A Pre-Halloween Bash and costume contest

Thu · Oct 29·10 AM·Davies Symphony Hall · San Francisco

Open rehearsal featuring Elim Chan conducting works by Adams and Mendelssohn at Davies Symphony Hall.

Thu · Oct 29·5 PM – 7 PM·Ferry Building Marketplace, One Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94111

Live Bay Area musicians perform on the Ferry Building Plaza, providing a relaxed Thursday afternoon soundtrack.

Thu · Oct 29·5 PM – 7 PM·The Barnes Restaurant & Bar · San Francisco

Soulful Lilan Kane performs at The Barnes Restaurant & Bar, with food and drink specials available from 4‑6 p.m.

Thu · Oct 29·6:30 PM·Great American Music Hall, 850 O'Farrell St., San Francisco

Desire performs with MOTHERMARY at Great American Music Hall, 850 O'Farrell St., San Francisco.

Thu · Oct 29·8 PM·The Independent, 628 Divisadero St, San Francisco

Patrick Wolf performs at The Independent, with VIP tickets offering an exclusive art print, sound‑check access and a meet‑and‑greet (subject to change).

Thu · Oct 29·8 PM·Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114

Daði Freyr performs synth‑pop with self‑built instruments and hand‑crafted visuals at Castro Theatre, delivering an intimate, unpredictable, communal show for all ages.

Thu · Oct 29·8 PM·The Masonic, 1111 California St, San Francisco

THE CHICKS – TAKING THE LONG WAY performs at The Masonic, 1111 California St, San Francisco.

Tue · Oct 27·8 PM – 10 PM·Bottom of the Hill · San Francisco

The Dystopian Theatre Tour features Slothrust, Um, and Jennifer? delivering rock, grunge, garage, pop rock, and punk at Bottom of the Hill, all ages.

Fri · Oct 30·8:30 PM – 10:30 PM·Bottom of the Hill · San Francisco

Temptation performs New Order and post‑punk covers including Dead Souls and Flippy Floppy at Bottom of the Hill, 21+.

Sun · Nov 1·4 PM – 6 PM·Bottom of the Hill · San Francisco

The Mutants deliver new wave pop punk, followed by Short Dogs Grow’s alternative rock and Fuzz Attack’s folk at Bottom of the Hill, 21+.