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Thursday, July 28

Market Street Prototyping Festival Open House | SoMa
Thursday, July 28 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| A.C.T.'s Strand Theater
Join the Market Street Prototyping Festival’s Open House and preview 40 concepts – 30 that will debut during this year’s 3-day festival plus 10 projects from last year that will continue on for a 2-year stay – and offer feedback to the teams. This event brings ...
Joe Bagale: Funky Music From The Jazz Mafia | Yerba Buena Gardens
Thursday, July 28 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
A charismatic performer and multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter Joe Bagale has been an essential force on the Bay Area music scene for the past decade. He played a central role in Brass, Bows, & Beats, the critically acclaimed hip-hop symphony performed by the Bay Area’s Jazz Mafia. As ...

“Off The Grid” Twilight Campfire Party | Presidio
Thursday, July 28 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food and drinks
| Main Post Lawn

Presidio Twilight is back for its sixth season, and it’s better than ever. This year, San Francisco’s largest campfire features a delicious selection of international cuisine from a stellar lineup of local vendors from 5-9 pm every Thursday from mid-May to September. New for 2019 are ...Every Thursday

Latham Square Grand Re-Opening: Free Food & Art Activities | Oakland
Thursday, July 28 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Latham Square
The City of Oakland is partnering with the Downtown Oakland Association to host a Grand Re-Opening Celebration marking the completion of the $7 million Latham Square project. DJ Aebledee will be spinning between live performances by Jax and headlining will be “Rubadub Posse” featuring singer-lyricist Kimiko ...
5:00 pmSinner’s Happy Hour: Smith Dobson Trio | The Chapel  FREE
5:30 pmSummer Sounds Outside: Acapella Pop | Walnut Creek  FREE
Adventure Run Scavenger Hunt & Beer Garden | Campbell
Thursday, July 28 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Road Runner Sports (Campbell)

Please note, we believe this event is no longer taking place.  Adventure Run is a free, 60-minute scavenger-like fun run filled with hundreds of friends, giveaways, raffle prizes, music and even a beer garden on the 4th Thursday of the month at the Campbell Road ...

6:00 pmWin Tix: Being Human: Born and Evolved to Run | Public Works  WIN*
*$10 Presale | $15 Doors
6:00 pmClassic Rock & Roll FM Radio Hits with the Saints & Sinners | SF  FREE*
*Come early to get good seats.
6:00 pmFree Party Concert in the Park | San Mateo  FREE
The Wharf’s PokéNight | 75 Pokéstops & Pokémon Trainer Events
Thursday, July 28 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| Fisherman's Wharf
The Wharf’s PokéNight is a gathering for all Pokémon Go players to meet up, make new friends, and explore the Fisherman’s Wharf district. For three hours, all 75 Pokéstops in the Fisherman’s Wharf neighborhood will have active lures. This means that the 30-block area will be ...
Big Picture NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, July 28 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*Ages 21+, ID required for entry.
| California Academy of Sciences
This week, NightLife is all about image. Be the first to peep the Academy’s third-annual BigPicture wildlife photography exhibit and raise a glass to the best in nature and conservation photography.
6:30 pmMusic & Market Summer Concert: 14-Piece Tribute to Michael Jackson | Concord  FREE
6:30 pmMoraga Summer Piano Rock Concert | East Bay  FREE
Artist Drawing Club & $5 Thursday Nights | Asian Art Museum
Thursday, July 28 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 for admission after 5 pm to general galleries; admission to special galleries may be extra.
| Asian Art Museum
The Artists Drawing Club is an interdisciplinary public program series that invites local contemporary artists to use the museum as a platform. The Artists Drawing Club is not about the act of drawing, but drawing connections between ideas, times, cultures, and the broader world we ...
Women Sports Film Festival Opening Night: “T-Rex” Indie Lens Pop-Up Screening | Oakland
Thursday, July 28 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but an RSVP is required.
| The New Parkway
Join Independent Lens and KQED for an Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of “T-Rex: Her Fight for Gold” as the Opening Night of the Women Sports Film Festival on Thursday July 28 at 6:30 pm at the New Parkway. Free, but an RSVP is required. Seventeen-year-old boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields ...
“Catch the Fever” Free Latin Dance Class & Party | Bay Street Emeryville
Thursday, July 28 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| Bay Street Emeryville

 Photo | Bay Street Emeryville Catch the Fever Enjoy the sizzle of festive Latin dance parties and “Catch the Fever” this summer at Bay Street on Thursday evenings. Join the party at Bay Street. Hebert Aguilar teach FREE Latin dance lessons. Followed by a dance party for students ...Every Thursday

“Exile” Bookswap Party With Open Bar & Snacks | The Booksmith
Thursday, July 28 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $10*
*Tickets include an open bar for 21+.
| The Booksmith
Val Brelinski’s strange and wonderful debut, The Girl Who Slept with God, tells the story of Grace, 17, who returns from a service mission in Mexico believing that she has been impregnated by God. Her deeply Evangelical Christian family moves Grace and her younger sister to ...
7:00 pmWin Tix: “Floating Films” Movie Night Aboard Historic 1886 Ship | SF  WIN
Sea-Faring Cinema Aboard A Ship: “All Is Lost” | Hyde Street Pier
Thursday, July 28 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $10 | Hyde Street Pier

What better way to enjoy sea-faring cinema than aboard the deck of an 1886 Tall Ship Balclutha? Lucky for you, the Floating Film series is back at Hyde Street Pier. Come on down for maritime films on the water. Refreshments available for purchase. Tickets are $10 per ...

7:00 pmPercolate Coffee Talk: Big Clay by the Bay | Palo Alto  FREE
Free Whiskey Tasting & Spirits Education | SF
Thursday, July 28 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Sip Bar & Lounge
Join the 5th Free Spirits Education & Tasting Meetup featuring Old Forester Bourbons, Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye & Barrel Proof Tennessee Whiskey. Brown Forman Spirits Brand Ambassador, Nella Chanoine will be on-site to educate about each of the whiskies- their stories, how they’re made, ...
#SisterSpeaks Intimate Speaking Series: Queer Spirituality Discussion | SF #SisterSpeaks is an intimate speaking series featuring Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The events will be held at the beautiful Spark Arts Gallery centrally located in the heart of the Castro. Funcheap Exclusive: Normally $35, in July get free admission when you mention Funcheap at the door. Suggested Donation of ...
7:00 pmJazz Quartet With Your Classic Standard Live Music | SF  FREE
Win Tix: The Bestival: SF’s Insane Three Day Comedy Festival | Piano Fight Win a Bestival Super Pass from Funcheap. You’ll win a pair of tickets to any (or all) Bestival shows at Piano Fight from July 28-30. Local jewel thieves/famous comedians Sylvan Productions present The Bestival. It’s a collection of their favorite shows, featuring their favorite comedians from ...
7:00 pm“Shapeshifting” Opening Art Reception | SF  FREE
7:00 pmSan Francisco Mime Troupe’s “Schooled” | Oakland  FREE*
*Free, but a donation is requested.
“Jericho” Urban Nerf Spy Game | Fishermans Wharf
Thursday, July 28 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Pier 35

Jericho is an urban spy game with Nerf guns played sneaky in public settings all over SF like malls and parks, where everyone assumes the role of a spy like a giant secret game of Capture the Flag. Each team of “agents” will carry out ...

7:30 pmMonthly Películas de Oro & Mezcal Tasting | SF  $8
Campo Maldito: Darkly Comic Play About Gentrification | Tenderloin
Thursday, July 28 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:15 pm | Cost: FREE*
*10 free tickets available at the door for each performance. First come, first served.
| EXIT Theatre

Angry ghosts are disrupting business at a tech startup in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. When the young CEO hires a Santeria priest to purify the office, he gets more than he bargained for. A darkly comic fable about the cost of gentrification and ...

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Trivia Thursday: Pub Quiz in a Movie Theater | The New Parkway
Trivia Thursday: Pub Quiz in a Movie Theater | The New Parkway
Thursday Night at The New Parkway is Trivia Night.   This is a chance for you and your friends to compete and win prizes (like free beer and movie passes) if you can answer questions correctly about a range of topics that often include movie history, famous ...
Free Live Salsa & Jazz Music From Local Artists | SF
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cigar Bar & Grill
Free Live Salsa & Jazz Music From Local Artists | SF
Join them every Wednesday & Thursday evening for a free Salsa and Jazz show by local Bay Area musicians. Shows start at 8 pm. Enjoy great food, drinks & live music night. For complete line-up and more information please visit their Facebook page. Free Live Salsa & Jazz ...
Haight Ashbury Comedy Night | Milk Bar
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Use promo code HELLAFUNNY for free tickets. Otherwise, it's $15.
| Milk Bar
Haight Ashbury Comedy Night | Milk Bar
Come out to Haight Ashbury Comedy Night every Thursday at Milk Bar located in the heart of the Upper Haight to see some of SF’s best comedians. The lineup changes every week, but expect to see comics that have performed at Cobbs, SF Sketchfest, the Punchline ...
“The Setup” Underground Comedy Show | SF
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*Normally $15 use code FUNCHEAP for $5 tickets. 21+
| Ales Unlimited: Beer Basement
"The Setup" Underground Comedy Show | SF
The Setup is an underground stand-up comedy show in the heart of San Francisco. This venue used to be the green room for the legendary Blackhawk jazz venue where Miles Davis used to play. Now, it’s a comedy show that features established comedians from around the ...
Nob Hill Free Comedy Night | SF
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission. Bring cash for drink purchase.
| Hops & Barrel
Nob Hill Free Comedy Night | SF
Nob Hill Comedy Night brings you the top local and touring comedians every Thursday at 8 pm in Nob Hill’s newest beer & wine bar, Hops & Barrel. Comedians you’ve seen at Nob Hill Comedy Night have been featured on HBO, Netflix, Conan, The Late Late ...
“Level Up Thursdays”: Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE | Raven Bar
"Level Up Thursdays": Free Video DJ Dance Party | SF
Every Thursday night, Raven Bar & Lounge hosts a free dance party with DJ Mark Andrus who will play your favorite throwback jams. Drink Specials All Night $10 Mixed Cocktails $6 Beer $6 Seltzer Video DJ Mark Andrus Level Up Thursday: Every Thursday at 9 pm Raven Bar & Lounge, 1151 Folsom St., SF FREE Updated ...
“Class of ’84” Dance Party & Cheap Drinks | SoMa
Every Thursday – 9:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Cover may change for special events.
| The Cat Club
"Class of '84" Dance Party & Cheap Drinks | SoMa
Every Thursday from 9 pm to 2 am at the Cat Club, it’s the best of the ’80s in two rooms with the coolest music and the best crowd in town. DJs Damon and Mr Washington spin ’80s pop, rock, and one hit wonders in the ...
SF’s Epic Karaoke Dance Party w/ Sax, Lasers + Fog | The Mission
Every Thursday – 9:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 am | Cost: FREE | Slate Bar
SF's Epic Karaoke Dance Party w/ Sax, Lasers + Fog | The Mission
Most students drop out of Stanford to create tech companies but DJ Purple dropped out to pursue music en route to becoming San Francisco’s DJ of the year in 2011 and one of America’s greatest karaoke KJ’s (Karaoke DJ). Get ready for an upbeat night (no ...
$1 Well Shots on Thursday Nights | SF
Every Thursday – 10:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: $1*
*$1 Per Well Shot, but no cover charge.
| Would You Believe Cocktails
$1 Well Shots on Thursday Nights | SF
Would you Believe Bar is bringing back $1 Well Shots and College Night Specials on Thursdays from 10 pm to Midnight for a limited time only. Thursdays $1 Shots Every Thursday | 10 pm to Midnight Would You Believe Bar, 652 Geary Blvd., SF $1- Must be 21 and over Must 21 and ...
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