As the foliage turns to gold and Halloween spirit sneaks into stores the country wide, it's safe to say that fall is truly on the way!

While we'll miss the heat of summer, there's plenty to get excited about, including the launch of the brand new Broadway season, bringing with it some of the best shows of the last year, alongside the return of pop giants like Billie Eilish and Lorde and top comedy from Hasan Minaj, Ronnie Chieng, and more.

Your 2025/26 Broadway Season Begins:

Shucked
Curran Theatre
September 9 - October 5
It's getting corny in here! Winner of two Drama Desk Awards! After an a-maize-ing premiere on Broadway, the heartwarming story opens San Francisco's 2025/26 season. With Nashville's top songwriting talents from Tony winner Robert Horn, in collaboration with Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, this musical offers a kernel of joy in these divided times, exploring how opening up to people and ideas we are wary of can be a beautiful process, uniting us in our similarities, not our differences. Aw Shucks!
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Les Miserables
Orpheum Theatre 
September 24 - October 5
Taking audiences' breath away since 1985, Les Misrables' heady mix of romance, redemption, and rebellion returns to San Francisco this month in a stunningly realised production. Featuring a raft of musical theatre's best-loved songs, including 'I Dreamed A Dream',  'One Day More' and 'Do You Hear the People Sing', this international megahit is a classic for a reason - discover why this season!
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Stereophonic
Curran Theatre
October 28 - November
You've heard the buzz, now it's time to see the show! The most Tony-nominated show of all time finally makes its way to town, bringing a tale of warring rock stars to the Curran. Transporting us to a recording studio in the early 70s, Stereophonic follows the highs and lows of a band on the cusp of superstardom as they record their second album. Drawing parallels with the tumultuous rise of Fleetwood Mac, this fantastic play benefits from a great script and a stunning era-evoking score by Will Butler of Arcade Fire. If you loved Daisy Jones and The Six or Almost Famous, this is one you won't want to miss.
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Suffs
Orpheum
October 21 - November 9
Now more than ever, as we look to history to define our future,  Shania Taub's tale of the brave women who fought for the right to vote is essential viewing this season. Winning six Tony Awards, including the coveted trio Best Score, Book, and Musical, this captivating story takes you on the journey of women working against the divides - racial, generational, and class - with both victories and failures right up until the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Essential viewing.
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Get planning for the Holidays

San Francisco Ballet - The Nutcracker
War Memorial Opera House
December 13 - 21
Enchanting Bay Area audiences since 1944, San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker is the country's oldest full-length production. As befitting such an institution, it's a dazzling extravaganza full of glittering costumes, sets, and incredible performances from a world-class cast of dancers. Wrapped up in Tchaikovsky's iconic score performed by a live orchestra, it makes for an unmissable spectacle that fills you with festive joy from the first step. If you're looking for the ultimate holiday outing, you can't go wrong with this one!
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The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show
Golden Gate Theatre
December 19
The Queens of Christmas return for 2025 with another holiday spectacular for everyone, naughty or nice! Making the yuletide gay since 2018, this glorious collaboration from two of RuPaul's Drag Race's most glittering alumni is the perfect tonic for the hysteria of the holiday season, with boozy holiday cheer infused with good old razzle-dazzle song and dance numbers, copious amounts of eggnog, and classic carols with a cheeky drag twist. If you're Nutcracker-phobic, then this double act has your alternative holiday entertainment sorted.
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Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles
Golden Gate Theatre
December 3
The Beatles - but make it Christmas! Join the magnificent RAIN as they bring this festive edition of their legendary Beatles tribute, bringing a little bit of Liverpool to the Golden Gate Theatre.
RAIN has mastered every song, gesture, and nuance of the legendary group, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that's as infectious as it is transporting. Includes the early hits to later classics that The Beatles never got the chance to play live - including the most complex and challenging songs.
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San Francisco Symphony - Holiday Gaiety
Davies Symphony Hall
December 7
It's a holiday show like no other as renowned drag icon Peaches Christ joins conductor Edwin Outwater once again to co-emcee this fabulous retro-inspired holiday variety show, Davies Symphony Hall is set to glow in sassy style as a raft of special guests and performers combine their talents to bring you another unforgettable evening of laughter, music, and more - just the thing to get you in the Christmas mood!
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Want to see more? Check out our Holiday and Christmas listings here

Rock, pop, and alternative legends

Billie Eilish
Chase Center
November 22 - 23
The Grammy Award-winning singer is hitting the road this fall for the second leg of her Hit Me Hard And Soft tour! Eilish first captured the world's attention in 2015 when Ocean Eyes, a song she co-wrote with her talented brother, went viral. It was just a taste of what was to come, introducing a bold, genre-defying pop persona known for avant-garde fashion, a fierce attitude, and an incredibly expressive voice.
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Robert Plant
November 21
Rock and Roll's most enticing lead singer is on tour with his new band, the Sensational Space Shifters, making a stop at Oakland's Fox Theatre. Alongside classic Led Zeppelin greats, the 'space shifters are about exploration of sound, contrasting afro-beat, country, and blues to create an entirely new sound that goes to show that Plant is still evolving stylistically, 4 decades into his legendary career.
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Lorde
Greek Theatre Berkeley
October 19
What was that? Lorde is back! The Grammy Award-winning pop sensation from New Zealand returns with her highly anticipated Ultrasound World Tour, following the release of 2025's critically acclaimed Virgin, which marked the queen of alternative pop's return to her electro roots - with her most personal effort yet. Let's hear it for the star of the year: Lorde
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David Byrne
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
November 16 - 18
Former Talking Heads frontman and all-around excellent human David Byrne graces us with an ambitious new tour in support of his latest record, 'Who Is the Sky?'. Produced by Kid Harpoon - known for his work with Harry Styles and Miley Cyrus - and arranged by New York's own Ghost Train Orchestra, it's his first solo release since 2018's American Utopia. In typical Byrne style, expect a spectacle that combines his musicianship, artistry, and delightfully off-beat nature as he presents favorites old and new in this highly anticipated new era.
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Laugh away the S.A.D!

Hasan Minaj and Ronny Chieng
SF Masonic Auditorium
December 19 - 20
In our increasingly polarized age, Hasan Minhaj and Ronny Chieng are hitting the road together not out of friendship, but because mutual disdain sells tickets! This fall the two comedy titans head out on the Ronny Hates Hasan / Hasan Hates Ronny tour, sparring onstage in a hilarious war of words! If you've ever dreamed of watching two frenemies weaponize their wit in real time don't miss Hasan and Ronny's gloriously dysfunctional dynamic when they tour North America this fall.
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John Mulaney
SF Masonic Auditorium
November 20 - 22
With the face of a teenager and a deep, rich voice that belies his 42 years of age, the Emmy-winning John Mulaney has taken the comedy scene by storm. His acerbic wit and intelligent observational humour made him a perfect fit for Saturday Night Live, while his versatility as a performer helped him secure a spot in the Broadway Hall of Fame with his production, The Oh, Hello Show. Mulaney resonates with his generation as he weathers the climes of adulthood and uncertainty, all the while coming across as an adorable geek.
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Sarah Millican
SF Masonic Auditorium
November 1 - 2
Since winning the Best Newcomer Award for her debut solo show 'Sarah Millican's Not Nice' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sarah quickly became a household name. Catch this plucky Brit on her Late Bloomer tour, where she'll cover everything from smear tests and throwing poo over a wall to flotation tanks and how to lose weight off the tip of your finger. She truly covers all avenues of life! Make sure you bring tissues, because you'll be laughing until you cry!
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