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Events for January 12, 2023

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Thursday, January 12

SF’s Lunar New Year Stamp Ceremony + Free Asian Art Museum Day
Thursday, January 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Asian Art Museum
Join us to celebrate the Lunar New Year with the first-day-of-issue of a new Forever stamp. This year, the U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the Lunar New Year by unveiling a new Forever stamp for the Year of the Rabbit at the Asian Art Museum. Join ...
PRESALE: Steve Aoki Live at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (March 11)

Legendary cake thrower (and two-time Grammy® nominated artist/producer) Steve Aoki returns to San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium with an epic support lineup for his HIROQUEST: GENESIS TOUR on Saturday, March 11, 2023! Another Planet pre-sale – Thursday, January 12th at 10am (PT) w/ password ...

10:00 amShawn Huckins “If I’m Home, Find Me Here” Art Opening (SF)  FREE
11:00 amThe Gilded Ones Series: Author Talk with Namina Forna (Mountain View)  FREE*
*Registration Required
1:00 pmStrikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest (SF)  FREE*
*Free gallery entry on Thursdays
Asian Art Museum’s $10 Thursday Nights: Back for 2023 (SF)
Thursday, January 12 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $10*
*General admission tickets are $10 for adults, $8.50 for seniors, students and youths (age 13-17).   
| Asian Art Museum

Please note that as of 2024 the Asian Art Museum no longer offers discount admission on Thursday nights, but is still open late until 8pm Looking for a great date night on the cheap? The Asian Art Museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays ...

“Legends of Drag” Legends of San Francisco Opening Party (Tenderloin Museum)
Thursday, January 12 – 5:39 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Tenderloin Museum
Tenderloin Museum presents Legends of San Francisco, an exhibition of photos and florals celebrating the local drag queen elders featured in Legends of Drag, a photography book and archive of living drag history that “give the girls their flowers.” Legends of Drag is an archive of ...
6:00 pmSF Poet Laureate Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates “Beat Not Beat” (SF Main Library)  FREE
6:00 pm“After Dark: Sharing Places” at The Exploratorium (SF)  $19.95*
*After Dark 18+: USD 19.95
6:00 pm“Instant Band Night” Rando Rotating Concerts w/ BYOB (Oakland)  $10*
*Masks and proof of vax required
6:00 pmThe Roots of Making in the Asawa-Lanier Family Opening Celebration (SF)  FREE
6:00 pmHella Frisco Democratic & Independent Club Karaoke Night (Piano Fight)  FREE
FREE: Oakland Comedy Night at “Golden State Lounge” (6pm Show)

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 ...

6:30 pmLinkedIn Hacks: Survive a Recession and Jumpstart Your Career (Online)  FREE*
*Registration Required: https://mountainview.libcal.com/event/9870845
6:30 pm“Vent” An Interactive Comedy Variety Show (SF)  $20.00*
*General Admission: USD 20.00
7:00 pmDirty Talk Game Show January 2023 (DNA Lounge)  $15*
*$15 advanced $20 at the door
7:00 pm“The Big Payback” Slavery Reparations at KQED (SF)  $10*
*In Person: $10 / Livestream: Free.
“Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show
Thursday, January 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP (21+ with Valid ID) - One item minimum purchase per person required, but pre-rolls start at just $7
| Barbary Coast Dispensary

Puff Puff Laugh is Back! And now we’re on Saturdays! HellaFunny is taking over one of SF’s premier cannabis lounges, Moe Greens, for a night of “Puff Puff Laugh.” That’s right… it’s the only comedy show in San Francisco where you can (legally in California) get high ...Every Saturday

“Throwback Thursday” at Del Mar: ’90s to ’00s Party (SF)
Thursday, January 12 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No cover all night
| Del Mar

One of SF’s most fun tropical bar/nightclub invites you every Thursday as some of the best DJs in SF take you back in time for the hottest 90’s to 2000’s music that once hit the dance floor. DJ starts at 9 pm and is FREE ...

7:30 pmSkylight at Potrero Stage: Pay-What-You-Can Preview (SF)  FREE*
*Pay what you can
7:30 pmTrivia Night at Trade Routes  FREE
7:30 pmParadise Comedy Presents : A Stand Up Comedy Show (SF)  FREE
9:00 pm16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)  FREE*
*Absolutely free for all!
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