Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Circus Bella, Fountain Blues and Brews, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir

By The Artful Observer, Bay City News | June 24, 2026

Plus, "Elektra" opera debut and SF Symphony organ showcase.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Free Opera San Jose, Beethoven’s Ninth, Trillian Welch, Lewis Belt, and more

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | June 17, 2026

Opera, folk, symphony, musical theater, and comedy are on stages around the region this weekend.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Yerba Buena Gardens fest, Beaver Festival, Handel’s ‘Alcina,’ SF Symphony and more

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | June 10, 2026

Check out what's on tap around the Bay this weekend.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Jazz on the Hill, Josh Jones Latin Quintet, Symphony San Jose’s nod to the soccer World Cup

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | June 4, 2026

Plus a Bob Ross painting session and a stunning "Barber of Seville"

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane, Opera Parallèle, and more

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | May 27, 2026

Plus: Oakland Museum "Free Friday Night" with Non Stop Bhangra.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Carnaval SF, Air Guitar contest, Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony and more

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | May 20, 2026

This year's Carnaval SF will cover 17 blocks in the Mission District and feature five stages, more than 50 performers, and 400 vendors.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Ensemble for These Times, Wreckless Strangers, Inocencio Jiménez Chino, Cantare

By The Artful Observer, Bay City News | May 13, 2026

Plus, Herbert Blomstedt, 98, returns to Davies Hall to conduct Mahler's Ninth this weekend.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Free Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, Sarah Cahill, Zainab Johnson

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | May 6, 2026

Plus, San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers at Freight & Salvage on Saturday.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: SF International Arts, Dance Through Time, spring festivals

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | April 29, 2026

Plus, Berkeley Bluegrass fest and Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Bay Area Dance Week, Angelique Kidjo, and more

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | April 22, 2026

Plus, celebrated pianist Yuja Wang returns to San Francisco Symphony this Sunday for an almost sold-out show.