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Events for May 22, 2025

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Thursday, May 22

8:00 amGo Tech Yourself – Big Tech Meets Live Comedy  $17.35
OMCA’s “Born of the Bear Dance” (Through July 13, 2025)
Thursday, May 22 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: $25*
*Free for museum members.
| OMCA (Oakland Museum of California)

Experience the diverse voices of California’s Indigenous peoples as they shape the present and future through the lens of celebrated Native photographer Dugan Aguilar. OMCA’s latest exhibition, Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California offers guests a first look at a significant collection that highlights ...

SF’s Free Concerts in the Plaza “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu)
Thursday, May 22 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Fulton Plaza

San Francisco’s free lunchtime concert series is back. The Civic Center Soundtrack returns for its third season starting Tuesday, April 14, 2026, bringing live music to Fulton Plaza twice a week through October. Concerts take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 pm to 3 pm ...

Lunchtime Concert w/ Aguidavi do Jeje x Batuki (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Thursday, May 22 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
Aguidavi do Jeje x Batuki Thu, May 22 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts. San Francisco, CA A dynamic percussion, dance and vocal ensemble that’s played a vibrant role on San Francisco’s Latin music scene in recent years, Bateria Batuki can be ...
12:30 pmFree 30-Minute Core & Stretch Express | Salesforce Park  FREE
1:00 pmBowling: Throwback Thursdays ($40/Hour for Lane Up to 5 People)  $40*
*$40 per lane per hour, for a maximum of 5 bowlers. Bowling shoe rental is $6 per person. Reservations are recommended.
“SOMA Nights” Music Festival: Block Party + Night Market (SF)
Thursday, May 22 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Folsom St. (between 6th-12th)

SOMA Nights returns in 2026, bringing a monthly street party to San Francisco’s Folsom Street (6th–12th) on the fourth Thursday of each month, from April 23 through September 24, 2026. This free, high-energy event spotlights the neighborhood’s creative spirit with local food, pop-up vendors, art, ...Monthly

Well-Crafted: “Weaving at The Red Tail” Art Workshop (SF)
Thursday, May 22 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Please register in advance. We ask attendees to plan to purchase a menu item to help support our venues.
| The Red Tail Beer & Wine Bar
Well-Crafted: Embroidery Our free craft workshops in are the perfect artsy excuse to also enjoy a bar or restaurant in Mid-Market. Join us at The Red Tail for a weaving workshop. You’ll ake a tiny tapestry, choosing between two easy weaving styles and to make a tiny fiber ...
6:00 pmThe Irish Spots Tasting  $50*
*Ticket includes meet & greet cocktail, fabulous food spread and tasting
6:00 pmArtist Talk: Javier Enrique and Mahwish Chishty  FREE
Strong Like Bamboo Pt. 1
Thursday, May 22 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Library
On 5/22/25 6-7:30 Hispanic Room at the SF Main Library Strong Like Bamboo 2 presents Part 1: Together We Rise! Music and Stories from Asian & Latin Voices in Solidarity Join us in this free program! We will share music, stories and fun family rituals celebrating the ...
SF’s New $20 “Booze School” Tequila Tasting (Código) at Underdogs Cantina
Thursday, May 22 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $17.85*
*Normally $23.18 (fee included). Use code CHEAPBOOZE for $5 off. 21+
| Underdogs Cantina

San Francisco’s Underdogs Cantina (right across the street from the ballpark) hosts a monthly “Booze School“ with guided tastings, a complimentary cocktail and free snacks. There’s limited spots so don’t miss out. It’s an epic tasting with Tequila Cazadores (Aug. 14) and Jack Daniel’s (Sept. 25)! ...

Art Exhibition “Shock Whisper” Opening Reception (SF)
Thursday, May 22 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE
| Foreign Cinema
ON VIEW MAY 22 – JULY 6, 2025 OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST THURSDAY, MAY 22, 6-8PM Modernism is pleased to present SHOCK whisper, an evocative new series of paintings and installation by artist Alex H Nichols. Rooted in introspection and vulnerability, Nichols’ work explores the fragmented nature ...
Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at “House of Air” Trampoline Park (SF)
Thursday, May 22 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*Pricing is Per Hour, House of Air Grip Socks are required to jump.
| House of Air

Take full advantage of our 70+ trampolines — without the worry of running into (or launching) a 9 year old! Flight Club is House of Air’s exclusive 18+ takeover where the only thing flying through the air is you. Flight Club: Adult Flight NightThursdays: 6p ...Every Thursday

6:15 pmFish Water People Film Festival  $15*
*Youth 12 and under and seniors 25+ tickets are $15 beforehand and at the door; regular adult tickets are $25 beforehand and at the door. At the door tickets are only available based on pre-registered capacity!
6:30 pmCartoonist Anthology Reading  FREE
7:00 pmCultivating Wisdom  FREE*
*By Donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Free “HellaSecret” Comedy Night @ 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 ...

7:00 pmMeet Alka Joshi Author of Six Days in Bombay (and The Henna Artist)  FREE*
*This event is free to attend. Seating is first come, first served. (RSVPs are optional, but encouraged for our planning purposes.)
“Black Laughs Matter” (Live at SF’s Only Black-Owned Comedy Club)
Thursday, May 22 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| The Function

Prepare for a comedic powerhouse like no other with ‘Black LAUGHS Matter,’ a riotous showcase featuring some of the sharpest minds and quickest comedy wits in the game – all under one roof. Join us for a night of uproarious laughter and unapologetic humor as these talented black comedians take ...

7:00 pmLaser Lab at Ace Makerspace  FREE*
*Donations are welcome
7:00 pmSteel Pulse  $51
7:30 pmCiel Sessions Presents: Gayathri Krishnan Live in Berkeley  $15*
*$15 in advance, or $20 at the door
7:30 pmCocktails & Cabaret Featuring Shannon Wolfe & John Wilson  $10*
*21+
7:30 pm“I Wish I Was Happy” Hour Comedy Show | SF  FREE*
*Free admission but bring money for food and drinks.
8:00 pmberlioz (live) at The Regency Ballroom  $60.38
8:15 pmHeather Mae & Crys Matthews w/ Genesis Fermin  $25
9:00 pm16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)  FREE*
*Absolutely free for all!
9:00 pmLa Piñata: Free Latin Party & DJ Night | Mission  FREE
$5 Off: “San Francisco Tonight” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Thursday, May 22 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*FUNCHEAP discount code for $5 off. Normally 17.12.
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)

Want to have fun this Thursday night? You’re invited to the city’s most current improv comedy show. Each show, SF Tonight creates new, original comedy out of audience selected headlines and tabloids! You’ll be greeted with newspapers, magazines, and scissors. Cut out any headline you’d ...Every Thursday

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“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 ...
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