Venue Type: Community Space

LGBTQ-focused arts venue on Valencia Street with galleries, studios, and an event space. Operated by the Queer Cultural Center.

Concert series in an 1888 former church on Sanchez Street. About 200 seats. Folk, indie, and acoustic music in a sanctuary that holds up unmiked.

KQED HQ on Mariposa Street in the Mission is a public media center with studios, screening rooms, and event spaces where you can see broadcasts being made and documentaries being shared. The building buzzes with the energy of storytellers and journalists doing real work. Tours and events here connect you to the actual process of … Read more

The Community Music Center sits on Capp Street in the Mission as a working music school where you can hear everything from classical students practicing to professional musicians performing. The center has multiple performance spaces, and walking through you sense the layers of learning happening. Shows here showcase real skill and passion, often from people … Read more

Bindlestiff Studio sits on 6th Street in SOMA as a small but fierce community space where artists make work that takes real risks. The room is modest, the shows are intimate, and there’s an openness to what happens here that lets performers push boundaries. The crowd shows up ready to witness something raw and real, … Read more