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Thursday, May 4

All DayThe “Cointreau Margarita Pledge” $20 Cinco de Mayo Prizes  FREE
Yoda Heart Sculpture “May the Fourth Be With You” Returns to SF (2023)
Thursday, May 4 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Union Square, San Francisco
The San Francisco General Hospital Foundation (SFGHF), which supports and funds excellence in patient care and innovation at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG), will bring back a local favorite, the “Yoda” Hearts in San Francisco sculpture to Union Square Plaza – bringing ...
10:30 amSan Francisco Village Cleanup  FREE*
*Sign up on this TogetherSF Mobilize page: https://www.mobilize.us/togethersf/event/413075/
Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum
Thursday, May 4 – 11:00 am - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission to galleries. Film programs are excluded. No advanced tickets required, but subject to capacity limits
| Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive

The UC Berkeley Art Museum is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley. Through art and film programs, collections, and research resources, the University aspires to be locally connected and globally relevant, engaging audiences from the campus, community, and beyond. Normally $14, the ...Monthly

2023 “Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show” Redwood City (May 4-7)
Thursday, May 4 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: $15 | Westpoint Marina

The Pacific Sail and Power Boat Show, produced by the California Yacht Brokers Association in partnership with Sail America, moves to a new venue, Westpoint Harbor on May 4 – 7, 2023. The premier boat show on the West Coast will feature an impressive lineup ...

SFMOMA’s “Free First Thursdays” Free Museum Day for Locals (2023)

All residents of the nine Bay Area counties are invited to spend a day at the museum on us! From noon–8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month, Bay Area residents can enjoy SFMOMA’s galleries filled with lively and inspiring art and related events ...Monthly

3:30 pmOne Richmond Cleanup  FREE*
*Sign up on this TogetherSF Mobilize page: https://www.mobilize.us/togethersf/event/528372/
Warriors vs. Lakers: 2023 Playoffs Watch Party at Thrive City (Game 2)

Dub Nation – come out to Thrive City for the Golden State Warriors Playoffs Watch Party, presented by Chase. When the Warriors are on the road, enjoy lawn games and our sport court, special guests and entertainers, and cheer on the Dubs while we broadcast ...

Asian Art Museum’s $10 Thursday Nights (SF)
Thursday, May 4 – 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 ...

5:00 pmMucho Mambo: Monthly Salsa Dance Lesson & Party at Salesforce Park (SF)  FREE*
*free to everyone
“What She Said” 2023 Speaker Series Celebrating Women in Culinary (W Hotel)
Thursday, May 4 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Please visit Eventbrite link to RSVP
| W San Francisco, 181 3rd Street
Join W San Francisco on Thursday, May 4th for What She Said, Women in Culinary – an evening for cocktails and conversation to inspire, connect, and learn from fearless leaders in the culinary world. Originating at W San Francisco with its launch in 2016, What She Said is ...
5:30 pmMartucci Music Fun Fair & Open House (Sacramento)  FREE*
*RSVP required
Info Night & Open House w/ Workshops + Bites & Drinks + Goodie Bag (College of San Mateo)
Thursday, May 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Preferred
| College of San Mateo
Connect to College is an informational evening for anyone looking to learn more about CSM! Pick up a free goodie bag at check-in! Our evening includes information tables, presentations, workshops, food & refreshments. Closest parking is Lot A (no ticketing on event night). View the Campus ...
6:00 pmSan Francisco State School of Theatre & Dance “Rent” (May 4-13)  $10*
*$8 Student Discount tix also availble
“Dreaming People’s History” Asian American Exhibition Opening (SF Main Library)
Thursday, May 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
Celebrate the opening of the exhibit Dreaming People’s History: The Asian American Radical Imagination, on view April 29–August 6, 2023, in the Jewett Gallery on the Lower Level of the Main Library. Celebration: Opening Program for “Dreaming People’s History” Thursday, 5/4/2023 6:00 – 7:30 Koret Auditorium Koret Lobby Main Library Address 100 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA 94102 About ...
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 ...

Book Talk: 1980s SF the Rise of Drag (Tenderloin)
Thursday, May 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Most events free except for Thu/Fri/Sat events at Cutting Ball Theater
| Tenderloin District

I Love Tenderloin Week is the culmination of a grassroots groundswell from community partners who are producing a week-long Spring celebration of the neighborhood running April 30th – May 6, 2023  with 40+ venues and neighborhood organizations joining forces to create 18 different events – ...

Tenderloin Art Walk (I Love Tenderloin Week 2023)
Thursday, May 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Most events free except for Thu/Fri/Sat events at Cutting Ball Theater
| Tenderloin District

I Love Tenderloin Week is the culmination of a grassroots groundswell from community partners who are producing a week-long Spring celebration of the neighborhood running April 30th – May 6, 2023  with 40+ venues and neighborhood organizations joining forces to create 18 different events – ...

‘Words on War” Readings by writers & journalists from the former USSR (SF)
Thursday, May 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | DecoDance Bar
Writers and journalists who’ve lived and worked in Ukraine, Russia, and Moldova join prominent Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov in sharing their fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Held in Ukrainian-owned bar DecoDance that donates part of proceeds to the people of Ukraine, the reading will be followed ...
TRAXXX: Black Queer Nightlife in Hi-Fidelity w/ Madison Moore (SFMOMA)
Thursday, May 4 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Admission free to Bay Area residents
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Within Sadie Barnette’s The New Eagle Creek Saloon, join us for a hybrid performance, lecture, and dance party led by artist-scholar and DJ madison moore centered on the meaning and value of Black queer nightlife spaces.
6:00 pmLive Music at The Village at San Antonio Center  FREE
6:00 pmAfter Dark: “Roots” Presentation + Dance Party After at the Exploratorium (18+)  $19.95*
*After Dark 18+
“Throwback Thursday” at Del Mar: ’90s to ’00s Party (SF)
Thursday, May 4 – 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 ...

“Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show

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

7:00 pm“Weed Rules” Book Launch + Author Talk (Berkeley)  FREE*
*Free admission with Eventbrite registration
8:00 pm“Improv Test Kitchen” BYOB Chinatown Comedy Night (SF)  $5*
*Use code FUNCHEAP for $5 off your ticket!
Secret Guest List: Cobb’s Free Comedy Late Night (May 4)

Funcheap and HellaFunny take over Cobb’s Comedy Club for an awesome night of comedy at SF’s biggest comedy club. And you can get on our secret guest list. Every month we handpick some of SF’s top local comedians to showcase for you – often with credits ...

8:00 pmViva Thursdays Latin Music Night at Faith & Spirits (San Carlos)  FREE*
*Free all night!
8:00 pmL7 at The UC Theatre  $35
30% Off Tix: New West Coast Premiere Play “Locusts Have No King” in SF

Book your tickets to the West Coast premiere of C. Julian Jiménez’s profane and profound Locusts Have No King playing at New Conservatory Theatre Center and see what happens when inner demons come out to play. “Locusts Have No King” West Coast Premiere by C. ...

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