SF LIVE Picks
Explore the live events and venues we’re excited about.
Staff Picks
This Month’s Live Arts
A short list worth your time. This month’s picks cut across genre and neighborhood, from low-lit rooms to open dance floors. Selected by SF LIVE contributors, each one offers a different entry point into what is happening right now.
Festival Spotlight
Bay Area Dance Week
Bay Area Dance Week 2026 brings a wide range of dance into studios and venues across San Francisco and the region. Free classes, performances, and workshops run daily—from first-timers to seasoned dancers—offering a chance to try something new and get a sense of the movement happening across the Bay.
Curator Spotlight
La Doña on Pher Sings the Blues
For La Doña, her “We Are Still Here” picks for SF LIVE center the spaces that sustain San Francisco’s local artists. Pher @ The Black Cat is on that list. A Bay artist La Doña calls “precious and incredibly talented,” Pher will be leading two sets with friends on April 30, all in a room known to connect new voices with the city’s jazz legacy.
Venue Spotlight
Cobb’s Comedy Club
Cobb’s Comedy Club in North Beach has been a fixture of the city’s live comedy scene since 1982, hosting both rising comics and nationally recognized headliners. With a 400-seat room, full dinner service, and a steady lineup of touring acts, it’s a reliable place to catch stand-up that reflects where comedy is right now.