San Francisco International Arts Festival celebrates the arts by bringing together a global community of artists and audiences and by presenting innovative projects that focus on increasing human awareness and understanding within and across cultures.

Schedule Of events:

May 30,2025

9:00am : Vida Kuang and Fernando Marti
All Day - Cafe la Boheme

10:00am : Safi Kolozsvari Regalado, Francisco Franco, Max Marttila
Tres Flores Exhibition
All Day - Precita Eyes Gallery

7:00pm : Green Shoot Productions
In the Name of the Son
70m - Victoria Theatre

8:00pm : The Wandering Ensemble
Lost and Found
70m - El Rio

8:30pm : Opening Night Reception 1
90m - Casements Bar

9:15pm - Opening Night Reception 2
90m - El Rio

May 1,2025

5:30pm : Robert Lopez Lecture
Atabaque and Candomble Presentation
60m - Cafe la Boheme

7:00pm : Wachowicz/Fret Studio
Granica/The Border
60m - Theatre of Yugen's NOH Space

8:30pm :
Duane Forrest
Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World
60m - Fingersnaps Media Arts

May 2,2025

7:00pm : Dee Spencer Trio and Michelle Jacques and Students
Women in Jazz and World Music Graduation Concert
60m - Community Music Center

7:30pm : Moe Staiano Ensemble
Music for Eight Guitars (The Parting Gift)
45m - Monkey Brains

8:00pm : Helen Wicks Works
Alive and Well Productions
Radio Vision / The Four Seasons of Hamadan
50m - Theatre of Yugen's NOH Space

8:00pm : Green Shoot Productions
In the Name of the Son
70m - Victoria Theatre

8:30pm : Duane Forrest
Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World
60m - Fingersnaps Media Arts

May 3,2025

11:30am : Precita Eyes Mural Tours
Saturday Morning Special
90m - Precita Eyes Mural Center

1:00pm : Eric Avery
Theatre of The Oppressed Workshop
120m - Ruth’s Table

1:30pm : Precita Eyes Mural Tours
OG Classic Mission Mural Walk
90m - Precita Eyes Mural Center

2:00pm : Romano and Ophir Duo
Classical and Latin American Interpretations

2:30pm : Sarada Kala Nilayam and Samudra Dance Creations
Imagining Pain / Fearless Women
65m - Theatre of Yugen's NOH Space

3:00pm : Duane Forrest
Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World
60m - Fingersnaps Media Arts

3:30pm : Speakeasy Storytellers
90m - Monkey Brains

4:30pm : Motion
Circle Singing
90m - Community Music Center

5:00pm : Franco, Martilla, Regalado Artist Reception
Tres Flores
Precita Eyes Gallery

6:00pm : The Last Supper Party
90m - Temo's Café

6:00pm : JazzFrancisco
60m - Barbara Berkeley Studio

6:30pm : Valerie Troutt Trio
Loopy Church
45m - Fingersnaps Media Arts

6:30pm : Wachowicz / Fret Studio
Granica / The Border
60m - Theatre of Yugen's NOH Space

7:30pm : Melissa Cruz Flamenco
Tablao Flamenco
60m - Abanico Coffee Roasters

8:00pm : Green Shoot Productions
In the Name of the Son
70m - Victoria Theatre

8:30pm : Robert Lopez Ensemble featuring Jorge Alabê
Ogum Onirê
50m - Community Music Center

May 4,2025

1:00pm : Jaroslaw Fret Workshop
The Physical Dramaturgy of the Actor
360m - Studio ACT

2:00pm : Conspiracy of Venus
60m - Community Music Center

3:00pm : Francis Wong
Wong Wei’s Legacy
60m - Monkey Brains

3:30pm : Helen Wicks Works and Alive and Well Productions
Radio Vision / The Four Seasons of Hamadan
50m - Theatre of Yugen's NOH Sp

6:30pm : Music in-Takht
Nile Vibes: Ancient Roots, Modern Grooves
105m - Community Music Center

7:00pm : Sarada Kala Nilayam and Samudra Dance Creations
Imagining Pain / Fearless Women
65m - Theatre of Yugen's NOH Space

7:00pm : Karma Roulette Quartet
Slinky Proverb
105m - Red Poppy Art House

May 5,2025

7:00pm : Agathe and Adrien
Partner Acrobatics Workshop
120m - SF Circus Center

May 7,2025

6:00pm :

LGBTQ+ Artist Panel Discussion
Geo-Politics and Civil Rights
90m - Ruth’s Table

7:00pm : Rashida Oji and Just Now
Directions 60m - Finger Snaps DJ Studio

8:00pm : Barrio Mundial Trio
Barrio Mundial Trio
60m - Chile Lindo

May 8,2025

5:30pm : Mayela Carrasco
"Los Locos" Lecture
60m - Ruth’s Table

6:30pm : Visual Arts Panel Discussion
Francisco Franco, Vida Kuang and Fernando Martí
90m - Café La Boheme

7:00pm : Fairly Lucid Productions
Member 70m - The Marsh Studio

7:30pm : Duane Forrest with Tide and Foam
Tree of Dreams
60m - Theatre of Yugen's NOH Sp

8:00pm : The Wandering Ensemble
Lost and Found
70m - Monkey Brains

8:00pm : Moving Van Quartet
Flight Risk
60m - Fingersnaps Media Arts

8:30pm : Agathe and Adrien
N.Ormes
60m - Dance Mission Theater

May 9,2025

7:00pm : Fairly Lucid Productions
Member70m - The Marsh Studio

7:00pm : The No-Mads
Guilty Pleasures and Hip Hits
60m - Fingersnaps Media Arts

7:00pm : Carla Lucero
Pre-Concert Artist Talk
30m - Community Music Center

7:30pm : PULP
Pulp and it's completely different…
60m - Folk Yoga Studio

7:30pm : Ensemble for These Times
Mujeres ahora
70m - Community Music Center

8:00pm : Prasant Radhakrishnan Trio and Siddique Ahmed
105m - Monkey Brains

8:00pm : Us in the U.S.
We Was Here First
60m - Theatre of Yugen’s NOH Space

8:30pm : Suichu-megane
my choice, my body and Anchor
60m - Dance Mission Theater

May 10,2025

11:00am : Shaping San Francisco
What’s That Smell?
90m - Theatre of Yugen’s NOH Sp

11:30am : Precita Eyes Mural Tours
Saturday Morning Special
90m - Precita Eyes Mural Center

1:00pm : Tide and Foam
Puppetry (object manipulation) Workshop
120m - Ruth's Table

1:30pm : Precita Eyes Mural Tours
OG Classic Mission Mural Walk
90m - Precita Eyes Mural Center

2:00pm : Sha Sha Higby Dance in Sculptural Costume
Sha Sha Higby and Keith Evans "Feathered Fox"
60m - Theatre of Yugen’s NOH Space

2:30pm : Anneli Kanninenand Algiin
HOMEing / Silent Assassin
70m - The Marsh Studio

4:00pm : Suichu-megane∞
my choice, my body and Anchor
60m - Dance Mission Theater

4:30pm : Sumi Lee - Ramiro Boero Duo
El Gaucho Perdido
70m - Community Music Center

5:00pm : The Po' Poets Project of POOR Magazine
Houseless/Poor Mamas Write Homes and Poems
120m - Monkey Brains

6:00pm : Vida Kuang and Fernando Marti Artist Reception;
En Diaspora Cafe la Boheme

6:00pm : Duane Forrest with Tide and Foam
Tree of Dreams
60m - Theatre of Yugen's NOH Space

6:30pm : Fairly Lucid Productions
Member 70m - The Marsh Studio

7:00pm : PULP
Pulp and it's completely different…
60m - Folk Yoga Studio

7:00pm : The Shadow Band
SUMUD: Celebrating Resistance in Arab Arts and Culture
180m - Bissap Baobab

7:30pm : Malpica
60m - Abanico Coffee Roasters

8:00pm : Loco Bloco
Otro Mundo del Azul Profundo
45m - Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas

8:00pm : Agathe and Adrien
N.Ormes
60m - Dance Mission Theater

8:30pm : Eryen Korath y Neblinas del Pacífico
Mangroves and Marimba
90m - Community Music Center

May 11,2025

1:30pm : Sha Sha Higby Dance in Sculptural Costume
Sha Sha Higby and Keith Evans "Feathered Fox"
60m - Theatre of Yugen’s NOH Sp

2:00pm : Melody of China with Ali Akbar College of Music Ensemble
Mystic Harmonies
75m - Community Music Center

2:00pm : Abhinaya Dance Company and InSyncKathak Dancers
Unbound  / Prakriti
95m - Dance Mission Theater

2:30pm : Fairly Lucid Productions
Member70m - The Marsh Studio

2:30pm : PULP
Pulp and it's completely different…
60m - Folk Yoga Studio

4:00pm : Sameer Gupta
Jupiter75m - Monkey Brains

4:30pm : Teresa Tam, Obadiah Díaz Wrynla, Basma Edrees
Bach, Tango and Beyond
105m - Red Poppy Art House

5:00pm : Us in the U.S.
We Was Here First
60m - Theatre of Yugen’s NOH Sp

6:00pm : Anneli Kanninen and Algiin
HOMEing / Silent Assassin
70m - The Marsh Studio

7:00pm : Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco
Tríptico
50m - Dance Mission Theater

7:00pm : Gamelan Sari Raras
Hanoman in Action
75m - Community Music Center

7:30pm : Brock and Spencer
Celebrating Mother’s Day with a Queer American Songbook
90m - The Chan Center

Date:April 30-may 11,2025

Location: Various Venues in San Francisco, CA

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