What to do in San Francisco

San Francisco blends bay views, steep streets, and characterful neighborhoods with NBA, MLB, and NFL action plus a strong live‑music and theatre scene across city and Bay Area venues. With games, arena shows, and classic attractions in high demand, arranging San Francisco tickets in advance with SeatPick's help makes it easier to lock in key dates and then slot everything else around them.

Why buy tickets in San Francisco via SeatPick?

SeatPick brings together San Francisco and Bay Area tickets for basketball, baseball, football, concerts, and other major events so you can compare options side by side. You can match Warriors or Giants games with arena concerts and sightseeing without juggling multiple local ticket sites.

• Filter by event type, section, and budget, whether you want to see the Warriors at Chase Center, the Giants at Oracle Park, or a 49ers game or concert at Levi’s Stadium in nearby Santa Clara.
• Listings outline what each ticket includes, from specific seat blocks to club areas or hospitality, so you know exactly where you will be in the venue before you confirm.
• Partners are vetted and purchases carry at least a 100% guarantee, helpful if you are timing a short Bay Area stay around one marquee fixture or tour.

Top San Francisco sports teams

San Francisco’s sports scene is anchored by the Warriors in the city, the Giants on the waterfront, and the 49ers a short ride down the Peninsula.

Golden State Warriors at Chase Center

Chase Center in Mission Bay is the home of the Golden State Warriors in the NBA and the Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA. Opened in 2019, the arena seats about 18,064 for basketball and features a large lower‑bowl configuration and one of the league’s biggest center‑hung scoreboards.

San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park

Oracle Park in the South Beach neighborhood hosts MLB’s San Francisco Giants on a waterfront site overlooking the bay. The ballpark opened with a capacity around 40,800 and is known for features such as the right‑field brick wall, “splash hits” into McCovey Cove, and its views over the water.

San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium

Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara is the home of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers and also stages large concerts and special events. The venue’s standard seating capacity is about 70,000, expandable into the mid‑70,000s or beyond for major occasions, with a large lower bowl and extensive premium seating.

Top San Francisco music venues

San Francisco offers everything from arena‑level shows to historic halls and mid‑size rooms that underpin the city’s live‑music identity.

Chase Center

Alongside basketball, Chase Center functions as one of Northern California’s main indoor concert arenas, hosting large pop, rock, and touring productions. Its modern design, bayside location, and NBA‑scale capacity make it a frequent stop for major artists routing through the Bay Area.

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium near Civic Center is a multi‑purpose arena that has long been central to San Francisco’s concert history. City‑owned and operated by Another Planet Entertainment, it holds around 8,500 people for events and hosts a wide mix of shows across genres each year.

Other theatres and halls

Within a compact area around Civic Center and Market Street you will also find venues such as the War Memorial Opera House, Orpheum Theatre, SFJAZZ Center, and Davies Symphony Hall, along with smaller rooms like Rickshaw Stop. This cluster means you can often combine a performance with nearby museums, restaurants, and bars on the same evening.

Top San Francisco attractions

San Francisco’s best‑known sights mix bay crossings, hillside viewpoints, historic streets, and island tours.

Highlights include:

• Golden Gate Bridge, the 1.7‑mile suspension bridge linking San Francisco to Marin, accessible by car, bike, and on foot, and one of the city’s defining viewpoints.
• Alcatraz Island, combining the former federal prison with historic military sites, gardens, wildlife, and some of the bay’s most striking views, reached by ferry from Pier 33.
• Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39, a waterfront area known for seafood, bay cruises, and sea lions hauled out on nearby docks.
• Lombard Street, the steep block with eight tight hairpin turns often described as the “crookedest street” in the world, best photographed from the bottom looking up.
• City viewpoints and districts such as the Painted Ladies and Alamo Square, Chinatown, Golden Gate Park, and Twin Peaks, each offering a different angle on the skyline and bay.

Planning your San Francisco visit

When you plan a San Francisco stay, it helps to anchor your dates around one or two headline events, such as a Warriors game at Chase Center, a Giants home date at Oracle Park, or a 49ers game or stadium concert at Levi’s Stadium, and then weave in bridge crossings, neighborhood walks, and island visits. With key tickets secured ahead of time, you can rely on Muni, BART, Caltrain, ferries, and walkable districts to move between venues and sights while leaving space for spontaneous coffee stops, viewpoints, and side streets.

From a night at Chase Center or Bill Graham Civic Auditorium to an afternoon game at Oracle Park and a day between the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz, and Lombard Street, you can build a San Francisco itinerary that balances sport, live music, and the city’s most memorable landmarks.