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Thursday, October 9
Discover Silk Road Textiles: 3-Day Free UC Berkeley Event (Oct. 9-11)
The 9th IASSRT interdisciplinary gathering brings scholars from art history, anthropology, history, textile studies, conservation, and related fields to present research that explores the dynamic exchanges along maritime trade routes.
This conference offers three consecutive days of lectures (Oct 9, 10, 11) with world-renowned textile scholars. ...
Free “ApolloNEXT” AI Conference at SFJAZZ Center
ApolloNEXT: The GTM Event of the YearOctober 9, 2025 | SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
Join us for a day of insights, networking, and innovation at ApolloNEXT. This in-person conference brings together sales, marketing, and revenue leaders to share strategies, explore what’s next in go-to-market, and get ...
San Francisco Fleet Week Ship Tours 2025 (Oct. 8-13)
Thursday, October 9 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Pier 30-32
Litquake 2025: SF’s Literature Festival w/ 140+ Events + 500 Authors (Oct. 9-25)
San Francisco’s literary festival with author events, poets, activists and performers – 500+ authors at over 140 events, with many of the events being free. And it’s capped by the epic “Lit Crawl” on Saturday, October 25, 2025 – with 50+ authors and close to ...
SF’s Fleet Week 2025: Blue Angels Arrival & Practice Survey Flights (Tentative for 2025)
Thursday, October 9 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Marina Green
Although it’s not the full airshow later in the week, typically the Blue Angels will do survey flights periodically during the time period of about 1-5 pm on Thursday.
So, although it’s not guaranteed, on Thursday you should be able to see (and hear) the Blue Angels ...
Inaugural “Taste of Downtown Hayward” 1-Night Food Fest (20+ Restaurants)
Thursday, October 9 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: $35 | Downtown Hayward
Prepare to savor the flavors of Downtown Hayward at the inaugural Taste of Hayward, a one-night-only culinary experience on Thursday, October 9, from 4 PM to 8 PM. Presented by the Downtown Hayward Improvement Association, this self-guided tasting tour features over 20 local restaurants serving ...
SF’s “Valencia Live” Night Market in The Mission (Every 2nd Thu)
Thursday, October 9 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Valencia Street
San Francisco is set to debut a brand new night market in the Mission District on May 8, 2025. A three-block stretch of Valencia Street, between 16th and 19th streets, will be closed to vehicle traffic from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for Valencia LIVE! ...Monthly
West Oakland’s Prescott Night Market (October 2025)
Thursday, October 9 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Prescott Night Market (July - October)
The Prescott Night Market, presented by Prescott Market Hall, is a gathering place that comes alive once a month on Thursday nights from July to October 2025 from 6-9 pm. It unites residents, food makers, artisans, entrepreneurs, and local businesses in celebration of our rich ...
“Swing in the Sky” Free Dance Lessons + Live Band Salesforce Park (SF)
Dust off your dancing shoes and enjoy an evening of swing dance featuring live music by the Hot Baked Goods! Arrive early for a complimentary dance lesson to get you moving in style. Swing into the night with fantastic music, learn some new steps, and ...Monthly
$10 Off Tix: SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt (2025)
San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2025 with “Hexed” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2025: Coming this fall to Terror Vault…Three witches, spread across the globe, each from a different ...
SF’s First-Ever “Castro Wine Walk” (2025)
Join us for the Castro Wine Walk! Sip seasonal pours, sip and stroll through 11 local businesses, and celebrate fall in the gayborhood.
Raise a glass—it’s harvest season in the Castro! On Thursday, October 9, the Castro Merchants Association is uncorking the Castro Wine Walk, where you can sip, swirl, ...
Sunset Mercantile at Nightlife: Avenues (California Academy of Sciences)
Thursday, October 9 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: $25 | California Academy of Sciences
Sunset Mercantile will be part of Nightlife: Avenues presented by the Academy of Sciences, October 9th at 6 pm. This indoor “block party meets Museum” experience highlights all the different vendors (curated by Sunset Mercantile, The Faight, and Fleetwood SF) and westside neighborhoods in this ...
Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates Bilingual Voices (SF Main Library)
Thursday, October 9 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:15 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites exciting Bay Area poets who write in Spanish, or a combination of Spanish and English, to read from their works.
Kim Shuck was San Francisco’s seventh Poet Laureate. Her poetry draws on her multiethnic background which includes Polish ...
Flight Club: Adult Flight Night for Ages 18+ at “House of Air” Trampoline Park (SF)
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
Free Mission Rock Outdoor Movie Night: “Always Be My Maybe” (SF)
Get your picnic blankets ready and join us for a series of classic movies in China Basin Park!
Aug 14: A Minecraft Movie
Sep 11: Best in Show
Oct 9: Always Be my Maybe
Register to attend via Mission Rock’s Eventbrite Page.
First 100 RSVPs for each movie will get ...
Hecklers Welcome: SF’s First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling
Welcome to Hecklers Welcome!, San Francisco’s only stand-up show where you get to talk back. This is not your average comedy night—this is a full-blown verbal brawl, where comics come ready to spar and the audience gets a license to heckle. Got jokes? Bring ’em. Got beef? Air ...Every Thursday
$5 Off Tix: Comedy Hit “Noises Off” Live in SF (Sept. 25-Nov. 8)
Noises Off is a masterfully crafted comedy that takes you on a wild ride behind the scenes of a theatre company’s disastrous production of a farce called Nothing On. As the eccentric cast navigates forgotten lines, misplaced props, and personal feuds, their performances become increasingly chaotic, with ...
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 ...
Secret Guest List: Cobb’s Free Comedy Nights (Oct. 9)
Cobb’s Comedy Club has a secret guestlist for a handpicked group of shows at SF’s biggest comedy club. Every month they handpick some of SF’s top local comedians to showcase for you – often with credits like SF Sketchfest, NBC, Comedy Central and more. Secret ...
SF’s Free Aerial Dance Tribute to 1966 Compton’s Riot (Oct. 3-11)
October 3 – 11: Shows at 7:30pm and 8:30pm Fridays, Saturdays as well as Thursday Oct. 9 ‘Down on the Corner’ is a work of aerial dance honoring the site of the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot. Directed and choreographed by Jo Kreiter, it features a ...
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
Every Thursday – 8:00 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Cigar Bar & Grill
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 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am |
Cost: FREE | Raven Bar
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
Every Thursday – 9:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 am |
Cost: FREE | Slate Bar
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 ...
