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Thursday, October 28

“World Origami Days” See 11 Remarkable Origami Sculptures (Oct. 28 – Nov. 8)
Thursday, October 28 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*free for Asian Art Museum members
| Asian Art Museum
Celebrate World Origami Days with this pop-up display featuring 11 remarkable contemporary origami sculptures. Explore representational, sculptural, and wearable examples of origami by noted origami artists Robert J. Lang, Goran Konjevod, and Linda T. Mihara. You’ll be awed and delighted by the amazing forms — from ...
San Francisco Village Cleanup w/ Free Coffee for Volunteers (Inner Richmond)
Thursday, October 28 – 10:30 am - Ends at 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Sign up at https://forms.gle/TdSM6vANtyB1KwRMA
| Rise & Grind Coffee
Help us with San Francisco Village and their senior community clean up the Inner Richmond. Meet at Rise & Grind Coffee (785 8th Ave). All supplies provided and FREE coffee for volunteers. Sign up on this Google Form (https://forms.gle/TdSM6vANtyB1KwRMA) or email info@refuserefusesf.org with event name.

11:00 amFree Outdoor Bollywood Fitness Class at Civic Center Plaza (SF)  FREE
11:00 am“Yerba Buena Gardens Festival” Outdoor Dance Class w/ Rhythm & Motion (SF)  FREE
12:30 pmFree 30-Minute Core & Stretch Express | Salesforce Park  FREE
Día de los Muertos and Halloween at Mission Community Market (SF)
Thursday, October 28 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Community Market
Celebrate Día de los Muertos and Halloween at Mission Community Market on Thursday, October 28. Stock up on fall produce, support local farms and food businesses, and join us in celebrating our Mission community. The market will be extra festive with family activities, live music, ...
“Mission Community Market” Night Farmers Market (SF)
Thursday, October 28 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Community Market

2021 updates Now in its 11th year, the popular neighborhood market will be reopening with a lineup of 20+ small local farms and food businesses, offering a diversity of fresh fruits and vegetables, food crafts, and hot prepared foods for Mission residents. More vendors will ...Every Thursday

Halloween “Golden Hour” Party & Pumpkin Carving Contest (SF)
Thursday, October 28 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | FRONT Cafe at The Archery
Please invite friends, family and neighbors to celebrate the cafe opening, over a night of spooky fun and games. Light food and drinks will be served. Costumes are encouraged and staff will be dressed to impress. The main event will be a pumpkin carving/decorating contest from ...
4:00 pmMystical Halloween Magic Show (San Mateo)  FREE
4:00 pmHalloween Kids Re-Use Crafting Workshop w/ “Waste” Products (SF)  FREE*
*This event is available at no cost to all students attending school or residing in the RethinkWaste service area*. Registration is required to attend and spots are limited! *Rethinkwaste service area comprises the cities of: Belmont, Burlingame, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, parts of unincorporated San Mateo County, and the West Bay Sanitary District
BART’s Free Concert Series in the Plaza (Glen Park)
Thursday, October 28 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Please note this event is October 28 (not October 21 as was previously listed)
Asian Art Museum’s New Immersive Thursday Night Music Series (Oct. 28)
Thursday, October 28 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*Weekday tickets are $20. Weekend tickets are $25. Thursday evening tickets are $15
| Asian Art Museum

Plan ahead for the holidays. This is your final chance to see one of SF’s most engaging and inspiriting immersive art experiences. The Asian Art Museum just announced their final block of tickets for teamLab: Continuity goes on sale today, October 21, 2021. Step into ...

5:00 pmSasha Duerr: Natural Palettes: Inspiration from Plant-Based Color  $14
5:30 pmLessons on Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption  FREE*
*Free, suggested donation of $10.
6:00 pm“Dance Thrill Fest” & Virtual Costume Dance Party (Zoom)  $8*
*Tickets are $8 - $88, no one turned away for lack of funds. If cost is a barrier reach out at tickets@reyesdance.com and we'll send you a free ticket no questions asked.
The Future of Gathering: A Conversation with Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz (SF)
Thursday, October 28 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: $8.20*
*use code funcheap18 for 18% off for $8.20 in person tickets
| Manny’s
How do you run a billion dollar events company when the world stops? Eventbrite’s CEO Julia Hartz shares how she did it & the way forward. The pandemic made a lot of us realize just how important gatherings are. Eventbrite has had a front row seat ...
6:00 pmDear White Women: Let’s Get (Un)Comfortable Talking About Racism  FREE
SF’s “Skybridge on Stevenson” Outdoor Music & Dance Fest (Sept. 16 – Nov 18)
Thursday, October 28 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 510 Stevenson St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Skybridge on Stevenson is back with another 10 weeks of live music, dance performances, special guest DJs, dance competition, food and drinks, and more. An outdoor dance and music festival for all ages. Food and drinks by neighborhood restaurants: Montesacro & Grilled Cheese Guy Beer ...Every Thursday

Sacramento’s Día de los Muertos “El Panteon” Celebration (Oct. 28-31)
Thursday, October 28 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Latino Center for Arts & Culture (Sacramento)
The centuries-old tradition of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) will be celebrated this year on the grounds of the Latino Center of Art and Culture. This annual LCAC event, El Panteón de Sacramento, features the recreation of a candlelit Mexican cemetery and ...
6:30 pmDate Better. Date With Improv for Singles 30-50 (Virtual)  $10
6:30 pmFrench Afterworks: French Music & French Drinks | SF  FREE
6:30 pmHow (and Why) to Conserve Water in Apartment Complexes (Los Gatos)  FREE*
*Free
7:00 pmLydia Ortiz: Filipino American History Artist Spotlight  FREE*
*Free
“The Big Quiz Thing” Live Outdoor Team Trivia in Salesforce Park (SF)
Thursday, October 28 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Salesforce Park

Since its beginning at a New York burlesque club in 2002, The Big Quiz Thing has grown into America’s greatest source of custom trivia entertainment, for thousands of clients nationwide, in-person and virtually. And now it returns to San Francisco’s most glorious public space— Salesforce ...Every Thursday

7:00 pmPoetry Night w/ Nikki Giovanni: Make Me Rain  $5*
*Suggested Donation $5-$20.
SF’s “HellaSecret” Halloween Comedy Show Weekend 2021 (Oct. 28-31)

Get ready for SF’s 2nd Annual HellaSecret Halloween Weekend Comedy Fest – part of our pop-up series of comedy shows at unique outdoor spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a new venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location prior to the show. ...

Oakland Secret Comedy Night

Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...

“Funnyvale” Halloween Comedy Night + Fuego After Party (Sunnyvale)
Thursday, October 28 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $10*
*Exclusive $10 tickets w/ promo code FUNCHEAP (otherwise $20)
| Fuego
Funnyvale is a live pre-Halloween standup comedy show in historic downtown Sunnyvale hosted by Terry Dorsey & Farrell Hamann. It takes place at Fuego, a comedy club that brings a sexy vegas-style club setting to the heart of the Peninsula. They’ve got a great food and ...
KQED’s “Chilling Histories of California” (SF)
Thursday, October 28 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*$10 - In Person, Free - Livestream.
| The Commons, KQED Headquarters,
Understand the Golden State through the ghosts of its past with a night of haunting and curious tales from forgotten corners of California history. As Halloween approaches, KQED’s Carly Severn and Rae Alexandra host a company of journalists and community storytellers to recount macabre and murderous ...
7:30 pm“I Wish I Was Happy” Hour Comedy Show | SF  FREE*
*Free admission but bring money for food and drinks.

Every Thursday

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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