October is one of the best months to get out and explore the Bay Area. San Francisco often enjoys some of its most comfortable weather of the year, fall festivals begin filling up the weekends, and there is no shortage of things to do—from concerts and food events to family-friendly festivals and waterfront celebrations. This year’s Bay Area October calendar is especially packed. Lang Lang returns to San Francisco for a solo piano recital, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass takes over
We live in a time when music is available almost everywhere. Open YouTube and you can watch Lang Lang perform on some of the world’s most famous stages. Put on a pair of headphones, and Beethoven, Mozart, and Liszt can follow you through a commute, a workday, or a quiet evening at home. So if great performances are already available at the tap of a screen, why do people still make the effort to dress up, head into the city, and spend an evening listening to one pianist and on
Some familiar faces have a way of bringing back years of memories the moment you see them again. On September 12, 2026, KTSF celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special banquet in Daly City, bringing together about 420 guests for an evening filled with reunions, laughter, and reflection. Longtime viewers, community leaders, business partners, former employees, and familiar personalities from KTSF’s past gathered at Koi Palace to celebrate a milestone that represents far mo