The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival returns to Japantown April 11–12 with performances, vendors and big crowds. Expect street closures and a reroute of the 2 Sutter line.

Alvin Ailey lands at UC Berkeley April 7–12 with seven Bay Area premieres, a Jamison revival and repertory favorites.

Thousands packed Mission Dolores Park on Easter as the Sisters staged their irreverent celebration and crowned a solar-crowned "Renewable Jesus" amid politics and pageantry.

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival returns with more than 100 free concerts, dance, circus and family shows in downtown San Francisco from May through November.

Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. will open a permanent gallery at Minnesota Street Project on May 9, offering regular access to the artist’s sculptures and drawings.

The San Francisco Symphony’s 2026–27 season brings Esa‑Pekka Salonen back to Davies, new commissions by Gabriella Smith and Kyle Rivera, and dance and film collaborations. The plan arrives amid budget questions and Davies renovation planning.

Festival Napa Valley’s 20th season runs July 4–19, 2026, with a commissioned Jake Heggie opera, Renée Fleming, a Wynton Marsalis gala and new Allegro passes.

San Jose Jazz revealed its Summer Fest dates and a star‑studded lineup for Aug 7–9, 2026 in downtown San Jose. The city posted photos of the announcement and praised the roster.

Monet and Venice opens at the de Young today, reuniting Monet’s Venetian canvases with 100+ works in Golden Gate Park. The show runs through July 26.

Milpitas High's new Performing Arts Center opened Thursday, unveiling a 560‑seat auditorium plus classrooms and sound‑treated rehearsal rooms for students and the public.

Nataki Garrett, who faced threats while leading the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is interim artistic director at the African‑American Shakespeare Company as it rebuilds.

Castro art installation 'The Seed' at Jane Warner Plaza will light up one last time Wednesday night before being uprooted and hauled away on Friday.

The Contemporary Jewish Museum said it will put its SoMa building on the market after a prolonged closure and steep operating losses. The move reshapes the neighborhood’s cultural landscape.