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Events in Berkeley
Sun25
Today
Sat 24 · 8 PM$8–80
TheatreSocials
The Fall Show
The Ashby Stage
Today
ClassicalConcert
Iestyn Davies with Oliver Wass and harps
Zellerbach Hall / Cal Performances
At 9 AM$120–300
WorkshopSocials
Fall Hall Jam 2026
The Finnish Hall
At 9:45 AM$20
AfroClassical
BrasArte Brazilian Dance with Tainah Damasceno
La Peña Cultural Center
At 11 AM
Ecstatic danceOutdoors
Soul Sanctuary Dance
Soul Sanctuary Dance
At 11 AMFree
Story time0–15 yrs
Read-to-a-Princess: Costume Party
Mr.Mopps Children's Books
At 11:30 AM$35
WorkshopAfro
Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop
La Peña Cultural Center
At 12 PM
Exhibition
Hidden - Art Exhibition
Artist's studio - Janice Weingrod
At 1 PMFree
ClassicalPop
Halloween Strings Driveway Concert
Channing Way & McKinley Avenue
At 7 AMFree
LiteratureInclusivity
Living Books Illawarra Sports High School - Group 2
Illawarra Sports High School
At 1:30 PM$35–39.19
YogaWellness
SATYA Sundays: Somatic Awareness for Yogis with Tina Rath
The Green Yogi
At 2 PM$9–36
WorkshopWellness
Mourners Studio with Jeanne Reisman - JSP BERKELEY
Jewish Studio Project
At 3 PM$30
ClassicalConcert
Solo Piano: Call for Scores, Vol. 3
Berkeley Piano Club
At 3 PM
World musicAfro
¡Batey Boricua! Community Jam
La Peña Cultural Center
At 3 PM$20–25
JazzFolk / Acoustic
The Tom Reynolds Conspiracy
The Back Room
At 3:30 PMFree
Literature
October 2026 Picture Book Club for Grown Ups
Mr.Mopps Children's Books
Mon26
Tomorrow
At 4 PMFree
LiteratureChess
Ilona Bray & Stephen (C.S.) Soong's Cat Takes Queen In-Store Event & Signing
Mrs Dalloway's
At 6 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
One Song All Night: Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams"
The Freight
Tomorrow · 3 AM250 €
WorkshopClasses
Fall 2026 Fieldwork Workshop
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
At 7 PM$17.85–33.85
ClassicalClassical
BHC Concert Series - Berkelium String Quartet
Hillside Club
At 7 PM$28.52–295.29
CabaretBurlesque
EULOGY IIII - A Maynard Inspired Cabaret of Shadow & Ceremony
Flux Vertical Theatre
At 7 PM$50
Theatre
Liberation - Preview Performance (Masks Required)
Roda Theatre at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
At 7:30 PM$10–63
ClassicalConcert
Voices of Music presents Amanda Forsythe in Recital
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
At 8 PM
PunkRock
Black Flag
Cornerstone
At 8 PM$30
Folk / AcousticSinger-songwriter
An Evening with Roy Dahan
The Back Room
Tomorrow
ExperimentalConcert
Grex
The Freight
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
Drop-in services
Tech Tutoring
North Branch Library
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
Workshop
Communicating Effectively @Claremont
Claremont Branch Library
Tomorrow · 12 PMFree
Drop-in services
Free Flu Vaccine Pop-up Clinic @THP South
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library
Tomorrow · 12 PM
JazzConcert
Bobby McFerrin & Motion
The Freight
Tomorrow · 12 PMFree
YogaWellness
Free 6-week Prenatal Yoga Series
West Berkeley Family Wellness Center, Sixth Street, Berkeley, CA, USA
Tomorrow · 12 PM$25
WorkshopFlamenco
Low-Impact Flamenco Dance
La Peña Cultural Center
Tomorrow · 12:15 PM
TalkLiterature
CSLS Speaker Series: Terror on Trial: An Ethnography of French Courts
Philip Selznick Seminar Room
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
Talk
Michigan In the Dark
North Branch Library
Tue27
Tuesday 27 October
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
Kids
Sticker Club @ Claremont Branch Library
Claremont Branch Library
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
An American Problem: The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act
Social Science Matrix (8th Floor)
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
Other
Christian Creatives Meetup
Binge Matcha
Tomorrow · 6 PM
CareerStudents
1L Networking Night
Berkeley Faculty Club
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
Kids' show
Monday Evening Storytime @Central CCR
Central Library
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM$28.52
Outdoors
Full Moon Forest Bath
Claremont Canyon to the Labyrinth Viewpoint
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM$20–30
Pilates & stretchingSports & fitness
Raqs Sharqi “Bellydance” Technique
La Peña Cultural Center
Tomorrow · 7 PM$0
Jam / Open mic
LAST Monday Jam Session
1201 University Ave
Tomorrow · 7 PM$20
CinemaHuman rights
Screening of "The Eternal Song" with Filmmakers Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo
David Brower Center
Tomorrow · 7 PM$35–40
WorkshopAfro
Rumba y Percusión Afro-Cubana con Einar Leliebre
La Peña Cultural Center
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM$5
JazzExperimental
Fil-Am Futurism with Karl Evangelista and Grex
The Freight
Tue 27Free
Heritage
Día de los Muertos Pet Altar
North Branch Library
Tue 27
Other
October Herb Club: Rosemary
Berkeley Herbal Center
Tue 27 · 4 AMFree
WorkshopDJ set
Electronic Music-Making Studio
Central Library
Tue 27 · 10 AMFree
LiteratureDisability
Read Aloud Storytelling
Central Library
Tue 27 · 10:15 AM
WorkshopMusic for toddlers
Aguacate Music Kids: Family Music Class (Spanish)
La Peña Cultural Center
Tue 27 · 10:15 AM
Kids0–6 yrs
Aguacate Music Kids: Family Music Class (Bilingual)
La Peña Cultural Center
Tue 27 · 10:30 AMFree
Story time
Baby/Toddler Storytime @THP South
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library
Tue 27 · 11 AMFree
EcologyStudents
Tabling for the COMPACT Act at UC Berkeley
Sproul Plaza
Tue 27 · 12 PM
Folk danceSocials
Berkeley Contra or English Dance
Christ Church Berkeley
Wed28
Wednesday 28 October
Tue 27 · 7 PMFree
Creative workshop5–12 yrs
Sugar Skull Craft @North
North Branch Library
Tue 27 · 4 PMFree
Literature
Mystery Book Club @West
West Branch Library
Tue 27 · 7 PMFree
Tabletop RPG
Teen TTRPGs Club @North
North Branch Library
Tue 27 · 4:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
LEGO Club @Central CCR
Central Library
Tue 27 · 5:30 PMFree
TalkScience
Catie Cuan // Physical AI: Giving AI a Robot Body
Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation
Tue 27 · 5:30 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Headlands Brewing - Berkeley
Headlands Brewing - Berkeley
Tue 27 · 6 PMFree
Art & Culture
Cultivating Compassion in Difficult Times
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library
Tue 27 · 6 PMFree
Folk / AcousticWorld music
Filipinx Folk Songs & More @West
West Branch Library
Tue 27 · 6 PMFreeES
TalkStudents
Unidos Somos Orgullosos
Haas Pavilion
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Tue 27 · 6 PM
Career
[BBLJ] Dechert Networking Reception
Freehouse
Tue 27 · 6:30 PM$20
WorkshopHip-hop
Bodywerk Dance: Afrobeat Hip Hop Fusion
La Peña Cultural Center
Tue 27 · 6:30 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Great Notion Brewing - Berkeley
Great Notion Brewing - Berkeley
Tue 27 · 7 PMFree
Literature
Matthew Aldrich's THE NATURAL ORDER Launch Event and Book Signing
Mrs Dalloway's
Tue 27 · 7 PM$87
Theatre
Liberation - Preview Performance
Roda Theatre at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Tue 27 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Acme Bar & Company
Acme Bar & Company
Tue 27 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Gilman Brewing Company
Gilman Brewing
Tue 27 · 7 PMFree
QuizConcert
Trivia Night at Heads and Tails Barbecue
Heads and Tails Barbecue
Tue 27 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Up & Under Pub and Grill
Up & Under Pub and Grill
Tue 27 · 8 PM
MetalConcert
Havok
Cornerstone
Tue 27 · 9 PMFree
QuizConcert
Trivia Night at Kip’s Bar and Grill
Kip's
Thu29
Thursday 29 October
Wed 28 · 4 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Author Erika Krouse in conversation with Fiona MacFarlane
Wheeler Hall
Wed 28 · 4:30 PMFree
Story time
Reading Buddies @ Central
Central Library
Wed 28 · 4:30 PM$30
Folk / AcousticWorld music
Baltic Bards: An Evening with Eli and Jānis Jātnieki from Riga, Latvia
Donkey & Goat Winery
Wed 28Free
Workshop
Sewing Machine Open Studio @North
North Branch Library
Wed 28 · 5 PM$75
LiteratureTalk
Heyday Harvest with Jane Fonda and Obi Kaufmann
Freight Theater
Wed 28 · 5:30 PMFree
TalkHuman rights
"Defending Our Rights, Fighting For Our Future": The ACLU's Cecillia Wang
Brower Center
Wed 28 · 5:30 PM$20ES
WorkshopSalsa
Clases de Salsa, Rumba y Reparto Cubano para adolescentes y jóvenes
La Peña Cultural Center
Wed 28 · 6 PM$71.21
Food
Whiskys of the World - Single Malt Tasting
2121 San Pablo Ave
Wed 28 · 7 PM
RockConcert
Mumiy Troll
The UC Theatre
Wed 28 · 7 PM$49.87–65.87
WorkshopTango
Beginning tango with Felipe and Ayano: series of 3 dance classes
Berkeley City Club
Wed 28 · 7 PMFree
LiteraturePoetry
Eric Beck Rubin's TEN CLEAR DAYS In-Store Event And Book Signing
Mrs Dalloway's
Wed 28 · 7 PM
Martial artsOutdoors
Capoeira Angola
La Peña Cultural Center
Wed 28 · 7 PM
Martial artsOutdoors
Capoeira Angola
La Peña Cultural Center
Wed 28 · 7 PM
Martial artsOutdoors
Capoeira Angola
La Peña Cultural Center
Wed 28 · 7 PM
Martial artsOutdoors
Capoeira Angola FREE Community Roda or Class
La Peña Cultural Center
Wed 28 · 7 PMFree
QuizConcert
Trivia Night at Bobby G's Pizzeria
Bobby G's Pizzeria
Wed 28 · 7:30 PM
Folk danceOutdoors
Berkeley Contra or English Dance
Christ Church Berkeley
Wed 28 · 7:30 PM
Folk / AcousticSinger-songwriter
Baltic Bards: An Evening with Eli and Jānis Jātnieki
Donkey & Goat Winery
Wed 28 · 8 PM$9.31
Poetry slamPoetry
The Spooky Slam
The Starry Plough Pub
Wed 28 · 8 PM$49.87–65.87
WorkshopTango
Intermediate tango with Felipe and Ayano: series of 3 dance classes
Berkeley City Club
Fri30
Friday 30 October
Thu 29 · 4 PMFree
Drop-in services
Math Tutoring @ Central
Central Library
Thu 29 · 4:30 PM$12.51–23.18
Folk / AcousticIndie
Margot Wagner CD Release Concert
Hillside Club
Thu 29Free
Literature
Repulsive Reads @North
North Branch Library
Thu 29 · 5 PM
Quiz
Trivia Night with the Yale Club of San Francisco
Donkey & Goat Winery
Thu 29 · 5:30 PM$0
TalkScience
Psychoactive Substances in Buddhist Practice in Premodern Tibet
Mangalam Center
Thu 29 · 6 PMFree
Street party
Siren Gallery at Starfish Arts Costume Party
Starfish Arts
Thu 29 · 6 PMFree
Meet Jamie Joyce for Congress: Evening in Willard Park, Elmwood
Willard Park
Thu 29 · 6:30 PMFree
TalkScience
Electrical and Gas Safety in a Disaster
1924 Cedar St
Thu 29 · 6:30 PMFree
QuizConcert
Trivia Night at The Starry Plough Pub
The Starry Plough Pub
Thu 29 · 7 PM
PunkFolk / Acoustic
Bridge City Sinners
The UC Theatre
Thu 29 · 7 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
Maryna Krut
The Freight
Thu 29 · 7 PM$7.50
Parties
Who's My Match Singles Mixer
Beta Lounge
Thu 29 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at The BreakRoom
The BreakRoom
Thu 29 · 7 PM$15–25
Folk / AcousticSmall gig
Newberry & Verch
The Back Room
Thu 29 · 7:30 PM$39–89
Folk / AcousticSeniors
Ernest Aines: Slow Roll (Berkeley)
2619 Dwight Way
Thu 29 · 8 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
Bridge City Sinners @ UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall
UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall
Thu 29 · 8 PM$98
Theatre
Liberation
Roda Theatre at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Thu 29 · 8 PM
ElectroConcert
Coco & Breezy
Cornerstone
Fri 30 · 9:15 AM
WorkshopMusic for toddlers
Aguacate Music Kids: Family Music Class
La Peña Cultural Center
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Fri 30 · 10 AMFree
Drop-in services
Library Late Opening
Central Library
Sat31
Saturday 31 October
Fri 30 · 5:30 PM$71.21
Workshop
Scented Sanctuary: Día de los Muertos Candle Making Workshop
Finding Vettey
Fri 30 · 6:30 PMFree
Hip-HopJam / Open mic
Femme Cypher After Hours @Central
Central Library
Fri 30 · 6:30 PM$15
PunkConcert
PUNK or Treat
Gilman Brewing Company
Fri 30 · 6:45 PM$49.87
YogaWellness
Glow & Flow After Dark
WORTHY Breath & Body | Yoga + Pilates + Strength
Fri 30 · 7 PM$10–12.51
Cinema
19th Annual BCM Horror Film Fest-Evil
Veterans Memorial
Fri 30 · 7 PM$17.85–33.85
ClassicalConcert
BHC Concert Series presents Melodiya Chamber Ensemble
Hillside Club
Fri 30 · 7 PM$15.71
PunkConcert
PUNK or Treat
Gilman Brewing
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM$20FR
Ecstatic danceOpen air
Freestyle Fridays / Berkeley Ecstatic Dance
Freestyle Fridays / Berkeley Ecstatic Dance
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM$20
Ecstatic danceSocials
Freestyle Fridays / Berkeley Ecstatic Dance
Freestyle Fridays / Berkeley Ecstatic Dance
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM$17.85–23.18
TheatreLGBTQ+
Berkeley Shakespeare Company presents: Measure for Measure
Live Oak Theater
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM$25–35
Theatre
A Thousand Mothers Collecting the Bones
La Peña Cultural Center
Fri 30 · 8 PM
World musicClassical
CelloGayageum
The Freight
Fri 30 · 8 PM
Concert
Sofar Sounds at Donkey & Goat
Donkey & Goat Winery
Fri 30 · 8 PM$25–30
Singer-songwriterSmall gig
The Baguette Quartette
The Back Room
Fri 30 · 8 PM$102
Theatre
Liberation
Roda Theatre at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Sat 31$137
Guided tourFood
Best of North Berkeley Food Tour
Chez Panisse
Sat 31 · 10 AM$25
ExhibitionHeritage
Visit the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents
Aftel Archive of Curious Scents
Sat 31 · 10:30 AMFree
Kids' show
Family Story Time @Central CCR
Central Library
Sat 31 · 11 AMFree
WorkshopEcology
Seed Saving with Transition Berkeley
Bancroft Community Garden
Sat 31 · 11 AM$101.35
WorkshopSalsa
Salsa, Bachata & Merengue Class – Beginner 2: Practice & Turns
La Peña Cultural Center
Later
Sat 31 · 4 PMFree
Creative workshopVideo gamesfrom 10 yrs
LEGO Halloween Themed Coding @Central
Central Library
Sat 31 · 7 PM
Cinema
The Rocky Horror Picture Show w/ Live Cast
The UC Theatre
Sat 31 · 7:30 PM$112
Theatre
Liberation
Roda Theatre at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Sat 31 · 8 PM$15–25
Folk danceSocials
4th Annual Lord of the Rings Square Dance
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
Sat 31 · 8 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
Wake the Dead
The Freight
Sat 31 · 8 PM$12.50–25
Stand-up
Halloween Comedy Show
Gilman Brewing
Sat 31 · 8:30 PM$16–20
Folk / AcousticConcert
24th Annual Starry Plough Murder Ballads Bash
The Starry Plough Pub
Sat 31 · 9 PM$10
Drag show
Halloween Party Drag Show
2121 San Pablo Ave
Sun 1 · 8 AM$33.85
Wellness
Communal Breathwork at WORTHY – Energizing Morning Session
WORTHY Self-Care Studio
Sun 1 · 9:45 AM$20
WorkshopAfro
BrasArte Brazilian Dance with Tainah Damasceno
La Peña Cultural Center
Sun 1 · 11 AM
Ecstatic danceOutdoors
Soul Sanctuary Dance
Soul Sanctuary Dance
Sun 1 · 2 PM$123
Theatre
Liberation
Roda Theatre at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Sun 1 · 3 PMFree
Story timeLiterature3–8 yrs
W. Kamau Bell & Adam Mansbach's ROCK PAPER SCISSORS CHEESE
Mrs Dalloway's
Sun 1 · 5 PMES
World musicJam / Open mic
Día de Muertos Celebración: Ceremony, Ofrenda, Son Jarocho & Food!
La Peña Cultural Center
Sun 1 · 5 PM$55.20
Food
Whiskey Tasting with Preservation Distillery
Acme Bar & Company
Sun 1 · 6 PM
RockSoul / Funk
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
The UC Theatre
Sun 1 · 7 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
Windham Hill 50th Anniversary Live
The Freight
Sun 1 · 7 PM$17.85
Folk danceSocials
Hillside Echoes presents Folk Dancing with Da! Mozhem
Hillside Club
Sun 1 · 7 PM$103
Theatre
Liberation
Roda Theatre at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Sun 1 · 7 PM$25
JazzBlues
Sam's Corner
The Back Room
Mon 2 · 10 AMFree
Drop-in services
Social Services Drop-In
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library
Mon 2 · 12 PM
Concert
Bobby McFerrin & Motion
The Freight
Mon 2 · 12 PM$25
WorkshopFlamenco
Low-Impact Flamenco Dance
La Peña Cultural Center
Mon 2 · 1 PM
TalkLGBTQ+
Defending Bodily Autonomy
Warren Room (295 Simon Hall)
Mon 2Free
Wellness
Somatic Reset for Stress @West
West Branch Library
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Mon 2 · 6 PM
Career
[BCLT] 1L Tech & IP Recruiting Fair
International House
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RockConcert
The Queen & I (as The Replacements) The Pitts (as Dead Moon) Katie Cash & members of The Loudmouths, Muñecas) Build A Rocket (as
Ivy Room, Albany
Sun 8 · 4 PM$17.85–33.85
World musicFolk / Acoustic
Veretski Pass
St Alban's Episcopal Church, Albany
Mon 2 · 7:30 PM$45–348.65
ClassicalConcert
Crowden Presents: Four Radicals
Crowden School, Berkeley
Sun 8 · 3 PM
Concert
Kaila Student Singing Recital
Donkey & Goat Winery, Berkeley
Mon 2 · 7:30 PM
ClassicalConcert
Alexi Kenney @ Crowden School
Crowden School, Berkeley
Wed 28 · 7:30 PM
Concert
Lauren Oraange and the Cuties + Little Oil + Sadie Alan
Ivy Room, Albany
Wed 28 · 10:45 AM
Folk danceOutdoors
Berkeley Contra or English Dance
Christ Church Berkeley
Fri 30 · 1 PM
Ecstatic danceWellness
5Rhythms® Boundless Waves Friday Dance
5Rhythms® Boundless Waves Friday Dance — Berkeley
Sat 31 · 8 PM$12
BachataDJ set
BACHATA HALLOWEEN EAST BAY
Allegro Ballroom, Richmond
Sat 31 · 7 PM
LGBTQ+
Sapphic Halloween Extravaganza Feat. mayday mae!
Ivy Room, Albany
Mon 2 · 4 PMFree
Art & Culture
Toddler Tempo Time
El Cerrito, CA
Wed 28 · 3:30 PMFree
Cinema
Teen Movies: Hotel Transylvania
Albany Library
Mon 2 · 6:30 PMFree
Talk
Is a Service Dog the Right Next Step?
JUKU, El Cerrito
Thu 5 · 7 PMFree
Literature
Orangetheory Solano-Albany Book Club
Pretty Things, Albany
Thu 5 · 6 PMFree
Cinema
NorthFlicks - Movie Night (Adult)
North Branch Library, Berkeley
Sun 22 · 12 PMFree
Market
Season of the Winter Witch Market
Gilman Brewing, Berkeley
Tomorrow · 6 PM
TalkPolitics & Economy
Making Sense of Israel’s Election Headlines the Morning After the Vote
JCC East Bay
Mon 2 · 7:30 PMFree
TalkHeritage
Fireside Meeting - November 2026
Hillside Club, Berkeley
Wed 28 · 8 PMFree
QuizConcert
Trivia Night at Triple Rock Brewing
Triple Rock Brewing, Berkeley
Tue 27 · 3:30 PMFree
Escape game
Escape Room: Escape from the Library
El Cerrito, CA
Tue 27 · 3:45 PMFree
Board games
D&D and Beyond: Tabletop Roleplaying at Albany Library
Albany Library
Wed 28 · 3:30 PMFree
Trading cards
Pokemon club
El Cerrito, CA
Thu 29 · 3:45 PMFree
Video games
Game On
Albany Library
Wed 4 · 3:30 PMFree
Chess
Chess Class
Albany Library
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The Freight
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Central Library
56 events
Christ Church Berkeley
84 events
Hillside Club
41 events
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library
27 events
West Branch Library
22 events
North Branch Library
103 events
La Peña Cultural Center
143 events
Claremont Branch Library
20 events