Journey to the End of the Night

For one night, drop your relations, your work, your leisure, and all your usual motives for movement and action, and let yourself be drawn by the chase.

Journey to the End of the Night is a street game that turns you into you a runner, making your way through the city, pursued by chasers as time ticks away. Speed and athleticism can help, but strategy and teamwork are your most powerful allies.

Please note for 2017 the location is Japantown (and not Fort Mason) as was previously listed.

Regroup at checkpoints, but remember: time spent can be time lost. Bring your running shoes, be wary of chasers, expect the unexpected and you may be among the few who make it to the end of the night.

Journey to the End of the Night
Saturday, October 28, 2017 | 5 to 11 pm
Japantown Peace Plaza, 1610 Geary Blvd, San Francisco
FREE, but an RSVP is required.

This year’s theme: Time is in flux. The advent of time travel could drop society into ruin, or advance a golden age. Can the Runners of Loki make it through the night to a brighter future? Or will the counteragents stop their meddling before history is undone?

The game was originally designed by San Francisco natives Sam Lavigne and Ian Kizu-Blair as well as Sean Mahan, and it has since been run in cities around the globe. It was created to expose players to the delight of urban exploration and underutilized public spaces throughout the city, as well as to provide artists with a platform for creating surreal experiences at checkpoint locations.