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San Francisco — week of Thursday, October 29, 2026

San Francisco Opera opens The Marriage of Figaro on Halloween night at the War Memorial Opera House, in a production set at America's founding, with seats from $28.

Everything happening 9

Friday, Oct 30

  • Manon, San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House her thing ✓ Fri Oct 30 at 7:30 PM; Sun Nov 1 at 2 PM · From $30 The final two performances of Massenet's opera, in French with English supertitles; Eun Sun Kim conducts. About 3.5 hours.via San Francisco Opera (organizer)
  • John Scofield's Electrospective, SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium her thing ✓ Fri Oct 30–Sun Nov 1; Sun at 7 PM · Ticketed The guitarist's Electrospective, three nights in the main hall at 201 Franklin St. Some nights are listed as almost sold out.via SFJAZZ (organizer)
  • RM x SFMOMA, SFMOMA, 151 3rd St her thing ✓ Open now, through Feb 7, 2027 · Museum admission The RM x SFMOMA exhibition, open since Oct 3, is included with museum admission.via SFMOMA

Saturday, Oct 31

Thursday, Nov 5

Friday, Nov 6

  • Castro Art Walk her thing ✓ Fri Nov 6, 5–8 PM · Free First-Friday art walk through Castro shops and galleries showing local artists.via Castro Art Walk (organizer)

Saturday, Nov 7

Sunday, Nov 8

  • Inner Sunset Flea Market, 843 Irving St her thing ✓ Sun Nov 8, 10 AM–4 PM · Free The second-Sunday market's 2026 season finale, with 30-plus vendors, music and food; this month's theme is a big lunch and pie contest.via Inner Sunset Flea Market (organizer listing)

Planned dates

Sunday Nov 1: Dinner at Rich Table, then John Scofield at SFJAZZ

John Scofield's Electrospective on its last night, after dinner two blocks away on Gough St

Cost: Scofield tickets on SFJAZZ's site; dinner at Rich Table is extra

her kind of night ✓ Hayes Valley & Downtown

  1. 5:00 PM Dinner at Rich Table, 199 Gough St at Oak — Sunday Nov 1; dinner runs 5 to 10 PM. Sunset is about 5:10, so you sit down at dusk. Leave by 6:45: SFJAZZ is two blocks away, one north to Fell and one east to Franklin, about 5 minutes on foot.
  2. 7:00 PM John Scofield's Electrospective, Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin St — Sunday Nov 1 at 7, the last of three nights in the main hall; book on SFJAZZ's site. For a drink after, Hayes St is one block north of Fell.

Weather backup: Sunday gone? Scofield plays the same hall Fri Oct 30 and Sat Oct 31.

Saturday Nov 7: The Symphony's Día de los Muertos concert at Davies

The Symphony's 19th annual Día de los Muertos concert, with altars by local artists in the hall

Cost: Tickets at sfsymphony.org; 2026 prices not posted

her kind of night ✓ Hayes Valley & Downtown

  1. About 2:15 PM Altars by local artists, Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave at Grove — Saturday Nov 7. The altars and artwork have been up in the hall since mid-October, with activities before the concert; arriving 45 minutes early leaves time to see them.
  2. 3:00 PM Día de los Muertos with the San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall — Saturday Nov 7 at 3, the 19th annual celebration. José Luis Gómez conducts traditional and contemporary Latin American music, with Casa Círculo Cultural. Book at sfsymphony.org or the Grove St box office.

Weather backup: Prefer opera? The Marriage of Figaro plays the War Memorial, across Grove St, the same day.

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