Wine Down will offer Happiest Hours specials all night--$9 select wines, $7 select beer, $5 off carafes, pitchers, and cheese & meat feasts--plus DJ TASH and DJ SNKR will be spinning beats from 6 - 9 PM

BOUNCE: Victory Night at DFT
KALW’s Lady Ryan & Wonway Posibul team up with the team from BOUNCE & the street art collective Few & Far at 111 Minna Gallery on Nov. 5. Celebrate your Valkyries community & the women redefining Bay Area sports, art, nightlife, & culture.

Happy Hour with DJ Lady Ryan
Lady Ryan is a Bay Area favorite. As the official DJ for the WNBA's Golden State Valkyries, host of celebrated parties Soulovely & Sweetspot, and DJ at KALW, she inspires a sense of safety, joy, and belonging through her deep musical intuition and grounded presence.

BOUNCE: The Rise of Professional Women's Sports
Meet the on-air team from KALW’s BOUNCE podcast, experience a photo retrospective celebrating the first two years of Valkyries community, and connect with fellow fans at 111 Minna Gallery.

DJ Wonway Posibul's Live Broadcast Dance Party
DJ Wonway Posibul activates the airwaves on 91.7 FM with a live broadcast dance party weaving together all the genres, moods, and melodies, in person and on the air til 10 PM.

15 Years of Few & Far Women
Few and Far is an assemblage of women who beautify the streets. This art show celebrates 15 years of shared commitment to creativity, education and social justice through drawing, painting, skateboarding and teaching all over the globe.

ARTU After Dark at Downtown First Thursdays!

Make pottery. Live painting. Shop ARTU. Play student-created video games.

November 5, 2026 5 PM – 10 PM

79 New Montgomery St.

Come create with us!

MoAD celebrates our dynamic arts & culture neighborhood in conjunction with Downtown First Thursdays. Join us every First Thursday of the month for free admission to the exhibitions and programming at the museum from 4 pm - 8 pm. Be sure to check out the street party on Second Street between Market & Howard!

🫱🏾‍🫲🏽 A massive, ephemeral artwork by world-renowned artist Saype, will be painted across San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens’ Great Lawn. Beyond Walls depicts giant intertwined hands painted on the ground symbolizing the longest human chain in the world, step-by-step, city-by-city — a global effort to promote togetherness, kindness and openness. This temporary, biodegradable fresco is an invitation to pause, to look, and to remember that we are linked.

BEYOND WALLS SCHEDULE AT YERBA BUENA GARDENS

• Monday-Wednesday, October 5-7, Live Painting by Saype at Yerba Buena Gardens

• Wednesday, October 7, 4:30PM: Public Celebration, Human Chain with Nearly 1,000 Locking Hands Around the Artwork

• Friday, October 9: Artist Talk with Saype at YBCA

COME TOGETHER AND JOIN HANDS!

On October 7, be part of art history! Gather in community and join hands around the artwork for an unforgettable photo moment.

House of Shields will be hosting Bette's (chicken parm sandos) from 5pm-10pm and DJ Jon Got'em from 8pm until late. Free and 21+

MoAD and YBCA present THE NEXUS PARTY, the official party of SF/Bay Area Black Art Week and one of the season’s most anticipated nights. Join artists, cultural leaders, and art lovers from across the Bay Area for an unforgettable celebration featuring beats by DJ KREAM and DJ Jihaari. Come ready to dance, connect, and celebrate.

Vinyl Nights bring a fresh spin to midweek evenings with live sets by DJ Works! Join us in the Living Room every Tuesday & Thursday at 7PM.

Wine Down will offer Happiest Hours specials all night--$9 select wines, $7 select beer, $5 off carafes, pitchers, and cheese & meat feasts--plus DJ TASH and DJ SNKR will be spinning beats from 6 - 9 PM

KALW x 111 Minna: Downtown First Thursday 

Light up the night with DJ Margarita Azucar, Wonway Posibul’s live broadcast dance party and a San Franpsycho art retrospective. 

5:30 - 7:30 - Happy Hour with Margarita Azucar. Get happy with eclectic moods and electric grooves from new wave and 80s to cumbia, rockabilly and beyond!

8:00 - 10:00 - Live Broadcast Dance Party. DJ Wonway Posibul transports you to the grooviest corners of the musical universe. Come shake it out for this live broadcast on 91.7 FM.

All Night. Quarter Century of Psycho: A San Franpsycho Retrospective gathers art, photos, artifacts, and rarities from the iconic Bay Area culture brand.

Shop ArtU

Join us for Downtown First Thursdays!

Come create, shop, and have some fun:

• Make pottery

• Shop ArtU

• Trade in denim for a $25 Madewell voucher

• Dress up in cosplay and get your photo taken!

MoAD celebrates our dynamic arts & culture neighborhood in conjunction with Downtown First Thursdays. Join us every First Thursday of the month for free admission to the exhibitions and programming at the museum from 4 pm - 8 pm. Be sure to check out the street party on Second Street between Market & Howard!

Join us from 5-8pm for beats with DJ Taboo, light snacks and refreshments!

House of Shields will be hosting Bette's (chicken parm sandos) from 5pm-10pm and DJ Jon Got'em from 8pm until late. Free and 21+

DOWNTOWN FIRST THURSDAY OFFICIAL PARTY & AFTER-PARTY

DOWNTOWN FIRST THURSDAY IS BACK IN SAN FRANCISCO 🎉 NO COVER ALL NIGHT

The city’s biggest monthly street party is happening every first Thursday, just half a block away from MadaRae — and we’re opening our doors early. Come escape the crowds, grab a drink, and keep the party going inside.

DOORS OPEN AT 4PM

Happy Hour Specials: 4PM – 7PM

KITCHEN OPEN UNTIL 7PM

Live DJs: 830PM – Close

Sound by: WESTKRAVEN

For table reservations, please text 415-244-4222 or email reservations@madarae.com

NO COVER ALL NIGHT

FULL BAR UNTIL THE END

We’ve been selling out every FIRST THURSDAY and the place has been packed, so come early, grab a drink during happy hour, enjoy some food, and stay for the DJs as the night builds.Whether you’re starting your night, taking a break from the street party, or ending the night on the dance floor — MadaRae is the spot just steps away.

MADARAE, THE NEW STANDARD FOR SAN FRANCISCO NIGHTLIFE!

Madarae is San Francisco's newest nightclub featuring world famous house DJs with state of the art sound and lighting but in an intimate setting. Immersing the crowd in amazing sound and visuals while up close and personal to the DJ.

46 Minna, San Francisco

8pm-LATE | 21+ with Valid ID

First Thursdays Hottest After Party every month celebrating San Francisco . able Reservations: Call/Text 415-969-0196

Together — September Edition

Thursday, September 3, 2026 | 8PM – Late | 21+

The first Thursday of the month means one thing: the city comes Together.

Following Downtown First Thursdays, Hawthorn opens its doors for the July edition of Together — our monthly celebration of San Francisco's music and arts community, spread across two rooms and eight artists.

Main Room (House): JLittle, Tara, Dean Samaras, Jake Vance, Nomi, Taking Back Sundance

Bonaparte Room (Hard Groove | Techno): Alex Goodcat, Katya, Nile

Expect House, Techno, and everything in between — all on Hawthorn's world-class Void Sound System, in the intimate underground setting that's become home base for the city's First Thursday crowd.

Free all night with RSVP. Table reservations available.

46 Geary Street, San Francisco

Table Reservations: 415.969.0196

-$12 - Shot and Beer Special

-$100 OFF First Standard/Premium Spirits Bottle

(For Pre-Booked Table Reservations Arriving before 10pm)

Vinyl Nights bring a fresh spin to midweek evenings with live sets by DJ Works! Join us in the Living Room every Tuesday & Thursday at 7PM.

A relatively recent arrival on the Bay Area Latin music scene, Los Calderones is a Cuban Afro-Latin Funk combo that combines the energy of Cuban reggaeton (known in Cuba as reparto or Cubatón) with timba and traditional Afro-Cuban rhythms. Led by trombonist, arranger and rapper Obrayan Calderon, who was born and raised in the town of Santa Cruz del Norte and moved to the Bay Area in 2018, Los Calderones deliver a sonic wallop, activating dance floors and entrancing listeners with a big, percussion-powered sound. Before arriving in the Bay Area, Obrayan toured internationally and recorded with renowned Cuban orchestras such as Adalberto Alvarez y su Son, Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco and Juan Carlos Alfonzo y su Dan Den. In recent years he’s collaborated with Bay Area mainstays John Santos, Jesus Díaz and Edgardo Cambón. On faculty at the Oakland Public Conservatory, he’s providing a major jolt of energy and inspiration to the Bay Area scene.

A 30-minute beginner dance lesson with Rueda Con Ritmo starts at 5:30pm. No partner required!