Events for May 9, 2024
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Thursday, May 9
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 Free Concert in the Park (Neblinas del Pacifico)
The African diaspora is a vast cultural archipelago, and in each community spiritual and communal necessities gave rise to music and dance traditions reflecting the realities of the landscape. Neblinas del Pacífico is an ensemble devoted to marimba de chonta music from the Afro-Colombian Pacific ...
| 6:30 am | Learn Chinese Calligraphy (Mountain View) | FREE |
PRE-SALE: Emmy Award Winner ‘David Cross’ Live at Oakland’s Fox Theater (Sept. 19)
Enter to win a pair of tickets to see the Emmy Award winner and two-time Grammy Award nominee, David Cross on stage live for his The End of The Beginning of The End Tour at Oakland’s historic Fox Theater. David Cross, the versatile comedian, actor, ...
Downtown SF’s “Vacant to Vibrant” Community Market w/ Free Ice Cream
Don’t miss the @vacanttovibrant Community Market in Downtown San Francisco! Come celebrate @sf_chamber Small Business Week with some of your favorites, including –
🫶vacant to vibrant activators @rosalindbakery @kalwradio @yondersf
live music @jazzmafiamusic @wonwayposibul
vintage clothes @portervintage
jewelry @wyphys
haircuts @20thsalonandbarber
☕ sustainable tea/coffee @sinwisefarms
food @alpastorpapi415 @birdandbearcoffee
And get there early to snag FREE giveaways including @delacreamery ice creamand prints by @thefliang for the first 100 guests!
FREE ENTRY
️ Thursday, ...
Dogpatch Design Studio Crawl
Dogpatch – Design Studio Crawl
Join us in a 4-hour “adventure crawl” wandering thru Dogpatch design studios.
The Design Studio Crawl in Dogpatch will take you on a journey through innovative design studios in the area. Meet talented designers, see their work up close, and get inspired ...
| 5:00 pm | End Of Day – Weekly Happy Hour Dance Party (SF) | FREE* *Free as free can be - no strings attached. 21+
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Heritage Happy Hour: Zeitgeist (SF)
Heritage Happy Hour: Zeitgeist
Heritage Happy Hour is a convivial “no-host” gathering of heritage professionals, young preservationists, aficionados, friends, and Legacy Business cohorts interested in safeguarding San Francisco’s unique architectural and cultural identity. We get together on the Second Thursday of each month from 5-7 pm ...
| 5:00 pm | Asian Art Museum’s $10 Thursday Nights (SF) | $10* *General admission tickets are $10 for adults, $8.50 for seniors, students and youths (age 13-17).
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| 6:00 pm | EFF’s 8th Annual Tech Trivia Night w/ Tacos, Churros + Free Drinks (Public Works) | $55* *General Admission: USD 55.00
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| 6:00 pm | Adrian West Band (Pleasant Hill) | FREE |
| 6:00 pm | Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library | FREE |
Oakland’s “Spring Fling” Dating & Social Mixer w/ Tarot, Drinks, Food + DJ (2024)
Spring is here and it’s the perfect time to enjoy the season without the swiping! Join us for a fun evening of in-person connections, featuring games and art activities to keep the nerves down and spark fun conversations.
Whether you’re feeling shy or nervous, remember that ...
Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates Poet Laureates (SF Main Library)
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites Georgina Marie Guardado, Kimi Sugioka and Brenda Yeager to read at SFPL’s monthly poetry reading.
Kim Shuck was San Francisco’s seventh Poet Laureate. Her poetry draws on her multiethnic background which includes Polish and Cherokee heritage, and her ...
| 7:00 pm | House of Techno Party | FREE* *Free
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“Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers” Book Release (Tenderloin Museum)
Marilyn Chambers is a legend here in the Tenderloin. Her breakthrough to fame–the starring role in the groundbreaking X-rated film Behind the Green Door–was filmed in part and premiered at the Mitchell Brothers’ O’Farrell Theater. That flick’s followup, Resurrection of Eve, featured an orgy scene ...
“HellaSecret” Free Thursday Night Comedy Show @ Secret Bar (Oakland)
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 ...
| 7:30 pm | Comedy Sharks Standup Night | Peninsula | FREE |
“The Fillmore Eclipse” Immersive SF Theater Experience (Extended thru May 26)
The Fillmore Eclipse is brand new limited-run immersive theater project set in the Fillmore Jazz scene of the 1950s. New Dates Added! Due to sell outs, this event has been extended through Memorial Day Weekend. See NEW dates below. Step into the Fillmore Eclipse for a ...
| 7:30 pm | Nature-based Adaptation: Multi-benefit strategies for the SF Bay Shoreline | FREE* *donations welcome
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| 8:00 pm | Trash TV Presents: Maury Live | $12 |
“The People’s Palace” A Performance Installation by Joanna Haigood (SF)
The People’s Palace is an artistic intervention with City Hall’s Beaux-Arts Roman and Greek iconography. Aerialists and performers will interact with the architecture and large scale projections, transforming these symbols into new, more inclusive narratives that more accurately reflect San Francisco’s diverse and dynamic cultures ...
Every Thursday
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
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
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
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
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 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
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“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
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
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 ...
