Vox Media’s podcast stage at SXSW will host Gavin Newsom and Spike Jonze next weekend in Austin, joining a late-wave festival rollout of music and celebrity events.

Joey “The Cat” Mucha opens his Mission Arcade to the public for Thursday league nights after years of renting machines and hosting private events from a Mission warehouse.

Tickets for the 2026 California State Fair are on sale; this will be the last fair held mid‑summer before the event moves to the fall in 2027. Advanced prices start at $10.

Outside Lands is retiring the Eager Beaver presale and replacing it with Loyalty and Ranger presales that let fans see the lineup before buying. Presale windows run March 3–5 and the public sale begins March 5.

Keith Urban will headline Country Summer in Santa Rosa June 12–14. Early‑bird three‑day passes start at $185 and new VIP packages are part of the rollout.

Formula 1 is trading the track for the Marina waterfront as Yuki Tsunoda brings the championship-winning RB7 to the streets of San Francisco for a free, high-octane spectacle. Get ready for a symphony of V8 engines and world-class stunt driving in one of the city's most scenic settings.

Bonhams is relocating its Monterey Car Week auction to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, embedding the sale in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The change shifts previews and bidders onto the track weekend.

From Sting at the Palace to an innovation summit at SFMOMA, San Francisco's Super Bowl week fills downtown with concerts, closures and extra policing.

Green Day is set to perform at Super Bowl LX's opening ceremony in the Bay Area, celebrating 60 years of the event's history.

Grahame Lesh hosts "Unbroken Chain," a tribute event to Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, at The Fillmore with tickets available since January 16. Proceeds go to Canal Alliance.

Foo Fighters, Backstreet Boys, and Lorde are set to headline BottleRock Napa Valley in 2026, joining over 80 other acts for the music festival. Tickets go on sale with general admission starting at $475.

Guy Fieri is bringing a free, 10,000‑person Flavortown Tailgate to the Cow Palace on Super Bowl Sunday with live music, sponsor samples and paid VIP upgrades.

San Francisco Bay Ferry offers live music on Friday nights to boost ridership and enhance the commuting experience, reviving a tradition shelved two decades ago.