Culture events in and around San Francisco this week
103 events in the next 7 days (Oct 31 – Nov 6) in and around San Francisco, 70 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 31.
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Saturday, October 31
- 8:30 AM Volunteer in the Heritage Rose Garden! Heritage Rose Garden
- 10 AM Dia de los Muertos Altars Exhibition & Celebration (evento bilingüe) Napa Valley Center for Spiritual Living Free
- 10 AM Día de los Muertos at Open Test Kitchen Open Test Kitchen $0-$12.51
- 10 AM Saturday Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Petaluma Petaluma Historical Library and Museum Free
- 10:30 AM Una Ofrenda Musical - A Musical Altar for our Muertos San Carlos Library Free
- 11:30 AM Contra Costa County - Día de los Muertos Day of Action - End the ICE Age Todos Santos Plaza Free
- 12 PM AudaTours Napa Audio Tour: Echoes of Heritage from Laundry Rooms to Opera Halls Vintner’s Collective - Historically the Sam Kee Laundry Building See tickets
- 1 PM Bonita Bonita’s Spookeasy Bonita Bonita Free
- 2 PM Halloween Festival at Joyce Ellington Branch Joyce Ellington Library Free
- 2:30 PM Halloween Party Berryessa Library Free
- 2:30 PM Walking Tour | Bar and Cocktail History Landing at Leidesdorff
- 3 PM Castro District LGBTQ+ Historic Tour Harvey Milk Plaza $39.19
- 3 PM San Francisco Queer Women’s History Tour: The Castro — Rebels & Trailblazer Harvey Milk Plaza $0-$39.95
- 3:30 PM Una Ofrenda Musical - A Musical Altar for our Muertos North Fair Oaks Library Free
- 5 PM El Callejón de los Muertos: Día de los Muertos Block Party at Shotski's Shotski's Alpine Lodge $10
- 7 PM Cypress Lawn Night Walking Tour Cypress Lawn Memorial Park $23.18-$33.85
- 8 PM Pride and Joy - Halloween Party (21 and Over) HopMonk Tavern - Novato
Sunday, November 1
- 10 AM Dia de los Muertos Family Fun Fest Siesta Valley Bowl Free
- 10 AM San Francisco Free Walking Tour Free SF Tour Free
- 11 AM Make & Decorate Sugar Skulls Biblioteca Latinoamericana Library Free
- 11 AM Painting Diwali Diyas North Fair Oaks Library Free
- 11:30 AM Dia de los Muertos DRAG BRUNCH NIDO's BackYard $7.18-$12.51
- 12 PM AudaTours Napa Audio Tour: Echoes of Heritage from Laundry Rooms to Opera Halls Vintner’s Collective - Historically the Sam Kee Laundry Building See tickets
- 12 PM PERREO CON SABOR: DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS BRUNCH PARTY! FLUID510
- 12:30 PM Celebrate Día de Muertos in Concord Pacheco Square 2151 Salvio Street Concord
- 12:30 PM Native American Heritage Month Storytime Hillview Library Free
- 1 PM Bonita Bonita’s Spookeasy Bonita Bonita Free
- 1 PM Dia de los Muertos Altars Exhibition & Celebration (evento bilingüe) Napa Valley Center for Spiritual Living Free
- 1 PM JACK LONDON SQUARE 'DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS FAMILY FUN FEST' Jack London Square Free
- 1:30 PM Día de los Muertos Celebration Albany Library Free
- 2 PM ESTO NO SE VENDE – Día de los Muertos 2026 Brava Theater
- 2 PM Halloween Pub Crawl: Dia De Los Muertos Mayes Oyster House $14.64-$49.87
- 2:30 PM Richmond CA -Día de los Muertos Day of Action - End the ICE Age BikeLink : Richmond City Hall Free
- 3 PM Brentwood Diwali Mela 2026 Brentwood City Park Free
- 3 PM Castro District LGBTQ+ Historic Tour Harvey Milk Plaza $39.19
- 3 PM Mountain View Día de los Muertos Day of Action - End the ICE Age In front of Olympus Bakery on Castro Free
- 4 PM Día de los Muertos Drake’s Dealership
- 4 PM DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS AT KAIYŌ ROOFTOP KAIYŌ Rooftop Free
- 4 PM Día de los Muertos Day Party | El Patio Dayclub at The EndUp SF The Endup $0-$32.64
- 4 PM Halloween & Día de los Muertos, Oceánica Ballet’s Viva La Vida & Excerpts of P1N0CCH10 & Carmilla College of San Mateo Theatre
- 5 PM PUMPS Sundays at Beaux: Tacones - Dia de los Muertos Celebration! Beaux $0-$14.64
- 6 PM BOLLYWOOD DIWALI NIGHT....YEH JAWAANI HAI DIWALI! Cupertino Community Hall $12.51-$193.92
- 6 PM HBA Diwali & Haryana Day Celebration 2026 Shubham Halls Free
- 7 PM Film Night: An Taibhse (The Ghost) United Irish Cultural Center
- 9 PM Dani Flow El Dia De Los Muertos The Valencia Room Free
- 10 PM DIA DE LOS MUERTOS HALLOWEEN! @NOVA SJ | SUNDAY NOV 1ST - Reggaeton Hiphop! NOVA Downtown San Jose $0-$33.85
Monday, November 2
- 10 AM San Francisco Free Walking Tour Free SF Tour Free
- 10:30 AM Painting Diwali Diyas Millbrae Library Free
- 12 PM AudaTours Napa Audio Tour: Echoes of Heritage from Laundry Rooms to Opera Halls Vintner’s Collective - Historically the Sam Kee Laundry Building See tickets
- 2:30 PM Native American Heritage Storytime Rose Garden Library Free
- 3 PM Castro District LGBTQ+ Historic Tour Harvey Milk Plaza $39.19
- 4 PM Art Nook: Paper Diyas and Rangolis Atherton Library Free
- 4 PM Dia De Los Muertos Extravaganza San Lorenzo Library Free
- 4 PM Japan and the Middle East in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape Encina Hall Free
- 4 PM Traditional Copal Wood Alebrije Painting for Día de los Muertos Foster City Library Free
- 5 PM Dia de los Muertos Altars Exhibition & Celebration (evento bilingüe) Napa Valley Center for Spiritual Living Free
- 6:15 PM Gujarati Diwali Storytime - ગુજરાતી દિવાળીની વાર્તા નો સમય Fremont Library Free
Tuesday, November 3
- 10 AM San Francisco Free Walking Tour Free SF Tour Free
- 11:30 AM Stories of Light: Celebrating Diwali Brisbane Library Free
- 1:30 PM Day of the Dead: Mini Ofrendas Atherton Library Free
- 3:30 PM Make & Decorate Sugar Skulls Biblioteca Latinoamericana Library Free
- 4 PM Mini Diwali Lantern Atherton Library Free
- 5 PM Curated Music Listening Session @Central: A Function of The Break Room Central Library Free
- 5 PM Dia De Muertos Printing @West: Lino Block Printing West Branch Free
- 5 PM Open Lakehouse + AI Meetup: Diwali Edition Databricks MTV Free
Wednesday, November 4
- 10 AM Berkeley History Room Open Hours @Central: Every Wednesday 10:00am-1:00pm Central Library Free
- 10 AM San Francisco Free Walking Tour Free SF Tour Free
- 11:30 AM Celebrate Diwali: Storytime and Art Activity Edenvale Library Free
- 11:30 AM Diwali Celebration + TOP Agent Panel KW Thrive Training Room Free
- 12 PM Leading by Unwritten Rules: Rural Educators in Myanmar’s Crisis Encina Hall Free
- 2:30 PM Traditional Copal Wood Alebrije Painting for Día de los Muertos Brisbane Library Free
- 3:30 PM 30 Years of Jazz Celebration San Ramon Library Free
- 5 PM Celebrate Diwali: Stories, Dance, and Light Golden Gate Branch Library Free
- 5:30 PM Adult Arts & Crafts Main Library Free
- 5:30 PM Elevating Untold Stories & Native Resilience Through Art & Placemaking Haines Gallery Free
- 6:30 PM The Native Story of Sonoma County Roseland Regional Library Free
Thursday, November 5
- 10 AM San Francisco Free Walking Tour Free SF Tour Free
- 10:30 AM Celebrating Diwali Storytime Educational Park Library Free
- 10:30 AM Stories of Light: Celebrating Diwali San Carlos Library Free
- 11 AM Celebrating Diwali Storytime Santa Teresa Library Free
- 2 PM Winning the Vote: San Francisco Suffrage Walking Tour - CEA San Francisco Department of Elections Free
- 2:30 PM Diwali Special Henna Art Millbrae Library Free
- 3 PM Castro District LGBTQ+ Historic Tour Harvey Milk Plaza $39.19
- 4 PM Diwali Crafts for Kids Fremont Library Free
- 4 PM El Dia de Los Muertos Craft and Cultural Tasting Cambrian Library Free
- 4:30 PM Diwali Storytime Evergreen Library Free
- 4:30 PM Leamos Autoras @Central: Club de lectura en español (presencial) Central Library Free
- 4:30 PM Lucha Libro Joyce Ellington Library Free
- 5 PM Celebrate Diwali: Traditional Stories, Music and Dance Almaden Library Free
- 7 PM Jane Austen Reader's Theatre: Pride and Prejudice The Yard Coffee Free
Friday, November 6
- 10 AM San Francisco Free Walking Tour Free SF Tour Free
- 11 AM Day of the Dead: Mini Ofrendas Brisbane Library Free
- 11 AM Historic Guided Tour at Hayes Mansion Hayes Mansion San Jose $14.64
- 12 PM San Francisco Self-Guided Tour & Scavenger Hunt Mission Dolores Park $11.98-$22.11
- 3 PM Castro District LGBTQ+ Historic Tour Harvey Milk Plaza $39.19
- 5 PM Arts Los Altos Downtown Walking Tour Meet at the Mandahlia sculpture 169 State Street Los Altos
- 5 PM First Fridays at IDA (Social) Harmony House Free
- 5 PM FREMONT HUB INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO A DIWALI CELEBRATION FREMONT HUB Free
- 7 PM Diwali Concert with Arjun Verma Cupertino Library Free
- 7 PM Six Stellar San Franciscans: a walking tour HI San Francisco Downtown Hostel Free
- 7:30 PM Statement Of Pride, Stand Tall, Strikeforce, altar, Caged View, From One Hell Neck Of the Woods See tickets
- 10 PM DIA DE LOS MUERTOS City Nights $13.11-$856.68
- 10 PM LIT DIWALI - BOLLYWOOD PARTY | SILVER KEY PARTY @ MYTH - NOV 6 Myth Lounge $0-$100
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