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Events for May 17, 2025

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Saturday, May 17

7:00 pm“ArtPärdẽ Slumber Party” Art Salon Party at The Faight (SF)  $28*
*General Admission
7:30 pm“Fleetwood Mask” The Fleetwood Mac Tribute (Livermore)  $18
7:30 pmSan Francisco City Chorus Presents: Spiritual…Not Religious
  $30*
*Free for students with ID, others $30
After Dark Ani-MAY Mewvie Night: “Summer Wars” + Cuddle with 25+ Cats (SF)
Saturday, May 17 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $40*
*Includes a complimentary tea or cold beverage in an airy room filled with rescue and adoptable cats!
| KitTea Cat Lounge
Enjoy 2 hours in our unique rescue Cat Lounge while we show one of our favorite films! Play, pet, and relax with 25+ resident and adoptable cats while watching the mewvie projected onto one of the lounge’s walls. Ticket includes one complimentary cold canned beverage for each ...
$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Saturday, May 17 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)

From the mild to the wild, all of us have guilty pleasures, moments of being bad, and the down right awful. Audiences submit written sins and secrets, and we weave a fully improvised comedy show. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. No one will know about the ...

Flower Full Moon Trip Temple: Live Music, Tea + Art-Making Party (North Beach)
Saturday, May 17 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 12:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*21+
| Live Worms Gallery
Join us in North Beach for an evening of live music and art-making. Enjoy tea and build community.
“Puff Puff Laugh” SF’s Cannabis Lounge Comedy Show (Moe Greens)

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

8:00 pmRhythms & Rhymes (SF)  $15*
*2 for 1 tickets are $15 each, available on Eventbrite
8:00 pmLive on The Waterfront Clubhouse w/ LowDown Brass Band + Prophet Martian  $23.18
8:00 pmKiz & Flow – Oakland Monthly Urban Kiz Social  $15*
*$15 presale and $20 at-the-door (1hr open level urban kiz class + 3hrs social with DJ Big Meanie)
8:00 pmCantemus  $30*
*$30 GA / $50 VIP
8:00 pmFlatways, Grex, Moe Staiano/Jason Levis Duo  $10*
*$10, No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds
8:00 pm“Clerestory” Savor the Sound – A Musical Celebration of Food and Drink  $35*
*Discounts for Seniors and Students - Click link for tickets
8th Annual “Oaklash” Drag & Queer Festival “Lash DOwn” Afterkii
Saturday, May 17 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*$20 Suggested Donation • NOTAFLOF
| Fluid 510

The Oaklash Festival is the Bay Area’s favorite celebration of Drag and queer performance. This year’s eighth annual festival will feature a full weekend of nonstop DRAG including live performance, DJs, artists, music, dancing, vendors and more Friday May 16th – Sunday May 18th, 2025! ...

Boardwalk Summer Kick-Off: First-Ever Drone Show (Santa Cruz)
Saturday, May 17 – 8:45 pm | Cost: FREE | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Mark your calendars for a Boardwalk summer kick-off like never before! Round up your crew and join us for our first-ever drone show over Main Beach on Saturday, May 17 at 8:45pm! Get ready for dancing lights, beach vibes, and that summer-is-so-close-we-can-feel-it energy. Visit bit.ly/drone-show-s for details.  
“Rush Hour Comedy Night” w/ SFs Best Black & Asian Comedians (The Function)
Saturday, May 17 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| The Function

Welcome to ‘Rush Hour Comedy Night’ where laughter knows no bounds and cultural collisions are the name of the game. Join our dynamic duo of black and Asian comedians as they embark on a whirlwind adventure through the streets of humor, weaving together their diverse backgrounds and ...Every Friday

$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Saturday, May 17 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)

Since 2011, San Francisco’s hottest improv show remains “Your Fucked Up Relationship.” — Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook ...

9:00 pmSaturday Night Throwbacks  FREE*
*Free General Admission
“Fringe” Indie Music Video Party | Madrone Art Bar
Saturday, May 17 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free before 10 pm with RSVP on Facebook; otherwise, it's $5. 21+
| Madrone Art Bar

Fringe, the indie music video dance party, happens every third Saturday at Madrone Art Bar. Free before 10 pm with an RSVP; otherwise, it’s $5. DJs Blondie K and subOctave will spin your favorite indie music videos plus the latest remixes to create a buzz on the dance floor. ...

Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p)
Saturday, May 17 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $25 at door without RSVP
| Secret Location (SF)

It’s the return of San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night with HellaFunny and Funcheap at a HellaSecret comedy venue with easy access to BART. See a showcase of some of the Bay Area’s top comedians of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Afghan, and South Asian descent ...Every Saturday

9:00 pmParty Onward: An Improvised Fantasy Adventure  $15*
*$15 online, $20 at the door
Every Fri & Sat: SF Neo-Futurists’ “The Infinite Wrench” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

See the show the SF Chronicle calls one of 22 San Francisco things everyone must do! 50 weekends a year, the critically-acclaimed San Francisco Neo-Futurists present The Infinite Wrench, an attempt to perform 30 bite-sized plays in a frantic race against the clock, in an ...

“Drunk Theatre” SF’s Wildest Comedy Show (May 2025)
Saturday, May 17 – 10:00 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm | Cost: $23.18*
*$23.18 adv / $25 door
| Eclectic Box

A comedian takes five shots of whiskey in a row and tries to perform an improvised play with five sober comedians. What could go wrong?! Drunk Theatre is the entirely improvised, unpredictable, and crazy comedy show that’ll kick your weekend into overdrive. See what the SF Chronicle, CBS, LA ...

SF’s Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland)
Saturday, May 17 – 10:00 pm - Ends at 11:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| The Function

Welcome to The HellaFunny Olympics where the best San Francisco comedians go head-to-head against the best Oakland comedians in a classic Battle of the Bay. Who will win? You decide! Teams of comedians representing their city will engage in an epic joke off, trading jokes back and forth until ...Every Saturday

11:59 pmSan Francisco Midnight Mystery Ride | SF  FREE

Every Saturday

Free Community Yoga Class | Berkeley
Every Saturday – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE | Sports Basement (Berkeley)
Free Community Yoga Class | Berkeley
Grab your yoga mat and come to Sports Basement Berkeley for some relaxing weekend yoga. Community classes take place every Saturday. Free Community Yoga Class Every Saturday | 10 am Sports Basement, 2727 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA FREE Please BYOM (Bring Your Own Mat) and water bottle. All levels are welcome. Updated 1/28/2020 ...
Historic Ferry Building Tour | SF
Historic Ferry Building Tour | SF
Enjoy an hour-long walk on the rise, tragic fall, and modern rebirth of one of San Francisco’s most renowned historic landmarks. Visit a contemporary swirl of shops and learn the history of ferries, freeways, and quakes. Meet at the foot of the stairs at the front ...
Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park
Every Saturday – 11:30 am | Cost: FREE | Golden Gate Park
Free Outdoor Yoga Day | Golden Gate Park
Take yourself outside and into the beauty of this city’s heart and soul. Practice yoga under the trees and let the ocean air sooth and invigorate you. This class expertly blends breathing and movement, strength and grace, imagination and form. You will gain a personal understanding ...
“The Setup” Underground Comedy Show | SF
Every Saturday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 online with discount code FUNCHEAP; otherwise, it's $10.
| The 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 ...
“Critical Hit” Comedy Show | Oakland
Every Saturday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $10 | It's Your Move Game Store
"Critical Hit" Comedy Show | Oakland
Critical Hit is hosted by Erik Krasner, Hayden Greif-Neill and Jim McVeigh at It’s Your Move Games & Hobbies in Temescal for over 4 years and still going strong. Every week, some of our favorite comedians are invited to perform. Along with the producers, you can ...
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