A Ghost Ship survivor debuts a new symphony next Saturday in Oakland. The project pairs remembrance with artist grants and a new Bay Area artist census.

"Monkey King," a SF Opera premiere, blends East and West in a bilingual production based on "Journey to the West," featuring a $10M budget for costumes and sets, and includes kung fu and puppetry.

Composer Danny Elfman joins the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall this Thursday and Friday to perform his Tim Burton scores live with film clips and Burton’s artwork. Elfman will appear onstage as a vocalist alongside the orchestra and chorus.

The San Francisco Symphony receives its 32nd Grammy nomination for Best Orchestral Performance with a recording of Stravinsky; Esa-Pekka Salonen led the performance.

Supervisor Stephen Sherill is proposing a local rule change to let movie theaters sell alcohol without meeting San Francisco’s 51% food‑sales test, a move tied to the Clay Theater revival.

San Francisco's Mayor Daniel Lurie announces the "Winter of Music," featuring electronic acts like Skrillex and Swedish House Mafia at venues including Moscone Center and Pier 80.

San Francisco appointed Per Sia as its second Drag Laureate, a figurehead promoting drag art, LGBTQ culture, and city nightlife, with added roles in education and community projects.

Puscifer is set to perform at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre on May 11, 2026, as part of "The Normal Isn't Tour," with tickets going on sale in October 2023.

San Francisco debuts ten new sculptures along the waterfront as part of a larger initiative by Big Art Loop and the Port of San Francisco, with 100 artworks planned over three years. An Art Parade on November 6 will launch the public art project.

San Francisco's Altman Siegel, a gallery that launched careers and championed some of the Bay Area's most uncompromising contemporary artists, is closing its doors for good this November. The closure signals a reckoning for mid-size galleries struggling to survive in an increasingly hostile market.

Michelin's first hotel rankings awarded three keys to select California hotels for extraordinary stays, excluding San Francisco's luxurious hotels, but some city hotels did receive one or two keys for exceptional service and character.

The San Francisco Main Library features a new mural celebrating Indigenous knowledge and history, in collaboration with artist Belen Islas and the Association of the Ramaytush Ohlone.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass drew huge crowds over the weekend as it celebrated its 25th year. The free music festival takes over large swathes of Golden Gate Park the first weekend of October each year, welcoming musicians and music lovers alike. Close to eighty musical acts performed during the sunny three-day span.