The best stand-up venues in Berkeley
27 upcoming events
Get stand-up in Berkeley in your weekly roundup.
11 must-visit spots for stand-up in Berkeley, hand-picked.
The spots to know: Fox Theater, Elbo Room Jack London and Quinn's Lighthouse.
Venues — stand-up in Berkeley
Events — stand-up in Berkeley
Fri24
Friday 24 July
2 events
Sun26
Sunday 26 July
1 event
Mon27
Monday 27 July
1 event
Later
23 events
Fri 31 · 9:30 AM55 €🇬🇧
✨Cabaret🎤Stand-up
An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech
Fri 31 · 7:30 PMGratuit🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up✨Cabaret
Tech Roast SF: Comedians Roast Techies
Herbst Theatre
Sat 1 · 10 AM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Sat 1 · 11 AM🇬🇧
🎲Improv🎤One-man show
CAVE MATCH Battle for the Mainstage
BATS Improv
Thu 6 · 8 PM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Fri 7 · 10:30 AM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Fri 7 · 6:30 PM55 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech
Fri 7 · 8:30 PM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse
Quinn's Lighthouse
Sat 8 · 10 AM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Sat 8 · 11 AM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse
Quinn's Lighthouse
Thu 13 · 11 AM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Fri 14 · 7:30 PM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Sat 15 · 11 AM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse
Quinn's Lighthouse
Sat 15 · 7 PM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Thu 20 Aug · 11 AM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Fri 21 Aug · 7:30 PM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Sat 22 Aug · 10 AM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Sat 22 Aug · 11 AM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse
Quinn's Lighthouse
Thu 27 Aug · 8 PM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Fri 28 Aug · 7:30 PM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Sat 29 Aug · 10 AM25 €🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up✨Cabaret
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room
Elbo Room Jack London
Fri 2 Oct · 7 PMGratuit🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up🎤One-man show
HASAN HATES RONNY | RONNY HATES HASAN
Fox Theater
Fri 13 Nov · 8 PM🇬🇧
🎤Stand-up🎤One-man show
Jo Koy: Koy Meets World Tour
Oakland Arena
See also in Berkeley
Tue 28 · 7 PM
🤘Metal🎸Rock
Six Feet Under @ Cornerstone
Cornerstone
Wed 29 · 8 PM
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Moonchild @ UC Theatre
UC Theatre
Tomorrow · 6 PM
✨Pop🎸Rock
The Fray @ Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
Sun 26 · 5 PM
🌐World✨Pop
Dengue Fever @ UC Botanical Garden
UC Botanical Garden
Sun 26 · 6 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Libraries Rock: Summer Concerts
Albany Library
Sun 26 · 2:30 PMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Jazz on Sunday
Golden Gate Branch Library
Sun 16 · 3 PMFree
🎷Jazz🌐World
Jazz on Sunday in the Park
Doyle Hollis Park
Wed 29 · 6 PMFree
💜Soul / Funk🎫Concert
Soul 4Kidz
Piedmont Avenue Branch Library
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Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Cascada de Flores
Lakeview Branch Library
Tomorrow · 8 PM
🌐World🪕Folk / Acoustic
Dakha Brakha @ Siesta Valley Bowl
Siesta Valley Bowl
Fri 24 · 7 PM
🏠House🎉Club
AMAL at Moonglow
Moonglow Oakland
Wed 5 · 7 PM
🎸Rock🤘Metal
Poppy @ Fox Theater
Fox Theater
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Fri 24 · 1 PMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Lunchtime Jazz Concert at Main Library
Main Library
Fri 24 · 12:30 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
Rock With You - The Michael Jackson Experience
Orinda Theater
Wed 29 · 7 PM
🎸Rock⚡Punk
Whispers (TH) @ 9 Lives Warehouse
9 Lives Warehouse
Sat 1 · 12 PMFree
🌐World🪕Folk / Acoustic
Aztec Dance with Grupo Teokalli
El Sobrante Library
At 7:30 PM
🪗Folk ball🌳Outdoors
Berkeley Contra or English Dance
Christ Church Berkeley
At 7 PM$25
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Ecstatic Dance Oakland ~ Wednesdays
Ecstatic Dance Oakland ~ Wednesdays
Fri 24 · 8 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
JOTERÍA
There/There bar
Sat 25 · 10 AM
💿DJ set🥁Drum & Bass
BASSEDELIC WEEKENDER
Hella Bees
Sat 1 · 10 PM
🔊Techno💿DJ set
PSFYTECH IMMERSION
Continental Club
Fri 24 · 11 AM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Those Who Know
Tamarack
Fri 24 · 10 PM
🎉Club🏠House
Jus Dance
Cardiff Lounge
Sun 26 · 4 AM
☀️Open air🔊Techno
Until We Meet Again l 969 Techno (Open Air)
TBA - San Francisco
Sat 8 · 9 PM$22.99
🎉Club🔊Techno
Intensity IV: Here To Stay w/ 3bveritas, Gizmo, hope, Cannibal Tex, Eviemoon, Rio Sky
9lives
Sun 9 · 2 PM$12.4–60.33
🎉Club💿DJ set
Ultradia 001: TF Marz, Swomp, Nayan, Ratchealbeats, Eklektik, Trippy Hippy
7th West
Sat 1 · 2 PM
🎪Street party
AAPI On The Bay: Islander Roots
Gold Bar Whiskey Distillery Tasting Room, Avenue of the Palms, San Francisco, CA, USA
Sat 15 · 7 PM
🎪Street party
South Seas Swing 2026
USS Hornet Museum
Sat 1 · 9 AM
🗣️Talk
Agentic AI Summit
Berkeley
Tomorrow
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Gestural Expressions
Slate Contemporary
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Sat 25 · 12:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
California Writers Club
Rockridge Branch Library
Thu 30 · 6 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
How To Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear
Local Economy
Sun 26 · 1 PM
🍽️Food
Hangtime: An Oakland Yard Wine Fair
Oakland Yard Wine Shop
Thu 13 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
An Evening with Cafe Ohlone
El Cerrito Library
Tomorrow
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Leyla Pekmen + Julien Laporte: In Your Own Time
Johansson Projects
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Fri 31 · 1 PMFree
🍽️Food
A Taste of West
West Oakland Branch Library
Tue 4 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
One Village, One Book
Montclair Branch Library
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Anime Club @ Asian
Asian Branch Library
Sat 25 · 12 PMFree
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
American 250 Movie Screening
African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Tue 28 · 4:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
English Learners Conversation Group
Orinda Library
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Thu 20 Aug · 5 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Teens: Third Thursday Theater! @Main TeenZone
Main Library TeenZone
Wed 19 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Dimond Book Club
Dimond Branch Library
Sat 8 · 11 AMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Club de Lectura en Español / Spanish Book Club
César E. Chávez Branch Library
Tue 28 · 11:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk
ESL for Parents (Babies OK!)
San Pablo Library
Sat 8 · 5 PM
🏆Tournament🎯Board games
13 Orphans Summer Mahjong Tournament
Baba's House
Tue 28 · 3:45 PMFree
🎯Board games
D&D and Beyond: Tabletop Roleplaying at Albany Library
Albany Library
Wed 5 · 3 PMFree
👾Video games
Teen Gaming @ Golden Gate
Golden Gate Branch Library
Sat 25 · 1 PMFree
🐉Tabletop RPG🎯Board games
Teen Dungeons & Dragons® Club
El Cerrito Library
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Fri 24 · 2 PMFree
👾Video games
hey, hey, hey, Main TeenZone Presents... Gameday Fridays!
Main Library TeenZone
Sat 15 · 1 PMFree
🎯Board games
Teen Magic: the Gathering™ Play Group
El Cerrito Library
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best stand-up venues in Berkeley?
Our favourite spots in Berkeley: Fox Theater, Elbo Room Jack London and Quinn's Lighthouse.