Once upon a time, it was possible to see Shakespeare performed at Stinson Beach. A few years ago, sadly, the company had to move to Novato, but you can still see the Bard in all his silly, hapless glory over a picnic dinner and under a [more...]

People say California has no seasons, but that just goes to show you how wrong people can be. Why, we've got football season, outdoor theater season, the Christmas shopping season, and, of course, opera season. This year, kick off the [more...]

With California's recent ruling to admit the legality of gay marriage, LGBT people all over town are celebrating this validation of their civil rights. However, there's still a lot of progress to make, especially in the arena of [more...]

The Gay Pride Parade happens in cities all over the country, but nowhere as vibrantly, loudly and proudly as in San Francisco. Featuring dozens of spangled floats, [more...]

If you can't make it to New Orleans this year, don't despair: San Francisco has its own version of Mardi Gras, the SF Carnaval. This huge annual festival highlights [more...]

The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival offers almost 100 free events, beginning in May and running through October. Come check out classical and jazz concerts, opera, [more...]

Pack a picnic and spread a blanket to see the Golden Gate Park Band perform on a sunny Sunday. The band performs every Sunday at 1:00 from April through October. The [more...]

The Black & White Ball is San Francisco's most notorious black tie event. Nominally a formal-wear benefit for the SF Symphony, the Black & White has become an [more...]

If you're trying and failing to quantify just how beautiful your date really is, you might try enrolling him or her in a local pageant.

Miss San Francisco hol [more...]

If you like dance performances but find ballet a little frou-frou for your tastes, check out the annual San Francisco Hip Hop Dance Fest. Come see some of [more...]

Want to meet a celebrity, but you never seem to see any? Try volunteering to be an extra in one of the many movies that are shot around town. You get paid -- not much, but a little -- and you might see your own face in the next big [more...]

Everyone swears by Circ de Soleil, but the best circus act in town might actually be the Oakland Trapeze Arts student shows. Pack into the small(ish) auditorium for [more...]

Bottom of the Hill combines a surpassingly cool performance space with a hokey, lovable neon font reminiscent of the Cave Train at the Santa Cruz Beach [more...]

When you want some solid indie rock in a convivial atmosphere, you want The Rockit Room. Here you will find a jukebox whose playlist is impressively eclectic, and [more...]

I never thought I would like the San Francisco Ballet. I don't even like music that has no words, so two hours of people leaping around, not saying lines, to wordless [more...]

The tagline of local dinner theater show Teatro Zinzanni is "Love, Chaos and Dinner." That's more or less the evening you were aiming at anyway, right?

No hats are bigger, no songs are sillier, no grass is more covered with beach blankets than what you'll experience at Beach Blanket Babylon, possibly San [more...]

Local radio station KFOG hosts an annual fireworks show called KFOG Kaboom every May. In addition to the explosions, KFOG books live music acts for the show.

Attend a performance of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, the world's oldest gay men's chorus (a statistic I sort of love). This chorus provides beautiful music no matter what your orientation is.

Check out The Pickles at Circus Center, the new incarnation of what was once the Pickle Family Circus. You won't see animals being [more...]