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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/
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 ...

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 $18, the ...Monthly

12:30 pmFree 30-Minute Core & Stretch Express | Salesforce Park  FREE
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 ...

“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 ...
5:00 pmMucho Mambo: Monthly Salsa Dance Lesson & Party at Salesforce Park (SF)  FREE*
*free to everyone
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 pmLive Music at The Village at San Antonio Center  FREE
‘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 ...
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
| The Tenderloin (Golden Gate Ave.)

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 – ...

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
| The Tenderloin (Golden Gate Ave.)

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 – ...

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 ...

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 pmAfter Dark: “Roots” Presentation + Dance Party After at the Exploratorium (18+)  $19.95*
*After Dark 18+
“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 ...
6:00 pmSan Francisco State School of Theatre & Dance “Rent” (May 4-13)  $10*
*$8 Student Discount tix also availble
6:00 pmLower Polk / TL Art Walk | Trendyloin  FREE
7:00 pm“Weed Rules” Book Launch + Author Talk (Berkeley)  FREE*
*Free admission with Eventbrite registration
“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

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 pm“Improv Test Kitchen” BYOB Chinatown Comedy Night (SF)  $5*
*Use code FUNCHEAP for $5 off your ticket!
8:00 pmL7 at The UC Theatre  $35

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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