By Magdy Zara
If you want to welcome 2026 with your loved ones, surrounded by vibrant colors, music, and dancing that will fill you with energy, San Francisco offers a variety of places to spend a unique evening.
Celebrate this New Year’s Eve with dancers in costumes from Bolivia and Peru. The 2025 San Francisco Carnival Queen, the Pachamama band, dancers, and drummers will also be there to welcome the New Year.
Enjoy a three-course dinner, live music, dancers, dancing, and a champagne toast.
The event is this Wednesday, December 31st, starting at 8 PM, at Peña Pachamama, located at 1630 Powell Street, San Francisco.
The Sunnyvale Rooftop is celebrating the fifth edition of its annual New Year’s Eve party this year, offering two floors of pure fun. New Year’s Eve Rooftop Party 2026 invites you to ring in the new year in style, with great music, amazing people, and lots of fun.
The invitation is for December 31st, starting at 9 PM, at Fuego Club, located at 140 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale.
Danilo Paiz kicks off 2026 in concert
2026 begins with a packed schedule of concerts for Nicaraguan musician Roger Danilo Paiz, known as a singer, songwriter, percussionist, and guitarist with an extensive career.
Join the Universal duo of Danilo and Olga to start the year with these live music shows, where you’ll enjoy salsa, merengue, cumbia, cha-cha-cha, and much more.
The performance dates are as follows:
Friday, February 1st, 2026, at 5 PM, at Kitchen, Walnut Creek.
Saturday, March 1, 2026, at 12 PM, at La Costañera, Half Moon Bay.
Sunday, April 1, 2026, at 12 PM, at Altamirano, San Francisco.
Thursday, August 1, 2026, at 7 PM, at Havanna Restaurant, Walnut Creek.
For more information, follow @daniloyuniversal on Instagram.
Big Bands Pacific Mambo at Yoshis
The renowned, Grammy®-winning Latin Big Band Orchestra Pacific Mambo (PMO) presents an original and inventive repertoire.
The Orchestra has garnered international acclaim at prestigious international jazz festivals, such as the Umbria Jazz Festival (Italy), the Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), the Tempo Latino Festival (France), and the Antigonish Jazz Festival (Canada). Danilo & Olga kicks off their 2026 tour at Yoshis, where they will perform on January 2nd and 3rd, with two shows each day starting at 8 PM. Tickets range from $35 to $65. Yoshis is located at 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland.
