Red Poppy Art House

Address
2698 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94110 United States Get Directions
Phone 650-731-5383
Website https://www.redpoppyarthouse.org/
Vibe: Intimate Mission Salon | Global Arts Living Room | Small-Room Magic
Red Poppy Art House is one of the Mission’s most distinctive small venues: part performance space, part neighborhood salon, part community gathering room. It’s less a conventional club than a carefully held cultural space, with the feel of an old-world cafe crossed with a painter’s studio and living room.
Live Music & Atmosphere  
The programming spans music, poetry, dance, literary events, workshops, and exhibitions, with a strong emphasis on intimate performance and close listening. Red Poppy regularly presents artists working across traditional and contemporary forms, and its calendar often reflects a globally minded mix of jazz, Mediterranean, Latin, tango, experimental, and cross-cultural work.
The Room  
This is a tiny venue in the best sense: a 650-square-foot storefront with cozy nooks, natural light, local artwork, quality sound, and a French-made Pleyel upright piano. The scale is part of the appeal, creating an unusually close connection between artist and audience that feels personal rather than performative.
Community Feel  
Red Poppy presents itself as a place for slowness, exchange, and intercultural connection, and that mission shows up in both the programming and the room itself. It has been operating since 2003 as an artist-driven neighborhood micro-center in the Mission, with more than 140 to 150 multidisciplinary events, workshops, exhibitions, and residencies each year.
Details that define the room
• Tiny, intimate storefront space where every seat feels close to the performers.
• Feels like an old-world cafe mixed with an artist studio and neighborhood living room.
• Programming is eclectic, international, and arts-driven rather than commercial.
• Hosts performances two to three nights a week, typically Thursday through Sunday.
• Known for music, poetry, dance, workshops, exhibitions, and Mission community events like MAPP.
Categories: Mission

Events at this venue

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  • Warango Trio

    Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Warango is a musical project that bridges Afro-Peruvian rhythms with jazz. In their upcoming concert, Afro-Peruvian Jazz Grooves: The Soul of the Cajon, the Warango Trio performs this fusion by reimagining jazz standards through the roots of the Cajon. Experience an evening at the intersection of ancestral heritage and modern jazz. Secure your tickets now...

    $25.00 – $40.00

  • Season for Iran – Kamân duo: Mazdak Alipour, Nariman Assadi

    Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Voices of Resilience: Music from Lorestan Kamân duo: Mazdak Alipour, Nariman Assadi Voices of Resilience: Music from Lorestan Presented as part of Season for Iran. From the mountains of Lorestan, melodies rise carrying memory, endurance, and voices that continue across generations. Performed on kamancheh and Iranian percussion, this program draws from a living tradition, one...

    $25.00 – $40.00