gabriel Schillinger-Hyman Trio Ft TawandaA concert at Mr. Tipples, listed on the Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio calendar.
- 19:00Mark Danner in conversation with Guy MarzoratiAuthor reading or discussion held in the store at City Lights Booksellers on Columbus Avenue.
- 19:00Scott Lambridis, Martha Conway and Yance Wyatt reading FreeAuthor reading at Green Apple Books on 9th Avenue in the Inner Sunset.
- 19:00Spencer R. Scott with Honey Mahogany: As If We Were StayingBookstore event at The Booksmith on Haight Street.
- 19:30George Rogers QuartetA concert at Bird & Beckett Books & Records, listed on the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project calendar.
- 19:30Zoe Kazan and Florence Pugh In ConversationA conversation with Zoe Kazan and Florence Pugh about the series East of Eden, presented by City Arts & Lectures.
- 21:302-Step THURSDAY with VEOTISAn event at Madrone Art Bar, listed on the Madrone Art Bar calendar.
- Centering Philippine and Filipinx American HistoriesAn exhibit of Philippine and Filipinx American materials selected from The Bancroft Library collections at UC Berkeley.
- Central Library: 41 events
- John Proctor Is the VillainAmerican Conservatory Theater stages John Proctor Is the Villain from 12 November to 13 December.
- Matt Passmore: Tied / UntiedA sculpture by Matt Passmore presented by Fort Mason Art at the entrance of Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.
- Milonga MalevajeSocial dance night at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa Street, on 2026-11-12.
- Neel: Seminars on Sonic Design, Sound as OriginIn-person sonic design seminar at Gray Area.
- New People: Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindScreening of New People: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind at the Roxie Theater on the Mission District's 16th Street.
- New People: PaprikaScreening of New People: Paprika at the Roxie Theater on the Mission District's 16th Street.
- North Branch: 14 events
- Remembering the Future: Nuclear Testing, Rising Seas, and The Marshall IslandsA photography installation of 36 photographs from the book by Mark Klett and William L. Fox, shown at Giannini Hall.
- SFTFF 2026Screenings of SFTFF 2026 at the Roxie Theater on 3 dates between 2026-11-12 and 2026-11-14.
- Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch: 20 events
- The History of ConcreteScreenings of The History of Concrete at the Roxie Theater on 2 dates between 2026-11-12 and 2026-11-16.
- Video Exhibition: Komij Mour Ijin / Our Life Is HereA video exhibition of four artists' responses to nuclear history and climate change in the Pacific, shown at the Vidrine.
- We Are The Land: Between Earth & Sky FreeA mural exhibition presented by the American Indian Cultural District at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.
- West Branch: 18 events
Already on
- Type for All! Ten Years of Type WestMain-gallery exhibition at Letterform Archive running 26 September to 15 November 2026.
- Peter Pan Goes WrongComedy production on the San Francisco Playhouse 2026-27 season, running 26 September to 28 November 2026 at 450 Post Street.
- Graciela Iturbide: Between Two WorldsPhotography exhibition on Floor 3 at SFMOMA, closing 29 November 2026.
- Jennifer Steinkamp: It's a nice day for a white wedding. FreeFree projection installation at the Humboldt Bank Building, 785 Market St, first run 22 August to 3 December 2026 (a second run follows 14 December to 15 January).
- Feel the Beat: Dance in PhotographsPhotography exhibition on Floor 3 at SFMOMA about dance, open until 28 February 2027.
- Klee Behind the MaskPaul Klee exhibition on Floor 2 at SFMOMA, open until 18 April 2027.
- Table MannersLong-running exhibition on Floor 3 at SFMOMA, open until 9 May 2027.
- O. Smith: ArtivistExhibition of work by O. Smith on Floor 2 at SFMOMA, open until 4 July 2027.
- New Work: Raven ChaconNew Work solo presentation by Raven Chacon on Floor 6 at SFMOMA.
Gigs and concerts tonight 17
- 18:30Glen Meadmore (LA) + Rowdy Boys (OAK)
- 19:00Al Cabrón Birthday Bash!
- 19:30JACKIEM JOYNER
- 19:30Jan Lisiecki, Piano
- 20:00Gene
- 20:00Lil Sunny's Awful Road Trip
- 20:00Marc Broussard
- 20:00Maus Haus / Battlehooch / Otoliths
- 20:00Meadow/ Hoarse/ Skiptrace/ Traceback
- 20:00Natanya
- 20:00Nicole Aimee Schreiber
- 20:00Roger Clyne & PH Naffah
- 20:00Russian Circles
- 20:00The Self Titled Tour
- 20:30ROBBY D & THE EFG's (no cover charge!)
- 21:00Ezra Collective – Here Because of Hope Tour
- The Bobby Young Project
Nothing is listed for today yet. See this weekend or open the map.