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Lower Polk / TL Art Walk | Trendyloin

Every 1st Thursday
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Lower Polk / Gulch Corridor | Polk St. and Sutter St., San Francisco, CA

Event Details

Lower Polk / TL Art Walk | Trendyloin

The SF First Thursday Art Walk makes 27+ galleries available late night to the public for an art walk every first Thursday from 6-10 pm.

This is not a bar crawl. Each location is either a traditional gallery or a retail space with room dedicated to fine art. Occasionally there are special events to showcase local independent artists along with food trucks and more.

SF First Thursday Art Walk 
First Thursdays | 6-10 pm
Tenderloin and Lower Polk District
FREE

Galleries involved change depending on show schedules, but you will typically find the following galleries open:

  • 826 Valencia – TL Annex
  • ARGONAUT
  • Aspect Framing Store & Gallery
  • Blur
  • Bob Mizer Foundation
  • Book & Job
  • CounterPulse
  • Emperor Norton’s Boozeland
  • Everyday SF Skate Shop
  • The Family Room SF
  • Fleet Wood
  • Get High on Mountains
  • Handsome Oxford
  • The Loin SF
  • LOOK Gallery
  • Mister Hyde
  • Panoply
  • Public Barber Salon
  • R/SF Projects
  • Ramon’s Tailor
  • Shh Secret Shop
  • Sips N Sews
  • SMAart Gallery & Studio
  • Strand Salon & Barber
  • Tenderloin Museum
  • Tilted brim
  • Vacation SF

Updated 1/28/2020 – Event info last checked via website

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: Art & Museums, San Francisco, Walks & Tours
Address: Polk St. and Sutter St., San Francisco, CA

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