This guide is built from the live listings in our index — 1,233 upcoming events across 46 venues in San Francisco. It rebuilds automatically as new dates go on sale, so the venues, genres and prices below reflect what is actually bookable rather than a snapshot from a year ago.
What's on in San Francisco
We're currently tracking 1,233 events in San Francisco, of which 271 are club nights, DJ sets or late shows. Between them they feature 787 listed acts, with dates on sale as far out as Sun, Dec 13, 2037.
Where the nights happen
These are the San Francisco rooms with the most on right now. The count is upcoming events we have listed, which is a decent proxy for how hard a venue is working — not a ranking of how good it is.
- Punch Line Comedy Club - San Francisco — 128 upcoming events
- Cobb's Comedy Club — 116 upcoming events
- Neck of the Woods — 101 upcoming events
- San Francisco Playhouse — 89 upcoming events
- The Independent — 84 upcoming events
- The Castro Theatre — 67 upcoming events
- War Memorial Opera House — 65 upcoming events
- The Fillmore — 55 upcoming events
What San Francisco plays
Across everything on sale, the most common billings are Comedy (309), Rock (183), Pop (171), Theatre (124), Alternative (108) and Musical (98). Each links through to every date in that genre.
- Comedy events in San Francisco — 309 listed
- Rock events in San Francisco — 183 listed
- Pop events in San Francisco — 171 listed
- Theatre events in San Francisco — 124 listed
- Alternative events in San Francisco — 108 listed
- Musical events in San Francisco — 98 listed
Which night to go out
Saturday is the busiest night in San Francisco — 294 of the 1,233 dated events we list fall on a Saturday, about 24%, with Friday next at 217. Midweek is thinner, which usually means shorter queues and cheaper entry rather than nothing happening.
- Monday — 51 events
- Tuesday — 173 events
- Wednesday — 162 events
- Thursday — 156 events
- Friday — 217 events
- Saturday — 294 events
- Sunday — 180 events
What a night out costs
Typical entry runs about $32.71, with most tickets between $12.33 and $52.76. We also list 112 free events. Those figures come from the sellers' own price ranges and move with demand — a lot of listings use dynamic pricing, so treat them as a guide and check the ticket page for the live number.
Planning the night
- Start times below are the venue's own local time, not yours — worth checking if you're travelling in.
- Age policy, door times and ID requirements are set by the venue and aren't in our feed. The seller's event page carries them.
- Line-ups change. For multi-act bills, the running order is usually announced close to the date.
- What's on tonight in San Francisco and this weekend are the fastest ways in if you're deciding now.
